Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.
Sponsored
Became law8
Makes discretionary driver's license suspension for first offense of driving without motor vehicle liability insurance.
Allows certain military spouses with out-of-State teaching license to receive temporary instructional certificate in New Jersey.
Allows certain business combinations between resident domestic corporations and interested stockholders.
Allows corporate shareholder meeting participation by remote communication and clarifies remedies for dissenting shareholders.
Revises law concerning derivative proceedings and shareholder class actions.
Requires school districts provide pupil directory information to county vocational schools upon request.
Requires disposition of remains of active duty service member of Armed Forces of United States pursuant to Department of Defense form completed by service member.*
Extends the timeline for performing certain budget-related tasks in school districts that have moved the annual school election to November.
Vetoed1
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey shall serve as member of Government Records Council.
Passed the General Assembly12
Imposes limits on fees charged for discovery in municipal court matters.
Reverses certain changes to laws governing State treatment of unclaimed property.
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.
Requires affidavits for civil actions concerning certain mental health professionals. *
Provides for certain psychologists to prescribe medications.
Allows certain materials to be included in corporation's proxy solicitation materials.
The "Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act"; places certain requirements on issuance of mortgage pay-off letters; provides additional process for discharging mortgages of record.
Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit of entitled person under certain conditions.
Establishes 12-month moratorium on establishment of new virtual charter schools and creates Virtual Charter School Task force.
Allows corporations to indemnify corporate agents without approval from board of directors.
Clarifies that corporation may adopt "force the vote" provision in plan of merger or consolidation; allows directors to amend plan of merger or consolidation prior to effectiveness of plan.
Out of committee10
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Pertains to certain review and approval responsibilities of land surveyors. *
Allows distributor, refiner, wholesaler, or supplier to discriminate in tank wagon price of branded motor fuel in certain circumstances.**
Concerns the escheat of stored value cards.*
"Children's Sudden Cardiac Events Reporting Act."
"Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act;" establishes measures to ensure health of student-athletes.
"Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act."*
Permits real estate licensees to prepare broker price opinions and comparative market analyses.
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy of up to five years.*
Permits real estate licensees to prepare broker price opinions and comparative market analyses.
In committee62
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.
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.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warnings."
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
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.
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.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for restricted use license.
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.
Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation for public adjusters.
The "Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act."
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.
Establishes certain consumer protections related to arbitration organizations.
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 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%.
Requires binding arbitration to determine contested cases involving dismissal or reduction in compensation of tenured public school employees.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires coin redemption machine operators to disclose fees.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,000,000.
Increases filing threshold for the New Jersey estate tax to $1,250,000.
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.
Requires health insurance coverage for certain student athlete physical examinations.
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance on home loan within five business days after notification of request.
Requires homeowners insurers to provide buyer's guide.
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils and charge parents when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil.
Limits actions against court-appointed psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, or other licensed mental health professionals in certain Family Court matters.
Temporarily eliminates sales and use tax imposed on sale of certain foods and beverages.
Eliminates requirement that notice of elections list polling place locations; requires notice include Division of Elections Internet site providing polling place locations.
Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Concerns homeowners insurance coverage with respect to dogs harbored on insured property.
Establishes Task Force on Engineering Curriculum and Instruction.
Establishes a charter school review board in DOE to review charter school applications and modifies aspects of the charter school program including approval, monitoring, and evaluation of charter schools.
Imposes certain restrictions on sale of products containing dextromethorphan.
Requires certain community residential facilities have standby emergency power generators.
Permits alternate members of county planning boards to vote in place of any absent public member.
Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements.
Requires annual physical examination of child 19 years of age or younger include certain questions related to cardiac health.
Prohibits use of anti-concurrent causation clauses in homeowners insurance policies.
Establishes sexual assault training requirements for law enforcement officers.
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey and one additional public member serve as members of Government Records Council.
Increases the penalties for drunk driving if defendant has prior violation resulting in vehicular homicide conviction.
Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.
Establishes the "New Jersey Collaborative Family Law Act."
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy of up to five years.*
"Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act."
"Children's Sudden Cardiac Events Reporting Act."
"Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act;" establishes measures to ensure health of student-athletes.
Concerns the escheat of stored value cards.*
Vetoed2
Permits real estate licensees to prepare broker price opinions and comparative market analyses.
Permits real estate licensees to prepare broker price opinions and comparative market analyses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 39
Requires Commissioner of Education to change deadline for municipal review of defeated school budgets whenever he changes the annual school election date.
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals; designated as Dano and Valder's Law.**
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Allows person with diabetes to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.
Requires building materials dealer to provide uniquely identified delivery ticket to consumer.
Increases penalties for violations committed by precious metals buyers and requires weights and measures officers to seize scales under certain circumstances.
Revises privileges of limited and restricted breweries.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
"Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
"Janet's Law"; requires public and nonpublic schools to have automated external defibrillators and to establish emergency action plans for responding to sudden cardiac events.*
Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents concerning sports-related eye injuries.
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Allows license suspension or revocation of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.*
"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.
Directs Board of Nursing to encourage nursing schools to give academic credit to students for training received in US military as corpsmen and medics.
Eliminates requirement for CATV companies to provide advance notification of price decreases or addition of channel offerings. *
Permits person with developmental disability and legal guardian to audio record sessions of interdisciplinary team in which person or guardian participates.
Provides that a school district may implement bullying prevention programs and anti-bullying training programs at no cost through various entities; and appropriates $1 million.
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications device by employers.
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications devices by institutions of higher education.
Requires professional boards to provide credits toward requirements for licensure for veterans with substantially equivalent training.*
Permits municipal court to order certain offenders to perform community service in lieu of payment of penalty.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on responsible use of social media for middle school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Technology.
Amends "Administrative Procedure Act" to require State agencies to use various electronic technologies in rule-making procedures.
Exempts certain properties acquired by municipalities from county, school, and fire district taxes immediately upon aquisition.*
Prohibits certain energy suppliers from making false and misleading claims to potential customers; prohibits suppliers' calls to customers where no business relationship exists.*
Provides for temporary professional or occupational licensure for qualified nonresident military spouses.
Provides for licensure of pediatric respite care facilities. *
Establishes School Security Task Force.*
Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court.
Requires DOE provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities; mandates certain school district personnel annually compete two hours of professional development related to reading disabilities.*
Directs State Board of Education to incorporate the International Dyslexia Association's definition of dyslexia into special education regulations.
Requires homeowners insurance consumer information brochure to contain one page summary of policy.
"The New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013."**
Disqualifies person named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
Requires submission of certain mental health records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Clarifies that the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act" applies to real estate transactions.
Provides limited exemption from development regulations to allow certain structures to be raised as high as the highest applicable flood elevation standard.**
Modifies rights of judgment creditor of limited liability company member; makes certain technical corrections to the "Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act." *
Vetoed · 14
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
"Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose. *
Requires printers to display average cost per 1,000 printed pages and ink cartridges to display yield.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Increases minimum wage to $8.50, then makes annual adjustments based on CPI increases.
Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning.
Increases distributions to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore aid reductions; extends "poison pill" protection to total formula aid provided to each municipality.
Requires that contract for private operation of State Lottery be subject to approval by Legislature.
Permits two or more candidates for school board member to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot for same term.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Grants immunity from liability for certain professional services rendered during emergencies under certain circumstances.
Concerns disclosure and reimbursement procedures of board of education and municipal employee health care benefit contracts.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires certain police vehicles to be equipped with cameras.
Passed the General Assembly · 42
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Establishes recreational fishing license plate; dedicates fees to coastal fishing research.
Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Requires certain State departments, divisions, commissions, and authorities to consider use of green or blue roof in construction of certain new State buildings, facilities, and structures.*
Requires adoption of certain rules and regulations by DCA and DEP concerning blue roofs and green roofs.**
Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal.
Revises notice requirements by CATV companies for changes to station channel positions to be consistent with federal law.*
Limits forum of consumer contract disputes to New Jersey.
Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.*
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.*
Revises exemption from license requirement for raffles for door prizes of donated or purchased merchandise; increases total retail value from $50 to $200 or higher if permitted.
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
Allows property taxpayers an additional 90 days to file tax appeal after revaluation.
Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
Clarifies that using an animal to cause bodily injury to another constitutes assault with a deadly weapon.*
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act": imposes mandatory term of imprisonment; provides for negotiated reduction of mandatory term under certain circumstances.**
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Authorizes certain municipalities and rural electric cooperatives to establish a municipal shared services energy authority.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.*
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Requires debt collectors, in certain circumstances, to cease debt collections against certain victims of identity theft.
Requires continuing education for licensed practicing psychologists.
Allows corporation business tax or gross income tax credits to developers for certain capital investments for repurposing qualified health care facilities.*
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.*
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires proof of firearms safety training as a condition for issuance of firearms purchaser ID cards and permits to purchase handguns.
Designates May of each year "Military Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Study Commission."
Requires cable television, telecommunications, and utility service providers request alternate mode of communication from customers; requires that providers contact customers in event of service interruptions and emergencies.*
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.*
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Exempts mugshots of arrestees who have not been convicted of the underlying offense from State's open public records law.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
Permits qualifying patients to possess and use medical marijuana legally obtained from another jurisdiction; extends State medical marijuana laws to qualifying out-of-State patients; expands ability of parents to serve as primary caregiver to minor child
Out of committee · 55
Enacts the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act."
Prohibits drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Provides immunity from civil liability to certain individuals who acquire or use an automated external defibrillator.
Increases fine and imposes license suspension for talking or texting on hand-held device while driving.
Permits attending advanced practice nurse to determine cause of death and execute death certificate of patient if nurse is patient's primary care giver.*
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
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.
Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Provides for licensure of elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanics by State board.**
"Consumer Credit Fairness Act."
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism, other substance-use disorders, and non biologically-based mental illnesses under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.
"Appraisal Management Company Registration Act."
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Requires insurers to cover breast evaluations and other additional medically necessary testing under certain circumstances and requires certain mammogram reports to contain information on breast density.**
Prohibits State and local public contracts with persons or entities engaging in certain investment activities in energy or finance sectors of Iran.*
Extends for 18 months application submission deadline to EDA for review and approval of certain construction projects involving public institutions of higher education.
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
"Tara's Law"; provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities residing in community care residences and for investigations of abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Establishes the "New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Authorizes certain incinerator authorities to perform sanitation, public works, and environmental services.*
Permits establishment of countywide purchasing system by a county and requires participation by all school districts within the county.
Criminalizes second or subsequent drunk driving offenses in certain cases.
The "Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act."
Requires labeling of all foods containing genetically modified material.
Provides for screening newborn infants for adrenoleukodystrophy.
Requires school districts to allow charter school students, county vocational school students, and students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams.
Changes deadline for filing nominating petitions for school board candidates to last Monday in July; revises procedure for filing school board candidate vacancy; and revises certain other election procedures. *
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.*
Requires certain public school students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities.**
Requires disclosure of storm or flood damage in vehicle sales.
Removes certain requirements for professional engineers to take examination to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Concerns occupational safety and health for public employees of certain interstate authorities.
"Higher Education Epinephrine Emergency Treatment Act."
Requires notice prior to lapse of life insurance policy due to nonpayment of premium.
Establishes small business loan guarantee program in EDA to support capital purchases and operating expenses and permits certain qualified businesses in regional centers to qualify for certain EDA loans.
Clarifies charitable contributions are not a factor in determining where person is domiciled under New Jersey gross income tax.
Rescinds recommendation of the Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers and creates new task force.
Allows SPRS members to purchase SPRS credit for prior military service.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.*
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Prohibits PANYNJ from imposing cargo facility charge in certain instances.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.*
Provides standards for home elevation contractors.
"Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act"; provides student-athletes, parents, and coaches with information on sudden cardiac arrest and establishes protocol concerning removal-from-play for athletes exhibiting symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest.
Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.*
Exempts from sales tax cosmetic makeup services provided in conjunction with reconstructive breast surgery; designated as "Jen's Law."
In committee · 147
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
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 BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ.
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.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7,000,000 to DOE to reinstate nonpublic technology initiative aid.
Exempts government-owned property from adverse possession and eliminates statute of limitation period for recovery.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
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.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
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.
Prohibits a public institution of higher education from using State funds to pay a commencement speaker.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
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 NJ FamilyCare to treat earned and unearned income in same manner when calculating gross family income for parents and caretakers.
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.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain minimum three foot safety distance when overtaking bicycles.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Establishes "New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
Includes nonpublic schools and incidents occurring off school grounds in school bullying law and provides greater protections for victims of bullying.
Provides immunity from civil liability to anyone who in good faith uses an automated external defibrillator in an emergency.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
"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.
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 owners of certain newly developed shopping centers to provide electric vehicle charging stations.
Directs installation of electric vehicle charging stations at service areas on State's toll roads.
Replaces plenary winery and farm winery licenses with small winery and wine manufacturing licenses.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Grants municipal courts discretion to assess court costs for certain dismissals and changes court costs for certain violations.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DHSS.
Permits voter registration of certain persons at age 17 for voting at next election occurring on or after 18th birthday.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Permits certain fair share affordable housing obligations to be met with family and veteran's housing.
Prohibits sale of products containing dextromethorphan to minors under 18 years of age.
Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Exempts stored value cards usable solely for telephone services from State's escheatment processes.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
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.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
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.
Establishes a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Program under the New Jersey gross income tax for home purchases during a qualified period.
Exempts military personnel receiving combat zone pay from the gross income tax.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
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.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes conditional intervention program in municipal court for certain first-time offenders.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
"New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."
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.
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.
Requires graduated driver licensees who plead guilty to non-point violations to complete driver safety course.
Eliminates minimum corporation business tax on New Jersey S corporations.
Extends alternate route police training certification from three to five years.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare coverage buy-in program for certain small employers.
Expands existing film and digital media production tax credit programs; designated as the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
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 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.
Enters New Jersey in Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact.
Authorizes the conferral of certain academic degrees by religious corporations.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Allows New Jersey gross income taxpayers to elect to deduct certain losses from certain investment arrangements discovered to be criminally fraudulent.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration 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.
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Permits establishment of county-wide purchasing system by a county employing qualified purchasing agent and requires participation by all school districts within the county.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $100,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $50,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $150,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $75,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $250,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $125,000 or less of taxable income.
Lowers gross income tax rates by ten percent over three years for taxpayers that file jointly with $200,000 or less of taxable income and certain taxpayers that file individually with $100,000 or less of taxable income.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public or nonpublic schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits employers from requiring job applicants to disclose criminal record on employment application.
Establishes a Community School Pilot Program in DOE to advance the construction of community school facilities projects in three pilot districts.
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.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Excludes from State gross income tax certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.
Equalizes standing of private and public colleges before land use agencies.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Provides that certain paratransit vehicles that weigh less than 30,000 pounds are not autobuses.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.
Extends time period for municipalities to commit to expend collected development fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Establishes maximum payment to virtual charter schools and requires State to pay portion of costs for first five years.
Establishes NJ Center for Oral Health at UMDNJ Dental School.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program; appropriates $95,000.
Prohibits use of speed cameras in State.
Requires private cord blood banks to pay a fee to support State-designated public cord blood bank.
Lengthens amber light at traffic signal with red light camera; sets penalty for failing to stop before turning right on red when detected by red light camera; implements half-second delay for red light camera violations.
Authorizes establishment through collective bargaining of alternative workers' compensation program and group self-insurance plans.
Provides that a school district may be placed under full or partial State intervention pursuant to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) for no longer than five years.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
"New Jersey Disaster Victims' Bill of Rights"; authorizes $500 million emergency State bonds and appropriates money for municipal property tax relief program.
Requires DOE provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities to school district personnel.
Requires that candidates for certain teaching certificates, in addition to existing requirements, also pass a written test on the foundations of teaching reading and diagnosing reading difficulties.
Establishes budgetary oversight authority over State government expenditures of private monetary donations and expenditures for advising and consulting services.
Requires disclosure of water damage prior to vehicle sales.
Provides homestead owners gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Prohibits enforcement, for a period of 12 months, of homeowners' association bylaws prohibiting domesticated animals if owner is FEMA designated displaced individual following emergency declaration by President or Governor.
Requires firearms to be unloaded and securely locked or stored within home.
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Revises requirements for licensure and creates physician-delegated scope of practice for physician assistants.
Requires cell phone warranties to last throughout initial service contract.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.
Prohibits the administration of State assessments via the Internet prior to 2016-2017 school year.
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Requires each school district to offer a summer payment plan for school district employees.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric cancer research.
Authorizes Commissioner of Education to convene meeting when a constituent municipality in a regional school district is impacted by natural or other disaster; provides for temporary modification of tax levy apportionment methodology.