Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph R. Malone III
Sponsored
Out of committee3
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
Establishes Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships and provides for clinical clerkships for students from foreign medical schools.*
Requires breath or blood test of drivers in fatal accidents. *
In committee47
Provides overtime compensation to certain essential attendance State employees.
Enacts the "Senior Citizens Protection Act;" authorizes municipalities to create senior citizen zones; imposes mandatory terms of imprisonment.
Permits evidence of prior convictions or juvenile adjudications in certain criminal cases.
Establishes and allocates funds for program to provide capital grants to veterans' organizations; appropriates $250,000.
Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.
Authorizes county vocational schools and technical institutes to employ non-certificated persons in post-secondary and adult continuing education programs.
Designates "John Bull" as NJ State steam locomotive.
Regulates the sale of laser lighting devices and their possession by persons under 18.
Makes clear that use of county voter registration lists by public school of any type or public institution of higher education for certain purposes does not constitute commercial solicitation of voters.
Provides incentive grants for school districts to establish educational foundations.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the Disabled American Veterans Department of New Jersey.
Provides sales tax exemption for purchase of automobile to replace stolen vehicle to extent of insuror's indemnification for theft.
Adds two elected employee members to State Health Benefits Commission.
Permits the rabies inoculation of dogs at pounds or shelters under the direction of certain veterinarians.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Appropriates $1,400,000 to DHSS for grants to certain geriatric assessment centers.
Requires joint municipal planning board review of long-range facilities plans developed by regional school districts.
Provides employment credit for military service for Board of Education employees.
Extends employment security to certified fire officials and inspectors under certain conditions.
Increases pharmacy dispensing fees under Medicaid and PAAD by $1.00 over three-year period; appropriates $6,481,000 in State funds and $3,325,000 in federal funds.
Appropriates $25,000 to DMVA for women veterans' memorial at the NJ veterans' cemetery at Arneytown.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that teaching assistants have effective teaching skills.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement to assisted living providers.
Allows surviving spouses who remarry to continue to receive PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits.
Authorizes the establishment of a central New Jersey consortium for driver safety; appropriates $90,000.
Revises criteria for awarding certain State contracts to multiple bidders.
Supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to DLPS for grant to Chesterfield Township for the purchase of three police patrol vehicles.
Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.
Establishes single personal financial disclosure form for local government officers, candidates for Governor and member of Legislature, members of Legislature and school officials; revises criminal law on gifts to public servants.
Requires State responsibility for the educational costs of children in foster homes.
Revises the calculation of State aid for school facilities projects.
Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.
"County Corrections Officers Act."
Considers certain employment agencies as Health Care Service Firms.
Provides that certain school districts will be accorded the same treatment and subject to the same requirements as Abbott districts.
Supplemental appropriation of $17,302,599 for Extraordinary Needs Aid for certain school districts.
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP.
Requires each board of education to employ a certain number of substance awareness coordinators.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Establishes Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission.
Revises eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement.
Amends guardianship law.
Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.
Prohibits State aid to public institutions of higher education which divest in businesses that invest in Israel.
Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Concerns eligibility of certain standardbred horses for Sire Stakes Program.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires public employers to deduct a representation fee in lieu of dues in certain circumstances.
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program. *
Clarifies documentary requirement for distinguished service medal for individual who died while on active duty.
Passed the General Assembly · 6
Adds leader of firearms trafficking network and weapons training for illegal activities to RICO statute. *
Grants local government budget cap exception for personnel costs of employees in military reserves and NJ National Guard while on active duty. *
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Authorizes a county college board of trustees to grant voting rights to the graduating class representative on the board and requires the board chairman to cast deciding vote in the event of a tie under certain circumstances. *
Authorizes the State Board of Education to issue technology education endorsements and requires the board to continue issuing endorsements for industrial arts. *
Out of committee · 31
Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP. **
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations. *
Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.
Appropriates $56 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in public school districts to assist students with print disabilities.*
Appropriates $18,725,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Creates crime of committing offense in senior citizen zone. *
Requires certain appointments to the board of trustees of a State College.
Revises statutes concerning computer crime.
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Regulates certain entities as Health Care Service Firms.*
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *
Establishes Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships and provides for clinical clerkships for students from foreign medical schools.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members. *
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate.
Designates State Highway No. 70 bridge over Manasquan River as the "September 11 Memorial Bridge;" appropriates $2,500.
Expands duties of racing commission to include advocacy of growth, development and promotion of horse racing.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in certain public and nonpublic school buildings.
Provides that school board may contract with photographer for yearbook and may not prohibit use of pictures made by other photographers.
Appropriates $51,282,300 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "urban aid," densely or highly populat
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
Appropriates $16,042,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $38,445,876 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $44,031,468 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $45,220,823 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" and certain farmland preservation bond funds for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 96
Punishes certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Directs UEZA to establish permanent enterprise zones.
Creates Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program; appropriates $25,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $8 million to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Tax Rate Reduction Award Program.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Provides fiscal rewards to school districts with low administrative expenditures.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor.
Extends certain veterans' benefits to include veterans who served in NATO campaign and peacekeeping in Yugoslavia.
Redirects certain moneys in the Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund to landfill closure and landfill mining projects.
Authorizes State departments to establish dispute mediation offices to resolve land use conflict, coordinate permit applications.
Changes the calculation of TPAF post-retirement death benefit.
Requires owner of closing mobile home park to provide relocation or compensation to mobile homeowners.
Extends the senior citizen's property tax deduction to certain qualified persons who reside in mobile home parks.
Permits certain TPAF veteran retirees to receive paid health benefits under State Health Benefits Program.
Designated the "Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act."
Eliminates option of waiving mandatory minimum terms in certain drug related cases and eliminates plea bargaining in those cases.
Requires certain information to be printed on invoices and delivery tickets for liquefied petroleum gas.
Requires health insurers to offer coverage for hearing aids.
Provides for certain contracting arrangements by dental plan organizations.
Eliminates sales and use tax on maintenance of a residential septic system.
Requires long-term care facilities to provide a security monitor system for Alzheimer's disease patients.
Revises retirement provisions for PERS members who are veterans.
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in amount of Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance payment.
Authorizes Commissioner of Labor to issue certifications and promulgate regulations in connection with the siting, location and operation of mines and quarries.
Supplemental appropriation of $13,650,000 to DLPS for local police video camera and audio recording equipment grants.
Changes motor vehicle seating and seat belt requirements pertaining to child passengers.
Revises the solid waste services tax.
Appropriates $165,000 for the Popcorn Park Zoo.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
Authorizes special emblem for license plates of disabled veterans.
Adds the third degree crime of burglary to the list of third degree offenses for which the presumption of nonincarceration shall not apply.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for Osteoporosis Prevention and Education grants.
Provides minimum retirement benefit to TPAF and PERS members with 20 or more years of service.
Establishes Community Partners for Neighbors in Need program in DHSS; appropriates $3.5 million.
Allows certain surviving spouses to receive a PERS retirement allowance.
The "Education Incentive Funding Program Act;" appropriates $1 million.
Adds as an aggravating factor that the defendant used the internet to commit the offense against a child.
Requires a parent or guardian to sign consent form permitting pupil access to school district's interactive computer services.
Revises computer crime law and enhances law enforcement's ability to fight computer-related crime; appropriates $1.2 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand Respite Care for the Elderly Program.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Requires organization that receives State family planning services funds to be separate from organization that provides abortion services.
Imposes mandatory life imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault against minor or victim who suffered serious bodily injury; imposes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual conta
Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.
Appropriates $200,000 to New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.
Revises certain endorsements to the instructional certificate, requires certified teachers in licensed child care centers located in Early Childhood Program Aid districts, and establishes a loan program to assist in the attainment of certification.
Establishes a fund through which a receiving district would be reimbursed if it has to refund tuition moneys to a sending district because of an overpayment; appropriates $3 million.
Requires county college board of trustees to provide certain notices of layoffs.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
Concerns public works subcontractors.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation.
Death Tax Phase-Out Act; phases out the transfer inheritance tax over three years.
"The 10-20-Life Law."
"Nurse Retention Stipend Program Act"; appropriates $1 million.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members.
Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Requires automobile insurers to reduce rates by 5% for holders of special-learner driver's permits and provisional driver's licenses.
Prohibits superintendent of schools from also serving as the school business administrator for a district.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Establishes the level of State aid for the 2002-2003 school year.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Establishes penalties for drunk and drugged supervising passengers under graduated driver license program.
Designates September 11 in each year as "Red, White, and Blue Ribbon Day" in honor of victims of September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
Provides for recoupling of the computation of the New Jersey estate tax in accord with the federal estate tax.
Requires amount by which actual State General Fund revenue exceeds anticipated State General Fund revenue for a fiscal year to be appropriated as State school aid.
Changes appointment and removal process for the State poet laureate.
Provides tax credits for certain participants in federal Environmental Performance Track Program.
Eliminates the alternative minimum assessment under the corporation business tax.
Appropriates $56 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Establishes the New Jersey School Counts County College Scholarship Program; appropriates $2,000,000.
Decreases and eliminates certain fees and penalties.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
Authorizes issuance of $400,000,000 in general obligation bonds for various Department of Human Services purposes; appropriates $5,000.
Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.
Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.
Appropriates $18,725,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Restricts expenditure of State appropriated funds for cabinet officers' chauffeur driven limousines.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of operations that have continued from "Desert Shield/Desert Storm."
Special legislation to permit appointment of David Jobst to the Fieldsboro Police Department and enrollment in PFRS.
Applies prevailing wage requirement to certain custom fabrication.
Imposes penalty upon political subdivision of State that unlawfully denies person military leave benefits.
Removes tolls from the Garden State Parkway.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer that dissolves and completely liquidates during the 2002-2003 suspension of net operating loss deductions to use that deduction.