New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4325: Law enforcement officer titles-concerns cert appointing authorities in Civil Svc
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
Allows certain appointing authorities in Civil Service to hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles.
What the bill says
An Act allowing certain appointing authorities in the Civil Service to hire from or promote within the top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles and amending N.J.S.11A:4-8.
From the introduced text, May 21, 2026:
An Act allowing certain appointing authorities in the Civil Service to hire from or promote within the top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles and amending N.J.S.11A:4-8. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.11A:4-8 is amended to read as follows: 11A:4-8. Certification and appointment. [The] [ADDED: a. Except as provided under subsection b. of this section, the] commission shall certify the three eligibles who have received the highest ranking on an open competitive or promotional list against the first provisional or vacancy. For each additional provisional or vacancy against whom a certification is issued at that time, the commission shall certify the next ranked eligible. If more than one eligible has the same score, the tie shall not be broken and they shall have the same rank. If three or more eligibles can be certified as the result of the ranking without resorting to all three highest scores, only those eligibles shall be so certified. A certification that contains the names of at least three interested eligibles shall be complete and a regular appointment shall be made from among those eligibles. An eligible on an incomplete list shall be entitled to a provisional appointment if a permanent appointment is not made. Eligibles on any type of reemployment list …
Sponsors
- Troy Singleton (D, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REF SLP
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SSG
Votes
- Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported favorably (October 15, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC SAFETY - POLICE
Common questions
- What is S4325?
- S4325 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Law enforcement officer titles-concerns cert appointing authorities in Civil Svc.
- What does S4325 do?
- In its own words: An Act allowing certain appointing authorities in the Civil Service to hire from or promote within the top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles and amending N.J.S.11A:4-8.
- What is the status of S4325?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: REF SLP (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4325?
- Troy Singleton (D, 7).
- Where is the official record for S4325?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4325
Source: official New Jersey record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.