New Jersey Statutes 18A:17-43.1. Training course required for service as safe schools resource officer, liaison to law enforcement
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:17-43.1
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Public school: means a school, under college grade, which derives its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
b. Following the development of the training course pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276 (C. 52:17B-71.8) or 180 days following the effective date of this act, whichever occurs first, a board of education shall not assign an employee to serve as a school liaison to law enforcement unless that individual first completes the safe schools resource officer training course.
c. A person who is assigned to a public school as a safe schools resource officer prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.276 (C. 52:17B-71.8 et al.) or assigned to serve as a school liaison to law enforcement prior to that date shall not be required to complete the safe schools resource officer training course developed by the Police Training Commission pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276 (C. 52:17B-71.8), but may in accordance with that section.
L.2005,c.276,s.3.