Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Angela V. McKnight
Sponsored
Became law1
Authorizes municipal volunteer programs for free removal of snow from certain residential properties occupied by seniors or disabled persons.*
Vetoed1
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires depository institutions to provide paper account statements to elder adults.
Requires certain providers of transportation services to develop and publish route schedules.
Requires Dept. of Agriculture to create clearinghouse website for vendors to provide surplus food to charities in State.
Prohibits release of personal identifying information of violent crime victims and witnesses under State's open public records law.
Out of committee2
Requires lobby security for certain senior citizen high-rise buildings in areas with high violent crime rates.
Requires DOH to authorize Jersey City to issue certified copies of birth certificates by September 1, 2017.*
In committee13
Requires Silver Alert System receive same broadcast alerts as Amber Alert System.
Authorizes protective order for certain witnesses or victims against actor who attempted to prevent or obstruct them from reporting crime to police.
Requires public bodies upon request to provide American Sign Language interpreter at public meetings.
Provides that board of education may not exclude students with emotional or behavioral disorders from participating in summer programs.
Establishes procedures for intake and record keeping of certain 9-1-1 calls.
Requires law enforcement officers to have updated photograph.
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses.
Establishes Child Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program in DOE to train school district staff to identify student victims.
Requires municipalities that have public swimming pools to provide information regarding "dry drowning."
Requires parent or guardian to annually notify school district in writing of intention to home-school child; requires school district to compile and post on district website number of home-schooled children.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Restricts eligibility for borrowing through New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program to students attending in-State institutions of higher education.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed1
Requires DOH to authorize Jersey City to issue certified copies of birth certificates by September 1, 2017.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 56
Revises "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act"; establishes State Transportation Infrastructure Bank within NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust; renames NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Adjusts certain State taxes to support strengthened investments in public and private assets in this State.*
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
"New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act," establishes pilot program to assist certain veterans with housing modification and rehabilitation; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.
Establishes "Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Act;" requires promulgation of standards and regulations concerning safe handling of hazardous drugs by certain health care personnel.*
Requires removal of equipment and markings on certain used emergency vehicles; requires that Attorney General issue guidelines or directives.
Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*
Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.**
Requires health care professionals engaged in prenatal care to provide parents of newborns with information on health insurance coverage for newborn children.*
Expands eligibility of inmates for medical parole and requires inmate's enrollment in Medicaid under certain circumstances.
Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services.
Requires DLPS to establish and make available to law enforcement agencies cultural diversity training materials and online tutorial.*
Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*
Establishes process for consideration of offers from short sale buyers during residential mortgage foreclosures.
Requires OAL to maintain Internet database summarizing all State rule-making actions.
Establishes "Veterans Affordable Housing Section 8 Voucher Pilot Program."
Permits homeless to receive certified copy of birth certificate without fee.
Exempts homeless from fee for non-driver identification cards.
Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements.
Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects.
Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.
Expands civil rights protections to include breastfeeding; requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding mothers.
Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*
Prohibits health insurance carriers from requiring optometrists to become providers with vision care plans as condition of becoming providers in carriers' panel of providers; prohibits certain practices under vision care provider contracts.*
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
Requires life insurers to use federal death master file to identify potential matches.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.
Extends health benefits coverage of a newborn infant.
"Secure Schools for All Children Act"; establishes State aid program for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.
Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes.
Establishes New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy in Department of Education and requires school districts to designate school safety specialist.
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
"Rosa-Bonilla Family Act"; concerns development of carbon monoxide poisoning educational program for drivers.
Establishes law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral programs.*
Requires DMVA to create registry for organizations providing services to veterans.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
Requires restaurants to post DOH sign concerning food allergen awareness in kitchen or staff area.
Establishes 9/11 Memorial Registry.
Permits eligible students who are members of United States Armed Forces to wear military uniform at high school graduation.
Establishes failure to maintain lane may constitute recklessness under reckless vehicular homicide statute; designated as Eileen's Law. **
Provides for monitoring and evaluation of transition of mental health and substance use disorder treatment service system and developmental disability system to fee-for-service reimbursement model; makes appropriation.*
Requires driver education course, certain new driver brochures, and driver's license written exam to include cyclist and pedestrian safety information. *
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners for gifted and talented programs.
Establishes "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program." **
Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.
Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*
Provides certain immunity to board of director members and employees of private schools for students with disabilities if they report incidents of bullying in compliance with school policy.
Excludes amount of certain early withdrawals from qualified retirement plans in determination by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of applicant's eligibility for and amount of State tuition aid grant.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
Vetoed · 15
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Prohibits sale of unsafe supplemental mattresses designed for children's products.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act"; provides funding to small food retailers to sell fresh and nutritious food.
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Requires Division of Parole to offer parole services to certain defendants who have served their maximum sentence.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Passed the General Assembly · 65
Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit to 40 percent of federal benefit amount beginning in Tax Year 2016.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Concerns installation and maintenance of solar panels in common interest communities.
Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.
Waives annual teacher evaluation requirement for certain teachers who supervise student teachers.
Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Establishes Behavioral Health Insurance Claims Advocacy Program.
Provides rental and lease protections for domestic violence victims.
Exempts from disclosure as public record information provided by individual to government agency under certain circumstances.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.*
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
"Student Online Personal Protection Act." *
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10 million to DCA for Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support NJ SHARES.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law."
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.*
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.*
Designates month of November as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in NJ.
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.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Requires certain workers subject to prevailing wage requirements to be enrolled in, or have completed, registered apprenticeship.
Establishes "Art in Storefronts" initiative within the Main Street New Jersey program.
"The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.
Establishes performance and training standards for certain Medicaid transportation services and requires DHS to report compliance with standards.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Requires one member of board in charge of institution for persons with mental illness or developmental disability to be family member of resident.
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.*
Requires health insurance carriers to provide notice of termination of coverage to covered persons in certain circumstances.
Authorizes municipalities to regulate Internet-organized events.
Prohibits use of gap in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting under certain circumstances.
Enhances protections against fraudulent deed recordings.
Requires hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories to offer test for hepatitis C to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid tests for hepatitis C.
Enters New Jersey in multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Requires epinephrine auto-injectors to be packaged and sold as single units.
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation project
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Requires Attorney General to establish victims of identity theft database.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Permits voter to take photograph of own voted ballot and share it on Internet-based social media.
Requires owner of certain autobuses to register with and receive approval from municipalities in which autobus operates.
Allows for cancellation of certain service contracts without paying early termination fee if customer becomes deceased prior to end of service contract.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health services and autism and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws. *
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification.
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Prohibits person from buying, selling, making or altering, giving, issuing, obtaining or attempting to obtain high school transcripts with intent to deceive and establishes penalty.
Provides that public or nonpublic school employee who knowingly damages, disconnects, tampers, or interferes with operation of school emergency warning device is subject to civil penalty.
Prohibits use of certain State residential property by Governor during state of emergency due to failure to enact annual appropriations law.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners who have special needs.
Out of committee · 101
Requires health insurance coverage for treatment of substance use disorders; places certain restrictions on the prescription of opioid and certain other drugs; concerns continuing education related thereto.
Establishes position of State Oceanographer.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Requires reservation of portion of tenant vouchers under State rental assistance program for veterans.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Requires DHS to ensure distribution to senior citizens of notice from Division of Consumer Affairs concerning risks and prevention of fraud.
Establishes NJ STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program in DOLWD.
Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Requires electric, gas, and water public utilities to provide bill credits to volunteer fire companies, first aid, rescue, and emergency squads, and nonprofit homeless and domestic violence assistance organizations.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.*
Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.*
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Establishes the "New Jersey Schedules That Work Act."
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.
Requires coverage of medication therapy management in Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites.
Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.
Authorizes health care providers to engage in telemedicine and teleheath. *
Ensures equal rights and opportunities for pregnant students in institutions of higher education.*
"Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act"; requires institutions of higher education to have individuals who focus on reducing student suicides and attempted suicides available 24 hours a day.*
Establishes "Neighborhood Solar Energy Investment Program."
Requires interior light of motor vehicle be turned on when stopped by law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Requires insurance coverage in the individual and small employer markets and SHBP and SEHBP for "off-label" uses of certain drugs.
Authorizes establishment of drug donation programs.*
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
Concerns employment status of certain truck operators.*
Prohibits a person from charging a fee to stop publishing personal identifying information obtained through the criminal justice system.
Requires Commissioner of DCA to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
"Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.*
Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply.*
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.
Requires DOH to issue standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions.*
Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops. *
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 NJT to remove snow from certain stops, stations, and stands for motorbus regular route service and to make name and contact information of entities responsible for snow removal publicly available.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.*
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Requires teacher preparation program for instructional certificate to include certain amount of instruction or clinical experience in special education and for students with disabilities endorsement to include credit hours in autism spectrum disorder.
Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.*
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Permits registered surgical practices to convert to or combine with ambulatory care facilities; provides for phased-in gross receipts assessment; authorizes non-profit hospitals to acquire joint ownership interest in practices.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services; designated as the Mental Health Access Act.
Establishes three-year Medicaid home visitation demonstration project.
Requires issuance of conditional certifications for homemaker-home health aides within seven days and issuance of final certification within 120 days.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator on-site.
Requires DOH regulations regarding elevated blood lead levels in children, and appropriate responses thereto, to be consistent with latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Requires prescribers to discuss addiction risk associated with certain drugs prior to issuing prescription to minor patient.
Requires DOH to establish single license for facilities providing integrated behavioral and physical health care.*
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide supplemental reading instruction to students in grades K through 3.
Appropriates $20 million from societal benefits charge to DEP for drinking water infrastructure improvements and lead abatement in City of Newark.
Changes statutory reference to pejorative terminology referring to person of certain ethnic background and requires government entities to remove and replace pejorative language in official documents.*
Requires racial and ethnic impact statement for certain bills and regulations affecting sentencing.
Requires DOH to ensure that fetal death certification and reporting requirements are consistent with current federal standards.
Limits expulsions and suspensions for students in preschool through grade 2 with certain exceptions; requires early detection and prevention programs for behavioral issues in preschool through grade 2.
Clarifies that product approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not required for drug manufacturer to file registration statement, and specifies timeframe by which DOH must review registration statements.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Revises "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act" to require certain class study and examination requirements.
Concerns procedures for transition of individuals with developmental disabilities from developmental centers to community placements.
Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.
Enhances protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by certain persons; provides for minimum terms of incarceration for offenders who commit physically violent acts.
Requires health care facilities to test for and remediate lead in drinking water, and disclose test results.
Clarifies DCA rulemaking authority over free-standing residential health care facilities, and prohibits eviction of residents from such facilities, except for good cause.
Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple FDIC-insured accounts.*
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Requires electric public utility to notify property owner any time account for electric public utility service on owner's property is opened, closed, transferred, or altered.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for digital tomosynthesis for screening and diagnostic purposes related to breast cancer.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Authorizes psychiatric advanced practice nurses to complete certain certificates required for involuntary commitment to treatment.*
Directs Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development to work to promote basic skills training through organizations dedicated to the economic empowerment of specific segments of society, such as the African American Chamber of Comme
Requires candidates for President and Vice-President of United States to disclose federal income tax returns to appear on ballot; prohibits Electoral College electors from voting for candidates who fail to file income tax returns.*
Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."
The "Water Quality Accountability Act"; imposes certain testing, reporting, management, and infrastructure investment requirements on water purveyors.
Prohibits residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and aftercare facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires practitioners to check prescription monitoring information before issuing certain prescriptions to emergency department patients; authorizes medical scribes and licensed athletic trainers to access prescription monitoring information under certai
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Establishes data reporting requirements for emergency medical services providers and dispatch centers.
Decreases waiting period to expunge entire juvenile record from five to three years.
Revises procedures for expunging criminal and other records and information, including shortening of certain waiting periods for expungement eligibility and increasing number of convictions which may be expunged.
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Directs Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs to survey fire suppression systems in public and nonpublic school buildings.*
Directs State Board of Education to review and incorporate within New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education instructional standards on water safety.*
Prohibits paid caretakers from being appointed guardian or granted power of attorney for individual with disability.
Amends list of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding for FY2018 to include new projects and revise allowable loan amounts for already approved projects.
Allows counties to prioritize county homelessness trust fund grants for homeless veterans.
Authorizes court to impose lifetime parole supervision on certain child pornography offenders.
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Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Permits appointment of certain nonpermanent firefighters laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
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.
Provides employee time off for events regarding education of their children.
Strengthens State's assault weapons ban.
Upgrades harassment under certain circumstances; restricts cyberbullying offenders' access to the Internet.
Makes harassment by electronic means a crime of the fourth degree.
"Reproductive Donation Safety Act."
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Regulates certain practices of pharmacy benefits management companies.
Allows New Jersey gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions for Hurricane Sandy relief in New Jersey.
Expands the domestic violence statutes to encompass minors aged 16 and older.
Establishes Autism Education Council.
Increases penalties for identity theft when victim is a senior citizen or veteran.
Establishes offense of soliciting image of minor with unlawful purpose.
Provides for issuance of a uniform identification card for all law enforcement officers.
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.
Establishes school breakfast kiosk pilot program.
Requires health insurers, group health plans, SHBP, and SEHBP to share certain health benefits information with Medicaid and other State programs.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Requires certain civil actions against certain licensed persons to be brought within two years.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Prohibits tourist helicopter operations in New Jersey.
Authorizes grandparents to obtain certified copies of death certificates of grandchildren.
Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.
Establishes compensation program for State and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Authorizes public institution of higher education to establish in-municipality tuition rate for students who graduate from public high schools located in the same municipality as the institution.
Requires medical examination and submission of student work portfolios for home-schooled children; provides that children under supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Provides for notification of next-of-kin in event of death of senior citizen in senior housing facility.
"Safe Motor Vehicle Rental Act"; prohibits rental companies from renting, leasing, or selling unrepaired motor vehicles which are subject to safety recall.
Establishes registry of stroke cases in State.
Increases penalties for failing to yield when violation results in death to pedestrian.
Requires parents of children receiving subsidized child care services or enrolled in preschool to complete nutrition education classes.
Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals; establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database; requires development of emergency services stroke care protocols; and mandates insurance coverage for telemedicine for stroke c
Requires members of unitary business groups to file combined reports of corporation business tax.
Revises time period at which unit owners assume control of homeowners' associations.
Authorizes "Put Children First" license plates.
Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority to hold regular meetings in various counties in the State.
Concerns the grading of criminal offenses committed against a child under the age of 16 years by a person armed with a weapon.
"Student Online Personal Protection Act."
Permits expungement of certain older convictions.
Requires certain medical transportation vehicles to be equipped with stop signal arms and requires drivers to stop for vehicles under certain circumstances.
Requires county and municipal welfare agencies to create certain records of all individuals who inquire about public assistance programs.
Establishes "Safe Streets Law Enforcement Grant Program Fund" to disburse grant funds to eligible municipalities.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Directs State Board of Examiners to maintain list of certificate holders against whom the board has initiated certificate suspension or revocation proceedings.
Establishes standards for food date labeling; requires Commissioner of Health to establish public education program and promulgate guidelines related to food safety.
Requires sending district to allow student to transfer to recovery high school alternative education program, provided placement is considered clinically appropriate by alcohol and drug counselor.
Requires institutions of higher education to offer open textbooks plan.
Provides immediate eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics for certain transfer students.
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education and directs DOE to develop parent resource guide and select early intervention assessments for use in identifying language delays in deaf and hard of hearing children.
Permits certain firefighter training courses to be taken online.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,240,000 from General Fund to DCF for services for victims of domestic violence.
"Voter Privacy Act"; establishes protections for privacy of voters; prohibits automated programs to remove names of ineligible voters from official lists of eligible voters; prohibits sharing of certain voter information with federal government.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and implement Spanish-language version of English Language Arts/Literacy section of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP.
Filed · 1
Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.