Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Anthony R. Bucco
Sponsored
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Prohibits police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations.
Prohibits driving while under the influence of inhalants or other substances containing toxic fumes or vapors.
Makes certain amendments to the law establishing the comprehensive enforcement program.
Establishes registration requirements for qualified journeymen electricians.
Provides for license plates identifying amateur radio operators.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in northern NJ.
Creates Lake Hopatcong Commission; appropriates $3 million.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in nothern NJ.
Appropriates $30,000 to DOE for Metrowest Community Relations Committee to expand Holocaust education curriculum.
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Permits municipal ordinance to increase fee for certificate of search for municipal liens.
Makes certain requirements concerning downhill skiing.
Provides for annual deposit of 20% of county forfeiture funds by county prosecutor in county fund for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Provides special license plates for Purple Heart recipients.
Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.
Clarifies that Miranda rights are not applicable to persons asked to submit to breathalyzer.
Changes liability of municipality and DEP under "New Residential Construction Off-Site Conditions Disclosure Act."*
Dedesignates portions of Route 24.
Prohibits sale and possession of dextromethorphan hydrobromide. *
Concerns payment obligations of certain partnerships and limited liability companies and certain of their partners and members under the corporation business tax.
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Concerns intoxication, controlled dangerous substances and workers' compensation.
Allows vendors to retain 1% of sales tax on most sales, up to $25,000 annually, collected as consideration for collecting and promptly remitting same.
Makes a designated fire command structure a required element in county emergency operations plans involving responses to mutual-aid fires.
Establishes "Drug Court Pilot Program" in Morris County.
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Authorizes establishment by courts of trusts for persons with disabilities.
Allows counties to increase daily compensation for members of election boards from $100 to $150.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Exempts Palisades Interstate Park Commission land dedicated to recreation and conservation purposes from "roll-back" taxes.
Includes certain crimes of the third degree with crimes which have bail restrictions under P.L.1994, c.144.
Requires insurers to provide certain notice concerning flood insurance.
Changes deadline for filing certain nominating petitions for party offices and public offices filled at general election from 54th to 57th day preceding primary; requires double spacing on referenda petitions. *
Creates new motor vehicle offense; clarifies municipal prosecutors' duties concerning plea agreements.*
Creates an additional Superior Court judgeship in Morris County; makes an appropriation.
Authorizes State to establish intergovernmental transfer program in Medicaid program.
Criminalizes the unauthorized insertion of writings into consumer products.
Requires that school districts receive written informed parental consent prior to administering certain surveys to their students.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to Department of Human Services for a grant to provide supplemental reimbursement to certain Medicaid provider agencies for the provision of home health services.
Bars speed monitoring of motor vehicles via cell phone signals. *
Appropriates $85,000 to DEP for conservation officer for Split Rock Reservoir.
Extends polling place hours for certain elections; makes an appropriation. *
Creates Prosecutors Part with other benefits in PERS. **
Establishes Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs; appropriates $350,000.*
Appropriates $150,000 to DHS for grant to Ada Budrick Child Care and Learning Center.
"New Jersey Motor Vehicle Customer Service Improvement Act."
Requires State to sell and convey portion of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital property to Morris County.
Includes boarding of guard dogs in definition of kennel; increases license fees for kennels and pet shops and boarding cost limits.
Permits local units to establish snow removal funds.
Allows association libraries to apply for certain library grant funds. *
Allows operators of school buses to obtain refunds of the motor fuels tax.
Permits municipalities to amend zoning ordinances without COAH approval under certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for DYFS violence prevention training grant.
Authorizes use of the comprehensive enforcement program to collect unpaid municipal court fines.
Requires assessor to reduce value of house following disaster rendering it uninhabitable.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Allows school districts to administer certain surveys to students only after receiving written informed parental consent.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Expands membership of county multidisciplinary teams to include representatives of child advocacy centers.
Provides paid post retirement medical benefits to certain retired veteran State employees.
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Revises the reporting requirements for certain flame burn injuries.
Requires reimbursement of training and certification costs of certain law enforcement officers by appointing authority to former employer.
Bars persons convicted of solid waste offenses from entering into public contracts; allows for training in solid waste violations in neighborhood watch programs.
Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.
Includes same sex marriages among marriages declared void; provides that New Jersey will not recognize marriages in other jurisdictions which are void in New Jersey.
Permits establishment of self-service fleet fueling stations.
Eliminates tax on certain litter generating products.
Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.
Eliminates statute of limitations on prosecution on certain sexual offenses.
Eliminates statute of limitations in civil cases involving certain sexual offenses.
Establishes "Car Watch" program to combat motor vehicle thefts.
Prohibits prosecution of death row inmate for murder.
Clarifies certain terms concerning motor fuel prices.
Subjects minor subdivisions to the provisions of the Map Filing Law.
Requires at least 10% of tobacco settlement monies be used to fund substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Requires juveniles waived to adult court to be placed in adult incarceration facilities, separate from adult inmates.
Makes certification requirement for local health officers to perform lead evaluation subject to availability of required training courses Statewide.
Allows local government entities and school districts to offer health insurance waiver incentive to employees covered by spouse's health insurance.
Prohibits automatic telephone dialing systems from automatically "hanging up" on telephone subscribers without initiating message.
Authorizes DEP to reduce or waive certain water pollution penalties.
Provides immunity to governmental entities distributing emergency cell phones and pagers.
Exempts government-owned property from adverse possession and eliminates statute of limitation period for recovery.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for certain sewerage charges.
Creates new offenses of solicitation of material support or resources in support of international terrorism and providing material support or resources for international terrorism.
Makes imposition of nonincarcerative penalties mandatory for persons, including juveniles, who are diverted for drug offenses.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Permits creation of solid waste collection zones by municipalities.
Provides for a presumption of joint physical custody in a child custody determination; addresses relocation.
Creates the "New Jersey Commission on the Martial Arts."
Permits certain former police officers to be appointed and enrolled in PFRS regardless of age.
Revises New Jersey's firearms statutes to conform with federal Brady Law.
Changes rate of compensation for juror service.
Provides for certain ex-spouses of retirants to receive pension under PFRS.
"Post-Viability Protection Act."
Changes date of election of school board members and special school elections and eliminates school budget elections.
Allows "reverse auctions" for State purchase of supplies and services.
Requires health insurance carrier of prospective adoptive parent to cover pregnancy costs of birth parent.
Revises provisions of the consumer fraud act.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to inhale or ingest toxic chemicals.
Appropriates $350,000 for Lake Hopatcong weed harvesters.
Gives Statewide police powers to certain county juvenile detention officers.
Provides sales tax exemptions for certain purchases by flood victims of August, 2000 storm.
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for prosthetic appliances obtained from any licensed prosthetist.
Supplemental appropriation of $85,000 to Division of Fire Safety in DCA to fund fire safety juvenile response education program.
Appropriates $80,000 from Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund for a grant to Metro Chapter of American Red Cross.
Supplemental appropriation of $358,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to William J. Hocking American Legion Post No. 91 for repairs caused by flooding.
Appropriates $75,000 in tobacco settlement funds for grant to Screen for Life of Morris County.
Appropriates $75,000 to enable Metro Chapter of American Red Cross to increase its use of certain NJT communication system.
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
Appropriates $208,544 in FY 2002 to DOE for aid to the Boonton Board of Education.
Allows certain individuals licensed out-of-state to serve at events sponsored by certain organizations for a limited period.
Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.
Requires driver's license suspension until age 21 for student who causes school disruption requiring make-up day.
Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to Morris 2000 for "Smart Growth in Morris" initiative.
Expands enforcement of motor vehicle tire safety standards.
Permits issuance of home inspectors license to certain licensed construction and building subcode officials.
Reenacts a Statewide recycling tax on solid waste disposal.
Appropriates $75,000 to DOC to expand "Paying Communities Back" inmate work detail program.
Appropriates $170,000 to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for N.J. Highlands Preservation Project.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $375,000 to Department of Health and Senior Services for grants to certain pregnancy aid centers for purchase of digital ultrasound equipment.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students; appropriates $2,500,000.
Establishes a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry in DHSS.
Establishes a sales tax holiday in New Jersey from December 10 through December 25, 2001.
Establishes a sales tax holiday in New Jersey from August 26 through September 1, 2001.
Permits public comment at meetings of municipal governing body.
Supplemental appropriation for $2 million to DHSS for a grant to Turning Point, Inc.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $4.9 million to Fairleigh Dickinson University for the New Jersey Teacher Education, Technology and Distance Learning Project.
Requires outdoor advertising signs on certain properties be subject to municipal zoning ordinances.
The "New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act of 2000."
Changes earliest date of construction or rehabilitation of housing granted credits without controls.
Expands crimes for which conviction, adjudication of delinquency or not guilty by reason of insanity will require collection of DNA sample for databank.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Permits police officer to work in certain establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold.
Permits municipalities to establish "Senior Citizen Affordable Housing Support Program;" combines property tax relief with COAH credit.
Establishes lead-safe housing registry and grant fund for lead hazard control work in distressed housing.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of State for a grant to Art in the Atrium, Inc.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to Community Hope, Inc. (Morris County) for certain costs related to a Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development project.
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecuting criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of child if DNA identity available.
Provides property tax exemption for maximum of two parsonages of any congregation of any religious corporation in the State.
Supplemental appropriation of $25,000 to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund Grant to Harmony Senior Drum Corps, in Morris County, to keep kids interested in learning music.
Authorizes establishment of surplus account and transfer of excess surplus revenue to member municipalities of Passaic Valley Water Commission.
Appropriates $56,000 to DOE for New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to improve Holocaust education curriculum.
Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils.
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program allowance to $500 per year.
Appropriates $135,000 to DHSS for a grant to Willow Tree, Inc. for prevention services to children of alcoholics and their parents in Morris County.
Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for contributions to certain entities providing educational scholarships to low-income children in New Jersey; provides an Educational Option Act.
Provides for recalculation of PERS retirement allowance for subsequent public employment.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Clarifies that crime victims' rights must be recognized by all courts in the State.
Authorizes municipalities by ordinance, to designate type of elevator fire recall keys to be used in local buildings; requires DCA Commissioner to promulgate standards.
The "September 11 Disaster Protection of Private Aid Law."
Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils.
Supplemental appropriation of $600,000 to Union Hill Fire Station in Denville, Morris County, for firefighting vehicle and expansion of firehouse.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Requires public notice prior to closing of municipal fire station.
Permits firefighter paramedics certified by Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to provide advanced life support services under the direction of an authorized hospital.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to fund grant for New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum in Madison Borough.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Provides tax credit for certain corporate taxpayers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Establishes guidelines for operating authorized emergency vehicles in emergency situations.
Requires refund of permit fee for State agency failure to issue permit pursuant to review schedule.
Provides that the State shall pay health insurance premiums for survivors of certain police officers in PERS.
Exempts automotive repair dealers from the consumer fraud law under certain circumstances.
Filed1
Concerns payment obligations of certain partnerships and limited liability companies and certain of their partners and members under the corporation business tax.
Co-sponsored
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Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
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 individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.*
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Modifies statutes with regard to sexual assault in certain circumstances involving minors.
Permits firefighter's associations, firefighter's relief associations and volunteer fire companies to conduct certain income-producing activities and retain tax-exempt status.*
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.*
Increases number of tuition-free credits that a member of the National Guard may earn in undergraduate study and extends credits to graduate study.
Authorizes law enforcement officer memorial license plates for college scholarships for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Provides credit for participation rates in small employer health benefits plans to employees who are covered under another group health benefits plan or Medicare.
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Provides that the family court has discretion to order performance of community service in addition to incarceration for certain delinquent child support obligors.
Concerns reforestation of lands by State entities.
Requires certain new employers to reimburse certain former employers for law enforcement training costs.*
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for AIDS services activities.
Requires licensure of third party administrators of health and dental benefits plans and certification of third party billing services. *
Prohibits smoking on school grounds.
Raises maximum age for appointment for exempt firemen to 45.
Creates a drunk driver visitation program.
Prohibits persons who violate animal cruelty statutes from serving as animal control officers.
Provides for life sentence without parole eligibility for persons convicted of murder under certain circumstances.
Establishes civil action against drug dealers.
Clarifies penalty for possession of 50 or more marijuana plants with intent to distribute.
Extends period of restricted sale of poppies to raise funds to benefit veterans.
"Psychoanalysts State Certification Act."
Requires acceptance of universal physician application for participation form by managed care carriers. *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance prohibiting possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on private property by underage persons.*
Requires DHSS to establish public awareness campaign about meningitis and higher education institutions to notify prospective students about meningitis vaccination; appropriates $50,000.**
Makes impersonating a law enforcement officer a crime of the fourth degree.
The "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund Act."**
Permits rehired firefighter to purchase PFRS credit for 3 years of layoff period.
Appropriates $28,317 to reimburse Division of Fish and Wildlife for payment of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission dues.*
Increases penalty for causing death or injury of another while driving with suspended license.
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
Requires ignition interlock device or registration revocation for repeat drunk driving; prohibits possession of unsealed alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle.
Makes certain acts of animal cruelty crimes of the fourth degree; requires juveniles adjudicated deliquent for certain animal cruelty offenses to receive court-ordered psychological counseling.***
Removes time limitation on prosecuting offenses in certain cases when DNA evidence is available. *
Requires 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.*
Criminalizes the use of the Internet and other electronic communication devices to commit harassment or stalking.
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.
Requires DOT to prepare litter pickup and removal plan.
Increases penalties for littering.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members. *
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain infant formulas.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in northern NJ.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Concerns record retention by certain financial institutions.
Creates six Superior court judgeships to allow expansion of drug court program; provides appropriations for court staff and substance abuse treatment.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for certain active and retired employees. *
Appropriates $10.8 million from various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Provides the manufacturing equipment and employment investment tax credit under the corporation business tax for electric energy and thermal energy production.
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Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.3 million to DHSS for managed care oversight.
Requires insurance carriers to use "prudent layperson" definition for coverage of emergency health care.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Establishes Hospital Emergency Services Development Fund in DHSS to assist hospitals in creating emergency services clinics for patients who do not require acute care or trauma care; appropriates $9 million.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Permits electronic sale of individual and small employer health benefits plans, on a direct basis.
Provides grants to hospitals to determine feasibility of converting underused facilities to other uses; appropriates $4 million. *
Modifies motor vehicle emissions testing at State official inspection facilities, and provides testing subsidy to licensed private inspection facilities, until June 30, 2000 or certain conditions are met.*
Supplemental appropriation of up to $1,000,000 to DLPS for domestic terrorism preparedness.*
Revises certain laws concerning cruelty to animals.
Amends boating law to permit minor to operate certain small vessels.
Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Requires public hearing by the Attorney General regarding conversion of certain nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Permits counties to use forfeiture moneys for certain criminal offender information systems. *
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.*
Increases capital improvement fund in New Jersey Education Facility Authority by $90,000,000 to finance installation of automatic fire supression systems in student resident halls at high schools and institutions of higher education.*
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Disqualifies workers from UI benefits for illegal workplace drug use.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
Increases annual contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance and rescue squads to $50,000.
Reduces minimum population necessary to receive public health priority funding to 20,000.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Establishes Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council in DHS.
Prohibits sale, distribution or installation of nonoperational air bags.
Designates prison telephone revenues for VCCB claims.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees. *
Requires parental notification of abortion performed on minor.
Makes supplemental grants-in-aid appropriation of $1.5 million to the New Jersey Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for expansion of delinquency programs.
Requires payment of restitution to victims.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for arsenic, MTBE and radium in drinking water; appropriates $300,000.
Cancels certain "Water Supply Fund" appropriations; authorizes use of those amounts for water supply management purposes; appropriates $950,000 to the DEP for a drought monitoring and telemetry system.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for water supply system interconnection study. *
Appropriates $1.0 million to the DEP for watershed education grants.
Directs DEP to establish additional chemical surface water quality monitoring stations and maintain existing chemical and biological stations; appropriates $800,000 over two fiscal years. *
Establishes Water Quality Remediation Fund; appropriates $50 million.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.. **
Designated the "Interior Designers Certification Act."
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.
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Renames Office on Minority Health in DHSS as Office on Minority and Multicultural Health and provides additional responsibilities for office; appropriates $1.5 million.
Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.
Increases pharmacy dispensing fees in Medicaid and PAAD by $1.00 over three-year period; appropriates $6,481,000 in State funds and $3,325,000 in federal funds.*
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims' Fund. *
Exempts sale of life jackets from sales and use tax.
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of volunteer emergency services organizations. *
Provides for notification to Public Defender of address of indigent defendant owing reimbursement for services rendered.
Allocates certain motor vehicle surcharges for alcohol treatment programs.
Subjects HMOs to law regulating insurance holding company systems and revises calculation of health insurance policy reserves.
Requires contracts between local governments and private inspection agencies to comply with "Local Public Contracts Law."
Supplemental appropriation of $360,000 to Division of Fire Safety in Department of Community Affairs for incident management training programs.
Increases additional penalty assessment for drunk driving; dedicates revenue to VCCB.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1 million from Safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Makes decisions rendered by independent utilization review organizations under Independent Health Care Appeals Program binding on insurance carriers.
Increases pensions of certain retired public safety officer members of PERS, CPFPF and PFRS.
Appropriates $39,895,889 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts for local government open space acquisition or park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government park development projects.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction. *
Promotes competition in telecommunications market and ends certain personal property taxes and replaces that revenue.*
Delays municipal liability for apartment trash collection for one year.*
Supplemental appropriation of $650,000 from the General Fund to DOL for transportation services for sheltered workshop clients.
Requires public school sex education and AIDS education programs to stress abstinence. *
Permits qualified retired law enforcement officers who were employed by law enforcement agencies outside the State to carry firearms.
"Structured Settlement Protection Act." **
Grants to certain probation officers in new unit certain powers of enforcement and authority to carry firearms subject to Supreme Court rule.*
Requires school boards to mandate wearing of protective devices by pupils and teachers who are dealing with certain dangerous materials or processes and to ensure that teaching staff are properly trained; appropriates $125,000.*
Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.
Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to DHSS for grant to promote recruitment of first aid volunteers.
Permits certain nonpublic school pupils to purchase bus transportation from boards of education or cooperative transportation services agencies.
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Establishes 65 mph speed limit on interstate and limited access highways.
Extends TPAF, PERS and PFRS veteran's status to certain participants in peace-keeping operations in Somalia and Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Establishes Department of Agriculture operating loan program for farmers participating in farmland preservation; appropriates $5,000,000. *
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Establishes a New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Requires municipality to issue zoning permit within 10 business days. *
Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
"FamilyCare Health Coverage Act."
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds.*
Provides for mandatory minimum five year prison term without parole for persons convicted of certain firearms offenses with prior violent crime convictions. *
Permits counties to increase the maximum daily compensation for members of election boards from $100 to an amount not to exceed $150.
Creates a civil rape shield law.
Classifies victim impact statements as confidential communications.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record. *
Permits religious or charitable organization to lease property to other tax-exempt entities without loss of property tax exemption.*
Excludes certain contributions to "SIMPLE" savings incentive match plans for employees retirement plans from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving children.
Upgrades simple assault against a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Expands law enforcement powers of certain DEP personnel.
Supplemental appropriation of $16.9 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant funds to DHS.
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs.**
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 from General Fund for New Jersey Naval Militia Joint Command.
Makes certain technical corrections to N.J.S.2C:24-4.
Appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million. *
Amends "Uniform Anatomical Gift Act" regarding notification to designated persons about option to donate decedent's organs or tissues.
Establishes hepatitis C education, prevention and screening program and requires reporting of hepatitis C directly to DHSS. **
Creates defibrillator grant program in DCA for municipalities; appropriates $1.7 million.
Clarifies provisions concerning luring or enticing a child.
Requires testing of newborn infants for maple syrup urine disease.
Exempts health care supplies and equipment, purchased for use in providing health care services, from sales tax.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for a grant to New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault and member rape crises centers for rape care and prevention programs.
Increases membership of parole board; provides for appointment of temporary members, accelerates processing of certain inmates' cases and appropriates $685,000.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula, eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey, provides airline-specific sales fraction. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses. *
Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.
Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.
Appropriates $1,056,120 from "Garden State Historical Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
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Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.
Modifies statute of limitations and eliminates certain defenses in civil cases seeking damages based on exposure to tobacco products.
Provides for the issuance of special motor vehicle license plates to Combat Medical Badge recipients.
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
Permits certain small groups to combine for purpose of self-insuring or purchasing traditional insurance for health benefits.
Establishes criminal penalties for firearm owners responsible for minors gaining access to firearms subsequently used in a crime.
Establishes registration fees for certain private passenger vans and noncommercial trucks equipped with mechanical devices for handicapped.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child care expenses.
Supplemental appropriation of $150 million to DHSS for reimbursement to participating health care providers of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey.
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.
Makes prisoners responsible for their own support and maintenance and provides the State with a lien for the cost thereof.
Prohibits sex offenders from coaching youth sports teams.
Prohibits the sale of any gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether or other ether oxygenates.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to DLPS to replace State Police weapons.
Modifies licensure requirements for optometrists.
Authorizes attorneys serving as part-time municipal prosecutors to also serve as defense counsel for criminal matters in the county.
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Appropriates $3,894,400 to permit the Department of Corrections to hire one hundred additional corrections officers and requires the department to provide the Legislature with a staffing plan.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Provides exemption from jury service for paid members of fire departments, fire patrols, first aid squads and rescue squads.
Designated the "Capital and Educational Facility Financing Act."
Repeals personal property taxes on certain telecommunications carriers and replaces that revenue to local units.
"New Jersey Health Maintenance Organization Consumer Protection Act."
Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun.
Requires injured parties covered by PIP to provide certain information to treating health care providers.
"Nutritionist and Dietitian Certification Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $13,650,000 to DLPS for local police video camera and audio recording equipment grants.
Modernizes New Jersey emergency management laws.
Proposes a series of amendments to the statutes governing forfeiture.
Requires board of education to provide course credit for certain courses.
Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.
Prohibits employment discrimination by public employers against volunteer fire, ambulance, first aid or rescue personnel.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
"Women's Right to Know Act."
Redefines meaning of campaign contribution to be net after deduction for fund-raising event expense.
Restricts sale, distribution and advertising of tobacco products.
Requires destruction of firearms replaced by police; appropriates $300,000.
Provides that certain offenders may spend the anniversary of the commission of a violent crime in solitary confinement.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Establishes firearms trafficking prosecutor.
Establishes conditions necessary for genuine competition to develop in the local exchange telephone market.
Permits juror to designate fee for juror's attendance to VCCB.
Provides consumers greater protection in the issuance of consumer credit reports.
Increases to $15,000 amount that counties may contribute annually to volunteer fire companies.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to DCA for home heating fuel assistance.
Combines the filing of application for the NJ SAVER rebate, homestead rebate, homestead property tax reimbursement, and homestead property tax credit with the New Jersey gross income tax return.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor.
Requires health benefits coverage for bone mass measurement.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million to DLPS for State Police High Technology Crime Unit.
Requires registration for sex offense convictions in certain foreign countries.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Requires development of State and county mosquito control plans; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes "Litter Advisory Council."
Establishes the "Unsolicited Telephone Sales Calls Act of 2000."
Revises criteria for awarding certain State contracts to multiple bidders.
Establishes Department of State Police.
Creates matching grant program in DCA to assist counties in retrofitting county parks to enhance usage by handicapped children; appropriates $525,000.
Establishes the New Jersey Social and Economic Benefit Scholarship Pilot Program; appropriates $10 million.
Requires the State to pay the higher education costs of students who are in out-of-home placements or have been placed by DYFS in adoptive homes.
Provides that certain municipal records concerning persons under age 18 will not be publicly accessible.
Provides paid post-retirement medical benefits for retired State employees.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
"Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit Act."
The "New Jersey Academically Advanced and Gifted Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes the "State Debt Reduction and Avoidance Act" and appropriates $50 million for debt reduction and avoidance.
Establishes "Voto-Tedesco Community Notification Law."
Supplemental appropriation of $12 million to Commission on Higher Education for grants to county colleges that provide nursing education programs.
Establishes an annual State aid program to replace the local tax loss occasioned by certain changes in the valuation of depreciable business personal property of certain telecommunications companies.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
Excludes certain education IRA earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.
Bans sale of mercury thermometers.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Exempts 1996 and subsequent model year motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems from emissions testing; requires check of functioning of on-board diagnostic system; directs AG to recover certain costs of enhanced inspection and maintenance program from federal government.
Supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DMAVA for grant to Italian American War Veterans of U.S. 66th annual national convention in Atlantic City.
Regulates telephone billing practices.
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Allocates and appropriates $200 million from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for acquisition, for open space preservation purposes, of lands at imminent risk of development.
Imposes a mandatory term of imprisonment for certain persons who make terroristic threats.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Exempts physicians from jury service under certain circumstances.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district maintaining a volunteer fire department.
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to change any date in the school budget and election calendar due to a conflict with a day of religious observance.
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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.
Requires parental notification of abortion performed on minor.