NJ A4561

Adds "Sikhism" as an explicitly named protected class under New Jersey's bias intimidation law (N.J.S.2C:16-1), alongside existing categories of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, and ethnicity

Requires all local, county, and State law enforcement entities to report bias intimidation violations to State and federal agencies responsible for preparing bias crime reports

Directs the Attorney General's Office, in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop law enforcement training on Sikhism (including visible identity features like turbans, beards, and attire) and create public awareness campaigns and educational initiatives

Mandates the Attorney General's Office to develop a transnational repression recognition and response training program in consultation with the FBI and Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

Appropriates $100,000 annually for three consecutive years from the General Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for Sikh awareness educational initiatives and community outreach