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NJ S3755

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angela Mcknight

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases required sexual assault training for county prosecutors and assistant prosecutors from every three years to every two years (biennial)
  • Expands mandatory curriculum to include cultural competency training on intersectionality of race, gender, and socioeconomic status; emotional intelligence and counseling techniques; and victim-centered approaches with trauma-informed care
  • Requires the Division of Criminal Justice to review training curriculum annually instead of every five years
  • Mandates in-person training every two years instead of every six years, with the Attorney General implementing a compliance audit system
  • Adds a rape care advocate position to the sexual assault unit within the Division of Criminal Justice, joining the existing sexual assault investigator and forensic 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

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Law and Public Safety3/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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