Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Upgrades assault committed against commercial vendors and merchants.
Defines municipal powers to remove graffiti from buildings. **
Out of committee3
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund; appropriates $1 million.
Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licences for retired members of NJ National Guard.
In committee26
Requires the classification "multi-racial" be included on certain State forms.
Provides that student of limited English-speaking ability shall not be required to take certain tests.
Provides liability protection to organizations which lend child passenger restraint systems.
Revises law governing access to public records.
Prohibits use of unmarked police vehicles for routine traffic stops.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Requires automobile insurers to maintain sales representation in urban rating territories.
Requires DHS to provide functional services to certain persons with developmental disabilities.
"Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Grant Program," appropriates $15 million.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Expands membership of the State Board of Agriculture.
Creates the Medical Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Commission.
Prohibits State and local government purchase of products containing tritium.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Camden County Fire Academy.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Authorizes NJEDA to issue $8 million in bonds for financial assistance to child care centers.
Increases membership of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards to fifteen through addition of eight public members.
Establishes review board to oversee implementation of the reform plan for DYFS.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.0 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Prohibits the sending of certain bulk commercial electronic mail.
Increases penalties for unauthorized access and damage to individuals' home computers or software.
Requires insurer that provides prescription drug coverage to provide verification of coverage to pharmacists from date that coverage becomes effective.
"Children's Environmental Health and Safety Rights Act."
Makes State Police employees subject to termination for certain unlawful conduct.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
"FamilyCare Health Coverage Act."
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1million from safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Requires Ombudsman for Institutionalized Elderly to disclose results of investigation of abuse or exploitation of elderly person to family member or guardian of elderly person.
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. **
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs. *
Supplemental appropriation of $16.9 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant funds to DHSS.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Changes certain organizational dates for 2001 for State, county and municipal political party committees.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 1
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Passed the General Assembly · 9
Establishes programs through NJ KidCare for State financial assistance and subsidies to purchase employer-sponsored health benefits plans for certain dependent children.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Provides information and referral for mental health services under Work First New Jersey program.
Permits municipalities to adopt school-time curfew ordinances for juveniles.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits under Medicaid.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 20
Establishes subsidized guardianship program in DHS.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption and administrative expenses.
Appropriates $336,000 to DHSS for urban rodent control programs in the cities of Paterson, Camden, Jersey City and Newark.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for private well owner's costs of radium contamination testing of drinking water supply.
Authorizes loan, from funds appropriated from 1996 Economic Development Site Fund under P.L.1999, c.99, for project approved by Economic Development Site Task Force.*
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers; appropriates $12,000,000.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
The "New Jersey Women's Micro-Business Credit Act"; appropriates $750,000.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Concerns local housing authority crime reporting.
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
In committee · 102
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Requires carriers which offer managed care plans to permit covered person to continue treatment for limited time with a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the carrier for certain health conditions.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.
Amends "Family Leave Act" to cover medical leave.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Increases penalties for possession of a weapon during drug offenses.
Establishes targeted breast cancer education and screening initiative in DHSS; appropriates $750,000.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Establishes local option mortgage assistance program for police officers and firefighters.
Bars the State and other public entities from paying damages for sexual harassment suits against elected officials.
Provides mandatory minimum term of one year imprisonment for persons convicted of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for grandchildren who are under temporary custody of their grandparents.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
The "Health Care Insurer Accountability Act of 1998."
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers.
Permits school boards to provide instruction concerning child abuse.
Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.
Establishes minimum registration fees for certain private passenger vans and noncommercial trucks equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Provides that committing a domestic violence-related crime in the presence of a child would constitute an "aggravating factor" to be considered by the court in sentencing.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Establishes special child care license plates to fund child care services.
Authorizes development of alternative water supply under certain circumstances.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for temporomandibular joint disorders and craniomandibular disorders under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Survivors of the Shield" license plate for family members of law enforcement officers killed in line of duty.
Upgrades the crime of employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme; imposes a mandatory minimum term of ten years.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Supplemental appropriation of $180,000 to DHS for grant to the Organization for the Advancement of Retarded Citizens, Inc. in Berlin, Camden County.
Establishes New Jersey Water Supply and Contamination Study Commission.
Establishes "gun free" playground zones.
Makes Division of Criminal Justice investigators and certain probation officers eligible for body armor grants.
Revises standards for the licensing and expansion of cosmetology and hairstyling schools.
Establishes employment separation incentive program for certain Camden employees.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Provides additional State aid to certain school districts which send students to Abbott districts.
Establishes a contract bond participation program in the NJ Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities' and Women's Enterprises; appropriates $5,000,000.
Requires provision of certain homelessness prevention information to residents subject to eviction following recording of judgment in tax lien foreclosure case.
Eliminates waiting period for child previously covered by certain contributory group health plans to qualify for NJ KidCare.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Amends FY2001 annual appropriations act to prohibit expenditures on State contract with Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group.
Establishes special license plates for veterans of the Korean conflict.
Provides that DRPA is not a State agency for purposes of R.S.39:5-41.b.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Requires disclosure of certain information by nonprofit organizations accepting State grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Prohibits county agriculture development board member from submitting application to preserve farmland under farmland preservation program.
Increases income threshold for qualifying for farmland assessment.
Requires certain soil testing to be conducted on land considered for participation in farmland preservation program.
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Upgrades penalty for assaulting corrections officer.
Revises method of computing seniority for certain law enforcement officers transferred to the State Police.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Increases pharmacy dispensing fees under Medicaid and PAAD by $1.00 over three-year period; appropriates $6,481,000 in State funds and $3,325,000 in federal funds.
Makes a series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Appropriates $25,000 to DMAVA for women veterans' memorial at the NJ veterans' cemetery at Arneytown.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Supplemental appropriation of $35 million to DHSS for charity care payments to hold harmless certain hospitals for FY2001 reductions in estimated allocations.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Allocates certain costs of implementing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 telephone system.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Eliminates waiting period for unemployment benefits claimed after September 11, 2001.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Designated the "Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act;" authorizes issuance of bonds and makes appropriations.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.