Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Connie Wagner
Sponsored
Became law5
Requires prompt parental and staff notification of contaminated soil found on school property. *
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."
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices in indoor public places and sale to minors. *
Makes sundry changes to laws affecting organization and functions of MVC.
Passed the General Assembly1
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to create identification card for use by persons with autism.
Out of committee5
Requires vendors collecting New Jersey sales tax for locations in New Jersey to record and report on their returns the amount of sales tax collected within each municipality in New Jersey.
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for certain prepaid bank cards, such as mall gift cards.
Requires training for all trustees of general hospitals.
Requires nursing homes to use pressure redistribution mattresses for all residents.
Requires chain restaurants to provide calorie information for food or beverage items offered for sale.
In committee27
Requires NJT to purchase alternative fuel vehicles.
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits or approvals for activities associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.
Provides gross income tax deduction for three years of nursing pay for new enrollees in nursing education programs.
Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.
Requires removal of snow and ice from handicapped parking spaces 24 hours after inclement weather and increases penalties for violations.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Provides that in event of State government shutdown due to failure to enact appropriation act casinos will remain open and State Police will replace Casino Control Commission inspectors.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 18 years of age and younger.
Permits students in grades nine through 12 to self-administer medication for life-threatening allergic reations.
Permits court to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
Provides that if wireless telephone service subscriber terminates service, any applicable subscriber termination fee is to be prorated.
Removes licensing requirement for recreational senior citizen bingo games.
Eliminates 15% fee charged by cemetery company on transfer of graves, crypts and niches.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Supplemental appropriation of $12 million to DHS to increase the salary of direct care employees at community mental health agencies.
Establishes "New Jersey Energy Efficient Weekend" sales tax holiday during third weekend of April.
Provides exception to local cap law for purchases of fuel efficient vehicles and permits loans by New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust for those purchases.
Concerns adding names of certain veterans to certain civil service eligibility lists.
Requires notification of certain fee increases by assisted living residences within certain time frames.
Requires newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure.
Imposes a one-year moratorium on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association reorganization of certain school athletic conferences under certain circumstances.
Imposes New Jersey gross income tax on winnings from multistate lottery games in which New Jersey Lottery participates.
Requires premium sharing for health care benefits for elected officials and certain appointed officials.
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices in indoor public places and workplaces.
Requires collection of additional fee on request for certified copy of newborn's original birth record for support of certain activities by public cord blood bank.
"Plastic Carryout Bag Reduction Act."
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires nursing homes to use pressure redistribution mattresses for all residents.
Requires training for all trustees of general hospitals.
Requires chain restaurants to provide calorie information for food or beverage items offered for sale. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 48
Permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be held on same day as general elections. **
Requires facility where patient dies to provide medical examiner with contact information for next-of-kin so medical examiner may obtain additional information about death. *
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. *
Delays expiration date of certain professional and occupational licenses and registrations for individuals with certain types of military services. *
Requires certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
Revises statutes regarding acupuncturists; criminalizes unauthorized practice of acupuncture. *
Amends special probation statute to increase participation in drug program; permits court to reduce certain fees. *
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for certain first responders. *
Requires that one member of the State Board of Medical Examiners be a practicing podiatric physician.
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."
The Vote By Mail Law. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund and to Cat and Dog Spay/Neuter Fund. *
"Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program Act." *
Permits location of certain wind and solar facilities in industrial zones.
Enacts "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."
Prohibits alimony and awards concerning equitable distribution to persons who commit certain crimes; eliminates inheritance rights for parents who abuse or abandon children. *
Establishes a "Silver Alert System." *
Permits victim of domestic abuse to terminate residential lease under certain circumstances; provides procedure for tenant to recover security deposit.
"Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act."
Establishes licensing program for site remediation professionals; changes laws concerning site remediation. *
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenders. *
Permits counties to create County Homelessness Trust Funds. *
Grants immunity to certain underage persons for unlawful possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Establishes the "New Jersey-Israel Commission" as a permanent commission in the Department of State.
Creates Solar and Wind Energy Commission.
Increases civil penalties for medical waste violations and intentional ocean pollution. *
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Establishes the Troops to College Program in the Commission on Higher Education to assist veterans in making the transition into the college classroom.
Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
Establishes the "Main Street Business Assistance Program;" appropriates $50 million.
Requires DHS to develop procedures to enable hospitals to promptly transfer emergency department patients with mental illness to appropriate treatment setting. *
Authorizes interception of wire or electronic communications of suspected computer trespasser under certain circumstances.
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
Modifies "Predatory Towing Prevention Act."
The "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act"; concerns certain licensed mortgage and consumer lending practices, supervision and enforcement.
The "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," authorizes bonds for $400 million; appropriates $5,000. **
Establishes the "New Jersey Scenic and Historic Highways Program."
Revises the representation of proprietary schools on New Jersey Presidents' Council and on its executive board.
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.
Requires member of New Jersey National Guard to apply for tuition benefits under Post-911 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to qualify for tuition-free enrollment at public institutions of higher education. *
Extends prevailing wage requirements to certain maintenance-related projects.
Concerns payment of prevailing wage in certain construction undertaken with BPU financial assistance.
Permits member of volunteer fire company and emergency response squad to hold municipal elective office.
Vetoed · 1
The "Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act."
Passed the General Assembly · 21
Requires notice of development applications be given to residential tenants on that property.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Permits person covered by certain managed care plans to receive covered services from network provider without obtaining written referral from primary care provider. *
Permits in-person wagering at casinos on results of professional sports events, subject to voter approval.
Prohibits persons under age 19 from smoking or carrying a lighted tobacco product in an outdoor public place.
Requires DHSS to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Permits State aid to fund start-up costs for local shared services projects.
Expands requirements for special learner's and examination permits.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Establishes, in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in DEP, a program to encourage school children to avoid drug use and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund.
Encourages purchase of NJ solar panels and wind turbines for State projects and State-funded projects.
Requires Public Advocate intervention, additional public participation, and health impact study as conditions of conversion of health service corporation to domestic stock insurer. *
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
Requires persons subject to Megan's Law registration to provide law enforcement with any Internet identifiers.
Authorizes wiretap orders for investigation of luring or enticing a child, identity theft, stalking and harassment under certain circumstances.
Provides that information technology professionals who find child pornography on computers must report the finding to law enforcement.
Out of committee · 72
Requires 45 days' notice to affected municipalities of discontinuance of certain bus and train service.
Revises law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge additional fees for certain copies of motor vehicle accident reports; replaces exemption for in-person request with exemption for legally affected parties.
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 a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Provides for allocation of $25 million from available balances from societal benefits charge revenues for utility assistance grants for qualified households. **
"New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act." *
Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.
Imposes conditions on drivers approaching stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals from charging for certain medical errors. *
"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.
Requires drivers to make all reasonable efforts to remove ice or snow from vehicle; creates fine.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them.
Increases penalties for failing to yield to pedestrian when pedestrian is seriously injured.
Prohibits cellular telephone service providers from disclosing individual proprietary information without customer written consent.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to veterans of Operation "Uphold Democracy."
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus.
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers and SHBP to cover treatment for alcoholism and other substance-use disorders under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement.
Appropriates $54,917,725 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $8,430,250 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Expands coverage under "New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board Act" to thoroughbred hot walkers, grooms, and assistant trainers under certain circumstances.
Regulates certain credentialing and trade practices of insurance producers, and provides private cause of action for insurance producer violations.
Mandates that certain personnel critical to certain State finance and revenue generating activities are essential employees during a declared State government shutdown due to failure to enact an annual appropriation act.
Permits smoking ban on grounds of State psychiatric hospitals and other Human Services facilities if smoking cessation program offered. *
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Changes statutory provisions regarding who may interpret and perform evoked potentials or nerve conduction studies.
Requires scrap metal dealers to maintain certain records regarding purchases. *
Authorizes special Gold Star Parent motor vehicle plates for parents of military personnel who died while on active duty.
Prohibits employment and licensing background checks to go back further than seven years under certain circumstances.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms. *
Provides civil immunity for certain volunteer physicians, nonprofit clinics and federally qualified health centers. *
Requires DHSS to provide written notice to certain federal, State and local elected officials upon the filing of application for certificate of need to close hospital.
Authorizes construction of curb extensions for pedestrian safety on local roadways without Commissioner of Transportation's approval.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Allows persons affected by certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loans.
Provides for expedited injunction for violations of law requiring prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs.
Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
Regulates solicitation of credit cards on college campuses.
Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy drugs by pharmacists without prior notification to physician and patient, and physician's prior approval. *
Revises jurisdiction of Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission, and transfers administration of Historic New Bridge Landing State Park from DEP to Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
"Kyleigh's law;" requires holders of special learner's permits, examination permits, and provisional driver's licenses to display certain decals. *
Revises certain restrictions on permit holders and provisional driver's licensees; renames provisional license "probationary."
Extends burial of indigent veterans to those who did not serve in time of war; clarifies role of DMVA in identifying deceased veterans; provides additional funding for burial of indigent veterans.
Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation programs from 2009 to 2014.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities. *
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund. *
Provides for improved structure and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey. *
Enhances PFRS accidental death pension benefit for survivors of member serving in nonsupervisory rank.
Upgrades unlawful possession of a machine gun or assault firearm to a crime of the second degree.
Makes various statutory changes to "Child Care Licensing Act."
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs. *
Requires uniform billing and reporting of infection rates by ambulatory surgical centers and requires DHSS to make reported information public. *
Requires Palisades Interstate Park Commission to effect improvements at the Court of Palisades Interstate Park. *
Requires site remediation procedures for structures to be used for residential purposes; modifies procedures for structures to be used for child care and educational purposes; and sites previously used for agricultural purposes.
Directs Medicaid to establish medical home demonstration project.
Requires NJ Transit to do report on rail station accessibility to the disabled.
Establishes system for the issuance of special vehicle registration plate decals and medallions and provides for the discontinuance of certain special license plates. *
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.
Provides penalties for sexually offensive communication or harassing communication through social networking websites. *
The "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act."
Expands State programs to encourage investments in small technology companies.
Appropriates $66 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," "2007 Green Acres Fund," and "2007 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquistion of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Appropriates $120,123,420 from various Green Acres funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Appropriates $19,919,700 from various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $15,557,201 from various historic preservation funds to provide grants for certain historic preservation projects, and appropriates $574,805 from certain historic preservation bond funds for associated administrative expenses.
Concerns collective bargaining agreements and subcontracting.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
In committee · 116
The "Smart Container Act."
Increases contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance, and rescue squads.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic or State-certified psychoanalysis without the appropriate license or certification.
Sets State's mileage reimbursement rate at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Allows municipalities to provide free or reduced fee beach badges to active military and NJ National Guard personnel.
Eliminates awards of punitive damages against municipalities and boards of education, and against employees of municipalities and boards of education acting within the scope or under color of their office, employment or agency.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games.
Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.
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.
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Permits a child who moves out of a school district due to a family crisis to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year.
Establishes certain specific gambling offenses connected with animal fights under the animal cruelty laws; establishes minimum jail time for first offenders.
Creates Bergen County Transportation Trust Fund.
Increases amount of divorce filing fees to be allocated to displaced homemaker services.
Requires van accessible handicapped parking spaces be used exclusively by handicapped equipped vans.
Permits sale of raw milk under certain conditions and establishes raw milk permit program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Removes two license limit on plenary retail distribution license holders.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Enacts the "Civil Marriage and Religious Protection Act."
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
The " Abandoned Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation Act."
Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
Establishes lawn watering restrictions; authorizes DEP to adopt water conservation regulations and to reduce water supply application backlog; and requires installation of automatic rain sensor devices under certain circumstances.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
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 school bus driver to inspect bus, activate safety device at end of transportation route to ensure that no pupil has been left on board.
Permits State Lottery Commission to authorize 5,000 video lottery terminals at Meadowlands horse racetrack; preserves Casino Revenue Fund at FY2005 level; provides for benefits to horse racing industry.
Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animal or its progeny.
Requires retailers to provide consumers with information on origin of raw produce.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Requires approval from appropriation committees of the Legislature for employee bonuses proposed by certain public institutions of higher education.
Bars sales of aerosol dusters to persons under the age of 18.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Establishes the "Healthy Workplace Act."
"Electronic Waste Management Act."
Requires health benefits coverage for bone mass measurement.
Suspends certain tolls during evacuation of coastal areas.
Enters New Jersey in Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact.
Clarifies that use of ignition interlock device is mandatory for all drunk driving offenses and requires installation during license suspension.
Amends "Alcoholic Beverage Tax Law" to provide funding for programs seeking to end discrimination against persons in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.
Increases total marriage license and civilian license fees from $28 to $50; allocates $25 to municipality.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to Department of State to continue the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative Statewide database program.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain small business employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
Prohibits counties from requiring county law enforcement officers to reside in county.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop accelerated training course for certain corrections officers.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
Revises law concerning disposition of assets of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that has dissolved or has had its charter revoked, canceled, or suspended.
Prohibits cemetery company from charging additional fee for rendering certain services on Sunday.
The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.
Requires accountability of NJSPCA and county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals to Attorney General and county prosecutors, respectively.
Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees.
"New Jersey G.I. Bill"; provides higher education benefits to New Jersey veterans.
Requires pharmacies to maintain drop-off site for disposal of unused drugs.
Requires textbook publishers to provide public institutions of higher education with information on price and availability of textbooks.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million for grants to certain nursing schools to address shortage of nursing faculty.
Expands definition of abused child to include youths between the ages of 18 and 21 who receive services from DCF.
Excludes certain federal employee Thrift Savings Fund contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.
Permits direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers.
Commences payment in lieu of taxes for tax exempt real property owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Requires simple majority for proposal to increase school tax levy above tax levy growth limit.
Requires that automated external defibrillators be located on every floor of State House and State House Annex; requires training for State Police.
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Provides for licensing and regulation of private process serving businesses.
Requires at least 30% of snacks sold in State vending machines be appropriate for consumption by individuals with diabetes.
Enacts the "Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for grant to NJ State Association of Jewish Federations for Holocaust survivor services.
Requires cost analysis in certain cases when State department contracts out work.
Excludes financial benefit received by volunteer emergency responder from gross income.
Provides for Statewide evacuation strategy for hospitals and other health care facilities.
Requires all assisted living facilities set aside at least 10% of beds for Medicaid-eligible persons and accept at least 5% Medicaid direct admission.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.
Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.
Provides that public schools will not be in session on general election days when Office of President of the United States is on ballot.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools in New Jersey.
Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.
Prohibits hospital from charging patient or third party payer for costs associated with certain hospital-acquired conditions.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
Establishes a "no mail" list for residents of this State.
Revises laws governing provision of affordable housing; reestablishes regional contribution agreement as method of meeting affordable housing obligation; repeals Statewide non-residential development fee.
Clarifies that local units of government may enter into shared services agreement for a service that either one of them is authorized to provide.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Prohibits cruel restraint of dogs.
Requires DEP to designate smoke-free sections of State beaches, parks, and forests.
Protects property owned by military personnel and first responders from condemnation.
Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.
Requires DHSS to report certain patient safety indicators on a hospital by hospital basis and prohibits hospitals and physicians from charging patient for certain medical errors.
Removes confidential employee status of certain Casino Control Commission employees.
Transfers Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to DHS.
Requires DOE to submit evaluation report to Legislature prior to fully implementing secondary education redesign proposal.
Establishes an urban job training and resource center for certain women.
Expands eligibility under "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act."
Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
Requires Secretary of State to provide voter registration forms to newly naturalized citizens.
Requires installation of low-flow toilets and low-flow showerheads in multiple dwellings having 3 or more units.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Provides single sales fraction for corporation business tax income allocation formula and establishes airline-specific sales fraction.
Requires for-profit hospitals to report certain information to DHSS.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Requires contribution for health care benefits provided for certain local elected and appointed officials.