Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Angelica M. Jimenez
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly2
Requires criminal history record background checks for public employees handling vital records.
Establishes that volunteer firemen appointed to paid positions are not required to be recertified in certain instances.
Out of committee1
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons who are fingerprinted and permits law enforcement officers to collect certain biological samples.*
In committee15
Provides that civil service make-up examinations not include the same questions as the original examination.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Establishes guidelines for dissemination of vital records.
Permits members of State Police to receive travel and subsistence reimbursement exceeding $500 limit from certain sources other than State for out of State travel for educational purposes.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification.
Requires employers and birthing facilities to notify insured pregnant women if their health insurance coverage is not subject to 48-hour maternity law.
Provides voter registration assistance to persons completing parole, probation, and criminal sentences.
Amends Health Enterprise Zone law to allow municipalities more discretion in granting property tax exemptions to medical offices.
Expands eligible municipalities under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act" to include Harrison Town in Hudson County.
Provides for school and medical family leave.
Requires motor fuel dealer to maintain and use generator during power outage.
Requires psychological evaluation and in-home inspection as prerequisite to purchase firearm.
Requires clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish clinical laboratory testing advisory board.
Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed1
Expands DNA database to include samples from disorderly persons.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Prohibits minors under 14 years of age from using spray tanning in tanning facilities and prohibits minors under 17 years of age from using tanning beds.**
Removes requirement for one and two-family residences to be equipped with a portable fire extinguisher.
Designates State Highway Route 7 bridge between Township of Belleville and Borough of North Arlington "Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca Memorial Bridge." *
Establishes NJ Task Force on Lupus Education and Awareness in DOH.**
Permits pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines to children seven years of age or older.****
Requires school districts to provide instruction on responsible use of social media for middle school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Technology.
The "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act."
Requires school districts provide pupil directory information to county vocational schools upon request.
Designates Paterson Plank Road bridge in the Town of Secaucus as "Joseph F. Tagliareni, Jr. Memorial Bridge."
Removes statutory authority of DOH and Board of Medical Examiners over medical standards governing declarations of death upon the basis of neurological criteria.*
Requires emergency operations plans in certain senior occupied buildings.
Creates crime of cyber-harassment.
Prohibits inclusion of bonus in employment contract of school superintendent for reducing number of out-of-district placements of students with special education needs.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit, select, and train veterans for school security positions in school districts.
Modifies short-time unemployment benefit law.
Vetoed · 6
"Common Interest Community Manager Licensing Act."
"The New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.**
Requires that contract for private operation of State Lottery be subject to approval by Legislature.
Permits two or more candidates for school board member to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot for same term.
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.
Passed the General Assembly · 19
Directs New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Secretary of Higher Education to promote the establishment of higher education and business partnerships.*
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elec
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselvesas attorneys in advertisments.*
Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to publish list of certain tamper-resistant opioid drugs; establishes that certain conditions be met for pharmacist to substitute for tamper-resistant opioid drug.*
"Christopher's Law;" provides court with option of ordering juveniles adjudicated delinquent to receive interactive instruction in preventing gang involvement and gang and youth violence.
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and resident tuition rate.*
Establishes "Task Force To Review Residential Community Release Programs" to review this State's halfway houses and make recommendations concerning security and inmate services.
Makes direct deposit the default distribution method for gross income tax refunds and allows gross income tax refunds via prepaid debit cards.*
Modernizes the form of disbursement for certain State and local government payments to individuals and business entities.*
Requires cable television, telecommunications, and utility service providers request alternate mode of communication from customers; requires that providers contact customers in event of service interruptions and emergencies.*
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.
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.
Permits qualifying patients to possess and use medical marijuana legally obtained from another jurisdiction; extends State medical marijuana laws to qualifying out-of-State patients; expands ability of parents to serve as primary caregiver to minor child
Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Out of committee · 25
Revises penalties for animal cruelty, increasing degree of certain offenses; designated as Patrick's Law.
Requires insurers to cover breast evaluations and other additional medically necessary testing under certain circumstances and requires certain mammogram reports to contain information on breast density.**
Upgrades crime of soliciting or recruiting for criminal street gang while on school property.
Establishes "Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fund."
Establishes prescription drug donation repository program.*
Establishes New Jersey Council on Responsible Fatherhood and Responsible Fatherhood Fund.
Permits a student to participate in certain voluntary surveys if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents; limits use of information obtained from survey.*
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
"The Anti-Big Brother Act."
Requires labeling of all foods containing genetically modified material.
Establishes animal cruelty offense of cruel confinement of a gestating pig.
Eliminates duplication and redundancy in registration of certain apartments.
"New Jersey Death with Dignity Act"; permits qualified patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner, subject to voter approval.
Establishes the "New Jersey Employer Identity Disclosure Act".*
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Revises statutes and enhances penalties for offenses involving child pornography; makes crime of causing a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act subject to "No Early Release Act." *
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumer credit card purchases.
Revises eligibility criteria for shore protection funding.
Allows development on piers in coastal high hazard areas in certain urban municipalities.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.*
Permits certain officials to possess pepper spray in quantity carried by law enforcement officers.
"Angelie's Law"; regulates the operation of certain autobuses.*
In committee · 44
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Establishes conditions for exemptions from electrical contracting permit requirements for work done by certain employees of municipal and county utilities authorities on public property.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Revises filing requirements for minor subdivisions.
Grants workers' compensation coverage to volunteer firefighters going to or returning from their stations when called to a fire.
Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
Requires that chiropractic physicians, podiatric physicians, allopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians be reimbursed at same rate as other health care providers under various health and accident plans.
Provides for registration of mold inspectors and remediators.
Prohibits HMOs from denying provider participation to orthotists, prosthetists and pedorthists willing to meet terms of HMO contract.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Establishes Office of Advocacy for Persons with Autism and provides for designation of Autism Advocate.
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Prohibits disqualification and replacement of cast absentee ballots because of withdrawal of candidate prior to election day.
Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.
Establishes criminal penalties for killing, injuring or interfering with a guide dog; designated as "Dusty's Law."
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Requires private cord blood banks to pay a fee to support State-designated public cord blood bank.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Amends Fiscal Year 2013 annual appropriations act to prohibit application of budget adjustment factor when determining Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain nursing facilities.
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for in-State tuition at public institutions of higher education and State financial aid.
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
Requires certain disclosures in advertisements by health care professionals.
Requires mental health evaluation and list of household members with mental illness to purchase firearm.
Prohibits notaries public from falsely representing themselves as attorneys in advertisements.
Prohibits retail mercantile establishments from imposing surcharges on consumers.
Provides for sick leave injury program of 30 days for State corrections officer injured by inmate of State correctional facility.
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Revises alimony laws, including eliminating permanent alimony and establishing guidelines for amount and duration of alimony awards.
Exempts from disclosure as public record personal identifying information provided to government agency for emergency notification purposes.
Allows establishment of county-wide purchasing system for certain school district services; offers employment protections for certain food or custodial services employees; and regulates subcontracting by districts and public higher education institutions
Requires Division of Addiction Services to grant residential drug treatment program licenses to certain programs operating in State correctional facilities and county jails.
Establishes 21 years as maximum age to be confined in a juvenile correctional facility.
Increases insurance requirements on operators of autobuses; requires driver of autobus to possess commercial driver license.
Requires State Board of Education to include training in mental health as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.
Prohibits installation of gunfire locators on utility poles.
Establishes compensation program for State, county, and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Establishes compensation program for certain injured probation officers.
Requires firearms endorsement on driver's license or non-driver identification card.
Permits adoptees and certain others to obtain adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information.
Requires forms for homestead property tax reimbursement, veterans' property tax exemption, veterans' property tax deduction, and senior and disabled property tax deduction to be available in certain languages.
Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.
Filed · 1
Eliminates the board of trustees of Rutgers University and provides that its powers will be exercised by the board of governors of the university.