Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Upendra J. Chivukula
Sponsored
Became law7
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Allows certain local public entities to enter into contracts of up to 15 years for energy conservation or provision of renewable energy production at buildings owned by such entities. *
Requires owners and employees of international labor matching or matchmaking organizations to undergo background check and these organizations' recruits be given domestic violence information.
Authorizes BPU to use Retail Margin Fund monies to provide grants for combined heat and power production, energy efficiency projects and programs promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency; makes an appropriation. **
Exempts certain transactions of parent or affiliate companies of telecommunications and cable television companies from BPU review and approval. **
Concerns on-site generation facilities.
"The Solar Energy Advancement and Fair Competition Act."
Vetoed1
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Passed the General Assembly9
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Provides bill of rights for persons receiving services under Congregate Housing Services Program.
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
Requires interactive computer service to remove images, information, or data which depicts child engaged in prohibited sexual act from computer server or other storage device controlled or owned by the interactive computer service.
Authorizes companies under BPU jurisdiction to bill customers electronically upon customers' request. *
Directs Chief Technology Officer to conduct study of costs and benefits of replacing the State's high-volume, basic computing systems with more cost-effective alternatives.
Authorizes public providers of utility services to bill customers electronically upon customers' request.
Directs Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Information Technology to study and report potential benefits of expanding the use of electronic transactions, including the use of electronic signature and electronic record by the State.
Out of committee15
Provides for allocation of $25 million from available balances from societal benefits charge revenues for utility assistance grants for qualified households. **
The "Second Unit Housing Authorization Act."
Authorizes counties and municipalities to acquire real property, and to resell or lease it with agricultural deed restrictions attached, for farmland preservation purposes.
Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Provides for development of universal public procurement application for use by public entities at all levels of government; provides for collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Prohibits cellular telephone service providers from disclosing individual proprietary information without customer written consent.
Requires DCF to provide Safe Haven information to county and municipal agencies, social service agencies, physicians, pregnancy crisis centers, adoption agencies and colleges and universities. *
Revises and expands New Jersey Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. *
Amends P.L.1999, c.23 concerning renewable energy.
Directs the BPU to establish advanced metering infrastructure standards and authorizes licensing of local renewable energy collaboratives by the BPU. *
Provides for expanded commitments from certain cable television companies concerning public, educational and governmental access channels.
Expands State programs to encourage investments in small technology companies.
Requires development of uniform fee schedule by Department of Treasury for registration and certification of small and women- and minority-owned businesses; requires collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
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Requires property owners with drinking water wells located within one mile of underground storage tanks or dry cleaning establishments to test for contaminants at least once every three years.
Increases the presumed marked-up rate for a retailer selling cigarettes.
Establishes Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Increase Review Panel in Department of Banking and Insurance.
Concerns State regulation of certain telecommunications services.
Requires DEP to conduct public hearing and provide opportunity for public comment at conclusion of feasibility study for shore protection projects.
Establishes "In Case of Emergency Contact Program."
Requires health insurers to cover costs of early intervention services.
Establishes New Jersey K-20 International Education Resource Center at Rutgers, The State University.
Decreases corporation business tax minimum tax rates for new businesses and exempts certain small new businesses from payment of minimum tax.
Provides for development of uniform fee schedule for registration and certification of businesses seeking to perform State contracts; provides for collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
Extends, by three years, the collection of annual surcharges for the Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund.
Establishes program in DOE to provide laptop computers and other educational technology equipment and training to public middle school teachers.
Establishes NJ Commission on Global Climate Change.
Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded.
Provides that practice of chiropractic includes diagnosis and adjustment of articulations of spinal column and other joints.
Limits electric public utility cost recovery to equipment or software that is compatible with, and capable of interoperating with, a smart grid system.
Establishes a Smart Grid Pilot Program and Smart Grid Technology Research Center at Rutgers The State University; appropriates funding for grants.
Establishes Task Force on the Production and Use of Cellulosic Biofuels.
Directs the Office of Information Technology to develop a State Information Technology Master Plan to improve government operations; appropriates $12 million.
Requires jewelers to register annually with Division of Consumer Affairs.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for natural gas and utility service purchased or used by certain co-generation facilities in production of electricity and steam or other forms of useful energy.
Improves capacity of Commission on Higher Education and the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to aid in planning and development of higher education in the State.
"Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles State survivor pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; requires municipal life insurance and burial expenses for volunteer firefighters; permits fire
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting fixtures.
Requires EDA to establish a "High Performance Green Building Demonstration Project."
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
"New Jersey Trade Secrets Act."
Enhances protections for new homebuyers.
The "New Homebuyers' Bill of Rights Act."
Carried from the Senate
Became law5
Requires DCF to provide Safe Haven information to county and municipal agencies, social service agencies, physicians, pregnancy crisis centers, adoption agencies and colleges and universities. *
Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. **
Authorizes counties and municipalities to acquire real property, and to resell or lease it with agricultural deed restrictions attached, for farmland preservation purposes.
Provides for allocation of $25 million from available balances from societal benefits charge revenues for utility assistance grants for qualified households. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 68
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Repeals bidding requirement for local public contracts to allow bidders to avoid unresponsive bid if they inadvertently omit business registration from bid proposal provided that bidder was registered before bid submission deadline.
Requires boards of education to permit public participation at board meetings.
Extends payment of accidental death benefit in PFRS, SPRS, PERS and TPAF to survivors of certain members of reserve component of Armed Forces and National Guard. *
Authorizes court to provide alternatives for persons who default in payment of fines.
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Authorizes public entities to implement energy savings improvement programs. *
Affords employment protection to certain volunteer emergency responders.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Authorizes municipal planning boards to adopt green buildings and environmental sustainability municipal master plan element.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Revises certain statutes concerning sale of tax and other municipal liens.
Establishes Veterans' Oral History Foundation.
Permits three year payoff of accumulated deficits of municipal health insurance funds.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for certain first responders. *
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Provides that nursing home resident has right to receive food that meets resident's religious dietary requirements.
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means. *
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
"Self-Directed Support Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Rights Act."
Imposes moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs.
Clarifies that mandatory boat safety course must be taken by June 1, 2009.
Clarifies obligation of cemeteries to hold consumer prepayments for cemetery services in trust accounts.
Increases cap for underground storage tank remediation grants to independent colleges.
Allows certified public accountants licensed in other states to practice public accountancy and attest services in this State under certain circumstances.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund and to Cat and Dog Spay/Neuter Fund. *
Permits location of certain wind and solar facilities in industrial zones.
Authorizes EDA to develop and finance parking structures in certain urban and suburban areas. *
Prohibits hospitals from charging certain uninsured persons more than 15% greater than applicable Medicare rate.
Enacts "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."
Requires schools to notify certain students of potential eligibility for NJ STARS Program.
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program. *
Eliminates throwout of receipts in allocation of entire net income under the corporation business tax; eliminates "regular place of business" requirement to allocate less than 100% of income to New Jersey. *
Permits municipalities to set strict absentee policies for service on authorities, boards, and commissions.
Repeals "New Jersey-New York Clean Ocean and Shore Trust (COAST) Committee Act" and statute establishing Commission on Business Efficiency in the Public Schools.
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
Allows certain corporate notices to be provided via electronic transmission.
Provides that corporate by-laws may allow corporation to eliminate plurality voting for corporate directors.
Makes revisions to personal assistance services program in DHS.
Requires DHS to report physical assaults and deaths at State psychiatric hospitals on its website and report deaths to Public Advocate. *
Authorizes establishment of Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission. *
Provides for continuing education for real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons, and creates a new licensing category of referral agents. *
Permits counties to create County Homelessness Trust Funds. *
Revises sales and use tax to conform with Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Grants immunity to certain underage persons for unlawful possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Provides for adjustment and notice of date on which certain elections can occur if date coincides with period of religious observance.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Establishes the InvestNJ Business Grant Program in NJEDA to stimulate certain capital investment and job creation in New Jersey during a limited period, makes appropriations. *
Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Makes FY 2009 supplemental appropriations totaling $22,500,000 to provide food, energy and legal aid assistance to individuals and families under the "New Jersey Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan."
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Permits person to donate blood at 16 years of age with parental consent.
Makes several changes to the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program.
Modifies "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
Regulates mortgage foreclosure forbearance period and repeals section 18 of the "Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act" to authorize lenders and creditors to exchange information concerning delinquent borrowers. *
Establishes certain electoral and campaign finance requirements for Lieutenant Governor candidates.
Requires health care service firms to file annual cost report with DHS as condition of Medicaid reimbursement. *
"New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009"; appropriates $15 million to "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund." *
Directs NJHMFA to transfer up to $12 million in unencumbered reserves to the State for rental assistance program and makes appropriation.
Directs EDA to transfer up to $22 million in unencumbered reserves to qualifying capital investment grant component of InvestNJ Business Grant Program.
Permits adult with an autism spectrum disorder to voluntarily register with the State registry of reported diagnoses in children.
Clarifies provisions of "Law Against Discrimination" concerning persons with an autism spectrum disorder.
Permits prescriber to use electronic health record program to print New Jersey Prescription Blanks for transmission to pharmacist.
Provides for covenant not to sue by operation of law upon issuance of no further action letter in certain circumstances relating to site remediations.
Requires eligible applicants for innocent party grants from "Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund" to own subject property through application process.
Passed the General Assembly · 37
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act and other laws relating thereto. *
Requires certain public utilities to notify an appropriate law enforcement officer of service shutoffs to multi-family housing unit customers or any other residential customers under certain circumstances.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.
Creates offense of impairing communications, which would constitute domestic violence in certain circumstances. *
Requires DCF to provide information on shaken baby syndrome to parents of newborn infants. *
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Makes residential fire extinguisher requirement optional at municipal level.
Prohibits manufacture or sale of reflective glass beads with high arsenic content; prohibits DOT and two State toll road authorities from using paint mixed with reflective glass beads for roadway markings.
Requires that notice of hearing on certain zoning changes be by certified mail only.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet. *
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow their customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages. *
Establishes "New Jersey Council on Child Poverty."
Prohibits use of certain underwriting guidelines by insurers pertaining to guide dogs, service dogs, or hearing assistance dogs harbored on the insured property.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts. *
Requires installation of operational automatic rain sensor on lawn sprinklers as condition of sale and on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail or industrial property and in common interest communities within specified timeframes.
Requires BPU financial incentives for photovoltaic equipment for residences that are Energy Star compliant receive preferred treatment.
Shortens time periods for adverse possession, clarifies statutes, and repeals N.J.S.2A:14-30 and N.J.S.2A:14-31.
Requires Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission to study financial impact of all enacted mandated health benefits.
Provides for Autism Advocate in Division of Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled. *
Requires creditor to provide mortgage payoff balance to borrower within five business days after request.
Establishes the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact."
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
Eliminates 10 day advance notification of proposed effective date of certain shareholder action.
Qua-Daishia's Law: bars disclosure of personal identifying information contained in grand jury materials; creates fourth degree offense for unauthorized disclosure. *
Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.
Concerns continuing education for dentists. *
Requires cemetery companies to file certain financial information with New Jersey Cemetery Board. *
Expands emergency operations plans to include care for domestic animals.
Expands parity between certain State-chartered financial institutions, and permits interstate banking by such institutions through de novo branching or expanded authority to acquire existing branches or institutions.
Requires license suspension of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal. *
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Out of committee · 36
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ, Rutgers University, and NJIT. *
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Establishes criteria municipalities and counties are to consider when establishing speed limits. *
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list. *
Establishes "New Jersey Fire and EMS Crisis Intervention Services" telephone hotline.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page.
Authorizes public institutions of higher education to establish textbook rental programs.
Eliminates inheritance rights and the right of recovery in certain civil actions for a surviving parent who abandoned a decedent child.
"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.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation.
Establishes involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment for person in need of involuntary commitment to treatment. *
Authorizes enhancement of State Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode based on anticipated energy savings; provides down payment assistance to certain purchasers of homes meeting enhanced energy subcode requirements.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Permits municipality to determine permissible parking distance from intersection, crosswalk or "stop" sign.
Requires certain cities of the second class to establish a Second Chance Council to develop a plan to increase jobs for released criminals and high school dropouts.
Requires scrap metal dealers to maintain certain records regarding purchases. *
Permits board of trustees of school district pension fund in counties of the first class to invest 10% of funds in capital stocks or other securities issued by companies of foreign countries.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Defines "inherently beneficial use" for purposes of zoning variance and specifically includes facilities and structures that supply electrical energy produced from wind, solar, or photovoltaic technologies. *
Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. *
Establishes Electronic Health Information Technology Fund.
"Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act;" creates Mortgage Stabilization Program and Housing Assistance and Recovery Program; imposes additional requirements on lender foreclosing mortgage; appropriates $40 million from "Long Term Obligation and Capital E
Concerns franchisors' assignment of interest relating to franchisees engaged in the retail sale of motor fuel.
Expands membership of Police Training Commission to include representative from Northern New Jersey and South Jersey chapters of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Implements recommendations of the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.
Extends range of investment vehicles in which Director of the Division of Investment and State Investment Council may invest moneys in the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund and State pension funds.
Establishes a pilot program in DOE to address the State's shortage of mathematics and science teachers.
Expands eligibility, clarifies qualifications and limits certain provisions under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."
Concerns use of health information technology products.
Grants EDA broader discretion to approve applications for corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program and business employment incentive program.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide certain information to law enforcement officials in emergency situations. *
"New Jersey Broadband and Electronic Health Information Network Authority Act." *
Provides for the allocation of the State's annual bond volume limits on certain bonds in accordance with the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Concerns continuing education for dentists.
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Allows tax credit to health care professionals for expenses to achieve accessibility for persons with mobility impairments.
The "Smart Container Act."
Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; establishes Commission on Bullying in Schools.
Expands public membership on Motion Picture and Television Development Commission.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Requires police departments and parole board to adopt maternity policies.
Directs AG and State Medical Examiner to study the creation of a secure autopsy facility.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates.
Clarifies neuro-imaging criteria for primary stroke centers.
Adds the fact that the crime was committed against a child under the age of 16 as an aggravating factor in sentencing.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
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.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.
Clarifies that advertisements by persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery are subject to the Consumer Fraud Act.
Permits MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove ID or lawful presence in the country; appropriates $90,000.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Allocates $6 million annually in revenue from retail margin surcharge assessed on certain commercial customers to benefit only those customers.
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Exempts certain physician's offices operating magnetic resonance imaging or computerized axial tomography services from requirement to obtain license to operate those services.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Increases maximum LOSAP contributions and prospectively changes certain vesting requirements.
Creates New Jersey Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act of 2006.
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Eliminates award of attorneys' fees, filing fees and costs of suit for technical violation of the consumer fraud act.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Provides liability protection to organizations which lend child passenger restraint systems.
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.
Requires notices concerning employees under age 18 to be posted in English and Spanish.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Provides compulsory attendance for out-of-state witnesses at investigations conducted by the SCI.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Permits publication of legal notices by governments and individuals on official government website instead of newspaper.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Establishes a Business Part in the Superior Court.
Creates a Business Court.
Establishes "William's Law," pertaining to pool safety.
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires the "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing" to examine activities which victimize persons, particularly women and children, and are not codified in the Code of Criminal Justice and recommend appropriate legislation for establishing such crime
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.
"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.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators.
Requires public schools to include instruction on humane treatment of animals as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Prohibits local governments from acquiring by condemnation any airport that has had its development rights purchased.
Prohibits insurers offering managed care plans from denying participation in network to health care providers willing to meet terms of contract.
Restores point of sale sales tax exemption on purchases by businesses located in UEZ.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Provides tax exemption for portion of property value attributable to energy cost savings measures that reduce consumption of water or energy.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
"Recycling Enhancement Act"
"Electronic Waste Management Act."
Requires affordable housing be built to green building standards; requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to issue standards.
Requires DCA to adopt energy inspection code, and requires licensed home inspector to report energy analysis for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Revises law concerning certain electric power net metering and interconnection standards.
Exempts construction, expansion or renovation of buildings or other structures for police departments, fire departments, and volunteer first aid, emergency, ambulance or rescue squads from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."
Makes changes in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program.
Establishes guidelines for operating authorized emergency vehicles in emergency situations.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Child Protection Zone Act."
Requires public referendum prior to issuance of general obligation bonds by local units.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Requires electric and gas public utilities to develop and implement reforestation plans.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for certain infant formulas.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Prohibits registration of identical or similar corporate alternate names.
Requires health insurance carriers to use standard explanation of benefits form.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
Requires certain financial institutions to make certain disclosures on periodic account statements.
Requires certain conditions affecting development of buildings, structures, or land to be recorded with municipality.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled vehicles.
Authorizes certain police officers to possess and use stun guns while on duty.
Requires scrap metal dealers to maintain certain records regarding purchases.
Requires environmental and economic impact statements for generators seeking to serve any area outside of the regional electric power pool serving New Jersey.
Creates Office of Energy Savings to implement program to improve energy efficiency and conservation for all State agencies.
Increases various fees charged by the sheriff's office and dedicates additional revenue to transportation costs of the sheriff's office.
Allows certain business employment incentives to be taken as credit under corporation business tax.
Permits purchase of goods and services by the State and local government units through electronic means.
Authorizes credit unions to serve as depositories of public funds.
"Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes an urban job training and resource center for certain women.
Expands eligibility under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."
Permits counties, municipalities, and school districts to issue bonds to pay a portion of PERS and PFRS liability and other purposes under certain conditions for up to three budget years.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when it is reasonable, prudent and cost effective to do so.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Authorizes legal permanent resident aliens to sit for examination for certification as municipal clerk, chief financial officer, tax collector, or public works manager.
Permits submission of online voter registration form through secure Department of State Internet site; authorizes use of digitized signature from New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission database for online voter registration form approval.