Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Adjust time periods for presumptions of abandonment, limits issuer imposed dormancy fees and provides for related administration for certain unclaimed property.
Out of committee2
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
Limits State ABP contributions for higher education faculty whose salary exceeds statutory maximum salary of Executive Branch department heads.
In committee47
Requires filing of financial and conflict disclosure statements as condition of development approval.
Prohibits enrollment in PERS of public employee who is also public contractor; requires member to designate only one position as basis of enrollment.
Prohibits simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions.
Provides for mandatory imprisonment and forfeiture of retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.
Increases enrollment threshold in PERS and TPAF to $10,000; requires assessment of adding annual minimum hour requirement to qualify for service credit.
Requires Treasurer and Divisions of Pensions and Benefits and Investment Directors to report on status of State-administered pension plans to Legislature by April 15 and December 15 each year.
Requires State Auditor to conduct performance review audit of SHBP at least every three years and to annually conduct limited audit to ensure that only eligible persons are receiving benefits.
Revises membership and duties of Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Requires that ordinary disability retirement in certain State-administered retirement systems be granted only if member has qualified for federal Social Security Disability benefits.
Allows pension calculation to be based on compensation increase in excess of actuarially assumed experience only if employer pays unfunded liability.
Restricts use of accumulated sick leave by public employees in year prior to retirement.
Limits payment upon retirement to $10,000 to State and local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Prohibits certain public officers and employees from receiving dual health care benefit coverage.
Prohibits member of Legislature from entering into contract with public entity located within member's legislative district.
Clarifies that retention of unearned wages by a public servant is theft under certain circumstances.
Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.
Requires legislators to designate one covered position of elected office or employment for PERS credit.
Prohibits local government officer or employee who recuses himself from matter in which he has interest from engaging in activity that might be construed as lobbying or advocating for interest.
Repeals "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act"; prohibits COAH from basing prospective need portion of fair share obligation on commercial development.
Permits approval of certain regional contribution agreements through December 31, 2009.
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each housing unit occupied by a veteran; permits municipalities to satisfy fair share affordable housing obligation through 35 percent set aside for v
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities with 1.5 units of fair share affordable housing obligation for each unit of transitional housing occupied by a veteran.
Provides that deed restrictions on affordable housing units are not extinguished by foreclosure proceedings.
Makes members of county boards of taxation ineligible for membership in State-administered retirement system or for health care benefits coverage under plan for public employees.
Provides a gross income tax credit of up to $7,500 for qualified home purchases made by certain first-time homebuyers in the remaining portion of taxable year 2009, taxable year 2010 and taxable year 2011.
Reduces corporation business tax rate and provides an additional rate reduction for three years for taxpayers that relocate corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
Revises Business Employment Incentive Program to spur economic growth.
Prohibits for ten years after compliance with penalty or sentence imposed by court elected or appointed officials convicted of certain crimes from serving as governmental affairs agents.
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity.
Repeals law requiring prevailing wage be paid to workers employed in construction undertaken with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
Requires that SHBP prescription drug plan use bulk purchasing.
Requires small employer health benefits plan carriers to offer a basic and essential plan.
Revises process for the awarding of certain local public contracts.
Calculates future service of active members at 1/60 of final compensation for TPAF and PERS pensions.
Modifies calculation of adjusted tax levy for municipalities and counties to allow two-year levy cap banking and eliminate levy cap penalty when debt servicing expenditures are reduced.
Designates "Red Bank Train Station" as "Daniel J. O"Hern Station - Red Bank, New Jersey."
Limits State ABP contributions for higher education faculty whose salary exceeds statutory maximum salary of Executive Branch department heads.
Adjusts time periods for presumptions of abandonment, limits issuer imposed dormancy fees, and provides for related administration for certain unclaimed property.
Establishes a 2.0 percent cap on annual appropriations increases for certain State government spending.
Implements Governor's "Tool Kit" proposals for public employee collective bargaining.
Extends 2 percent arbitration award cap to certain police and fire contracts that expired before January 1, 2011.
Amends law concerning conversion of age-restricted communities to define substantial detriment and makes other clarifications.
Makes changes to retirement benefits for members of the State-administered retirement systems and eliminates future COLAs.
Requires local authorities and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees.
Requires that police obtain warrant to seize cell phone data.
Requires that police obtain warrant to attach GPS device to suspect's motor vehicle.
Replaces TPAF, PERS, PFRS and SPRS accidental disability benefits with reduced work-related disability benefit; modifies JRS disability benefit.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
Limits State ABP contributions for higher education faculty whose salary exceeds statutory maximum salary of Executive Branch department heads.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Establishes a permanent Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Revises various off-track wagering provisions of the "Off-Track and Account Wagering Act."
Allows DMVA to fundraise for handicap accessible vehicle purchase.
Provides for educational stability of children placed in resource family homes and that school district of residence for the child shall be present district of residence of parent or guardian.
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Reduces 2010 minimum racing dates; makes various changes to breeders' awards during 2010; authorizes certain loans. *
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Authorizes exchange wagering on results of in-State and out-of-State horse races through exchange wagering system.
Revises procedure for police and fire contract disputes; imposes a "cap" on certain arbitration awards. **
Allows NJSEA to jointly run racetracks; conforms standardbred racing days to off-track and account wagering law; decreases thoroughbred racing days at Momouth Park and Meadowlands to 71 with horsemen's consent.**
Revises provisions of "Franchise Practices Act" relating to motor vehicle franchises.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Directs New Jersey Racing Commission to implement pilot program for State-owned racetrack purchaser or lessee to establish electronic terminals for wagering on horse races at qualified taverns, restaurants, and similar establishments under one issued lic
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Requires account numbers to be truncated on certain sales receipts.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Permits a child whose parent or quardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Establishes real property assessment demonstration program.
Out of committee · 23
Establishes task force to study treatment of veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder in judicial proceedings.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority Act." *
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Appropriates $3.6 million from the Clean Waters Fund for sewerage infrastructure improvements at the former Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital.
Concerns liability, standards of care, and insurance coverage for medical malpractice actions.
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
"Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children. *
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Designates bridge on Route 36 over Shrewsbury River as "Captain Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge."
Appropriates $28,364,422,000 in State funds and $13,204,231,842 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2010-2011.
Increases penalties against Medicaid fraud.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Allows Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls mayors to designate council member to represent them as members of Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.
Establishes preservation requirements for certain biological evidence.
Appropriates $84,495,199 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $10,250,780 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and 2007 Historic Preservation Fund to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $600,000 from "2009 Historic Preservation Fund" for associated administrative
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Makes various changes to pension and health care benefits for public employees.
Revises requirement that public employers provide certain health benefit plans to public employees.
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.
Bars solicitation of professional employment for 30 days after date of accident or disaster under certain circumstances.
In committee · 64
Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Provides that municipalities with minimum amounts of developable land may file certification with the Council on Affordabe Housing, even if no petition for substantive certification is filed.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Makes elected officials with compensation less than $50,000 ineligible for health care benefits on the 61st day after enactment.
Increases fine for defacement of private property including property used for religious purposes.
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires ballot question on approval of State bond issue to disclose total amount of debt of State or other entity, debt service on which is funded through annual State appropriation.
Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Repeals law providing benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Delays implementation of paid family leave for two years.
Protects municipalities that have complied with affordable housing obligations from being required to provide more than their fair share.
Provides that tuition assistance or additional compensation for graduate degree provided under employment contracts for certain school district administrators may only be provided if degree is conferred by accredited institution.
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
"The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act"; permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
Decreases BPU membership from five to three members.
Provides for the expeditious roadway removal of certain disabled vehicles.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Establishes 18-month moratorium on promulgation of new administrative rules and issuance of new policy circular letters by State agencies.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Provides immunity from civil liability to anyone who in good faith uses an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
Limits fair share affordable housing obligation in planning areas 4 and 5.
Reduces number of paid holidays from 13 to 10 for all State and local government employees.
Prohibits public employers from reimbursing tuition or awarding promotions or compensation based on degrees or certifications obtained from unaccredited institutions.
Provides full forfeiture of pension of elected or appointed official convicted of any crime touching office.
Modifies tax levy growth limitation for certain school districts in sending-receiving relationships.
Amends the "Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act."
Allows gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program and to certain other federally qualified tuition savings programs.
Exempts from sales tax for two years certain hybrid and highly fuel efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances.
"Tara's Law"; Establishes registry of offending community care residence providers and requires written monthly case manager reports of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in community care residences.
Requires State Treasurer to issue cost benefit analysis and security report for conversion of military housing to civilian housing at Earle Naval Weapons Station and places moratorium on issuance of certain State permits and plan approvals.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Freezes expenditures by public entities on salaries and benefits for period of three years and limits such expenditures thereafter.
Requires police to provide crime victim with free police report.
Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.
Amends Kyleigh's Law to remove requirement that holder of a special learner's permit, examination permit, and probationary driver's license display decal.
Repeals law that prohibits school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment.
Increases compensation for persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Concerns collective negotiations for school employees; repeals law prohibiting school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Repeals all prevailing wage laws.
Prohibits use of volunteer driving activities in underwriting for private passenger automobile insurance; revises charitable immunity statute as applied to volunteer drivers.
Provides for access to adoptee's original birth certificate under certain circumstances.
Requires fire districts to establish minimum of three shared service agreements with other fire districts, and to outline agreements in annual budget.
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center.
Encourages local unit sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Suspends pension of any retired public employee who resumes public employment with compensation more than $15,000.
Establishes the "New Jersey Right to Work Act"; prohibits payroll deduction of union dues from wages or salaries of public employees.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Filed · 1
Appropriates $3.6 million from the Clean Waters Fund for sewerage infrastructure improvements at the former Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital.