Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, in the General Assembly and then the Senate.
Linda R. Greenstein
General Assembly
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Passed the General Assembly2
Jessica Rogers' Law: upgrades assault by auto or vessel in situations of road rage.
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Out of committee4
Limits authority of "Blue Ribbon Panel for Review of Long-Term Prisoners' Parole Eligibility." *
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Allows professional corporation to use or register an alternate name; allows use of certain abbreviations in certain business names; updates references for certain State business filings.
Revises certain unemployment benefit claim procedures and requires registration of authorized agents of parties to the procedures.
In committee53
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
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.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
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.
Prohibits political contributions by county and municipal political party committees to other committees; increases certain penalties.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
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.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs.
Provides DEP authority over remedy selection for cleanup of contaminated property to be used for residential purposes or as a school.
Establishes presumption of grandfathering of certain governing documents of homeowners' associations upon conflict with new statutory or regulatory provisions unless majority of members vote to amend.
Requires all cats and dogs released from shelters and pounds be sterilized with certain exceptions; increases certain dog-related fees; dedicates increases to Animal Population Control Fund; establishes new eligibility criteria for State spaying and neut
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for sexual assault upon a minor.
Requires a State tax expenditure report be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Requires movie theaters to install captioning technology for use by hearing impaired patrons.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Requires Governor's annual budget message to include certain contract information.
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies.
Revises scope of public employee collective negotiations.
Provides additional penalties for violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)" involving certain persons.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Limits job creation estimation under COAH regulations for warehousing activities.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Requires scooter riders under 17 years old to wear helmets.
Requires certain issue advocacy organizations to disclose contributions and expenditure information.
Restricts campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Provides certain individuals, businesses or other organizations performing public contracts are prohibited from making certain contributions.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Removes decal requirement from graduated driver's license law; establishes new system for law enforcement to identify novice drivers.
Establishes pilot project to permit overseas and military voters to vote in certain elections using Internet; makes an appropriation.
Regulates use of pallets in shipment and storage of certain agricultural commodities, foods, drugs, and medicinal products.
Provides grants to eligible businesses equal to 5% of annual base salary of new employees hired under employment grant component of Invest in New Jersey Business Grant Program.
Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Requires forfeiture of public office, position or employment upon conviction of certain offenses.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires policy on use of alternative dispute resolution for State agencies; expands duties of Dispute Settlement Office of Department of Public Defender.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 50
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Expands the provisions of Operation Recognition to veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Decreases certain public document copy fees; amount of fee dependent upon whether letter size page or legal size page. *
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding. *
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and State's toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings. *
Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Requires DCF to provide information on home visitation resources and shaken baby syndrome to parents of newborn infants. *
Expands membership of Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Requires Department of State to establish and maintain a website to provide a clearinghouse of information for nonprofits.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Establishes "Blue Ribbon Panel to Review New Jersey's Inmate Policy." *
Revises law relating to title recordation.
"Sara's Law;" requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish next-of-kin program.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Establishes new procedure in "Administrative Procedure Act" to allow substantial changes to agency rule-making upon adoption.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements. *
Permits local units to participate in cooperative purchasing agreements.
Requires DCA to post on its website the current adopted budget of any county or municipality that does not maintain its own website; also requires posting of three immediately preceding adopted budgets.
Requires BPU orders to be issued in writing and posted on Internet. *
Eliminates various inactive boards, commissions, committees, councils, and task forces.
Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Modifies employer UI tax rates.
Requires State, regional, and local authorities, boards,and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees.*
Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.
Provides updated procedures for disposition of State surplus computers and certain other electronic devices designated for redistribution, sale, or disposal.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2012.
Creates Veterans Haven Council.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Girl Scouts councils in New Jersey.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Vetoed · 18
Supplements the State annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year 2010-2011, makes appropriations for Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Programs and the Homestead Rebate/Credit Program.
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides for maintenance of State buildings and facilities by direct hire of certain skilled labor. **
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Amends Fiscal Year 2011 annual appropriations act to require filing of application for expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Regulates deed procurement services.*
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Permits institutions of higher education to make supplemental contributions to ABP.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Establishes "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center; requires center to provide competitive intelligence information to certain businesses.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions; limits number of sample ballots transmitted to each residence.
Passed the General Assembly · 17
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Expands parity between certain State-chartered financial institutions, and permits interstate banking by such institutions through de novo branching or expanded authority to acquire existing branches or institutions.
Establishes crime of initiating a false "Amber Alert."
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Prohibits access to police vehicle global positioning system.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Regulates mailed manufacturer's rebates.
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Includes reverse rate evasion as form of insurance fraud and provides for civil and criminal penalties.
Prohibits delivery of more than one magazine issue before billing information is obtained. *
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Establishes a civil cause of action for gender-motivated violence.
Transfers $5,000,000 of unexpended balance from Purchase of Service for Inmates Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities account in Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Appropriations Act and appropriates that amount for Women's Health and Family Planning Services.
Out of committee · 24
Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.
Prohibits misleading use of senior-specific certifications or professional designations in connection with sales of securities.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Establishes new motorcycle safety provisions.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Heath Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. *
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Regulates advertising of manufacturer's rebates by retail mercantile establishments.
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of National Guard members.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer.*
Concerns gender equity in the workplace.
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
Requires health insurers to cover oral anticancer medications on no less favorable basis than intravenous anticancer medications.*
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Requires four weeks pre-notification of exhaustion of UI benefits. *
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
In committee · 112
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Prohibits sale of certain products using advertisements alluding to controlled dangerous substances or analogs.
Requires schools to provide eligible high school students with voter registration material.
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Provides in-network benefits to patient with disability for services provided by out-of-network provider under certain circumstances.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act and other laws relating thereto.
Requires court to consider results of domestic violence assessment before dissolving certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Establishes, in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in DEP, a program to encourage school children to avoid drug use and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
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 public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
Restricts bail options for second and subsequent offenses occurring while released.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Requires prequalification process for prospective bidders on school district transportation contracts; authorizes debarment of bidders convicted of certain crimes; authorizes disqualification of bidder or termination of transportation contract for certai
Adds contact via electronic device to prohibited contact enumerated in permanent restraining orders for convicted stalkers.
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.
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain maintenance-related projects.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008."
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Creates a directory of registered telemarketers.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Revises certain procedures for municipal redevelopment programs; prohibits certain campaign contributions by redevelopers.
The "Smart Container Act."
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Transfers all probation functions and employees to Bureau of Probation in State Parole Board.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Prohibits Internet posting of certain information on law enforcement officers.
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
Establishes Task Force on Public School Student Recess to study benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.
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.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of significant individuals of the American Revolutionary period; appropriates $200,000.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Directs AG to develop mandatory guidelines for municipal prosecutors.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires registration of certain additional securities investment advisers.
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
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 an appropriation.
Provides for specified alternative proposals and base specifications for certain public contracts; requires contracting unit to specify basis for determining lowest responsible bid and criteria for selection of alternate bids.
Limits use of inherently beneficial use doctrine when municipality making variance determination has received substantive certification from the Council on Affordable Housing; provides repose from litigation.
Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
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.
Changes calculation of average weekly wage for TDI benefits.
Criminalizes certain actions in or on utility company's property.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
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 minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Concerns access to wage records in connection with projects subject to prevailing wage requirements.
Revises law concerning meetings of public bodies.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Adds three members to New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Amends RICO to add certain crimes involving public servants.
Requires recycling of digital audio players and certain printers.
Changes signature requirement for recall petition and when recall may be initiated.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.
Requires certain cable television companies to offer free Internet access to public libraries.
Protects law enforcement officers from liability when checking car seats.
Increases statute of limitations and provides treble damages for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
Repeals restriction on weights and measures officers' and employees' duties.
Reorganizes New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority as New Jersey Public Media Corporation.
Establishes "Monica's Law" concerning domestic violence risk assessment pilot program.
Provides for establishment of county offices for disability services; appropriates $90,000.
Eliminates DOT approval of municipal traffic calming measures in business districts.
Requires municipal agency under MLUL to notify prospective applicant of potential need for additional governmental approvals.
Requires development of fact sheet about bedbugs to be posted on the Department of Education's website.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to evaluate NJT fare increases and determine whether increases are necessary and fair to NJT customers.
Establishes special environmental prosecutor.
Provides that modification of collective bargaining agreement concerning State holiday of Lincoln's Birthday in February 2011 and day after Thanksgiving in November 2010 is to be given effect.
Senate
Sponsored
Became law5
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $23 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund" for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Decreases the minimum corporation business tax on certain New Jersey subchapter S corporations by 25%.
Passed the Senate1
Designates portion of U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick Township as "Pleasant T. Macon Highway."
Out of committee10
Modifies certain service outage compensation and notice requirements for CATV companies.
Requires State Treasurer to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.
Eliminates DOT approval of municipal traffic calming measures in business districts.
Creates "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
Requires Division of Rate Counsel to evaluate NJT fare increases and determine whether increases are necessary and fair to NJT customers.
Concerns monitoring of certain workplace training for unemployment insurance beneficiaries.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Makes certain changes to NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Permits institutions of higher education to make supplemental contributions to ABP.
Establishes "Back to Work NJ Program"; makes an appropriation.
In committee98
Prohibits political contributions by county and municipal political party committees to other committees; increases certain penalties.
Limits rescheduling, cancelation, and no-show fees providers of health care services may charge in certain instances.
Limits cancelation and rescheduling fees for cosmetology and hairstyling, barbering, beauty culture, manicuring, and skin care specialty services in certain instances.
Establishes 30-day grace period for consumer to cancel contract for telephone or cable service.
Provides grants to eligible businesses equal to 5% of annual base salary of new employees hired under employment grant component of Invest in New Jersey Business Grant Program.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Requires development of fact sheet about bedbugs to be posted on the Department of Education's website.
Changes signature requirement for recall petition and when recall may be initiated.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
Prohibits the sale of jewelry containing phthalates.
Transfers all probation functions and employees to Bureau of Probation in State Parole Board.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances.
Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
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.
Prohibits delegation of investment discretion of Director of Division of Investment to outside managers.
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.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Establishes presumption of grandfathering of certain governing documents of homeowners' associations upon conflict with new statutory or regulatory provisions unless majority of members vote to amend.
Requires all cats and dogs released from shelters and pounds be sterilized with certain exceptions; increases certain dog-related fees; dedicates increases to Animal Population Control Fund; establishes new eligibility criteria for State spaying and neut
Requires movie theaters to install captioning technology for use by hearing impaired patrons.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Requires Governor's annual budget message to include certain contract information.
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies.
Provides additional penalties for violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)" involving certain persons.
Prohibits Internet posting of certain information on law enforcement officers.
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
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 an appropriation.
Limits use of inherently beneficial use doctrine when municipality making variance determination has received substantive certification from the Council on Affordable Housing; provides repose from litigation.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.
Provides certain employment protections for sheriff's investigators.
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain for-sale housing projects.
Revises the definition of "public works projects" related to project labor agreements to include bridges.
Requires Council on Affordable Housing to adjust municipal fair share to reflect job loss in a municipality.
Requires gradual replacement of incandescent light bulbs in public school buildings with compact fluorescent light bulbs whenever possible.
Restricts campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that purchase or acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.
Provides certain individuals, businesses or other organizations performing public contracts are prohibited from making certain contributions.
Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Encourages development of electric vehicle charging stations in transportation projects.
Revises scope of public employee collective negotiations.
Revises certain procedures for municipal redevelopment programs; prohibits certain campaign contributions by redevelopers.
Provides exclusive jurisdiction to PERC for certain unfair labor practice claims.
Concerns apprenticeship programs and other standards for public works contractors.
Requires certain cable television companies to offer free Internet access to public libraries.
Establishes special environmental prosecutor.
Requires municipal agency under MLUL to notify prospective applicant of potential need for additional governmental approvals.
Prohibits municipality from imposing special assessment for curb repair in certain circumstances.
Provides workers' compensation coverage for participants of "Back to Work NJ Program."
Creates grant program for newly established small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Provides corporation business tax credit and allows gross income tax deduction for purchase of electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Provides corporation business tax credit and allows gross income tax deduction for purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
Exempts certain files of clinical programs at law schools in State from Open Public Records Act.
Provides corporation business tax incentives for life sciences research.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of significant individuals of the American Revolutionary period; appropriates $200,000.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Jessica Rogers' Law: upgrades assault by auto or vessel in situations of road rage.
Expands programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
"Prescription Drug Right-to-Know Act"; establishes clinical trials registry in DHSS; requires pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial data.
Creates a directory of registered telemarketers.
Makes it unlawful practice to sell certain products via Internet auction.
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs.
Creates annual inspection cycle for certain hotels and motels under "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Requires DHSS to review standard of care at health care facilities in which 40% or more of direct patient care nursing staff are temporary hires.
Requiring notification of designated rape crisis centers under certain circumstances.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Victim Protection Pilot Program."
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Prohibits sale of mercury batteries and consumer products that use mercury batteries; prohibits disposal of used mercury batteries as solid waste.
Requires scooter riders under 17 years old to wear helmets.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Requires children to wear athletic heart protectors while playing organized baseball or softball.
Requires prequalification process for prospective bidders on school district transportation contracts; authorizes debarment of bidders convicted of certain crimes; authorizes disqualification of bidder or termination of transportation contract for certai
Implements recommendations of State Comptroller's report analyzing the on-line transparency of local authorities and commissions.
Requires owners of certain newly developed shopping centers to provide electric vehicle charging stations.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of compressed natural gas vehicles.
Establishes public-private pilot program for level 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
Establishes public-private alternative fueling station pilot program and requires DOT to conduct study.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of fuel cell vehicles.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases.
Enhances procedures for disposition of State surplus computers, computer equipment and software allocated for redistribution, sale, or disposal.
Guarantees each municipality, at a minimum, Fiscal Year 2010 distribution of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid in State Fiscal Year 2012.
Requires telephone companies regulated by BPU to mail certain service discontinuance notices via certified, return receipt requested.
Concerns repayment of unemployment compensation overpayments.
Permits municipalities to use up to 15% of affordable housing trust fund monies to provide financial assistance grants to owners of property that sustained certain weather-related damage.
Requires that Board of Pharmacy compile and publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs and that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.
Designates Pine Barrens treefrog as New Jersey State Amphibian.
Supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to DOT for installation of a traffic signal on Route 130 at the Shoppes at Hamilton in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.
Co-sponsored
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Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Establishes new motorcycle safety provisions.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes additional $1,000 penalty for violations.
Allows professional corporation to use or register an alternate name; allows use of certain abbreviations in certain business names; updates references for certain State business filings. *
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
Provides unemployment insurance benefits for shared work programs; requires Department of Labor and Workforce Development report.*
Concerns gender equity in the workplace. *
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS.
Establishes "Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program" telephone helpline. *
Prohibits misleading use of senior-specific certifications or professional designations in connection with sales of securities.
Requires health insurers to cover oral anticancer medications on no less favorable basis than intravenous anticancer medications.*
Revises certain unemployment benefit claim procedures and requires registration of authorized agents of parties to the procedures.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Provides for development of searchable "Bulletin NJ" local public bidding and employment database.
Permits development of solar and wind facilities and structures on landfills and resource extraction operations under certain circumstances. **
Concerns creation of benefit corporations.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty. *
"Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; provides for use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms and requires physicians and advanced practice nurses to pursue continuing education in end-of life care. *
Requires four weeks pre-notification of exhaustion of UI benefits. *
Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Requires specific instructions for workers filing unemployment insurance claims.
Requires services be provided for sexually exploited juveniles charged with certain offenses; creates an affirmative defense regarding prostitution.*
Provides for annual adjustments in worker taxes paid into the State disability benefits fund.
Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women.
Establishes alternative business calculation under gross income tax to permit consolidation and carryforward of certain business-related losses.
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 $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
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.
Establishes Small Business Loan Program in EDA allowing certain small businesses to be eligible for low interest rate loans of up to $250,000 to expand their businesses.
Changes trigger for certain extended unemployment benefits.
Vetoed · 15
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. *
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
"Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act"; expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs.
Permits small, women or minority owned businesses located in designated regional centers to qualify for loans from EDA as if located in designated urban center.
Prohibits new employees of certain organizations from enrolling in State-administered retirement system or health care plan of public employer. *
Clarifies liability for discharges of hazardous substances from drilling platforms that enter NJ waters. **
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for certain wages paid to qualified interns in tax years 2012 and 2013.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all future elections.
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Extends certain business tax credit programs to the gross income tax.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
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Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund. *
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Prohibits health care institutions from discharging medications into sewer or septic systems.
Requires additional public participation and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer; dissolves the Health Service Corporation Conversion Temporary Advisory Commission. **
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to certain National Guard or reservists.
Excludes from State gross income tax certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Provides partial sales tax exemption for energy and utility service to certain manufacturers. *
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Requires school buses transporting certain disabled persons to use flashing lights and establishes penalties for drivers who fail to yield.
Provides tax relief for certain non-residential property owners and tenants in consolidated municipalities.
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Requires private entity primarily engaged in business of providing transportation for passengers in wheelchairs to secure passengers in wheelchairs using four-point securement system and to secure unoccupied wheelchairs. *
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS for $7,453,000 for family planning services, and requires filing of State Plan Amendment to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to persons with incomes up to 200% of federal poverty level.
Requires Chief Administrator of Motor Vehicle Commission to establish standards for average customer wait times at facilities.
Provides purchasing preference to local and environmentally responsible businesses in the awarding of State contracts.
Revises renewable energy requirements under "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act." *
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
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Revises law relating to title recordation.
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Clarifies failure to provide minimum care to an animal constitutes animal cruelty.
Requires Department of State to establish and maintain a website to provide a clearinghouse of information for nonprofits.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses that pay societal benefits charges to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.*
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
"Sara's Law;" requires Motor Vehicle Commission to establish next-of-kin program.
Repeals law allowing PERS member to retire with PERS pension and continue to receive salary for current PERS-covered elective office.
Requires DCA to post on its website the current adopted budget of any county or municipality that does not maintain its own website; also requires posting of three immediately preceding adopted budgets.
Requires DHS to collect and disseminate data about persons with developmental disabilities.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
Concerns contracting and licensing procedures for certain organizations under contract with DHS and DCF.
Provides for maintenance of State buildings and facilities by direct hire of certain skilled labor. **
Requires BPU orders to be issued in writing and posted on Internet.
Regulates deed procurement solicitors.*
Concerns calculation of value for conveyance of certain State-owned lands.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes a closing fund to provide financial resources for certain economic development projects.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Imposes certain bail restrictions on persons charged with violating domestic violence restraining orders.
Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
Permits local units to participate in cooperative purchasing agreements.
Modifies employer UI tax rates.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Requires State, regional, and local authorities, boards, and commissions to establish an Internet website and post information related to each entity's mission, finances, meetings, and employees. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
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.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Creates Veterans Haven Council.
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support the Girl Scouts councils in New Jersey.
Allows counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds for purchase of flood-prone properties.*
Creates New Jersey Business Action Center; requires center to provide competitive intelligence information to certain businesses.
Prohibits municipal library trustees from transferring donated funds to municipality.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions; limits number of sample ballots transmitted to each residence.
Provides updated procedures for disposition of State surplus computers and certain other electronic devices designated for redistribution, sale, or disposal.
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Permits the sealing of certain criminal records; revises eligibility for expungement of criminal and juvenile delinquency records.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.
"Uniform Trust Code."
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking, promoting prostitution of a child and certain child endangerment crimes shall not be expunged.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Prohibits certain persons convicted of certain crimes from serving as governmental affairs agents.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive or abusive communication through social networking websites.
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"Judy and Nikki's Law"; provides for life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of murder of a child 16 years of age or younger.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
Requires closed-cycle cooling towers as condition of NJPDES permit for certain energy generation facilities.
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Establishes process by which a fiduciary is discharged.
Establishes the Technology Business Incubator Program Supplemental Assistance Fund.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Permits person covered by certain managed care plans to receive covered services from network provider without obtaining written referral from primary care provider.
Expands the means to obtain a protective order for a minor.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Revises child pornography law.
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Requires all assisted living facilities set aside at least 10% of beds for Medicaid-eligible persons and accept at least 5% Medicaid direct admission.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Concerns access to wage records in connection with projects subject to prevailing wage requirements.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Eliminates certain components of realty transfer fee.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
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.
The "Smart Container 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.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for sexual assault upon a minor.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable television customers.
Allows bureau chief to assess civil penalty for certain violations of "Uniform Securities Law (1997)."
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Implements Governor's "Tool Kit" proposals for public employee collective bargaining.
Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase and installation of certain environmentally responsible business equipment.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 and dedicates revenue from tax rate increase for direct real property tax relief for taxpayers.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Establishes Sex Offender Management Commission; amends Megan's Law in response to federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
Allows certain sole proprietors to join a small employer health benefits purchasing alliance.
Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.