Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Kristin M. Corrado
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Authorizes purchaser of automobile by private sale to operate automobile for three-day period following purchase without permanent registration or transfer of title.
Out of committee6
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
"College Mental Health Services Act"; establishes grant program for public institutions of higher education and requires public institutions of higher education to report certain information concerning mental health treatment and suicides.
Allows issuance of limited license to individual who would otherwise be denied license due to criminal conviction.
Authorizes issuance of classic NJ license plates.
Requires MVC to allow person to indicate special needs with motor vehicle registration.
Prohibits person from leaving shopping cart in parking space reserved for persons with disabilities; imposes fine. *
In committee100
Prohibits candidates and elected public officials charged with crimes from using campaign contributions for their legal defense.
"Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act"; requires institutions of higher education to post information on student suicides and attempted suicides on website.
Establishes various good governance requirements at certain bi-state authorities.
Establishes various good governance requirements at State and local authorities.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education for dependents of certain veterans.
Prohibits smoking in guest rooms of certain hotels.
Eliminates property tax exemption for for-profit cemeteries.
Increases penalty for improper use of food stamps; requires mandatory imprisonment for public officer or employee who misuses food stamps.
Bars public entities and public employees from entering into confidential settlements of claims against them; provides that such settlements constitute public records.
Requires candidate receiving public matching funds to adopt policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.
Exempts counties, municipalities, and school districts from requirement to pay minimum wage.
Repeals surtax imposed on certain businesses.
Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to patient undergoing chemotherapy.
Establishes Open Public Records Act Study Commission.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Requires 100 percent of State aid for certain special education students be calculated as categorical aid.
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Permits local government unit to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Removes 48-hour provision for acceptance of ballots postmarked by election day; increases penalties for violation of ballot messenger and bearer limits and candidate prohibition.
Establishes minimum level of domestic violence and sexual assault training for judges and judicial personnel.
Provides that entities which train educational personnel in use of physical restraints be approved by DOE; requires annual report on incidents of use of techniques.
Establishes "Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, and Protection Pilot Program" in certain counties and cities of first class; makes an appropriation.
Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
Concerns parking spaces restricted for persons with disabilities located near youth athletic fields.
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Directs DOH to establish policies to reduce number of cats and dogs euthanized at shelters and pounds.
Prohibits use of open public records act for mailers and advertisements.
Requires person applying to register automobile or motorcycle in NJ to provide person's telephone number.
Requires health insurance coverage for annual mental health screening.
Exempts residents aged 62 and older from boat launch fees at State parks and forests.
Authorizes creation of active duty military license plates.
Requires county colleges and four-year public institutions of higher education to award college credits to police officers for certain courses completed at county police academies.
Requires public institutions of higher education to grant at least six academic credits to certain veterans.
Requires institutions of higher education to compile and report success in meeting performance metrics.
Requires public institution of higher education to study cost drivers, administrative productivity, organizational structure, space utilization, and faculty productivity.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.
Establishes second degree crime of making credible threat to infect another with COVID-19 or similar infectious disease that triggered public emergency.
Provides temporary exclusion from gross income for qualified first responders.
Defines indigent veteran and veteran status for certain veteran interment purposes.
Provides that institutions of higher education may permit final-year students in graduate degree programs for mental health care professions to graduate or be matched with residency or clinical programs early.
Allows in-person visitation for immediate family members and legal guardians of residents of certain community-based residential programs and group homes during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires hospitals to establish sensory friendly treatment and waiting rooms in emergency department settings.
Requires DMVA provide central website registry of unclaimed veteran cremains for veteran organization locating services; Requires funeral director report possession of unclaimed veteran cremains.
Directs State Auditor to audit DOLWD Division of Unemployment Insurance.
Permits notaries with valid commissions on March 9, 2020 to continue serving until rescission of Executive Order No. 103 of 2020; permits continuation following rescission with timely completion of application to renew.
Establishes protocols for treating emergency room patients with dementia.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon uniform request of residents, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Requires DOE to provide reimbursement of school district costs of providing protective face coverings and hand sanitizer for addressing transmission of COVID-19.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Allows groups of no more than 15 children in child care center classrooms.
Requires commissioner of registration to move voters with undeliverable mail-in ballots to inactive file; removes such inactive voters from Statewide voter registration system following failure to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.
Requires county boards of elections to establish ballot drop boxes at each office of municipal clerk.
Requires AG to create voting fraud task force.
Requires Secretary of State create website for voters to report irregularities regarding mail-in ballots; establishes "Vote by Mail Study Commission."
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax.
Modifies age eligibility criteria for certain classified students under "Bridge Year Pilot Program."
Requires DHS to post copies of incident reports involving physical injuries, abuse, neglect, or exploitation in State developmental centers or community-based residential programs on its website.
Adds aggravating factor of committing crime against person because of status as servicemember.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Veterans' Facilities.
Establishing veterans' affordable housing preference; authorizing bonus fair share credit for veterans' affordable housing.
Requires Secretary of State to establish voter list maintenance and crosscheck program and to include certain voter registration data in annual report to Governor and Legislature.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Creates "Disability Life-Sustaining Measures Advisory Council."
Requires long-term care facilities to submit reports regarding residents with disabilities.
Requires hospitals to collect and report demographic data on people with disabilities who are tested or treated for COVID-19 during declared public health emergency.
Revises requirements for health insurers to cover telemedicine and telehealth; requires telemedicine and telehealth systems to include accessible communication features for individuals with disabilities.
Requires DMVA establish Veterans Outdoor Recovery Task Force.
Concerns definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Directs Secretary of State to establish election incident reporting and complaint database; requires certain telephone numbers be provided with voter instructions.
Requires health benefits carriers to allow parents or guardians of dependent child to determine order of benefits under certain circumstances.
Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.
Eliminates the New Jersey inheritance tax and repeals chapters 33 through 37 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
Requires 10 percent of certain federal education relief funds, approximating $26.2 million, be dedicated specifically to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare report on learning loss of students with developmental disabilities during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure One-Step Career Centers reopen immediately and remain open during public health emergency.
Prohibits requiring individuals who have received COVID-19 vaccine to wear masks indoors.
Establishes grant program in EDA for certain commercial landlords; makes appropriations.
Requires State entities engaging in projects resulting in deforestation of any size to submit plan to DEP for no net loss of forested areas.
Expands Crime Victim's Bill of Rights in regard to certain post-conviction agreements.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to reopen programs providing functional services to persons with developmental disabilities in same manner as schools.
Prohibits mandatory mask use at youth camps.
Prohibits mandatory mask use in licensed child care centers.
Requires entity contracted with DOLWD to provide benefits to provide separate notice of issuance of prepaid debit card.
Requires school districts to include instruction on nutrition as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education for students grades 9 through 12.
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Permits persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to have MVC note that designation on certain MVC-issued documents.
Establishes the Post-Pandemic Education Recovery and Acceleration Task Force.
Requires Secretary of State and county commissioners of registration to perform audit of voter registration records in Statewide Voter Registration System.
Establishes Public Service Management Fellows Program and advisory committee.
Permits county clerk to remove voters from vote-by-mail lists under certain circumstances.
Bars individual from serving as county prosecutor in acting capacity for longer than one year, including pending nominee for position.
Establishes requirement that county prosecutor reside in county of appointment during term of appointment and until qualified successor is appointed.
Requires driver to submit to evaluation by drug recognition expert when involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death.
Exempts certain students with disabilities from requirement to take college credits during Bridge Year Pilot Program; modifies age eligibility criteria under program.
Establishes "Parents Bill of Rights Act"; prohibits school district from interfering with fundamental right of parent or guardian to engage in and direct student's education; permits opt-out of school district curriculum.
Modifies membership of State Capitol Joint Management Commission.
Defines cyberstalking and provides criminal penalties for persons who make an electronic threat to kill, do bodily harm, commit an act of terrorism or conduct mass shootings.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Establishes "Jersey Native Plants Program."
Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities.**
Establishes certain rights for students with military obligations attending public institutions of higher education and permits late registration for students with military obligations.*
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. **
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Requires parent or guardian to notify child care centers if child will be absent; requires child care centers to notify parent or guardian in event of unexcused child absence.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Creates special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law; requires annual report.
Permits nonprofit corporations to allow members to participate in meetings by means of remote communication, and permits nonprofit corporations to hold meetings in part or solely by means of remote communication during state of emergency.
Delays mandatory retirement in SPRS when it would occur during period of state of emergency; extends eligibility for appointment as member of State Police and enrollment in SPRS for 160th Class of NJ State Police.*
Requires hospitals to report COVID-19 demographic data.
Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million.*
Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.
Appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain sales at seasonal farm markets in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Concerns liability of certain non-profit and governmental employers for unemployment benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency. *
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Modifies lists of projects eligible to receive loans for environmental infrastructure projects from NJ Infrastructure Bank for FY2022.
Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million.
Vetoed · 3
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and regional Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee, and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; expands list of professionals authorized to provide stillbirth-related care. **
Establishes "2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program"; appropriates $100 million.
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 19
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams; expands topics required in training courses. *
Establishes standards for domestic violence counseling and creates "Abuse Intervention Program Advisory Committee." *
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Bars nondisclosure agreements to settle sexual assault and harassment claims against certain State officers and employees and members of Legislature; bars use of campaign funds to settle claims.*
Requires MVC to provide notation on driver's license or identification card, upon request, of persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or other communication disorder. *
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capitol building.
Requires school district to provide information to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses. *
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to conduct study to determine extent and cause of outmigration of high school graduates to out-of-State colleges.
Establishes "New Jersey Higher Education Funding Formula Commission."
Prohibits gender-based price discrimination.
Allows CBT and GIT tax credits to certain taxpayers that retain employees during COVID-19 pandemic.
Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.
Provides in-State tuition status to certain veterans and family members who attend public institutions of higher education during period of mandatory remote instruction due to public health emergencies.
Increases child care provider payments and revises hourly limits on child care for school-aged children under subsidized child care assistance program during 2020-2021 school year.
Authorizes private persons to display American flag on bridges and overpasses that travel over property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.*
Changes definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Renames "security aid" as "health and safety aid" to reflect that secure schools provide for students' mental health; provides that State aid for nonpublic school security services may also be used for mental health services.
Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.
Allows credit against corporation business tax and gross income tax liability for employing persons with a developmental disability.
Out of committee · 43
Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams. *
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Provides gross income tax deduction to certain surviving spouses of veterans.
Permits person diagnosed with autism or communication disability to voluntarily make notation on driver's license, identification card, and in MVC registry; establishes program to train law enforcement officers in interactions with persons with autism or
Authorizes grants to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans.
Establishes New Jersey Transportation Consolidation Task Force.
Revises provisions of State law concerning claiming and proper disposal of cremains of veterans and eligible spouses or dependents.
Establishes price preference program on State contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Provides county clerks with additional week to mail ballots for 2020 primary election; requires ballot position draw to occur one day early if statutory date falls on holiday.*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Concerns delivery and sale of alcoholic beverages during declared state of emergency; requires ABC director to notify licensees of certain tax exemptions during emergency.*
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Revises psychologist training requirements.
Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.
Establishes Student Wellness Grant Program in DOE.
Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.
Establishes "Student Mental Health Task Force." *
Authorizes MVC to use stored driver's license or identification card photo for longer than eight years; limits certain appointment times at MVC locations to senior citizens and persons with certain medical conditions during COVID-19 pandemic.**
Establishes NJMVC Virtual Check-In Pilot Program.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.*
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Permits dogs to visit at State veterans' residential facilities.*
Exempts poll worker wages from affecting unemployment compensation.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide students with access to mental health care programs and services and to establish a hotline to provide information concerning the availability of those services.
Expands opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries to provide outdoor dining and permits certain farms to adjust operations in response to COVID-19 public health emergency.*
Permits expedited licensure in mental health professions for certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.*
Appropriates $87,444,690 from "New Jersey Library Construction Fund" to provide grants for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, and furnishing of New Jersey's public libraries.
Requires MVC to provide written knowledge examination online during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
"Manufacturing in Higher Education Act"; requires various State entities to promote manufacturing career pathways for students and provides assistance to manufacturing industry.
Appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Establishes that "100 percent Disabled Veterans" are not required to submit to MVC certain documentation to renew parking privileges.
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities older than 21 years of age to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs. *
Establishes "Registered Apprenticeship Program for State Agencies"; makes an appropriation.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Provides for debarment of school bus contractors for certain violations; requires certain information in pupil transportation contract bid.
Creates Office of School Bus Safety in Department of Education; appropriates $200,000. *
Revises violation and fines for approving or assigning unauthorized individuals as school bus drivers.
Temporarily expands summer working hours for certain minors.
Appropriates $54.5 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects.
Mandates periodic cancer screening examinations for firefighters enrolled in SHBP. *
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Provides certain employment protections for National Guard members employed in New Jersey.
Requires law enforcement officers to be stationed in all public schools during school hours; authorizes schools to request funding from Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2020.
Requires police notification when driver's license is suspended.
Requires certain facilities to notify patients or legal guardians of outbreak of contagious disease within 24 hours of onset of outbreak.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Reduces threshold for filing annual disclosure statement with ELEC from $50,000 in public contracts to $17,500.
Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Establishes Statewide "Peace: A Learned Solution Program (PALS)."
Establishes "Monica's Law" concerning domestic violence risk assessment pilot program.
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.
Concerns local taxation of business personal property of local exchange telephone companies.
"New Jersey Jobs Protection Act;" requires verification of employment.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
"Steven Schmincke's Law"; facilitates sober living home construction financing.
Establishes Emergency Green Alert System for missing members and veterans of Armed Forces.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Establishes Gold Star Family Scholarship Program; appropriates $100,000 from General Fund to Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Prohibits bill certified for fiscal note or estimate from being released from committee without fiscal note or estimate.
Establishes certain animal abuse offenses committed in manner manifesting extreme indifference to value of animal's life as crime of second degree; designated as "River's Law."
Provides that persons entering into civil settlement agreement with State entity must make full restitution; elected officials and employees with fiduciary or contracting responsibilities entering into such agreement will forfeit public office or employme
"Reliability, Preparedness, and Storm Response Act"; requires public utilities to file certain information concerning emergency preparedness with BPU and increases certain penalties.
Eliminates NJ Schools Development Authority and transfers its school construction responsibilities to EDA.
Prohibits harassing or taking of certain wildlife at competitive event; establishes penalties.
"Madalyn's Law"; requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate instruction on toxic shock syndrome and requires installation of signage in certain women's rooms to enhance public awareness of toxic shock syndrome.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish "Urban Farming Pilot Program"; appropriates $100,000.
Requires opioid antidote dispensation to be monitored under Prescription Monitoring Program, and authorizes certain entities to submit info regarding opioid antidote administration for inclusion in secondary, linked database; designated as "John Wagner's
Establishes "Comprehensive State Plan for Economic Development."
Provides employers with various tax incentives for hiring persons with disabilities under insurance premiums tax, corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Updates definition of veteran to include discharged LGBTQ veteran; requires DMVA develop review process for such veterans.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Establishes "Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission."
Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations.
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to private professional counselors.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Allows licensed child care centers to operate at 100 percent capacity under certain circumstances.
Requires option to vote in person using electronic voting machine at polling place for November 2020 general election if voter turns in unopened and unfilled mail-in ballot.
Establishes Mental Health Awareness Pilot Program in DOE.
Authorizes certain persons to display American flag on or over certain property of NJTA, SJTA, and DOT; prohibits NJTA, SJTA and DOT from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Allows craft distilleries to sell mixed drinks and mixed drink ingredients for consumption off the licensed premises; authorizes direct shipping by craft distilleries.
Daniel's Law;" Prohibits disclosure of home address or unpublished telephone number of certain law enforcement officers, judicial officers and prosecutors; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such information.
Suspends automatic voter registration until implementation of standards and procedures to maintain accuracy of voter rolls.
Requires MVC to waive convenience fee charged for online transactions during COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency.
"Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider.
Provides reimbursement to certain child care entities for expenses related to providing additional hours of child care to school-aged children during 2020-2021 school year; appropriates $50 million.
Establishes Division of Women's Services in DOC.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain education and child care expenditures incurred by taxpayers with qualifying children engaged in virtual or remote instruction because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco product tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.
Requires health insurance carriers to categorize mental health treatment and therapy received by victim of domestic violence as medically necessary treatment and provide full benefits coverage therefor.
Establishes Safe School Reopening Grant Program in DOE to help public school purchase air filtration systems and ultraviolet cleaning programs to address COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $10 million.
Exempts personal protective equipment from sales and use tax.
Allows gross income tax deduction for taxpayers who pay for childcare costs for qualifying children doing remote learning as result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires MVC to make mobile units available to reduce service delays at overcrowded agencies.
Provides business taxpayers with gross income tax or corporation business tax deduction for qualifying cleaning expenses incurred due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit organization assistance.
Directs Secretary of State to establish grant program for counties to improve paper ballot counting process; appropriates $10 million.
Provides additional ways for transferring deceased voter's record to Statewide voter registration system's death file; requires Secretary of State match registration system with Social Security Administration deceased persons database.
Establishes "Voting Improvement Task Force."
Permits veteran to receive credit toward licensure as licensed practical nurse upon completing certain military medical training programs.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Requires ABC to waive fee for alcoholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit.
Renames Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, creates position of deputy ombudsman, and expands duties of office to apply to all persons with disabilities and their families.
Requires voter who wishes to vote by mail to complete application for mail-in ballot each calendar year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail designation.
Prohibits mail-in ballot outer envelope from containing political affiliation or designation visible to public.
Requires certain documentation as proof of voter identity to vote; updates procedures for challenging voters regarding proof of identity.
Requires do not forward label on mail-in ballot envelopes; allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing or detached certificate; requires certain voter data be entered into voter file within 30 days.
Provides for agreement between Secretary of State and AOC to match information in Statewide voter registration system with certain jury records in order to identify and remove ineligible non-citizen voter registrants from system.
Appropriates $300 million to EDA for small business and not-for-profit corporation assistance to preserve and create jobs, spur economic growth, and preserve the viability and vitality of communities.
Provides that if minor under age 18 unlawfully buys or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis and receives written warning from law enforcement, the minor's parent or guardian would be notified in writing.
Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises.
Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program."
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Permits exemption from certain civil service examinations for person with disability.
Requires MVC to take measures to prevent agency closures during public health emergency; requires MVC to provide alternatives if closure is unpreventable.
Requires MVC to provide certain vehicle and licensing services in each county in State.
The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law."
Provides temporary deduction for food and beverage establishments from certain sales and use tax remittances.
Requires federal funding to be made available to Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to support Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse if needed to offset unanticipated decrease in dedicated revenues.
Allocates $2.5 billion to unemployment compensation fund from federal government assistance and halts increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency.
Requires public schools to post curriculum plans online; requires school districts to make textbooks or other materials used in implementing curriculum plans available for inspection by parents and legal guardians.
Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
Permits religious services during state of emergency and public health emergency by Governor.
Creates sexual assault prevention and response program and coordinator in DMVA.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
Allocates $200 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development to improve unemployment insurance infrastructure technology.
Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF for parents or guardians whose children are subject to quarantine as a result of COVID-19; appropriates $500,000.
Filed · 2
Provides enhanced penalty for distribution of counterfeit drugs and medical devices during declared states of emergency.
Requires law enforcement to provide written notification to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana or hashish.