Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, General Assembly.
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.
Sponsored
Became law10
Prohibits use of wireless telephones or electronic communication devices by operators of public transit vehicles in certain situations. *
Revises the "Construction Lien Law."
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Revises law relating to title recordation.
Requires development of interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program; requires certain measures to protect student athletes with concussions; and requires continuing education for athletic trainers.*
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements. *
Establishes State Mental Health Facilities Evaluation Task Force.
Provides corporation with right to renounce corporate opportunity doctrine.
Requires certain qualifications for employment as a surgical technologist.
Requires DOE to include cheerleaders in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Passed the General Assembly9
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Limits actions against court-appointed psychologists and psychiatrists in certain Family Court matters.
Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and sale of certain jewelry.
Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Maintains right of corporate directors and officers to indemnification under certain circumstances.
Establishes certain consumer protections related to arbitration organizations.
Establishes standards regarding the disqualification of claimants for unemployment compensation for misconduct.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *
Out of committee7
Makes discretionary driver's license suspension for first offense of driving without motor vehicle liability insurance.
Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit under certain conditions.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
The "Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act."
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
In committee47
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Permits real estate brokers to provide rebates to purchasers.
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Refines certain review and approval responsibilities under the "Municipal Land Use Law" and the "map filing law."
Requires each county to establish and maintain veterans' service office.
Requires State Treasurer to follow usual procurement process prior to entering into cooperative purchasing agreements.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.
Requires binding arbitration for certain matters relating to dismissals or reductions in salary of tenured persons employed in a teaching capacity at a county college.
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey shall serve as member of Government Records Council.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
Adds three members to New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation for public adjusters.
Permits municipality to pay tax refund in equal installments over period of three years.
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Requires taxpayer to provide certificate of merit setting forth estimated true value of certain property which is subject to county tax appeal.
Authorizes mechanism for independent determination of legal sufficiency of initiated ordinances and referendum petitions.
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Allows certain business combinations between resident domestic corporations and interested stockholders.
Allows certain materials to be included in corporation's proxy solicitation materials.
Exempts sales of certain homes and seasonal rentals from the bulk sale notification requirements.
Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.
Establishes Inspector General of Statewide Interscholastic Sports to monitor the operating and financial activities of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Provides refundable gross income tax credit for amount of annual homestead property tax that exceeds 7 percent of homestead owner's New Jersey gross income.
Modifies New Jersey gross income tax rates.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Provides that settlement agents are not responsible for transmitting estimated gross income tax payment and forms for certain nonresident real estate transactions unless so responsible pursuant to contract.
Reduces maximum rate of interest to be charged for delinquent taxes from 18% to 12%.
Provides for certain psychologists to prescribe medications.
Requires binding arbitration to determine contested cases involving dismissal or reduction in compensation of tenured public school employees.
Requires coin redemption machine operators to disclose fees.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Maintains right of corporate directors and officers to indemnification under certain circumstances.
Vetoed1
Requires periodic inspection of exterior walls of certain buildings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Increases specialized care nursing facility beds for persons with Huntington's Disease. *
Provides an additional month for the completion of a school district's annual audit.
Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to the "American Red Cross-NJ Fund".
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Allows certain entities to submit emergency plans electronically.
Authorizes the court to include provisions for animals in domestic violence restraining orders.*
Requires DCF to provide information on home visitation resources and shaken baby syndrome to parents of newborn infants. *
Creates New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon.
Provides for educational stability of children placed in resource family homes and that school district of residence for the child shall be present district of residence of parent or guardian.
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers. *
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Modifies procedures available under the Drug Offender Restraining Order Act.
Requires State Soil Conservation Committee to adopt standards concerning soil restoration measures. *
Streamlines process for State and local agency business permits related to economic development projects.
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
Permits DOT to contract with county or municipality for certain work on highways to prevent public hazards.
Requires Department of State to create uniform application form for use by small businesses to apply for certain State financial assistance programs.*
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by veterans.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Requires certain owners of foreclosed property to file contact information with municipality and common interest community.*
Requires DCF to develop and adopt Statewide youth suicide prevention plan.
Requires birthing facilities to screen newborns for congenital heart defects prior to discharge.
Directs New Jersey Racing Commission to implement pilot program for State-owned racetrack purchaser or lessee to establish electronic terminals for wagering on horse races at qualified taverns, restaurants, and similar establishments under one issued lic
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
Eliminates the term "mentally defective" from the Criminal Code.*
Vetoed · 8
Concerns newspaper publication of notice of certain real estate sales.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Amends Fiscal Year 2011 annual appropriations act to require filing of application for expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Provides State school aid to districts in amount consistent with provisions of "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Passed the General Assembly · 24
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.
Allows lawsuits against home improvement contractors to be brought in county in which residential or non-commercial property is located.
Allows homestead property tax reimbursement program participants who lose income eligibility due to an IRA withdraw for certain purposes to maintain base year upon requalification.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
Requires DMVA, through State veterans service offices, to provide surviving beneficiary of deceased service member with comprehensive benefits packet.
Permits a child whose parent or quardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Requires printers to display average cost per 1,000 printed pages and ink cartridges to display yield. *
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Exempts stored value cards usable solely for telephone services from State's escheatment processes.
Increases penalties for violations committed by precious metals buyers and requires weights and measures officers to seize scales under certain circumstances.
Requires review of arbitration agreements for unconscionability.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Authorizes certain municipalities and rural electric cooperatives to establish a municipal shared services energy authority.*
Prohibits burial of Petty's Run archaeological excavation site.
Mandates notaries public under certain circumstances to advertise information to public regarding limitations on their scope of authority.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.**
Out of committee · 73
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
"Tabitha's Law"; requires parent or guardian to notify school administrators if pupil will be absent; requires school to notify parent in event of unexcused pupil absence.
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.*
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. **
Permits physicians and veterinarians to earn continuing education credits by providing certain free medical or veterinary services.
Concerns eligibility for Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief fund assistance when more than one child in family has catastrophic illness.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Authorizes public institutions of higher education to establish textbook rental programs.
Permits adoptees and certain others access to adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information. *
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Provides that 20% of fee charged for initial certified copy of birth certificate shall be used to support certain activities of NJ Cord Blood Bank. *
Requires public institutions of higher education and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to include link on their websites for access to educational information. *
Protects property taxpayers by requiring removal of certain property tax deduction and credit information from documents available for public inspection and provides for homestead property tax benefit in form of credit.
Allows students with disabilities to bring service animal to school.*
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family motor vehicle license plates for certain family members of military personnel who died while on active duty.*
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ. *
Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Reduces number of reports and publications printed by State; provides for most to be available primarily on Internet; requires notice of availability of reports and publications.*
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.
"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act."
Clarifies that sexual assault victims are not responsible for any costs of forensic sexual assault examinations or related services.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Authorizes Ocean County Planning Board and municipal planning boards in Ocean County to take certain measures to control stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution in Barnegat Bay watershed. *
Reduces employer unemployment taxes during fiscal year 2011.
"Emma's Law"; provides for screening newborn infants for lysosomal storage disorders.
Reduces number of printed copies of each State report or publication required to be filed with State Library; provides for State Library liaison at each State office.
Requires that the monetary equivalent of any wage or benefit concession agreed to by a collective bargaining unit be used by the school district to offset any reduction in force initiated for economic reasons.
Requires all wireless telephones and electronic communication devices issued by public entities to be activated to receive Amber Alerts.
Allows professional corporation to use or register an alternate name; allows use of certain abbreviations in certain business names; updates references for certain State business filings.
Establishes New Jersey Aphasia Study Commission.
Changes references of "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability" and uses person-first language for persons with disabilities.
Limits DEP regulation of medical diagnostic x-ray equipment in facilities performing 750 or fewer x-rays per year.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Establishes State Public Safety Interoperable Communications Coordinating Council.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers.
Concerns employee leasing companies.
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Allows for unemployment insurance beneficiaries to file, reopen, cancel or close claims online.
Consolidates certain business-related categories of gross income and provides 20 year carryforward of certain net losses under gross income tax.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Commission on Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Enhances penalty for killing police dog or dog engaged in search and rescue efforts.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Phases out cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.*
Requires owners of certain newly developed shopping centers to provide electric vehicle charging stations.
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits or approvals for certain shopping centers not having electric vehicle charging stations.
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.*
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers, and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.*
Provides unemployment insurance benefits for shared work programs; requires Department of Labor and Workforce Development report.
Requires schools that participate in Statewide interscholastic sports programs to annually inform student-athletes about National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility standards for participation in collegiate athletics.
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $39 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires public parking facilities at NJ Transit stations to be open to public on weekends and other occasions; permits reasonable fee for use of parking facility.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage, in the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.*
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Extends deadline for licensing of certain off-track wagering facilities that remain to be established.
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Urban Hope Act"; provides a process to permit authorized entities to build, operate, and manage "renaissance school projects" as public schools in no more than three identified failing districts.
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Establishes the offense of incest.
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Requires schools to provide eligible high school students with voter registration material.
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare coverage buy-in program for certain small employers.
Requires police departments and parole board to adopt maternity policies.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
Requires DOE to submit evaluation report to Legislature prior to fully implementing secondary education redesign proposal.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Authorizes the conferral of certain academic degrees by religious corporations.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Increases membership of the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
Establishes the Preschool Through Grade 20 Council; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Requires legal action against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.
"New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act"; requires each four-year public institution of higher education to provide on its website certain information regarding its costs, faculty, and graduation rates.
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008."
Requires debt collector to provide debtor certain information.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.
Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Eliminates requirement that candidate campaign treasurer reports be filed with county clerk for legislative, local and school board candidates.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires public schools to weight courses in visual and performing arts equally with other courses worth same number of credits in calculating grade point average.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Requires graduated driver licensees who plead guilty to non-point violations to complete driver safety course.
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Excludes charges for certain membership and initiation fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees.
Outlines criteria municipalities are to consider when establishing speed limits for local streets.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Permits municipality to determine permissible parking distance from intersection, crosswalk or "stop" sign.
Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
Establishes Task Force on Public School Student Recess to study benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Provides for automatic expungement of criminal records under certain circumstances.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Directs the State Lottery Commission to establish video lottery at not more than three horse racetracks; provides for NJ Casino Control Commission and NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement oversight.
Allows school districts to qualify for assistance under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize 5,000 video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack; preserves Casino Revenue Fund at FY2005 level; provides for benefits to horse racing industry.
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Permits certain fair share affordable housing obligations to be met with family and veteran's housing.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Provides NJ STARS II Program eligibility to certain students who attained an associate's degree through a joint program offered by a school district and a county college.
Requires each school district to adopt a dating violence policy to prevent and address incidents involving dating violence.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians be reimbursed at same rate as other health care providers under various health and accident plans.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.
Concerns continuing education for dentists.
Requires on-site care for children in school bus accidents.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elec
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Increases amount of Transportation Trust Fund monies that may be used for salaries and overhead of DOT and NJT.
Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
Permits person with developmental disability and legal guardian to audio record sessions of interdisciplinary team in which person or guardian participates.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Creates local police officer and paid firefighter emergency registry.
Requires weekly reporting of construction and building permit approvals to municipal tax assessor.
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Exempts reimbursements from Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare and allows deduction for charity care in calculation of gross receipts for purposes of assessment on ambulatory care facilities.
Exempts government-owned property from adverse possession and eliminates statute of limitation period for recovery.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Provides for continuing education for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons, and creates a new licensing category of referral agents.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Provides free tuition at public institutions of higher education for surviving spouses and dependent children of military personnel killed in performance of duties.
Provides immunity from civil liability to anyone who in good faith uses an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Clarifies that motor vehicle rental companies may recover, through a "vehicle registration recovery fee" separately stated in rental agreement, certain costs of doing business.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and eliminates vote on school budgets except for separate proposals to spend above cap which will also occur at general election.
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Limits leave and supplemental compensation benefits for school district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators; provides procedures and penalties for enforcement of TPAF provisions.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Requires recycling of digital audio players and certain printers.
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Establishes School Breakfast and Lunch Program Task Force.
Establishes an animal abuser registration system.
Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.
Establishes NJ Animal Abuser Registry.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Revises list of documents required to be submitted when bidding on public contracts.
Establishes crimes of dog fighting and leader of a dog fighting network; amends RICO to add leader of a dog fighting network.
Establishes real property assessment demonstration program in Monmouth County.
Includes nonpublic schools and incidents occurring off school grounds in school bullying law and provides greater protections for victims of bullying.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th Birthday.
Authorizes municipality to provide for imposition and collection of special assessment to secure developer's recovery of cost of certain improvements in connection with redevelopment project.
"Appraisal Management Company Registration Act."
Requires NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
Increases production limitations and revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.
Requires withholding of the State operating aid of any public or independent institution of higher education that enrolls students who are not lawfully present in the U.S.
Prohibits a public institution of higher education from using State funds to pay a commencement speaker.
Requires Commissioner of Education to change deadline for municipal review of defeated school budgets whenever he changes the annual school election date.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana.
Prohibits use of emergency warning lights or other insignia to impersonate law enforcement officer; prohibits sale of these lights to unauthorized persons and increases penalties for unauthorized use.
Extends limited protection from certain penalties if medical assistance is sought for drug overdose victim in certain cases.