Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
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Authorizes medical cannabis for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE.
Differentiates certain legal services from traditional insurance products.
"Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act."
Concerns housing discrimination based on source of lawful income.*
Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.*
Modifies payer of additional fees and taxes imposed on certain real property transfers; modifies fees and taxes imposed on property transfers valued over $2 million.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus property certain land and improvements in City of Trenton and Township of Lawrence in Mercer County.
Passed the General Assembly4
Establishes certain medical billing requirements concerning specific nature of charges or expenses for health care services.
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Provides for rehabilitative release for certain incarcerated persons.
Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.*
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Provides certain deceptive practices in advertising of pregnancy-related services violate the consumer fraud act.
Requires bidder on State contract to be evaluated on report of its gender-based pay equity and job equality standards for its employees.
Establishes provisions for use of applicant and student criminal history at institution of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institution.*
Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
Requires maintenance of roadways surrounding State capitol complex.
Requires public institution of higher education to provide academic credit for certain examinations.
Adopts Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Directs Department of Agriculture in consultation with DOE, to establish Internet-based school meals application.*
Clarifies and codifies certain inflatable ride safety requirements.
Renames Juvenile Justice Commission as Youth Justice Commission.
Establishes New Jersey Veterans' Organization Building Grant Program.
Appropriates $1.723 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish employment web portal and virtual applicant profile system.**
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.*
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey"; appropriates $5 million.**
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.
Revises statutory definition of "elevated blood lead level."
Requires certain notifications to subcontractors listed on bid for State contract by prime contractor.
Modifies title and role of Chief Diversity Officer; establishes New Jersey Office of Supplier Development and Business Opportunities.*
Authorizes creation of "Woman Veteran" license plates with emblem displaying silhouette of woman veteran saluting set against American flag background.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment and Price Transparency Commission, Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency, and hospital price transparency regulations.*
Limits use or disclosure of certain education records.
Requires certain information be provided to parent at least two business days prior to annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting; establishes IEP Improvement Working Group in DOE.
Requires application option enhancement for certain housing, shelter, and rental assistance administered by DCA.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include persons between 18 and 21 years of age in certain settings.
Requires key boxes at public school buildings with certain exceptions; appropriates $2.5 million for reimbursement of costs related to key box installation.*
Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.
Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of board of education; extends maximum length of preschool education services contracts to three years.
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Salvation and Social Justice to Greater Mount Zion Community Development Corporation.
Requires law enforcement officer to reveal facial identity during certain public interactions and to present sufficient identification prior to arresting or detaining person.
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Eliminates conviction of indictable offense as automatic disqualifier for jury service under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes certain actions of individuals who offer rental of residential property that they do not own or legally possess.
Encourages timely recording of residential deeds.
Requires landlord to attach certificate of inspection or occupancy to residential lease.
Concerns accomplice liability of law enforcement officers who fail to de-escalate and intervene when another officer commits offense.
Establishes "Police Body Camera Implementation Task Force" to study and make recommendations concerning use of body cameras by law enforcement agencies in this State.
Establishes position of Minority Depository Institution Coordinator in EDA.
Requires BPU, electric power suppliers, and gas suppliers to publish certain information related to filing of customer complaints.
Authorizes State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct disparity study concerning utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.
Requires new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.
Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records; requires such records to be retained for certain period of time.
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for After School Recreation in Urban Areas.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $35 million to "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Revolving Loan Fund."
Permits municipalities to issue retail liquor licenses for use in certain historic taverns.
Eliminates qualified immunity and sovereign immunity in certain cases.
Requires municipalities to notify affected property owners before implementing compliance plan to reassess valuation of certain properties.
Establishes "Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems" pilot program in DOH; appropriates $2,000,000.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.
Supplemental appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund community-based violence intervention initiatives.
Permits municipalities to adopt ordinances to enforce certain landlord code violations as tax liens.
Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as principal department in Executive Branch and specifies functions, powers, and duties of department.
Permits persons participating in Drug Court and other programs to earn credit against amount owed on certain court-imposed financial obligations.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Permits online purchase of eligible food using WIC fund for grocery delivery charges.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Creates State business assistance program to establish contracting agency procurement goals for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.
Permits voter registration up to 14 days before election.
Concerns automobile insurance practices.
Requires certain disclosures by providers of commercial financing.
Requires subsistence vouchers issued to county inmates upon release be accepted in every county.
Provides for increase and annual adjustment in allowance paid to veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.
Provides awarding of contracts for professional services by State, county, municipal, and school district through competitive contracting process.
Establishes crime of law enforcement officer choking another person; designated as George Floyd's Law.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with certain firearm offenses be detained prior to trial.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for After School Recreation in Urban Areas; stipulates uses of, and eligibility criteria for, funds.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires NJHMFA to allocate certain portion of federal low-income housing tax credits to certain high-opportunity areas.
Consolidates certain affordable housing and assistance applications.
Requires entities at every level of government to conduct periodic studies of racial and ethnic disparities in public contracting.
Establishes presumption for accidental disability retirement in PFRS that firefighter with Parkinson's Disease has disease as result of employment.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Mercer County.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Requires cosmetology and hairstyling licensees to complete domestic violence sensitivity and response training.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Early Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs for students in grades K through 8.
Requires DOH to establish Community Health Center Integrated Care Loan Program.
Requires State Chief Diversity Officer to conduct study of utilization of disabled veteran-owned businesses in State procurement process.
Revises mileage limit for mandatory school transportation for students in preschool through grade four.
Requires Cannabis Regulatory Commission to annually report number of cannabis applications submitted and permits or licenses issued to certain persons.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires degree-seeking students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to receive instruction on American government and civic engagement.
Prohibits medical creditors from reporting medical debt to credit reporting agency.
Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.
Expands liability of certain individuals associated with limited liability companies and other commercial entities, when acting as residential landlord.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Indigenous people as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Enhances transparency in exercise of municipal redevelopment powers.
Establishes "Minority-Serving County College Stabilization Act" in Office of Secretary of Higher Education; appropriates $15 million.
Establishes MOM Project oral health three-year pilot program in DOH; appropriates $4,150,000.
Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs.
Establishes three-year sickle cell disease pilot program; appropriates $10,200,000.
Requires civil service examination for police and correctional police officers to include questions to identify implicit racial bias.
Protects financial institutions and insurers doing business with cannabis industry from being penalized by State regulators.
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Establishes pilot program in the DLPS requiring the electronic recording of certain police interrogations.
Establishes "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey."
Establishes Residential Property Repair Program; appropriates $30,000,000.
Permits certain winery licensees to engage in direct shipping.
Upgrades certain crimes related to manufacturing firearms from second to first degree.
Expands list of eligible jurors by removing juror disqualification for criminal convictions and including DOLWD and DCA record in juror source list.
Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply and develop policy governing use of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies.
Prohibits information from Statewide voter registration system from being published on Internet.
Establishes additional municipal review processes and procedures related to development of certain large warehouses; requires certain real property revaluations and reassessments.
Requires voting machines to be recertified annually and after software modifications.
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Establishes Employer-Based Child Care Assistance Partnership Program in DCF.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo bias training.
Requires DOH to establish three-year Obstetric Discrimination Prevention and Mitigation Pilot Program.
Establishes Teaching Scholars Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires DOH to establish levels of maternity care at maternity care facilities.
Allows voter registration at polling place on election day or at early voting site during early voting period.
Provides an excused absence for pupil who serves as poll worker on election day.
Expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages six to 11.
Makes FY 2024 supplemental appropriation of $10 million to State Capitol Joint Management Commission for State Capitol Park Complex.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Directs DOE to conduct study on feasibility of using and expanding virtual learning in school districts with teacher shortages.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Establishes Council of Women in Higher Education in Department of State to study and promote women's issues within institutions of higher education.
Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.
Expands eligibility for NJCLASS Teacher Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Requires air conditioning in State correctional facilities.
"New Jersey Fostering Success Voucher Act"; provides rental assistance and case management services for certain young adults leaving foster care or kinship care; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing Act."
Expands expungement eligibility; eliminates cap on number of convictions person may expunge; eliminates limitation on number of times person may be granted expungement.
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Establishes "2020 New Jersey Burial Assistance Program;" appropriates $20 million.
Makes law enforcement disciplinary records accessible as government record.
Establishes crime of strangulation chokehold.
Establishes that law enforcement officer who chokes another utilizes deadly force.
Prohibits issuance and execution of "no-knock" warrant to be executed at residences.
Requires online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct; establishes duty to report by law enforcement officers.
Establishes "Guaranteed Income Pilot Program" in DOLWD for residents of certain cities.
Establishes certain restrictions on qualified immunity defense for public employees.
Requires Attorney General to revise law enforcement use of force policy; implements certain reforms.
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Establishes program in DOE to support school districts in developing grow-your-own programs for hiring of teachers of students with disabilities.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Addresses various concerns affecting post-release employment.
Eliminates partial and full State intervention under New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.
Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Passaic County.
Establishes "Minority-Serving State College and University Stabilization Program" in Office of Secretary of Higher Education; appropriates $20 million.
Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.
Requires administrative review for purposes of parole discharge of certain parolees sentenced to life imprisonment.
Prohibits New Jersey Legislature from solely altering conduct or outcome of any election; reaffirms separation of powers concerning elections.
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Requires premium payment made to municipality by purchaser of tax lien to be paid to property owner under certain circumstances.
Requires employer to allow employee suffering from menstrual disorder to work remotely in certain circumstances.
Authorizes certain real property transfers without certain municipal transfer approvals and water testing.
Provides for expansion of certain support team addiction recovery programs; appropriates $1,995,000 from opioid recovery and remediation fund.
Establishes certain protections against deed theft.
Increases benefit amount under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program from 40 percent to 60 percent of federal benefit amount.
Subjects most State property to local property taxation beginning on July 1, 2022.
Requires HMFA to assume administration of affirmative marketing for affordable housing and reduces municipal responsibility.
Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages six to 11 and increases amount of credit for taxpayers with children under 12 over period of two years.
Prohibits sale and possession of certain fireworks.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Establishes special parking for hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Designated the Equitable Disclosure Act of 2010, modifies provisions of MLUL concerning objectors to applications for development.
Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for capital gains from sale of certain employer securities.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide certain maintenance services; permits municipalities to require owners of multiple dwellings with six to eight units to provide these services.
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $600,000.
Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Provides that earned sick leave law does not apply to certain workers in concrete industry.
Allows for the establishment of a "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each county; requires portion of the administrative fee for residential mortgage execution sales fund the program.
Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.
Expands definition of newspaper for required public advertisements to include those published online.
Requires insurance coverage of diapers when medically necessary.
Requires utility service providers to notify BPU of scheduled service work; permits government agencies and utility service providers to access BPU online database of scheduled service work.
Prohibits intentional release of balloons or other floating devices outdoors.
Revises calculation of maximum allowable annual increase to county tax levy.
Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of notifications.
Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.
Restricts use of motorized skateboards.
Authorizes home detention for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain motor vehicle offenses.
Permits payment of only one co-payment or deductible for follow-up care or treatment after surgery or illness under certain health benefits plans.
Provides police officers may be present at senior residential center or school being used as polling place under certain circumstances; requires school to establish election day security plan.
Makes various revisions to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights.
Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, and up to 10 plants for personal medical use, by persons aged 21 or older.
Requires person offering digital coupon to make available in-store alternative of identical value.
Prohibits electioneering within 25 feet of person waiting in line at polling place or ballot drop box; makes electioneering a disorderly persons offense.
Requires State agencies to vacate certain property in Trenton; allows EDA to offer incentives to private entities to locate to that property.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to revoke proprietary school's license to award academic degrees if school fails to achieve certain minimum graduation rates.
Requires Police Training Commission to study gender disparity in police employment and issue recommendations.
Requires MVC to provide customers with certain documents in-person, same day.
Awards credits to reduce the parole eligibility date of inmates who participate in college and associate degree educational programming.
Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
Prohibits book banning in public libraries and schools; authorizes withholding of State aid for noncompliance.
Establishes commission to advise Secretary of Higher Education on student issues of concern.
Requires reporting and investigation of alleged incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence at institutions of higher education and requires institutions to provide employee training on such reports.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities; makes change to community solar program.
Clarifies that teachers and professional support staff employed in charter schools and other public schools must meet the same certification requirements.
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Permits greater diversity in creation of new health sharing ministries and establishes and exempts certain mandates and reporting requirements.
Establishes Public Education Innovation Fund; provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses for making qualified education donations.
Requires eligible children from birth to five to receive early intervention services.
Exempts election worker compensation from taxation.
Prohibits late penalties from being made against senior citizen tenants in certain senior citizen rental housing in certain circumstances.
Makes FY 2025 supplemental appropriation of $587,450 to DCF for HomeFront NJ - Diaper Access Expansion Pilot Program.
Revises mileage limit for mandatory school transportation for students.
Increases from six to 10 the number of motor vehicle penalty points necessary to incur surcharges.
Extends eligibility for certain SDA grant funding to Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.
Lowers age requirement of compulsory school attendance from six to five years old.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to State aid for public schools.
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Changes date of "Juneteenth Day" in NJ to June 19 of each year.
Requires Medicaid coverage for self-administered hormonal contraceptives dispensed by pharmacist under standing order.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Requires child care centers to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires hospitals to inquire whether patients have substance use disorder and establish protocols for providing or referring to treatment.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100 million to Affordable Housing Production Fund in DCA for completion of 100-percent affordable housing projects.
Creates Health Care Cost Containment Commission; appropriates $5 million.
Clarifies law concerning parental rights and responsibilities and guardianship of minor child born to unwed parents.
Requires AG to establish uniform police training curriculum.
Phases out State tuition aid grants for students enrolled in proprietary institutions of higher education; redirects State tuition aid grant funding for students enrolled in proprietary institutions to summer tuition aid grant program.
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
Requires MVC to accommodate walk-in services on certain days.
Establishes three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire.
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Prohibits school district from denying admittance to student due to tardiness or violation of dress code or school uniform policy.
Requires law enforcement use-of-force incidents to be reported within 24 hours.
Increases certain local public contract bid threshold.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Creates "Census Complete Count Trust Fund" in Department of State for funding efforts to achieve full count of State's population each federal decennial census.
Changes certain allocations and amounts of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter; authorizes Garden State Preservation Trust and local governments to acquire lands in urban areas for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
Imposes restrictions on the use of expunged records.
Prohibits electric generation service and gas supply service rates from exceeding basic generation service and basic gas supply service rates.
Imposes 10 percent electric public utility windfall surtax on taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of $10 million under CBT.
Appropriates $3 million annually to Freedom Schools in New Jersey using funds collected under Social Equity Excise Fee.
Implements procedures and timelines for processing judicial orders of expungements.
Requires pharmacies to provide 90 days notice to municipality prior to closure.
Creates certain requirements for certain earned income access services and related provider contracts.
Revises membership and duties of NJ Commission on Environmental Education.
Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing mask or disguise while interacting with public.
Requires Department of Banking and Insurance to examine and rate lending institutions with regards to lending, investments, and services provided to low- and moderate-income consumers.
Dedicates 50 percent of revenues collected from additional fees and taxes imposed on real property transfers valued over $1 million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizes creation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. license plates.
Permits certain use of virtual or remote instruction by schools during inclement weather to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Prohibits sale of cosmetic products and personal care products containing 1,4-dioxane.
Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $175 million from General Fund to DHS for Emergency SNAP Replacement Benefits.
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Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.
Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.
Requires application option enhancement for certain housing, shelter, and rental assistance administered by DCA.*
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.*
Renames Juvenile Justice Commission as Youth Justice Commission.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish employment web portal and virtual applicant profile system.**
Appropriates $1.723 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include persons between 18 and 21 years of age in certain settings.
Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.
Requires certain information be provided to parent at least two business days prior to annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meeting; establishes IEP Improvement Working Group in DOE.*
Limits use or disclosure of certain education records.
Permits awarding of contracts for certain preschool education services by resolution of board of education; extends maximum length of preschool education services contracts to three years.
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Requires maintenance of roadways surrounding State capitol complex.
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
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Reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; appropriates $16 million.
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.*
Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."
Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to professional counselors.*
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*
Extends membership in TPAF to 10 years after discontinuance of service and to 15 years for those who were laid off or had 10 or more years of continuous service upon voluntary termination.*
Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.*
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Establishes certain guidelines for SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid concerning step therapy protocols.
Requires VCCO to issue annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.*
Establishes One-Year State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Pilot Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.*
Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.*
Requires public transportation employees and certain motorbus operators to complete training course on handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of certain content in certain courses.*
Requires DMVA notify certain veteran organizations and county officers and municipal registers of names of persons buried or cremated in State veteran cemeteries.
Permits certain persons to operate Type S school buses.
Codifies prohibition of discriminatory practices in real estate appraisals and requires real estate appraisers to complete anti-bias training.
Establishes Office of Learning Equity and Academic Recovery in DOE.*
Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on certain local streets without DOT approval.
Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package.
Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year.
Renames, extends eligibility, and makes various other changes to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.
Enters NJ in Social Work Licensure Compact.
Permits temporary appointment of additional members to the Board of Review in the Division of Employment Security.
Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of certain property for lead drinking water hazards.*
Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.*
"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.
Allows projects supported by State or municipal affordable housing trust fund to be exempt from property tax and to instead contribute to municipal services by making payments in lieu of taxation.
Authorizes establishment of municipal homelessness trust funds and adoption of homeless housing plans by municipalities.
Modifies regulation of student permits by NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling and establishes oversight of individuals seeking employment as shampoo technicians.*
"Freedom to Read Act"; establishes requirements for library material in public school libraries and public libraries; protects school library staff members and librarians.*
Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.*
Concerns sexual assault forensic evidence kits.*
Revises process for property tax lien holder to foreclose right to redeem a property tax lien; allows property owner to protect remaining equity.
Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth until July 1, 2026.*
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for professional firefighters not enrolled in SHBP, but who are eligible for SHBP by virtue of public employment.
Revises law concerning patient referrals to substance use disorder treatment facilities, recovery residences, and clinical laboratories.*
Prohibits use of deceptive marketing practices by substance use disorder treatment providers.
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act," revises calculation of gas tax rate, and establishes annual fee for zero emission vehicles.
Revises unemployment compensation law.
Requires Commissioner of Education to permit certain school districts losing State school aid to submit budgets after enactment of FY2025 appropriations act.
Expands services that can be provided by audiologists and hearing aid dispensers.*
Requires DOH to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes and DOE to distribute to parents and guardians of enrolled students.*
Establishes Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program to restore certain portions of State school aid reductions; permits certain school districts to exceed tax levy growth limitation in 2024-2025 school year; appropriates $44.7 million.*
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for biomarker precision medical testing.*
Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*
Establishes limits on transcript release restrictions at institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
Establishes licensure for cosmetic retail services.
"New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act"; requires DCA to establish design professional self-certification program.
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
Allows exemption from New Jersey gross income of certain capital gains from sale or exchange of qualified small business stock.**
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation.
Expands eligibility requirements of State's child care assistance program to include full-time graduate and post-graduate students.
Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.*
Allows certain individuals eligible for family support services to set aside unused agency-after school care service hours for use before official school hours and during official school closures under certain circumstances.*
Establishes offense of inciting public brawl; upgrades penalty for disorderly conduct in certain circumstances.
Requires AG to establish training program for crowd management and provide resources to municipal police department or force for large gatherings and flash mobs.*
Phases out sales and use tax exemption on zero emission vehicles; repeals annual sales tax holiday for certain school supplies and sport or recreational equipment.
Imposes 2.5 percent corporate transit fee on taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of $10 million under CBT.
Increases annual assessment on net written premiums of HMOs from five percent to six percent.
Revises statutes implementing certain property tax relief programs pursuant to recommendations promulgated by Stay NJ Task Force.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in City of Camden in Camden County.
Appropriates $5 million to the Department of State for Cultural Projects.
Establishes Office of Veteran Advocate and ombudsman for DMVA; appropriates funds.
Requires development of educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts to maintain list of locations providing swim lessons in certain circumstances.**
Makes supplemental appropriation of $20 million for provision of Summer Tuition Aid Grants in summer 2025; provides conditional authority for transfer of additional resources to Summer Tuition Aid Grants account.*
Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.
Revises law requiring certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Limits amount of residential rental property application fee; establishes penalty.
Establishes eligibility requirements for State small business set-aside program.
Ensures boards of elections have discretion to make initial determination of validity of cast ballots; requires Secretary of State to establish uniform guidelines for assessing validity of ballots.*
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices.
Establishes crime of possessing digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components.
Establishes crime of reckless discharge of firearm.
Requires AG to report data regarding shootings that did not result in bodily injury.
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS under certain circumstances.*
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for screening, prevention, and treatment services of behavioral health issues affecting children.
Requires State Police to establish recovery leave policy for troopers presenting proof of pregnancy.*
Extends statutory pause on collection of student growth objective data.
Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.
Appropriates $49.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrative costs.
Allows public bodies to continue using newspapers for required public notices and legal advertisements until certain specified date regardless of format.*
Modernizes responsibilities of New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
Directs DOLWD to develop and maintain industry-valued credential list.
Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
Establishes "New Economy Opportunity Skills System Pilot Program" to strengthen alignment and collaboration between local workforce development boards, community colleges, and county vocational school districts; makes appropriation.*
Permits certain wineries to sell their products by the glass for consumption in licensed salesrooms.
Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments.
Requires Director of Division of Local Government Services in DCA to establish grant program to enhance local government efficiency; appropriates $1.5 million.
Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by nurses and physicians for license renewal.*
Authorizes creation of special license plate honoring Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta.
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Requires electric public utilities to submit annual report on voting to BPU.
Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*
Concerns financial powers and responsibilities of Capital City Redevelopment Corporation.*
Establishes "Summer Termination Program" for certain utility customers.
Establishes Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program to incentivize in-State manufacturing investments and job creation.
Provides for State agency reviews and increases of income thresholds for residential customers to participate in certain utility bill payment assistance and energy efficiency programs.
Concerns charter school enrollment, student placements, reporting, and athletics.
Establishes various requirements for charter schools, charter school board of trustees members, charter management organizations, and education management organizations.*
Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.
"Safe Communities Act"; requires AG to develop certain model policies.
Vetoed · 7
Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities.
Requires pay for extracurricular activities to be included in compensation for TPAF purposes.
Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.*
Requires State entities purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency; requires Division of Purchase and Property establish training protocols for all purchasing agents; grants Central Nonprofit Agency right of first refusal.*
Codifies AG Directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."
Passed the General Assembly · 61
Requires health insurance carriers, health care providers, and hospitals and health care facilities to change manner of communications of protected health information under certain circumstances.*
Authorizes creation and issuance of veteran license plates.
"General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for regulation of general contractors and general contracting businesses.*
Allows certain licensees of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling to teach in private schools of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
Requires 60 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Prohibits sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to persons under 18 years of age under certain circumstances.*
Modifies languages that examinations are to be conducted in for applicants seeking professional license issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Clarifies that law concerning requirements for closure of private career school applies to certain schools licensed by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for endometriosis.*
Establishes requirements to evaluate certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for preeclampsia.*
Directs DOE and DOH to develop guidelines for school districts and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness campaigns.
Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.
Requires institutions of higher education and government employers to provide certain students and employees with information about Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Requires Department of Agriculture to take various actions to publicize and promote community supported agriculture in New Jersey.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Codifies and extends authorization for certain out-of-State health care practitioners and recent graduates of health care training programs to practice in New Jersey.
Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Authorizes funding to protect safety of cooperating witnesses; expands Crime Victim's Bill of Rights to provide these witnesses with certain guarantees.
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases; establishes presumption of award of custody to domestic violence victim in appropriate cases.**
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.*
Requires DMVA create Bereavement Counseling Program for family members and volunteer caregivers of certain veterans.
Establishes Women's Menstrual Health Program to identify and assist patients with symptoms related to endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.
Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.*
Requires child abuse reporting hotline maintained by DCPP to provide information on resources available to victims and families.
Establishes legislative internship program.*
Establishes third degree crime for certain trespasses involving victim of domestic violence.
The "New Jersey Online Foreclosure Sale Act;" permits online foreclosure sales for real property.
Bans certain children's products containing excessive amounts of lead, mercury, or cadmium.*
Creates new level of barbering license and apprenticeships in barbering, and establishes limits to hours of instruction for certain barbering training.
Requires certain providers of substance or alcohol use disorder treatment, services, or supports to be assessed for conflicts of interest prior to receiving State funds, licensure, or certification.
Subjects certain rooming and boarding houses to municipal land use regulations; requires owners and operators of cooperative sober living residences to submit certain approvals with license applications.
Revises penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products and smoking in indoor places.*
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
Protects access to assisted reproductive technology.
Requires licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to offer and screen, upon request, pregnant patients with history of depression for postpartum depression.
Modifies collective Statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.*
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Requires DOH to use Basic Screening Survey to access oral health in children.
Provides for designation and establishment of Public Health Institute in New Jersey.
Establishes standards for court-ordered counseling for domestic violence offenders.
Requires health benefits coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services, including early infancy care, without cost sharing.
Designates May of each year as "Water Safety Month" in NJ; encourages DOE to provide resources on water safety.
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
Extends anti-SLAPP protections to complainants of sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination.
Prohibits certain coordination among residential rental property owners who restrict competition with respect to residential dwelling units.*
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
Extends statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking.**
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments.
Requires AG to review Statewide policy regarding investigation of human trafficking.
Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.
Requires BPU members to have certain experience and complete certain training.
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
Prohibits certain public utilities from charging residents of multi-unit dwellings meter-reading fees in certain circumstances.
Requires restaurant to disclose mandatory gratuity to patrons.*
Authorizes creation of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. license plates.
Requires Access Link paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.
Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities.
Requires law enforcement to notify State Parole Board when parolee violates domestic violence restraining order.*
Prohibits sharing automated license plate reader information for interstate investigation concerning reproductive health care services that are legal in NJ.
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Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force."
Revises law prohibiting feeding of black bear.
Provides tuition fee waiver for certain apprenticeship courses.*
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.*
Requires employers to post information concerning veterans' benefits and services.
Requires public agency receiving State funds to post on website use of State funds for public work contracts with minority, women, and veteran owned businesses.
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases; establishes presumption of award of custody to domestic violence victim in appropriate cases.
Provides for expanded use of affordable housing voucher program funding.*
Concerns requirements for local purchasing agents.
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.
Establishes Women Veterans Coordinator in DMVA.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Requires public and certain nonpublic schools to comply with breakfast and lunch standards adopted by USDA.**
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Establishes NJ Gross Income Tax EasyFile Program; pilot program to allow Division of Taxation to prepare gross income tax return forms for certain taxpayers.
Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
Establishes Grow Your Own Teacher Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.*
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances.
Directs Attorney General to establish program for anonymous reporting of potential threats to school safety.
Requires DOH to develop shared decision-making tool and establish maternal health care pilot program.
Requires law enforcement officer to conduct risk assessment of and provide assistance to domestic violence victims.*
Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing.
Broadens eligibility of NJ STARS Program by permitting later entry into program.
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.
Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
Revises various provisions concerning New Jersey Aspire Program and surrender of tax credits issued under New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.*
Requires certain supermarkets, grocery stores, and food suppliers to donate food under certain circumstances.
Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires boards of education to ensure that all staff are trained in care of students with epilepsy and seizure disorders every five years.*
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during certain hot weather and air quality events; appropriates $2.5 million.**
Provides categorical eligibility for subsidized child care services to certain child care workers.
Requires environmental sustainability plan for State House Complex.
Establishes requirements for State to enter into contract for purchase of menstrual products.
Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship Program.
Makes various changes to "New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act" and Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program; repeals "New Jersey Ignite Act."*
"New Jersey Works Act"; concerns businesses and pre-employment training programs; provides tax credit to businesses supporting pre-employment training programs; appropriates $1 million.*
Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Provides that State pay high school equivalency exam fees for low-income individuals.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Requires licensure of community management entity that contracts to conduct management services for planned real estate development association.
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Modifies down payment assistance program for benefit of first-generation and first-time homebuyers.
Allows gross income tax deduction for union dues paid to labor organizations.
Requires new flooring for schools, community centers, and child care centers to be certified mercury-free.**
Creates gallery space on State House grounds for display of certain art works.
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.
Broadens eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide mental health services to veterans; appropriates $2 million.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program in DMVA; makes appropriation.
Requires DOH to conduct study on causes of youth suicide.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Revises "Homelessness Prevention Program"; requires new charge for filing of eviction action.*
Establishes procedure for certification of LGBTQ+ business.*
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.*
Establishes New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force; clarifies collection of student growth data.
Enters New Jersey in Women's Reproductive Health Care Compact.
Provides tax levy cap adjustment for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid.
"Equitable Outcomes in Child Support Collection Act"; establishes procedures regarding collection of child support on behalf of children in custody of DCPP.
Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.
Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.*
Establishes crime of doxxing.
Requires each public institution of higher education to convene menstrual equity task force.*
Limits availability of Child Care Facilities Improvement Program grants funded through Child Care Revitalization Act to licensed child care centers.
Requires State agencies to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities and on mobile devices.
Establishes low-carbon transportation fuel standard program in DEP.
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Establishes State Commission on Minority Affairs within Department of State.
Establishes right of sexual assault victim to notification of certain developments in criminal case.
Requires health benefits coverage for additional orthotic and prosthetic appliances under certain circumstances; requires coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances obtained through podiatrists.*
Allows social worker to acquire four hours of continuing education credit for volunteering as poll worker.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Requires training of cosmetologists-hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders to include working on textured hair.
Establishes requirements concerning provision of postpartum care, pregnancy loss, and stillbirth information and development of personalized postpartum care plans.*
Requires campus police officers to wear body worn cameras.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.*
Requires DOT to develop program to implement adaptive traffic signal technology at certain intersections.
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.*
Establishes oversight and qualifications of peer recovery specialists.*
Revises licensure requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
Concerns State regulation of boarding houses, including cooperative sober living residences.
Requires DHS to establish system to ensure distribution of funds for certain support services for General Assistance beneficiaries ceases upon beneficiary's exit from support service.
Establishes Jersey Strong Public Service Scholarship Program.
Revises workers' compensation law to increase contingency attorney fee cap in contingency case from 20 percent to 25 percent.
Allows small employers to claim tax credit for paying certain health benefits plan premiums.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Requires pharmacies to provide certain information regarding insulin manufacturer assistance programs.
Requires Medicaid coverage for community violence prevention services; Requires DOH to approve training and certification program for violence prevention professionals.
Requires health insurance coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions.
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Provides counties discretion related to retirement of county debt service and amount that can be raised under property tax levy cap.
Prohibits sale of cats, dogs, or rabbits by pet shops; repeals "Pet Purchase Protection Act."
Establishes penalties for employers who disclose or threaten to disclose employee's immigration status for purpose of concealing violation of State wage, benefit or tax laws.*
Increases cap on personal care assistant services from 40 hours to 91 hours per week for Medicaid beneficiary determined clinically eligible for nursing facility level of care.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to grant deferment of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) student loan payments to new parent.
Prohibits certain substances in sale, distribution, and manufacture of commercial foods for human consumption.*
Requires New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority to establish public awareness campaign on benefits of doula and midwife services.*
Provides that only registered design professionals or employees with certified fire escape contractors are authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain fire escapes.*
Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.
Requires issuance of raincheck for unavailable good or service advertised by digital coupon.
Requires DOE to establish working group on student literacy; mandates universal literacy screenings for kindergarten through grade three students; requires professional development for certain school district employees.*
Establishes exemption from State residency requirement for certain public school teachers for two years.
Requires certain ultrasounds on pregnant women to be performed by licensed health care professionals.
Establishes New Jersey-Haiti Commission.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $4.0 million.
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.**
Permits boards of education to lease certain school property to federally qualified health centers without bidding.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DVA develop review process for such veterans.*
Revises various provisions of film and digital media content production tax credit program.*
Establishes Task Force on Aging in State of New Jersey in DOH.
"Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act."
Establishes State contract goal for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses.
Requires State Contract Managers to monitor work conducted by subcontractors on State contracts.
Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.
Authorizes certain types of permanent structures, recently constructed or erected on preserved farmland, to be used, in certain cases, for purposes of holding special occasion events thereon.
Requires DOH to revise emergency response plan for pandemic influenzas.
Requires DOH to prepare comprehensive plan to invest in State's public health system.
Enhances access to public health emergency supplies and services.
Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
Permits use of credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment for raffles and penny auctions.*
Requires Executive Branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to identify and assess COVID-19 measures and their viability for future potential emergency scenarios.
Requires DOH to establish partnerships with certain entities to improve emergency response to public health crisis.
Establishes Special Education Transportation Task Force.
Concerns law protecting residential tenants from lead-based paint hazards.
Provides for State agencies to issue advanced payments to certified business enterprises awarded State contracts.
Establishes "Incarcerated Women's Protection Act" and concerns correctional facility board of trustees.*
"Climate Superfund Act"; imposes liability on certain fossil fuel companies for certain damages caused by climate change and establishes program in DEP to collect and distribute compensatory payments.
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriations of $37,430,000; de-appropriates $24,000,000 in existing FY2024 appropriations; adds and modifies various FY2024 language provisions.
Provides monies for EDA to purchase certain properties from NJT to maximize development potential; appropriates $65 million.
Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.
Requires Department of Treasury to update New Jersey Disparity Study every five years.
Establishes sheltered market program for certain business enterprises seeking State contracts.
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort towards certain goals to use certified minority and women-owned businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
Requires NJTA, SJTA, EDA, CRDA, PANYNJ, and DRPA to consider minorities and women when hiring or awarding contracts.
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to make changes to certain polices regarding the provision of family support and respite care services for certain eligible individuals.
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.*
Creates Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding; appropriates $200,000.*
Provides increased flexibility in school district enrollment for military-connected students.
Requires BPU to establish beneficial building electrification and decarbonization program and requires certain entities to submit plans to implement individual beneficial building electrification and decarbonization programs.*
Permits restaurants and certain alcoholic beverage retailers and manufacturers to conduct business within designated outdoor space or on public sidewalk.
Concerns grade options at public institutions of higher education for service member and dependents unable to complete course due to military obligation.
Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.**
Requires financial institutions to allow mortgagors to make biweekly and semi-monthly payments and payments to mortgage principal.*
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Directs DEP and DOT to establish "Wildlife Corridor Action Plan." *
Requires DHS to conduct public awareness campaign on benefits of doula and midwife services, and educate women on NJ FamilyCare coverage of these services.
"Patient and Provider Protection Act."
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
Provides grant to study and map mental health care resources for children; makes appropriation.
Requires law enforcement officers to complete training regarding identification of machine gun conversion devices.
"Packaging and Paper Product Stewardship Act."*
Establishes "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" and occupational heat stress standard in DOLWD.
Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
Establishes School Supervisor Mentorship Pilot Program; appropriates $500,000.
Appropriates $60 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering.
Makes annual allocation of $500,000 from Clean Communities Program Fund for public outreach concerning single-use plastics reduction program permanent.
Prohibits food service business from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers under certain circumstances and requires DEP to establish education campaign on benefits of reducing single-use utensils and condiments.*
Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.
Concerns training for law enforcement officers.
Prohibits approving authority from approving construction of certain warehouses on lot of land within 1,000 feet of historic district.*
Permits certain winery license holders to produce wine on behalf of another winery under certain circumstances; establishes supplemental wine production facility license.*
Requires public and certain nonpublic schools to offer no-fee option to parents for making school lunch and other payments; requires payment processing platforms used by certain schools to provide users with information on user fees.*
Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."
Makes various changes to school funding law and Educational Adequacy Report; establishes Special Education Funding Review Task Force.*
Codifies Medicaid coverage for eligible pregnant women for 365-day period beginning on last day of pregnancy.
Limits general application of certain consumer contracts.
Permits county boards of elections to extend distance within which electioneering is prohibited.
Requires each public institution of higher education to develop food waste reduction program on campus.
Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse inpatient providers for long-acting injectable antipsychotic drugs at outpatient reimbursement rate.
Clarifies installation of ignition interlock devices for certain DWI offenses.
Eliminates presumption of pretrial release for sex offenses committed against minor.
Requires State agencies that administer utility bill payment assistance or energy efficiency programs to review, and potentially increase, income thresholds for residential customers to participate in programs.*
Establishes Department of Veterans Affairs.
Requires public institution of higher education to provide students with information on food assistance programs.
Creates certain public meeting requirements for passenger advisory committees.
Eliminates sales tax on baby necessities and sunscreen.
Establishes grant program in DOE for public schools to purchase and install point-of-use filtered bottle-filling stations and filtered faucets.
Limits certain requirements for certification of career and technical education teachers.
Appropriates $34 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $500,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $13,640,000 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities for open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Appropriates $3,750,990 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Requires institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.*
Includes retired teachers and county college faculty members in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teacher grant program.*
Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.
Establishes new mitigating factor, reduced sentencing, and resentencing for certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans and Military Spouses Asset Protection Act."
In committee · 449
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.
Allows certain employees of DCPP to report animal abuse to humane law enforcement officer.
Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters; increases tax on fire insurance premiums.
Requires Medicaid coverage of social day care services for senior citizens.
Establishes three-year pilot program in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union counties for electronic monitoring of certain offenders; appropriates $15 million.*
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program.
Requires application for homestead property tax reimbursement to be filed with NJ gross income tax return.
Establishes $40 daily pay rate for jurors and certain other juror benefits; appropriate $20 million.
Requires owners or operators of public community water systems to perform certain tests for Legionella bacteria.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."
Permits excused absences for students who attend civic events.
Requires candidate for teacher certification to complete course or training on anti-racism in education.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Authorizes court to include in domestic violence restraining orders a provision making the order applicable to a pregnant victim's child upon birth of the child.
Requires school districts to permit students five excused absences for mental or behavioral health reasons.
Provides that crime of official misconduct involving disclosure of domestic violence or sexual assault victim's personal information is second degree crime.
Specifies that emergency, transitional, and permanent housing for victim of domestic violence would be funded by "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund."
Adds new civil penalties and increases surcharges imposed on domestic violence offenders; establishes "Domestic Violence Victims' Legal Assistance Fund."
Requires MVC to provide certain services at each MVC agency location.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Authorizes provision of comprehensive health care coverage to certain undocumented immigrants and children.
Requires MVC to provide certain services at each MVC agency location and to make available certain informational brochures.
Requires local boards of education to employ at least one school social worker per school.
Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of staff with expertise in student mental health.
Provides State information technology contracts will require use of software to document computer use by contractor.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
Expands municipal court conditional dismissal program to include defendants charged with certain drug offenses; requires defendant's participation in various programs and services; allows dismissal of charges after one-year probationary period.
Establishes Clean Energy Technology Center and Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund for purposes of creating clean energy-related employment opportunities; allocates revenues from societal benefits charge to support its activities.
Requires gender balance in membership of certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Concerns certification of tax collectors.
Bars the denial of expungement application in certain instances.
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Requires annual State debt affordability analysis be included in State Debt Report.
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
Transfers jurisdiction over school meals programs from Department of Agriculture to DOE.
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under the gross income tax.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Expands permitted sales and activities on licensed premises of certain alcohol manufacturers.
Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups.
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee."
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Allows issuance of temporary permits to applicants seeking licensure as teachers from New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Extends eligibility for Military Dependents Scholarships to students enrolled in approved career and technical education programs and to dependents of certain military members who served in Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.
Requires health benefits coverage of hearing aids for all ages.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Requires school districts to establish procedures for online reporting of harassment, intimidation, and bullying.
Requires DOT to confirm availability and prioritize establishment of park-and-ride options near major warehouse facilities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15 million to DMVA for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for facilities expansion.
Requires State Planning Commission to adopt model buffer ordinances detailing different regulatory options for siting warehouses; allows conforming updates to municipal master plans and zoning ordinances.
Requires DEP to evaluate cumulative impact of stormwater when reviewing applications associated with warehouse and other high-density development projects.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Allows county boards of elections to begin canvassing early votes and mail-in ballots before election day under certain conditions.
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.
Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.
Makes various revisions to alcoholic beverage licensing laws pertaining to certain retailers and manufacturers; provides tax credit under corporate business tax and gross income tax to certain retail licensees.
Provides supplemental transportation aid to certain districts participating in interdistrict public school choice program.
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible; requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin; requires insulin manufacturers to submit report to Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
Revises State renewable energy portfolio standards.
"Madalyn's Law"; requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of toxic shock syndrome.
Extends protected tenancy period for certain tenants who are senior citizens and certain tenants with disabilities.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Eliminates requirement for State residency of public school employees for period of three years.
Establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; transfers oversight of certified nurse aides from DOH to Board of Nursing; appropriates $26.7 million.
Revises training requirements for governing board members of public institutions of higher education.
Provides deduction from gross income of $500 for full-time educators and paraprofessionals and $350 for part-time educators and paraprofessionals.
Vacant Storefront Registry Program; establishes public database of vacant commercial space for small businesses.
Permits public high school students to opt out of physical education and sports programs during Ramadan.
Requires school districts to offer halal lunch options.
Requires school districts to provide information on process of obtaining US citizenship.
Authorizes issuance of electronic copies of vital records.
Permits person with special needs to voluntarily make notation on driver's license and identification card.
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
Establishes certain protections for persons, providing, receiving, and allowing children to receive gender-affirming health care.
Increases amount of credit for incarceration resulting from default of court-imposed financial obligation or motor vehicle penalty.
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Makes supplemental appropriation of up to $20 million from General Fund to DOE to support school facility cleaning and sanitization.
Establishes School Connectivity Grant Program to expand access to online instruction for economically disadvantaged students; makes appropriation.
Permits retroactive modification of certain judgements of conviction; requires study of DOC's anticipated expenses to upgrade data infrastructure.
Permits DOC and DCF to award contracts for medical and dental services to vendors.
Establishes New Jersey Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide at Rutgers School of Public Health; appropriates $500,000.
"Stephanie's Law"; Requires AOC to establish publicly-accessible domestic violence registry; requires law enforcement officer to search State's domestic violence registries when conducting arrest.
Requires establishment of residential rental habitability database and provides certain penalties and causes of action concerning residential leases.
Reduces time period during which certain prior offenses may be considered for sentencing purposes; permits first offenses to be removed from driving record in certain circumstances.
Provides students enrolled in certain career programs with consumer protections from fraudulent and misleading claims and practices.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Prohibits sale of flavored cigarettes, non-premium cigars, and oral nicotine pouches.
Requires DEP to adopt Statewide plan to reduce lead exposure from contaminated soils and drinking water.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Requires certain electronic medical programs to include demographic data entry feature; requires laboratories to record certain patients' demographic information; requires certain hospitals and laboratories to implement cultural competency training program.
Establishes database containing information on traffic stops by certain law enforcement officers.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Establishes New Jersey Healthy Soils Program; establishes grant program for soil testing of urban agriculture sites; establishes Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund.
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop pathway to nursing scholarship for health care workers who want to become nurses; appropriates $1 million.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services; appropriates $20 million.
Requires procurement of management support and other services for certain nursing homes.
Revises reporting requirements for nursing homes concerning financial disclosures and ownership structure.
Requires planning board reexamination report to set forth recommendations for the siting of warehouses consistent with State Plan and with warehouse siting guidance policy adopted by State Planning Commission.
Requires State and private correctional facilities to allow inmates to make telephone and video calls at no cost to inmate or other party.
Requires SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover anti-obesity medications.
Requires State government entities provide vital documents and translation services in 15 most common non-English languages.
Extends child care subsidies to families earning up to 300 percent of federal poverty level; appropriates funds.
Establishes New Jersey Student Educator Tuition Remission Program.
Establishes pilot program in certain municipalities to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach regarding VCCO.
Requires cultural diversity and implicit bias training be included in police basic training curriculum.
Increases size of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission; broadens reporting duties.
Requires New Jersey Supreme Court to issue order dismissing certain charges, complaints, and arrest warrants filed with or issued by municipal courts and unresolved for five years or more; requires AOC to conduct certain studies.
Requires Attorney General to perform outreach and provide services to victims of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to prevent human trafficking in women and children of color.
Requires AG to address human trafficking in underserved communities.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Requires school districts to permit students excused absences while experiencing symptoms of menstrual disorder.
Requires DOC to assign transgender inmate to State correctional facility based on inmate's gender identity and use inmate's preferred gender pronoun.
Permits students experiencing menstrual disorder to attend school remotely.
Requires DHS to establish public awareness campaign about period poverty.
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide menstrual products in all campus buildings; appropriates $85,000 from General Fund to Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
Concerns collection of data relating to Haitian migrants in NJ.
Increases penalties imposed on juveniles and adults convicted of motor vehicle theft and related crimes.
Prohibits sale of crayon and chalk products containing lead.
Requires health insurance coverage of standard fertility preservation services for individuals with certain menstrual disorders resulting in infertility.
Establishes Automobile Theft Prevention Authority; appropriates $2 million.
Authorizes use of county inmate welfare funds for certain reentry services.
Requires police misconduct training course be included in police basic training curriculum.
Requires DOH to prepare resource guide on preeclampsia and gestational diabetes for distribution to pregnant persons.
Establishes "Purple Alert System" to assist in finding missing persons.
Requires certain health care facilities to develop certain doula policies and procedures.
Requires DCA to establish standards for prisoner reentry transitional housing.
Permits incarcerated person to renew driver's license using existing digitized picture on file with MVC.
Establishes centralized electronic health information exchange infrastructure to facilitate reentry into civilian life for recently incarcerated persons.
Requires inmate to participate in Medicaid enrollment session 60 days prior to release.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.
Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare managed care organizations to offer patient-centered medical home model or other alternative payment model to primary care providers.
Establishes Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey at Thomas Edison State University.
Prohibits person experiencing coin shortage from charging consumers higher price for cash payment.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Requires certain notifications and free credit reports for customers following breach of security of personal information within business or public entity.
Provides CBT tax credit for retrofit of existing warehouses with solar-ready zone once solar panels are installed.
Requires school districts to include environmental sustainability plan in long-range facilities plan.
Establishes the "Neighborhood Scholar Revitalization Pilot Program."
Provides for establishment of three-year pilot program to expand provision of paratransit services in New Jersey.
Requires registration of private education lenders; establishes protections for private education borrowers.
Establishes New Jersey Baby Bond Account Program.
Permits use of preferred names on student diplomas.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires publication online of Senate Journals, Assembly Minutes, and their indexes.
Establishes Urban Enterprise Zone Microloan Program in EDA to help certain businesses in Urban Enterprise Zones and UEZ-Impacted districts; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DMVA.
Requires State Board of Education to reduce clinical practice requirements for certain teacher candidates.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to develop incentives to encourage private investment in child care deserts.
Establishes the "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act."
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership of certain boards of directors.
Requires racial and gender diversity in membership to be considered for appointments to certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Establishes Office for Women's Advancement in DOLWD to facilitate full and equal participation of women in workplace; makes an appropriation.
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Establishes "Guaranteed Rental Payment Pilot Program" for certain low-income tenants; appropriates $10,000,000.
Establishes Office of Resilience in DCF.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Establishes fund for DEP for Blue Acres acquisition and relocation projects; appropriates $25 million.
Requires certain residential property owners, schools, and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every three years.
Requires health insurance carriers to categorize mental health treatment and therapy received by victim of domestic violence as medically necessary treatment and provide full benefits coverage therefor.
Requires DHS to establish a pilot program covering menstrual hygiene products under Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Establishes "Menstrual Hygiene Products Program," appropriates $200,000.
Requires hazard mitigation plans to include climate change-related threat assessments and hazard prevention and mitigation strategies.
Requires DCA to track natural disaster-related spending by State and local government.
Establishes Office of Financial Assistance in EDA to help eligible entities access opportunities for public financial assistance; requires office to develop common application platform.
Requires establishment of grant programs to provide workforce shuttles and cover transportation costs; appropriates $10 million in federal funds.
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Concerns New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation; requires annual appropriation.
Establishes Community Crisis Response Advisory Council and community crisis response teams pilot program; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $3 million.
Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger.
Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods.
Establishes loan redemption program for certain bilingual education teachers.
Establishes permanent unit in Office of Emergency Management to address access and functional needs of residents related to disasters and emergencies.
Establishes Animal Advocate Program in AOC.
Allows gross income tax deduction for surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires award of Edna Mahan trauma credits to inmates incarcerated during period of investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by correctional police officers and staff.
"Behavioral Health Crisis Mobile Response Act."
Prohibits MVC from charging service fees for online services.
Requires DOH to develop mobile cancer screening program; appropriates $100,000.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Authorizes issuance of license plates series honoring military academies that represent five branches of United States military.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes pilot program for 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health.
Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.
Concerns New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to Election Law Enforcement Commission in DLPS for enforcement and staffing activities.
Directs Juvenile Justice Commission to establish arts education pilot program for juvenile offenders.
Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals.
Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.
Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for persons 18 or younger with diagnosed complex medical needs.
Requires certain county inmates be provided with reentry assistance before their release.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Establishes guidelines for creditworthiness determinations concerning affordable housing programs.
Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources (WATER) Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.
Requires Homelessness Prevention Program agencies to remain open during public health emergency and provides for funding of each agency.
Establishes "Trenton Makes Commission."
Modifies Community College Opportunity Grant Program to permit adult students enrolled in postsecondary career and technical education programs to receive financial assistance.
Requires induction loop listening system installation in certain buildings open to public upon new construction or substantial renovation.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees; revises type of injury needed to qualify for program.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for in-person partial care and intensive outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services, and associated transportation services, for adults.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Increases amounts of property tax deductions for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, and veterans, from $250 to $500.
Allows small private theater used for musical or theatrical performances to acquire alcoholic beverage retail license.
Provides equitable relief to State contractors who sustained unanticipated expenses due to price escalation for construction materials.
Enters New Jersey into Counseling Compact.
Requires schools and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every two years and install filters certified to reduce lead levels.
Establishes emergency teacher certificate in certain circumstances.
Requires municipalities to conduct lead paint inspections in single- and two-family dwellings; requires reporting of inspection results to State.
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Establishes geriatric parole for certain eligible inmates.
Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.
Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
Establishes "Task Force for Community Based Juvenile Rehabilitation."
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Repeals $100,000 cap on sales and use tax exemption for certain capital improvements made by businesses participating in Urban Enterprise Zone program.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization, and expansion, or hiring and training of new employees for manufacturing purposes.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Establishes Capital Project Development Loan Program to support certain large-scale redevelopment projects; appropriates $300 million.
Revises various provisions of law governing construction of school facilities projects and operations of New Jersey Schools Development Authority; establishes "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Program" in EDA.
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
Requires public and nonpublic schools with lunch programs to provide free lunch to increasing numbers of income-eligible students and, after five-year phase-in, to provide free lunch to all students, regardless of income or federal eligibility.
Establishes position of Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson; establishes "School Disconnection Prevention Task Force."
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Requires minimum temperature in senior citizen housing projects to be maintained at 70 degrees from October 1 to May 1.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Establishes requirements for use of deadly force.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.
Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
Establishes Digital Divide Solutions Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in purchase of connected devices and Internet access for students during periods of remote instruction.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for postpartum women.
Requires school performance reports to include information about positive placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Requires certain warehouse operators to implement air pollution reduction and mitigation plans.
Provides for regional economic and land use impact report and establishes review processes related to development of certain large warehouses; and requires related real property reassessments.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Eliminates driver's license suspension for failure to pay parking tickets; requires registration suspension for more than five parking tickets.
Imposes certain requirements on use of automated license plate readers by law enforcement agencies.
Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish grant program to encourage municipalities to develop recreational sports and STEM programs for children; appropriates $10 million.
Directs DOH to establish food bank for pets pilot program; appropriates $1 million.
Requires State Planning Commission to adopt model ordinance for siting certain warehouses and permits conforming updates to municipal master plans and zoning ordinances and establishes fund in DCA; appropriates $5 million.
Limits speculative development of warehouses until 500,000 acres of farmland are preserved under farmland preservation programs.
Requires DHS and DOH to submit federal waivers to cover menstrual products under NJ FamilyCare, SNAP, WIC and establishes State funded benefit if federal waiver is denied; appropriates $2 million for State benefit.
Requires certain warehouse developments to include adequate number of onsite tractor trailer parking spaces.
Establishes clean heat standard for natural gas utilities and other heating fuel suppliers.
Requires board of education to directly employ certain professionals; permits board of education to contract for certain personnel; permits use of virtual or remote instruction for public school students in certain circumstances.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Requires municipalities to accept complaints and provide certain municipal announcements by electronic means.
Eliminates requirement under veterans' gross income tax exemption that taxpayer serve in active duty status or federal active duty status to qualify for exemption.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Requires contractors' compliance with federal requirement regarding lead-based paint.
Establishes homestead and bank account exemptions for persons in debt; increases existing exemption amounts for household goods.
Appropriates $350,000 to Rutgers, the State University - New Brunswick for Center for American Women and Politics - Women Elected and Appointed Officials Database.
Concerns false public alarms involving places of worship.
Requires health insurers to cover self-measured blood pressure monitoring for subscribers with preeclampsia; requires health care professionals to provide home blood pressure monitor to pregnant patients diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Establishes the "Urban Wealth Fund Pilot Program."
Establishes program for certain individuals to become certified homemaker-home health aides and provide services to certain Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually eligible enrollees under increased reimbursement rates.
Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Requires swimming pools to offer deep water swimming tests to children 12 years of age and younger upon request.
Establishes requirements for construction and maintenance of pedestrian overpass bridge connecting Johnson Trolley Trail.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides that salary and other costs associated with Commissioner of Education's appointment of State monitor and other staff under "School District Fiscal Accountability Act" will be paid by State.
Makes $250,000 supplemental appropriation to New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders for pediatric clinical services at Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Adopts State definition of Islamophobia for certain civil and criminal purposes.
Establishes pilot program in Office of Planning Advocacy to reimburse municipalities for certain expenditures concerning warehouse development; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
"Medical Debt Homestead Protection Act."
Requires provision of water safety instruction as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes "Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund" to support "Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services" Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH.
Exempts cribs, child restraint systems, nursing bottles, and strollers from sales and use tax.
Establishes fringe benefit rate for State colleges and universities.
Requires DOH to develop interconception care resources to enhance postpartum care for women.
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
Requires DHS and DOH, respectively, to provide information on SNAP, WFNJ, and WIC recipients regarding card skimming, cloning, and similar fraudulent activities and to replace stolen benefits; makes appropriation.
Provides free telecommunication services for incarcerated persons at State, county, and private adult and juvenile correctional facilities.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize general science endorsement to instructional certificate.
Directs DCA to establish grant programs for public water systems.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Prohibits use by certain retailers of shipping box greater than two times volume of product being shipped.
Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances.
Excludes environmentally sensitive and flood-prone land from designation as vacant or available for purposes of affordable housing construction.
Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.
Requires Veterans' Memorial Homes to develop and maintain emergency preparedness and response plans.
Requires adoption of school tick remediation policy in public and private schools.
Requires Medicaid provide health benefits coverage, and places certain requirements on insurers and State Health Benefits Program regarding existing mandate on health benefits coverage, for certain over-the-counter contraceptives.
Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to include workforce training programs.
Establishes additional manner of employer compliance to provide earned sick leave for certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.
Establishes program to provide free tuition under State Tuition Aid Grant Program to certain students who are accepted to public four-year institutions of higher education and elect to attend county college for first two years.
Increases pay for direct support professionals; makes appropriation.
Establishes "New Jersey Migrant and Refugee Assistance Act."
Requires DHS to establish Haitian Migrant Assistance Program.
Permits 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in elections for local school board.
"Beverage Container Deposit Act"; requires use of returnable beverage containers in NJ and establishes deposit and refund system to facilitate return of such containers to manufacturers for reuse or proper disposal.
Allows students to use portion of opportunity grant awards under Educational Opportunity Fund program during summer session.
Allows court to consider previous care when granting letters of guardianship for incapacitated person.
"Atlantic City Urban Enterprise Zone and Property Tax Relief Act"; creates urban enterprise zone in Atlantic City for 10 years.
Promotes trauma-informed care in State to mitigate negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress.
Makes FY 2024 supplemental appropriation of $30 million to DCA for Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program.
Removes mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent drug crimes.
Increases bid advertising threshold on certain purchases, contracts, or agreements.
Establishes "Reproductive Health Access for Haitian Migrants Act."
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes limits on future parole eligibility date.
Requires DHS to increase home and community-based services under Medicaid.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of health care services.
Requires certain consumer disclosures relating to rabies testing and establishes optional training for veterinarians.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing legally protected health care activities; establishes right of residents to legally protected health care services, which are restricted in other states.
Creates "Reproductive Health Care Access Fund" to strengthen access to reproductive health care; makes appropriation.
Requires affirmative written consent for certain entities to disclose individual's medical information regarding reproductive health care services, with limited exceptions, unless disclosure is necessary to provide those services.
Requires four-year public institution of higher education to develop and implement reproductive health services plan; requires county college to develop referral network for reproductive health care services.
Provides for voluntary contributions for taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support reproductive health care services.
Requires Medicaid coverage for motorized wheelchairs for nursing facility residents under certain circumstances.
Requires local recreation departments, youth serving organizations, and youth camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.
Permits certain students not enrolled in public schools to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Requires institutions of higher education to have automatic external defibrillator on premises and maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride.
Establishes new mitigating factor for defendant who is survivor of abuse.
Requires high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
Requires Department of Treasury and DHS to annually identify State funds available for NJ FamilyCare, evaluate program, and create prioritized list of initiatives to improve quality of care under program.
Limits use of restrictions on telephone calls as discipline measure during incarceration.
Requires public safety risk assessment to include additional consideration for firearms as public safety risk.
Prohibits sale of ammunition by vending machine.
Establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies; designates "New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act."
Requires public high schools to display public awareness sign on human trafficking.
Makes $3 million supplemental appropriation for bonus awards for certain COVID-19 emergency essential frontline State workers of Local 195 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under State's non-emergency medical transportation brokerage program.
Revises credentialing process for physicians attempting to enter a health insurance carrier's provider network.
Requires New Jersey Board of Nursing to establish Nursing Scribe Program.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for military compensation paid to State residents for out-of-State military service.
Establishes New Jersey Tuition Reimbursement Program for Special Education Teachers.
Increases PFRS accidental disability pension when disability is caused by weapon.
Concerns New Jersey Redevelopment Authority; changes quorum requirements from 11 members to majority of voting members.
Requires instruction on bleeding control for high school students.
Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.
Permits excused absence for student enlisted or planning to enlist Armed Forces of United States or National Guard.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to make feminine hygiene products of varying absorbency levels available to female inmates.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Concerns availability of fire escape mechanisms in residential dwellings; provides penalty for violation.
Requires DCA to conduct study on urban vehicle parking.
Renders contracts to provide criminal assistance unlawful; creates civil right of action for victims of certain criminal conduct.
Imposes additional penalties for invasion of privacy where victim is candidate for public office.
Prohibits health club services contracts from limiting liability for injuries caused by negligence of health club.
Makes certain changes related to application and licensing for sale of cannabis, Cannabis Regulatory Commission activity, municipal ordinances, and alternative treatment centers.
Restores Department of Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.
Requires health insurance coverage of screening for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders for certain covered persons.
Authorizes foraging fruits, fungi, nuts, plants, and parts thereof in State parks and forests for personal use of the forager.
Prohibits self-service storage facilities from charging certain punitive fees to consumers paying with vouchers under certain circumstances.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish standards for assessing and awarding academic credit for prior learning.
Requires pregnancy centers to disclose certain information in multiple languages.
Exempts oral healthcare products from sales and use tax.
"Healthy Smiles Act"; increases NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service reimbursement rates for pediatric dental services; requires NJ FamilyCare managed care rates for identical services be no less than fee-for-service rates.
Creates Midwifery Licensing Act; modifies regulation of midwifery.
Permits court to order counseling for children in households with domestic violence in appropriate cases; establishes presumption of award of custody to domestic violence victim in appropriate cases.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by campus medical professional or trained employee.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Expands approved sites under Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes requirements and prohibitions for sale and distribution of certain products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Requires AG to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue report with recommendations for Statewide policy.
Requires MVC to establish and administer online application for REAL ID identification cards and REAL ID licenses.
Requires State Police to establish community policing unit.
Requires commencement of State Police recruit training class at least once every six months; establishes recruitment program.
Prohibits State Police from requiring pregnant and postpartum troopers to take physical fitness exam.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.
Requires certain school districts to hold annual, multi-day program on bullying prevention and intervention.
Repeals law that requires funds for legislative agents to be assessed on student tuition bills in certain manner.
Requires Medicaid coverage for assisted living services for individuals with serious mental illnesses.
Requires executive county superintendent to distribute funds to each public school located in county for purchase of tourniquets and requires training on tourniquet use; appropriates up to $500,000.
Requires electric public utilities and gas public utilities to implement or maintain public utility warranty programs that cover full cost to repair or replace covered appliances.
Requires electric and gas public utilities de-privatization study; appropriates $100,000.
Prohibits residential landlord from imposing certain surcharges for rent payments.
Concerns training curriculum for certain NJT motorbus operators.
Establishes process for merger or consolidation of public institution of higher education with other institutions of higher education or certain proprietary institutions; requires executive and legislative approval of merger or consolidation.
Concerns protection of tenants displaced by fire.
Establishes crime of selling or purchasing marijuana from unlicensed businesses.
Permits owners, agents, or other persons to elect to contract with private on-site inspection agencies to complete inspections under the construction code; provides for charging of separate inspection fee.
Permits teacher who retired from TPAF to return to employment for two years without reenrollment in TPAF; provides gross income tax relief for certain rehired teachers.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain wages of kindergarten through grade 12 school teachers.
Concerns incentive compensation and contracts between online program management companies and institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.
Increases Work First New Jersey Child Care appropriation by $28 million in FY2026 annual appropriations act to ensure full funding of child care subsidy program.
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
Increases income-based eligibility of Community College Opportunity Grant Program; codifies Garden State Guarantee Program to provide last-dollar financial aid grants for certain students.
Requires institution of higher education to collect and report outcomes and earnings data for certain graduates.
Establishes "Minority-Serving Institution of Higher Education Fund" to support certain initiatives at public institutions of higher education designated as minority serving institutions.
Establishes New Jersey Center for Black Excellence in Health at Rutgers University.
Permits certain substitute teachers to enroll in TPAF.
Clarifies crime of interference with child custody; establishes graduated penalties for violations.
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Extends early voting period for primary elections and extends challenger appointment deadline; appropriates $6 million.