Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Robert J. Karabinchak
Sponsored
Became law11
Requires architects disclose insurance coverage.
Permits corporations to hold shareholders' meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
"Defense Against Porch Pirates Act"; amends theft statute.
Requires person taking written examination for permit to watch video of rights and responsibilities of driver stopped by law enforcement.
Requires DOH to establish sanitization guidelines for hotels operating in State.
Establishes successor program to solar renewable energy certificate program in BPU, including solicitation process for certain solar power generation facilities. *
Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Renames Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve" and "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission."
Appropriates $37,174,636.71 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions of hotel services.
Vetoed1
Establishes expedited construction inspection program.
Passed the General Assembly2
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.
Out of committee5
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.***
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide transparency of tuition and fees to prospective and current students.
Authorizes religious corporations to hold remote meetings during state of emergency declared by Governor.
Establishes position of State School Nurse Consultant in DOE to facilitate best practices in school nursing by advancing comprehensive school health services.*
Directs BPU to establish program concerning renewable natural gas; provides gas public utilities with customer rate recovery mechanism for costs associated with program.
In committee50
Requires construction of sidewalks along certain routes within certain radius of public schools.
Establishes NJ Gross Income Tax EasyFile Program; pilot program to allow Division of Taxation to prepare gross income tax return forms for certain taxpayers.
Provides expedited processes related to approval of development projects.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Upgrades unlawful taking thefts in certain instances.
Requires professional services contract for legal services on behalf of State agency be memorialized in writing within 30 days.
Requires outer envelope for mailing of voted mail-in ballot by voter to include postage prepaid.
Prohibits New Jersey Racing Commission from issuing licenses or granting permits to, or employing, persons convicted of or found liable for animal cruelty offenses.
Permits pharmacists to adjust increment in which medication is dispensed for certain prescriptions.
Permits county boards of chosen freeholders to serve as tie breaker for county boards of election in certain circumstances.
Changes deadline for submission of public questions from school board to county clerk for printing on ballot to 35 days before April school election.
Increases days of paid leave of absence for public employees who serve in United States Reserves.
Prohibits possession of deer or elk originating from outside State.
Establishes three-year study on impact of minimum wage increases on businesses.
Requires telecommunications service providers to provide call mitigation technology to subscribers.
Permits four-year institution of higher education to award associate degrees.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from requiring covered persons to use mail service pharmacies.
Requires municipal-wide reassessment of real property under certain circumstances.
Eliminates requirement to submit sales tax exemption form for textbook purchases.
Establishes procedures for disqualification from public office or employment upon conviction of certain crimes; creates registry.
Excludes permit applications for construction of certain pipelines and related infrastructure from eligibility for automatic approval if DEP fails to take action on application within 90 days.
Requires certain economic incentive recipients to pay penalty for nonperformance.
"New Jersey Venture Investment and Employment Program Act"; establishes program under NJ EDA to provide for qualified investments of capital in qualified businesses.
Requires DEP to establish and maintain searchable database of lead service lines.
Establishes additional requirements for operation and oversight of animal shelters, pounds, and kennels operating as shelters or pounds.
Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act."
Extends due date for third quarter property tax payments to July 15, 2020 without interest.
Establishes certain penalties on clinical laboratories regarding receipt of Medicaid overpayments, and on entities engaged in business with such clinical laboratories.
Requires entities performing certain construction services on public contracts to carry errors and omissions insurance.
Provides gross income tax deduction for volunteers of New Jersey Medical Reserve Corps that serve at least 150 hours during public health emergency.
Concerns carrier networks and health care providers in which carrier has financial interest.
Concerns certain unfair practices of health insurers.
Concerns standards for non-renewal or termination of certain health care professionals from insurance carrier's provider network.
Caps interest rate for redemption of tax liens at nine percent per year.
Requires candidate for elective public office to file with nominating petition specific affirmation that candidate has not been convicted of disqualifying crimes.
Permits extension of alcoholic beverage license term during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires licensing of pet groomers and registration of certain other businesses; establishes certain licensing and operating requirements.
Requires local school districts engaging in projects resulting in deforestation to submit plan to DEP for no net loss of forested areas.
"General Contractor Licensing Act;" provides for licensure of general contractors.
Permits paid leave by public officers and employees for inactive duty military training.
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.
Prohibits use of anti-concurrent causation clauses in homeowners insurance policies.
Establishes Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Financing Program in NJ Infrastructure Bank; imposes per-kilowatt hour charge on electric energy consumption to finance climate change mitigation and resilience projects.
Requires certain actions by motor vehicle operators when overtaking or passing pedestrians, bicycles, or scooters.
Concerns development of safe indoor storage standards for certain energy storage system batteries.
Establishes State purchasing preference for pervious pavement material; provides CBT tax credit to certain taxpayers that purchase pervious pavement material for municipal, county, or State construction or improvement projects.
Establishes expedited construction plan review program.
Provides for licensure of landscape professionals and registration of professional landscaping businesses.
Allows for operation of crematories at locations not situated on cemetery grounds or funeral home properties.
Requires school districts to include environmental sustainability plan in long-range facilities plan.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide transparency of tuition and fees to prospective and current students.
Establishes position of State School Nurse Consultant in DOE to facilitate best practices in school nursing by advancing comprehensive school health services.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 44
Establishes "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund," appropriates $3.7 billion.
Requires public members of Drug Utilization Review Board to disclose financial interests and benefits received from and investment interests held in pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or pharmacy benefits managers.*
Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase use of fuel cells in State.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Prohibits municipal licensure of children operating temporary businesses.
Permits municipalities to refund excess property taxes paid by taxpayer who wins assessment appeal as property tax credit.
Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss
Establishes "Electronic Permit Processing Review System."
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to create Statewide database of certified payroll information for public works projects.
Permits corporations to use blockchain technology for certain recordkeeping requirements.
Encourages development of zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure in redevelopment projects.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.
Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces.*
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Requires all newly constructed warehouses to be solar-ready buildings.
Permits modification of scope of work or terms and conditions of contract between non-profit organizations and State agencies for failure to perform due to COVID-19 pandemic.*
Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.*
Extends ballot receipt and election certification deadlines; increases certain messenger and bearer ballot limits: requires certain information to increase public awareness and use of voting by mail.**
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Requires BPU, electric power suppliers, and gas suppliers to publish certain information related to filing of customer complaints. **
Allows health insurers to provide certain health care benefit plans to local boards of education and eligible employers who do not participate in SEHBP; modifies employee contribution for New Jersey Educators Health Plan and its equivalent.
Appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes.
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
Permits dentists to administer vaccines under certain circumstances.
Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*
Removes restrictions on special assessments and bond issuances for replacement of residential lead service lines; revises budgetary requirements for operators of certain water systems.*
Establishes dual-use solar project pilot program for unpreserved farmland; allows land used for dual-use solar project to be eligible for farmland assessment under certain conditions.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Establishes Asian American Pacific Islander Commission.
Creates Office of School Bus Safety in Department of Education; appropriates $200,000. *
Authorizes State Treasurer to enter lease for real property and improvements with NJEDA for construction of New Jersey Wind Port in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County.
Revises certain funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Allows law enforcement officers to review body worn camera recordings prior to creating initial report.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for school security projects in certain school districts; appropriates $66,173,243.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $26,456,996.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Fund" for career and technical education expansion in county vocational school districts; appropriates $222,904,769.
Creates "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance" in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million from General Fund.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2022; makes various changes to FY2022 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Mandates periodic cancer screening examinations for firefighters enrolled in SHBP. *
Revises penalties for transfer of certain professional and occupational licenses.
Vetoed · 4
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 30-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Establishes Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission.
Requires DOT, NJT and DHS to study and implement transportation mobility and accessibility improvements for persons with autism and developmental disabilities.*
Passed the General Assembly · 27
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.*
Authorizes county colleges to establish and operate student dormitories.
Exempts certain veterans from driver's license fee, motorcycle license fee, and digitized picture fee.
Provides for jurisdiction for prosecution for certain crimes against minors committed outside New Jersey.
Criminalizes fraudulently pretending to be transportation network company driver.
Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.
Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Establishes Renewable and Efficient Energy Financing Program; authorizes BPU to transfer up to $20 million annually in societal benefits charge revenues to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for purposes of program.*
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Directs DEP to develop guidelines concerning State and local government purchase of goods made from recycled material.
Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Makes it aggravated sexual assault or sexual contact for transportation network company or taxicab driver to commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact using coercion or without permission on passenger.
Requires availability of certain laboratory testing for coronavirus disease 2019.
Establishes Employment Application Registry database in Division of State Police.
Expands eligibility criteria for municipalities wherein projects receiving New Jersey Redevelopment Authority assistance may occur.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands existing plug-in electric vehicle incentive program to include incentives for eligible plug-in electric motorcycles.*
Requires DEP to make certain information regarding water purveyors available on its Internet website.
Allows continued use of heaters and tents by food or beverage establishments under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Requires certain transportation research to consider needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Establishes "Food Innovation District Pilot Program." *
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to appoint workforce skills training development officer to administer, enhance, and supplement inmate workforce skills training programming.
Out of committee · 65
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Allows collection of seeds from wild native plants.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of fuel cell devices and systems and certain tangible personal property powered by fuel cells.
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Changes definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Requires DEP, DOH, DCA, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of certain buildings to take certain actions to prevent and control cases of Legionnaires' disease.
Provides assistance to manufacturing businesses by having certain State agencies promote economic development and identify credentials needed for careers in modern manufacturing.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Raises pay for election workers to $300 per day; appropriates $7,000,000 to Department of State. *
Requires Department of Agriculture to develop, and plant nurseries to make available to customers, brochure describing benefits of native plants.
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Concerns disclosure of certain information prior to sale of real estate.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides.*
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.
Establishes numerical requirements and zoning standards for installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces. **
Requires public water systems to offer drinking water tests to customers in certain circumstances.
Requires property condition disclosure statement to indicate presence of lead plumbing in residential property.
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Requires carriers to pass prescription drug savings to consumers.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Prohibits use of receipt paper containing bisphenol A.
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to oversee provision of transportation services. *
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Establishes a manufacturing reinvestment account program to incentivize capital investment and workforce training in New Jersey with income tax rate reductions, deferrals, and accelerated deductions.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Concerns hospitality franchise agreements.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, and sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities. **
"New Jersey Ticket Consumer Choice Act."
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Clarifies notice required to be provided to property taxpayers of a change in interest rate on delinquent property taxes under certain emergency circumstances; permits municipality to extend grace period under certain emergency circumstances.*
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *
Provides certain civil and criminal immunities to diagnostic laboratories, and persons providing laboratory services, for diagnosis and testing performed in response to COVID-19 outbreak during public health emergency and state of emergency declared in Go
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act."
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires builders to offer unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology as option in new construction; establishes tax incentives, and State and local purchasing requirements, for unit concrete products that utilize carbon foot
Establishes immunity relating to COVID-19 spread in planned real estate developments.
Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD.
Permits members of SPRS to purchase service credit for prior public employment with federal government or another state.
Appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Allows deduction from tax of certain expenses when taxpayer's federal paycheck protection program loan is forgiven and excludes those forgiven loans from gross income tax.
Establishes criminal offenses and civil penalties concerning inhumane confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Requires request for proposal to establish demonstration program to develop distributed energy resource microgrids for electric fleet and heavy-duty vehicle use.
Requires EDA and New Jersey Redevelopment Authority to issue reports for grant and loan programs not specifically authorized by statute and for statutorily authorized grant and loan programs where report is not required.
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
Prohibits court from awarding custody of or limiting visitation with child based solely on parent's disability; provides that disability of parent is relevant only to extent that court finds disability is detrimental to best interest of child.
Provides mortgage payment relief for residential property owners and small landlords during time of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Codifies certain energy goals related to 2019 Energy Master Plan.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to guarantee local government bonds or provide other assistance for certain local redevelopment projects.
Provides voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Authorizes certain offshore wind projects to construct power lines and obtain real property interests; grants BPU authority to supersede certain local governmental powers upon petition from offshore wind project.
Makes $135 million in federal funds available to EDA to support eligible entities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.
Increases purchasing threshold permitting Director of Division of Purchase and Property to delegate authority to agencies; increases bid advertising threshold on certain contracts by same scale. *
Modifies lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2022.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
In committee · 96
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credits for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Expands eligibility for tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities.
Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
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.
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.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Expands duties of Commission on Human Trafficking to include studying connection between human trafficking and illicit massage parlor businesses.
The "New Jersey Youth Justice Transformation Act;" annually appropriates $100 million to Juvenile Justice Commission.
Restricts discharge of firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for training or testing purposes.
Authorizes common law public nuisance suits regarding lead paint under State law; exempts Attorney General from certain aspects of public nuisance claims when pursuing lead paint actions.
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Establishes pilot program for automated speed enforcement in work zones.
Reduces 9-1-1 fee on customers' periodic telephone bills from $0.90 to $0.22.
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.
Delays when medical debt may be sent to collection agency and provides for income-based repayments; provides for deferment and discharge of outstanding medical debt under certain circumstances.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
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.
Requires certain documentation of needs of students with disabilities during school security drills and emergency situations and in school security plans; requires staff training on needs of students with disabilities in emergency planning.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Provides gross income tax exemption for contributions made to qualified retirement plans.
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for insourcing business to New Jersey.
Provides temporary gross income tax credit to first time home buyers and seniors.
Allows corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for small businesses required to provide earned sick leave.
Establishes fully autonomous vehicle pilot program.
Establishes Division of Gifted and Talented Education in DOE; directs State Board of Education to authorize gifted education endorsement to instructional certificate; and establishes certain other requirements related to gifted and talented education.
Provides tax credits for hiring certain military spouses.
Requires adoption agency, court, or DCPP to maintain child's religious upbringing when placing child in adoptive or resource family home.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by all public employees for health care benefits.
Requires public water systems to develop lead service line inventories and schedules for replacement of lead service lines.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager under contract with SHBP and SEHBP to report price paid to pharmacy and amount charged to SHBP and SEHBP.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain qualified charity care services provided by qualified physicians.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Permits students at public institutions of higher education to donate unused meal plan funds to emergency meal fund for distribution to New Jersey food banks.
Requires public high school students to receive instruction concerning opioid abuse and opioid abuse prevention.
Concerns procedures with respect to repair of certain public utility facilities and related street repaving.
Establishes "Senior Citizen Home Repair and Modification Program"; appropriates $10 million.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."
Requires DOT to provide additional information in annual report on pavement condition and conduct pavement lifecycle cost analysis; make report available to public.
Prohibits MVC from charging service fees for online services.
Permits license plate frames which do not obscure numbers or letters on motor vehicle license plates.
Directs DEP to establish grant program for institutions of higher education to support development of native seeds.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Requires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
Allows municipality to renew or deny inactive Class C alcoholic beverage retail licenses.
Permits undesignated non-binary gender individuals to indicate "X" for sex on any driver's license or non-driver identification card issued by MVC.
Prohibits transportation network companies from engaging in surge pricing during state of emergency.
Establishes Volunteer Emergency Responder Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Requires New Jersey election officials to coordinate with relevant federal officials regarding election security.
Requires election equipment to be stored in secure facility.
Expands volunteer tuition credit program to volunteers and eligible dependents enrolled in four-year public institutions of higher education and increases maximum value of tuition credit.
Provides that average time to issue licenses to physicians shall not exceed 51 days.
Requires newly-manufactured school buses to be equipped with global positioning system.
Establishes pilot program in which certain selected school districts equip school buses with global positioning systems and DOE develops school bus tracking application.
Requires institution of higher education to report allegation of sexual misconduct by health care professional to licensing board for investigation.
Requires all motorbuses purchased for public transportation service to be electric-powered by 2029.
Requires institutions of higher education to establish hotline for victims of campus sexual assault.
Clarifies that crimes of trespassing and invasion of privacy also include use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Establishes Office of Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders Policy to oversee, direct, and coordinate resources, funding, and data tracking concerning treatment of substance use disorders.
Permits local government unit to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Establishes Edison Innovation Science and Technology Fund in EDA to provide grants for certain science and technology-based university research; appropriates $5 million.
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Prohibits excessive increases in prices charged for essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs and biological products.
Sets maximum contaminant level and requires private well testing for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
Requires immediate forfeiture of public office, position or employment, without application by the prosecutor, for public officials and employees convicted under federal law of certain public corruption offenses.
Permits municipalities to require that new construction be solar ready.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.
Provides that student is ineligible for State financial aid upon conviction for hazing.
Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities.
Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for pharmaceutical products.
"Water Resources Protection Trust Fund Act"; establishes user fee on water consumption and diversion; utilizes fee revenue for water quality, supply, and infrastructure projects.
Directs DEP to study and, if necessary, regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
Requires annual training for health officers on public health emergencies and public health outbreak management.
Establishes Office of Clean Energy Equity in BPU; directs establishment of certain clean energy and energy efficiency programs for overburdened communities.
Requires reimbursement rate for health care services provided using telehealth and telemedicine equal reimbursement rate for services provided in person.
Allows resident taxpayers to deduct from gross income fifty percent of amount paid through E-ZPass for NJTA tolls.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Require DOH to develop uniform social distancing signage to be displayed in all State and local government buildings.
Permits certain employees to refuse to work due to unsafe working conditions during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.
Authorizes issuance of classic NJ license plates.
Requires Local Finance Board to make certain findings prior to dissolution of municipal water authority.
Requires manufacturers of electric vehicles to establish and implement electric vehicle battery management plans.
Makes $1.3 billion in federal funds available to DEP for use in New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program for lead service line replacement projects.