Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Pamela R. Lampitt
Sponsored
Became law9
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
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.
Commits $3 million from Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skill to NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Requires school districts to provide school meals or meal vouchers to students eligible for free and reduced price school meals during school closures due to COVID-19 epidemic.
Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts.***
Requires dental insurers to provide credits for reduced usage during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Ensures student well-being during school security drills.
Passed the General Assembly6
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.*
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to private professional counselors.
Establishes Alleviating Learning Loss in New Jersey Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in establishing or expanding certain educational programs to address learning loss in students.
Directs DOE to request waiver of certain student academic assessment requirements from federal government.
Out of committee17
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Eliminates restriction on sale of beer by limited brewery licensee for on-premises consumption only when in connection with tour; requires licensee to provide tours during certain business hours.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Requires EDA to establish loan program for certain costs of electric-powered school bus purchases by local school districts and school bus contractors.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to issues vouchers in amount of monthly loan repayment amount for loan borrowers who have child enrolled in Grow Kids-rated child care program.*
Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorise patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis.*
Requires certain disclosures of intentionally deceptive audio or visual media.
Prohibits institution of higher education that provides child care from charging student-parent who receives child care voucher under "New Jersey Cares for Kids Program" an amount for child care in excess of voucher amount.
Requires public schools, and nonpublic schools which receive federal funding, to provide students with information on rights afforded under Title IX, and provide contact information for Title IX coordinator.
Requires plaintiff to obtain affidavit of merit in malpractice suit against enrolled agent.
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Prohibits carrier from precluding dentist from billing covered person under certain circumstances.*
Requires DOE to compile list of professional development programs on virtual and remote instruction; requires public school teachers and school leaders to complete professional development program on virtual and remote instruction.
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 School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Fund in BPU.
Requires Department of Education to annually report use of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
In committee91
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.
Encourages local unit sharing of services; makes appropriations.
Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence.
Requires human papillomavirus vaccinations for students in grades six through 12.
Concerns unlawful employment practices based on provision of health benefits plans.
Limits certain payments for unused sick leave earned after effective date by public officers or employees; limits vacation leave carry-forward and requires suspension and forfeiture of certain supplemental compensation.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Permits testing and use of autonomous vehicles on State roadways under certain circumstances.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Clarifies that owners of self-driving motor vehicles must comply with existing insurance requirements.
Establishes the "Student Loan Assistance and Home Purchase Act."
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.
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Establishes school breakfast kiosk pilot program.
Permits counties and non-governmental, community-based agencies to establish family justice centers which provide coordinated, multi-agency governmental and non-governmental assistance to victims of certain crimes and offenses, including domestic violence
Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Establishes two-year pilot program requiring certain law enforcement agencies to coordinate with local school districts to identify and assist at-risk youths.
Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators for expense of classroom supplies.
Requires residential mortgage lenders to accept deed in lieu of foreclosure under certain circumstances.
Establishes pilot program in DOE for special education students to attend college courses or vocational training programs.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
Establishes gross income tax credit and corporation business tax credit for student loan payments.
Revises provisions of law concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered in eleventh grade.
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding professional development requirements for public school teachers and school leaders.
Directs DOE to conduct study on feasibility of using and expanding virtual learning in school districts with teacher shortages.
Provides expedited determination by State Board of Examiners on application for teaching staff member certification if certain criteria are met.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Allows gross income tax credit for portion of certain child care expenses.
Expands scope of law enforcement sexual assault training; codifies certain responsibilities of county sexual violence programs and rape care advocates.
Requires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
"Lactation Consultants Licensing Act."
Increases reporting requirements for the NJ Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth.
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students who have children to purchase meal plans, live in on-campus housing, or pay gym fees.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.
Permits pharmacists to provide self-administered hormonal contraceptives to patients over the counter.
Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical cannabis patients.
Authorizes DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to permit BPU-certified persons to install and maintain solar photovoltaic panels on noise barriers erected on roads and highways.
Creates matching grant program for small businesses engaged in life sciences.
Establishes central registry for background checks of youth serving organization employees and volunteers.
Requires school district that includes any of grades 9 through 12 to biannually provide to local Workforce Investment Board list of students who left school prior to graduation.
Concerns discrimination because of familial status.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research institutions; allows certain technology businesses located in certain innovation zones to receive certain tax credits under Grow New Jersey Assistan
Permits young adult who is claimed as a dependent on a relative's tax return to receive Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance benefits.
Requires retail health clinics to develop policies and procedures identifying services provided by the clinics.
Establishes Statewide Assessment Review Task Force.
Allows other licensed healthcare providers trained in evaluation and management of concussions in addition to physicians to provide written clearance for student-athlete return to competition.
Establishes NJ Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Life Long Skills Commission in the Department of State.
Provides credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for construction of buildings in accordance with certain energy and environmental performance standards.
Requires HMFA to establish "Sustainable Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State; appropriates $5 million.
Clarifies that apologies by health care facilities and professionals to patients or their representatives for adverse events disclosed under "Patient Safety Act" are excluded from discovery and inadmissible in legal actions involving facilities and profes
Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.
Establishes separate class of claims against insolvent estates for child support judgments; modifies order for payment of claims by representative of insolvent estate.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.
Establishes public awareness campaign advising pregnant women, new parents, and women who are breast feeding about dangers of casual milk sharing.
Establishes grant program for constructing kitchen facilities in licensed child care centers; appropriates $1,000,000.
Prohibits local government agency from employing person on paid leave from local government agency of another county or municipality.
Prohibits home-schooling of children under DCPP care, custody, or supervision without DCPP approval.
Establishes patient-centered medical home program.
Establishes "New Jersey Community Health Worker Program" in DOH to facilitate linking medically underserved communities with health care resources.
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.
Establishes Council of Women in Higher Education in Department of State to study and promote women's issues within institutions of higher education.
Creates corporate business tax and gross income tax credits to fund education enrichment demonstration program.
"Innovation Schools Act"; establishes process to develop innovation schools.
Requires employers to report certain allegations of sexual assault.
Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.
Requires that in-service training for school employees on safety and security include component on behavioral threat assessment.
Requires DOE to collect information on certain teacher misconduct and report to Legislature.
Requires DOE to maintain list of textbook vendors that use inclusive material and school districts to use textbooks from those vendors.
Concerns NJ PLACE, allocates $300,000 for FY2020.
Revises page rate for transcript of stenographic record or other court recordings; eliminates scheduled page rate increases.
Establishes "Stillbirth Resource Center" and programs for the prevention and reduction of incidences of stillbirth; appropriates $1 million.
Requires school district to report to DOE on various aspects of computer science courses.
Establishes Grow Your Own Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Requires DOE to post link to NJSchoolJobs.com on homepage of its website and to promote link through social media.
Establishes task force to examine leasing for nonpublic school facilities to school districts for purpose of implementing programs for which districts lack facility space.
Upgrades penalty for unlawful possession of certain firearms on grounds of an educational institution.
Requires vitamin K to be administered to newborns within six hours of birth.
Allows person with implanted medical device to voluntarily make notation on driver's license or identification card.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside; restricts locations of certain child care centers and school bus stops.
The "New Jersey Intern Protection Act"; provides legal protections and remedies for persons engaged in internships with employers.
Authorizes use of telemedicine and telehealth in connection with medicinal cannabis program for duration of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.
Concerns earned sick leave benefits.
Clarifies residential occupancy regulations apply to short-term rentals during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires long-term care facilities to test personnel for COVID-19 twice per week.
Permits use of combination of in-person and virtual or remote instruction in 2020-2021 school year to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Requires closure of schools in school districts within county that reaches certain COVID-19 transmission rate or experiences certain increase in COVID-19 cases during 2020-2021 school year.
Revises definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" under "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Clarifies prohibition of nepotism by school officials; requires school officials to disclose information concerning certain employment; allocates School Ethics Commission in but not of DOE and authorizes appointment of certain staff.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis. *
Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Fund in BPU.
Vetoed1
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. **
Passed the Senate1
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 50
Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Establishes "Broadband Access Study Commission." *
Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to advertise and promote tours of breweries in the State.
Requires electric public utilities to provide priority power restoration to certain medical facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Establishes advisory council for the brewery, cidery, meadery, and distillery industries in NJ and provides for funding through certain alcoholic beverage tax receipts.
Requires State Treasurer to submit report to Legislature every six months identifying deadlines for applications for federal funds by State agencies.
Concerns municipal property registration ordinances to address risk of blight. *
Requires student representative be appointed to each board of education of school district and board of trustees of charter school that includes grades nine through 12.*
Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order.
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees.
Enters New Jersey into Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for adult medical day care services.
Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires DHS to conduct biennial survey of SNAP experience.*
Permits expedited licensure in mental health professions for certain out-of-State individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges.
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.
Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.*
Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.
Establishes minimum wage requirements for certain long-term care facility staff; establishes direct care ratio requirements for nursing homes; requires nursing home care rate study.**
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Requires certain bidders for prevailing wage public work to provide proof that prevailing wage will be paid.
Provides for postponement of New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum review for certain school districts.*
Provides fast track hiring and advancement employment opportunities by State for persons with significant disabilities.
Provides for employment by State of certain persons with disabilities.
Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides.
Appropriates $10 million in federal funds to Department of Agriculture to support food bank organizations.
Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.
Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Revises violation and fines for approving or assigning unauthorized individuals as school bus drivers.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Directs DHS to develop mobile software for SNAP recipients; appropriates $2 million.**
Establishes State supplement for federal summer food service program meals.
Establishes State supplement for "breakfast after the bell" meals.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for school security projects in certain school districts; appropriates $66,173,243.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for water infrastructure projects in certain school districts; appropriates $6,608,212.
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Fund" for career and technical education expansion in county vocational school districts; appropriates $222,904,769.
Eliminates requirement for DOE to set certain tuition rates for approved private schools for students with disabilities in certain cases.
Awards school security project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for certain school districts; appropriates $5,150,531.
Vetoed · 2
Eliminates one percent tax on purchasers of Class 4A commercial property transferred for consideration in excess of $1 million.
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
Passed the General Assembly · 28
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Allows persons owing certain court-imposed financial obligations and ordered by court to serve term of probation or diversionary program to earn transformative credit against amount owed by participating in treatment programs, educational or vocational se
Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Requires AG to report bias intimidation offenses to Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in annual report on hate crime statistics.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control.*
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Establishes "Innovation Partnership"; provides funding for certain nonprofit partnerships to promote certain emerging technology businesses.*
Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
Establishes standard medical expense deduction under SNAP for certain senior citizens.
Requires institutions of higher education to implement suicide prevention programs and raise awareness of mental health services.
Increases allowance paid to war veterans with certain service-connected disabilities. *
Establishes requirements concerning the provision of postpartum care information and the development of individualized postpartum care plans.
Authorizes creation of "New Jersey Council on Access and Mobility."
Requires Department of Human Services to establish and maintain hotline for persons with disability for use during emergency of disaster.*
Dedicates personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, health care service firms, PACE programs, and certain community-based providers during public health emergency.***
Requires school districts to include instruction on racial discrimination and social justice as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for middle school students. *
Allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing certificate.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands existing plug-in electric vehicle incentive program to include incentives for eligible plug-in electric motorcycles.*
Allows continued use of heaters and tents by food or beverage establishments under certain circumstances during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.*
Requires each solid waste management district to develop strategy in solid waste management plan to reduce food waste.
Prohibits retaliation against inmates in State correctional facilities who report sexual abuse; criminalizes retaliation and failure to report abuse.
Requires DOC report certain information annually.
Requires Corrections Ombudsperson review criminal investigations under certain circumstances.
Establishes the "Female Inmates' Rights Protection Act."
Provides for postponement of New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum review for certain school districts for 2021-2022 school year.
Out of committee · 59
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible; requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin; requires insulin manufacturers to submit report to Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.***
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.
Requires DOH to develop and implement plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening.*
Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*
Enters New Jersey into Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Authorizes use of disability benefits for transportation provided by transportation network companies.
Requires school districts and charter schools to report discipline data on their websites and to Commissioner of Education; requires DOE to establish database and complete annual report concerning student disciplinary actions.*
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Expands training for judges, law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases. *
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to oversee provision of transportation services. *
Requires DOT Commissioner to advertise availability of certain transportation programs and services.
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain low performing schools.*
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Establishes Commission on Asian American Heritage in DOE. *
Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.*
Establishes "Pediatric Cancer Research Fund" and establishes requirements for disbursement of monies deposited in fund; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric research. *
Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools.
Expands powers and duties of State Chief Diversity Officer to promote diversity in State government and public contracting.
Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Establishes position of State School Nurse Consultant in DOE to facilitate best practices in school nursing by advancing comprehensive school health services.*
Requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.
Requires State to enter into contract for COVID-19 testing kits for purchase by institutions of higher education.
Appropriates $30 million to EDA from federal "Coronavirus Relief Fund" to assist food establishments impacted by Executive Order No. 158.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Requires certain provisions in State contracts for delivery of publicly financed mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.
Directs DOE to establish five-year pilot program for issuance of limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and limited certificate of eligibility for certain teacher candidates. *
Establishes "Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot Program;" appropriates $50,000.
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Expands requirements for health insurers and Medicaid program to cover prescriptions for contraceptives to 12 months.
Requires DOE to establish Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.*
Requires Commissioner of Education to prepare learning loss report and report on public school operations during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires compilation of data and issuance of annual reports on New Jersey teacher workforce.
Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*
Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification.
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Codifies same-sex marriage in the statutes.
Makes $25 million in federal funds available to EDA to support microbusinesses in need.*
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.*
Creates special education unit within the Office of Administrative Law; requires annual report.
Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. *
Establishes Amistad Commission Exemplary Award Program; appropriates $10,000.
Establishes Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Authorizes supplemental State aid to school districts receiving certain federal Impact Aid; makes appropriation.
Allows alternative evaluation in place of basic skills testing requirements for certain teacher certification.
Raises statutory threshold for certain public bidding, permits bidder disqualification due to prior negative experience, adds exemptions to public bidding requirement under "State College Contracts Law," and establishes process for cooperative pricing sys
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Requires EDA to establish loan program to assist certain businesses with funding to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.
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.
Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals.
Authorizes limited breweries and craft distilleries to sell at retail and offer for sampling purposes product bottled and stored off-site under certain circumstances.
Establishes county college-based adult centers for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities; makes annual appropriation of $4.5 million.
Establishes Direct Support Professional Career Development Program; appropriates $1,000,000. *
Codifies constitutional right to freedom of reproductive choice.
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Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Authorizes establishment of charter school payment reserve account in school districts.
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over five years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Requires State parks, forests, State-owned beaches, and MVC offices to remain open to public if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Revises law concerning sexually oriented businesses.
Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for 365-day period beginning on last day of pregnancy.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.
Adds 9-1-1 system regionalization costs to funds appropriated from "9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund Account."
Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
Waives business formation and registration fees for establishment of businesses owned by veterans.
Requires State to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast or lunch; appropriates $4.5 million.
Establishes public awareness campaign about Pregnant Women/Women With Dependent Children initiative and Maternal Wrap Around program.
Requires DOE to establish comprehensive searchable website concerning educational programs and resources available to special education students.
Directs MVC to establish driver's license endorsement for autonomous vehicles.
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.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Requires public community water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
Establishes limited retail religious distribution license.
Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.
Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Prohibits awarding alimony to domestic violence offenders; permits termination of alimony based on conviction for crime or offense involving domestic violence.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Child Support Reform.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Establishes mandatory training program for human resources officers of public employers on handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
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.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Authorizes application for dismissal of a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation " ("SLAPP").
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
Prohibits attempts by mental health professionals to change sexual orientation of adults.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.
Requires training for law enforcement officers and county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances.
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs.
Permits municipalities to lease vacant municipal land for tiny home occupancy; directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable tiny home construction and use.
Establishes School Security Task Force.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
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.
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to NJBEST program and provides distributions from qualified State tuition programs for K-12 expenses are not qualified withdrawals under gross income tax.
Establishes State bank for handling of marijuana-related funds.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Creates Office of Sustainability.
"Holocaust Reparations Tax Exemption Act"; exempts value of certain payments to Holocaust survivors and their eligible descendants from transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
Establishes corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain providers of child care that undertake certain quality improvement initiatives.
Requires DOE to provide funds to school districts for acquisition of technology devices to address digital divide and requires districts to reimburse DOE from available federal funds.
Requires school districts to provide virtual or remote instruction for beginning of 2020-2021 school year; permits in-person delivery of certain special education services; permits school districts to delay start of 2020-2021 school year.
Directs NJ Department of Agriculture to request necessary waivers from US Department of Agriculture to provide food and meals during school closures due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods.
Establishes loan redemption program for certain bilingual education teachers.
Establishes Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
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Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both.*