Bills in the 2008–2009 Session, General Assembly.
Elease Evans
Sponsored
Became law1
Revises membership of New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Passed the General Assembly2
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
Restricts sale or lease of certain ultrasound equipment.
Out of committee4
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs. *
Upgrades offense of harassment under certain circumstances.
Establishes Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education.
Modifies laws concerning inmate income and complaints; creates uniform identification cards for attorneys to enter State correctional facilities. *
In committee41
Requires municipalities to include unique identifier on signs at certain handicapped parking sports.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Requires certain nongovernmental employers to provide health care premium conversion plans for employees; excludes certain employee health care premium conversions from taxation under the gross income tax.
Prohibits sale or distribution of computer software under certain circumstances.
Establishes the crime of negligent homicide.
Provides for civil action and treble damages for a violation of the "New Jersey Trademark Counterfeit Act."
Requires owner to immediately report loss or theft of firearm to police.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Requires DHSS to establish emergency action plan for hospitals.
Requires study of availability of certain health care services by independent entity.
Excludes from income for gross income tax and PAAD eligibility purposes victims' remuneration for involuntary internment received under judgments or settlement agreements.
Requires insurers to cover treatment for sickle cell anemia; requires DHSS to prepare and distribute informational booklet about sickle cell anemia; appropriates $95,000.
Lowers maximum interest rate that municipalities can charge on first $1500 of unpaid municipal taxes, assessments, liens or other charges.
Establishes the "Healthy New Jersey Labor-Management" demonstration program.
Creates tax exemption for public parks and recreational facilities owned, maintained, or operated by joint municipal recreation commission.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.
"The Muhammad Ali/Rocky Marciano Boxing Reform Act"; enhances regulation of boxing.
Requires small employer health insurance carriers to offer coverage for treatment of infertility.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Extends the statute of limitations for certain sexual abuse cases.
Provides for an extended term of imprisonment, supervision for life and sex offender registration for the crime of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Provides certain requirements for donation container solicitations by charities.
Requires insurers to provide coverage for medications and dose-intensive chemotherapy/bone marrow transplants and umbilical cord blood transplants for treatment of sickle cell anemia.
Provides for registration and regulation of athlete agents.
Adds fraud via telecommunication or electronic means to list of prohibited activities for certain security transactions; increases penalties.
Extends eligibility for certain benefits to veterans who performed active service in U.S. Armed Forces during Cold War.
Extends eligibility for $250 property tax deduction to Cold War veterans.
Prohibits false or secret compartments in motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Imposes liability insurance requirement on alcoholic beverage licensees and provides penalties for occupancy and fire code violations.
Provides for increased penalties for a crime committed in a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship.
Provides for residency requirement for name change applications.
Establishes "Victim-Witness Scholarship Fund;" establishes "Witness Protection Fund;" and concerns State forfeiture funds.
Clarifies that the definition of "racketeering activity" in the RICO statute includes securities fraud offenses.
Establishes a pothole repair and research program in the Department of Transportation and provides funding from new motor vehicle tire fee revenue.
Requires managed care companies to pay health care claims based on assignment of benefits and disclosed fee schedules; requires coverage under certain conditions; authorizes civil actions against violators.
Changes composition of board of directors of health service corporations.
Includes security fraud as violation of consumer fraud act.
Permits certain minors to consent to forensic care or treatment.
Designates unmarried ex-spouse of marriage of 25 or more years as the widow or widower eligible for PFRS pension.
Concerns the issuance and forfeiture of bail bonds.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Prohibits penalizing pharmacy for dispensing forged or fraudulent prescription approved by certain State prescription drug benefit programs. *
Establishes Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 77
Authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with diabetes and provides for the emergency administration of glucagon for certain students. *
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. *
Revises laws concerning the provision of affordable housing.
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 certain persons to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Requires prompt parental and staff notification of contaminated soil found on school property. *
Revises laws concerning pedestrian safety and traffic control; requires drivers to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians under certain conditions.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Daniel Mackay's Law; requires certain information be given to next of kin of relatives killed or incapacitated in motor vehicle accident; caps certain abandoned vehicle storage fees.
Requires developers to offer solar energy systems in certain new home construction. *
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Establishes compelling circumstances exception to mandatory driver's license suspension under conditional discharge statute; allows court to revoke remainder of suspension for compelling circumstances.
Establishes New Jersey Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
Revises eligibility for expungement of criminal and juvenile delinquency records.
Requires that any United States or State of New Jersey flag purchased with State funds be manufactured in the United States.
Increases membership of Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of NJ from 14 to 15 members.
Delays effective date of recycling tax and adjusts allocation of moneys in the State Recycling Fund. *
Permits use of overseas absentee ballots for all elections; authorizes transmission of ballots by electronic means. *
Changes deadline for voter-verified paper record of votes cast on voting machines to January 1, 2009.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
Repeals the designation of New Jersey Route No. 23 as "Robert A. Roe Highway."
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.
Permits qualified trustee to hold interest in alcoholic beverage license for qualified beneficiary under age 18.
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.
Extends program eligibility to areas located in municipalities contiguous to those currently qualified to participate in the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.
Requires schools to notify certain students of potential eligibility for NJ STARS Program.
Broadens small qualified business exception under UEZ sales tax rebate program. *
Permits municipalities and counties to make certain traffic engineering decisions without DOT approval.
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.
Increases EDA bonding limit for State share of school facilities projects; specifies debt service for these bonds will first be payable from revenues received from gross income tax; establishes priority categories for non-SDA district projects. *
Requires DHS to report physical assaults and deaths at State psychiatric hospitals on its website and report deaths to Public Advocate. *
Requires school security drills to improve emergency preparedness.
"Ricci's Law;" revises ignition interlock device requirements for certain drunk driving offenders. *
Concerns safety measures at health club swimming pools.
Permits counties to create County Homelessness Trust Funds. *
Grants immunity to certain underage persons for unlawful possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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. *
Repeals statutory limitation on and imposes conditions for outside employment of assistant prosecutors. *
Adds non-voting member to NJT board.
Concerns prevailing wage in construction projects connected with Board of Public Utilities financial assistance.
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.
Permits adding e-mail address to voter registration applications.
Eliminates cancellation of charges against employer UI accounts for benefits exceeding 50% of total base year, base week wages.
Appropriates $12,500,000 from Long Term Obligation and Capital Expenditure Fund and $51,471,000 in federal funds for housing related purposes.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires confirmation of financial assistance for eligible homeowners voluntarily closing or replacing petroleum underground storage tanks, and expands eligibility for financial assistance. *
Creates "Computer Crime Prevention Fund"; imposes penalties on certain offenders.
Permits physicians to issue multiple prescriptions for total of up to 90-day supply of Schedule II drugs.
Requires the Director of the Division of Taxation to establish a 45-day State tax amnesty period that ends no later than June 15, 2009.
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. *
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 Foreclosure Fairness Act"; imposes additional foreclosure notice requirements; amends "Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act." *
Provides one year extension of 4% surcharge on corporation business tax liability and decouples corporation business tax from federal Internal Revenue Code deferral of certain discharge of indebtedness income.
Establishes "Women and Families Strengthening Act."
Provides for programs and services for inmates and formerly incarcerated persons; and institutes certain administrative procedures. *
Concerns parole eligibility and supervision, prison visitation, and training and education standards for incarcerated persons.
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.
Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices in indoor public places and sale to minors. *
Permits prescriber to use electronic health record program to print New Jersey Prescription Blanks for transmission to pharmacist.
Establishes Apparel Procurement Board; sets standards for procurement of apparel by the State.
Makes sundry changes to laws affecting organization and functions of MVC.
Revises approval process for rate changes applicable to medical malpractice liability insurance.
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. *
Establishes New Jersey Special Education and Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force.
Concerns payment of prevailing wage in certain construction undertaken with BPU financial assistance.
Brings State law into conformity with federal law concerning sharing of certain mental health information relating to the purchase and possession of firearms.
Clarifies that certain transfers of handguns are not subject to law prohibiting purchase of more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
Redirects appropriations in "Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act" (2009) to provide more effective foreclosure relief to homeowners.
Establishes standards and requirements set forth in Executive Order No. 151 (2009) for use of funds from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Establishes NJ PLACE program to facilitate college credit for registered apprenticeship programs.
Passed the General Assembly · 44
Requires notice of development applications be given to residential tenants on that property.
The "Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act."
Requires physicians and other prescribers to obtain informed consent from parents or guardians of minors for certain medications with "black box warning."
Requires building materials dealer to provide uniquely identified delivery ticket to consumer.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Clarifies definition of "primary care" in Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program to include practice of geriatrics.
Requires weekly reporting of construction and building permit approvals to municipal tax assessor.
Clarifies immunity from civil liability for volunteers affiliated with Citizen Corps under certain circumstances. **
Increases fine for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat and for failing to secure the seat belts of passengers between the ages of 8 and 18. *
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.
Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet. *
Authorizes the court to credit an indigent person under certain circumstances.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2008." *
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Permits person covered by certain managed care plans to receive covered services from network provider without obtaining written referral from primary care provider. *
Establishes "New Jersey Council on Child Poverty."
Prohibits mislabeling and misbranding of farm products; directs Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and enforce violations; increases penalties for certain violations.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Provides DYFS caseworkers with personnel and law enforcement assistance when conducting DYFS investigations.
Requires poll workers to have certain training in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990".
Requires sports and entertainment facilities to submit evacuation plan with municipal emergency management coordinator.
Clarifies penalties for trespassers who damage farmland and crops with all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
Amends Health Enterprise Zone law to allow municipalities more discretion in granting property tax exemptions to medical offices.
Provides that reports and publications produced by State be primarily available on Internet, provides for notice of availability of reports and publications.
Establishes "New Jersey Colon Cancer Research Fund;" provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns. *
Requires electronic submission of certain periodic reports to Governor and Legislature by State agency.
Enhances crime victims' rights under the "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."
Creates "New Jersey Senior Labor Task Force."
Qua-Daishia's Law: bars disclosure of personal identifying information contained in grand jury materials; creates fourth degree offense for unauthorized disclosure. *
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
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.
Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools. *
Requires victims of the criminally insane to be notified upon release, escape, or transfer of offender from mental health facility.
Establishes permissive inferences related to conduct that serves as predicate to sex offenses against minors.
Makes it a crime to communicate or transmit sexually suggestive communications to a minor under certain circumstances.
Upgrades certain sex crimes against minors.
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.
Provides for appointment to board of directors of New Jersey Automobile Insurance Risk Exchange by Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Permits municipalities to auction taxi licenses to highest bidder, requires taxicabs to post taxi license number and name of licensing municipalities on exterior, and requires drivers of taxicabs to submit to criminal history record background checks. *
Allows DMVA to fundraise for handicap accessible vehicle purchase.
Expedites payment of PFRS accidental death benefit.
Out of committee · 68
Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old. *
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance regulating where sex offenders may reside. *
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in amount of Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance payment.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
Establishes N.J. Historical Commission program for preservation and promotion of graves of significant individuals of the American Revolutionary period; appropriates $200,000.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Requires liability insurance for certain vessels.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
"Statewide Drought Management Act."
Requires New Jersey Transit Access Link drivers to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
"Truth in Beef Packaging Act of 2008."
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support improvement of State parks and forests.
Increases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation. *
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.
Allows identity theft victims to petition for judicial determination of factual innocence.
Upgrades penalties for tampering with witnesses and informants; upgrades hindering apprehension or prosecution under certain circumstances. *
Permits municipality to determine permissible parking distance from intersection, crosswalk or "stop" sign.
Appropriates $7 million in 1992 bond act monies for loans to fund dam restoration projects.
Establishes Re-entry Coordinating Council in the Office of the Attorney General. *
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
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.
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.
Includes security fraud as violation of consumer fraud act.
Permits smoking ban on grounds of State psychiatric hospitals and other Human Services facilities if smoking cessation program offered. *
Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies. *
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for certain prepaid bank cards, such as mall gift cards.
Allows credit against certain charges to CATV customers opting out of premium service within 30 days of CATV company notice of network or programming change.
Requires counties, municipalities, fire districts and boards of education to cooperatively develop and implement five-year financial plans.
Requires DHS to assess $25 annual fee for collection of certain child support payments and authorizes DHS to increase child support pass through.
Authorizes Greenwood Lake Commission to charge fees. *
Requires nursing homes to use pressure redistribution mattresses for all residents.
Prohibits employment and licensing background checks to go back further than seven years under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Court Security Enhancement Fund" and increases court fees.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care professionals and workers. *
Authorizes construction of curb extensions for pedestrian safety on local roadways without Commissioner of Transportation's approval.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
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.
Authorizes DHSS to recover monies from certain charity care claims through contracted entity.
Provides for random drug testing and testing for cause of employees of State psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers, and veterans homes and requires applicants for employment to undergo drug testing. *
Increases power of judges of compensation to enforce workers' compensation law.
Strengthens enforcement against employers for failure to provide workers' compensation coverage.
Revises membership of Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau and clarifies its authority. *
Requires Insurance Fraud Prosecutor to establish liaison with DOLWD and authorizes its investigation of cases of failure to provide workers' compensation coverage. **
Regulates solicitation of credit cards on college campuses.
Establishes "green teams" to develop and advance energy conservation and efficiency and environmental sustainability in State governmental offices.
Increases carryover period of net operating loss deduction under corporation business tax. *
Makes changes to certain grants for wastewater treatment system projects provided under P.L.2005, c.301.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities. *
Concerns urban enterprise zones.
Prohibits Internet posting of certain information on law enforcement officers.
Establishes procedure to insure inmates with military service receive all the veteran benefits to which they are entitled upon release.
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. *
Requires residential mortgage lenders to provide debtors with certain information about curing default prior to initiation of mortgage foreclosure action.
Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation for certain legal transcribers. *
Establishes "New Jersey Lung Cancer Research Fund"; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns.
Removes geographic restrictions on where United States Park Police are authorized to make arrests for certain crimes and offenses.
Requires public bodies to provide funds for outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in connection with certain construction contracts.
Makes emergency medical technician certification valid for five years.
Extends service prevailing wage requirements to food service contracts and to local units and State authorities.
Authorizes courts to revoke fees at sentencing, include mediation as an alternative sentence, consider testimony from a defendant's family, and reduce the waiting period for certain expungements.
Provides for annual adjustments in family temporary disability leave contribution rates and limits certain refunds of contributions.
In committee · 58
Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Allows certain nonprofit agencies under contract to DHS to establish a working capital fund.
Establishes the "Office of the Gang Member Relocation Coordinator."
Establishes a permanent Gang Land Security Task Force.
Establishes 25-cent municipal court surcharge for all violations; creates grant program for animal shelters funded by surcharge.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
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.
Extends right to vote to individuals on probation.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Raises vehicle registration fees for heavy vehicles and dedicates portion to Transportation Trust Fund Account.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
"Toy Safety Act."
Provides for establishment and funding of "New Jersey Bridge Safety Program"; appropriates $500,000.
Expands wrongful death act to allow recovery for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.
Authorizes expansion of existing UEZs to include contiguous economically distressed areas.
Prohibits job discrimination for reasons unrelated to job performance.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Authorizes special "We Support the Arts" license plates with proceeds to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Requires NJ Transit to do study of platform safety issues at rail stations.
"Thomas P. Canzanella Twenty First Century First Responders Protection Act"; concerns workers' compensation for public safety workers.
Waives commercial driver's license requirements for certain Office of Emergency Management drivers.
Creates e-mail registration as part of Megan's law requirement and allows for supervision of certain sex offender's e-mail.
Establishes $2 surcharge upon building permits for payments to Community Health Law Project.
"Recycling Enhancement Act"
Excludes membership fees, initiation fees, and dues of certain nonprofit health and fitness clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.
Expands programs in BPU to include low-interest loans and grants to municipalities for energy efficient programs and innovative energy technologies.
Reduces sales tax rate on certain sales and admission charges at places of amusement in urban enterprise zone areas and provides that sales tax revenue be for municipal purposes.
Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.
"New Jersey Financial Information Privacy Act."
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses employing qualified ex-offenders.
Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act; establishes certain consumer protections for wireless telephone subscribers.
Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.
The "Toxic-free Children's Products Act."
The "Animal Cruelty Recodification and Modernization Act."
Authorizes State and local governments to enter into group purchasing agreement for alternative fueled 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.
Prohibits the sale of cosmetics containing lead or mercury.
Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.
Provides Bureau of Securities with certain responsibilities concerning variable annuities.
Upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care professionals and workers.
Prohibits businesses that outsource jobs overseas from receiving State contracts or grants; prohibits investment of State funds in such businesses.
Authorizes special Alpha Kappa Alpha license plate.
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.
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.
Limits sales or use of certain prescription information.
Provides useful life of three years for certain permitted maintenance projects with Transportation Trust Fund monies.
Imposes temporary requirement on county treasurer to forward $300 from certain mortgage execution sales to provide funding for Legal Services of New Jersey.
Permits municipality, fire district or authority to approve transfer of certain firefighters from PERS to PFRS.
Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
Prohibits certain sales of alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or religious institutions.
Requires mandatory registration of family day care providers.