New Jersey Statutes Title 53. State Police 53 § 5A-5.5

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1965, c. 89 (C.53:5A-5) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, members of the 160th Class of the New Jersey State Police Academy, which commenced training on February 24, 2020, shall become eligible for membership in the State Police Retirement System, P.L.1965, c. 89 (C.53:5A-1 et seq.), on August 7, 2020, the originally scheduled date of their academy graduation which was extended as a result of the Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020.

b. Upon completion of pre-service training and graduation from the New Jersey State Police Academy, members of the 160th Class of the New Jersey State Police Academy shall be eligible for appointment as sworn members of the New Jersey State Police at that time regardless of age, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.53:1-9 relating to the maximum age requirement for appointment as a member of the State Police.