Bills in the 2018–2019 Session, General Assembly.
Gabriela M. Mosquera
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires DCA to produce and maintain database concerning residential properties under foreclosure.**
Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Vetoed1
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Provides for process to vacate and expunge certain arrests, charges, complaints, convictions, other dispositions, and DNA records, associated with violations by certain human trafficking victims.*
Out of committee10
Prohibits mortgage loan discrimination based on familial status.
Requires Secretary of State to establish secure Internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database.
Creates public awareness campaign concerning risks associated with unsecured, Internet-connected baby monitors.
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Requires installation of baby-changing stations in certain public restrooms.
Requires State agencies to post Internet links to programs and services for women as applicable.
Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Clarifies that family day care providers or other persons who are subjects of criminal history record back checks have access to disqualifying information.
Allows certain prior statements by children to be admitted into evidence in child abuse and termination of parental rights cases.
Establishes perinatal episode of care pilot program in Medicaid.
In committee42
Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.
"Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits for purchase of certain compressed natural gas vehicles.
Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.
Requires pawnbrokers to file transaction reports online.
Prohibits awarding alimony to domestic violence offenders; permits termination of alimony based on conviction for crime or offense involving domestic violence.
Provides that routine foot care services covered under certain insurance policies include coverage of services provided by podiatric physicians.
Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child.
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for child or pregnant woman during crisis.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Child Support Reform.
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Revises procedures concerning access to decedent's safe-deposit box.
Allows for tri-weekly visits for parents or guardians of infants or toddlers under Division of Child Protection and Permanency care.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Permits certain fire police units to appoint fire police officers.
Requires installation of grab bars in certain public restrooms.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires health insurers, SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of lymphedema.
Requires persons to report incidents of domestic violence to law enforcement and makes it a disorderly persons offense to fail to report.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Tuition Waiver Program."
Enacts the "NJ Family First Employer Act"; establishes award for certain employers.
Establishes certain hiring preferences for Class Two special law enforcement officers seeking position with municipal law enforcement agency.
Establishes mandatory training program for human resources officers of public employers on handling and responding to reports of domestic violence.
Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
Prohibits water companies from assessing more than one charge per fire hydrant to fire departments, fire districts, or volunteer fire companies for use of fire hydrants.
Requires certain water companies to provide representative of fire department, fire district, or volunteer fire company access to fire hydrants for water flow rate testing purposes.
Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Requires MVC to permit individuals with certain medical conditions to display decal on license plate.
Requires police officer to inquire during mental health check whether there is firearm on premises.
Requires adoption of policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters.
Requires newly constructed police stations, fire stations, and hospitals to provide newborn safety device, allows affirmative defense to prosecution for abandonment if parent leaves child in device.
Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.
Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sexual assault prevention training program for high school athletic directors and coaches of interscholastic sports programs.
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Allows certain prior statements by children to be admitted into evidence in child abuse and termination of parental rights cases.
Requires Secretary of State to establish secure Internet website for online voter registration; authorizes use of digitized signatures from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's database.
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
Clarifies that family day care providers or other persons who are subjects of criminal history record back checks have access to disqualifying information.
Establishes perinatal episode of care pilot program in Medicaid.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 66
Raises, over time, hourly minimum wage to $15.00.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide information concerning palliative care and hospice care services.
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Prohibits discrimination against cash-paying consumers.
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.**
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Requires institution of higher education to award appropriate credit for student's military service.*
Provides for establishment of county college certificate programs to meet needs of certain regional employers.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *
"Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018." *
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.**
"Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act"; permits qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.*
Establishes "Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing Act".**
Concerns earned sick leave to employees.*
Establishes Maternal Mortality Review Committee to annually review and report on rates and causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in New Jersey, and to recommend improvements in maternal care.*
Automatically registers to vote and updates voter registration for eligible person when applying for motor vehicle driver's license, or non-driver identification card.*
Enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health condition and substance use disorder parity laws.**
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Establishes "Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant Bond Financing Act," authorizing issuance of bonds secured by pledge of Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant proceeds, municipal liens, and special assessment; expands "Redevelopment Area Bond Financ
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act." *
Jake's Law; requires DCA to promulgate completely inclusive playground regulations; incentivizes counties to design and construct completely inclusive playgrounds.*
Requires school districts to include instruction on consequences of distributing and soliciting sexually explicit images through electronic means as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction in grades six through 12 on law and meaning of consent for physical contact and sexual activity as part of Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Requires DOH to develop New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.
Establishes "Blue Alert System."
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property.*
Requires background check for private gun sales.
Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun.
Adopts federal definition of armor piercing ammunition.*
Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.*
Revises law concerning temporary disability leave.
Requires additional data in annual temporary disability and family leave insurance reports.
Amends certain provisions of sexual assault statute to clarify elements necessary for conviction.
Increases minimum annual amounts for appropriation for certain arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes from hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues.
Requires prescription opioid medications include warning sticker advising patients of risk of addiction and overdose.
Requires Legislature to adopt and distribute policy prohibiting sexual harassment; requires members, officers, and employees of Legislature to complete online training on policy once every two years.
Permits taxpayers to make dedicated prepayment toward anticipated property taxes.
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.*
Authorizes parking privileges for certain healthcare workers who render care at patients' home residences.
"Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act."
Requires public officer or employee to forfeit pension upon conviction for corruption of public resources, sexual contact, lewdness, or sexual assault when offense involves or touches upon public office or employment.**
Provides for prompt payment of public contracts for purchase of goods and services.
"Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act."
Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.
Allows wagering at casinos and racetracks on certain professional and collegiate sports or athletic events.
Imposes $0.10 per fluid milliliter tax related to sales of liquid nicotine.
Requires school districts and nonpublic schools to conduct audit of security features of district buildings, grounds, and communication systems and to submit audit to NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and DOE.*
Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties.*
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Establishes "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in DHS.*
Establishes "Voting Precinct Transparency Act;" requires filing of election district, county district, and municipal ward boundary data with Secretary of State for posting and download on official website with matching election results data.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.
Concerns property taxes due and owing on real property owned by certain federal employees or contractors under certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to establish "My Life, My Plan" program to support women of childbearing age in developing reproductive life plan.
Establishes uniform standard for acceptable proof of veteran status for veteran's ID cards and various State and local programs.
Revises law requiring health benefits coverage for certain contraceptives.
Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $12.453 million; amends appropriations for Camp Irvington and Turtle Back Zoo; adds language provision appropriating $3.1 million for immigration status-related legal assistance.*
Vetoed · 2
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.*
Requires reporting of opioid deaths.
Passed the General Assembly · 43
Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Establishes certain requirements for domestic violence training for certain judges and judicial personnel.
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.
Requires dealership to notify buyers of recalls on used motor vehicles for sale.
Prohibits public utility from terminating service for nonpayment unless customer is provided certified letter at least 10 business days prior to scheduled termination date.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Authorizes parent or guardian to place security freeze on child's consumer report.
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.
Permits restaurants without a liquor license to advertise that they are BYOB or a winery salesroom.
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Allows county and municipal police departments to establish designated safe areas for Internet purchase transactions; establishes public awareness campaign.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires telemarketers to provide name, mailing address, and telephone number of person on whose behalf call is made.
Allows consumption of food on limited brewery premises.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Requires MVC to check Social Security Administration records and mark deceased individuals in MVC database once per month.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public a webinar on TDI, family temporary disability leave, and family leave.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses; provides for 72 hour waiting period prior to the ceremony.
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements. *
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Requires PANYNJ and certain commercial airport operators in State to coordinate with law enforcement for investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults; requires airlines and contractors to adopt and maintain policies regarding sexual assaults.*
Criminalizes tampering with school bus recordings; requires schools to have school bus video reviewed and to adopt plan for monthly inspection of cameras and video footage.
Provides nursing home residents with right to timely response to certain complaints, concerns, or requests.
"Michael Anthony Fornicola's Law"; requires hotels to have automated external defibrillators in certain areas.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
"Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act"; requires certain school meal information be provided to students' parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs; prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.*
Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.*
Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign.*
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.*
Allows E-ZPass customers to opt to receive real-time electronic notification of use of E-ZPass system at toll plazas operated by NJTA and SJTA.
Requires Business Action Center to develop single application form to determine business assistance program eligibility.
Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer's global positioning system data to third parties.
Requires drugs involved in fatal overdoses to be identified.
Exempts discharge of student loan debt of certain veterans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability discharge process from taxation under the gross income tax.
Out of committee · 104
"Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act."
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbook plan.*
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to have one veteran coordinator for every 200 veteran students; requires veteran coordinator to work with DMVA to ensure veterans have access to all available services.
Establishes mandatory domestic violence training for municipal prosecutors.
Requires training for law enforcement officers and assistant county prosecutors concerning handling of domestic violence cases.
Establishes special license plates to bring awareness to breast cancer.
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
Establishes Veterans Assistance Grant Program for nonprofit organizations to provide certain services to veterans.
Creates "Economic Gardening Program" in Department of State to provide customized services to certain businesses.
Permits registered voters to receive mail-in ballots automatically for all elections under certain conditions.
Authorizes veterans' property tax exemption and veterans' property tax deduction for honorably discharged veterans of United States Armed Forces who did not serve in time of war or other emergency. *
Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act 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.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Enters New Jersey in enhanced multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. *
Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of sexual assault and stalking; and reproductive health service patients and providers.*
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Provides Medicaid coverage for doula care.
Requires certain public facilities and offices to provide on-site lactation room; DOH to provide information about lactation room availability; and DOE to provide information on lactation policies in schools.
Provides rental and lease protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.*
Expands membership of NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Establishes Campus Sexual Assault Commission.
"Lactation Consultants Licensing Act."
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination.
Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.*
Establishes a partial return to work TDI program.
Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP.
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots.
Revises certain drunk driving penalties; expands use of ignition interlock devices.*
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism.
Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for rescue of animal from motor vehicle under inhumane conditions.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services.*
Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal clerk within one hour. *
Establishes Main Street Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Excludes from gross income taxation military compensation for personnel serving outside of State and combat zone compensation.*
Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty and their family members.*
Establishes third degree crime of "stealthing"; removing sexually protective device during sexual activity without sexual partner's consent.
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
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
Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy.
Restricts authority to terminate reciprocal personal income tax agreements with other states.
Directs certain unclaimed electric and gas utility deposits in Unclaimed Utility Deposits Trust Fund and societal charge revenues to be paid to Statewide nonprofit energy assistance organizations meeting certain eligibility criteria.*
Mandates health benefits coverage for fertility preservation services under certain health insurance plans.
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
Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.*
Authorizes impoundment of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes for certain crimes and offenses.
Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
Requires petitions of nomination of candidates for State, county, school, or municipal elective public office to include functioning e-mail addresses therefor.
Requires school district to report at least biannually to Department of Agriculture number of students who are denied school breakfast or school lunch.*
Requires certain school districts to submit report on nonparticipation in "Community Eligibility Provision" of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Expands summer meal program to all school districts with 50 percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Requires "breakfast after the bell" program in all schools with 70% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Establishes New Jersey Caregiver Task Force to evaluate and provide recommendations on caregiver support services.
Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to improve transparency of tuition and fees.
Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits.
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality.
Requires Department of State to develop "New Jersey-Made" designation.
Revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking at public beaches and parks.
Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades.
Clarifies definition of health care service firms and homemaker-home health aides.
Requires Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy to provide services to certain inmates.
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.
Requires prospective and current staff members of child care centers to undergo drug testing as condition of employment.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline; provides funding for hotline through fire inspection fees and penalties.
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate.
Establishes fourth degree crime of cyber-interference.*
Establishes Repayment Assistance Program and Household Income Affordable Repayment Plan for borrowers of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Requires DOH to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
Establishes process for Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to declare loan under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program as in default or rehabilitated.
Establishes New Jersey Violence Intervention Program to fund violence reduction initiatives.
Authorizes political subdivisions to set aside 0.5 percent of public works funds to recruit and train women and minorities and promote local hiring.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.*
"Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.
Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for six-month period beginning on last day of pregnancy.*
Prohibits health benefits coverage for certain non-medically indicated early elective deliveries under Medicaid program, SHBP, and SEHBP.
Establishes maternal health care pilot program to evaluate shared decision-making tool developed by DOH and used by hospitals providing maternity services, and by birthing centers.
Requires DOH to develop interconception care resources to enhance postpartum care for women.
Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.
Allows emergency zero interest pension loans to certain public employees who are negatively affected by federal shutdown.
Codifies current practice regarding completion of Perinatal Risk Assessment form by certain Medicaid health care providers.*
"Sign Fabrication Safety Quality Assurance Act."
Establishes Task Force on Maximizing Employment for People with Disabilities.
Permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations; increases training reimbursement for law enforcement positions; removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible list; allows county hiring preference f
Requires consumer notification of vehicle warranty for aftermarket and recycled parts.
Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.
Establishes program to increase participation of underrepresented students in New Jersey's science and engineering workforce.
" Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act"- CROWN Act; addresses discrimination under "Law Against Discrimination." based on traits historically associated with race, particularly focused on hair texture and style.*
Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears.
"Lindsay's Law"; provides tax benefits to organ and bone marrow donors and their employers, and provides paid time off to donors who are State or local government employees.
Establishes "New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission" to provide ongoing review of State and local tax structure, economic conditions, and related fiscal issues.
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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 distribution of homestead benefits on or before October 31 of the State fiscal year during which an appropriation is made.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees by more than 4% over the prior academic year.
Establishes Study Commission on Gender Pay Discrimination.
Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Requires independent State authority member to disclose contractual relationship between authority and authority member's relatives.
Establishes pilot project to permit voters in military service on active duty overseas, and their eligible family members, to vote in certain elections using the Internet; makes appropriation.
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.
Requires certain professional boards to report licensure exam passage rates.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.
Requires uniform response procedures for all domestic crisis teams established or participated in by law enforcement agencies, and strengthens Statewide supervision over teams.
Establishes Statewide program to provide treatment services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Includes e-mail addresses in list of confidential items to be redacted from public records under OPRA.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to study prevalence, cost, and quality of certain on-line courses compared to traditional classroom courses offered by institutions of higher education.
Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.
Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.
Requires notification of local law enforcement prior to expungement of certain mental health records of prospective firearms purchasers.
Establishes supervised community reintegration program for certain victims of domestic abuse.
Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.
Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.
Establishing New Jersey Commission on Veterans' Benefits in DMVA.
Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Creates self-defense justification for victims of domestic violence.
Establishes certain benefits for Class Two special law enforcement officers; allows arson investigators to carry a firearm at all times.
Establishes publicly accessible domestic violence Internet registry.
Creates grant program for business accelerator and incubator networks; transfers $1 million in societal benefits charge revenues to EDA to administer program.
Establishes Green Jobs Training Partnership Program.
Creates "New Jersey Life Sciences Internship Challenge" program.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Makes various changes to tenure of faculty and other professional staff at State and county colleges.
Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Allows domestic violence victims to cancel television and telephone service contracts without paying early termination fee.
The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Requires anyone administered opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
Establishes NJ "Farm-to-Table Restaurant" awards program.
Requires resource family parent, relative, preadoptive parent, or caretaker to be party to reviews or hearings involving a child under the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families' care.
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law."
Establishes Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault.
Requires counseling for certain domestic violence offenders.
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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.
"Wage Transparency Act"; requires reporting of public contractor employment information.
"Unfair Wage Recovery Act"; provides that unlawful employment practice occurs each time individual is affected.
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.
Provides civil immunity to persons who forcibly enter motor vehicles to remove unattended and unsupervised children.
Requires bidder on State contract to be evaluated on report of its gender-based pay equity and job equality standards for its employees.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Increases minimum wage for tipped workers.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Revises procedure for removal of municipal administrator by municipal council; provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator upon removal.
The "Municipal Volunteer Property Tax Reduction Act"; permits certain municipal property owners to perform volunteer services in return for property tax vouchers.
Establishes a small business job creation and preservation account program to incentivize small business workforce expansion in New Jersey with income tax exclusions for interest.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10.5 million to DCA for State Rental Assistance Program.
Requires bidders on certain State contracts to disclose, and Department of Treasury to publish, certain gender wage information.
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 home-schooling of children under DCPP care, custody, or supervision without DCPP approval.
Prevents parent found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed sexual assault resulting in birth of child from having custody or visitation; provides for termination of parental rights.
Establishes Council of Women in Higher Education in Department of State to study and promote women's issues within institutions of higher education.
Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; designated as "Lisa's Law"; appropriates $2.5 million.
Expands aggravated sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact to include health care professional who commits act during diagnosis, counseling or treatment.
Makes $10.5 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for suicide prevention hotline.
Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Prohibits smoking in automobile when children are present.
Requires certain language prohibiting "gag clauses" in contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacists.
"Property Tax Lien Pilot Program," establishes pilot program to allow certain municipalities greater control over sale of tax liens.
Allows certain voters residing overseas to vote in any election in this State regardless of duration of overseas residency or intent to return.
Requires DOE to maintain list of textbook vendors that use inclusive material and school districts to use textbooks from those vendors.
Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law."
Appropriates total of $160,000 from General Fund to Rutgers University-Camden and Rutgers University-Newark to establish Civic Leadership Summer Program.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to New Jersey Library Network for continuation of services.
Directs PANYNJ to coordinate with law enforcement for investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults; requires certain cruise ship operators to adopt and maintain policies regarding sexual assaults.
Requires revocation of parole for assaulting or threatening law enforcement officers.
Makes FY 2019 supplemental appropriation of $9,000,000 to Department of State for New Jersey Complete Count Commission.
Permits municipalities having population under 2,500 to withdraw from civil service by ordinance.
Expressly prohibits examination of patient by health care practitioner without patient's informed written consent.
Requires certain residential property owners, schools, and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every three years.
Requires public water systems to offer drinking water tests to customers in certain circumstances.
Requires property condition disclosure statement to indicate presence of lead plumbing in residential property.
Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.
Requires public water systems to provide customers and local officials with expedited notice of elevated lead levels.
Allows municipalities to establish loan programs to fund replacement of lead service lines.
Requires landlords to provide notice to tenants concerning lead in drinking water.
Permits participation in law enforcement officer category of PERS by members who were not eligible for enrollment in PFRS due to age or medical restrictions.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
Allows gross income tax credit for portion of certain child care expenses.
Requires public water systems to replace customer lead service lines at expense of all public water system customers.
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Requires certain voters who filed vote by mail applications from 2016 to 2018 to receive mail-in ballot for all future elections, unless voter requests otherwise; appropriates $2 million.