52:17B-229 Preparation of reports by office.
8. On the first day of the sixth month after the issuance of the final report by the independent monitoring team appointed by the United States District Court pursuant to the consent decree, the office shall prepare a report that evaluates the Division of State Police's compliance with relevant performance standards and procedures and that is comparable substantively to the independent monitoring team's report. The initial report prepared by the office pursuant to this section shall evaluate the division's compliance during the period beginning on the day immediately following the last day of the period covered by the independent monitoring team's final report. The office shall thereafter prepare and issue such reports on a biannual basis. The reports required pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public.
The reports required by this section are not intended to evaluate compliance by the Division of State Police and the office with the provisions of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). That evaluative function shall be performed by the State Comptroller in conducting the audits and performance reviews required under the provisions of section 15 of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-236).
L.2009, c.121, s.8.