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NJ A6177
Bill
Status
12/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sterley Stanley
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AI Summary
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Adds minimum staffing levels for firefighters and fire officers assigned to fire apparatus as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, provided the staffing is rationally related to employee or public safety
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Establishes that disputes between fire personnel unions and public employers over whether staffing levels are a management prerogative or a negotiable safety issue must be submitted to the Public Employment Relations Commission for an evidentiary hearing
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Allows arbitrators to decide staffing disputes as a preliminary matter in grievance arbitrations, with authority to rule on the merits if they find the issue relates to safety
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Places the burden of proof on the party claiming the staffing matter rationally relates to public or employee safety, using a preponderance of evidence standard
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Applies only to firefighter and fire officer personnel and does not affect collective bargaining rights of other public employees
Legislative Description
Includes minimum number of firefighting personnel for public employer as term and condition of employment for purpose of collective bargaining under certain circumstances; provides for dispute resolution procedure.
2nd Reading in the Assembly
Last Action
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
12/18/2025