Bill Text: NJ A441 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempts experienced volunteer firefighters from certain requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-22 - Amended but not reported [A441 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A441-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Exempts experienced firefighters from certain requirements.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning firefighters and supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A fire department or force, whether paid, part-paid, or volunteer, shall not prohibit a firefighter who has five or more years of experience in fire suppression, firefighting, or fire rescue from engaging in fire suppression, firefighting, or fire rescue solely on the grounds that the firefighter is uncertified or does not meet a requirement that is not imposed pursuant to statute, rule, or regulation.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill exempts experienced firefighters from certain requirements. Specifically, under the provisions of this bill, a fire department, whether paid, part-paid, or volunteer, is not to prohibit a firefighter who has five or more years of experience in fire suppression, firefighting, or fire rescue from engaging in these activities solely on the basis that the firefighter is uncertified or does not meet any requirement that is not imposed pursuant to statute, rule, or regulation.
