Bills in the 2004–2005 Session, General Assembly.
Sheila Y. Oliver
Sponsored
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires DHS to make application for food stamp program available on website in version that can be completed online. *
Out of committee5
Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Requires dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
In committee64
Requires payment of medical malpractice policy proceeds in certain circumstances.
Supplemental appropriation of $5,000,000 to DLPS to be allocated to the State Office of Emergency Management to fund a satellite telephone grant program.
Establishes a procedure for the diagnosis of reading ability of kindergarten, first and second grade pupils.
Requires tenant rebates for municipal solid waste collection reimbursement amounts paid to landlords.
Creates a New Jersey Commission on Work and Family and a State Agency Work and Family Program; appropriates $1,000,000.
Establishes pilot program for dual real property tax rate system.
Creates New Jersey Local Bond Authority to lower cost of capital to local units.
Permits any two or more municipalities upon adoption of parallel ordinances to contract to become a single taxing district for tax base sharing purposes.
Provides for the detection and treatment of sickle cell anemia in newborn children; appropriates $375,000.
Requires copies of all political district maps, and changes thereto, be filed with school boards and fire districts in affected municipalities.
Makes the cloning of a human being a crime of the first degree and provides that an individual's genetic information is the property of the individual.
Makes certain changes regarding transfer of service credit among certain retirement systems and inclusion of certain service for meeting various threshold requirements, including paid health benefits coverage for retirees.
Revises operations of Individual Health Coverage and Small Employer Health Benefits programs.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county and county college employees and certain municipal employees who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Amends wrongful death act to expand damages available.
Establishes the "Workplace Violence Safety Act."
Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Authorizes expansion of existing UEZs to include contiguous economically distressed areas.
Increases income eligibility for PAAD for certain individuals with dependent children.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 from the General fund to the Department of Education for apprenticeship training programs related to the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Clarifies that certain matrix marketing plans are an unlawful practice.
Provides family leave insurance.
Allows a refundable gross income tax credit for education and training expenses for developmentally disabled children.
Increases pensions paid to surviving spouses under Prison Officers' Pension Fund.
Provides additional funds for local units awarded federal grants for firefighting personnel, equipment, and fire safety education and enforcement.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Establishes Transportation Project Capital Fund.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Creates E-ZPass "Bill of Rights."
Establish the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program."
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Establishes assessment and treatment services program in DHS; appropriates $1 million.
Sets and enforces minimum standards for paid time off from work.
Provides penalties for leaving individual with disability unattended in a motor vehicle.
Prohibits job discrimination for reasons unrelated to job performance.
Requires reporting of positive toxicology tests on newborn infants.
Provides State extended UI benefits, and utilizes option for federal extended UI benefits.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Increases minimum wage.
Requires health insurance coverage for scalp hair prostheses and for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Designated the Homestead Rebate Payment Protection Act; requires the payment of homestead rebates on or before July 31 annually.
Establishes a cause of action for intentional failure of employer to follow or correct known health or safety violations or standards.
Revises the "emergency transportation tax act," reimposes the tax under certain circumstances and provides for use and refunds of certain tax collections.
Allows TPAF and PERS members to purchase up to one year of credit for official child-care leave.
Provides benefits for family temporary disability leave.
Requires DCA to undertake study of residential rent levels in New Jersey; appropriates $50,000.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
Allows weapons seized in domestic violence cases to be stored with local law enforcement agency rather than the county prosecutor's office.
Grants specific exemption from county Sunday closing laws for sale of certain sports and event-related merchandise souveniers.
Creates crime of criminal negligent homicide, negligent assault with a firearm and reckless endangerment.
Provides retirement allowance option to surviving spouses of deceased vested PERS and TPAF members.
Prohibits discrimination with respect to prices charged by sellers of services.
Requires New Jersey Transit Access Link drivers to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
Provides for school and medical family leave.
Revises State funding formula for public education.
Prescribes duties of drivers approaching police vehicle stopped along roadway and displaying flashing red light.
Permanently disqualifies applicants who test positive for drugs from future police employment.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Appropriates $2 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Makes permanent that UI benefit weeks equal base weeks up to 26 weeks.
Concerns provision of employment services and training services.
Establishes Office of Inmate Advocacy in the Office of the Public Defender.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Establishes "New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project."
Expands campaign communications required to feature identification to include telephone calls featuring recorded messages made in regard to candidates and public questions.
Requires ELEC to review its Internet site and recommend improvements in format and content.
Requires certain election committees and certain other persons to file report with ELEC within 48 hours of making certain expenditures in excess of $800 during certain periods.
Bars legislators, Governor and department heads from lobbying activities for one year after leaving office or employment.
Appropriates $2 million to the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC); imposes one-time assessment on legislative agents for ELEC Internet upgrade.
Permits voter to declare party affiliation on voter registration form. *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. **
Extends prevailing wage requirements to projects of county improvement authorities, the CRDA, the Educational Facilities Financing Authority, and the Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. *
Appropriates $300,000 to DHS for grant to Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. *
Authorizes certain county pension funds to provide pension enhancement for future retirees. *
Revises charity care distribution formula.
Provides Standard for registered professional guardians; appropriates $95,000. **
Exempts dentists from requirement that needles and sharp devices used in health care facilities have integrated safety features.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons. *
Provides for plaque in State House to honor Hutchins F. Inge, first African-American State Senator.
Provides for civil action against person committing act of cruelty against domestic companion animal.
Concerns penalties for passing a school bus.
Expands eligibility for special automobile insurance policies.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Out of committee · 27
Prohibits campaign contributions by certain business entities performing State, county and local contracts; prohibits certain contributions by county committee of political party.
Prohibits solicitation and making of political contributions on State property by certain persons.
Requires certain campaign and organizational treasurers to be trained by ELEC. *
Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation in which member or family member of that member has personal interest.
Changes memberships of Executive Commission on Ethical Standards and Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Requires services under State contracts to be performed in the United States. *
Requires criminal background checks for employees of water providers.
Requires county welfare agencies to adjust office hours.
Establishes pilot program in DOC for removal of certain tattoos. *
Reorganzies the State's workforce development system and redesignates the Department of Labor as the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. *
Establishes "The Prosecutorial Cost Relief Pilot Program Act of 2005." **
Increases prosecutors' salary for current year and thereafter.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $1,000,000. *
Revises statutes governing New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
Creates credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide laptop computers and support services to pupils and teachers in public school districts.
"Family Health Care Coverage Act"; reestablishes NJ FamilyCare Program, expands eligibility for Medicaid program for parents and adults without dependent children and provides for pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for GA program. *
"New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act"; prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces.
"New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act."
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. *
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Establishes the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund in the NJHMFA to finance special needs housing projects through bond proceeds issued by the NJEDA; designated the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund Act.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts which are bordered by at least three Abbott districts.
Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes Center for Occupational Employment Information.
Revises criteria for placing juveniles in detention.
In committee · 33
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 for FY 2004 to Kean University to fund the Wynona M. Lipman Ethnic Studies Center.
Concerns sex discrimination in wage payment.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Directs MVC to expand driver's test to include additional questions on school bus and school zone and crossing safety.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Permits exemptions from certain medical examination and testing, vaccination and medical treatment requirements during public health emergencies.
Establishes New Jersey Borough Enterprise Zone Program to encourage business development in small, highly developed municipalities.
Concerns standards for the groundwater remediation of contaminated sites.
Clarifies that municipalities may establish sterile syringe access programs.
Assesses insurers and health maintenance organizations $8.1 million to defray cost of prescription drug benefits for certain Medicaid recipients.
Requires Public Guardian for Elderly Adults to serve as guardian for elderly person adjudicated incompetent in cases where the person's spouse or heirs do not assume the guardianship.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey National Guard members and their families in need of assistance.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Requires the expungement of certain moving violations after three years.
Directs the preparation of fiscal note for legislation which changes criminal penalties.
Extends victim counselor's privilege to include statements made during certain interviews of victim.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in or with Zimbabwe.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not amend its permitting laws to conform to the Compact of 1905.
Requires retail pharmacies to stock and dispense emergency contraception.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Filed · 1
Requires parole board to consider significant efforts at achieving GED in decreasing parole eligibility date.