Bills in the 2022–2023 Session, General Assembly.
Aura K. Dunn
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.
Out of committee1
Establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.*
In committee80
Requires electric public utility to identify communities within service territory where at least 40 percent of residential customers rely on private well water, develop service restoration plan for those communities, and provide watering stations.
Prohibits DEP from charging fee for resident mobile sportfishing vehicle permit to veterans, active military members, former or current members of the NJ National Guard or Reserve, or volunteer emergency workers.
Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.
Authorizes municipality to deliver property tax bills, construction permits, and receipts for payment via e-mail.
Provides act of domestic violence or child endangerment committed during state of emergency may be classified one degree higher than underlying offense.
Requires DCF and DOE to provide certain child abuse and neglect services or information remotely or through distance learning mechanisms.
Permits dogs as service and emotional support animals at State veterans' residential facilities.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Allows commercial property owners to claim certain amounts of commercial tenant rent forgiveness during COVID-19 emergency as deduction against property owner's income under CBT or GIT.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during public health emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visitation.
Permits certain drivers' schools to conduct road tests.
Requires MVC to review certain services and provide certain services online.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website; requires certain public entities receiving State funds to establish similar website; makes an appropriation.
Establishes fund to reimburse municipalities for police and sanitation costs related to crowding at MVC sites; appropriates $500,000.
Permits county clerk to remove voters from vote-by-mail lists under certain circumstances.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD and total brain injury.
Establishes Mental Health Awareness Pilot Program in DOE.
Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires DOH to conduct study on causes of youth suicide.
Provides accidental death benefit to surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent of a State Police recruit who dies during required pre-service training.
Requires do not forward label on mail-in ballot envelopes; allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing or detached certificate; requires certain voter data be entered into voter file within 30 days.
Establishes Digital Divide Solutions Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in purchase of connected devices and Internet access for students during periods of remote instruction.
Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for postpartum women.
Extends renewal period for professional licenses issued by New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator for service members.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Creates "Unemployment Intake Accountability Pilot Program."
Permits certain non-US citizen military service members to take civil service examinations and be eligible for civil service veterans preference.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for minimum required distributions from qualified retirement plans.
Establishes eligibility for PERS enrollment and retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions.
Requires resource family parent, relative, preadoptive parent, or caretaker to be party to reviews or hearings involving a child under the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families' care.
Requires board of education to publicly post full meeting agenda 48 hours prior to meeting.
"New Jersey COVID-19 Working Families Childcare Access Act"; temporarily revises criteria to determine applicant income eligibility regarding child care subsidies.
Requires DHS to provide psychiatric service dogs to first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires health care facilities to screen health care workers and first responders for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires State Treasurer to publish certain State expenditure and revenue information on government transparency website.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from charging tuition to student who is dependent child of veteran who died or is disabled as result of service-related injury.
Requires State Auditor to conduct performance audits of certain school districts.
Establishes loan redemption program and gross income tax credit for mental health professionals who serve children and adolescents.
Requires State agencies, when developing and proposing rules, to utilize approaches that will accomplish objectives of statutory law while minimizing adverse economic impact on municipalities.
Requires school psychologists and school counselors to complete mental health first aid training.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Permits U.S. citizens who are full time college students to be district board members in county of college even if student is not a resident of county or State.
Permits car wash business to operate during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Requires individuals appointed to serve as school anti-bullying specialist and district anti-bullying coordinator to serve in those capacities full-time.
Requires school performance reports to include information about positive placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
Allocates assistance to unemployment compensation fund from federal government and State funds, suspends certain increases in employer taxes, and adjusts wages for purpose of calculation of rate of employer contribution to fund.
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies and permits emergency administration of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray by licensed campus medical professionals and resident assistants.
Permanently requires certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Requires MVC to safeguard automatic voter registration process.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children.
Extends time period required for public notice of certain land use applications.
Establishes process for submittal and publication of proposed revisions to Governor's budget recommendations and requires publication of proposals by June 1 annually.
Requires DCA to approve credentialing entity to develop and administer voluntary recovery residence certification program.
Creates alternate voting members on county agriculture development boards.
Establishes Public Service Management Fellows Program and advisory committee.
Prohibits solicitation of business based on death notices and obituaries.
Exempts sales of pet food purchased for pets from the sales and use tax.
Allows gross income tax deduction for donations made to animal shelters.
Revises definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse.
Requires driver's license to display license holder's blood type.
Provides for reduced sales tax imposition on certain sales in certain Highlands Region Preservation Area municipalities.
Qualifies certain disabled veterans for toll rate exemptions and exemptions from motor vehicle registration fees.
Expands definition of victim of domestic violence.
Codifies certain cannabis packaging requirements; establishes offense for minor gaining access to improperly stored cannabis products.
Requires boards of education to adopt suicide prevention policies and DOE to establish model suicide prevention policy.
Permits excused student absences for mental or behavioral health reasons.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines on outdoor education opportunities.
Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during public health emergency.
Establishes New Jersey State Government and Civil Service Student Internship Program; appropriates $750,000.
Upgrades burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree; upgrades it to a crime of the first degree if committed while armed.
Establishes New Jersey Revenue Advisory Board; modifies executive State budget presentation; updates State revenue and expenditure reporting and disclosure requirements; and requires annual State financial stress testing.
Clarifies that unlawful gifting of marijuana or cannabis is prohibited under "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act."
Increases amount of State child tax credit and revises income and age eligibility criteria.
Directs Commissioner of Education to establish criteria and make recommendations on designation of school districts as SDA districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Updates requirements and standards for authorization and prior authorization of health care services.*
Clarifies that member of SPRS may receive accidental disability benefit under certain circumstances.
Requires State Board of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations concerning confinement of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.*
Amends applicability of law prohibiting sale and distribution of plastic and paper carryout bags to food banks and food pantries; appropriates $600,000. ***
Provides that certain cosmetology and hairstyling courses may be taught using distance learning technology.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for brain injury services.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Specifies circumstances when voter will be removed from permanent vote by mail status and when ballot will be sent to primary address; requires educational campaign; makes appropriation of $5 million. *
Changes certain mail-in ballot deadlines; permits opening and canvassing of mail-in ballots prior to election day; permits pickup schedule for certain mail-in ballots; requires confirmation notice when voter changes party affiliation at MVC.**
Requires online option for cancellation of automatic renewal of health club services subscriptions entered into online; provides additional options for cancelling health club services contracts under certain circumstances.*
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
Concerns eligibility for senior freeze reimbursement if eligible claimant exceeds income limit.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $87,783,515 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Increases child tax credit under gross income tax.
Vetoed · 3
Prohibits sale, distribution, import, export or propagation of certain invasive species without permit from Department of Agriculture; establishes NJ Invasive Species Council.**
Extends duration of law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
Passed the General Assembly · 12
Requires State agencies to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities and on mobile devices.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $2,000 gross income tax exemption.*
Requires Commission on Human Trafficking to post public awareness signage in additional establishments.*
Revises civil remedies for victims of invasion of privacy due to unauthorized recording or disclosure of sexual or intimate images.
Permits court to order transfer of billing responsibility for, and rights to, wireless telephone number to certain victims of domestic violence or stalking.
Establishes certification card for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Requires MVC to operate call center to assist with online transactions.
Requires State to pay for costs to conduct new election if the State is at fault for errors during initial election that requires new election to be held.
Creates requirements for certain long-term real estate listing contracts.
Directs fines collected for certain prostitution crime to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DMVA for New Jersey SOS Veterans Stakeholders Group.
Out of committee · 37
Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.*
Establishes NJ State Parks and Open Space Foundation.*
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility. *
Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.*
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Codifies and expands ARRIVE Together Pilot to make certain mental health services available to police responding to certain emergencies; appropriates $2 million.*
Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.
Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.
Provides for civil actions against persons or entities profiting from commission of human trafficking offenses, or maintaining victims of such offenses.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund; establishes requirements for proceeds from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.*
Prohibits providers of commercial mobile service and developers of mobile application from disclosing customer's global position system data to third parties under certain circumstances.*
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Requires reporting of certain attempted and completed suicides by minors.
Establishes Animal Advocate Program in AOC. *
Requires financial institutions to release records to adult protective services when suspecting fraud of vulnerable adult or senior customer; allows adult protective service to release same records to law enforcement agency if necessary.
Establishes Office of Child Advocate.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Requires MVC to provide, upon request, notation on driver's license or identification card of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or communication disorder.*
Revises membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Establishes requirements concerning provision of postpartum care, pregnancy loss, and stillbirth information and development of personalized postpartum care plans.*
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Advisory Commission" in DHS.*
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit Program.*
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply and develop policy governing use of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies.
Requires converting portion of Paramus and Menlo Park veterans' memorial homes into single occupancy rooms; requires upgrades to ventilation systems; provides Adjutant General discretion for additional room considerations.*
Requires school districts to provide instruction on grief as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
Designates Harter Road Interchange of Interstate Highway Route 287 as "Warren E. Wilhide Interchange."
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY 2024.
In committee · 216
Excludes bonuses for reenlistment or voluntary extension of enlistment in armed forces from gross income.
Requires EDA administer small business loan program to provide loans to small businesses owned or controlled by certain veterans.
Provides for direct property tax relief from Highlands Property Tax Stabilization Fund.
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
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 certain candidates for employment with DOE to undergo criminal history background check.
Permits licensed motor vehicle dealers to facilitate issuance of titles and registrations for used motor vehicles purchased by private sale.
Prohibits Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit investigators from interviewing certain children without prior parental consent.
Prohibits payment to public employees at retirement for certain unused sick leave, provides for forfeiture of payment for unused sick leave for certain criminal convictions, and requires documentation for use of sick leave.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain advanced practice nurses who provide mental health care services in underserved areas in New Jersey.
Allocates nondedicated portion of State realty transfer fee collections to municipal property tax relief.
Requires State entities and agencies to provide child care services for full-time employees.
Requires COAH to calculate affordable housing obligations on Statewide basis.
Permits veterans, for civil service purposes, to be defined as a veteran or disabled veteran under federal or State definition of veteran.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.
Requires public school with any of grades 9 through 12 to discuss with students and parents employment opportunities as skilled laborer or through military enlistment or in agriculture.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or communication disabilities.
Requires school districts to institute policies to improve emergency communications to increase school security.
Requires Police Training Commission to adopt training course on school emergency response.
Requires DMVA provide central website registry of unclaimed veteran cremains for veteran organization locating services; Requires funeral director report possession of unclaimed veteran cremains.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Requires public and nonpublic school to provide student with more information about NJ STARS Program and improve notification of potenial eligibilty.
Requires State to purchase personal protective equipment from in-State companies.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Eliminates veterans' gross income tax deduction requirement that New Jersey National Guard member serve in federal active duty status.
Permits paid leave by public officers and employees for inactive duty military training.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires Special Investigations Division to issue monthly report on sexual abuse in State correctional facilities.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for counseling and behavioral therapies for any person receiving medication-assisted treatment.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Establishes task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues.
Creates new offense of theft by financial exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Revises Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid program; requires all energy taxes to be paid directly to municipalities.
Suspends running of timeframes for county planning board action during state of emergency.
Requires State agencies to develop and submit information technology strategic plan.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include content on risks of cannabis.
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Revises factors for determining employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Clarifies that BB guns are not firearms under New Jersey law.
Allows gross income tax deduction for functional improvements and home repairs made to taxpayer's primary residence.
Modifies eligibility requirements for other retirement income exclusion concerning other sources of income.
Extends eligibility for certain civil service and pension benefits for veterans.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
"Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act in New Jersey."
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
Creates special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations.
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes committed during a state of emergency.
Prohibits mail-in ballot outer envelope from containing political affiliation or designation visible to public.
Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million.
Requires installation of certain rescue supplies on certain bridges.
Provides tax credits to companies contributing to loan and loan redemption program for residents who attend institutions of higher education in State and work at such company upon graduation.
Extends certain federal income tax advantages of individual health savings accounts to individual taxpayers under the New Jersey gross income tax.
Provides assistance to business accelerators and incubators and startup businesses located within those business accelerators and incubators.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Directs State Auditor to audit DOLWD Division of Unemployment Insurance.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, disclosure of certain personal identifying information, including home address and photographic image, concerning any federal, State or municipal judicial officer, or that judicial officer's immediate family members.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Decreases from 55 days to 21 days minimum time required to change political party affiliation prior to primary.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Applies law governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to gubernatorial transition staff members.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Establishes Task Force on Child Care Deserts in New Jersey.
Creates offense of making false child abuse report; permits assessment of penalty.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Prohibits four-year public institution of higher education from charging tuition and fees to student who is spouse or dependent child of disabled veteran.
Establishes toll free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure One-Stop Career Centers reopen immediately and remain open during public health emergency.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Includes screening for toxoplasmosis in newborn screening program.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
"Vegetation Management Response Act"; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
Increases child care provider payments and revises hourly limits on child care for school-aged children under subsidized child care assistance program during 2020-2021 school year.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Requires MVC to provide written knowledge examination online during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
Requires NJT to expand or modify routes and hours of certain transportation services and to solicit input from individuals diagnosed with autism.
Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election.
Requires health insurance carriers to categorize mental health treatment and therapy received by victim of domestic violence as medically necessary treatment and provide full benefits coverage therefor.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to disseminate outage information to customers through autodialed telephone call, text message, and electronic mail alert service.
Requires certain public utilities to publicize information concerning bill payment assistance programs.
Establishes Red Tape Review Commission.
Increases gross income tax deduction for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain programs and initiatives.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.
Permits taxpayers to deduct the total amount of State property taxes paid on principal residence from gross income tax obligation.
Concerns actions to foreclose right to redeem tax sale certificate under "tax sale law."
Authorizes creation of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
Requires county clerks to send confirmation notice to vote-by-mail applicant that requests mail-in ballot at separate mailing address than address at which applicant is registered to vote.
Provides that unlawful use, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substance by parent or caregiver in presence of child constitutes crime of endangering welfare of that child.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign.
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Eliminates payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date; limits carry forward of unused vacation leave; requires suspension and forfeiture of certain payments; limits use of unused sick leave in year before retirement.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
Provides gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain New Jersey-based charitable organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Prohibits surgical declawing of cats and other animals.
Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law."
Exempts poll worker wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Requires NJT to equip trains with defibrillators.
Dedicates $500,000 annually in revenues from vessel registration and renewal fees to NJ Greenwood Lake Fund.
Permits members of Community Emergency Response Teams to perform traffic duties under certain circumstances.
Permits non-instructional staff member retired from PERS to return to employment in school district for up to two years without reenrollment in PERS if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.
"One Strike, You're Ours;" adds use of Internet as aggravating factor in child sex crimes and requires lifetime electronic monitoring of offender.
Establishes New Jersey Higher Education Student Advisory Commission.
Requires anti-bullying policy of public schools to include provision requiring principal to make preliminary determination and meet with parents of students involved in alleged bullying incident for that determination; extends time for investigating incident.
Prohibits four-year public institution of higher education from charging tuition to student who is spouse or dependent child of disabled veteran.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses.
Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Establishes School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force.
Allows property tax rebate for disabled veterans.
Provides that no more than four of the seven public members appointed to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council may be of the same political party.
Appropriates $2.5 million to NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation for purpose of expanding memorial and museum.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools.
Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's developmental disability service system.
Increases amounts of property tax deductions for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, and veterans, from $250 to $500.
Allows small private theater used for musical or theatrical performances to acquire alcoholic beverage retail license.
Increases benefit amounts and expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
Upgrades offense of prostitution as patron; directs fines collected to "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism.
Requires State agency to identify at least two existing rules for repeal for every one new rule adopted.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to fund burial of indigent veterans.
Requires school districts to receive written permission from parent or legal guardian before administering certain student health surveys.
Prohibits adoption of any State rule or regulation mandating electric heating or water heating systems in buildings prior to issuance of DCA report.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Creates second degree crime for operation of stolen vehicle in manner that creates risk of injury to person or property.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Requires statistics for crimes committed in correctional facilities to be set apart from county crimes or other statistics.
Upgrades penalties for throwing bodily fluid at certain law enforcement officers and correctional employees.
Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.
Requires DOC to provide reunification therapy to inmates and immediate family members prior to inmate's release.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care support staff and security guards at health care facilities and human services and veterans' facilities.
Requires MVC to administer electronic transaction system for used motor vehicle sales within certain time period; authorizes use of same system for private motor vehicle sales.
Allows gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions to certain State-based charitable organizations.
Requires PANYNJ to post information in bus terminals concerning services for victims of human trafficking.
Requires MVC to implement corrective measures concerning agency operations.
Requires establishment of central database of State programs on official website.
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Allows gross income tax deduction for up to $1,200 of unreimbursed expenses incurred by eligible educators for purchase of classroom supplies.
Expands definition of child abuse or neglect.
Establishes "Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, and Protection (RSVP-3) Pilot Program."
Establishes New Jersey Child Tax Credit program to benefit certain low-income households.
Requires public service employer to certify employment of qualifying employees under federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop materials to promote Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Requires forest stewardship plan for certain lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes.
Allows gross income tax credit for Tax Year 2021.
Makes supplemental appropriation to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts that have experienced reductions in aid.
Modifies certain tax brackets under gross income tax.
Establishes "State House Flag Program"; makes appropriation.
Requires health insurance coverage of prenatal genetic test during first 90 days of pregnancy.
Requires appropriate official file information on deaths in county with county clerk; provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file.
Creates offenses related to election officials; permits election workers to shield personal information from public.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Requires children's psychiatric facilities to have designated staff members visually supervise patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Allows tax credits for employing members of NJ National Guard and members of reserve component of US Armed Forces.
Increases penalties for repeat convictions of certain motor vehicle related crimes; increases penalties for leader of auto theft trafficking network in certain circumstances.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Appropriates $28,670,924 in 2003 and 1992 bond act monies for loans for dam restoration and repair projects and inland waters projects.
Adds county and municipal representation to State Health Benefits Commission.
Establishes certain animal abuse offenses committed in manner manifesting extreme indifference to value of animal's life as crime of second degree; designated as "River's Law."
Upgrades penalty for assault on law enforcement to second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Establishes crime of gang shoplifting.
Provides free admission to State parks and forests, and certain historic sites and historic properties for certain veterans on Veterans Day.
Requires DCF to administer school-based youth services program as currently established.
Adds postpartum depression services to State's behavioral health crisis services system.
Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.
Allows for issuance of two-year temporary courtesy license for nonresident military spouses in certain professions.
Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions.
Creates offense for electronically sending unsolicited nude images.
Lowers age at which certain insurers are required to provide coverage for mammograms.
Permits fair share affordable housing bonus credit for certain transitional housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.
Indexes amount of veterans' income tax exemption for inflation.
Provides child tax credit for taxpayers with children ages six to 11 and increases amount of credit for taxpayers with children under 12 over period of two years.
Revises definition of child abuse or neglect to include additional perpetrators; establishes requirements concerning provision of services to children who engage in problematic sexual behaviors.
Makes FY2023 supplemental appropriation of $17 million to DEP for grants for certain lake management activities.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DMVA.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes hiring preference for veterans for teaching positions.
Establishes grant program in Department of State for preservation of certain Revolutionary War sites; appropriates funds.
Exempts veterans from camping facilities fees at State parks and forests.
Requires distribution of State aid to certain municipalities located in whole or in part in the Highlands preservation area.
Requires institutions of higher education to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Requires criminal history background check for individuals seeking licensure issued by boards regulating certain health care professions.
Prohibits sale, offer for sale, or conveyance of certain electric vehicle batteries and of electric vehicles having certain batteries; establishes penalties for violators.