STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning attendance at conventions of certain organizations and amending N.J.S.11A:6-10.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. N.J.S.11A:6-10 is amended to read as follows:
11A:6-10. A leave of absence with pay shall be given to every employee who is a duly authorized representative of the New Jersey Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Inc., Fraternal Order of Police, Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, Inc., the Fire Fighters Association of New Jersey [or], the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, any affiliate of the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters, or the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, or to any corrections officer who is a member of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey, to attend any State or national convention of the organization. The leave of absence shall be for a period inclusive of the duration of the convention with a reasonable time allowed for travel to and from the convention. A certificate of attendance at the convention shall, upon request, be submitted by the representative so attending.
(cf: P.L.1993, c.105, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
At present, a leave of absence with pay is given to every police officer or firefighter who is a duly authorized representative of certain specified organizations to attend any State or national convention of the organization. The leave of absence is for the duration of the convention with a reasonable time allowed for travel to and from the convention. This bill would add any affiliate of the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters or the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters to that list of organizations.