Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Sponsored
Became law7
Provides for computation of New Jersey estate tax either in accord with the federal estate tax as of December 31, 2001 or a simplified method prescribed by Director of the Division of Taxation. *
Revises receivership statutes.
Expands municipal power to address abandoned properties. *
Establishes Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board in Department of Community Affairs.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage.
"Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act." *
Passed the General Assembly2
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Provides official State recognition of Powhatan Renape Nation, Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey, Inc., and Ramapough Mountain Indians as American Indian Tribes for certain purposes. *
Out of committee15
Allows all persons on probation and parole to vote; provides registration assistance to persons on probation, parolees, and persons completing sentences. *
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
Appropriates $11.105 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.
Appropriates $11,118,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Reduces certain General Fund appropriations, allocates certain revenues and transfers and appropriates certain fund balances for fiscal year 2002 State budget puposes.
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Requires under "Fair Housing Act" that certain percentage of affordable housing be reserved for very low income households.
Regulates certain entities as Health Care Service Firms.*
Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Revises law governing operation of Trenton War Memorial to allow State to present and promote programs.
Imposes a fee on certain telecommunications services; directs the use of fee revenue.
Establishes the Education Mandate Review Study Commission in the Department of Education.
Establishes Task Force on Child Welfare.
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
In committee31
Broadens affirmative action program in Division of State Police.
Upgrades crime of stalking when victim is 16 years old or less.
Increases amount of realty transfer fees annually credited to the Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund by $5 million.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Directs State Police to file annual report with Governor and Legislature concerning motor vehicle stops.
Requires payment to municipality for use of municipal services by for-profit lessee of property owned by county or county improvement authority.
Reduces sales tax rate on certain sales and admission charges at places of amusement in urban enterprise zone areas and provides that that sales tax revenue be for municipal purposes.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Provides financial assistance for higher education expenses of former Work First New Jersey recipients after leaving program.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Clarifies legislative intent with respect to use of certain monies included in the FY 2002 appropriations 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.
Establishes a $200,000 income eligibilty for the NJSAVER rebate.
Clarifies applicability of long term tax exemptions to land.
Requires physician cultural competency training as a condition of licensure.
Requires school district to establish preschool recruitment program under certain conditions.
Directs State to purchase certain properties leased by Thomas Edison State College; makes appropriation therefor.
Requires that 10% of State portion of Work First New Jersey emergency assistance funding be used to pay for development of low-income rental housing.
Permits certain funds to be spent on temporary emergency housing; appropriates $1 million to DCA rental assistance program.
Increases number of members of COAH; makes other changes to "Fair Housing Act."
Imposes penalty for corporate fraud; provides for restitution to victims.
Provides for an annual inflation adjustment to the income eligiblity limit under the State earned income tax credit.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Changes definition of "qualified business" under "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act."
Requires installation of protective fencing along certain overpasses.
Revises funding allocation formulas under the Garden State Preservation Trust Act.
Allows residential subscribers to designate third parties to receive CATV service termination notices.
Establishes the New Jersey State Endowment for Student Excellence Scholarship Program for county college students; appropriates $25 million.
Carried from the Senate
Became law8
Reduces certain General Fund appropriations, allocates certain revenues and transfers and appropriates certain fund balances for fiscal year 2002 State budget purposes.
Regulates certain entities as Health Care Service Firms. *
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates $11.105 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.
Appropriates $11,118,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises law governing operation of Trenton War Memorial to allow State to present and promote programs.
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline food stamp application form.
Upgrades penalty for assault in certain cases. *
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees and employees of certain State autonomous authorities. *
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Requires employer prior notification to employees if health benefits coverage is terminated and insurer prior notification to employer of premium increase. *
Provides that marriage license applications and marriage licenses shall not contain information on race.
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
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.
Expands redevelopment agreement program to provide incentives for residential development of contaminated sites.
Requires Medicaid coverage of HIV drug resistance testing. *
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.
Makes changes in the law concerning the cleanup of hazardous substances.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations, and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county, county college, and municipal employees; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Requires DHS to consider character of staff of adoption agencies as condition of approval to operate.*
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Entitled "The Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act."
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Authorizes DCA to adjust certain county budgets to reflect certain county correctional facility costs. *
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program. *
Authorizes borrowing by public school district between June 22 and June 30 of the school budget year in certain circumstances.
Provides additional retirement benefits for county and municipal employees who are members of PFRS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
"Domestic Partnership Act"; establishes domestic partnerships. *
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Vetoed · 2
Creates study commission on the death penalty. **
Allows certain unions to participate in SHBP for elected officers and employees.
Passed the General Assembly · 39
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Requires all EMTs to be trained and certified in the performance of cardiac defibrillation. *
Prohibits certain telephone solicitors from blocking caller identification equipment.
Permits minor to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
Requires local units and State legislators to be notified when local units within their legislative districts may be eligible for federal and State grants or benefits. *
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. *
Requires certain information to be included in a retailer's advertisement of merchandise for sale.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Prohibits managed care carriers providing prescription drug coverage from requiring covered persons to purchase prescription drugs that are in form of double-dose tablets or pills.
Requires ballistic identifiers as a condition for sale of handguns and certain rifles; provides a voluntary ballistic identifier program for handgun and rifle owners. *
Establishes the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act."
Requires bidder for State contract to enter into agreement with minority or female business when set-aside subcontract required.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Requires quarterly studies of State Police motor vehicle stops to be filed with Governor and Legislature and be made available to public. *
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Requires notification for potential license revocation of child care providers and certain health care facilities.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits and State Health Benefits Program to cover costs of contraceptives. *
Directs DOE to identify the content standards and progress indicators for districts which choose to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Permits municipalities to make retroactive property tax deduction payments to veterans up to a maximum of $1,000 per veteran.
Requires children who wear eyeglasses to wear protective eyewear while participating in certain sports activities.
Permits local authorities to appropriate and transfer available surplus funds to municipality or county that created authority.
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Requires lenders to provide debtors with amount necessary to cure debt and attach copy of 14 day notice to application for final judgment in certain foreclosure actions.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Requires State Police to maintain and make available certain records for at least 7 years. *
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Requires DHSS investigation and provides for receivership and imposition of enforcement remedies of nursing homes under certain circumstances.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Requires counties to survey senior and disabled citizens as to their transportation needs.
Permits retired justices and judges to retain special license plates. *
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 47
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance. *
Requires certain counties to establish County Airport Expansion Citizen Review Boards.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
Establishes new method of establishing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates financial liability of certain family members. *
Revises method of computing seniority for certain law enforcement officers transferred to the State Police.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Requires notification of rape care advocate under certain circumstances by law enforcement, prosecutors and medical providers. *
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP. **
"New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act." *
Appropriates $5,291,621 from "Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Implements a pilot tuition aid grant program for part-time students using unclaimed lottery prize money. *
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Creates Independent Prosecutor to investigate State Police misconduct.
Criminalizes deprivation of civil rights, including racial profiling, by public officials. *
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in public school districts to assist students with print disabilities.*
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Requires scheduled revisions to New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; appropriates $1.5 million from "Water Supply Fund" therefor.
Enacts the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for SSI recipients under Medicaid.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers to cover alcohol and drug addiction treatment under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *
Revises statutes regarding physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates. *
Increases the percentage of Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund grants which may be used within student-support facilities.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Requires building permit for work done pursuant to a home repair financing contract under certain circumstances.
Permits human stem cell research in New Jersey.
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Exempts rentals between closely related business entities from the sales and use tax.
Supplements Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission compact.
Makes certain reforms in the process of estimating and certifying State revenues for the annual State budget.
Revises criteria for financing underground storage tank closures, upgrades and remediations.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger. *
Makes various changes to the Garden State Preservation Trust Act.
Clarifies that cross burning with intent to intimidate is prohibited under the Criminal Code.
Requires DYFS to provide unified child care agencies evaluating homes of prospective approved home providers with results of child abuse record information checks.
Provides for the regulation of long-term care insurance.
Appropriates $64 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $44,031,468 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Extends authority for municipalities to establish transfer of development rights programs and sets forth parameters for creation thereof.
Requires notice to and approval by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee of proposed expenditures by the EDA of certain withholding-backed economic development bond proceeds.
Extends deadline for Governor's annual budget message to Legislature to the 4th Tuesday in February; revises deadline for submission of Abbott districts' proposed budgets to Commissioner of Education. *
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Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
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 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.
Revises provisions of the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act."
Authorizes conveyance of certain NJ National Guard property in Mercer county to Princeton township for public recreation and conservation purposes.
Authorizes Historic Trenton license plates.
Permits municipality, local board of health or regional health commission to prohibit indoor smoking in public premises to protect public health.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMVA to assist homeless veterans.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
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.
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 certain health insurers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Permits person with criminal record to obtain certain employment if disqualifying offense was committed more than 10 years ago.
Prohibits State Treasurer from selecting certain banks to act as custodian of State funds or fiscal agent of the State, or both.
Requires certain contracts and warranties to be printed in at least 10-point bold type.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
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.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Appropriates $50 million to acquire real property in areas affected by Hurricane Floyd, pay relocation expenses, and compensate for lost property taxes.
Appropriates $7,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Establishes the crime of Bias Intimidation.
Establishes employment separation incentive program for certain Camden employees.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Supplemental appropriation of $35 million to DHSS for charity care payments to hold harmless certain hospitals for FY2001 reductions in estimated allocations.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Provides State in lieu aid to municipalities for certain tax-exempt group homes.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities; appropriates $4.6 million in State and $3.6 million in federal funds.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
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.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursement to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal.
Establishes Black Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Council in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Establishes targeted breast cancer education and screening initiative in DHSS; appropriates $750,000.
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour.
Establishes priority for the awarding of historic preservation project grants or funding of such grants to certain projects; changes lapsing requirements for historic preservation project grants.
Waives registration fees for personal vehicles of volunteer firefighters.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Creates the "New Jersey Electronic Transactions Act."
Establishes special license plates for veterans of the Korean conflict.
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.
The "Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act."
The "Steep Slope Protection Act."
Establishes subsidized guardianship program in DHS.
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Establishes an Advisory Commission on African-American Affairs.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Exempts fire department personnel and full-time police officers from jury duty.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between April 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs.
Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter and Public School Teacher Home-buyer Assistance Act."
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Provides that the State shall pay health insurance premiums for survivors of certain police officers in PERS.
Permits certain persons convicted of crime or offense involving moral turpitude to assume office or employment in municipality operating under provisions of "Optional Municipal Charter Law."
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP.
Requires racial and gender balance in appointments to certain State entities.
Provides that only citizens or legal residents of the United States may be employed in performing of certain State contracts.
Creates annual inspection cycle for certain hotels and motels under "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the Office of the Attorney General within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Excludes certain unemployment compensation recipients from paying civil service application fees.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Law and Public Safety using infrared sensors to facilitate roadside truck safety inspections.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Permits a person eligible to vote to register on certain election days.
Revises laws limiting access to sterile syringes and hypodermic needles to prevent spread of blood-borne diseases.
Provides for assessment, at municipal option, of additional realty transfer fee of $0.75 for each $500 of consideration or fractional part thereof recited in the deed in excess of $150,000, and provides for proceeds therefrom to be used for municipal ope
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Restructures child protective services in DHS.
Establishes Quality Home Care Councils; appropriates $1.5 million.
Provides for enrollment in PERS of certain employees of the City of Newark.
Authorizes Secretary of State to establish NJ Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation.