"Justice for Firefighter Patrick Thomas Act"; requires person convicted of certain crimes or offenses to become ineligible for appointment to position covered by Civil Service and to lose pension and benefits acquired through position.

Summary

The Justice for Firefighter Patrick Thomas Act would make anyone convicted of a list of serious offenses ineligible for any position covered by New Jersey’s civil‑service system. It also requires immediate termination of current civil‑service employment and forces the loss of any state or local pension earned at the time of the conviction. The goal is to keep people who break the law out of public‑service roles and protect public resources.

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