Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Troy Singleton
Co-sponsored
Vetoed · 3
Revises definition of class I renewable energy to include energy produced by certain geothermal heat pumps. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center; requires center to provide competitive intelligence information to certain businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 4
Revises statutes concerning dental hygienists and dentists.
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Establishes linked deposit program allowing State Treasurer to deposit State funds at below market interest rates with certain banks.
"Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
Out of committee · 17
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.
Concerns gender equity in the workplace.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Provides unemployment insurance benefits for shared work programs; requires Department of Labor and Workforce Development report.
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS.
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Provides gross income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate the teacher certification of veterans.
Concerns basic skills training provided by the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Establishes procedures for districts, municipalities, or voters to opt to move the annual school election to November and eliminates vote on school budgets for such districts, except for separate proposals to spend above cap.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Urban Hope Act"; provides a process to permit authorized entities to build, operate, and manage "renaissance school projects" as public schools in no more than three identified failing districts.
Bars solicitation of professional employment for 30 days after date of accident or disaster under certain circumstances.
Changes trigger for certain extended unemployment benefits.
In committee · 3
Provides for electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders and notification to the victim; designated as "Lisa's Law."
Establishes procedures for awarding of design-build contracts.
"Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act."