A-3776

Primary Sponsors:
DeAngelo, Wayne P.
Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
Co-Sponsor:
Barlas, Al

STATEMENT
This bill establishes the “Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund” and
appropriates an additional $500,000 from the General Fund to this
fund to support the “Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention
Services” Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program in the current fiscal
year and ongoing.
The “Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services” Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program is a 24-hour confidential peer support hotline and service for law enforcement personnel and their families. This program is currently operated at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care’s National Call Center. The Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program currently receives up to $400,000 annually from Body Armor Replacement Funds pursuant to R.S.39:5-41. This bill would dedicate an additional $500,000 to the “Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund” to support the Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program.