Bills in the 2016–2017 Session, General Assembly.
Mila M. Jasey
Sponsored
Became law2
Directs institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with graduation and transfer rates of State tuition aid grant recipients.
Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data.
Passed the General Assembly3
Exempts from disclosure as public record information provided by individual to government agency under certain circumstances.*
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Codifies the Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program; dedicates monies from foreclosure filing fees and fines.
Out of committee7
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
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.*
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Millburn Regional Day School in Millburn Township, Essex County, to Millburn Township Board of Education or to Millburn Township for $3,550,000.
Prohibits president or other employee of public institution of higher education from taking final action on purchase of property unless prior notice is provided to institution's governing board and general counsel and board approves action.
In committee38
Designates New Jersey Commuter Pass Credit Act; provides for temporary gross income tax credit for certain commuting passes.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers.
Provides for notification to law enforcement authorities of discharge of certain persons brought to screening services for evaluation and assessment for mental health services.
Clarifies enforcement responsibility of State Housing Code concerning multiple dwellings from municipalities to the State under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Clarifies that teachers and professional support staff employed in charter schools and other public schools must meet the same certification requirements.
Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.
Requires school districts and charter schools to annually provide to parents or guardians of enrolled students information on certain tests to be administered during the school year.
Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.
Provides that a school district may be placed under full or partial State intervention pursuant to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) for no longer than five years.
Places five-year limit on State control of any school district; requires local control to be returned in any area of district effectiveness under State intervention for which district meets 80 percent or more of standards.
Revises financial reporting requirements for charitable organizations.
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Prohibits DOE from regulating maximum salary amount school district may pay superintendent of schools and eliminates TPAF enrollment exception for certain certified superintendents and administrators.
Provides for implementation of full-day preschool programs in additional school districts; appropriates $110,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Establishes "New Jersey Works Dual Enrollment Option Program."
Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $122,200,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to school districts with equalized school tax rate greater than specified threshold.
Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Higher Education to promote establishment of higher education and business partnerships.
Allows reemployment by school district of TPAF retiree as advisor of school sponsored club or program when compensation is under $10,000.
Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability.
Limits use of student progress on standardized assessments to no more than 10 percent of overall evaluation.
Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete training program as condition of board membership.
Requires sending district to allow student to transfer to recovery high school alternative education program, provided placement is considered clinically appropriate by alcohol and drug counselor.
Prohibits public member on State Ethics Commission from holding interest in or employment with business entity that has contract with State agency.
Requires Commissioner of Health to designate special care nursing facility to treat patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders dual diagnosis.
Directs DCA to enhance regulatory guidance on acceptable uses of shipping containers in construction.
Special legislation changing name of the "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village"; replaces treasurer with chief financial officer; replaces village president with mayor; replaces village counsel with village attorney.
Changes ratio for earnings offset of workers' compensation permanent total disability benefit payments.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Prohibits president or other employee of public institution of higher education from taking final action on purchase of property unless prior notice is provided to institution's governing board and general counsel and board approves action.**
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain psychiatrists who work in underserved areas or psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.*
Authorizes State Treasurer to convey surplus real property known as Millburn Regional Day School in Millburn Township, Essex County, to Millburn Township Board of Education or to Millburn Township for $3,550,000.
Vetoed1
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.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 32
Appropriates $34,293,697 from "Building Our Future Bond Act" and provides for reallocating amount remaining from project grants not awarded, for public and private institutions of higher education.
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
Requires NJT to hold public hearing and provide notice prior to any curtailment of certain bus and rail services.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.
Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements.
Permits increase in municipal free public library tax upon voter approval.
Requires local governments and authorities to obtain financing cost estimate from NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust for certain projects.*
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships.
Establishes Chief Diversity Officer to monitor participation by minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State contracting.*
Allows installment payments for senior and disabled property taxpayers to repay overpayments of homestead credits and homestead property tax reimbursements.
Establishes process for consideration of offers from short sale buyers during residential mortgage foreclosures.
Requires health insurance coverage for contraceptives to include prescriptions for 6 months.*
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as
Allows NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship recipients to maintain program eligibility in the event that medical condition or recent death of parent or spouse prevents enrollment as full-time student.
Establishes Response to Intervention initiative in DOE to support and encourage school districts in implementation of Response to Intervention framework.
Extends health benefits coverage of a newborn infant.
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.*
Dedicates one percent of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues to anti-smoking initiatives.*
Establishes New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy in Department of Education and requires school districts to designate school safety specialist.
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.
Provides protections for children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities and individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-21 receiving services from Division of Children's System of Care.
Permits certain public institutions of higher education to make purchases and contract for services as participating contracting units in cooperative pricing systems and through use of nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreements.
Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.
Establishes law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral programs.*
Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2017.
Establishes "High School to College Readiness Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to enhance student preparation for postsecondary education.
Prohibits health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, certain health care providers, and Medicaid from discriminating in providing coverage and services based on gender identity.*
Excludes amount of certain early withdrawals from qualified retirement plans in determination by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of applicant's eligibility for and amount of State tuition aid grant.
Establishes Montclair State University as public research university.
Vetoed · 20
Raises minimum wage rate to $10.10, makes further increases over a four-year period, and maintains annual cost of living increases.*
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires disclosure of breach of security of online account.
"Music Therapist Licensing Act."
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.
Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.
"Healthy Small Food Retailer Act"; provides funding to small food retailers to sell fresh and nutritious food.
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Requires Attorney General to establish Statewide gun buyback program.
"Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act."
Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.
Makes FY 2017 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.*
"New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
Creates certain assistance programs for businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, by persons with a disability, and by veterans.*
Requires State's full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
"Safe Transportation Jobs and Fair Employment Rules Act."
Revises law concerning family leave, temporary disability and family temporary disability leave, and domestic or sexual violence safety leave.*
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Increases New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit to 40 percent of federal benefit amount beginning in Tax Year 2016.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Allows modernization for the form of disbursement for certain State government and local unit payments to individuals and business entities.
Requires bidder on State contract to be evaluated on report of its gender-based pay equity and job equality standards for its employees.
Establishes Behavioral Health Insurance Claims Advocacy Program.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10.5 million to DCA for State Rental Assistance Program.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.*
Prohibits sale of certain toy guns and imitation firearms.
Makes FY 2016 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $10 million to DCA for Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund.
Eliminates five percent down payment requirement for bond ordinances approved by counties and municipalities.
Requires DCA to make information on homeless prevention programs and services available on its Internet website.
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Enacts the "Reader Privacy Act."
Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter, Public School Teacher, Corrections Officer, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Revises definition of "necessary care" in the State's animal cruelty law to include more specific requirements.
Requires posting of signs warning of presence of, and potential danger caused by, duckweed on water bodies in public parks.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.
Establishes notification standards for certain service contracts with automatic renewal.*
"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.
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 and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.
Conditions appropriation for State professional boards on expenditure of budget allocation to Board of Nursing to process and eliminate home health aide application backlog.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Prohibits juror disqualification based on gender identity or sexual orientation; codifies procedures when discriminatory use of peremptory challenges is alleged.*
Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.
Requires DOH to establish Zika Virus State Action Plan.
Establishes "Succeed in New Jersey" student loan reimbursement program for certain New Jersey residents employed in designated fields.
Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.
Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
Expands health insurance coverage for behavioral health services and autism and enhances enforcement and oversight of mental health parity laws. *
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.
Requires publication of certain information related to toll discounts on E-ZPass website.
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners who have special needs.
Out of committee · 60
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Establishes the "Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program."
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Designates Thomas Alva Edison as State Inventor.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Prohibits investment of pension and annuity funds by state in companies that boycott Isreal or Israeli businesses.*
Requires reporting of suspected abuse of institutionalized elderly to police and that facility employees receive notice of reporting requirement annually; designated as "Peggy's Law."
Requires professional boards to provide for online processing of application for licensure or renewal.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires motorists operating vehicles to maintain reasonable and safe distance when overtaking pedestrians and certain bicycles.
Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks.*
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students who have children to purchase meal plans, live in on-campus housing, or pay gym fees.
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 installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes.
Provides supplemental appropriation of $2,700,000 to DCA for Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.
"Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Provides Medicaid coverage for family planning services to individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Extends time municipalities have to commit fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units to six years.
Establishes "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" pilot program; appropriates $250,000.
Establishes artist bank to provide interest-free loans to artist colonies in development.
Directs Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute, Office of Information Technology, and New Jersey Big Data Alliance to develop advanced cyberinfrastructure strategic plan; appropriates $150,000.*
"Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.*
The "Smart Container Act."
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage.
Revises "Pet Purchase Protection Act" to establish new requirements for pet dealers and pet shops. *
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.
Prohibits possession, transport, import, export, processing, sale, or shipment of parts and products of certain animal species threatened with extinction.
Concerns equal pay for women and employment discrimination.
Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disability.*
Requires DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.
Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group.
Requires training for pesticide applicators and operators concerning pollinating bees.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide supplemental reading instruction to students in grades K through 3.
Removes black bear from list of game species.
Establishes fee on single-use carryout bags used in certain stores and dedicates fee revenue to "Healthy Schools and Community Lead Abatement Fund."*
Limits expulsions and suspensions for students in preschool through grade 2 with certain exceptions; requires early detection and prevention programs for behavioral issues in preschool through grade 2.
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Makes supplemental appropriations totaling $9,563,415 to DOH for grants of $7,765,325 to Newark Beth Israel Hospital and $1,798,090 to St. Francis Medical Center to implement improved health outcomes and sustainable transformation of healthcare delivery.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish income-driven repayment option and loan rehabilitation program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Establishes "New Jersey College Ready Students Program Act"; provides tuition-free dual enrollment opportunity at county college for certain high school students.
Enhances resident voting participation rights in common interest communities.
Modifies scope of "Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015" and enforcement of protective orders under that act.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa
Revises New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program to require applicants first exhaust federal student loans, require income verification, and limit total student loan amounts.
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Prohibits PANYNJ from providing assistance for enforcement of March 6, 2017 US Executive Order banning entry into US of individuals from certain countries. *
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for school districts regarding transgender students.
Requires institutions of higher education to enter into collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.
Makes FY 2018 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 to DOH for family planning services.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to establish repayment assistance program for borrowers under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program who suffer material loss of income.
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Prohibits DEP from amending certain regulations to be less stringent than certain federal regulations.
Expands background check requirements for entities that provide services to individuals with certain disabilities and requires inspections of certain entities.
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Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Requires various measures to address effects of low levels of lead exposure.
Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Requires use of bear-resistant containers, dumpsters, or food boxes in certain areas located in black bear habitat under certain circumstances, including garbage collection, and prohibits certain actions that would result in feeding of black bears.
Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.
Requires New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to annually prepare report on debt held by public institutions of higher education.
Requires health care practitioners to discuss risk of addiction when prescribing certain drugs to patients who are minors.
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Concerns credit card interchange fees and consumer protection.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Removes statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands categories of defendants liable in such actions.
Establishes the "New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act."
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Creates first degree crime of home invasion, makes crime subject to No Early Release Act, and upgrades burglary of a residence to a second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Applies local public contract bid threshold amounts to local pay to play and prevailing wage laws.
Requires criminal history record background check for rifle and shotgun purchases.
"Government Energy Reliability and Savings Public-Private Partnership Act."
Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.
Establishes public awareness campaign advising pregnant women, new parents, and women who are breast feeding about dangers of casual milk sharing.
Concerns earned sick leave.
Requires institutions of higher education to inquire about student's marital and parental status.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain contributions to New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) program.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
"Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act."
Modifies requirements for local unit to dissolve certain authorities.
Increase gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 for taxable years 2011 and 2012 and expands gross income tax exclusion for pensions, annuities and other retirement income for certain taxpayers beginning in 2011.
Creates Highlands Conservation Trust to preserve land in Highlands Region, and authorizes Highlands conservation license plate to raise revenue therefor.
Clarifies that certain types of sewage and sewage sludge do not constitute hazardous substances under "Spill Compensation and Control Act."
Directs BPU to study feasibility of adopting certain requirements for installation of new and replacement electric distribution utility poles and transmission towers.
Establishes criteria and requirements for shore protection project priority list and funding from Shore Protection Fund.
Permits educational organizations to conduct bingo games with prizes for participating students under certain circumstances.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs.
Revises law concerning the rights and responsibilities of motor vehicle franchisees and franchisors.
Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade to only six consecutive semesters of interscholastic eligibility after en
The "Full Marriage Recognition for Civil Union Couples Act"; recognizes certain civil unions as marriages dating back to inception of such civil unions.
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.
Requires fire suppression systems in new single and two family homes.
Authorizes the EDA to issue additional $50,000,000 in bonds to provide grants for certain county vocational school district facilities projects and increases debt service district aid percentage for such projects.
Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.
Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.
Establishes brain injury screening and education program in DCF.
Reforms procedures concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes Council on Affordable Housing.
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Establishes the "New Jersey Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act."
Expands financing opportunities for low and moderate income housing.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, imposes civil penalties, and establishes fund for drug education.
Requires Adjutant General of DMVA to issue State flag to resident enrolling in federal service academy.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Eliminates school district budget per pupil administrative cost limits.
Establishes requirements for provision of energy from Class I renewable energy sources.
Defines information required to be included in death certificates.
Makes a $3 million supplemental appropriation for increased Per Capita Library Aid.
Requires hepatitis B to be considered a priority under "Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative."
Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.
Concerns reviews of State's economic development incentives.
Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.
Requires high school students to be assessed using college placement cut scores to determine readiness for college-level course work, and Commissioner of Education to develop plan to improve college and career counseling for students.
Requires independent colleges report certain consumer information on their websites; requires information on remedial instruction to be provided by certain colleges; directs how remedial education is delivered at four-year public and independent colleges.
Requires institutions of higher education to develop open textbooks available to students at no charge and requires buyback of used textbooks at 50 percent of purchase price.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to revoke proprietary school's license to award academic degrees if school fails to achieve certain minimum graduation rates.
Requires closure of a four-year public institution of higher education that fails to achieve a six-year graduation rate of at least 50% for full-time undergraduate students.
Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.
Restricts use of eminent domain by private pipeline companies to those demonstrating pipeline is in the public interest and that agree to certain regulation by BPU.
Provides an adjustment to school district tax levy cap for increases in special education costs per pupil in excess of $40,000 that exceed such prior year costs by more than 2%.
Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.
Increases gross income tax rate on income exceeding $1,000,000 and dedicates revenue from tax rate increase for direct real property tax relief for taxpayers.
Allows gross income tax deduction for certain student loan interest.
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program.
Requires development of longitudinal data system that maintains individuals' data from preschool through entry into workforce.
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish performance-based funding plans for public institutions of higher education.
Requires Attorney General to provide certain information regarding certain charitable organizations to public on Internet.
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Requires employees of private entity with access to student information under contract with DOE, school districts, or charter schools to undergo criminal background check.
Requires nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to a local law enforcement.
Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to offer hepatitis C testing to certain individuals.
Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of dysmenorrhea.
Provides list of various assessments to satisfy State high school graduation proficiency test requirement.
Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.
Establishes program to provide free tuition under State Tuition Aid Grant Program to certain students who are accepted to public four-year institutions of higher education and elect to attend county college for first two years.
Prohibits hospice from charging patient for days on which patient is not present.
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to obtain court order prior to using certain collection practices for defaulted loans under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program.
Requires firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun for temporary transfer of firearm at firing range.
Requires firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun for use of firearm at firing range.
Requires school districts to provide information to high school students on cancers of the reproductive system as part of the health curriculum.
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for certain advanced practice nurses who provide mental health care services in underserved areas in New Jersey.
Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water and disclose test results.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
Codifies and enhances use of breach of implied warranty of habitability as defense to certain eviction actions.
Establishes confidentiality of landlord-tenant court records; addresses adverse actions on rental applications.
Allows electric energy produced from biofuel to be eligible as Class II renewable energy.
Prohibits four-year public institutions of higher education from increasing New Jersey resident undergraduate tuition and fees above certain percentages.
Establishes Dual Enrollment Study Commission.
Eliminates certificate of need requirement for special care nursing facilities.
Requires Center for Occupational Employment Information to share labor market information with school districts and public institutions of higher education.
Requires direct supervision of pharmacy interns and externs who administer certain injectable medications.
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education and directs DOE to develop parent resource guide and select early intervention assessments for use in identifying language delays in deaf and hard of hearing children.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; transfers $20 million annually from New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority to consortium over five-year period.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and implement Spanish-language version of English Language Arts/Literacy section of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
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Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.