NJ S3760

State, county, and municipal police departments must conduct personal bias checks on all law enforcement officers at hiring and every five years thereafter

Bias checks must include review of publicly accessible information showing evidence of prejudice based on race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or ethnicity

Officers must also be screened for involvement or affiliation with extremist groups, defined as organizations using unlawful force or threats for ideological agendas based on bias or anti-government sentiment

A professionally-developed test must be administered to identify both explicit and implicit bias against protected groups

The Attorney General is responsible for establishing guidelines and procedures, with the law taking effect four months after enactment