Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, General Assembly.
Ralph R. Caputo
Sponsored
Became law7
Revises permit and license processes for sports pools operators and online sports pool operators; revises definitions of certain sports events; allows for transactional waiver for sports wagering lounge.
Allows deduction of promotional gaming credit from gross revenue on sports wagering.
Permits school nurse who is retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF.**
Permits parent or guardian to request grade retention for student during 2021-2022 school year.
Changes deadline for New Jersey Racing Commission's annual report from end of calendar year to end of State fiscal year.
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022.
Awards project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for school security projects in certain school districts; appropriates $66,173,243.
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires civil service commission to notify a certified eligible by certified mail and via electronic mail.
Provides $5 million in supplemental funding to New Jersey Horse Racing Commission for horse racing purse subsidies.
Out of committee3
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Makes failure to wear mask upon entry into store or transportation publically available, with posted signage, a violation with fine during public emergency declared in Executive Order 103 of 2020 and future public health emergencies.**
In committee29
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack, subject to voter approval.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize video lottery terminals at Meadowlands racetrack, upon voter approval; dedicates 1/3 net proceeds to General Fund, 1/3 to State education aid, and 1/3 to horse racing industry.
Requires State to pay all costs associated with maintaining and operating the office of the executive county superintendent of schools.
"Caylee's Law;" requires missing child be reported within 12 hours.
Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Establishes air quality standards and requires certificate from Commissioner of Health for operation of indoor ice arenas, indoor motorsports arenas, and special indoor motorsports events.
Requires Internet gaming affiliates to be licensed as casinos; prohibits waiver of licensing requirements.
Requires casino licensee to apply every five years for casino license renewal.
Requires each casino licensee conducting Internet gaming in this State to prominently advertise name of its Atlantic City casino on its Internet gaming websites and advertisements.
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 local law enforcement.
Allows horse racetracks to be available for placing wagers at casinos in Atlantic City using Internet.
Removes and repeals all prohibitions, permits, licenses, and authorizations concerning wagers on professional, collegiate, or amateur sport contests or athletic events.
Permits persons at horse racetracks and off-track wagering facilities to place wagers on previously-recorded live horse races.
Authorizes NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2018; allocates funds from Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for operating and administrative expenses for transportation
Requires State and local law enforcement agencies to assist officers receiving nomination petitions to investigate validity of any objection thereto when requested.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around motor vehicles.
Provides that limitation on hours of retail sale of alcohol be consistent throughout licensed premises.
Requires availability of early voting for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires NJ State Council on Arts to establish "Artist District" designation and select certain municipalities or areas within municipalities for such designation.
Requires certain fireworks-related injuries be reported to State Fire Marshal.
Permits certain retirees to choose health care coverage under traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan options offered by SHBP or SEHBP.
Establishes penalties for accepting wagers on prohibited sports events.
Establishes Office of the Advocate for Private Commuter Bus Service Customers and bill of rights for customers of private carriers operating motorbus regular route services.
Provides automatic effective rating for certain school district employees for whom annual summative evaluation is not conducted in any school year in order to protect tenure achievement timeline.
Requires instruction concerning use of 9-1-1 for public school students in preschool, kindergarten, and grades one and two.
Revises certificate of need program.
Establishes "Gambling Treatment Diversion Court Pilot Program" to be administered by AOC.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Requires incarcerated individual from State to be counted at residential address for municipal, county, and congressional redistricting purposes and for apportionment of regional school district board of education members. **
Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss
"Daniel's Law" prohibits disclosure of certain personal information of active, formely active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, and their family members; establishes crime and civil action for disclosing such infor
Requires institutions of higher education to provide graduating students with information on income-contingent student loan repayment programs.
Allows State residents who are outside of New Jersey to place wagers on horse races using account wagering system.
Establishes compassionate release program for certain inmates; repeals law that establishes medical parole.
Concerns municipal property registration ordinances to address risk of blight. *
Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*
Requires Police Training Commission to contract with crisis intervention training center to provide mental health training to police officers and establish curriculum specific to persons experiencing economic crisis or substance use disorder.*
Establishes Student Wellness Grant Program in DOE.
Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.
Requires county boards of election to establish ballot drop boxes in each county at least 45 days before election: revises procedures concerning mail-in ballots for 2020 general election.**
Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes minimum wage requirements for certain long-term care facility staff; establishes direct care ratio requirements for nursing homes; requires nursing home care rate study.**
Temporarily extends deadline to register vehicle and obtain driver's license for new State residents during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Requires certain insurers to provide summary concerning business interruption insurance.*
Requires Internet websites and web services of school districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf to be accessible to persons with disabilities. *
Authorizes fixed odds wagering on horse races through fixed odds wagering system.
Provides for postponement of New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum review for certain school districts.*
Appropriates $11,777,499 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Makes $35 million in federal funds available to EDA to support food and beverage establishments in need.*
Requires law enforcement to provide written notificaion to parent or guardian of person under age 18 who commits first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana, or hashish.**
Increases penalties for unauthorized transportation or disposal of solid waste.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Ensures student well-being during school security drills.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $8 million to DHS to increase reimbursement for funeral, burial, and crematory services provided to certain beneficiaries of Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Security Income programs.
Vetoed · 3
Postpones New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) review for certain school districts to accommodate disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Concerns approval process for personal protective equipment and State stockpiles of personal protective equipment.*
Requires New Jersey Racing Commission to adopt procedures to enforce internal controls; requires annual audit.
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
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.
Requires notice to be provided by municipal court to applicant for public defender of fee and process to waive fee for inability to pay.*
Requires that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control.*
Requires school districts to take certain actions in circumstances when school meal bill is in arrears; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.*
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.
Requires NJT to provide notice and public hearing for alternate provisions of service related to substantial curtailment of service.*
Establishes "Transportation Services Coordination Task Force."
Requires NJT to publish on website certain information concerning accessible transportation service routes.
Requires facilities offering COVID-19 tests to provide accurate timeframes for test results; requires DOH to update COVID-19 website with information regarding testing locations that provide COVID-19 test results within 48 hours.
Concerns residential community release programs.*
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.*
Allows mail-in voter to cure mail-in ballot due to missing certificate.
Provides for postponement of New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum review for certain school districts for 2021-2022 school year.
Out of committee · 50
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Directs Juvenile Justice Commission to establish arts education pilot program for juvenile offenders.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Concerns skilled and trained workforce in work by contractors in certain industries.
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Requires NJT to operate Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency under certain circumstances.
Requires school districts and charter schools to report discipline data on their websites and to Commissioner of Education; requires DOE to establish database and complete annual report concerning student disciplinary actions.*
Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
Creates "Community Wealth Preservation Program"; expands access for certain buyers to purchase property from sheriff's sales.
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressor of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications.*
Requires continuation of live horse racing for standardbred racetracks holding sports wagering license.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *
Requires DOT Commissioner to advertise availability of certain transportation programs and services.
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.
Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Criminalizes certain actions of individuals who offer rental of residential property that they do not own or legally possess.
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency.
Requires Medicaid and health insurance coverage for certain refills of prescription drugs during state of emergency.
Concerns certain Medicaid and health insurance audits and health care provider claims payment and denial during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consistent with federal guidance; requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for tests.*
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.*
Authorizes Governor to permit mortgage forbearance and rent payment Provides mortgage payment relief, consumer reporting protection, and eviction protection for resident property owners, tenants and other consumers, economically impacted during time of co
Establishes civilian review boards to review complaints against police officers.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Authorizes creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct; appropriates $800,000.*
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
Establishes School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program in BPU.
Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation.
Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.
Mandates training on remote teaching for all candidates for teaching certification.
Extends time outstanding parimutuel ticket may be claimed from six months to 12 months; allows additional time to claim outstanding parimutuel tickets and unclaimed cash vouchers due to Public Health Emergency.*
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
Makes $15 million in federal funds available to EDA and New Jersey Council on the Arts to support arts and culture organizations in need.**
Directs NJT to erect statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph, appropriates $90,000.
Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
Provides financial relief to certain landlords and tenants in response to COVID-19 pandemic, adjusts certain court fees; and makes appropriations. *
Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
Appropriates $5 million to New Jersey Pediatric Cancer Fund.
Permits prosecutors to enroll in Prosecutors Part of PERS.
"Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
Provides voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Authorizes certain offshore wind projects to construct power lines and obtain real property interests; grants BPU authority to supersede certain local governmental powers upon petition from offshore wind project.
Makes $135 million in federal funds available to EDA to support eligible entities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes "Rental Assistance Navigation Program" in DCA; makes appropriation.
Temporarily modifies taxes and credits of casino licensees; permanently redefines promotional gaming credits to include certain coupons and table game wagers; requires priority funding for senior and disabled for senior and disabled transportation service
Requires Department of Education to annually report use of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Appropriates $16,380,595 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
In committee · 174
Requires applicants for liquor licenses and license transfers to notify residents within 200 feet of licensed premises.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.
Broadens municipal arson investigators' powers.
Requires minimum level of police staffing based on municipal population and violent crime rate.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires minimum temperature in senior citizen housing projects to be maintained at 70 degrees from October 1 to May 1.
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.
Provides forbearance of residential mortgage foreclosures under certain circumstances; places additional requirements on attorneys, residential mortgage lenders, and courts, as part of foreclosure process.
Removes seven-day limitation for continued operation of casinos and racetracks in event that a state of emergency is declared.
Limits State Lottery drawings to two per day per game.
Requires State Lottery Commission to notify Legislature of proposed State Lottery game prior to commencement of new game.
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.
Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires third-party disbursement service organization that contracts with local government unit or board of education to post bond against failure to meet obligations.
Excludes gains on sales of certain real estate purchases from taxation under corporation business tax and gross income tax.
Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests.
Designates Seeing Eye® dog as State Dog.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.
Requires suspension of certification of homemaker-home health aides under certain circumstances; designated as "Maria's Law."
Clarifies prohibition on preexisting condition exclusions in health insurance policies.
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Establishes program allowing certain applicants to perform community service in lieu of paying motor vehicle surcharges.
Expands categories of individuals who may bring a claim under wrongful imprisonment statute.
Grants certain employment protections to campus police officers.
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.
Requires contracts for sales of residential property to address lead service lines.
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop and distribute heat stroke pamphlet for athletes at public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts and public institutions of higher education to establish heat illness policy for athletes.
Revises laws concerning real estate licensees.
Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.
Permits counties to establish a central municipal drug court.
Concerns labor harmony agreements for hospitality projects.
Requires municipal-wide reassessment of real property under certain circumstances.
Preserves certain requirements that health insurance plans cover essential health benefits.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales.
Prohibits SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid from denying coverage for maintenance medications for chronic conditions for covered persons solely because of change in health benefits plan or pharmacy benefits manager.
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.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.
Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.
Provides parents and adult students with simplified method for opting out of release by school district of student information to military recruiters.
Requires certain documentation of needs of students with disabilities during school security drills and emergency situations and in school security plans; requires staff training on needs of students with disabilities in emergency planning.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Establishes Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program to facilitate apprehension of persons fleeing motor vehicle accident scene; designated as "Zackhary's Law."
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Revises health care levy adjustment for school districts; makes various changes for health care benefits for school employees; requires certain information in school budgets; imposes cap on contributions by all public employees for health care benefits.
Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms.
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Provides gross income tax deduction for costs of purchasing and installing battery backups for certain home solar electrical generators.
Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to defendant at sentencing.
Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.
Requires adoption of anti-nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
"Fair Repair Act"; concerns repairs to certain consumer electronics.
Requires public utility requesting rate increase to hold public hearings in every county.
Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Establishes "School Opening and School Closing Student Safety Task Force" to review safety of students when schools open and close for school day.
Establishes the "Safe Sanitary Subsidized Rental Housing Bill of Rights."
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Establishes presumption of joint legal and physical custody in child custody matters.
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.
Requires developers of residential housing to provide low, moderate, and middle income housing or pay fee.
Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body.
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.
Prohibits certain demolitions without inspection for pest infestation.
Creates domestic violence Internet registry for certain public access; mandates counseling and community service and increases fines for certain domestic violence offenders.
Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
Establishes pilot program in which certain selected school districts equip school buses with global positioning systems and DOE develops school bus tracking application.
Prohibits pre-approval or precertification of cancer treatments, tests, procedures and prescription drugs covered under health benefits or prescription drug benefits plans.
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.
Establishes "Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, and Protection Pilot Program" in certain counties and cities of first class; makes an appropriation.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Makes certain for-profit debt adjusters eligible for licensing to conduct business in State.
Requires continuation of health benefits dependent coverage until child turns 26 years of age.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain preventive services.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Requires DEP to study State's response to Superstorm Sandy and preparedness for future storm events.
Permits county improvement authorities to establish student loan refinancing loan programs.
Exempts customer with account for electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E-ZPass, from certain fees if motor vehicle is stolen.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable and senior citizen housing.
Requires school buses to be equipped with interior and exterior cameras.
Allows reemployment by school district of TPAF retiree as advisor of school-sponsored club or program when compensation is under $10,000.
Requires New Jersey Racing Commission develop guidelines on postponement of certain events due to severe weather conditions.
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products by food delivery drivers while engaged in food delivery.
Requires certain hospitals to provide sexual assault treatment training for certain staff.
Requires availability of free parking at polling places on election day.
Requires municipality to provide free beach access to certain veterans.
Allows gross income tax deduction for employees for amounts paid by employers for certain educational assistance programs for employees and for employee's student loans.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Requires SHBP and SEHBP to provide coverage for health care benefits provided by physicians who terminate contract with federal Medicare program.
Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.
Sets forth certain standards to be followed by law enforcement agencies and fire departments when utilizing drones.
Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.
Requires teaching staff members and school board members to annually receive training on trauma-informed education.
Requires institutions of higher education to send out annual student debt letters; requires students enrolled in public institutions of higher education to complete course on student loan debt repayment.
Sets maximum contaminant level and requires private well testing for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.
Establishes program allowing NJ licensed drivers to self-identify as having been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices and violations of drinking water quality standards.
Requires certain public water systems to publish certain financial and employee information on Internet.
Requires public utility employees to immediately place 9-1-1 call to report emergencies that arise from work conducted by public utility employees.
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
"New Townhouse Fire Safety Act"; requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes.
Requires hospitals to inquire whether patients have substance use disorder and establish protocols for providing or referring to treatment.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Directs Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign concerning importance of vaccinations.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Authorizes public libraries to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by librarian or other trained library employee.
Requires NJ Division of Travel and Tourism prepare report on State travel and tourism industry recovery since Superstorm Sandy.
Provides spouses of military servicemembers with gross income tax credit, up to $500, for professional relicensing fees incurred upon relocating to State.
Permits municipalities to require registration of vacant and abandoned properties and use registration fee proceeds to maintain these properties.
Limits use of student progress on standardized assessments to no more than 10 percent of overall evaluation.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Requires public institutions of higher education to provide student-athletes who lose athletic scholarships because of injuries sustained while participating in athletic program with equivalent scholarships.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.
Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.
Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.
Authorizes executor or administrator to take control of online accounts of deceased person.
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.
Establishes centralized, Statewide registry and auditing system for court-appointed guardians.
Concerns mortgage and loan forbearance, rent suspension, and consumer reporting during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires school districts to notify State after receiving offer of assistance from federal government to address environmental issue.
Requires DOH to establish sanitization standards and protocols for casinos operating in State.
Provides that employees of State agencies that oversee casinos and racetracks are essential personnel; ensures continued operation of casinos and racetracks throughout duration of state of emergency exceeding seven days.
Requires long-term care facilities to test personnel for COVID-19 twice per week.
Requires public schools to report all student disciplinary actions; requires DOE to establish database and compile annual report concerning disparities in student disciplinary actions.
Permits use of combination of in-person and virtual or remote instruction in 2020-2021 school year to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Establishes protocols for treating emergency room patients with dementia.
Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Extends from six to 12 months compensation program for injured law enforcement officers and other employees; revises type of injury needed to qualify for program.
Requires hospitals to report to DOH on their supplies of personal protective equipment.
Permits voters to cure signature defects on mail-in and provisional ballots.
Requires DOE to provide reimbursement of school district costs of providing protective face coverings and hand sanitizer for addressing transmission of COVID-19.
Requires school districts to provide virtual or remote instruction for beginning of 2020-2021 school year; permits in-person delivery of certain special education services; permits school districts to delay start of 2020-2021 school year.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
Requires school districts, staff, and volunteers to have COVID-19 test prior to start of 2020-2021 school year.
Requires closure of schools in school districts within county that reaches certain COVID-19 transmission rate or experiences certain increase in COVID-19 cases during 2020-2021 school year.
Requires electric public utility to reimburse customer for cost of spoiled food and prescription medicine resulting from service outage more than 48 hours after end of storm.
Authorizes any member of the Legislature to perform all functions of notary public.
Extends eligibility for tuition benefit to dependents of members of United States Armed Forces who died while on active duty.
Establishes State Seal Task Force to review the State seal.
Establishes procedures to prevent and eradicate bedbug infestations in certain residential property.
Authorizes pharmacists to administer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medications.
Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires.
Requires infection control training for nursing home and assisted living administrator licensure and certification.
Requires school district to develop resource guide on virtual or remote instruction for students and families.
Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies.
Permits school districts to apply to DOE for reimbursement of costs of ultraviolet-C lights and air filter units for addressing transmission of COVID-19.
Requires New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include content on risks of cannabis and marijuana use.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Concerns manufacturing of clear masks and promotes public awareness of clear mask during public health emergencies.
Requires new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities.
Requires MVC to allow person to indicate special needs with motor vehicle registration.
Requires New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to conduct Statewide survey to assess Holocaust and genocide education in schools.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability.
Allows current and former judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers and certain family or household members to register to vote without disclosing residential address; prohibits public disclosure of that information.
Directs Attorney General to establish program for anonymous reporting of potential threats to school safety.
Establishes the "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force."
Requires written notification to parent or guardian of underage person who unlawfully purchases or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis; repeals police liability for law enforcement encounters with underage persons under certain circumstances.
Requires certain districts to receive State school aid during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to provide on website certain information on online degree students and graduate degree students.
Filed · 1
Amends certain provisions and effective date applicable to disclosure of personal information of judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers.