Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
Diane B. Allen
Sponsored
Became law2
Requires DCF and DHS to compile lists of State properties suitable for certain residential uses. *
Requires certain health care professionals to provide information and screening for postpartum depression.
Out of committee5
Revises qualifications to carry firearms for certain retired police officers.
Requires portion of State rental assistance grants be reserved for graduates of State veterans' transitional housing program.
Requires DDD to study need for placement trusts for persons with developmental disabilities. *
Prohibits penalizing pharmacist for dispensing fraudulent prescription approved by Medicaid, PAAD or Senior Gold.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
In committee68
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Requires adult Work First New Jersey recipients to complete secondary education under certain circumstances and receive life skills training.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Clarifies that "entering" a public place for a drug deal is conduct included in C.2C:33-2.1.
Allows Attorney General to prevent halfway house placement of murderers.
Provides for full State funding of the special education costs of students who reside in foster homes.
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers; appropriates $12,000,000.
Establishes Safe Haven Awareness Promotion Task Force.
Provides that employees no longer must pay full cost of purchase of PERS, PFRS or TPAF credit for military service.
Requires dissemination of organ and tissue donation by State Treasurer, Personnel Commissioner, State contractors, and preparers of advanced health care directives; designates April of each year as Donate Life Month.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to Social Services for the Homeless program.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for certain New Jersey members of the military and their families in need of assistance.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties.
Prohibits municipal officers and employees serving on redevelopment or housing agencies from voting to condemn property.
Places temporary moratorium on use of eminent domain; creates Eminent Domain Study Commission to examine its use Statewide.
Allows identity theft victims to petition for judicial determination of factual innocence.
Provides additional mandatory fines and restitution for theft of flags or flag-holders from grave sites.
Prohibits use of downer cow byproduct in commercial feed.
Permits a tax deduction under the New Jersey gross income tax for taxpayers who operate or maintain for their employees a licensed child care center or who have paid the cost of outside child care.
Requires school facilities projects to maintain the character of historic school facilities.
Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.
"Family Home Occupation Act;" classifies certain home-occupations as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing or retailing activities.
Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Requires restitution by theft of identity offenders; establishes a State Police Theft of Identity Crimes and Investigation Unit.
"Jessica Lunsford Act;" concerns sentencing of sex offenders and persons who harbor them; requires electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders and creates child protection zones.
Requires that NJ FamilyCare Program cover pediatric day health services for all children covered by program.
Requires health insurers to cover medically necessary expenses for preventing infertility in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Excludes certain federal employee retirement fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Requires municipal court to hear certain violations of animal cruelty statutes within 14 days of the summons date.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements.
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.
Provides civil service preference to veterans of Operation "Noble Eagle".
Provides for DNA testing on certain evidence in murder cases and requires DNA testing if death sentence imposed if identity was at issue.
Authorizes creation of 33rd UEZ in Beverly City, Burlington County.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Allows certain organizations to file complaints with the Council on Local Mandates.
Authorizes awards to State and local government employees for suggestions to save taxpayers money through sharing and consolidation.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to conduct mock exercise pertaining to agricultural bioterrorism; and appropriates $150,000 therefor from New Jersey Domestic Security Account.
Permits purchase of PFRS credit for certain pre-enrollment temporary service.
Requires refunds of unearned property/casualty insurance premiums within certain time limits.
Requires gated community guards to allow sheriffs and constables to serve process.
Creates Office of Homeland Security Grant Information; appropriates $150,000 to DLPS.
Authorizes marriages by proxy for certain persons serving overseas in the Armed Forces or National Guard.
Requires refueling facilities dispensing certain alternative fuels on State's toll roads.
Creates "Green E-ZPass" discounts for certain fuel-efficient vehicles.
Requires legislators to designate one covered position of elected office or employment for PERS credit.
Authorizes air ambulance services to operate in New Jersey and directs DHSS to establish guidelines.
"Cigarette Fire Safety Act."
Revises procedures for the use of eminent domain and compensation for loss of business in municipal redevelopment programs.
Exempts storage facility space furnished to active duty military personnel from the sales and use tax.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for markers to designate historic sites; appropriates $90,000.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to health and fitness clubs or organizations.
Provides that a homestead owner who is 65 years of age or older or disabled shall not receive a homestead rebate of less than $1,440.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Implements measures to strengthen oversight of hospital charity care subsidies.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Provides exception to requirement that posted price of motor fuel must remain unchanged for 24-hour period.
Revises DHSS to establish statewide universal purchasing system for childhood vaccines.
Requires signs posted by retail motor fuel dealers to indicate motor fuel prices for cash and credit card customers; establishes new penalties for violations.
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on brothers and sisters of a decedent.
Provides affirmative defense to prostitution charge for persons under 16.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 31
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public. *
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Criminalizes organized retail theft and establishes crime of leader of organized retail theft enterprise.
Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.
Upgrades tampering generally; upgrades tampering with prescribed medicine to second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Requires BPU to establish voluntary program for certification of renewable energy installers.
Enhances protections afforded under child protection window guard law.
Directs Commissioners of DHS and DHSS to prepare annual report on Access to Employer-Based Health Insurance for certain employed recipients of State health assistance programs. *
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Regulates donation clothing bins. *
Upgrades penalty for failure to register as sex offender; imposes penalty for failure to verify address and requires verification prior to release. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain circumstances. *
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
Establishes Heritage Tourism Task Force.
Appropriates $1,263,166 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Allows release of sex offender information to DYFS.
Establishes "Blue Heart Law Enforcement Assistance Program" to provide counseling support for wounded law enforcement officers. *
Eliminates restriction for licensing use of outline of the State on packaging of fresh or salt water food products.
Requires Office of Legislative Services to make complete voting records of legislators available to the public in electronic form.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs.
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Provides free admission for veterans to State parks and forests during events held by veterans' organizations and free use of park and forest facilities for events held by veterans' organizations.
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs and to report number of certain infections to DHSS. *
Establishes special fund for proceeds from sale of certain State-owned real property; restricts use for State debt reduction and capital projects. *
Amends fiscal year 2008 annual appropriations act to allocate $250,000 from Governor's Literacy Initiative to Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey, Inc.
Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; establishes Commission on Bullying in Schools.
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Revises laws restricting operation of personal watercraft and permits local police enforcement.
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Establishes "New Jersey Veterans' Hospital Task Force."
Permits local government units to grant Length of Service Award Program points to certain activated military members.
Expands authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions.
Extends victim counselor's privilege to include statements made during certain interviews of victim.
Establishes Task Force on Hospital Technology to recommend incentives to encourage hospitals to integrate technology to improve patient care and safety.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Out of committee · 48
Imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment and forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes involving or touching their office or employment. *
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Requires the placement of organ donation information and materials at public institutions of higher education.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Requires DHSS to apply for federal Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waiver for certain early intervention services.
Requires health insurers to honor an assignment of benefits for ambulance service payments under certain circumstances. *
Permits boards of education to establish prepaid lunch programs.
Establishes regional substance abuse treatment facilities; appropriates $100 million.
Establishes Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative.
Establishes an emergency deployment program for building inspection following disaster or emergency. *
Skinner's and Michelle's Law; increases penalties for leaving scene of motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury. *
Establishes the "School District Fiscal Accountability Act;" provides for appointment of a State monitor in certain school districts and advance State aid payments to those districts; authorizes reappropriation of budgeted funds. **
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey Veterans Haven program.
Extends eligibility for higher education tuition assistance to certain former members of New Jersey National Guard and increases number of tuition-free credits available to National Guard members and their dependents.
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Requires distribution of pamphlets, posters and other educational materials informing certain public school students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Requires coordination of emergency operations plans and creation of emergency plan for certain animals. *
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. **
Requires 60-day notice of closing or relocation of nursing homes and assisted living residences to residents, their representatives and DHSS and provides for waiver of notice in emergency.
Requires Disadvantaged Youth Employment Opportunities Council to report to State Employment and Training Center and adds three members; and makes an appropriation of $50,000.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell former State Police Barracks in Edgewater Park, Burlington County, as surplus real property.
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." *
Appropriates $39,430,430 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
Appropriates $8,552,405 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Creates New Jersey Cold War ribbon; appropriates $5,000.
Directs State Police to establish standards for handling missing persons cases involving persons with Alzheimer's disease and juveniles.
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
Provides for instruction in autism and other developmental disabilities awareness and methods of teaching students with autism and other developmental disabilities for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals. *
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Extends funding for autism medical research and treatment.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Limits homeowners' association regulation of solar collectors on certain roofs.
Makes unauthorized use of military uniforms, medals or insignias a crime of the fourth degree.
Eliminates fee imposed for certified copy of veteran's discharge papers.
Requires health care providers to test pregnant women for HIV as part of routine prenatal care unless woman refuses testing, and requires testing of certain newborns for HIV. *
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000.
"New Jersey Health Information Technology Act"; establishes New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission and Office for e-HIT, and provides for Statewide health information technology plan. *
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue. *
Appropriates $11 million from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Creates offenses of gang criminality and promoting organized street crime.
Provides a military service exemption to the requirement of continuous enrollment under the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
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Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Authorizes imposition of additional fines for overcrowding.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders.
Allows counties and certain county bodies to provide funding assistance to constituent municipalities for purpose of eligibility for "Main Street New Jersey" program.
Increases membership of Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board from 19 to 23 members.
Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.
Authorizes special emblem for license plates of disabled veterans.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts with significant enrollment growth.
Eliminates ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential property under redevelopment laws.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Adds two members to Board of Pharmacy and specifies type of employer of three of the members.
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for MTBE in drinking water; directs DEP to adopt certain standard for arsenic in drinking water; appropriates $100,000.
Requires scheduled revisions to New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; appropriates $2.5 million from "Water Supply Fund" therefor.
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Establishes NJ STARS II Program for NJ STARS scholars who advance to a New Jersey four-year public institution of higher education; appropriates $1,000,000 to Higher Education Student Assistant Authority.
Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $25,000.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squad and fire company.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Provides $100,000 military death benefit to State citizens killed on federal active duty; establishes "Fallen Patriots Memorial Fund."
Prohibits counties and municipalities from accepting and paying for employee's work outside the course of employment.
Provides that PERS member holding more than one position covered by PERS has to designate one position as the basis for enrollment.
Changes calculation of PERS retirement allowances for certain members who receive significant compensation enhancement within five years of retirement.
Limits payment for certain supplemental compensation and accumulated vacation leave upon retirement for certain local government employees.
Clarifies that responsibility for investment of assets under management of Division of Investment vests in State Investment Council.
Requires municipalities accepting long-term tax exemption PILOTs to distribute portion of payments to county and other taxing districts; limits PILOT agreements to 15-20 years.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $1,000,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $4,998,581 to DHSS for AIDS Drug Distribution Program and other AIDS services.
Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies.
Establishes program to promote consolidation of municipalities, regionalization of school districts and shared services through enhanced homeowners' rebates.
Grandfathers pre-1997 interlocal services agreements into Regional Efficiency Aid Program.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism.
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Imposes mandatory minimum terms of incarceration on juveniles who use guns to commit acts which, if committed by adults, would constitute serious crimes.
Allows refundable gross income tax credit for certain unreimbursed hearing aid expenses.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Allows judgment for restitution of stolen public funds to be levied against convicted employee's retirement allowance or pension contributions.
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Upgrades offense of simple assault to aggravated assault when victim is employee of DHS and clearly engaged in duties conducting investigation.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides that dependent children can be enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program at any time within one year of becoming a dependent.
Requires completion of workers compensation cases 120 days from end of hearing in certain cases.
Appropriates $8 million in Taxpayer Rate Reduction.
Appropriates $11 million to restore Regional Efficiency Aid Program aid to FY 2002 level.
Provides sales tax exemption for materials and labor used to convert traditional motor vehicles into plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Allocates realty transfer fees to Main Street New Jersey municipalities for program costs.
Codifies the "At Home Downtown Program"; requires "Main Street New Jersey" Program and "At Home Downtown Program" to be administered by HMFA.
Reorganizes the provisions in Title 18A regarding public and nonpublic school pupil transportation.
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil by no more than 10%.
Establishes uniform school bus life of 15 years for all new school buses.
Establishes a regional transportation coordinator unit in each office of the county superintendent to improve the coordination of pupil transportation services within the county.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking, promoting prostitution of a child and certain child endangerment crimes shall not be expunged.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Provides that chair and vice-chair of Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards will be selected from among committee's public members on bipartisan basis.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Grants civil service veterans' preference for certain active duty members of Federal Armed Forces and State organized militia.
Provides for gubernatorial appointment without requiring advice and consent of Senate for teenage members of Advisory Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.
Establishes the "Equal Benefits Act of 2007."
Requires Governor's annual budget message to provide for full funding of certain statutory school aid provisions.
Establishes 24-hour hotline for information concerning the crime of human trafficking; appropriates $75,000.
Makes membership in PERS optional for all elected officials and certain appointed officials.
Creates special fallen firefighter plates with proceeds to children of fallen firefighters.
Revises child pornography law.
Requires insurers, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to reimburse for childhood immunizations at levels specified by regulation.
Imposes penalty upon political subdivision of State that unlawfully denies person military leave benefits.
Implements measures to strengthen oversight of hospital charity care subsidies.
Provides investment tax credit for businesses for certain purchased wave energy power devices.
Requires BPU to provide funding for wave power park project from societal benefits charge.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain veterans.
Requires adoption and distribution of constitutions and bylaws by county political party committees; requires certain oaths of office by committee members; requires certified list of committee members to be filed with county clerk.
Filed · 1
Provides mandatory fines and community service for theft of headstones, headstone markers, flags or flag holders from grave sites.