Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Reed Gusciora
Sponsored
Became law2
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.*
Appropriates $45,000 to no-kill animal organization.
Out of committee5
Authorizes criminal background checks for au pairs and nannies.
The "Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act."
Requires all EMT's to be certified as EMT-Ds.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMAVA to assist homeless veterans.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
In committee67
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.
Prohibits sale and possession of certain handguns commonly called "Saturday Night Specials."
Concerns employee personnel files.
Prohibits person convicted of child abuse, domestic violence or stalking from purchasing or owning a firearm.
"Public Employees' Flexibility Act."
Allows certain State employee disciplinary matters to be submitted to binding arbitration.
Establishes Trenton Thunder motor vehicle license plates; allocates fees to fund the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation.
Exempts certain non-gasoline powered lawn care equipment from the sales and use tax.
Provides for State financial assistance for solid waste debt service.
Requires the AG to develop guidelines for matters involving death or serious bodily injury and motor vehicles offenses arising out of same incident.
Provides that certain personnel of Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor are not confidential employees.
Requires municipal police forces to have cardiac defibrillators; establishes minimum number of units for each municipality.
Requires new police officers to receive First Responder-D training.
Establishes program in advanced airway care for emergency medical technicians.
Requires certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Prohibits certain telephone solicitors from blocking caller identification equipment.
Requires certain tax-exempt institutions to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt institutional facilities and are enrolled in the district.
Establishes program to increase collection of unpaid motor vehicle fines.
Establishes environmental standards for the sale of electricity.
Establishes demonstration projects for use of fertility control methods for deer and installation of certain roadside reflectors in certain municipalities; appropriates $250,000.
Permits ophthalmic surgeons to delegate pre- and post-operative care to other health care providers under certain circumstances.
Provides additional PERS death benefit coverage.
Permits minor to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
Revises certification requirements for recreation professionals.
Provides for purchase of certain out-of-state service credit in TPAF.
Supplemental appropriation of $90,000 to Department of Community Affairs to fund West State Street sidewalk restoration program.
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.
Establishes Truck Safety Advisory Council; increases certain fees related to the operation of commercial motor vehicles to fund truck safety operations in the State Police; doubles motor vehicle points assessed when operators of heavy vehicles violate certain motor vehicle laws.
Requires persons subject to Megan's law submit DNA samples.
Requires certain counties to establish County Airport Expansion Citizen Review Boards.
Authorizes conveyance of certain NJ National Guard property in Mercer county to Princeton township for public recreation and conservation purposes.
Prohibits BPU regulation of certain district heating and cooling systems.
Requires the storage of firearms in a locked container or with a trigger lock or blocking device; requires handguns to be sold with trigger locks or trigger blocking devices.
Authorizes attorneys serving as part-time municipal prosecutors to also serve as defense counsel for criminal matters in the county.
Authorizes use of photo radar devices for enforcement purposes on certain local streets.
"Nursing Home Patient Protection Act."
Authorizes Historic Trenton license plates.
Supplemental appropriation for $8.0 million to DHS to increase funding for the Social Services for the Homeless grant program.
Requires NJT to study feasibility and estimate costs of rail passenger service between Trenton City and Wall Township along I-195 corridor; directs allocation of $300,000 from Transportation Trust Fund.
Establishes the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Directs three toll road authorities to provide emergency medical technician training to certain State police officers.
Supplemental appropriation of $20 million to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund Trenton and Asbury Park Neighborhood Stabilization Plan.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Includes emergency contraceptives in protocols for sexual assault victims.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Revises lifeguard pension benefits.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $700,000 to the College of New Jersey to renovate the WiIliam Green Farmhouse.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour after leaving program.
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires DOT to provide traffic information through its website.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline food stamp application form.
Authorizes municipalities to impose up to 6% tax on hotel, motel and established guest house room charges.
Authorizes municipalities in certain counties to impose up to 3% tax on hotel, motel and established guest house room charges.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Prohibits heavy trucks or truck-trailer combinations on certain county roads.
Increases TPAF and PERS veterans retirement benefits for active members and retirees.
Directs NJ Transit to study expansion of Princeton area passenger rail service; allocates $250,000.
Requires local decision to revoke liquor license be accorded great weight in appeal proceeding.
Co-sponsored
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"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
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.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
"FamilyCare Health Coverage Act."
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
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.
Makes decisions rendered by independent utilization review organizations under Independent Health Care Appeals Program binding on insurance carriers.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Subjects HMOs to law regulating insurance holding company systems and revises calculation of health insurance policy reserves.
Disqualifies a person adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile from obtaining either a handgun purchase permit or a firearms purchaser identification card in certain cases.
Phases out the petroleum products gross receipts tax for fuel used to generate certain electricity.
Allows PERS retiree to resume employment covered by PERS as teacher with higher education institution without suspension of benefits.
Establishes Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program; appropriates $500,000. *
Prohibits leaving animal unattended under inhumane conditions in vehicle.
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 25th anniversary of ending of Vietnam Conflict; appropriates $5,000.
Requires State Health Benefits Program managed care plans to give 90-days notice to enrollees if primary care physician is terminated from plan.
Authorizes establishment by courts of trusts for persons with disabilities.*
Permits municipalities and counties to install in-street pedestrian right-of-way signs under State guidelines.
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Requires certain landlords to notify tenants when property is in flood area.
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.*
Increases penalties for violations of Law Against Discrimination.
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.
Requires Ombudsman for Institutionalized Elderly to disclose results of investigation of abuse or exploitation of elderly person to family member or guardian of elderly person.
Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount. *
Appropriates $38,695,000 from the Developmental Disabilities' Waiting List Reduction and Human Services Facilities Construction Fund to DHS.
Requires period for which eligibility for Medicaid and NJ KidCare are determined be maximum permitted under federal law.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Eliminates possible price-driven rate increase in petroleum products gross receipts tax and sets tax rate at the current minimum rate floor.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Department of State for a grant to NJIT for Smart Gun Technology Development program.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs. *
Makes various revisions to NJ Commission on Native American Affairs.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Enters New Jersey in Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact.
Exempts children and victims for the payment of costs related to the maintenance and support of certain institutionalized individuals. *
Prohibits taking of menhaden in State coastal waters for fish meal reduction.
Revises certain mandates, requirements and procedures for local governments. *
Appropriates $10.6 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects in southern NJ.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $8,498,674.
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 · 1
Allows covered persons with out-of-network benefits in dental and health service corporations and dental plan organization plans to assign dental benefits to dentist of choice.
Passed the General Assembly · 23
Requires destruction of firearms replaced by police; appropriates $400,000.*
Eliminates certain fees charged to adoptive parents in particular cases.
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.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.6 million to DHSS for defibrillator grants.*
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage. *
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Encourages the recycling and reuse of used computers.
Establishes Lake Restoration Legislative Advisory Task Force; appropriates $95,000.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Authorizes renegotiation of solid waste contracts.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Exempts State-chartered credit unions from sales and use tax.
Supplemental appropriation of $45 million to DOT for road repair grants to counties and municipalities, for State road repair, and for State and local road and bridge repair with concrete.*
Bans sale of mercury thermometers.
Establishes State Capital Coordinating Council on Emergency Evacuation Routes and Procedures.
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Out of committee · 60
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate. *
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Establishes registration program for persons who engage in the inspection and cleanup of hazardous contaminants found in former industrial buildings.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Revises laws restricting operation of personal watercraft and permits local police enforcement. *
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption and administrative expenses.
Broadens group of defendants from which blood samples for DNA testing must be drawn.
Requires owner of hospital to offer to sell facility before seeking to close or convert facility to another use.
Appropriates $50 million to acquire real property in areas affected by Hurricane Floyd, pay relocation expenses, and compensate for lost property taxes.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Allows per diem compensation paid to election day workers to be excluded from gross income under New Jersey gross income tax.*
Increases age for permit to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21 years; changes related laws on temporary transfer and exemptions.
Requires at least 10% of residents in new assisted living facilities be Medicaid-eligible.
Exempts minors from child labor laws.*
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.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for AIDS services activities.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
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.*
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. **
Requires that administrative rules be written in simple language. *
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
Appropriates $2.5 million to DEP for Proprietary House restoration.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in southern NJ.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Requires ignition interlock device or registration revocation for repeat drunk driving; prohibits possession of unsealed alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle.
Prohibits heavy trucks on certain sections of State Route 29. *
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Requires governing body of general hospital to have at least one member who resides in municipality where hospital is located.
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. *
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Makes clauses waiving right to sue in nursing home admission agreements void and unenforceable.
Provides for aggregation of pension credit to qualify for paid SHBP benefits in retirement.
Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.
"New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act;" appropriates up to $5,000,000 in unexpended federal TANF funds.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $180,000 to the Department of Education for the New Jersey Business/Industry Science Education Consortium.
Appropriates $4,960,536 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey.
Appropriates $502,201.99 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants from certain historic preservation projects in New Jersey.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Repeals law relating to transportation development districts and provides for establishment of transportation enhancement districts.
"Local Bridge Bond Act of 2001"; authorizes bonds for $250 million, appropriates $5,000.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Appropriates $66,298,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government open space acquisition projects.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $58 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Concerns local housing authority crime reporting.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million. *
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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.
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to DCED and EDA assistance.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
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.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between April 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995.
Concerns private entities that own, operate or manage correctional facilities or jails.
Provides for the reduction of employee contribution rates when employer contribution rates are reduced in State-administered retirement systems.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
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.
Allows gross income tax filers to designate contributions for services to crime victims.
Limits operation of personal watercraft in coastal wetlands.
Requires State Board of Nursing to regulate unlicensed assistive personnel and Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to adopt regulations governing their use by health care facilities.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
Creates the Medical Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Commission.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Waives registration fees for personal vehicles of volunteer firefighters.
Requires annual audited financial reports of insurance companies.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Increases penalties for violating and strengthens enforcement of certain campaign finance laws; appropriates $200,000.
Establishes Kinship Foster Care Program in DYFS.
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.
Requires school districts to provide transportation to public school pupils living along hazardous routes.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
Requires certain State officials to reside in New Jersey.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Continues entitlement to senior property tax freeze although income ineligible for one year.
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."
Increases property tax deduction for certain senior and disabled citizens.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Establishes State Police toll-free hot line for reporting possible sex-related crimes involving juveniles over interactive computer services, appropriates $150,000.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Requires municipal master plans under Municipal Land Use Law to be consistent with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.
Reallocates appropriated funds to pay disabled veterans' retroactive refund claims for property tax payments.
Requires registration of family day care providers.
Upgrades crime of stalking when victim is 16 years old or less.
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.
Provides debt service aid to certain school districts in school year 1999-2000.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Clarifies and strengthens domestic violence training requirements for law enforcement officers; appropriates $250,000.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Mandates sale of child-proof handguns in three years; requires trigger locking device accompany sales of handguns not identified as child-proof.
Designated the "Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act."
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
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.
Establishes Renewable Energy Trust Fund and Renewable Energy Research, Demonstration and Development Program in DEP.
Requires adoption of emissions portfolio standard under certain conditions.
Reenacts a Statewide recycling tax on solid waste disposal.
Requires DEP to study health and status of menhaden fishery; appropriates $95,000.
Requires DOT notice to municipalities of certain over width loads.
Establishes employment separation incentive program for certain Camden employees.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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 assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Modifies certain restrictions on bingo advertising; directs Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission to promulgate regulations on bingo advertising.
Requires hepatitis B immunization for admission to kindergarten or first grade and sixth grade at a public or private school.
Prohibits a communications tower facility from being erected within 200 feet of a public or private school or a child care-center.
Places a moratorium on imposition of death penalty until Jan. 1, 2003; creates study commission in interim.
The "School Environment Protection Act of 2000".
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Eliminates waiting period for child previously covered by certain contributory group health plans to qualify for NJ KidCare.
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.
Makes health insurance carriers liable for medical malpractice.
Prohibits imposition of prior authorization requirement upon pharmacist for monthly prescription drug purchases by Medicaid, NJ KidCare, GA and PAAD recipients.
"Health Care Provider Joint Negotiation Act."
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.
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.
Prohibits black bear hunting.
Creates the "New Jersey Electronic Transactions Act."
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Permits person with criminal record to obtain certain employment if disqualifying offense was committed more than 10 years ago.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Clarifies who shall be licensed as an insurance producer.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program by $5,000.
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
Establishes Brownfields Redevelopment Grants Program; appropriates $150 million.
Requires DOT to identify unsafe locations along interstate highways and to annually request money from Transportation Trust Fund to correct safety deficiencies.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Provides for issuance of receipt to voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be used as proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Waives hospital patient's informed consent requirement for certain emergency research activities.
Supplemetal appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for veterans guide and journal.
Requires that certain security and surveillance equipment be installed at passenger railway station property.
Directs DOT to reimburse local police departments for certain costs.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Imposes civil penalty for the exhibition or use in a performance of a living bear, elephant, lion or tiger.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Provides supplemental State aid in the case of the dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district or termination of a sending-receiving relationship.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Prohibits the taking of menhaden for fish meal reduction in State coastal waters.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Creates six Superior Court judgeships to allow expansion of drug court program; provides appropriations for court staff and substance abuse treatment.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Provides State-paid SHBP benefits in retirement to certain public employees having combination of State and local government employment.
Clarifies provisions in "Law Against Discrimination" barring discrimination on the basis on familial status in employment.
Provides for establishment of Arts Advancement District Fund and 21 arts advancement districts within State.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Clarifies legislative intent with respect to use of certain monies included in the FY 2002 appropriations act.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Provides for additional annual State aid for the Capital City under the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program; appropriates $15 million for this purpose and $2.9 million for additional special municipal aid for Trenton.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Filed · 5
The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.
Revises law concerning employment and training services.
Changes Commissioner of Personnel's authority concerning titles; requires public employers to negotiate with employee majority representative for change in titles.
Requires negotiation with employee majority representative for change in State employee compensation plan.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning layoffs.