Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph V. Egan
Sponsored
Became law1
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Vetoed1
Requires release of bid list prior to bid date under "Local Public Contracts Law."
Out of committee6
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Concerns compensation for care and treatment of public safety workers exposed to communicable diseases.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Limits ballot question on reclassification of school district to once every five years.
Authorizes an additional urban enterprise zone in New Brunswick.
Increases fine for parking in parking space restricted for handicapped persons.
In committee6
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Authorizes issuance of $50,000,000 in general obligation bonds to help finance library construction and renovation and appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes the New Jersey State Board of Mediation to recognize representatives for certain employees by card-check and other methods.
Enhances coverage of laborers and materialmen under payment bonds.
"The Development Subsidy Job Goals Accountability Act."
Applies prevailing wage requirement to certain custom fabrication.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Increases fine for parking in parking space restricted for handicapped persons.
Limits ballot question on reclassification of school district to once every five years.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" *
Concerns paydays falling on nonwork days.
Requires certain public utilities to notify appropriate law enforcement official of service shutoffs to multifamily housing unit customers under certain circumstances. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Places certain juvenile offenders in adult county jails.
Concerns public works contractor registration.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Requires DMVA and DOT to conduct study on feasibility of integrating Civil Air Patrol in State's homeland security initiatives. *
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
"Danielle's Law"; requires certain staff working with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury to call 911 emergency telephone service in life-threatening emergencies.
Requires prequalification of certain persons who perform school construction management services. *
Directs DOC and DHS commissioners to develop regulations addressing unique security concerns posed by civilly committed sexually violent predators.
Extends eligibility for State veterans' benefits to veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Establishes a minimum per diem base pay of $100 for members of National Guard called to State active duty.
Provides State-paid health care benefits coverage through SHBP for certain National Guard members called to State active duty for 30 days or more.
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel motor vehicle lease without penalty.
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Vetoed · 2
Creates study commission on the death penalty. **
Provides for addition of one member to Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission from Franklin Township, Somerset County.
Passed the General Assembly · 17
Permits municipalities to designate stop or yield intersections on streets under municipal jurisdiction.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals. *
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Makes it a fourth-degree crime to provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Directs Adjutant General of DMVA to develop and report plan to provide home-based and outpatient health care to NJ veterans. *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Authorizes the State Board of Education to issue technology education endorsements and requires the board to continue issuing endorsements for industrial arts. *
Extends military leave benefits for members of the Reserve and National Guard called to federal active duty for extended periods of time.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of National Guard members on State active duty from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 32
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance. *
Allows all persons on probation and parole to vote; provides registration assistance to persons on probation, parolees, and persons completing sentences. *
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Requires DEP to include identification of unused State water supply lands, including the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site, and recommendations for their future use within the New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan. *
Requires nursing homes to have defibrillator on site and employee trained to use defibrillator.
Enacts the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Provides certain reemployed PFRS retirees with choice concerning PFRS membership.
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Terminates authority of counties to issue identification cards for purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages.*
Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints." *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist. *
Requires inventory of brownfields sites in the State.
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Prohibits advertisements on county and municipal police, first-aid, and fire vehicles.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting the display of American flag. *
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires award of grants to remediate discharges from home heating oil tanks for application filed prior to July 1, 2007.
Designates State Highway No. 70 bridge over Manasquan River as the "September 11 Memorial Bridge;" appropriates $2,500.
Imposes penalty for contributing to high school student-athlete's loss of amateur-athlete status.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Establishes the Governor's Annual Award for Outstanding Educational Services Professionals.
Requires the Commission on Higher Education to develop an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing degree program for foreign medical school graduates.
Appropriates $64 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $44,031,468 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 63
Requires insurer that provides prescription drug coverage to provide verification of coverage to pharmacists from date that coverage becomes effective.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
"Job Destruction Penalty Act."
"The New Jersey Living Wage Act"; requires businesses receiving certain public benefits to pay employees at least $6.50 per hour.
Requires provision in certain board of education subcontracting agreements to assess the subcontractor a fee.
Provides family disability leave.
Provides family leave insurance.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Requires 10 percent premium discount for good drivers who are with same insurer five or more years.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMVA to assist homeless veterans.
Provides support for full-day kindergarten through the T&E budget.
Broadens the criteria under certain circumstances, for eligibility for 100% exemption from property taxes for the surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Allows worker selection of treatment providers under workers' compensation.
Increases amount of realty transfer fees annually credited to the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund by $5 million.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop campus security plans.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain first-time home buyers.
Extends property tax reimbursement benefits to certain low income veterans.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
"The New Jersey Living Wage Act"; sets minimum wage and benefit standards for businesses contracting with or assisted by public bodies.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations, and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS who retire during specified periods in 1995 and 1996.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county and county college employees and certain municipal employees who retire between September 1, 1995 and January 1, 1996.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF who are employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions.
Permits choice of provider for treatment of diseases and conditions covered under individual health benefits plans.
Permits choice of provider for treatment of diseases and conditions covered under small employer health benefits plans.
Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Increases duration of some unemployment benefits.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Provides that the State shall pay health insurance premiums for survivors of certain police officers in PERS.
Permits police officer to impound uninsured motor vehicle.
Expands duties of State Auditor to include conduct of performance audit at request of Legislator.
Moves division of Criminal Justice investigators from unclassified to cover service of civil service.
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Exempts physicians from jury service under certain circumstances.
Increases minimum wage.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Increases motor vehicle property damages reporting threshold to over $1,000.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Specifies that newspaperman's privilege applies to certain information disseminated on internet web sites.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
Requires flags of US and NJ to be depicted on "Welcome to New Jersey" signs.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to Department of Treasury for the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to administer certain programs.
Expands eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal and commemorative Vietnam service medal and ribbon to certain former State residents.
Requires State purchase only certain certified vehicles for State fleet; creates process for establishing requirement State purchase only zero emissions vehicles and five-year phase-in of the requirement.
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Requires short-term custody, evaluation for student bringing gun to school.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Permits local contracting units to award public contracts to certain bidders whose offered price does not exceed price of lowest responsible bidder by more than one percent.
Establishes Historical and Cultural Resources Fund; provides funding through surcharge on entertainment admissions fees.
Permits only licensed chiropractors to perform spinal adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations.
Clarifies that law enforcement agencies may access juvenile central registry information.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Directs Commission on Higher Education to establish program to allow certain volunteers to enroll in four-year public institutions of higher education on tuition-free basis.