Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Frederick Scalera
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Provides for the regulation of long-term care insurance.
In committee4
Raises to $150,000 in gross contributions the threshold requiring charitable organizations to file audited financial statements under the "Charitable Registration and Investigation Act."
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Requires adoption of model plan for county coordination of hazardous materials response.
Authorizes appointment of unpaid deputy sheriffs in certain counties.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Provides for the regulation of long-term care insurance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Concerns public works contractor registration.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Passed the General Assembly · 15
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Establishes certain requirements for sale of "E-Z Pass" transponders to nonresidents.
Implements procedures to ensure compliance of State agencies with certain set-aside contract requirements.
Permits disqualification of bidder under "Local Public contracts Law" with whom any contracting unit has had prior negative experience.
Requires county colleges to award college-credits to firefighters for certain courses completed at county fire academies.
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act."
Requires NJ Sports and Exposition Authority to notify and receive input from Hackensack Meadowlands District municipalities concerning certain Meadowlands complex projects.
Requires employer notifications to workers regarding temporary disability benefits.
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 7
Makes volunteer firefighter appointed to paid position eligible for PFRS membership through age 40.
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Changes certain documentation required for certification as minority or woman's business for certain State programs.
Abolishes New Jersey Highway Authority and transfers projects and functions to Turnpike Authority.
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Establishes Task Force on Child Welfare.
Appropriates $12,377,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in northern NJ.
In committee · 9
Requires reporting of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation against vulnerable adults.
Requires DOT to ban right turn on red at unsafe intersections, erect signs at crosswalks and consider pedestrian safety when distributing discretionary aid.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Directs the State Lottery Commission to establish video lottery at not more than three horse racetracks; provides for NJ Casino Control Commission and NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement oversight.
Allows residential subscribers to designate third parties to receive CATV service termination notices.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Establishes certain consumer protection measures for cellular telephone customers.
Prohibits display of students' social security numbers by institutions of higher education.
Requires affidavit acknowledging that it is unlawful for auto body repair facility to inflate repair estimate to meet insurance deductible amount.