No person shall hereafter be given or accept a permanent appointment as a police officer in the Township of Monroe unless such person has successfully completed a police training course at a school approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 1961.
This article shall not prohibit the giving or accepting of a probationary or temporary appointment as a police officer for a period not to exceed one year to enable a person seeking a permanent appointment to complete a police training course as prescribed by the Police Training Commission; provided, however, that the time period may exceed one year as provided in N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.
No person shall be permitted to take a police training course unless he/she holds a probationary or temporary appointment as a police officer in the Township of Monroe, and such appointee shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay during the period of the police training course.