Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph P. Cryan
Sponsored
Became law7
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
Requires suicide and mental health screening of juveniles in county detention centers.
Concerns tobacco manufacturer payments under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. *
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
Revises Work First New Jersey earned income disregards and sanction policy for noncompliance with work activity requirements.
Enacts the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Clarifies independent status of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission and increases annual employee surcharge that funds program.
Vetoed1
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Passed the General Assembly2
Prohibits the use of accumulated funds after wage executions.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Out of committee19
Permits municipalities to use auxiliary police in non-emergency situations.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page. *
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Provides for creation of special permits to serve alcoholic beverages in certain qualifying development projects.
Directs Division of Developmental Disabilities to prepare plan to ensure community-based living for certain individuals with developmental disabilities.
Allows counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Directs DOE to include information about State adult disability services in booklet for parents of special education students and to require schools to designate staff member as parent liaison.
Provides for special licenses to serve alcoholic beverages in smart growth development projects; allows for sale of certain plenary retail consumption licenses for use in such projects. *
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Revises and clarifies assessment funding mechanism for Division of Banking; provides certain uniform reporting and licensing requirements for regulated entities.
Outlines procedures for conducting drug tests involving State law enforcement officers.
Requires certain cities of the second class to establish a Second Chance Council to develop a plan to increase jobs for released criminals and high school dropouts.
Establishes Organized Retail Theft Task Force.
Revises requirements for voter disqualification of persons lacking capacity to understand the act of voting.
Authorizes Office of Public Defender to provide legal representation for child in proceedings after parental rights have been terminated.
Authorizes DYFS to review prospective resource family parents' child abuse record information from other states, and provides these parents with right to be heard at certain hearings.
Expands purposes of hospital asset transformation program in Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. *
Prohibits counties from requiring county law enforcement officers to reside in county.
Permits parent of stillborn child to request certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth directly from State registrar.
In committee70
"New Jersey Water Supply Infrastructure Act."
Authorizes county board of education to impose income tax surcharge upon county residents for purpose of reducing or offsetting county school property taxes.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Authorizes municipalities and fire districts to require physician's certificate as condition for service or continuing service by volunteer fire fighters.
Requires disclosure of juvenile sex offenses in criminal background checks.
Establishes the Violence-Free Initiative Program in the Department of State.
Requires drug and alcohol testing of adult inmates within 72 hours prior to furlough, work release or similar programs under certain conditions.
Adds four members to Water Supply Advisory Council.
Establishes lawn watering restrictions; authorizes DEP to adopt water conservation regulations and to reduce water supply application backlog; and requires installation of automatic rain sensor devices under certain circumstances.
Requires that certain information on school district expenditures and student achievement be printed on the ballot and sample ballot for the annual school election.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Requires the Commissioner of Education to study the issue of school district consolidation and to develop a plan to eliminate local school districts and establish a county-based educational system.
Waives ABC filing fee for retail consumption licensees that prohibit smoking.
The "Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act."
Concerns standards for the groundwater remediation of contaminated sites.
Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zone in Union Township, Union County.
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Eliminates cap banking for public school districts.
Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Increases sheriffs' fees for executing arrest warrants in Special Civil Part.
Eliminates cosmetic dentistry from the cosmetic medical procedures gross receipts tax and subjects tattooing procedures to the tax.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Limits punitive damages in certain cases involving two or more comparatively negligent defendants.
Repeals certain requirements for certain prescription drug plans.
Requires newspapers publishing official advertising to publish views of certain candidates for office free of charge.
Prohibits free housing for cabinet members.
Ensures that the sales and use tax will not be imposed upon Internet access service.
Provides that Commissioner of Education may not approve an exemption for a separate budget question that includes funds associated with school district librarians and library services included in prior year budget.
Prohibits outside employment by presidents of State colleges.
Prohibits the sale of stolen goods on websites governed by Internet based resale companies.
Requires hospitals to report to DHSS number of applications completed by parents or caretakers of children presumptively eligible for NJ FamilyCare or Medicaid programs.
Authorizes a motion to dismiss in a cause of action (a "SLAPP" suit) arising from a defendant's valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech.
Allows child support payor to petition court for accounting of recipient's disposition of child support funds under certain circumstances.
Prohibits authorized agent of owner or operator of place of entertainment from selling tickets at certain prices.
Credits in Prosecutors Part at no cost prior regular PERS service of county first assistant prosecutors.
Establishes pilot program in DOC for removal of certain tattoos.
Authorizes bars and restaurants to offer special discounts based on sex under certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DLPS to support Juvenile Justice Commission Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.
Reorganizes Office of Information Technology as Division of Information Technology in Treasury.
Requires certain newspapers to provide free advertising space to candidates.
Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes.
Requires local boards of education to join SHBP.
Precludes DHSS from restricting smoking in areas of indoor public places and workplaces that are not structurally enclosed.
Extends certain casino tax provisions for additional two years.
"Statewide Drought Management Act."
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
Concerns unwanted delivery of newspapers.
Establishes a two-week period for commercial mobile service providers to mail certain service agreements to customers.
Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.
Permits smoking in certain establishments that obtain a license for that purpose.
Prohibits possession of certain color-coated firearms.
Exempts direct sellers from workers' compensation law.
Requires notice of sheriff's sale of goods to be published in newspapers and on county sheriff websites.
Clarifies rights of State law enforcement officers to participate in political activities.
Requires BPU approval prior to sale or change of organizational control of electric public utilities.
Authorizes paid leaves of absence for certain delegates of employee organizations representing corrections officers attending conventions.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Exempts the parking of certain container-loaded intermodal chassis from the sales and use tax.
Establishes uniform lower contribution limits and requires greater disclosure of all campaign contributions received by candidates; repeals laws regulating campaign contributions by entities performing certain public contracts.
Makes it unlawful practice to sell certain products via Internet auction.
Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.
Requires inmates in State correctional facilities to earn high school equivalency certificate prior to parole or discharge.
Establishes registry of involuntarily committed individuals for purpose of conducting background checks for firearms purchases.
Supplemental appropriation of $275,000 to provide grant to Head Start Program of Morris County.
Exempts certain databases from public access under Open Public Records Act under certain circumstances.
Establishes timeframes for certain stages in interest arbitration procedures.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for adjunct faculty members at public institutions of higher education.
Authorizes New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to determine an appropriate location within this State within which to establish and operate the New Jersey Hall of Fame project.
Carried from the Senate
Became law8
Provides for creation of special permits to serve alcoholic beverages in certain qualifying development projects.
Directs Division of Developmental Disabilities to prepare plan to ensure community-based living for certain individuals with developmental disabilities.
Directs DOE to include information about State adult disability services in booklet for parents of special education students and to require schools to designate staff member as parent liaison.
Provides for special licenses to serve alcoholic beverages in smart growth development projects; allows for sale of certain plenary retail consumption licenses for use in such projects. *
Revises and clarifies assessment funding mechanism for Division of Banking; provides certain uniform reporting and licensing requirements for regulated entities.
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Expands purposes of hospital asset transformation program in Health Care Facilities Financing Authority.
Authorizes DYFS to review prospective resource family parents' child abuse record information from other states, and provides these parents with right to be heard at certain hearings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
The "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias a crime of the fourth degree.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct performance review audits.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Regulates vehicle protection products.
Requires DMVA to evaluate resources, costs and benefits of providing home health care aides for qualified veterans.
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007"; authorizes issuance of $200 million in bonds; appropriates $5,000.
Passed the General Assembly · 5
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Out of committee · 17
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Directs Commissioner of DHS to prepare annual Access to Employer-Based Health Insurance for NJ FamilyCare Enrollees report.
Establishes procedures for placement of individuals in Division of Developmental Disabilities Moderate Security Unit.
Provides procedure to cancel mortgage of record by affidavit under certain conditions.
Authorizes local board of health to declare as a nuisance premises in which there have been multiple arrests for illegal sale or possession of drugs.
Appropriates $3 million in federal funds for the Asian Longhorn Beetle Program.
"Medicaid Program Integrity and Protection Act"; establishes Office of Medicaid Inspector General; appropriates $3 million.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games. *
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs. **
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; establishes Commission on Bullying in Schools.
Clarifies that certain political contribution disclosures that must be made annually to ELEC and prior to entering into certain public contracts apply only to for-profit business entities and not to nonprofit entities.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
In committee · 81
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children residing in Camden, Newark, Orange and Trenton or fund innovative public school programs.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for NJ FamilyCare.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to DMVA for World War II Memorial.
Reduces polling place hours for certain elections.
Specifies policy governing provision by State registrar of certified copies and certifications of vital records to applicants.
Extends certain benefits to members of U.S. Reserves and State organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Clarifies test for determining when personal property is not a taxable fixture attached to real property.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Establishes New Jersey Borough Enterprise Zone Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $95,000 for FY 2004 to Kean University to fund the Wynona M. Lipman Ethnic Studies Center.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DHSS for grant to North Jersey Community Research Initiative.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Permits persons convicted of certain third degree offenses to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Expands membership and revises authority of Fish and Game Council.
Establishes special license plates to fund diabetes research and education.
Requires DOT to sell portions of certain railroad right-of-ways to Union County for recreation and conservation purposes and to interested municipalities for senior citizen housing; and provides nonmatching grant from "Garden State Green Acres Preservati
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides that repayment of liquid assets by certain former constituent districts of dissolved limited purpose regional district be made over ten-year period.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Increases penalties for fraudulently obtaining, possessing or displaying certain motor vehicle inspection stickers.
Excludes from PAAD income eligibility withdrawals from an IRA.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
Extends State veterans' benefits eligibility to those New Jerseyans who served on active duty missions related to the war on terror since September 11, 2001.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Creates requirement and grant program for power-assisted door openers on certain public buildings; appropriates $600,000.
Appropriates $18.3 million in FY 2005 to the Department of Education to fully fund extraordinary special education costs.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Requires all cats and dogs released from pounds and shelters be sterilized with certain exceptions; establishes special fund for sterilizations; increases certain dog-related fees and dedicates increases to the fund.
Establishes a direct taxpayer property tax relief subaccount to ensure that revenue from the "millionaire's" tax increase is dedicated for real property tax relief directly for taxpayers.
Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Redefines role and qualifications of purchasing agent in "Local Public Contracts Law."
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not amend its permitting laws to conform to the Compact of 1905.
Provides additional State aid to certain public school districts.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires public school districts to post policy manuals on internet; requires Department of Education to make internet server available to districts for posting of policy manuals.
Permits public school districts to publish on internet certain notices which they are currently required to publish in newspaper.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility costs and an appeal on administrative cost limits, and authorizes 3%
Regulates use of after market collision parts for motor vehicle repairs.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
Prohibits the use or possession of cellular picture phones to invade another person's privacy and prohibits camera or picture cell phones in schools.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare coverage buy-in program for certain small employers.
Makes permanent school district budget cap adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility and energy costs, and authorizes 3% surplus for the 2006-2007 and subsequent school years.
Requires boards of education to reimburse public institutions of higher education for student remedial instruction costs.
Changes from two to four number of consecutive general elections where more than 750 votes or less than 250 votes may be cast before election district is redrawn.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Extends eligibility for total property tax exemption to 100% disabled Cold War veterans; requires State to reimburse municipality for local tax revenue loss.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to adopt a Code Adam program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or their spouses and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Exempts certain charges for postage included in direct mail processing services from sales and use tax.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Excludes membership fees, initiation fees, and dues of certain nonprofit health and fitness clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Provides for supervision of certain convicted sex offender's e-mail.
Requires radon testing of certain educational facilities every five years, residential properties at the time of sale, and residential lease properties within 18 months and every five years thereafter.
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Establishes procedure for guaranteed energy savings contracts by governmental entities.
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.