Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Pamela R. Lampitt
Sponsored
Became law5
"Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program Act." *
Permits location of certain wind and solar facilities in industrial zones.
Revises the representation of proprietary schools on New Jersey Presidents' Council and on its executive board.
"New Jersey Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth Act."
Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs.
Passed the General Assembly6
Directs each institution of higher education to develop and coordinate a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Requires building materials dealer to provide uniquely identified delivery ticket to consumer.
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Out of committee7
Requires DOP to generate compensation guidelines to help counties and municipalities determine appropriate pay for various positions.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside. *
Requires lighting and security cameras at sexually oriented businesses; imposes civil penalty for permitting access to minors; permits negative secondary effects study; permits tax on sexually oriented business. *
Requires counties, municipalities, fire districts and boards of education to cooperatively develop and implement five-year financial plans.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Revises certain restrictions on permit holders and provisional driver's licensees; renames provisional license "probationary."
Establishes "green teams" to develop and advance energy conservation and efficiency and environmental sustainability in State governmental offices.
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Prohibits supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for public school and municipal employees with annual compensation of $100,000 or more.
Permits public high school student athletes to opt out of physical education during their athletic seasons.
Dedicates CATV company franchise fee payments to property tax reduction, and to municipal utility and law enforcement costs.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Increases firearm permit and license fees.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Imposes surcharge on certain tickets to finance public higher education facilities.
Provides that only one of the three non-State residents who may serve on the board of trustees of the nine State colleges is required to be an alumnus or alumna of the institution.
Requires hang tag for holders of provisional driver's license and windshield sticker for holders of special learner's permit and examination permit.
Requires availability of athletic heart protectors at certain baseball events; appropriates $2,500.
Requires schools and youth baseball leagues to have defibrillators on site during baseball games and practices.
The "Najeeb Green-Lewis Law," requires motor vehicle rental companies to confirm driving status of driver as condition of renting certain vehicles.
Establishes penalty for passengers of motor vehicles operated by provisional drivers in certain instances.
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Requires sexually oriented businesses to notify property owners within 3,000 feet and obtain variance prior to operation.
Creates New Jersey World War II medal; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes the court to prevent disclosure of prospective or selected juror's names and addresses under certain circumstances.
Requires verification of presence of carbon monoxide detectors whenever code inspection occurs upon installation of fossil fuel-fired furnaces or water heaters in one or two-unit dwellings.
Provides Commission on Higher Education with authority to make final administrative decisions on appeals of certain credit transfer disputes.
Prohibits reuse of disposable plastic beverage containers.
Requires certain businesses to recycle recyclable food and beverage containers.
Prohibits sale of food and beverage packaging and containers made with bisphenol A.
The "Country of Origin Signage Act."
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Provides a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases made for undergraduate education.
Prohibits vaccinating children under three and pregnant women with vaccines containing mercury above certain level.
Requires suicide prevention continuing education courses for physicians and podiatrists.
Directs MVC to implement certain State Auditor recommendations to enhance integrity of driver database.
Provides for the phase-out of the sale of incandescent light bulbs.
Creates "Green E-ZPass" discounts for certain fuel-efficient vehicles.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Permits commercial advertising and sponsorship signs on equipment and materials related to the taking of tolls.
Limits leave and supplemental compensation benefits for school district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators; provides procedures and penalties for enforcement of TPAF provisions.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Restricts use of certain pesticides at certain schools, child care centers and family day care homes.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Makes part-time elected and appointed officials ineligible for publicly paid health care benefits if they are in any way eligible for other health care coverage.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million for grants to certain nursing schools to address shortage of nursing faculty.
Provides credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for construction of buildings in accordance with certain energy and environmental performance standards.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.
Provides that a school district may finance energy savings improvements or renovations with a 15-year lease purchase agreement.
Limits payment upon retirement to $15,000 to local public officers and employees for accumulated sick leave.
Provides New Jersey gross income tax credit for purchase of certain fuel efficient ultra low emission motor vehicles.
Establishes "Children's Saving Account" program in DCF; appropriates $2 million.
Requires Commission on Higher Education to develop accountability and transparency standards for public research institutions and State colleges.
Requires EDA to establish low-interest loan program for dry cleaners to purchase equipment to reduce use of perchloroethylene.
Requires health insurers to provide benefits for magnetic resonance imaging for certain women at high risk for breast cancer.
Requires BPU to establish Energy Efficiency Leadership awards program.
Establishes New Jersey Youth Legislature; appropriates $15,000.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain high-efficiency home heating equipment.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for grant to NJ State Association of Jewish Federations for Holocaust survivor services.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain Energy Star labeled residential lighting and appliances.
Establishes grant program in DCA to provide funding to youth mentoring programs.
Extends eligibility for N.J. World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons totally and permanently disabled as a result of exposure to the attack sites.
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Creates Office of Energy Savings to implement program to improve energy efficiency and conservation for all State agencies.
Establishes the Garden State New Millennium Loan and Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Requires lighting and security cameras at sexually oriented businesses; imposes civil penalty for permitting access to minors; permits negative secondary effects study; permits tax on sexually oriented business.
Increases the penalty for failure to produce a driver's license under certain circumstances.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools in New Jersey.
Authorizes DOT, NJ Turnpike Authority, and South Jersey Transportation Authority to permit BPU-certified persons to install and maintain solar photovoltaic panels on noise barriers erected on roads and highways.
Establishes loan redemption program for certain teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools.
Requires public institution of higher education to notify the parents of certain dependent students, without prior consent of the student, when student receives mental health treatment at the institution.
Allows an institution of higher education to require the mental health records of a student committed to attend the institution.
Prohibits charges for busy or unanswered cellular telephone calls.
Establishes standardized energy audit and training program.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete a training program developed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Permits person with developmental disability and legal guardian to audio record sessions of interdisciplinary team in which person or guardian participates.
Allows point of sale sales tax exemption for certain UEZ business purchases made by certain zone-located qualified businesses.
Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
Creates diversionary program for juveniles who are criminally charged for "sexting" or posting sexual images.
Prohibits retail stores from selling cellular telephone equipment or cellular telephone equipment service contracts unless stores provide information brochures about "sexting" to customers who purchase such equipment or contracts.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to identify school bullies and develop effective behavior modification measures.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to accept for transfer certain academic credits.
Permits undersheriff to perform administrative duties on behalf of county sheriff.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Revises certain restrictions on permit holders and provisional driver's licensees; renames provisional license "probationary." *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 51
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Requires licensing of genetic counselors.
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Requires facility where patient dies to provide medical examiner with contact information for next-of-kin so medical examiner may obtain additional information about death. *
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses and registrations for individuals with certain types of military services. *
Requires all automobile passengers to wear seat belts.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Reduces notice that school district is required to give superintendent of schools if district determines not to reappoint. *
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Permits municipal board of library trustees to transfer surplus funds to municipality for tax relief under certain conditions.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Requires bittering agent to be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
Increases cap for underground storage tank remediation grants to independent colleges.
Requires law enforcement agency to inform school principal of certain crimes committed by students. *
Requires schools to notify certain students of potential eligibility for NJ STARS Program.
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Abolishes Department of Personnel; transfers functions, powers, and duties primarily to new Civil Service Commission in but not of Department of Labor and Workforce Development; creates Civil Service Reform Task Force. *
"Health Care Stabilization Fund Act"; creates fund in DHSS to provide grants to health care facilities to maintain access to essential health care services.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
The "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Permits victim of domestic abuse to terminate residential lease under certain circumstances; provides procedure for tenant to recover security deposit.
Allows certain corporate notices to be provided via electronic transmission.
Allows director of corporation to provide notice of resignation, which resignation is only effective upon occurrence of certain event.
Provides one hour and two hour service options for expedited over the counter corporate service requests.
Provides that corporate by-laws may allow corporation to eliminate plurality voting for corporate directors.
Expands scope of unincorporated entities permitted to merge or consolidate with domestic corporations.
Allows officers of corporation to grant employees and officers of corporation shares of stock, rights or options.
Requires DHS to report physical assaults and deaths at State psychiatric hospitals on its website and report deaths to Public Advocate. *
Requires school security drills to improve emergency preparedness.
Establishes the "New Jersey-Israel Commission" as a permanent commission in the Department of State.
Provides for adjustment and notice of date on which certain elections can occur if date coincides with period of religious observance.
Allows membership of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to include certain full-time State college and university faculty members.
Creates Solar and Wind Energy Commission.
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Commission on Higher Education to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom.
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Provides for regulation of small wind energy systems by municipalities.
Appropriates funds to DEP for clean water environmental infrastructure projects.
Extends pilot program in DOE to address State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers by 12 months.
Vetoed · 2
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years. **
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly · 29
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1,000.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances. **
Increases fine for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat and for failing to secure the seat belts of passengers between the ages of 8 and 18. *
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow their customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Requires certain elected officials and appointed officers eligible for dual health benefits coverage to choose coverage by one public entity. *
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts. *
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit evacuation plan with municipal emergency management coordinator.
Requires causes of driver inattention to be noted in traffic accidents. *
Permits hiring of special law enforcement officers to supplement county park police departments during summer.
Establishes "New Jersey Colon Cancer Research Fund;" provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
Prohibits plea agreements for motor vehicle violations by drivers subject to the Graduated Driver Licensing law. *
Expands requirements for special learner's and examination permits.
Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.
Establishes registry of offenders of individuals with developmental disabilities in DHS.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
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Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides for allocation of $25 million from available balances from societal benefits charge revenues for utility assistance grants for qualified households. **
Requires sex offender who evacuates during emergency to report to law enforcement.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
"Truth in Beef Packaging Act of 2008."
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
Authorizes each municipality that shares courtroom facilities with one or more municipalities to appoint a judge and an administrator. *
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements.
Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Clarifies authority of municipal court to suspend driver's licenses.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Allows the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to finance working capital loans for institutions of higher education and revenue-generating projects through institution affiliates. *
Requires training for all trustees of general hospitals.
Expands NJ FamilyCare, establishes mandate for health care coverage of children, makes various reforms to individual and small employer insurance markets and certain dependent coverage; appropriates $1 million. *
Abolishes NJ Commerce Commission; establishes Division of Business Assistance, Marketing and International Trade in NJEDA; transfers functions, powers and duties of commission to division.
Establishes Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and makes various appropriations to pay-down debt and provide for certain capital improvements.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. *
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Provides for random drug testing and testing for cause of employees of State psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers, and veterans homes and requires applicants for employment to undergo drug testing. *
Regulates solicitation of credit cards on college campuses.
Defines "inherently beneficial use" for purposes of zoning variance and specifically includes facilities and structures that supply electrical energy produced from wind, solar, or photovoltaic technologies. *
Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. *
Requires high-mounted rear stoplights on certain passenger vehicles.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Provides penalties for sexually offensive communication or harassing communication through social networking websites. *
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Requires residential mortgage lenders to provide debtors with certain information about curing default prior to initiation of mortgage foreclosure action.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to address the State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Requires development of uniform fee schedule by Department of Treasury for registration and certification of small and women- and minority-owned businesses; requires collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
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Establishes Become A Nurse license plates and dedicates fees for nursing scholarships.
"Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
"State Authorities Reform Act."
Requires DHSS licensure of surgical practices.
Establishes three-year Nurse Educator Pilot Program in Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires motorists to stop for pedestrians in or waiting to enter crosswalks.
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Establishes deadline and notice requirements for processing of teacher certification applications.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to adopt a Code Adam program.
Requires all direct patient care staff in general hospitals to wear identification badges.
Requires DOE to establish working group to develop a plan for the regional provision of special education services.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Requires photographic identification cards for certain health care professionals.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person.
Extends definition of sick leave to include birth or placement for adoption of child.
Allows gross income tax credit for unreimbursed hearing aid expenses.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against municipalities and boards of education, and against employees of municipalities and boards of education acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Requires completion of legislative ethics training program for legislators and State officers or employees and special State officers or employees in Legislative Branch.
Requires ELEC to provide ethics training for governmental affairs agents.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Prohibits smoking by minors in facilities receiving State funds.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.
Authorizes alcohol and drug testing for certain DYFS employees.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Requires certain school districts to develop and implement student-advisor programs for students in grades 7 through 12.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits public school districts to include instruction on the problems of obesity as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Requires State aid for operating expenses of higher education institutions as a percentage of the State budget to equal national average.
Prohibits the use or possession of cellular picture phones to invade another person's privacy and prohibits camera or picture cell phones in schools.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry.
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Extends property tax reimbursement benefits to certain low income veterans.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to Rutgers, The State University and $50,000 to Seton Hall University to fund clinical legal program for homeless veterans.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the NJ World War II Veterans' Memorial Fund.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Provides for sales tax exemption for advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles, imposes surcharge on certain automobiles.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.
The "South Jersey Regional Veterans' Health Care Facility Grant Fund Act."
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Enhances penalties for driving when license revoked.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.
"Toy Safety Act."
Establishes a pilot program in DOE for the organization of a county administrative school district.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Increases period of license suspension for certain drunk driving offenses.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Requires that certain information on school district expenditures and student achievement be printed on the ballot and sample ballot for the annual school election.
Requires the Commissioner of Education to study the issue of school district consolidation and to develop a plan to eliminate local school districts and establish a county-based educational system.
The "Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act."
Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Requires boards of education to reimburse public institutions of higher education for student remedial instruction costs.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Provides NJ STARS II Program eligibility to certain students who attained an associate's degree through a joint program offered by a school district and a county college.
Makes it a fourth degree crime to exhibit fraudulent motor vehicle insurance identification card to municipal prosecutor.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
Requires retail store operators to establish in-store recycling programs that provide opportunities for customers to return clean plastic carryout bags.
"Nursing Student Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
"Plastic Bag Recycling Act."
Permits wineries to produce and sell certain distilled alcoholic beverages.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Authorizes civil action for certain economic damages against owner or keeper of pet animal that injures or kills another person's pet animal.
Revises procedures for the use of eminent domain in municipal redevelopment programs.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Establishes the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and Advanced Technology Vehicle Task Force.
Requires affordable housing be built to green building standards; requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to issue standards.
"New Jersey Transit Villages Act."
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Prohibits sale of mercury batteries and consumer products that use mercury batteries; prohibits disposal of used mercury batteries as solid waste.
Requires DOC to institute shift overlap program in State correctional facilities.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Establishes Task Force on the Oversight of Group Homes for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
Requires small school districts to share superintendents and school business administrators under certain circumstances.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to, or purchases of credits from, federally qualified tuition program.
Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to Department of State to continue the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative Statewide database program.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Requires reimbursement of physical damage deductible paid by insured under private passenger automobile insurance policy within 180 days under certain circumstances.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for new motor vehicles with certain fuel efficiency.
Requires theaters to reserve certain seats for patrons with hearing loss.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons and certain violent arrestees.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Provides that NJ STARS students can enroll in county college outside county of residence under certain circumstances.
Requires pharmacies to maintain drop-off site for disposal of unused drugs.
Mandates training for school bus drivers.
Prohibits certain public officers and employees from receiving dual health care benefit coverage.
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to list on department website copies of documents related to shared service agreements between local units of government and municipal consolidations.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Establishes Senior Citizen Pet Companionship Program in DHSS.
Establishes ovarian cancer education program in DHSS.
Requires veterinarians report animal cruelty and police investigate possible associated domestic violence and child abuse.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for contributions to support facilities construction, expansion, renovation and upgrade at New Jersey public and independent institutions of higher education.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization and expansion.
Prohibits use of hands-free wireless telephones and electronic communication devices while providing instruction in the operation of a motor vehicle.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System."
Prohibits the sale of certain children's products containing phthalates or bisphenol A.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes new penalties for violations.
Establishes "New Jersey Commission on Government Efficiency and Cost Control" to recommend measures for efficiency and cost reduction in State government.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Establishes sales tax holiday for certain energy efficient products during third week of April and October.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Establishes an urban job training and resource center for certain women.
Requires debt collector to provide debtor certain information.
Requires State Treasurer to organize and publish certain contract and grant data and information on State expenditure Internet website.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in NJ EDA.
Requires Secretary of State to provide voter registration forms to newly naturalized citizens.
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates to owners using solar equipment manufactured in NJ.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.