Bills in the 2012–2013 Session, General Assembly.
Nelson T. Albano
Sponsored
Became law10
Fred Baker's Law; establishes July 30th of each year as "Corrections Officer Day."*
Designates portion of U.S. Route No. 40 in Buena Borough, Atlantic County as "Peter 'Pete' Dandrea Section of the Harding Highway."
Creates crime of threatening the life of certain animals; designated as Dano and Valder's Law.**
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, subject to availability, for burial of indigent veterans.*
Requires professional boards to provide credits toward requirements for licensure for veterans with substantially equivalent training.*
Requires Department of Agriculture to publish on its website information concerning wineries and community supported agriculture entities in NJ.
Appropriates $38.5 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund" and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants.
Requires DOE provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities; mandates certain school district personnel annually compete two hours of professional development related to reading disabilities.*
Directs State Board of Education to incorporate the International Dyslexia Association's definition of dyslexia into special education regulations.
Establishes directed bait and human food fishery for menhaden, and clarifies existing law regarding taking of menhaden.
Passed the General Assembly9
Establishes recreational fishing license plate; dedicates fees to coastal fishing research.
Establishes licensing program in Department of Agriculture for farmed deer and other cervids.
Provides bonus awards to certain businesses who hire employees who were previously unemployed for more than 13 weeks.
Provides for confiscation and forfeiture of mislabeled Jersey Fresh and similarly branded goods.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Establishes "Task Force To Review Residential Community Release Programs" to review this State's halfway houses and make recommendations concerning security and inmate services.
Prohibits DEP from reducing fishing quotas established by federal or regional entities, unless authorized by law.
Establishes certain pet shop requirements and standards for care of dogs.
Revises animal cruelty offenses and penalties concerning animal abandonment and failure to report injuring certain animals with a motor vehicle; increases civil penalties for certain other animal cruelty offenses.*
Out of committee23
Reestablishes historic driving privileges afforded holders of agricultural driver's licenses in operating farm equipment and vehicles.
Establishes Agricultural Tourism Directional Sign Program, administered by DOT and Department of Agriculture, to direct motorists to agricultural tourism establishments. *
Requires New Jersey Turnpike Authority to hold regular meetings in various counties in the State.*
Provides for representation of certain regions of State on New Jersey Turnpike Authority.*
Permits Governor to notify local governments to fly United States and State flags at half-staff upon death of member of Armed Forces of United States or National Guard who was State resident.*
Establishes restrictions and requirements for use of fishing gear and conch, fishing, and lobster pots on artificial reefs.
Disqualifies individuals for unemployment benefits due to receipt of certain severance payments.
Expands exceptions to minimum age requirement for operating a boat to include nontidal waters.
Permits licensed veterinarians to employ foreign veterinary school graduates under certain circumstances.
Criminalizes second or subsequent drunk driving offenses in certain cases.
Establishes maximum fees for licensing and administration of raffles by Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission and certain municipalities.
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property, known as Eagle Manor, located in Township of Fairfield in Cumberland County.
Prohibits sale of certain laser pointers that exceed certain power output.
Enhances penalty for tampering with evidence after fleeing the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes cruelly restraining a dog as a criminal and civil animal cruelty offense.
Establishes process for recovering cost of caring for animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Requires certain public school students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities.**
Establishes minimum criminal penalties for animal cruelty offenses.
Revises animal cruelty offenses involving neglect and abuse, and the penalties therefor; repeals appropriate sections of law.*
Revises animal cruelty offenses involving neglect and abuse, and the penalties therefor; repeals appropriate sections of law.*
Revises animal cruelty provisions concerning euthanizing and impoundment of animals, and provisions for court disposition of seized animals; establishes civil penalty for improper euthanizing of animals; repeals conflicting sections of law.
Clarifies that compensation may be paid for expenses related to service animals required due to injuries resulting from crime against victim.*
In committee82
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Includes death by auto or vessel and certain assaults as crimes with bail restrictions.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Chloe and Samantha's Law; requires notice to consumers of availability of products to prevent tip-over accidents involving certain furniture or televisions.
Directs State Comptroller to identify and recommend certain programmatic budget reductions for certain State agencies, authorities, and instrumentalities.
Increases the application fee and provides for an admission fee to pre-trial intervention; dedicates fee increase for victim services.
Eliminates downgrading of DWI offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.
Establishes conflict resolution procedures through Department of Agriculture for complaints against existing commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities at established locations.
Increases certain penalties for vehicular homicides involving intoxicated drivers; designated "Josh's and Craig's Law."
Establishes new crimes concerning service dogs and upgrades crimes against certain other animals.
Authorizes property tax levy cap banking by local units and boards of education.
Transfers administration of certain nutrition programs to Department of Agriculture.
Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.
Increases penalties for certain motor vehicle right-of-way violations and requires attendance at Driver Improvement Program.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Requires reduction in number of positions in State service; establishes procedure to control creation of new State positions and filling of vacancies.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Increases minimum penalty for aggravated manslaughter under certain circumstances.
Extends implied consent law to blood tests to determine if driver under influence of drugs.
Denies parole eligibility for certain inmates.
Revises qualifications and requirements for permits to carry handgun; establishes annual fee of $100.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Provides additional penalties for certain crimes involving cemeteries and other property.
Increases penalty for assault that results in brain damage or permanent severe bodily injury.
Clarifies that conviction of refusal to submit to breathalyzer constitutes prior conviction for sentencing purposes under drunk driving law.
Creates striped bass license plates.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for fish and wildlife management and conservation.
Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.
Clarifies that certain former New Jersey National Guard members may be eligible for higher education tuition assistance.
Suspends certain tolls during evacuation of coastal areas.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and undertake annual public awareness campaign concerning State's emergency coastal evacuation plan.
Requires inmates serving "No Early Release Act" sentences be placed in State correctional institutions and prohibits their participation in Residential Community Release programs until they are eligible for parole.
Revises animal fighting laws; establishes minimum penalty for criminal animal cruelty offenses; establishes additional penalties for animal cruelty offenses.
Authorizes free State park and forest admission and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for persons with certain types of military service.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Establishes aid program for certain municipalities with State correctional facilities.
Requires Commissioner of Corrections to institute 15-minute shift overlap in State correctional facilities.
Designates shared use walkway on State Highway Route No. 52 Causeway as "John 'Marty' Coggins Memorial Path."
Creates "Real Property Revaluation Review Commission."
Requires 40 hours annual in-service training for State corrections officers.
Establishes flat digital striped bass motor vehicle license plates.
Makes certain repeat offenders ineligible for parole.
Requires civilian employees of DOC to be trained in gang awareness.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than 2% over the prior academic year.
Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.
"Pharmacy Quality Improvement and Error Prevention Act."
Reinstates sick leave injury program for State corrections officers and juvenile justice officers under certain circumstances.
Requires municipalities to exempt 100% disabled veterans from construction permit surcharge fees for improvements to promote living unit accessibility; appropriates $20,000 for municipal reimbursements.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Designates four State songs.
Requires police to provide crime victim with free police report.
Repeals State moratorium prohibiting taking of horseshoe crabs from State waters.
Requires public and nonpublic schools, local recreation departments, youth serving organizations and camps to have defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to train pupils in defibrillator use and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Permits certain retired law enforcement officers to possess hollow nose ammunition.
Retitles State correction officer as State correctional police officer; clarifies law enforcement powers.
"State Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."
Requires inmates with sufficient means to pay their incarceration costs.
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified veterinarians employed as large animal veterinarians in the State.
Criminalizes driving under the influence with person 17 years of age or younger in vehicle.
Permits a joint meeting by the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees to review and veto utility rate increases approved by BPU.
Permits exterior-based property reassessments within eight years of last municipal-wide revaluation.
Makes "Skinner's and Michelle's Law" violators subject to No Early Release Act sentencing guidelines.
Provides for one-time increase of PFRS retiree annual pensions under $32,000.
Directs Attorney General to develop plan to disseminate Amber and Silver Alert information through social media.
Requires DOE provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities to school district personnel.
Requires that candidates for certain teaching certificates, in addition to existing requirements, also pass a written test on the foundations of teaching reading and diagnosing reading difficulties.
Provides family leave insurance for certain first responders.
The "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2013"; authorizes bonds for $500 million; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes NJ Sports and Exposition Authority and Division of Travel and Tourism to accept gifts to promote tourism in NJ.
Establishes additional standards regulating the conduct of licensed public adjusters.
Makes disabled persons receiving disability payments pursuant to federal Railroad Retirement Act eligible to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Requires DCA to establish training and certification program and arbitration standards for new home warranty arbitrators and publish a "New Home Buyer's Bill of Rights."
Designates four State songs.
Reduces fire service requirement for exempt fireman certificate.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to fund the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University.
Clarifies definition of reasonably necessary deviation when legally transporting firearm or weapon in motor vehicle.
Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.
Permits, as approved by court, use of assistance dogs by certain victims or witnesses when giving testimony on certain offenses.
Establishes mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for harming or threatening to harm animal owned or used by a law enforcement agency or a search and rescue dog.
Shortens term of municipal court judges from three years to one year.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell surplus real property, known as Eagle Manor, located in Township of Fairfield in Cumberland County.
Appropriates $8,930,975 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires certain public school students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities.**
Vetoed1
Prohibits sale of certain laser pointers that exceed certain power output.*
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
"Kulesh and Kubert's, and Bolis Law;" establishes violation of hands-free cell phone law as reckless under vehicular homicide and assault by auto statutes.*
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."
Prohibits imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Allows license suspension or revocation of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful illegal or improper medical waste disposal.*
Prohibits slaughter of horses and sale of horse flesh for human consumption.
Allows municipalities to provide veterans free or reduced cost access to beaches.
Expands notification when an offender is released from custody or transferred within the criminal justice system. *
Appropriates $1,393,084 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
Passed the General Assembly · 8
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for advanced technology vehicles and alternative fueled vehicles. *
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging, and requires companies offering text messaging services to allow customers to block all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
Requires State to enable applicants for State agency-issued permits to track online the progress and status of their permit application.
Revises law concerning ticket sales.
Requires public bodies under Open Public Meetings Act to display U.S. flag and recite Pledge of Allegiance at beginning of meeting.
Out of committee · 28
Allows commercial farmer to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees of defending against unreasonable complaints under "Right to Farm Act."
Requires school buses transporting certain disabled persons to use flashing lights and establishes penalties for drivers who fail to yield.
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public services privatization contracts.
"New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Act;" provides credits against corporation business and gross income taxes for investing in New Jersey emerging technology businesses.
Provides totally disabled persons with discount on hunting license fees.
Requires DOC to transfer certain payments of restitution to VCCB.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Creates State Beach Task Force.
Revises animal cruelty offenses concerning abuse, abandonment, neglect, and improper euthanizing of animals, increases criminal and civil penalties therefor; establishes such penalties for new offenses; repeals conflicting sections of law.
Prohibits certain contractors from public works projects.
Permits veterans' organizations to use net proceeds from games of chance for organizations' support.
Provides surviving spouses of certain fire and police personnel who die in line of duty with workers' compensation for entire period of survivorship.
"Children's Sudden Cardiac Events Reporting Act."
Provides that certain personal identifying information may be redacted from certain public records in certain circumstances.
Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs.
Requires disclosure of storm or flood damage in vehicle sales.
Requires employer notification when relocating call center services outside the United States.
Establishes additional penalties for animal cruelty offenses.
Allows SPRS members to purchase SPRS credit for prior military service.
Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.
Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.
Eliminates 10% surcharge on employer UI taxes during fiscal year 2014.
Allows certain drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2014.
Extends Right to Farm Act protections to commercial beekeepers, with some restrictions.*
Establishes exclusive State regulatory authority over apiary activities and allows for delegation of monitoring and enforcement authority to municipalities.*
Establishes penalty for destruction of man-made native bee hive.
Increases State hotel and motel occupancy fee revenues required to be annually appropriated to fund certain arts and cultural, historical, and tourism-related programs and activities.*
In committee · 97
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates for solar energy produced by equipment manufactured in NJ.
Allows corporation business tax credits as incentives for redevelopment of distressed shopping centers.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish aviation related job certification, training, and internship programs and provides a corporation business tax credit for funds donated to support such programs.
Authorizes "100 percent Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Eliminates imposition of corporation business tax on certain foreign corporations carrying passengers into and out of State in motor vehicle or motorbus.
Exempts handicapped spots from meters or fees.
Adds certain cannabis-like chemical substances to list of controlled dangerous substances.
Establishes per se standard for driving under the influence of drugs.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Requires State reimbursement to municipalities of cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Provides immunity from civil liability for persons performing animal rescue and authorizes formation of emergency animal rescue response units.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Allows for five years corporation business tax and gross income tax deductions for net interest amount received on loans to certain qualified UEZ businesses.
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Clarifies that licensed dealers may provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations.
Removes authority of MVC to increase certain fees; sets certain fees by statute.
Requires law enforcement officers to search domestic violence restraining order registry upon conducting an arrest.
Clarifies law concerning labeling of farm products; increases penalties for violations and false labeling and identification of "Jersey Fresh" and Department of Agriculture designated brands; repeals R.S.4:10-15.
Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license and permits farm wineries to produce hard cider.
Creates cooperative farm winery licenses.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.
Permits Legislature to void closing of State psychiatric hospital or developmental center.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Permits collective bargaining on matters covered by civil service; requires civil service examinations to be offered on continual basis; creates title reduction task force; requires posting of layoff plans.
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from certain drivers involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Establishes pilot project to permit overseas and military voters to vote in certain elections using Internet; makes an appropriation.
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Upgrades lewdness to fourth degree crime if committed in public rest room.
Eliminates imposition of sales and use tax on charges for initiation fees, membership fees, or dues for access to or use of certain health and fitness clubs and organizations.
Provides public servant is guilty of official misconduct if he knowingly obtains, arranges or provides "no-show" job for himself or another.
Repeals "Global Warming Response Act" and related sections of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative implementing law.
Requires at least 50% of highest Casino Simulcasting Special Fund amount awarded to racetrack be paid to Atlantic City Race Course; prescribes uses thereof.
Provides that limitation on lawsuit option does not apply in accident caused by drunk driver.
Establishes crime of participation in criminal street gang initiation ritual.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Requires health benefits coverage for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor.
"Melanie A. Cantwell Law;" requires MVC to issue modified license to person convicted of driving under the influence.
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations.
Requires the State Police to implement reverse lane strategy on certain roads.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Creates "Task Force on the Extension of Route 55."
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Allows public employers to offer retirees with other health care coverage incentive to waive SHBP coverage.
Requires State Treasurer, in consultation with State Comptroller, to promulgate rules and regulations concerning best practices for awarding independent State authority contracts.
Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members on federal active duty to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loan.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard and reserve components of the United States Armed Forces.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Excludes veteran disability compensation from income qualification limits under homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.
Requires investigating law enforcement officer to contact next of kin of unconscious motor vehicle accident victim who has been transported to hospital emergency room.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields.
Provides a NJHOPE credit, increases the current gross income tax homestead property tax credit, and increases the gross income tax rate on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000.
Transfers the Div. of Fish and Wildlife and related entities to the Dept. of Agriculture.
Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 24 hours.
Allows municipality to restrict amount of alcoholic beverages carried into certain private establishments.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Permits toll-free passage on State toll roads for certain buses traveling to casinos.
Requires certain companies providing local telephone service within 10-mile radius of nuclear electric generating facility to adhere to certain service quality standards.
Establishes per se standard for driving under influence of inhalant; designated as "Kimmie's Law."
Restores Fiscal Year 2011 reductions to Garden State Preservation Trust payments in lieu of taxes; appropriates $3,400,000 to DCA.
Requires shore municipalities to provide active members of the military and veterans free access to beaches.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" imposes mandatory term of 25 years to life for aggravated sexual assault against a child under 13 and increases penalties for harboring certain sex offenders.
Establishes certain exceptions for emergency personnel operating personal watercraft while providing rescue services.
Establishes "State Vehicle Reduction Task Force."
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Requires DOC to conduct quarterly site visits at residential community release programs.
Prohibits pre-trial county inmates charged with first, second, or third degree crimes from being placed in halfway houses.
Requires the Division of Purchase and Property to award contracts to halfway houses; sets forth certain contract requirements.
Requires residential community release programs to file certain financial disclosure documents with DOC.
Provides for sick leave injury program of 30 days for State employees who are members of PFRS or SPRS.
Prohibits municipalities from charging interest on unpaid property taxes for 30 days after payment is due following hurricane or other catastrophic weather event.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from General Fund to the Department of State for travel and tourism advertising and promotion to communicate that New Jersey's tourism destinations are operational despite damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Requires disclosure of water damage prior to vehicle sales.
Provides for sick leave injury program of 30 days for State corrections officer injured by inmate of State correctional facility.
Establishes certain requirements concerning care, euthanasia, and relocation of stray animals impounded at shelters, pounds, or kennels operating as shelters or pounds.
Establishes compensation program for State, county, and juvenile corrections officers and parole officers injured while performing official duties.
Establishes compensation program for certain injured probation officers.
Requires Adjutant General to consider need for inpatient hospice care for admission to veterans' facilities; permits waiver of State residency requirement.
Establishes farmland preservation inheritance tax deduction program within Department of Agriculture.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Establishes telemarketing fraud investigation unit.
Authorizes school district hiring preference for veterans.
Designates New Jersey Route 47 from Wildwood City to Maurice River Township as "Veterans Memorial Highway at Delsea Drive."
Designates Stone Harbor Boulevard Interchange of Garden State Parkway as "Christopher Meyer Memorial Interchange."
Establishes Common Core State Standards Evaluation Task Force; delays use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until task force submits final report.
Increases penalties for certain heroin offenses by revising threshold amounts for first, second, and third degree crimes of manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin.
Filed · 1
Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.