Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Shirley K. Turner
Sponsored
Became law4
The "New Jersey Women's Micro-Business Credit Act"; appropriates $750,000.
Clarifies health insurance coverage requirements for Pap smears and requires same coverage under State Health Benefits Program.*
Allows PERS retiree to earn $15,000 aggregate annual compensation in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment. **
Allows State or local government employee having duties related to state of emergency to accumulate vacation leave until used or compensation is paid therefore.
Passed the Senate6
Requires notification of certain persons of availability of federal earned income tax credit.
Clarifies that child support judgments shall not be docketed until arrearage equals or exceeds amount payable for one month.
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
Authorizes Historic Trenton license plates.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline food stamp application form.
Out of committee9
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires State Police to file reports on motor vehicle stops they initiate.
Establishes subcommittee of local emergency councils to develop school crisis response action plans; appropriates $3 million.
Makes owner of residential rental premises criminally liable for consequences of certain housing violations.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the OAG within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between April 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Law and Public Safety using infrared sensors to facilitate roadside truck safety inspections.
In committee93
Requires criminal history background checks on certain child care workers, strengthens sanctions imposed upon child care centers for certain violations.
Authorizes adoption of time-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Reduces vesting requirement under State-administered retirement systems to five years' service.
Requires primary and general elections to be conducted by mail.
Requires the State to pay all costs for operation of the Office of the County Superintendent of Schools.
Requires training for school bus drivers.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Requires the State to reimburse counties for costs incurred in connection with the operation of county prosecutors' offices.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Requires new police officers to receive First Responder-D training.
Clarifies duty of the AG to defend certain State employees in cases of sexual harassment.
Establishes Kinship Foster Care Program in DYFS.
Provides that State's mileage reimbursement rate will be same as IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Requires certain State officials to reside in New Jersey.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Creates the offense of racial profiling.
Establishes a Civilian Board of Review to review and investigate complaints and allegations of State Police misconduct.
Requires quarterly studies of State Police motor vehicle stops to be filed with Governor and Legislature and available to public.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines with certain exceptions.
Conforms administration of certain State-administered retirement systems and pension funds to Internal Revenue Code requirements; ensures members' rights to pension benefits.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for sexual assault upon a minor.
Prohibits persons under 18 from smoking in public and purchasing tobacco products.
Requires State agencies to submit notice of request for proposals or other documents pertinent to privatization contracts to certain State employees.
Prohibits HMO from imposing certain restrictions regarding provision of health care services to enrollees.
Increases income threshold for qualifying for farmland assessment.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Requires racial and gender balance in appointments to certain State entities.
Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.
Authorizes criminal background checks for au pairs and nannies.
Requires an early childhood endorsement to the instructional certificate for teachers of grades prekindergarten through three.
Permits municipalities to require bond from residential rental landlords in certain circumstances.
Prohibits investment of certain public employee pension funds in tobacco manufacturers and distributors; provides for divestiture of existing holdings in such businesses.
Requires school districts to provide transportation services to pupils walking to school along a county or State highway.
Permits counties to establish a central municipal drug court.
"Public Employees' Flexibility Act."
Establishes "Parenting for All Parents Pilot Program" in DHSS.
Provides that charter school must give enrollment priority to certain students.
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Clarifies that statute making "good behavior" credits at Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center contingent upon participation in treatment program applies to all inmates.
Requires school district to establish preschool recruitment program under certain conditions.
Upgrades falsely incriminating another and fictitious reporting of an offense under certain circumstance.
Requires payment to municipality for use of municipal services by for-profit lessee of property owned by county or county improvement authority.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
The "Urban Heritage District Act."
Requires all EMT's to be trained and certified to perform cardiac defibrillation.
Requires municipal police forces to have cardiac defibrillators; establishes minimum number of units for each municipality.
Establishes program in advanced airway care for emergency medical technicians.
Makes supplemental Grant-in-Aid appropriation of $250,000 for a new Governor's School of Engineering/Technology at Rutgers, The State University.
Concerns private entities that own, operate or manage correctional facilities or jails.
Provides for the registration and regulation of sellers of travel.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Supplemental appropriation of $10,000,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund Neighborhood Community Centers.
Places a moratorium on imposition of death penalty until Jan. 1, 2003; creates study commission in interim.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter and Public School Teacher Home-buyer Assistance Act."
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Broadens exemption of school textbooks from sales tax to include recommended as well as required textbooks.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Requires aftercare treatment program as part of community supervision.
Requires wearing of gloves in food preparation in food establishments.
Requires payment to municipality for use of municipal services by for-profit lessee of property owned by county or county improvement authority.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Excludes certain winnings from consideration for PAAD eligibility.
Permits police to arrest certain motor vehicle offenders without warrant; requires intoxicated driver to be held until sober.
Includes emergency contraceptives in protocols for sexual assault victims.
Regulates sale of mailing lists.
Requires DOT to identify unsafe crossings, between railroads and public highways, and to request money from Transportation Trust Fund to make the safety improvements.
Includes inhalant "propyl nitrite" as intoxicating drug under drunk driving statute.
Requires executive directors of local housing authorities to report every six months to Legislature and DCA Commissioner number and type of violent crimes and drug offenses committed in housing authority properties.
Allows credit unions to sell title insurance.
Allows certain part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage.
Adds option of receipt of employee's contributions plus portion of employer contributions when vested PERS member leaves PERS-covered service.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations, and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS who retire during specified periods in 2002 and 2003.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county and county college employees and certain municipal employees who retire between September 1, 2002 and January 1, 2003.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,900,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund grant to Trenton City, in Mercer County, for property tax relief.
Creates tax credit program for businesses to assist in converting abandoned urban properties into affordable housing.
Requires COAH to credit any rehabilitated housing with affordability controls against municipal fair share housing obligation.
Establishes State rental assistance program patterned after federal section 8 program; appropriates $50 million.
Creates program in HMFA to assist participants in federal section 8 home ownership program.
Requires increased allocation of balanced housing funds and amounts which may be spent from Housing Demonstration Fund for shelters; appropriates $1 million to DCA rental assistance program.
Increases TPAF and PERS ordinary and accidental disability retirement benefits for active members and retirees.
Increases TPAF and PERS veterans retirement benefits for active members and retirees.
Permits certain persons convicted of welfare fraud to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.
Prohibits heavy trucks or truck-trailer combinations on certain county roads.
Provides for deprivatization of motor vehicle inspection program when vendor contract concludes.
"Standards and Assessments Accountability Act."
The "Family Income Security and Emergency Economic Stimulus Act."
Allows certain retirees to reenroll in SHBP.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Upgrades penalties for assaults committed against medical security officers employed by the Department of Human Services.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Filed2
Allows PERS retiree to resume employment covered by PERS as teacher with higher education institution without suspension of benefits.
Requires DCA Commissioner to incorporate into State Uniform Construction Code certain dimensional requirements for elevators to accommodate stretchers in residential buildings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 45
Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Prohibits police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations.
Establishes a DYFS Review Panel; provides for additional positions; makes an appropriation. *
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Directs UEZA to establish extended enterprise zones.*
Requires licensure of third party administrators of health and dental benefits plans and certification of third party billing services. *
The "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund Act."**
Requires DHSS to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures for health care professionals and facilities concerning postpartum depression; appropriates $50,000.
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
Increases the criminal penalties for manufacture or distribution of MDMA, known as "ecstasy," and MDA.*
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."*
Appropriates $29 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $6,587,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Prohibits heavy trucks on certain sections of State Route 29.*
Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to establish guidelines for placement of defibrillators in State buildings.
"New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act;" appropriates up $5,000,000 in unexpended federal TANF funds. *
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Appropriates $145 million from "1999 Statewide Transportation and Local Bridge Fund."
Establishes court awarded kinship legal guardianship status and creates three additional judgeships.
Appropriates $29 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $7.65 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $4,960,536 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey
Appropriates $502,201.99 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants from certain historic preservation projects in New Jersey.
Establishes Office on Women's Health in DHSS.**
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent. *
Prohibits health care facilities from requiring certain hourly wage employees to perform overtime work.
Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.
Establishes the casino reinvestment development authority urban revitalization incentive program.
Creates six Superior court judgeships to allow expansion of drug court program; provides appropriations for court staff and substance abuse treatment.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $58 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $12 million 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 funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes the New Jersey Commission on Programs for Gifted Students; appropriates $5,000. *
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Requires prosecutor to instruct grand jury in the elements of justification in cases involving use of force by law enforcement officer.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
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Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.
Establishes "Local Option Mortgage Assistance Program."
Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.
Prohibits person convicted of child abuse, domestic violence or stalking from purchasing or owning a firearm.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Permits establishment of after school recreational and academic enrichment programs in school facilities in Abbott school districts.*
Prohibits sale of snack food and cigarettes from same vending machine.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.*
Increases capital improvement fund in New Jersey Education Facility Authority by $90,000,000 to finance installation of automatic fire supression systems in student resident halls at high schools and institutions of higher education.*
Supplemental appropriation of $370,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to the E=mc2 program.
Eliminates reduction of the death benefit for participants age 70 or more in the alternate benefit program.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs. *
Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.
"Sports and Entertainment District Financing Act." *
Establishes Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council in DHS.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point type. *
Makes supplemental grants-in-aid appropriation of $1.5 million to the New Jersey Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for expansion of delinquency programs.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Concerns local housing authority crime reporting. *
Criminalizes the deprivation of civil rights by public officials.
Provides for additional annual State aid for the Capital City under the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program; appropriates $15 million for this purpose and $2.9 million for additional special municipal aid for Trenton.
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Renames Office on Minority Health in DHSS as Office on Minority and Multicultural Health and provides additional responsibilities for office; appropriates $1.5 million.
Prohibits health care facilities from requiring certain hourly wage employees to perform overtime work.*
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour after leaving program.*
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates. *
Supplemental appropriation of $2.0 million from the General Fund for the Social Services for the Homeless program.
Subjects HMOs to law regulating insurance holding company systems and revises calculation of health insurance policy reserves.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities; appropriates $4.6 million in State and $3.6 million in federal funds. *
Increases civil fines and penalties imposed by ELEC; remits moneys collected therefrom to General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to commission.
Requires State's three toll road authorities to comply with Treasury directive on acquisition of certain office furnishings.
Establishes "New Jersey Anti-Hunger Initiative"; appropriates $500,000.
Mandates training of school bus drivers.
Excludes certain deferred compensation of public school and charity, state and local government, and federal employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.
Requires State to pay for administrative costs of general public assistance administered by municipalities.
Appropriates $30 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $39,895,889 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts for local government open space acquisition or park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government park development projects.
Approves $16,001,500 in State funding for certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Requires State Police to maintain and make available certain records for at least 10 years.
Requires State Police to establish trooper performance database and early warning system.
Concerns licensing of auto body repair facilities.
Establishes programs through NJ KidCare for State financial assistance and subsidies to purchase employer-sponsored health benefits plans for certain dependent children.
Permits certain nonpublic school pupils to purchase bus transportation from boards of education or cooperative transportation services agencies.
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Allows banks and certain other lenders to act as title insurance producers.*
"The Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act." *
Provides State aid for any costs over $40,000 for a special education pupil.
Extends TPAF, PERS and PFRS veteran's status to certain participants in peace-keeping operations in Somalia and Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Permits the offering or furnishing of discount coupons and promotional items in the sale of motor fuels under certain circumstances.
Establishes a Commission on Early Childhood Education in but not of the DOE.
Establishes an Office of Early Childhood Education in the DOE.
Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Requires period for which eligibility for Medicaid and NJ KidCare are determined be maximum permitted under federal law.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Creates Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program; appropriates $25,000.
Requires DOT to provide traffic information through its website.
Authorizes purchase by DOT of development rights associated with certain public use airports; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds.*
Appropriates $150 million from "1999 Statewide Transportation and Local Bridge Fund."
Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount.
Appropriates $10.6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $21,014,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Creates a New Jersey Commission on Work and Family and a State Agency Work and Family Program; appropriates $1,000,000.*
Establishes sex offender Internet registry; appropriates $500,000. *
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs.**
Expands FamilyCare Health Coverage Program to cover single adults and couples without dependent children with incomes up to 133% of proverty level.
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million. *
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
Concerns use of child passenger restraint systems, booster seats and seat belts.
Appropriates $14.75 million from the "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in southern NJ.
Appropriates $14.9 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes in northern NJ.
Appropriates $11.8 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Enters New Jersey in Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact.
Establishes offenses concerning the protection of railroad property and interference with transportation. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Modifies requirements to be licensed as a certified public accountant.
"Nurse Retention Stipend Program Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Appropriates $12,789,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government park development projects.
Appropriates $200,000 in capital funding to DMVA for State Police training facility in Sea Girt.
Requires trials to be commenced within six months of indictment by State grand jury.
Provides paid post retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State employees.
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $8,498,674.
Appropriates $2,883,500 from "1995 Farmland Preservation Fund" and $11,754,020 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects.
Appropriates $1,056,120 from "Garden State Historical Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
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Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Eliminates tax on certain litter generating products.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing and patient care information to the public.
Directs DHSS to adopt regulations establishing certain minimum nursing staff ratios for general hospitals and nursing facilities and sets limits on medical residents' hours.
Modifies statute of limitations and eliminates certain defenses in civil cases seeking damages based on exposure to tobacco products.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF who are employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions.
Appropriates $74,500 to NJ Historical Commission for study and identification of "Underground Railroad."
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles and compensation.
Requires Department of Personnel to prepare certain report prior to privatization contract and requires employees who meet training and experience qualifications to be employed under privatization.
Requires nongovernmental entity which performs duties previously performed by State agency to provide employees performing those duties with benefits comparable to those formerly provided by State agency.
Establishes PAAD Expansion Program.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring property owners to clean up graffiti on buildings.
Establishes Public Access Enhancement Fund for ELEC; appropriates such sum as necessary to conduct study to enhance public access.
Removes prosecution of domestic violence-related criminal cases from jurisdiction of the municipal court; places these cases with the Superior Court.
Broadens affirmative action program in Division of State Police.
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Provides that State will pay State aid directly to charter school for certain students in first year of student's enrollment.
Grants roadside diesel bus and truck emissions inspection authority to certain municipal police; grants authority to certain police for random inspections for size and weight.
Supplemental appropriation of $150 million to DHSS for reimbursement to participating health care providers of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Establishes fourth degree crime for parent who permits a minor to gain access to a firearm which is later used in a crime.
Limits certain campaign contributions to $1,800 per year or per election; abolishes the formation and use of legislative leadership committees.
Establishes public financing program for nomination and election of candidates for office of member of the Legislature; limits spending in such campaigns.
Limits campaign expenditures by or in direct support of legislative candidates.
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and permits certain school districts to determine budgets without referendum.
Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.
Requires electric utility rate reductions to be passed through by landlord to residential tenants.
Mandates sale of child-proof handguns within five years; during interim requires trigger locks accompany sales of handguns that are not child-proof; appropriates $500,000.
Provides annual appropriations for hospital and physicians that provide charity care, long- term care initiatives and graduate medical education and research from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Reduces PERS employee contribution rate by 2% for calendar years 2000 and 2001 and under certain circumstances thereafter.
Promotes fairness in telephone competition through State aid funding of the replacement of the incumbent local exchange carrier personal property tax and the reduction of intrastate access charges.
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
Makes health insurance carriers liable for medical malpractice.
Authorizes municipal assessment of development impact fees following State guidelines and makes an appropriation.
Criminalizes depriving persons of their civil rights.
Requires members of State Police to undergo annual performance evaluations.
Makes State Police employees subject to termination for certain unlawful conduct.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Changes date of primary elections in year 2004 to first Tuesday in March.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Concerns use of child passenger restraint systems, booster seats and seat belts.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Establishes limits on medical resident's hours.
Specifies judges who shall preside in parental notification for abortion waiver proceedings and requires training course for judges concerning parental notification requirements.
Allows senior and disabled homeowners to collect both the NJSAVER rebate and the homestead rebate.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Makes FY 2001 supplemental appropriation of up to $500,000 from Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund to DOL for a study of unemployment in areas having unemployment rates double the State average.
Allows persons on probation and certain persons on parole to vote; provides assistance in registering to vote to persons on probation, certain parolees and certain persons completing sentences.
Combines the filing of application for the NJ SAVER rebate, homestead rebate, homestead property tax reimbursement, and homestead property tax credit with the New Jersey gross income tax return.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Establishes fifteen-member "Early Voting Study Commission," appropriates $20,000.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMAVA to assist homeless veterans.
Authorizes legal fees and costs against public entity filing legally groundless suits against citizens who are critical of the public entity.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Increases pension benefits for certain retirees in certain municipal retirement systems.
Excludes victims of sexual or child abuse from liability for payments for psychiatric care of abusive parents.
Establishes an annual State aid program to replace the local tax loss occasioned by certain changes in the valuation of depreciable business personal property of certain telecommunications companies.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Provides for safety zones adjacent to railroad right-of-way and restrictions on construction of crossings at-grade.
Prohibits warrantless arrest for seat belt violation.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursements to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Amends Punitive Damages Act to add Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Bans consent searches of motor vehicles by State and local law enforcement officers.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Requires the transfer of $15,000,000 in special legislative grant appropriations to provide an $11,000,000 appropriation to establish a Part-time Tuition Aid Grant Program and a $4,000,000 appropriation for the Education Opportunity Fund Program.
Amends and supplements fiscal year 2002 State appropriations act to eliminate certain restrictions on the New Jersey FamilyCare Health Coverage Program and makes additional appropriations available for the program.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
Requires Attorney General to investigate security at Mercer County Corrections Center.
Increases employer contribution in alternate benefit program for college faculty.
Authorizes the Director of the Division of Taxation to implement a federally-reimbursed State sales and use tax holiday.
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Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission. *