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A 5076

Relates to the prohibition on certain databases and registries

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Karines Reyes

The bill requires the State Police to establish a formal recovery leave policy for troopers who are pregnant, granting at least eight weeks of full pay and benefits, not treated as

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Bill Summary · A 5076

Summary — A5076 (reprint SLP 6/19/25 1R)

Relates to the prohibition on certain databases and registries — requires the State Police to establish a recovery (maternity) leave policy for troopers

Purpose

To require the Superintendent of State Police to create a formal recovery leave policy for troopers who present proof of pregnancy, standardizing post‑partum leave, pay, and administrative procedures and removing certain monitoring requirements during the recovery period.

Key provisions

  • Requires the Superintendent of State Police to establish a recovery leave policy applicable to troopers who present proof of pregnancy.
  • Minimum standards for the policy:
    • At least eight weeks of continuous recovery leave after giving birth.
    • Full pay and benefits during the recovery leave.
    • Recovery leave shall not be treated as sick leave and shall not be deducted from sick leave balances.
    • Troopers on recovery leave shall not be subject to residency restrictions or integrity checks that may apply to sick or other medical leave.
  • Administrative requirements:
    • The Division of State Police must post information about the policy on its intranet, including applicable policies and required forms (before and after leave), FAQs, and contact information for inquiries.
  • Language change: Senate committee amended the bill to replace the phrase “maternity leave” with “recovery leave.”

Who is affected

  • Primary: New Jersey Division of State Police troopers who present proof of pregnancy.
  • Administrative: Superintendent of State Police and the Department of Law and Public Safety (for policy implementation and intranet postings).
  • Indirect: Division compliance units (changes to integrity-check workload and practices).

Fiscal and operational impact

  • Office of Legislative Services (dated Feb 24, 2025) estimates an indeterminate annual State expenditure decrease, largely from eliminating residency checks/integrity visits during recovery leave.
  • Current practice: unlimited sick leave with full pay is available for pregnancy‑related absences; those leaves sometimes include residency restrictions and integrity checks.
  • OLS estimates there are likely no more than ~40 postpartum State Police troopers annually; potential savings are likely to be several thousand dollars per year (mainly reduced travel/gas and related costs), but exact savings are indeterminate.
  • A possible one‑time cost to publish and maintain intranet materials.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced in the Assembly: Dec 9, 2024.
  • Referred to Assembly Public Safety & then Appropriations Committee (Jan–Feb 2025).
  • Passed Assembly: Feb 27, 2025 (75–0–0).
  • Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Law & Public Safety: Mar 3, 2025.
  • Reported out of Senate Law & Public Safety Committee with amendments: June 19, 2025.
  • Effective date provision: act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Sponsors and related bills

  • Primary sponsor listed as Karines Reyes; additional sponsors and co‑sponsors appear on reprint.
  • Companion/related: S3920 (companion), S964, and several prior‑session bills (A4884, A10633, A8496, A1567, A6600).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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