Establishes "Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission;" appropriates $2.5 million.

A4243

ASSEMBLY, No. 4243

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Quijano and Assemblyman Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial
Commission;� appropriates $2.5 million.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
establishing a �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial
Commission,� supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes, and making an
appropriation.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� There is established
in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety a commission to be
known as the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission.�� The purpose
of the commission shall be to design and oversee the construction of a Fallen
Law Enforcement Officer Memorial in Monmouth County that honors and recognizes
law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.�

���� b.��� The commission shall
consist of seven members as follows:

���� (1)� a representative of the
New Jersey State Policemen�s Benevolent Association, appointed by the Governor;

���� (2)� a representative of the
New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, appointed by the Governor;

���� (3)� a representative of the
State Troopers Fraternal Association, appointed by the Governor; and

���� (4)� four public members, one
of whom shall be a retired law enforcement officer, appointed by the Governor.

���� c.��� All appointments to the
commission shall be made within 90 days of the effective date of this act.� Any
vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointments are made.

���� d.��� The commission shall
organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of a majority of its
members and shall select a chairperson from among its members.� The chairperson
shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the commission.� A
majority of all the authorized members shall constitute a quorum.

���� e.��� The Department of Law
and Public Safety shall provide staff and related support services as the
commission requires to carry out its work.� The commission may request the
assistance and services of the employees of any State, county, or municipal
department, board, bureau, commission, or agency as it may require and as may
be available to it for its purposes.

���� f.���� The members of the
commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for
reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the commission for its purposes.

���� g.��� The commission shall
select a suitable design and location in Monmouth County for the construction
of the Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial and shall oversee the
construction of the memorial.

���� h.��� No later than 18 months
following the effective date of this act, the commission shall prepare and
submit a final report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991,
c.164

(C.52:14-19.1) to the Legislature, which shall include the final design and
location in Monmouth County selected for the memorial.

���� i.���� There is established in
the Department of Law and Public Safety a separate, nonlapsing fund to be known
as the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund.�� The fund shall be
administered by the Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission established
by this section and dedicated for the costs associated with designing and
constructing the Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial pursuant to this
section.� The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by section 2 of P.L.���
,

c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) and any other
moneys that may become available for its purpose.

���� 2.��� There is appropriated
from the General Fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety $2,500,000 for
the provision of that amount to the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial
Fund� for the costs associated with designing and constructing the Fallen Law
Enforcement Officer Memorial pursuant to section 1 of P.L.���� , c.����
(C.�������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall expire upon the completion of the Fallen Law
Enforcement Officer Memorial.

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes a
�Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission� and appropriates $2.5
million.

���� Under the bill, there is
established in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety a
commission to be known as the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial
Commission.�� The purpose of the commission is to design and oversee the
construction of a Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial in Monmouth County
that honors and recognizes law enforcement officers who have lost their lives
in the line of duty.

���� The commission is to consist
of the following seven members: 1) a representative of the New Jersey State
Policemen�s Benevolent Association, appointed by the Governor; 2) a
representative of the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, appointed by the
Governor; 3) a representative of the State Troopers Fraternal Association,
appointed by the Governor; and 4) four public members, one of whom shall be a
retired law enforcement officer, appointed by the Governor.

���� The bill requires the
appointments to be made within 90 days of the bill�s effective date.� The
commission is to organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of the
majority of the members.� A majority of all of the authorized members
constitutes a quorum.�

���� Under the bill, the Department
of Law and Public Safety is to provide staff and related support services as
the commission requires to carry out its work.

���� The bill requires the
commission to select a suitable design and location in Monmouth County for the
construction of the Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial and to oversee the
construction of the memorial.� Within 18 months of the bill�s effective date,
the commission is required to submit a final report to the Governor and the
Legislature which is to include the final design and location in Monmouth
County selected for the memorial.

���� In addition, the bill
establishes, in the Department of Law and Public Safety, a separate, nonlapsing
fund to be known as the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund.�� The
fund is to be administered by the Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Commission
and dedicated for the costs associated with designing and constructing the
memorial.�

���� Finally, the bill appropriates
$2.5 million from the General Fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety
for the provision of that amount to the �Fallen Law Enforcement Officer
Memorial Fund.�