Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Senator STEPHEN M. SWEENEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Singleton
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $58,000,000 for NJ Statewide Body Worn Camera Program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations act, P.L.2020, c.97.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2020, c.97, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY 10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice 12 Law Enforcement GRANTS-IN-AID |
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09-1020 Criminal Justice .............................................. |
$58,000,000 |
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Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, |
$58,000,000 |
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Criminal Justice .......................................................... |
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Grants-in-Aid: |
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09 NJ Statewide Body Worn Camera Program |
($58,000,000) |
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2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This supplemental appropriation would appropriate $58,000,000 to the Department of Law and Public Safety toward Grants-in-Aid to establish a New Jersey Statewide Body Worn Camera (BWC) program to support police departments in purchasing this equipment.
BWC’s consist of a mobile video recording system worn by a law enforcement officer. Due to ongoing incidents between police and communities nationwide, law enforcement agencies throughout the State are searching for sources of funding to purchase BWC equipment for law enforcement officers to ensure accurate documentation of both the citizen and the officer during an interaction.
The cost for BWC equipment varies. The cost includes not only the one time purchase of the equipment, but also includes maintenance, data storage, oversight, and replacement due to wear and tear.