Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Linda R. Greenstein
Sponsored
Became law11
Increases monetary penalties for violating campaign contribution and expenditure limit and reporting requirements and remuneration restrictions.
Requires ELEC to conduct random audits of records kept by legislative agents.
Provides for separate presidential primary on last Tuesday in February. *
Includes advanced practice nurses among medical professionals authorized to examine or treat certain individuals under labor laws.
Provide for Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
Prohibits campaign contributions by business entities seeking or holding State contracts in certain circumstances.
Provides paid and unpaid leaves of absence for service with public employee unions and allows full cost purchase of PERS credit for period of leave.
Permits units of local government to limit award of public contracts to business entities that make political contributions; requires certain business entities to file annual disclosure statement. **
Prohibits radio transmissions without license from FCC and radio transmissions that interfere with licensed public or commercial radio stations.
Appropriates $16,181,750 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $2.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Passed the General Assembly2
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking, promoting prostitution of a child and certain child endangerment crimes shall not be expunged. *
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons. *
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Extends certain financial disclosure requirements to lobbying conducted through advertisements and direct mail to general public.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Enacts the "Uniform Mediation Act."
Clarifies certain provisions in the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Provides for closed circuit television testimony under certain circumstances.
Revises wills and estates.
Provides that charter school administrators and trustees are subject to provisions of School Ethics Act.
Authorizes NJN to broadcast emergency information to law enforcement agencies and other emergency personnel.
Clarifies certain exception from publication on sex offender Internet registry.
Provides for testing for all known types of hepatitis for certain criminal defendants. *
Reduces senior citizen concentration rate required for receipt of senior citizen stabilization aid paid to public school districts.
Establishes owners responsibility to provide information relating to certain motor vehicle accidents.
Requires certain public entities to competitively bid in order to provide pupil transportation services to a local school district.
Increases membership of Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board from 19 to 23 members. **
Makes certain corrections to statutory provisions governing wills and estates.
Increases VCCB assessments.
Increases fees for attorneys representing crime victims.
Provides for establishment of liens on net proceeds of settlements, judgments or awards.
Removes provision in "The New Jersey Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act" that appeals as of right shall be heard in Chancery Division of Superior Court.
In committee61
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Requires wanted person check before release or transfer of inmates or suspects.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Creates a Land Use Court.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Provides SHBP coverage for certain services by marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers.
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.
Revises wills and estates.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
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.
Establishes the Vendor Information Program; appropriates $400,000.
Creates New Title 19A, Elections; establishes elections offenses in Title 2C.
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances.
Protects privacy of an individual's financial information by prohibiting disclosure without the prior informed, affirmative consent of the consumer.
Provides for development of public employee identification number; limits use of Social Security number.
Requires DYFS to provide people who make reports of child abuse or neglect to DYFS with written confirmation of report's receipt.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Requires State contractors to provide employment information.
Requires child to DYFS caseworker ratio of no greater than 25 to 1.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.
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.
Increases civil penalty payable to the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund" by persons who commit domestic violence.
Permits paid and unpaid leaves of absence for certain public employees and purchase of PERS credit for such absences.
Creates the victim-juvenile offender mediation program.
Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.
Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.
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.
Allows victims of theft and fraud to apply for compensation.
Prohibits political contributions by county and municipal political party committees to other committees; increases certain penalties.
Prohibits aquaculture activities on preserved farmland.
Reduces threshold amount for extraordinary cost special education State aid to $38,000 and by an additional $2000 for each subsequent school year.
Requires all cats and dogs released from pounds and shelters be sterilized with certain exceptions; establishes special fund for sterilizations; increases certain dog-related fees and dedicates increases to the fund.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Establishes impervious coverage limitation on preserved farmland.
Establishes Statewide voter registration system; implements certain sections of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
Requires movie theaters to install captioning technology for use by hearing impaired patrons.
Revises calculation of budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and eliminates restrictions on transfer of surplus.
Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government.
Eliminates various inactive commissions, committees, councils and boards.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
Authorizes assessment of heritage fee by certain municipalities to further preservation and protection of historic sites.
Concerns unemployment benefits for certain employees who participate in an early retirement incentive program.
Provides for reorganization of NJSPCA and county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
"Satellite Monitoring of High Risk Sex Offenders Act."
Requires county welfare agency directors to develop plan prohibiting sex offenders from admittance to or remaining in emergency shelters for homeless where children reside.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for sexual assault upon a minor.
Changes certain qualifications for certain criminal offenders.
Provides for criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws.
Eliminates the statute of limitations for certain environmental crimes.
Increases civil penalties for issuance of false statements in violation of various environmental laws.
Establishes circumstances under which municipalities may base development approval, the timing thereof, or denial, on sufficiency of local transportation infrastructure.
Clarifies power of municipalities to zone for separation of incompatible land uses through specification of reasonable separation limitations.
Increases penalties for violation of laws regulating retail sale of motor fuels to not more than $1,000 for first offense and not more than $5,000 for subsequent offenses.
Carried from the Senate
Became law12
Extends certain financial disclosure requirements to lobbying conducted through advertisements and direct mail to general public.
Increases membership of Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board from 19 to 23 members. **
Provides that charter school administrators and trustees are subject to provisions of School Ethics Act.
Enacts the "Uniform Mediation Act."
Revises wills and estates.
Clarifies certain exception from publication on sex offender Internet registry.
Authorizes NJN to broadcast emergency information to law enforcement agencies and other emergency personnel.
Requires certain public entities to competitively bid in order to provide pupil transportation services to a local school district.
Establishes Alternative to Discipline Program for impaired nurses through NJ Board of Nursing.
"Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act."
Makes certain corrections to statutory provisions governing wills and estates.
Removes provision in "The New Jersey Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act" that appeals as of right shall be heard in Chancery Division of Superior Court.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 72
Establishes "New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project."
Changes minimum amount of campaign contribution which triggers obligation to report that contribution to ELEC to $300; requires reporting of all cash contributions. *
Requires professional campaign fund raisers to register and file quarterly reports with ELEC.
Expands campaign communications required to feature identification to include telephone calls featuring recorded messages made in regard to candidates and public questions.
Requires ELEC to review its Internet site and recommend improvements in format and content.
Bars legislators, Governor and department heads from lobbying activities for one year after leaving office or employment.
Prohibits employment or assignment in certain positions of relatives of certain officers of the Executive Branch, of independent authorities or of interstate agencies.
Prohibits legislative agents from accepting contingency fees to influence legislation or regulation.
Requires posting of a voter information notice called the voter's bill of rights.
Requires that voting machines produce voter-verified paper record; provides that results of audit become official tally; provides for waiver if paper record not commercially available; provides for State funding for paper record. *
Requires Attorney General and county boards of elections to produce certain elections training materials, and produce and display certain information pertinent to voters.
Requires county boards of elections to prepare reports concerning use of emergency and provisional ballots. *
Permits voter to declare party affiliation on voter registration form. *
Increases voting and voter penalties.
Permits voter registration up to 21 days before election; permits use of provisional ballot for voter registration; modifies information available on voter registration list. *
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
Establishes Property Tax Convention Task Force; appropriates $250,000.
"Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act."
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Prohibits transmission of certain unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Empowers United States Department of Defense police officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Prohibits telemarketers from using technology designed to misrepresent their identity. *
Changes laws governing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates institutional liens for persons treated at State and county psychiatric facilities. **
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. *
Authorizes State Board of Education to issue technology education endorsement and endorsement for industrial arts. *
Prohibits delivery of unsolicited credit cards and limits recipients' liability for unauthorized use of unsolicited credit cards or checks.*
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for gift certificates and cards. *
Establishes NJ Elderly Person Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DHSS.
Prohibits display of students' social security numbers by institutions of higher education.
Increases maximum public employees may contribute to Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust plans.
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. **
Provides for State and county coordination of emergency response programs. *
Proposes series of amendments to statutes governing SCI.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Requires municipal prosecutors to review motor vehicle abstracts of DWI offenders prior to sentencing.
Requires inventory of brownfields in the State and annual progress reports by the Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force; appropriates $285,000. *
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to suspend license of physician whose license has been revoked by another state, agency or authority.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
Prohibits sale or distribution of cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
Requires DLPS to establish policy for State Police and local law enforcement in working with Safe Return Program to recover lost individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. *
Extends prevailing wage requirements to projects of county improvement authorities, the CRDA, the Educational Facilities Financing Authority, and the Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. *
Concerns "card check" method of union recognition.
Provides preference in State contracts for wood and paper products derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems whenever possible. *
Requires health care providers to offer parents of infants option to screen for disorders for which State does not require screening.
Amends the State's guardianship law. *
May require child support to continue past emancipation if the child has a severe mental or physical incapacity which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent. *
Amends and clarifies the rights of handicapped, blind or deaf persons when accompanied by service or guide dogs.
Requires insurers and SHBP to cover mammograms for women under 40 under certain circumstances. *
Extends authority for municipalities to establish transfer of development rights programs and sets forth parameters for creation thereof.
Establishes domestic violence public awareness campaign.
Establishes crime of human trafficking; adds to racketeering; authorizes victim compensation and services; provides certain affirmative defenses. **
Requires value engineering clause in specifications for certain construction contracts under Local Public Contracts Law.
Makes it a crime to lure or entice another for the purpose of committing a crime via electronic or any other means including the Internet.
Authorizes Secretary of State to establish Asian american Study Foundation; appropriates $10,000. *
Deletes certain nursing home payment requirements under "Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act."
Appropriates $1,289,407 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for Mercer County College.
Appropriates $537,965 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for Kean University.
Establishes requirements for reducing fine particle diesel emissions from certain vehicles and equipment; creates fund for financing costs associated therewith; increases penalties for idling and authorizes DEP to establish additional restrictions on sch
Appropriates $22,906,600 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 $39.8 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Establishes Safe Haven Awareness Promotion Task Force.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Provides for appointment of a BPU Business Ombudsman to assist businesses with energy issues. *
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in foreign companies doing business in Sudan. *
Establishes the "School Construction Review Commission."
Creates World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Expands State tuition aid grant eligibility to include dependent child whose parent or guardian has been transferred to a military installation in this State. *
Establishes "Task Force on Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting."
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members and to revise the Core Curriculum Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Educ
The "Identity Theft Prevention Act" *
Establishes Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey. *
Concerns grievance arbitration clauses in public employment collective negotiation agreement.
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Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstance.
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities.
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act." *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents. *
Creates the "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism Program.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Prohibits sale to minors of anabolic androgenic steroids prohibited by World Anti-Doping Agency. *
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
"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.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing."
Requires posting and distribution of rights of residents in congregate housing facilities.
Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Establishes voluntary Statewide joint purchasing alliance for persons covered by individual health benefits plans.
Clarifies jurisdiction concerning matters involving death or serious bodily injury and motor vehicles offenses arising out of same incident. *
Establishes additional bases for disqualification of bidder under "Local Public Contracts Law" and clarifies existing law. *
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DCA.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.
Creates "Task Force to Improve the Treatment of Offenders with Mental Illness."
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of signers of Declaration of Independence; appropriates $200,000.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to volunteer fire companies.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Skinner's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.**
Concerns penalties for passing a school bus.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline. *
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap. ***
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
The "Health Insurance Affordability and Accessibility Reform Act."
Requires interactive computer service to remove images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act from computer server or other storage device controlled or owned by the interactive computer service.
Prescribes procedures and protocols for investigating fires involving firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Establishes the Commercial and Technology Part in the Superior Court.
Requires certain physicians to complete course in recognizing reporting child abuse and neglect.*
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility costs and an appeal on administrative cost limits, and authorizes 3% surplus for 2006-2007
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals. *
Provides reimbursement of group life insurance premiums to members of National Guard, appropriates $1,500,000.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2005.
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators. *
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
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Requires certain campaign and organizational treasurers to be trained by ELEC. *
Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation in which member or family member of that member has personal interest.
Implements provisions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002"; creates Statewide voter registration system.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Applies prevailing wage requirement to certain custom fabrication.
Requires insurers that provide outpatient prescription drug benefits and State Health Benefits Program to cover costs of prescription female contraceptives. *
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act" to certain employees. *
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the parent, spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages. *
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Establishes NJ STARS Program to provide scholarships for county college students. *
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Requires defendants convicted of crime of "leader of firearms trafficking network" to serve 85% of sentence prior to parole eligibility.
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Requires nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing information to the public. *
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires DEP Commissioner to establish list of environmentally responsible companies and recognition and grant program for certain exemplary companies; requires companies on list be given preference whenever possible in the awarding of State contracts. *
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Provides penalties for injuring or killing search and rescue dogs.
Removes license suspension penalty for persons with only one outstanding parking fine; permits Motor Vehicle Commission to refuse registration to persons with only one outstanding parking fine. *
Establishes special environmental prosecutor. *
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for students who are called to active duty for certain military operations. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of members of active and reserve components of U.S. Armed Forces, and of National Guard members on State active duty, from taxable gross income. *
Establishes "Alan M. Augustine Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; appropriates $100,000. *
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorcycles. *
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Revises pilotage laws.
Requires services under State contracts to be performed in the United States. *
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits; increases members' contribution rate.
Prohibits dry cutting and grinding of masonry in certain cases.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operations Northern and Southern Watch.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Implements portions of federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002."
Requires all voting machines to produce a voter-verified paper record.
The "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act"; creates Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council; and dedicates a portion of realty transfer fee revenue annually for certain State aid purposes in Highlands Region and the pinelands area. **
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005." **
Upgrades unlawful possession and distribution of prescription legend drugs. *
Creates the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
Establishes licensing requirements and standards for pharmaceutical wholesale distribution.
Creates credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
Ends automatic adjustment of campaign contribution limits for committees; adjusts limits for candidate committees.
"Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act."
Establishes Alternative to Discipline Program for impaired nurses through NJ Board of Nursing.
Imposes additional penalties on sex offenders; creates the "Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund" to provide counseling and treatment to sex crime victims and their families.
Allows certain persons in military service to receive suspension of interest on mortgage loan. *
Establishes Office of the Inspector General. *
Establishes notification requirements in connection with public and private development proximite to certain military facilities.
Changes purpose and membership of Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs.
"Family Health Care Coverage Act"; reestablishes NJ FamilyCare Program, expands eligibility for Medicaid program for parents and adults without dependent children and provides for pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for GA program. *
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces.
Increases the minimum wage; creates New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission.
Permits unemployment benefits for workers "locked-out" by their employers.
Allows participation in SHBP for certain union elected officers and employees. *
Makes various changes to State contracting process; imposes certain disclosure on State officers and employees involved in contracting.
"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act."
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Establishes the Special Education Review Commission.
Establishes pilot program for satellite-based monitoring of certain sex offenders and authorizes certain sex offenders to submit to annual polygraph; appropriates $3 million. *
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Changes criteria for continued receipt of NJ STARS scholarship after first year of enrollment in a county college.
Establishes public school district budget cap adjustment for energy costs. *
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Clarifies that crime victims' rights must be recognized by all courts in the State.
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
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.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated.
Enhances coverage of laborers and materialmen under payment bonds.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Establishes binding arbitration procedure for port authority police officers.
Establishes ten-member "New Jersey Clean Elections and Campaign Finance Study Commission."
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
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.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits choice of provider for treatment of diseases and conditions covered under individual health benefits plans.
Appropriates $2,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to DHSS for a grant to Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
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 low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires Commissioner of Education to grant an equivalency or waiver under certain conditions.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Authorizes a municipal court to impose certain sanctions on children with a pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school.
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.
Increases payment upon retirement for unused sick leave from a maximum of $15,000 to a maximum of $20,000.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
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.
Requires DHSS investigation and provides for receivership and imposition of enforcement remedies of nursing homes under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to implement Phase II of California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State in 2006.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
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.
Establishes "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Provides that the State shall pay health insurance premiums for survivors of certain police officers in PERS.
Requires prequalification of certain persons who perform school construction management services.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
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.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Allows excuse from jury service on grounds of obligation to care for a minor child under certain circumstances.
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Makes certain surviving spouses eligible for PFRS mortgage loan program.
Provides PFRS death benefit of 3 1/2 times the annual rate of compensation in the event of accidental death occurring in the first year of creditable service.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
"New Jersey Clean Water, Drought Mitigation and Water Resource Security Trust Fund Act."
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Provides that assisted living resident's security deposit is refundable if resident leaves facility.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Restructures child protective services in DHS.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
Increases fairness for bidding on certain public contracts requiring proprietary goods, services, materials, or supplies.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act."
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.
Provides that mentally retarded persons would not be eligible for the death penalty.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Makes certain reforms in the process of estimating and certifying State revenues for the annual State budget.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Requires drug and alcohol testing of adult inmates within 72 hours prior to furlough, work release or similar programs under certain conditions.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Provides State matching funds to school districts in the amount of savings realized from the provision of educational or administrative services through an educational services commission.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Prohibits black bear hunting, creates black bear study commission, authorizes issuance and sale of NJ Black Bear Stamp, establishes NJ Black Bear Stamp Account.
Requires additional consumer protections in health club services contracts.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public school buildings.
Creates Division of Probation in DOC; transfers all probation functions and employees to DOC.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Establishes pilot program to provide incentive grants to public school districts which develop instruction programs in languages of critical need; appropriates $2,000,000.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Increases State supplementary payment for residential health care facilities.
Requires restaurants to carry minimum amount of commercial general liability insurance.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Requires the State to reimburse counties for costs incurred in connection with the operation of county prosecutors' offices.
Revises calculation of school district budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and revises adjustment for special education costs.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Clarifies law on incorportion of religious societies by eliminating reference to specific religious societies; lowers age of voting members thereof.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Provides for temporary voluntary deduction from compensation of State employees for donation to American Red Cross for disaster relief in Southeast Asia.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Establishes the Higher Education Study Commission.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Requires certain employers to make charity care payments under certain circumstances.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Requires DEP to provide written notice to municipality concerning possible contaminated sites.
Requires person performing remediation to file environmental report with municipality.
Increases time for DEP review of proposed negative declaration under Industrial Site Recovery Act.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.