Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, Senate.
M. Teresa Ruiz
Sponsored
Became law47
Prohibits the DOE from regulating maximum salary amount school district may pay its superintendent of schools and codifies standards for contract review.*
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for purpose of eligibility for State student grants and scholarships, and resident tuition rate.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.*
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Renames "Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act" as "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act"; permits physician assistants to sign and modify POLST forms; requires continuing education concerning end-of-life care.*
Authorizes DCA to establish flexible multiple dwelling inspection schedule; requires multiple dwelling owners to file certain registrations. *
Permits municipal land banking in conjunction with online property database development.
Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-governmental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence
Establishes loan redemption program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.*
Requires each public institution of higher education to post its budget on the institution's website.
Establishes special license plates to bring awareness to breast cancer.
Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism.
Requires "breakfast after the bell" program in all schools with 70% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires certain school districts to submit report on nonparticipation in "Community Eligibility Provision" of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*
Expands summer meal program to all school districts with 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires Department of Agriculture to promote school meal programs.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers and carriers from engaging in "clawback" and "gag clause" practices; requires certain disclosures by pharmacists; requires Director of Division of Consumer Affairs to conduct public information campaign.***
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.**
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Mandates certain training for DOE arbitrators.*
Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate.
Permits certain council members to appoint up to four fulltime equivalent aides; allows these aide positions to be divided into part-time positions.
Provides that school district may not condition student enrollment in district on fact that MVC does not have name or address of parent or guardian on file.
Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under "Law Against Discrimination" or immigration status.
Concerns refunds following terminations or cancellations of guaranteed asset protection waivers.
Requires creditors to make certain disclosures regarding collateral protection insurance to consumer debtors.*
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that participate in DOL registered apprenticeship programs; establishes grant program for tax-exempt organizations participating in DOL registered apprenticeship programs.
Establishes task force to develop State-wide plan to diversify apprenticeships.
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Creates five year High-Growth Industry Regional Apprenticeship Development Grant Pilot Program.
Establishes five year Apprentice Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program.
Requires certain medical facilities to undertake end-of-life planning and training.*
Requires emergency departments to take certain measures concerning palliative care for patients.
Establishes public awareness campaign to promote early conversations about advance care planning and end-of-life care.
Permits municipalities to establish temporary supplemental zoning boards of adjustment to address application backlogs.
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.
Prohibits health benefits coverage for certain non-medically indicated early elective deliveries under Medicaid program, SHBP, and SEHBP.
Requires certain consumer reporting agencies to make consumer reports available to consumers in Spanish and certain other languages.*
Requires limited purpose regional school districts to coordinate with constituent districts regarding school calendar and curriculum.
Reaffirms and clarifies that Attorney General and Division on Civil Rights may initiate actions in Superior Court to enforce "Law Against Discrimination."
Allows TPAF retiree to be employed, without TPAF reenrollment, by school district as certificated superintendent or administrator for more than two years when in best interests of school district.
Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements.
Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million.
Vetoed7
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Prohibits investment of State pension and annuity funds in entities engaged in mortgage foreclosures during periods of mortgage foreclosure moratoria in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
Extends document submission deadlines under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program and Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program.
Extends the application deadlines for the Grow NJ Assistance Program and the State and local Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Programs.
Passed the Senate11
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Early Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs for students in grades K through 8.
Requires emergency contact information and access instructions for social services hotline to be provided to tenants of multiple dwellings. *
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by Secretary on Higher Education.
Concerns State criteria for determining whether child has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."
Permits use of campaign funds to pay for child care expenses when incurred as direct result of campaign activity.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Appropriates total of $160,000 from General Fund to Rutgers University-Camden and Rutgers University-Newark to establish Civic Leadership Summer Program.
Revises provisions of law concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered in eleventh grade.
Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
Allows public office holder or candidate to use political contributions to pay for child care expenses related to office or campaign activities.
Out of committee50
"Early Childhood Innovation Act"; establishes early childhood innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Establishes NJ Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Life Long Skills Commission in the Department of State.
Directs DOH to develop plan to phase out use of latex gloves in health care facilities and food establishments.
Expands liability of certain individuals associated with limited liability companies and other commercial entities, when acting as residential landlord.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Concerns for-profit post-secondary educational institutions.
Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Requires reflective material on children's Halloween costumes.
Permits individuals to submit TDI and family temporary disability leave claims to DOLWD prior to commencement of leave under certain circumstances and requires timely payment of benefits for such claims.
Establishes NJEDA urban farming grant and loan program.
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.
Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.
Requires school districts to include instruction on consequences of distributing and soliciting sexually explicit images through electronic means as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Establishes fee on single-use carryout bags used in certain stores and dedicates fee revenue to "Healthy Schools and Community Lead Abatement Fund."
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.*
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.*
Requires school districts and nonpublic schools to conduct audit of security features of district buildings, grounds, and communication systems and to submit audit to NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and DOE.*
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.*
Expands per adjusted admission charge on hospitals to create supplemental funding pool for State's graduate medical education subsidy; appropriates $24,285,714.*
Requires DOE to maintain list of textbook vendors that use inclusive material and school districts to use textbooks from those vendors.
Provides that certain fraudulent arbitration agreements are invalid.
Enhances pre-apprenticeship programs and allocates funds therefor.
Concerns NJ PLACE program and allocates $300,000 for FY2019 therefore.
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Directs NJ State Council on Arts to create and disseminate best practices guide for at-risk youth arts programs; requires council to assist government entities creating programs that adopt best practices.
Requires distribution of family leave informational materials to certain patients.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
Requires DOC to provide prenatal and post-partum education and services for certain inmates.
Permits female inmate in correctional facility to request certain medication to prevent pregnancy.
Establishes Office of Women's Services in DOC.*
Requires female inmates be provided with family planning services prior to release from correctional facility.
Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Requires hospital emergency departments to ask person of childbearing age about recent pregnancy history.*
Raises, over time, hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services to $25.
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking taxes to fund projects to improve pedestrian access to mass transit.
Requires 60 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Requires installation of diaper changing station in certain public restrooms; appropriates $500,000.
Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to create and maintain database of Educational Opportunity Fund student admissions.
Requires municipalities, counties, school districts, and local authorities to regularly meet to discuss shared service agreements.
Revises law requiring health benefits coverage for certain contraceptives.*
Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for students enrolled in certain private postsecondary educational schools.
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.
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.
In committee92
Provides for designation of new charter school authorizers.
Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to increase the length of the school day and school year and provides tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.
Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes Statewide Assessment Review Task Force.
Modifies various aspects of charter school program, including authorization, regulation, and monitoring; appropriates $250,000 to DOE for expenses of charter school authorizing board.
Requires employees of private entity with access to student information under contract with DOE, school districts, or charter schools to undergo criminal background check.
Eliminates school district budget per pupil administrative cost limits.
Requires Commissioner of Education to declare educational state of emergency for certain districts with low proficiency rates in language arts and literacy and provides for corrective measures.
Requires that school district's request for permission to use unrecognized position title include list of abolished positions and positions in which there have been layoffs and detailed job descriptions for them.
Requires public school to provide timely notification to parents concerning results of any health screening conducted by school physician, school nurse, or other trained employee.
Requires certain candidates for employment with DOE to undergo criminal history background check.
Requires health insurance coverage for services and drugs related to contraception and reproductive health; repeals conflicting laws.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of dysmenorrhea.
Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.
Authorizes local tax on storage of empty shipping containers.
Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Requires owners of multiple dwellings with at least nine units to provide maintenance services 24 hours a day.
Requires lead paint inspection prior to home purchases and tenant turnover; establishes educational program on lead hazards.
Requires State to reimburse counties for portion of holiday pay to county employees performing State services on certain holidays.
The "Full Marriage Recognition for Civil Union Couples Act"; recognizes certain civil unions as marriages dating back to inception of such civil unions.
Concerns timely provision of TDI benefits.
Directs Department of Agriculture in consultation with DOE to establish online applications for National School Lunch Program and school breakfast programs.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.
Creates corporate business tax and gross income tax credits to fund education enrichment demonstration program.
Authorizes the EDA to issue additional $50,000,000 in bonds to provide grants for certain county vocational school district facilities projects and increases debt service district aid percentage for such projects.
Requires DOE to train teachers and administrators and monitor districts on bias and discrimination in special education classification.
Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically engineered material.
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $20 million.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
"Port Support Zone Act."
Prohibits juror disqualification based on gender identity or sexual orientation; codifies procedures when discriminatory use of peremptory challenges is alleged.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Requires Department of Education and Department of Labor and Workforce Development to provide information on their websites concerning high school equivalency tests.
Provides that State pay high school equivalency exam fees for low-income individuals.
Requires DOE to develop and implement strategies to increase number of State-approved high school equivalency test centers at sites in less populated areas with access to public transportation.
Creates Mental Illness Diversion Program to divert eligible persons away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Prohibits sale of unsafe supplemental mattresses designed for children's products.
Provides additional State aid to county colleges for students enrolled in postsecondary career and technical education certificate programs.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
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.
Revises criteria for payment of charity care to certain hospitals.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from engaging in "clawback" and "gag clause" practices; requires certain price disclosures by pharmacists; requires Commissioner of Health to conduct public information campaign.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Requires DOH to encourage health care facilities and licensed health care professionals to develop a "Reach Out and Read Program."
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Requires certain ultrasounds on pregnant women to be performed by licensed health care professionals.
Establishes certain requirements for banks that serve as depositories of public funds.
Establishes Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in DOH.
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking tax surcharges to fund projects that improve pedestrian access to mass transit; authorizes parking tax discount for residents.
Prohibits sewerage authority from imposing connection fee in certain circumstances.
Prohibits employers from inquiring about gender of job applicants under certain circumstances.
Requires certain school meal information be provided to public school students' parents and requires school districts to request that families apply for school meals under certain circumstances.
Requires certain officers of education organizations to sign acknowledgement and undergo training concerning duties to report child abuse.
Changes eligibility requirements and benefits under Grow New Jersey Assistance Program; extends program application deadline.
Provides that New Jersey residents have access to one cost-free postpartum home visit.
Establishes task force to examine school discipline practices including racial disparities and effectiveness.
Requires school districts and charter schools to report discipline data on their websites and to Commissioner of Education.
Directs DOE to develop guidelines for school districts and charter schools concerning school discipline that are consistent with certain federal guidelines.
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms, particularly with respect to legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses as well as expungement eligibility and procedures.
Prohibits public utility from terminating service for nonpayment unless customer is provided certified letter at least 10 business days prior to scheduled termination date.
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding professional development requirements for public school teachers and school leaders.
Permits certain municipalities to impose parking taxes to fund mass transit pedestrian access projects on non-residents; permits certain municipalities to require parking facilities to accept credit cards.
Allows parents or legal custodians separated from their children because of immigration matters to appoint standby guardians.
Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias.
Expands scope of law enforcement sexual assault training; codifies certain responsibilities of county sexual violence programs and rape care advocates.
Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.
Requires landlords to disclose existence of lead service lines and lead water supply plumbing to tenants.
Requires disclosure of cellular telephone transmitters upon sale or lease of certain residential property.
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo implicit bias training.
Requires Commissioner of Children and Families to apply for State waiver for State demonstration project establishing Safe Babies Court Team program.
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Requires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
Requires school districts to employ at least one certified nutrition specialist, registered dietitian, or registered dietitian nutritionist.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish "NJ Whole Food" pilot program; appropriates $1 million.
Requires public schools to comply with more stringent school lunch and breakfast nutrition standards adopted by USDA in 2012.
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to postpartum depression screening.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law20
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.**
Requires school districts to include instruction on consequences of distributing and soliciting sexually explicit images through electronic means as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.
Permits individuals to submit TDI and family temporary disability leave claims to DOLWD prior to commencement of leave under certain circumstances and requires timely payment of benefits for such claims.
Requires school districts and nonpublic schools to conduct audit of security features of district buildings, grounds, and communication systems and to submit audit to NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and DOE.*
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.*
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.*
Expands per adjusted admission charge on hospitals to create supplemental funding pool for State's graduate medical education subsidy; appropriates $24,285,714.*
Directs NJ State Council on Arts to create and disseminate best practices guide for at-risk youth arts programs; requires council to assist government entities creating programs that adopt best practices.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.
Requires hospital emergency departments to ask person of childbearing age about recent pregnancy history.*
Authorizes certain municipalities to impose parking taxes to fund projects to improve pedestrian access to mass transit.
Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*
Revises law requiring health benefits coverage for certain contraceptives.
Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Vetoed1
Establishes fee on single-use carryout bags used in certain stores and dedicates fee revenue to "Healthy Schools and Community Lead Abatement Fund."
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires registration of certain vacant and abandoned properties with municipalities and provides enforcement tools related to maintenance of these properties.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 96
Modifies school funding law to eliminate adjustment aid and State aid growth limit; allows adjustment to tax levy growth limitation for certain school districts.
Establishes commission to approve personalized handguns; requires firearm retailers to sell personalized handguns.
Concerns equal pay and employment discrimination.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Bars provisions in employment contracts that waive rights or remedies; bars agreements that conceal details relating to discrimination claims.
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credit for certain expenses incurred for production of certain films and digital media content; designated as Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act.
Authorizes political subdivisions to set aside 0.5 percent of public works funds to recruit and train women and minorities and promote local hiring.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Requires Director of Division of Investment to attempt to use qualified minority and women-owned financial institutions to provide brokerage and investment management services.
Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Revises Newborn Screening program in DOH.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
Makes various changes to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971."
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Provides governance, oversight, and accountability reforms at NJT.
"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Prohibits Higher Education Student Assistance Authority from referring defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to AssistState Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program for certain actions if authority and borrower have entered into settlement agreement.*
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish communication campaign to encourage students to enroll in 30 credits per year and institutions to report to secretary on strategies and incentives to accomplish this goal.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.
Establishes Tuition Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program.
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.**
Requires school districts to provide daily recess period for students in grade kindergarten through 5; permits denial of recess for violation of code of student conduct but student must be provided restorative justice activities.*
Permits public-private partnership agreements for certain building and highway infrastructure projects; provides for EDA oversight.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots.
Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.
Establishes Dual Enrollment Study Commission.
Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH.
Requires EDA, in consultation with Department of Agriculture, to establish loan program for certain vineyard and winery capital expenses.
Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*
Prohibits landlords from requiring residential tenants to pay rent and other related charges through electronic funds transfer; requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments.
Eliminates motor vehicle surcharges following retirement of bonds and debts tied to surcharges.
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Requires certain public facilities and offices to provide on-site lactation room; DOH to provide information about lactation room availability; and DOE to provide information on lactation policies in schools.
Codifies donated leave program for State employees in career, senior executive, and unclassified service.
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued Credentials in 12 months. *
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects.
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education; directs DOE to develop parent resource guide; requires DOE and DOH to collect and report certain data on elays in deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.*
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees.
Permits incarcerated persons to receive student financial aid.
Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans.
"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.****
Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries.
Establishes crimes of purchasing firearm parts to unlawfully manufacture firearms without a serial number, manufacturing or possessing covert or undetectable firearms, and manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of firearms using a three-dimensional
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Requires reporting of inmate abuse by employees of State correctional facilities and establishes reporting and investigation program.
Limits cross gender strip searches in State correctional facilities.
Directs Adjutant General to enter into agreements with legal services organizations to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
Requires correctional police officers receive 20 hours in-service training, including four hours in prevention of sexual misconduct, non-fraternization, and manipulation.*
Requires Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy to provide services to certain inmates.
Makes New Jersey National Guard members with NGB-22 form eligible for certain veterans' benefits.
Allows dependent students whose parents or guardians hold H-1B visas to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education provided they meet certain criteria. *
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Establishes 35 member New Jersey Puerto Rico Commission in Department of State.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
Requires Attorney General to develop protocol for retaining footage from school surveillance system.
Establishes STEM Loan Redemption Program.
Increases financial resources provided through Medicaid program for certain hospitals; Establishes County Option Hospital Fee Pilot Program.
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to employer to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.*
Requires board of education or school bus contractor, within one business day of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus. *
Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health.*
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties.
Requires hotels to provide panic devices to certain hotel employees for protection from unsafe working conditions while performing housekeeping duties.*
Requires DOH to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
Establishes Repayment Assistance Program and Household Income Affordable Repayment Plan for borrowers of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Establishes process for Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to declare loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program as in default or rehabilitated.
Establishes "Unbanked and Underbanked Consumers Study Commission."
Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.*
Establishes "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in DOH.
Establishes New Jersey Violence Intervention Program to fund violence reduction initiatives.
Requires certain hospitals to provide hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs, in order to be designated as Level One or Level Two trauma centers.
Requires VCCO's victim counseling service to partner with trauma centers to refer certain victims to violence intervention programs.
Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
Establishes process to obtain judgement of adoption for civil union partner or spouse of natural or legal parent of child when that person is named as parent on child's birth certificate.
Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey's science and engineering workforce.
Criminalizes purchase, transfer, or possession of certain weapons and ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes; establishes crime of transferring or possessing firearm without serial number.*
"Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to
Appropriates $8,872,682 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Vetoed · 4
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades.
Revises expungement eligibility and procedures. *
Allows certain preserved farms to hold 14 special occasion events per year; imposes further event restrictions on residentially-exposed preserved farms.*
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Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
Permits certain local units and authorities, to reduce water, and sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.**
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
Establishes manufacturing business assistance program to encourage manufacturing in certain areas of the State.
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Creates New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission.
Directs school districts to establish policies and require training for employees on issues regarding child sexual abuse.
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Prohibits employers from obtaining, requiring, or discriminating on the basis of credit reports.
Provides transparency and accountability reforms at PANYNJ; modifies governance structure; provides legislative oversight of PANYNJ; and regulates capital planning process.
Requires undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires institutions of higher education and certain propriety institutions to develop pathway systems to graduation.*
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Requires four-year institutions of higher education to offer accelerated three-year baccalaureate degree programs.
Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.
Establishes Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Review Task Force to study implementation of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.
Establishes annual grant program to recognize public institutions of higher education that offer comprehensive array of veteran programs and services.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Establishes Main Street Assistance Program to encourage business development in small municipalities.
Concerns labor contractors.
Requires public utilities to notify certain officials of discontinuances in electric, gas, or water service.
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Prohibits use of education, occupation, and credit score as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Establishes competitive grant program for school districts to assist in hiring of school psychologists; appropriates $1 million.
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors to designate individuals as certain school bus safety personnel.*
Eliminates certain aviation fuel tax exemptions; provides funding for aviation capital projects.*
Prohibits use of products containing asbestos in building construction.
Requires public school instruction in mental health as it relates to suicide prevention and provides various elements which may be included in instruction.*
Provides for advocate in criminal cases concerning welfare or care of animal.*
The "Liberty State Park Protection Act"; establishes Liberty State Park Advisory Committee and requirements concerning DEP actions related to Liberty State Park.
Creates special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law; requires annual report.
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Increases earned income tax credit; provides credit for child or dependent care expenses; taxes "investment management services." *
Provides gross income tax credit to certain totally and permanently disabled veterans for rent constituting property taxes.
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Requires firearms seizure when certain health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.*
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement. **
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, examination permit, probationary driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Requires public and nonpublic secondary schools to annually conduct written or verbal substance use screening on all students using a particular screening program.
Establishes Maternal Mortality Review Committee to annually review and report on rates and causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in New Jersey, and to recommend improvements in maternal care.*
Revises law concerning reciprocity for out-of-State professional and occupational licenses.
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research institutions; allows certain high-technology businesses located in innovation zones to receive certain tax credits. *
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act".**
Creates certain assistance and set-aside programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.*
Revises certain aspects of the New Jersey Individual Development Account Program.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades six through eight.*
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Establishes training program to prevent suicide by law enforcement officer; requires reporting of law enforcement officer suicides to Attorney General.*
Requires DOH to develop New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Establishes "Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Bond Financing Act," authorizing issuance of bonds secured by pledge of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant proceeds, municipal liens, and special assessment; expands "Redevelopment Area Bond Financ
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Establishes Loan Modification and Consolidation Program for certain borrowers in New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Jake's Law; requires DCA to promulgate completely inclusive playground regulations; incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds.*
Grants credit against business income taxes to developer of rental housing reserved for occupancy by veterans.
Establishes disabled veteran tenant gross income tax credit.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
"Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018."
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Authorizes municipal tax levy through public question for certain purposes; clarifies ability of local government entities to issue non-recourse bonds; appropriates $100,000.*
Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.
"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."
Establishes "Dietetics and Nutritionist Licensing Act." *
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Authorizes special assessments and bond issuance to replace lead-contaminated water service lines.
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Requires study of safety of school bus passengers in certain emergency situations, including school bus accidents; appropriates $250,000. *
Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.
Revises certain definitions in "Gestational Carrier Agreement Act."
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers; establishes standard contribution level of 3 percent.*
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.
"Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
Creates two categories of driver's licenses and identification cards; allows residents unable to prove lawful presence in US to receive permits, and standard driver's licenses or identification cards; permits MVC to increase certain fees.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Permits self-administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate by students for adrenal insufficiency and requires that school districts and nonpublic schools establish policy for emergency administration of medication.
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Enhances penalties related to counterfeit drugs.
Establishes "Innovation District Designation Program."
Applies provisions of "New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act" to proprietary schools and Independent institutions of higher education and limits eligibility for State student assistance programs.*
Requires DHS to study social isolation occurring in certain population groups.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
Requires training or experience in crime victims' rights for certain members of Victims of Crime Compensation Review Board.
Requires certain long-term care facilities to submit outbreak response plan to DOH.
Requires that State employee serve as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions.
Requires payment of expenses related to background investigations for certain gubernatorial transition positions.
Requires disclosure by applicants for State employment of previous or ongoing criminal investigations.
Grants authority for human resource management of employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to Civil Service Commission.
Requires Civil Service Commission establish standardize recordkeeping and retention requirements with regard to unclassified State employees.
Clarifies provisions concerning disclosure of existence and content of discrimination or harassment complaints; requires certain disclosures to person against whom complaint is made.*
Requires Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain hotline for State employees to submit reports of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Specifies certain requirements for State agency review of complaint of workplace discrimination.
Requires certain public employees receive additional training to manage harassment or discrimination complaints.
Establishes pilot program in DOE for special education students to attend college courses or vocational training programs.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
Requires health insurers to limit copayments for insulin.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2020 to include new projects, remove certain projects, and modify estimated loan amounts for certain projects.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Establishes "New Jersey Eviction Crisis Task Force."
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Increases criminal penalties if leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor results in injury or death.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Revises exemption from "unemployment compensation law" for operators of certain motor vehicles.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public or nonpublic schools in New Jersey.
Requires AG oversight of transfer of federal surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies; establishes review and reporting requirement.
Dedicates 30 percent of all UEZ sales tax revenues to respective UEZ account and 70 percent of UEZ sales tax revenues to General Fund.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
Requires certain employers with State contracts to pay their employees their usual compensation for each day of jury service.
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Prohibits certain light frame residential construction in densely populated census tracts; establishes construction requirements for certain light frame residential construction in other census tracts.
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes further increases over a four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.
Amends "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law"; makes corrections and modifies notice provisions.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure they incorporate standards regarding engineering where appropriate.
"Lactation Consultants Licensing Act."
Limits any annual tuition increase charged by school district which permits enrollment of non-resident students to percentage increase in State aid and tax levy of district.
Establishes driver's license for residents who cannot prove lawful presence in US.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Expands requirement for health insurers to cover prescriptions for contraceptives to 12 months.
Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.
Qualifies certain assisted living facilities for certain EDA incentives.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Permits certain undocumented immigrants to obtain professional and occupational licenses in State.
Requires certain hospitals to complete Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Directs Juvenile Justice Commission to establish arts education pilot program for juvenile offenders.
Requires hospital, bio-analytical, and clinical laboratories to provide information and offer of HIV screening to patients living in areas with high prevalence of HIV.
Permits persons participating in Drug Court and other programs to earn credit against amount owed on certain court-imposed financial obligations.
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires replacement of the terms "mother" and "father" with the terms "parent or guardian" on all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.
Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Clarifies prohibition on discrimination against servicemembers in "Law Against Discrimination."
Establishes presumption that VCCO will order payment to victim of crime.
Establishes pilot program in certain municipalities to make grants available to non-profit organizations to perform outreach regarding VCCO.
Requires certain residential property owners, schools, and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every three years.
Requires landlords to provide notice to tenants concerning lead in drinking water.
Authorizes establishment of charter school payment reserve account in school districts.
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age to qualify.
Increases benefit amounts under New Jersey earned income tax credit program from 40 percent to 50 percent.
Filed · 4
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
Requires members of unitary business groups to file combined reports of corporation business tax.
Restructures tickets sales law.
Establishes crime of soliciting transfer of firearm by disqualified person.