Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Joan M. Voss
Sponsored
Became law1
Establishes Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative.
Passed the General Assembly3
Removes monk parakeet from list of potentially dangerous species.
Exempts testing of cigarettes in tobacco businesses from "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act."
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified technology education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Out of committee3
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Requires all elected or appointed members of a local governing body to receive budget and fiscal affairs training.
In committee20
Provides for the annual selection of six school facilities demonstration projects under the State's school construction law.
Provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances.
Authorizes surcharge on cable television companies for carrying certain programming that promotes gambling in this State.
Establishes a loan redemption program for certified vocational-technical education teachers employed in public schools in the State.
Requires notification to county college employee majority bargaining unit representatives of new title or position or change in job description or duties of an existing position.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS for Office on Women's Health.
Increases fees charged for marriage licenses and dedicates monies to Displaced Homemakers Trust Fund.
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.
Clarifies and expands duties and powers of Office of the Child Advocate and makes child advocate member of certain State child welfare boards.
Increases funding for compulsive gambling prevention, education, and treatment programs.
Prohibits writing of online prescriptions for persons who have not been examined by prescriber.
Establishes special license plates supporting Autism Awareness.
Requires Secretary of State to maintain website listing State agency public hearings and meetings.
Prohibits convicted former elected or appointed public official from registering as governmental affairs agent.
Increases membership of the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
Prohibits forcible feeding of ducks, geese, and other poultry for the production of foie gras; directs State Board of Agriculture and Dept. of Agriculture to establish standards for humane feeding and raising of poultry for such purposes.
Prohibits debit card or credit card issuer from delivering sample plastic credit or debit cards to consumers.
Permits certain coverings on license plates.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to The College of New Jersey to expand technology education teacher preparation program.
Requires van accessible handicapped parking spaces be used exclusively by handicapped equipped vans.
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 43
Requires distribution of pamphlets, posters and other educational materials informing certain public school students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act." *
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to advise women of option to donate or store umbilical cord blood and placental tissue. **
Prohibits computer-assisted remote hunting.
Authorizes access to abandoned properties by electric and gas public utilities to disconnect utility service.
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
Prohibits product testing with traditional animal test methods if federally recommended alternative test method exists, with certain exceptions; and provides for injunctive relief for violations.
Establishes the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. *
Concerns omnibuses; creates "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." *
Permits law enforcement officers, including county sheriff and corrections officers, to participate in intergovernmental transfer program; permits waive of accumulated sick leave and seniority privileges by such officers.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
Prohibits public school districts from joining under certain circumstances voluntary associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports programs.
Regulates dental decisions by insurers and third party administrators and provides for limited dentist registration certificates. *
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
Revises statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
Creates New Jersey POW-MIA medal. *
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Authorizes State Auditor to conduct performance review audits.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Provides mandatory fines and community service for theft of headstones, headstone markers, flags or flag holders from grave sites. *
Establishes commuter transportation services public awareness campaign in DOT. *
Revises certain penalties relating to operation of autobuses.
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Provides a military service exemption to the requirement of continuous enrollment under the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs.
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
Mandates alternate testing dates because of days of religious observance for certain applicants seeking licensure.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed heath care facilities.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Exempts from payment for seven years certain taxes and energy charges for certain manufacturing facilities.
Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.
Regulates certain tows and requires licensure of towing companies.
Provides for instruction in autism and other developmental disabilities awareness and methods of teaching students with autism and other developmental disabilities for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals. **
Concerns Early Intervention Program services for children with autism.
Establishes New Jersey Adults with Autism Task Force.
Extends funding for autism medical research and treatment.
Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
Appropriates $40 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Provides for licensure of massage and bodywork therapists and registration of the employers.
Vetoed · 2
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Requires certain public contract bid advertisements to contain certified cost estimates or estimate ranges of projected contract costs and specifies grounds for rejections of all bids. **
Passed the General Assembly · 19
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Provides for the registration of daily money managers.
Prohibits certain elected officials from receiving dual health benefit coverage.
Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Prohibits sale of certain bicycles with quick release wheels.
Revises "Notaries Public Act of 1979."
Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.
Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Provides for funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Requires alternative testing arrangements be provided to certain students unable to attend tests at their regular administration due to religious observance.
Provides that a nursing home resident has a right to receive food that meets the resident's religious dietary requirements.
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. *
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.
Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.
Out of committee · 80
"Toy Safety Act."
"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.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Provides immunity from civil liability for school personnel and school bus contractor employees who use reasonable force or restraint to stop fights on school property or to defend themselves against a student assault. *
Establishes a permanent Commission on the Funding of a Thorough and Efficient Public School Education to make recommendations and to monitor a public school funding formula. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties. *
Requires public school districts to prepare annual report on school district contracts.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
Clarifies the law concerning the emergency administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis. *
Establishes pharmacy's duty to fill prescriptions for in-stock drugs or devices without delay, notwithstanding sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs of pharmacist. *
Requires health benefits coverage by health insurers and SHBP for orthotic and prosthetic appliances and provides reimbursement therefor. *
Establishes Task Force on Education Reform.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Regulates Internet pharmacies and electronic prescriptions.
Increases maximum municipal dog license fee from $7 to $21. *
Criminalizes organized retail theft and establishes crime of leader of organized retail theft enterprise.
Revises statutes regarding acupuncturists.
Establishes sex offender monitoring program. *
Makes total property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to effective date of determination of total disability; requires State to reimburse municipalities for reimbursement of property taxes paid to veteran.
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Requires any person responsible for conducting remediation to submit written notification and a remedial action workplan under certain conditions; requires DEP to adopt rules setting forth notice requirements. **
Requires persons transacting business in this State and making payments to unregistered unincorporated construction contractors to withhold gross income taxes from those payments.
Decreases certain public document copy fees to up to $0.10 or less per letter size page and up to $0.15 or less per legal size page. *
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.
Prohibits the use of a dog or other animal in a drug distribution scheme.
Makes use of an animal to carry illegal drugs or facilitate drug-related crimes an animal cruelty offense; provides for non-merger of criminal animal cruelty offenses. *
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.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
Recodifies Title 4 criminal animal cruelty offenses in State criminal code; increases level of certain offenses and crimes; establishes new offenses; revises civil penalties; repeals various sections of law; designated as Angel's Law. **
Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges. *
Concerns meat packing.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Authorizes the issuance of bonds by the NJEDA to fund State capital construction projects of $270 million for facilities for stem cell research, biomedical research, blood collection and cancer research. **
Requires informational posters about safe placement alternatives for newborn infants be posted in public restrooms used by females.
Directs AG to develop guidelines for law enforcement cooperation with municipal prosecutors.
Establishes the New Jersey Task Force on Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Allows access to housing, public facilities and transportation for certain working dogs, provides penalties for violation.
Directs Division of Developmental Disabilities to prepare plan to ensure community-based living for certain individuals with developmental disabilities.
Regulates operation of sweepstakes in New Jersey.
Regulates donation clothing bins.
Allows counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
Imposes criminal penalties for certain actions concerning disposition of decedent's body parts.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs. *
Provides a corporation business tax credit for contributions to support facilities construction, expansion, renovation and upgrade at New Jersey public and independent institutions of higher education.
"New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act," authorizes the sale of State general obligation bonds in the amount of $450 million and appropriates $5,000. *
Exempts from sales tax all hybrid and certain highly fuel efficient vehicles.
Establishes a public awareness campaign concerning the importance of keeping a current address with MVC.
Permits person covered by managed care plan to receive covered services from in-network provider without obtaining referral from primary care physician.
Requires Office of Legislative Services to make complete voting records of legislators available to the public in electronic form.
"Steven's Law;" prohibits use of non-wood bats in certain organized games. *
Requires DCF and DHS to compile lists of State properties suitable for certain residential uses. *
Permits wineries to produce and sell certain distilled alcoholic beverages.
Provides that if an annual appropriation act is not enacted at the beginning of a State fiscal year casino gambling operations shall continue and all State employees shall be deemed essential. *
Provides unemployment benefits for spouses of armed services members under certain conditions. *
"Billy's Law"; requires DCF and DHS to establish regulations for out-of-State placements in residential schools and programs. **
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 13 members.
"Patricia's Law;" model Missing Persons Legislation.
Eliminates the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances. *
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
Abolishes Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee; transfers powers to New Jersey State Board of Architects.
Restricts certain sex offenders' access to the Internet.
Allows authorized representative of deceased or incapacitated dentist to contract with another dentist to continue practice for one year.
Requires distributing information about human papillomavirus to parents and guardians of seventh to twelfth graders and to pediatricians, and establishes public awareness campaign. *
Authorizes Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to establish additional air terminals.
Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law.
Establishes the Preschool Through Grade 20 Council; appropriates $500,000.
Prohibits municipal prosecutors from making certain recommendations to the court. *
Restricts receipt of things of value by members of the Legislature and legislative staff from lobbyists and governmental affairs agents; increases certain penalty provisions. *
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Directs Legislative Services Commission to provide for a comprehensive Statewide costing-out study to determine per pupil costs required to provide a thorough and efficient education.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Requires hospitals to implement infection prevention programs.
Requires hospitals to report certain information concerning infection rates to DHSS and requires DHSS to make information public.
Clarifies that in nonpublic schools the school nurse would be required to recruit and train volunteer designees to administer epinephrine to students when nurse is not physically present.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
In committee · 174
Revises New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
Increases the maximum amount of bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the Public Library Project Fund from $45 million to $95 million to provide library construction and technology grants.
Exempts Holocaust reparations payments from estate recovery under Medicaid.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses paying a salary differential to National Guard members or reservists on active duty.
Requires reporting and review of insurance carriers' health care claims processing and payment histories.
Requires certain disclosures from carriers; establishes new health care claims payment and appeals process; limits use of utilization management under certain circumstances.
Reduces polling place hours for certain elections.
Provides that impairing another person's means of communication may constitute an act of domestic violence.
"The Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative."
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Establishes the authority of the court to order electronic monitoring of certain convicted domestic violence offenders.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Establishes professional standards for county sheriffs and their employees.
Requires health care facilities to report certain information about their health care staff to their respective professional boards or DHSS.
Prohibits black bear hunting, creates black bear study commission, authorizes issuance and sale of NJ Black Bear Stamp, establishes NJ Black Bear Stamp Account.
Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.
Establishes New Jersey Wildlife Rehabilitation Licensing Study Commission, and temporarily expands scope of "cooperator permit" to include rehabilitation of other kinds of wildlife besides game animals.
Prevents use of condemnation to acquire residential property under redevelopment laws.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public school buildings.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Increases annual funding of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to businesses providing employment to qualified handicapped persons at sheltered workshops.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Increases Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program subsidy.
Permits students with cystic fibrosis to self-administer medication.
Prohibits EDA or school district from entering into contract for payment of relocation costs of tenant or leaseholder until contract for purchase of site is executed.
Expands offense of computer criminal activity to include accessing computer data for an unlawful purpose by means of a knowing misrepresentation as to identity of person requesting information.
Creates Meadowlands Economic Development Trust; provides for sharing of tax revenues generated by developments of regional economic significance to improve local quality of life.
Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in certain circumstances.
Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.
"Billy's Law;" directs Department of Education to establish a register of qualified educational facilities outside the State for special education students and establishes procedures for the placement of such facilities on the register.
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Requires sharing of revenues derived from major developments situated near municipal borders under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act."
Requires health insurers to provide health benefits coverage for treatment of pathological gambling.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals.
Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies and applied behavioral analysis for the treatment of certain autism disorders.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Revises calculation of school district budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and revises adjustment for special education costs.
Establishes the "Veterans Home Health Care Demonstration Program"; appropriates $1 million.
Incorporates federal standards governing sale and transfer of firearms to aliens and non-residents.
Directs an annual appropriation of $12 million for the support of professional development for teaching staff members.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from imposing nonresident tuition fees on members of New Jersey National Guard and surviving children and spouses of Guard members killed in line of duty.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties.
Provides gross income tax deduction for health care plan costs.
Creates pilot program to create a database with certain information regarding public buildings and facilities for use by emergency service providers during an emergency; appropriates $5,000,000.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Exempts certain purchases by school food service providers from the sales and use tax.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Requires breath or blood sample to be obtained from driver involved in motor vehicle accident resulting in death.
Requires retail food establishments to provide certain nutritional information for food or beverage items sold to its customers.
Revises the eligibility criteria under the State earned income tax credit to equal the eligibility criteria of the federal earned income tax credit.
Directs public school officials regarding the administration and implementation of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."
Requires Attorney General to prepare pamphlet for parents on keeping children safe from predators.
Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.
Requires heir to undergo criminal background check before taking possession of firearm.
Requires the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners maintain minutes of meetings; provides Governor veto over minutes.
Abolishes death penalty in New Jersey; provides for resentencing for persons sentenced to death.
Creates requirement and grant program for power-assisted door openers on certain public buildings; appropriates $600,000.
Revises and updates statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
"Rail Special Transportation District Act."
Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.
Establishes public school district budget cap adjustment for energy costs.
Requires Local Finance Board approval for proposed loan agreements between local authorities and for-profit entities.
Allocates certain excess surplus of health service corporations to hospitals for charity care subsidies.
Appropriates $18.3 million in FY 2005 to the Department of Education to fully fund extraordinary special education costs.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.
Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.
Authorizes the issuance of cigarette tax revenue bonds by the NJEDA to fund stem cell research facilities, biomedical research facilities, and State park system capital projects; designated the Capital Facilities Financing Act of 2005.
"Stem Cell Research Bond Act of 2005," authorizes sale of bonds for $230 million and appropriates $5,000.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Requires that public officers or public employees convicted of crimes involving their office or employment be sentenced to mandatory prison terms and forfeit pension benefits.
Prohibits investment of certain public funds in financial institutions located in Delaware if that state does not amend its permitting laws to conform to the Compact of 1905.
Requires DEP to develop and maintain an integrated computer system.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
"Transportation Trust Fund Renewal and Reform Act of 2005."
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
Requires dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes certain specific gambling offenses connected with animal fights under the animal cruelty laws; establishes minimum jail time for first offenders.
Prohibits black bear hunting until completion of report submitted by Rutgers; appropriates $95,000.
Establishes grant program for school districts to develop in-district and collaborative special education programs and services to reduce need to place classified students out-of-district.
Requires the placement of defibrillators in public use airports.
Directs school nurse to develop individual health care plan for students with diabetes and allows certain diabetic students to test blood and administer insulin in the classroom.
Limits rent increases for certain senior citizens.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Allows municipalities to publish ordinances, resolutions or other notices in free newspapers.
Supplemental appropriation to DOT of $14,800,000 as State contribution toward improvements of certain portions of Route 17.
Concerns NJ Transit's treatment of people with guide or service dogs; establishes Access Link Customer Service Group.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Requires private and public employers to provide unpaid leaves of absence or reassignment of hours for National Guard members and Reservists engaged in training.
Prohibits trapping of cats and dogs; limits trapping to animal control officers, members of SPCA and volunteers of Trap-Neuter-Return program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.
Requires mandatory sexual violence training for law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel.
Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility costs and an appeal on administrative cost limits, and authorizes 3%
Establishes pilot program in DOC for removal of certain tattoos.
Changes reimbursement structure for various transportation services provided to Medicaid recipients.
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to chaining or other restraint of animals.
Adds two student representatives to board of governors of Rutgers University.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 25% State support.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the parent, spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Requires forfeiture of public office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher; disqualifies person from future office upon conviction of fourth degree crime or higher or conviction of crime involving dishonesty.
Directs AG to develop a computer system to assist municipal prosecutors.
Authorizes the issuance of cigarette tax revenue bonds by the NJEDA to fund State capital construction projects including $150 million for stem cell research facilities and $50 million for biomedical research facilities.
Requires notice to New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation by municipal authorities of applications for development on proposed Abbott district school facilities sites and a six-month moratorium on such development under certain circumstances.
Provides for an extended term of imprisonment, supervision for life and sex offender registration for the crime of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Permits municipalities to enact an ordinance requiring drivers arrested for DUI to be held in custody.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Increases penalty for equipment violations in omnibuses.
Raises fine for certain onmibus drivers who fail to produce required documents.
Makes permanent school district budget cap adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility and energy costs, and authorizes 3% surplus for the 2006-2007 and subsequent school years.
Creates Bergen County Transportation Trust Fund.
Prohibits school districts from hiring governmental affairs agents.
Requires certain information regarding special education students to be reported annually to the Legislature.
Increases annual property tax deduction for senior citizens and disabled persons from $250 to $500.
The "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act"; creates "New Jersey Catastrophe Fund"; appropriates $10,000,000.
Directs DHSS to adopt regulations prohibiting overcowding of animals in kennels, pet shops and other retail establishments; establishes penalties.
Permits police officer to impound uninsured motor vehicle.
Transfers powers of Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee to New Jersey State Board of Architects.
Requires MVC to immediately suspend driver's license of alleged drunk drivers who cause a death.
Establishes Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Pilot Program in DHS; appropriates $10 million.
Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.
Requires State Treasurer to annually sell State tax indebtedness and liens.
Includes adult with onset physical disabilities as eligible criteria for assistance through Special Needs Housing Trust Fund.
Appropriates $200,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grant to Save Ellis Island, Inc. to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires medical examiner to contact next-of-kin in case of certain deaths.
Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals.
Increases amount of divorce filing fees to be allocated to displaced homemaker services.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Establishes uniform school bus life of 15 years for all new school buses.
Creates offense of animal incapacitation and increases and revises certain animal cruelty penalties.
Prohibits certain breeding and sales practices; requires persons selling cats or dogs to provide certain information; and provides penalties.
Bars direct solicitation letters from attorneys to accident victims and other persons.
Provides that in event of State government shutdown due to failure to enact appropriation law racetracks will remain open; deems certain New Jersey Racing Commission employees essential.
Eliminates inheritance rights and the right of recovery in certain civil actions for a surviving parent who abandoned a decedent child.
Revises criteria for eligibility to receive homestead property tax reimbursement for claimants affected by eminent domain.
Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs.
Provides for religious accommodation regarding donations of anatomical gifts.
Requires insurers and State health care coverage programs to cover cost of HPV vaccine.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Removes limousine services from sales and use tax imposition.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Authorizes COAH to credit municipalities' fair share affordable housing obligations with certain housing units occupied by employees of a State or regional cultural center located within 3,000 feet of the housing units.
"Kyleigh's Law"; revises laws concerning provisional driver's licenses.
Provides NJ STARS II Program eligibility to certain students who attained an associate's degree through a joint program offered by a school district and a county college.
Bars persons convicted of an attempt or conspiracy to commit certain crimes from possessing weapons or firearms.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities; appropriates $100,000.
Requires health insurers to provide benefits for magnetic resonance imaging for certain women at high risk for breast cancer.
Requires that members of certain governing boards at public institutions of higher education be State residents.
Directs the BPU to establish certain energy-conservation programs.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation.