Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Loretta Weinberg
Sponsored
Became law2
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance and rescue squads.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinances requiring owners of certain multiple dwellings to have emergency evacuation plans.
Passed the General Assembly4
Requires certificate of approval for home infusion therapy providers.
Requires child support to continue past the age of majority if the child has a mental or physical disability which causes the child to be financially dependent on a parent.
Provides that marriage license applications and marriage licenses shall not contain information on race.
Prohibits discrimination by landlords against tenants based on source of income or age of children under "Law Against Discrimination." *
Out of committee7
Designates portion of State Highway Route No. 82 as the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway;" appropriates $2,500.
Requires employer notification to employees if health benefits coverage is terminated.
Creates the offense of endangering an injured victim.
Requires that home care services providers give advance information to patients about their employees' training.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DOH.
Appropriates $350,000 for New Bridge Landing Historical Site.*
Provides for annual funding of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission and appropriates $90,000.
In committee55
Requires sheriff's offices in each county to maintain statistics and file public reports concerning service of child support orders and warrants.
Requires IV-D agency or probation to notify non-custodial parent's employer when child support order includes health insurance coverage for child.
Creates the Multistate Industrial Retention Commission; appropriates $500,000.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Appropriates $300,000 for grants to organizations providing services to crime victims and witnesses.
Requires physicians who have no hospital privileges to pay surcharge to State Board of Medical Examiners to cover cost of inspecting their offices.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to provide toll-free telephone service and easy-to-read complaint form regarding health care practitioners.
Requires payment of interest on mortgage escrow accounts.
Commences PILOT for real property located in Fort Lee Borough owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which is tax exempt.
Commences PILOT for tax exempt real property owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Designated the "Post-Separation Family Violence Relief Act."
Provides PFRS accidental death benefit for policeman dying as result of accident or intentional act of another during member's attempt to prevent felony or apprehend felon.
Codifies New Jersey Supreme Court ruling concerning divorced parents' obligation to pay for children's post high-school education expenses under certain circumstances.
Abolishes certain transportation authorities operating toll roads and transfers their functions to Department of Transportation.
Requires criminal history background checks on certain child care workers, strengthens sanctions imposed upon child care centers for certain violations.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Declares the rights of victims of sexual assault to victim advocacy services.
Allows personal exemption of $1,000, and tax credit, up to $500, under New Jersey gross income tax for medical expenses for family member 65 years of age or older.
Requires insurers to cover costs of treating cystic fibrosis.
Requires screening of newborn infants for cystic fibrosis.
Establishes open enrollment period for enrollees of insolvent health maintenance organization.
Mandates sale of child-proof handguns in three years; requires trigger locking device accompany sales of handguns not identified as child-proof.
Modifies blood alcohol concentration standard for repeat drunk drivers.
Strengthens public disclosure and monitoring requirements of "Open Public Meetings Act".
Revises provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act" to ensure greater compliance.
Requires that submission from Commissioner of Transportation concerning approval of demonstration project be placed on desk of each member of Legislature.
Requires firearms identification card format to include color photo; requires dealers to report all firearm sales to State and local police.
"Veterans' Property Tax Relief Act of 2000."
Requires firearms identification cards display color photo; mandates firearms safety training for first-time applicants.
Permits certain licensed individuals, when advertising, to use their legal names, maiden names or nicknames under certain circumstances.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
"County Hospital Authority Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Allows Turnpike Authority's Director of Toll Operations to waive tolls under certain conditions.
Requires public hearing by the Attorney General regarding conversion of certain nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Permits municipality to retroactively refund veteran's property taxes paid inadvertently.
Requires bidder for State contract to enter into agreement with minority or female business when set-aside subcontract required.
Supplemental appropriation of $19 million from Tobacco Settlement Fund to DHSS for breast cancer screening.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Allows certain county utilities authority employees to purchase up to 2 years PERS credit under certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Amends Tort Claims Act to provide liability for damage caused by municipal sewer or water system under certain circumstances.
Requires presumptive eligibility process for NJ FamilyCare Program.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursement to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Reduces minimum population necessary to receive public health priority funding to 20,000.
Provides for discharge of obligation to repay grants to owners of underground storage tanks under certain circumstances.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.
"FamilyCare Health Coverage Act."
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Requires health care facilities to monitor pain as fifth vital sign in patients.
Requires Commission on Cancer Research to encourage research on cancer pain management and palliative care.
Establishes New Jersey Pain Management Policy Advisory Council.
Provides hospital patients and nursing home residents with right to expect and receive appropriate pain assessment, management and treatment as integral component of their care.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission. *
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Provides that Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Infantile Autism shall be funded annually at $1.5 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $99,000 to DHSS for grant to HealthDecisions New Jersey to support New Jersey Comfort Care Coalition.
Establishes Statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program; increases penalty for commission of certain sex offenses.**
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. **
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Establishes hepatitis C education, prevention, and screening program and requires reporting of hepatitis C directly to DHSS. ***
Permits religious or charitable organization to lease property to other tax-exempt entities without loss of property tax exemption.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain breast and cervical cancer-related treatment services for presumptively eligible persons under federal law.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Eliminates certain requirements applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Vetoed · 2
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Prohibits health care facilities from requiring certain hourly wage employees to perform overtime work.*
Passed the General Assembly · 20
Defines municipal powers to remove graffiti from buildings. **
Establishes programs through NJ KidCare for State financial assistance and subsidies to purchase employer-sponsored health benefits plans for certain dependent children.
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage. *
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Provides for payment of annuity to former spouse of deceased PFRS retirant in certain cases.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Requires certain towing operators to accept cash or credit or charge cards for payment of services.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Permits public comment at meetings of municipal governing body.
Requires testing of newborn infants for maple syrup urine disease.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Requires DOT to conduct mosquito abatement on storm water drainage facilities; appropriates $1.25 million. *
Establishes program to reduce risk from lead-based paint; requires inspection of rental properties for lead-based paint; creates lead-safe housing registry. **
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.
Establishes a grant program in the Department of Human Services to provide start-up funding for the creation of after-school programs; appropriates $1,500,000. *
Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $100,000. *
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 53
Requires all EMT's to be certified as EMT-Ds.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Clarifies health insurance coverage requirements for Pap smears and requires same coverage under State Health Benefits Program.
Provides increase in cash assistance benefits as the result of the birth of a child under Work First New Jersey program. *
Requires criminal history record checks for all certified nurse aides, personal care assistants and homemaker-home health aides; requires plan for similar checks to be conducted on other providers of home care services.*
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Permits members of national Guard to receive tuition-free graduate school education.
Establishes Black Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Council in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.*
Increases number of tuition-free credits that a member of the National Guard may earn in undergraduate study and extends credits to graduate study.
Establishes subsidized guardianship program in DHS.
Provides tax credit for certain corporate taxpayers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Requires insurers to notify employees if health coverage is terminated.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members.**
Prohibits sale of essential consumer goods or services at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Adds a new Governor's School and appropriates an additional $609,160 to the Governor's Schools in FY 2000.*
Provides individual cause of action for unfair practices in the settlement of insurance claims and makes unfair practices subject to consumer fraud law.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Requires child support order relating to health care coverage be enforced through National Medical Support Notice and indicate the party responsible for maintaining the coverage.
Requires that data reported to DHSS for inclusion in State cancer registry be incorporated in registry within 12 months after receipt.
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers; appropriates $12,000,000.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*
Requires health insurers that provide prescription drug coverage to issue standardized pharmacy identification cards. **
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
Increases the criminal penalties for manufacture or distribution of MDMA, known as "ecstasy," and MDA.*
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Mandates universal screening of newborns for hearing loss.
Establishes the crime of Bias Intimidation. *
Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to obtain report from independent organization before issuing certificate of need to close or convert a general hospital.
Requires managed care plans and SHBP to pay in-network health care facilities full contractual rate regardless of whether treating practitioner is in-network or out-of-network provider. *
Requires insurance carriers to use "prudent layperson" definition for coverage of emergency health care.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
Makes clauses waiving right to sue in nursing home admission agreements void and unenforceable.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Appropriates $1.1 million to match federal grant approved for New Bridge Landing Historic Site. *
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMAVA to assist homeless veterans.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.*
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
In committee · 190
Allows an adopted person 18 years of age or older access to his original birth certificate and other related information.
Requires that DMV suspension and revocation notices be given by certified mail.
Revises deadline for filing of property assessment appeal in first year following revaluation.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law; appropriates $9 million in State funds and $9 million in federal funds.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to prices charged by sellers of services.
"Job Destruction Penalty Act."
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to DCED and EDA assistance.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Requires carriers which offer managed care plans to permit covered person to continue treatment for limited time with a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the carrier for certain health conditions.
Extends deadline for filing of tax appeals in certain circumstances.
Prohibits lobbyists or legislative agents from providing benefits to legislators, staff and legislative candidates and prohibits those officials from accepting such benefits.
Concerns employee personnel files.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Establishes environmental standards for the sale of electricity.
Permits minor to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $180,600 to DHSS for a grant to Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey, Inc.-The Family Life Institute.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Spinal Cord and Head Injury Assistance Fund.
Removes requirement that security be posted by person appealing water pollution penalty.
Appropriates $750,000 each to DHS and DL&PS for domestic violence programs.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Prohibits health care facilities from requiring that certain workers accept overtime work.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Requires DHS to provide functional services to certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.0 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Increases penalties for possession of a weapon during drug offenses.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Establishes local option mortgage assistance program for police officers and firefighters.
Permits joint negotiations by physicians with health benefits plans over terms and conditions of their contracts.
Bars the State and other public entities from paying damages for sexual harassment suits against elected officials.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
Provides for notification to pregnant women and holders of fishing licenses about mercury health advisories in consumption of fish.
Requires fish markets and restaurants to post advisories on the consumption of certain salt water fish.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer information theft.
Prohibits sale or distribution of computer software under certain circumstances.
Requires e-mailed unsolicited advertising materials to meet certain requirements.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer impersonation and electronic forgery.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer embezzlement.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
Prohibits managed care plans from retrospectively denying coverage for legitimate emergency health care.
Establishes Division of Managed Care in DHSS.
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY2026 for smoking prevention and education services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY 2026 for community-based health care services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Provides annual appropriations for hospitals and physicians that provide charity care, long-term care initiatives and graduate medical education and research from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Permits enforcement of seat belt law as primary action.
Enacts the "Ethical ATM Act of 1997."
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Prohibits arcade games involving simulated use of deadly weapons in certain public places.
Requires employers to provide information on police officer applicants.
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Creates corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain costs of long-term care insurance policies.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
"New Jersey Commercial Telephone and Commercial Electronic Mail Solicitation Consumer Protection Act."
Requires municipal master plans under Municipal Land Use Law to be consistent with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Establishes a Civilian Board of Review to review and investigate complaints and allegations of State Police misconduct.
Creates Independent Prosecutor to investigate State Police misconduct.
Requires registration of family day care providers.
Provides that committing a domestic violence-related crime in the presence of a child would constitute an "aggravating factor" to be considered by the court in sentencing.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Requires State to pay for administrative costs of general public assistance administered by municipalities.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Creates corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain costs of long-term care insurance policies.
Requires certain procedures and provisions for certain State contracts with nongovernmental entities.
Requires a cost analysis in certain cases when a State department contracts out work.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Requires adoption of emissions portfolio standard under certain conditions.
Allows members and retirees of various State-administered retirement systems to purchase long-term care insurance coverage.
Establishes the "Domestic Violence Resource Center Demonstration program;" appropriates $750,000.
Requires health insurance carrier of prospective adoptive parent to cover pregnancy costs of birth parent.
Provides that chiropractic services must be provided by HMOs.
Supplemental appropriation of $33 million for FY 1998 for aid to densely populated municipalities program.
Designates the Department of Education Building as the "Matthew Feldman Building."
The "Raincheck Policy Disclosure Act."
Requires warehouses to report under Worker and Community Right to Know Act; establishes placarding requirement.
Requires certain businesses to post hazardous substance warning placards under certain circumstances.
Requires facilities that generate, store, or handle certain explosives to comply with the provisions of the Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act.
Requires notice to certain public employees of their temporary disability benefit coverage status.
Provides property tax relief to certain totally disabled veterans and provides for municipal reimbursement by State.
Establishes county forfeiture review boards.
Clarifies responsibility of county to pay burial costs of indigent, unidentified or unclaimed deceased persons.
Provides family disability leave.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Raises educational requirements for certain law enforcement officers; permits civil service municipalities to adopt higher educational requirements.
Directs DEP to establish toxic air pollutant monitoring stations in Bergen county and Passaic county; appropriates $420,000 therefor.
Directs DEP to establish risk assessment program for industry and improved monitoring of hazardous air pollutants Statewide.
Establishes special license plate for fire police officers.
Supplemental appropriation of $4,000,000 to Division of Fire Safety in DCA to fund local firefighters' training and programs and division salaries.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Authorizes a motion to dismiss in a cause of action arising from a defendant's valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition for the redress of grievances.
Establishes a contract bond participation program in the NJ Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities' and Women's Enterprises; appropriates $5,000,000.
Allows PFRS member to purchase credit for service as a Class Two special law enforcement officer.
Requires DEP to increase number of radiation protection inspectors and enter agreements with the federal government to regulate sources of radiation statewide.
Places a moratorium on imposition of death penalty until Jan. 1, 2003; creates study commission in interim.
The "School Environment Protection Act of 2000".
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain support for adult day care centers.
Requires HMOs to permit enrollees to continue to be treated by a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the HMO under certain circumstances.
Reimburses private garages for cost of inspection equipment.
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Provides family leave insurance.
Broadens group of defendants from which blood samples for DNA testing must be drawn.
Appropriates $140,000 for Steuben House repairs.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
Prohibits black bear hunting.
Allows adopted person 18 years of age or older or adoptive parent of minor child access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other information.
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Permits certain small groups to combine for purpose of self-insuring or purchasing traditional insurance for health benefits.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Provides window of opportunity to file application for homestead property tax reimbursement to persons who did not apply by December 31, 1998.
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain reconstructive surgery and habilitative treatments for craniofacial abnormalities.
Directs Superintendent of State Police to establish a voluntary ballistics identifier program for interested handgun owners.
Requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and provide certain staffing and patient care information to the public.
Requires dissemination of certain information about certain health care providers to the public.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Recognizes victims' civil action against companies affiliated with Nazi slave labor and requires Division of Investment to monitor those companies.
Prohibits county jails from housing out-of-state prisoners.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Requires electric utility rate reductions to be passed through by landlord to residential tenants.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Requires individual and small employer group carriers to offer a new health benefits plan.
Renames Office on Minority Health in DHSS as Office on Minority and Multicultural Health and provides additional responsibilities for office; appropriates $1.5 million.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Rutgers, the State University for institutional support.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to impound vehicles of persons arrested for DWI and to issue responsibility warnings to persons assuming custody of persons arrested for DWI.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Clarifies authority of municipal court to issue subpoena directing release of certain information concerning subscriber of electronic communication or remote computing services.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Includes custom fabrication work under the prevailing wage act.
Makes fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriation of $40 million from the General Fund for State aid to municipalities for Business Personal Property Tax Depreciation Adjustment aid.
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members at State cost.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Increases PERS retirement benefit formula from 1/60 to 1/55 of final compensation for each year of service; revises calculation of PERS assets to fund additional cost of formula change.
Modifies the governance of the Human Relations Council.
Eliminates the requirement of overseas service in Operation "Desert Shield/Desert Storm" to qualify for civil service veterans' preference.
Provides for 30-year indeterminate term for compulsive and repetitive sex offenders.
Allows refundable gross income tax credit for New Jersey working families with child care expenses.
Establishes assessment and treatment services program in DHS; appropriates $1 million.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Requires confidentiality of location of domestic violence shelters; imposes civil penalty for knowing disclosure.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Supplemental appropriation of $35 million to DHSS for charity care payments to hold harmless certain hospitals for FY2001 reductions in estimated allocations.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Extends eligibility for NJ Distinguished Service Medal to 25-year State residents.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Lowers age of consent for minors to donate blood without parental permission to 17.
"Nursing Student Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
Establishes hospital-based medication monitoring pilot program in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Authorizes the use of $100,000 to recruit and train respite care providers to serve persons with developmental disabilities.
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.
Filed · 1
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.