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NJ S4784
Bill
Status
10/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Angela Mcknight
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AI Summary
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Increases the frequency of mandatory sexual assault training for county prosecutors and assistant prosecutors from every three years to every two years (biennial)
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Expands required training curriculum to include cultural competency, emotional intelligence and counseling techniques, and victim-centered approaches with trauma-informed care to minimize re-traumatization
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Requires the Division of Criminal Justice to review the training curriculum annually instead of every five years, and mandates in-person training every two years instead of every six years
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Directs the Attorney General to implement a compliance evaluation system with periodic audits of county prosecutors' offices and a mechanism for addressing noncompliance with training requirements
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Adds a rape care advocate to the sexual assault unit within the Division of Criminal Justice, alongside the existing sexual assault investigator and certified forensic sexual assault nurse examiner
Legislative Description
Concerns sexual assault training for prosecutors.
Law and Public Safety
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
10/27/2025