Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Linda R. Greenstein
Sponsored
Became law8
Requires wanted person check before release or transfer of inmates or suspects. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees and employees of certain State autonomous authorities. *
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Amends Megan's Law to comply with requirements of federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.
Provides State-paid health care benefits coverage through SHBP for certain National Guard members called to State active duty for 30 days or more.
Passed the General Assembly3
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking may not be expunged.
Requires counties to survey senior and disabled citizens as to their transportation needs.
Provide for Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
Out of committee24
Appropriates $11.295 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central New Jersey.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Provides SHBP coverage for certain services by marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers. *
Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or a school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check. *
Revises and augments rules governing arbitration procedures in arbitration agreements.
Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *
Revises wills and estates.
Provides that disabled students at institutions of higher education are eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements.
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Clarifies fee schedules for certain service of process fees in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Amends "Three Strikes" law to clarify that it applies to crimes committed on separate occasions regardless of the dates of conviction. *
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Requires DYFS to provide people who make reports of child abuse or neglect to DYFS with written confirmation of report's receipt.
Permits court, upon request of prosecutor, to examine reliability of the obligor or person posting cash bail, relationship to defendant, value and sufficiency of security offered and whether funds used to post bail or secure bond were acquired lawfully.
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate.
Creates the crimes of subversion of public resources, material misrepresentation to a government agency and material nondisclosure to a government agency.
Establishes "Senior Citizen Fall Prevention Demonstration Program."
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Enacts the "Uniform Mediation Act."
Authorizes, in cases where decedent died without a will, establishment of trusts for young beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds.
Provides immunity to volunteer architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, professional engineers, construction managers and contractors during certain emergencies. *
Permits parole board to prohibit certain parolees from harboring dangerous animals.
Clarifies various provisions of law establishing the State's "no telemarketing call list."
In committee34
Restricts candidates and officeholders from involvement with certain issue advocacy organizations.
Permits NJ SAVER rebate to be based on the greater of the 1997 tax year or current tax year equalized school tax rates.
Increases the number of sending school district representatives that may sit on certain receiving school district boards of education.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Conditions approval of charter school applications upon providing written documentation of adequate financial reserves.
Directs DOT to reimburse local police departments for certain costs.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Directs NJT to conduct certain assessment and study concerning passenger rail service between Lakehurst and Matawan.
Concerns automobile insurance rate filings; establishes Office of Automobile Insurance Ratepayer Advocate.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Requires CATV companies to forward annually number and types of customer complaints to BPU.
Creates annual inspection cycle for certain hotels and motels under "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Protects certain compliant municipalities from builder's remedy under "Fair Housing Act" pending readoption of methodologies, criteria and guidelines.
Allows emergent hiring of school employees pending criminal records check for one month with one month extension.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Includes advanced practice nurses among medical professionals authorized to examine or treat certain individuals under labor laws.
Establishes the Vendor Information Program; appropriates $400,000.
Creates New Title 19A, Elections; establishes elections offenses in Title 2C.
Provides for development of public employee identification number; limits use of Social Security number.
Requires child to DYFS caseworker ratio of no greater than 25 to 1.
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.
Conforms current State law to the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002;" appropriates $4,350,870.
Increases civil penalty payable to the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund" by persons who commit domestic violence.
Extends the existing prohibition against ticket scalping to include admission tickets to out-of-state places of entertainment.
Permits paid and unpaid leaves of absence for certain public employees and purchase of PERS credit for such absences.
Clarifies certain provisions in the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Provides for closed circuit television testimony under certain circumstances.
Changes certain qualifications for certain criminal offenders.
Provides for testing for Hepatitis A, B and C for certain criminal defendants.
Allows victims of theft and fraud to apply for compensation.
Creates the victim-juvenile offender mediation program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law13
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Provides that disabled students at institutions of higher education are eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements.
Revises and augments rules governing arbitration procedures in arbitration agreements.
Permits parole board to prohibit certain parolees from harboring dangerous animals.
Permits court, upon request of prosecutor, to examine reliability of the obligor or person posting cash bail, relationship to defendant, value and sufficiency of security offered and whether funds used to post bail or secure bond were acquired lawfully.
Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or a school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check. *
Amends "Three Strikes" law to clarify that it applies to crimes committed on separate occasions regardless of the dates of conviction.
Appropriates $11.295 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central New Jersey.
Authorizes establishment of trusts for young beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds. ***
Clarifies fee schedules for certain service of process fees in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy. *
Clarifies various provisions of law establishing the State's "no telemarketing call list."
Co-sponsored
Became law · 81
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping in licensed health care facilities.
Makes vehicle title fraud a third degree crime.
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" *
Prohibits utilities from assessing late payment charges to certain customers and prohibits CATV companies from assessing late payment charges less than 30 days past due date of subscriber's bill. *
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of domestic violence crime or domestic violence disorderly persons offense, convicted of stalking, or subject to domestic violence restraining order. *
Prohibits use of cell phone while driving school bus.
Permits the establishment of athletic codes of conduct; requires anger management counseling prior to resuming attendance. *
Upgrades penalty for assault in certain cases. *
Designated the "Interior Designers Certification Act."
Enacts new law to regulate and license pharmacists.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Requires that home care services providers give advance information to patients about their employees' training.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Authorizes Governor to prevent rent gouging in areas declared to be in state of emergency.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act."
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Concerns offenses related to unlawful use of personal identifying information.
Requires meningococcal vaccinations for new residential students at four-year institutions of higher education. *
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.
Doubles the drug enforcement and demand reduction fines imposed for the possession or distribution of certain club drugs. *
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Permits cost of living adjustments for retired county employees and beneficiaries from certain county pension funds.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Revises process for governmental energy aggregation. **
Allows certain county or municipal public park access parking lots to be used also for commuter parking under certain circumstances.
Concerns public works contractor registration.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts.
Prohibits employment at certain airports of individuals convicted of certain crimes.
Criminalizes desecration of human remains.
Creates "Statewide Tuition Waiver Program" for certain students under care and custody of DYFS.
Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.
Requires persons convicted of manufacturing or selling child pornography to register under Megan's Law.
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.
Modifies governance of Human Relations Council.
Makes changes in the law concerning the cleanup of hazardous substances.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Expands list of crimes for which blood samples are collected for purposes of DNA testing.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations, and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county, county college, and municipal employees; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Upgrades crime of luring or enticing a child into motor vehicle, structure or isolated area to a crime of the second degree.
Revises law concerning Council on Developmental Disabilities to conform with federal law.
Provides criminal penalties for unlawful solid waste disposal.
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Upgrades motor vehicle and criminal penalties for leaving the scene of an accident.
Empowers Federal Reserve law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.
Entitled "The Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act."
Increases criminal and civil penalties for certain animal cruelty offenses; and increases penalty for certain repeat offenders.
Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Upgrades penalties for theft of identity and the selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting of false government documents; allows for civil action for victims of identity theft. *
Adds two members to Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
Establishes State Public Safety Interoperable Communications Coordinating Council.
Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program. *
"Danielle's Law"; requires certain staff working with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury to call 911 emergency telephone service in life-threatening emergencies.
Requires prequalification of certain persons who perform school construction management services. *
Directs DOC and DHS commissioners to develop regulations addressing unique security concerns posed by civilly committed sexually violent predators.
Authorizes borrowing by public school district between June 22 and June 30 of the school budget year in certain circumstances.
Outlines a program to improve highway safety.
Provides additional retirement benefits for county and municipal employees who are members of PFRS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Extends eligibility for State veterans' benefits to veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Establishes a minimum per diem base pay of $100 for members of National Guard called to State active duty.
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel motor vehicle lease without penalty.
Enhances the New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program for targeted economic development and provides funding for incentives through New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds.
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Prohibits employment of legislator's relatives in legislator's district office.
Provides that members of Legislature enrolled for health benefits through legislative service will not enroll for health benefits from other public entities.
Vetoed · 1
Implements portions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002." *
Passed the General Assembly · 90
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that domestic violence victim was not subject to coercion.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Prohibits certain telephone solicitors from blocking caller identification equipment.
"Nursing Home Patient Protection Act."
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. *
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by appropriate parties for municipal aggregation.
Regulates certain electronic mail solicitations.
Prohibits managed care carriers providing prescription drug coverage from requiring covered persons to purchase prescription drugs that are in form of double-dose tablets or pills.
Requires ballistic identifiers as a condition for sale of handguns and certain rifles; provides a voluntary ballistic identifier program for handgun and rifle owners. *
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Regulates contractors engaging in home improvements. *
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits in retirement to certain former State employees with 25 or more years State service.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
Requires child support to continue past the age of majority if the child has a mental or physical disability which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Prohibits the sale of androstenedione to minors.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances. *
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Revises the law concerning hazing; upgrades criminal penalties, provides certain immunities, creates civil offense and requires written policies.
Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits and State Health Benefits Program to cover costs of contraceptives. *
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.
Creates crime of victimization of senior citizen and person with disability. *
Allows certain directors and superindendents of State's toll road authorities to waive tolls under certain conditions. *
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals. *
Increases the penalties for falsifying a driver's license and possessing a false driver's license.
Concerns employee personnel files.
Allows excuse from jury service on grounds of obligation to care for a minor child under certain circumstances. *
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Clarifies that crime victims' rights must be recognized by all courts in the State.
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Provides that distance learning network aid for public school districts will continue beyond the 2001-2002 school year and establishes technoloy initiative State aid for nonpublic school students. *
Clarifies that school bus for purpose of upgraded penalties in "school zone" criminal drug laws includes any bus owned and operated by board of education or by private contractor.
Requires retail mercantile establishments to notify customers when sell-by date of pre-packaged meat is extended.*
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Prohibits transmission of certain unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Establishes binding arbitration procedure for Port Authority police officers.
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstance.
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus. *
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
"Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act."
Requires that medical gas cylinders, containers and vessels used in health care facilities be color-coded to identify contents.
Implements procedures to ensure compliance of State agencies with certain set-aside contract requirements.
Requires DHSS to send Senior Gold application to certain PAAD beneficiaries.
Directs Adjutant General of DMVA to develop and report plan to provide home-based and outpatient health care to NJ veterans. *
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities. *
Requires DHSS investigation and provides for receivership and imposition of enforcement remedies of nursing homes under certain circumstances.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing." *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Prohibits discharge of untreated or pre-treated wastewater from Superfund former landfill sites into publicly owned treatment works; and imposes certain remediation requirements on Superfund former landfill sites with radionuclide pollutants. *
Provides penalties for injuring or killing search and rescue dogs.
Permits disqualification of bidder under "Local Public contracts Law" with whom any contracting unit has had prior negative experience.
Authorizes a county college board of trustees to grant voting rights to the graduating class representative on the board and requires the board chairman to cast deciding vote in the event of a tie under certain circumstances. *
Establishes U.S. citizenship or lawful residence and State residency as requirement for purchasing firearm in New Jersey.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Requires DHSS to make evaluative profiles of assisted living facilities available to public.
Provides that assisted living resident's security deposit is refundable if resident leaves facility. *
Enhances penalties for theft by deception and theft of identity offenses when victim is a senior or disabled citizen.
Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Requires DHSS to report to Legislature on NJ EASE program.
Clarifies definition of illegal gambling to address Internet gambling; voids credit card debt incurred through illegal gambling; authorizes State to recover illegal gambling losses. *
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act."
Establishes ten-member "New Jersey Clean Elections and Campaign Finance Study Commission." *
Extends military leave benefits for members of the Reserve and National Guard called to federal active duty for extended periods of time.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of National Guard members on State active duty from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Increases fairness for bidding on certain public contracts requiring proprietary goods, services, materials, or supplies.
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 78
Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. *
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance. *
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault at youth sports events.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to DHSS for a grant to Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
Revises various provisions of the "Home Inspection Professional Licensing Act."
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Provides for certification for emergency medical technicians to administer epinephrine.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Establishes driving while fatigued as recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Appropriates $28,820,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Establishes United We Stand license plate to support United States State Department's Rewards for Justice Program. *
Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; makes appropriations. *
Urges New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority reserves to fund hospital charity care.
Permits use of Health Care Subsidy Fund for Medicaid expenses in FY2002; redirects $650,000,000 in payroll taxes from UI fund to Health Care Subsidy Fund; provides extended UI benefits. *
Requires certain background checks for assisted living administrators and applicants for certificate of need.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits. *
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. *
Authorizes a municipal court to impose certain sanctions on children with a pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school. *
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Permits use of hands-free wireless phones in moving vehicles.* *
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Revises statutes regarding physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Establishes the Jewish Heritage Trail Study Commission.
Makes various changes to the automobile insurance laws; consolidates administrative functions relative to automobile insurance; provides for insurance fraud reforms. *
Establishes "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Provides for notification to pregnant women about mercury health advisories in consumption of fish. *
Prohibits sale of products containing ephedrine alkaloids to minors under 18 years of age. *
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
The "School Integrated Pest Management Act".
Appropriates $40 million from Hazardous Discharge Fund of 1986 to Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund for cleanup of contaminated sites; cancels previous appropriation; replaces canceled appropriation with $40 million from 1996 Environmental Cleanu
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Criminalizes fraudulent solicitation and collection of funds on behalf of charities.
"Pharmacy Quality Assurance and Error Prevention Act."
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy. *
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Increases fine for parking in parking space restricted for handicapped persons.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to change any date in the school budget and election calendar due to a conflict with a day of religious observance.
Disqualifies juvenile delinquents whose offenses involve use or possession of a weapon, explosive or destructive device from obtaining either a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun.
Directs Department of Personnel to establish pre-entry physical and psychological fitness standards for applicants for police training academies. **
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences. *
Changes certain documentation required for certification as minority or woman's business for certain State programs.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that a power of attorney does not generally give the attorney-in-fact the authority to make gifts of the principal's property.
Makes certain reforms in the process of estimating and certifying State revenues for the annual State budget.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting the display of American flag. *
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Requires radon testing and posting of radon test results at nonpublic schools.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides victim of sexual assault with opportunity to consult with prosecutor on plea negotiations.
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger. *
Exempts from the sales and use tax sales made at concession stands located in State-owned veterans' homes.
Requires DEP to implement California Low Emission Vehicle program beginning on January 1, 2009 under certain circumstances; establishes review commission; and establishes incentive for purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles. *
Requires Commissioner of Education to grant an equivalency or waiver under certain conditions.
Provides for the regulation of long-term care insurance.
Requires health care providers to offer parents of infants option to screen for disorders for which State does not require screening.
Appropriates $16,038,250 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $38,445,876 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $45,220,823 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" and certain farmland preservation bond funds for farmland preservation purposes.
Extends authority for municipalities to establish transfer of development rights programs and sets forth parameters for creation thereof.
Regulates receipt of things of value by members and staff of Legislature and officers and staff of Executive Branch; recodifies criminal provisions concerning acceptance or offer or receipt of unlawful benefit by public servant.
In committee · 104
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Appropriates $2 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Allows municipal police officers to apply to police chief where they are employed for handgun purchase permits.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMVA to assist homeless veterans.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Concerns treatment of and penalties for certain truant and incorrigible pupils.
Exempts fire department personnel and full-time police officers from jury duty.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Creates a Land Use Court.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Abolishes certain transportation authorities operating toll roads and transfers their functions to Department of Transportation.
Creates PFRS deferred retirement option program (DROP).
Enhances coverage of laborers and materialmen under payment bonds.
Provides that mentally retarded persons would not be eligible for the death penalty.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Establishes special environmental crimes prosecutor.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Concerns use of $242.8 million of federal "Reed Act" funds for UI benefits and improved administration of UI benefit payments and employment services; appropriates $37 million.
Directs DHSS to prepare and disseminate informational materials about prescription drug programs for senior citizens and disabled persons.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Prohibits excessive rate increases in medical malpractice liability insurance premiums.
The "School Employees Contract Resolution and Equity Act."
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Reduces restoration fees for license suspensions involving one parking ticket.
Establishes Task Force on Adoption Agency Closures.
Requires State contractors to provide employment information.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
"Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Act."
Authorizes Boy Scouts license plate.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Proposes series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Increases payment upon retirement for unused sick leave from a maximum of $15,000 to a maximum of $20,000.
Protects privacy of an individual's financial information by prohibiting disclosure without the prior informed, affirmative consent of the consumer.
Removes prosecution of domestic violence-related criminal cases from jurisdiction of the municipal court; places these cases with the Superior Court.
Prohibits involvement in backyard wrestling.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Upgrades the penalties for the sale and use of simulated documents and provides a penalty for using simulated documents to obtain a driver's license or another government issued document; increases the penalty for the identity theft and fraudulent use of
Provides that area surrounding a child care center and playground be designated as a drug free zone.
Requires inspection of underground storage tanks as a condition of sale of residental property.
Creates a new crime of "video voyeurism."
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Provides criminal penalty for transmission of certain unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Concerns sex discrimination in wage payment.
Restructures child protective services in DHS.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Requires telemarketers to have signed consent form or written request before making telemarketing sales calls to customer on NJ Do Not Call List.
Requires affidavit acknowledging that it is unlawful for auto body repair facility to inflate repair estimate to meet insurance deductible amount.
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Provides that school pupil may not be on board a school bus unless driver is on board.