Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph Vas
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides certain employment protections for employees on military leave in time of war or emergency.
Out of committee3
Exempts members of fraternal benefit societies from insurance producer licensing requirements in certain circumstances.
Designates first Monday in November each year as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day." *
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.
In committee17
Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
Permits transcript or videotape of testimony before local issuing authority to be admissible in ABC appeal.
Clarifies test for determining when personal property is not a taxable fixture attached to real property.
"Hospital Infection Reporting Act."
Requires school districts annually to measure the body mass index of public school pupils.
Establishes the Higher Education Study Commission.
Imposes mandatory minimum term of 10 years on defendant convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.
Increases eligible compensation level for enrollment in TPAF to $10,000.
Permits municipalities to adopt aesthetic standards as part of zoning ordinance.
Allows a gross income tax credit for textbook purchases by full-time undergraduate students at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Makes loitering in brown zones by certain sex offenders a crime of the fourth degree.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from selling from ice cream trucks.
Permits MVC to issue driving privilege cards to persons who cannot prove ID or lawful presence in the country; appropriates $90,000.
Bars high-risk and moderate-risk sex offenders from residing within 2,500 feet of a school, child care center or playground.
Authorizes municipal governing body to create and maintain list of municipal residents in need of special assistance in case of emergency for public safety purposes.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires retailers to pay sales and use tax on goods purchases and to remit tax collections as "value-added tax."
Carried from the Senate
Became law2
Exempts members of fraternal benefit societies from insurance producer licensing requirements in certain circumstances.
Designates first Monday in November each year as Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day." *
Passed the Senate1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 66
Eliminates various inactive commissions, committees, councils and boards.
Establishes "Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization, and Consolidation Commission"; establishes measures for local government efficiency; appropriates $95,000.
Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts.
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. **
Eliminates fee imposed for certified copy of veteran's discharge papers.
Requires 60-day notice of closing or relocation of nursing homes and assisted living residences to residents, their representatives and DHSS and provides for waiver of notice in emergency. *
Requires health insurers to honor an assignment of benefits for ambulance service payments under certain circumstances. *
Establishes Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
The "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."
Increases civil penalties for safety violations with respect to certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facilities. *
Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service. *
Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.
Clarifies jurisdiction concerning matters involving death or serious bodily injury and motor vehicles offenses arising out of same incident.
Requires prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs. *
Requires the placement of organ donation information and materials at public institutions of higher education.
Requires assignment of same inspector or team of inspectors who found a construction code violation to reinspection thereof.
Concerns fire emergency procedures.
Lowers the minimum full-time jobs requirement for business relocation and retention tax credits.
Concerns tax preparation services for certain clients.
Permits certain for-profit entities to manage or operate cemeteries.
Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.
Clarifies the entities able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups.
Revises qualifications to carry firearms for certain retired police officers.
Requires DHSS to maintain registry of reported autism diagnoses; appropriates $500,000. *
Revises statutes governing compensation for victims of crime.
Allows disabled veteran's surviving spouse to claim property tax exemption when veteran's disability declaration is granted after death.
Establishes New Jersey Prescription Drug Retail Price Registry in Division of Consumer Affairs. **
"The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act." **
Regulates sale of ammunition.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey Veterans Haven program.
Upgrades penalties for recruiting minors and confined persons to be in criminal street gang. *
Establishes Commission on Women Veterans.
Prohibits sale, use, and burning of creosote or creosote-treated products. *
"Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act"; reallocates State long-term care expenditures.
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to purposely disrupt funeral through certain conduct. *
Increases voting members on UMDNJ board of trustees from 11 to 19; provides for additional board powers; and establishes board of directors for University Hospital. *
Requires court to conduct inquiry at prosecutor's request concerning source of bail funds where defendant is charged with crime with bail restrictions. *
"Violence Prevention in Health Care Facilities Act," requires certain health care entities to establish violence prevention programs to protect health care workers.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in foreign companies doing business in Iran.
Concerns tobacco manufacturer payments under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. *
The "Global Warming Response Act."
Makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees because of religious practices.
"Electronic Waste Recycling Act."
Appropriates $39,430,430 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in "ur
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.
Reinforces prohibition of any debarred contractor using new business entity to circumvent the debarment; provides for suspension of contractor's registration pending hearing. *
Broadens the exception for small businesses under the UEZ sales tax rebate program. **
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits.
"New Jersey Health Information Technology Act"; establishes New Jersey Health Information Technology Commission and Office for e-HIT, and provides for Statewide health information technology plan. *
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.
Amends "Waterfront Commission Act" to clarify grounds for denial of license applications and revocation of licenses, and provides for postponement of certain hearings.
Enacts the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote."
Reorganizes and renames NJ Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission as NJ Commerce Commission; transfers Division of Travel and Tourism to Department of State.
Establishes pilot program for traffic control signal monitoring system.
Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Amends language in annual appropriations act to eliminate moratorium on Medicaid reimbursement to new pharmacies and medical supplies sold in pharmacies. *
Creates offenses of gang criminality and promoting organized street crime.
Permits municipal calculation of reserve for uncollected taxes by alternate method when tax appeal judgments are at least 0.75% of tax levy.
Establishes a tax clearance certificate program for awards of certain business assistance and incentives.
Vetoed · 1
Repeals cosmetic medical procedure gross receipts tax.
Passed the General Assembly · 57
Establishes a pilot program in DOE for the organization of a county administrative school district.
Permits the appointment of joint municipal court judges by agreement of affected municipalities.
Allows military personnel extended period to qualify for exclusion of capital gain from income of the sale or exchange of a principal residence.
Establishes sexual penetration or sexual contact with an animal as a crime and a civil offense under the State animal cruelty laws. **
Decreases certain motor vehicle fines and lengthens time to provide proof of insurance.
Increases penalties for failing to secure a child in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat while operating a motor vehicle.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students. *
Creates limited licenses for general barbering and for barbering and hairstyling within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Establishes October 1 as uniform eligibility date for admission to kindergarten in public school districts.
Creates a credit card do-not-solicit list for certain persons. **
Requires State to offer surplus State police vehicles to certain volunteer fire and emergency service organizations. *
Concerns penalties for illegally passing a school bus. *
Requires DMVA to send Servicemembers' Advisory Notice to members of National Guard called to active duty.
Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors. *
Creates the "Emergency Management Act of 2006." *
Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.
Expands eligibility for veterans' civil service preference; creates additional preference benefits.
Directs DOE to identify the content standards and progress indicators for districts which choose to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Requires criminal history background check for owners and employees of traveling sales crews. *
Imposes civil penalty on persons who provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for certain New Jersey members of the military and their families in need of assistance.
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.
Directs Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate certain fire safety regulations concerning furnishings purchased by public and independent institutions of higher education.
Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals.
Authorizes release of sex offender registration information to DHS and county welfare agencies.
Requires driver distractions to be noted in traffic accidents.
Regulates teen nights by requiring security provided by police officers, prohibiting persons under age 15 from attending, and disqualifying registered sex offenders from employment.
Expands scope of New Jersey Regulatory Flexibility Act dealing with economic impact of rules on small businesses.
Requires municipality to post sign on property subject of development application.
The "Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006."
Imposes surcharge on drunk drivers to establish Drunk Driving Prevention and Education Grant Fund.
Increases motor vehicle property damage reporting threshold to over $1000.
Requires school board member and local elective office candidates to file financial disclosure statements; requires criminal background disclosure for school officials and school board member candidates. *
Concerns transfer of PANYNJ contracts related to marine terminals.
Prohibits unfair discrimination in the issuance, renewal or rating of life insurance policies based on future foreign travel.*
Makes unlawful possession of assault firearm a second degree crime.
Upgrades penalty for unlawfully transferring a firearm to an underage person.
Requires New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission to provide information clearinghouse on website for businesses interested in relocating to State.
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.
Prohibits sending unsolicited advertising by text messaging.
Requires annual review of all released sex offenders to determine if they were registered and tiered.
Requires wheelchair securement devices and wheelchair occupant securement devices on certain vehicles and training in their use for certain employees.
Prohibits individuals from purchasing more than one handgun in a calendar month.
Requires wheelchair securement and occupant securement devices for wheelchaired passengers.
Requires retail mercantile establishment to provide manufacturer's rebate at time of consumer purchase.
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. *
Authorizes municipalities to regulate and impose fees on sexually oriented businesses and requires municipalities to station security personnel at certain locations in proximity to such businesses when children are present.
Requires sexually oriented businesses to notify property owners within 3,000 feet and obtain variance prior to operation.
Adds two additional public members to NJ Transit board.
Regulates impoundment of shopping carts.
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.
Prohibits display of gift card account numbers.
Requires DHSS and DHS to establish autism and intellectual and other developmental disabilities awareness program for emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. *
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Provides additional enforcement provisions under "Health Care Quality Act"; allows certain private causes of action for violations; expands administrative remedies; establishes enforcement fund.
Amends stalking law to broaden protections for victims.
Out of committee · 95
Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI.
Establishes New Jersey State Building Green Building Technology Task Force.
Allows UEZ municipalities to include certain activities and services as projects eligible for UEZ funding.
Regulates pharmacy benefits management companies; makes an appropriation. *
Requires free dissemination and Internet posting by DCA of Truth in Renting booklet; appropriates $100,000.
Adds new causes of action for divorce based on irreconcilable differences.
Requires prosecutor to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
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 the Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism Program.
Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools.
Establishes task force to recommend return-to-play guidelines following student-athlete brain injuries. *
Establishes additional bases for disqualification of bidder under "Local Public Contracts Law" and clarifies existing law.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" concerning gender identity or expression discrimination.
"Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act."
Establishes procedures for placement of individuals in Division of Developmental Disabilities Moderate Security Unit.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Act;" increases sentences for sex offenders and persons who harbor them. *
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. *
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile and homeowners insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. *
Matthew Albrecht Act; requires mattresses and box springs for sale in State to meet federal cigarette-ignition and open-flame standards. *
Authorizes local board of health to declare as a nuisance premises in which there have been multiple arrests for illegal sale or possession of drugs.
Requires disclosure of terms, conditions, and limitations on prepaid telephone calling cards.
Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.
Provides for commencement of short term tax exemptions and abatements as of date of completion of project.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the "NJBEST college savings program."
Eliminates downgrading of DWI offenses that occur more than 10 years after previous conviction.
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.
Provides for civil and criminal penalties for giving false information pertaining to violations of environmental laws. *
Eliminates statute of limitations for certain environmental crimes and crimes causing widespread injury or damage. *
Exempts solar energy systems from real property taxation.
Requires appointing authority to perform criminal history record background check on applicant or employee for employment, appointment, retention or promotion in a position designated with a domestic security classification.
Establishes defibrillator grant program in DCA.
Requires all State firefighter training to be accredited.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop. *
Requires DHSS to make certain information about long-term care and adult day health services facilities available on its website. *
Authorizes use of automated motor vehicle identification systems to enforce motor vehicle laws on certain local streets. *
Establishes Task Force on Education partnerships.
Regulates expiration dates and dormancy fees for certain prepaid bank cards, such as mall gift cards.
Prohibits certain unsolicited checks.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Concerns sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products.
Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages.
Criminalizes possession or use of electronic communications devices in certain correctional facilities. *
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. **
Permits county improvement authorities to undertake economic development activities.
"Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority Act." *
Requires 90 days' notice to affected municipalities of discontinuance of certain bus and train service.
Changes funding limits for grants to local governments from hazardous discharge fund for site remediation.
"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. **
Increases mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain repeat sex offenders.
Requires ambulatory care facilities to provide uncompensated outpatient renal dialysis services for uninsured low-income persons.
Authorizes provision of interest-free loans from new home warranty security fund for homeowners to replace polybutylene water piping.
Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.
"Safe Patient Handling Act"; requires health care facilities to establish safe patient handling programs. *
Increases funding of Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Program.
Permits revised methods of treatment for chiropractors and establishes continuing education requirements.
Requires MVC to share organ donor information with federally designated organ procurement organizations.
Changes when proof of veteran status is required for civil service examinations for certain veterans. *
"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. *
Requires new State residents to register their vehicles in New Jersey.
Upgrades tampering generally; upgrades tampering with prescribed medicine to second degree crime under certain circumstances.
Requires DCF and DHS to compile lists of State properties suitable for certain residential uses. *
Revises child pornography law. *
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.
"Nicole's Law;" permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender.
Requires training for constables.
Increases amount of State tax credits under "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Authorizes DCA Commissioner to prepare and make available to the public a green building manual.
Abolishes Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee; transfers powers to New Jersey State Board of Architects.
Amends "State Transfer of Development Rights Act," and provides for impact fees and other incentives for establishment of transfer of development rights programs. *
Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against participants.
Requires written notice to be provided to county health departments and local health agencies concerning contaminated sites. *
Requires distributing information about human papillomavirus to parents and guardians of seventh to twelfth graders and to pediatricians, and establishes public awareness campaign. *
Allows certain public entities to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of certain energy services for their facilities.
Requires the State Police to establish a recently relocated offenders section within the Megan's Law sex offender Internet registry. *
Requires governmental affairs agent to report particular items in annual appropriation legislation or appropriation legislation supplemental thereto on which agent acted.
Prohibits candidates from contributing campaign funds to charity in which candidate or candidate's immediate family is an officer or employee or receives compensation for goods or services provided to the charity.
Establishes New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.
Makes changes concerning Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
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.
Requires certain school districts to develop and implement student-advisor programs for students in grades 7 through 12.
Provides for mandatory term of imprisonment for luring and enticing an adult; increases mandatory term for luring and enticing a child.
Permits counties to abolish offices of superintendent of elections and deputy superintendent; transfers powers and duties thereof to county board of elections. *
Authorizes civil action for certain damages when a pet animal becomes ill, is injured, or dies from consuming or coming into contact with adulterated pet food.
Prohibits mislabeling and misbranding of farm products; directs Secretary of Agriculture to investigate and enforce violations; increases penalties for certain violations. *
Updates enforcement provisions of various environmental laws in a uniform manner.
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.
Appropriates $33,480,957,000 in State funds and $10,197,242,726 in federal funds for the State budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
Expands program eligibility and enhances benefit amount under the New Jersey earned income tax credit program.
In committee · 173
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic or State-certified psychoanalysis without the appropriate license or certification.
Exempts municipal clerk from penalties for Open Public Records Act violations under certain circumstances.
Exempts certain persons enrolled in public institutions of higher education from payment of undergraduate tuition at nonresident rates.
Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide laptop computers and support services to pupils and teachers in public school districts.
Excludes certain payments from methodology used by managed care carriers to determine usual, customary and reasonable fees.
Establishes pilot program in DLPS requiring electronic recording of certain police interrogations.
Authorizes special license plate with proceeds to public schools.
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.
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Requires fee-for-service prescription drug benefits for NJ FamilyCare.
Creates the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Appropriates $2,000,000 for New Jersey Fire Engine and Equipment Museum.
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.
Requires local government notification of sex offender registration and prohibits sex offenders from living near schools, child care centers or playgrounds.
Requires additional fines for certain crimes against minors to fund Amber Alert system.
Establishes Violence Free School Zones for public elementary and secondary schools.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Establishes Safe Haven Awareness Promotion Task Force.
Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."
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.
Requires tenant rebates by landlords of multifamily dwellings for cost of municipal solid waste collection by municipalities.
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.
Clarifies that advertisements by persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery are subject to the Consumer Fraud Act.
Prohibits use of credit information by property-casualty insurers in formulating underwriting rules.
Expands eligibility for special automobile insurance policies.
Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.
"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.
Increases the EDA bonding limit for the State share of school facilities projects.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits of elected official convicted of crime involving office held.
Prohibits sale on school property of certain foods during school breakfast and lunch periods.
Extends responsibilities of tow truck operators responding to calls for assistance from motorists.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Requires insurance coverage for magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer.
Increases from $15,000 to $25,000 annual compensation PERS retiree may earn in PERS-covered employment without reenrollment.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Increases host community benefit for municipalities wherein solid waste transfer stations are located from fifty cents to one dollar per ton of solid waste processed at such facilities.
Requires public institutions of higher education to prorate salary for part-time faculty appointments based on salary for comparable full-time positions.
Prohibits price gouging during a declared state of emergency.
Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.
Requires appraisal or certification to be delivered by owner upon appeal of certain commercial and industrial property taxes.
Requires assisted living facilities to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
"County College Nursing Student Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $2 million.
Allows judge to admit evidence of prior sexual offenses in current sexual offense actions.
Provides for the annual selection of six school facilities demonstration projects under the State's school construction law.
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.
Allows school psychologists to treat certain individuals in the private sector; provides for health benefits coverage therefor.
Prohibits requirement by landlord of payment by tenant of both refurbishment fee and security deposit.
Increases maximum homestead rebate amounts for residential tenants.
Prevents tenants' property tax rebate reductions due to effects of revaluation, reassessment, or tax appeal.
Establishes the offense of incest.
Authorizes denying development applications of developers who defaulted on performance and maintenance bonds and establishes system for sharing notice of performance and maintenance bond defaults.
Requires markings be removed from ambulances before certain sales.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $500 income tax deduction.
Makes temporary insurance and temporary domestic security local cap exceptions permanent; exempts pre-July 7, 2004 contract obligations from current, lower cap.
Provides that certain disabled veterans may purchase special automobile insurance policies.
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.
Establishes Election Advisory Commission.
Establishes certain hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
"Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
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 responsible business practices by large employers regarding wages and benefits.
Requires Police Training Commission to develop basic training course for all law enforcement officers and advanced specialized courses applicable to position.
Allows a corporation business taxpayer recognizing income, gain or loss pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation to deduct its net operating loss carryovers notwithstanding the limitations on such deductions during the 2002-2005 tax years.
Establishes a 1,000 foot drug free zone around playgrounds and other public parks, buildings and housing facilities.
Authorizes the conferral of certain academic degrees by religious corporations.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Establishes circumstances under which municipalities may base development approval, the timing thereof, or denial, on sufficiency of local transportation infrastructure.
Prescribes procedures and protocols for investigating fires involving firefighter fatalities and injuries.
Authorizes State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation; makes appropriation.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
"New Jersey Clean Water, Drought Mitigation and Water Resource Trust Fund Act."
Allows pregnant women and new mothers to obtain temporary handicapped placards.
Requires one half of natural resource damage payments to State to be remitted to municipality where damage occurred.
Requires and permits preference in awarding certain contracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
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.
Makes volunteer firefighter appointed to paid position eligible for PFRS membership through age 40.
Sets mileage reimbursement rate for State at IRS rate for business use of automobile.
Adds four members to Water Supply Advisory Council.
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.
Exempts sales of energy and utility service to manufacturing facilities from the sales and use tax and the transitional energy facility assessment (TEFA) unit rate surcharge.
Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services.
Provides that Commissioner of Education may not approve an exemption for a separate budget question that includes funds associated with school district librarians and library services included in prior year budget.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
Exempts certain physician-owned or operated ambulatory health care facilities from ambulatory care gross receipts assessment if facility is Medicaid or NJ Family Care provider.
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Repeals law expediting certain State permits.
Grants tenure or permanent status to certified fire officials and inspectors under certain conditions.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Creates Division of Probation in DOC; transfers all probation functions and employees to DOC.
Permits adopted person and certain others access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000.
Requires disclosure to subscribers of certain cable television costs.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
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%
Requires training program for and recognizes position of technical assistant to construction code official.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition to students who are parents, spouses or children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 25% State support.
Increases the number of voting members on UMDNJ board of trustees from 11 to 19, adds two additional nonvoting members, authorizes trustee establishment of hospital board of directors, and requires establishment of certain trustee committees.
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.
Provides credit against gross income tax for first time home buyers with household incomes less than $100,000.
Makes chief of police contractual municipal employee and establishes in DLPS "Chiefs of Police Performance Evaluation Commission."
Makes it a disorderly persons offense to disrupt a funeral by picketing or conducting other protest activities within 300 feet.
Increases annual income limitation for senior and disabled citizens' eligibility for $250 property tax deduction and bases future annual income limitations on annual CPI changes.
Establishes utilization management appeals process and makes revisions to Independent Health Care Appeals Program.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Establishes NJ FamilyCare coverage buy-in program for certain small employers.
"Veterans' Property Tax Relief Act of 2006."
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.
Establishes Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Pilot Program in DHS; appropriates $10 million.
Requires keg registration; makes the unlawful possession of an unregistered keg a petty disorderly persons offense.
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.
Establishes universal credit equivalency program to provide seamless transfer of college credits by institutions of higher education.
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.
Requires public and nonpublic schools to adopt a Code Adam program.
Provides that regular work week of all newly-hired full-time State or local government employees will be 40 hours.
Limits administrative leave to three days and reduces number of paid holidays from 13 to 10 for State and local government employees.
Permits unused vacation and sick leave by public employee to be carried forward for one year only; requires unused administrative leave to be cancelled.
Changes age of eligibility for TPAF and PERS early retirement option without benefit reduction from 55 to 60 for new enrollees.
Changes payment obligation of State and other public employers for SHBP coverage for employees and dependents to no more than 90 percent of SHBP cost.
Requires that public employees who are married or with domestic partners receive health care benefits from only one public employer.
Provides State and local governments will pay 90 percent of cost of post-retirement SHBP benefits for future retirees.
Prohibits payment of public employee bonuses not directly contingent upon achieving certain performance goals.
Changes prospectively definition of compensation used to calculate benefits in PERS and TPAF to average of five highest-paid years and in PFRS, SPRS, and JRS to average of three highest-paid years.
Exempts membership fees, initiation fees, or dues for access to health and fitness, athletic, or sporting clubs of certain charitable organizations from sales and use tax.
Exempts charges for residential storage space and dues for residential health and fitness facilities from the sales and use tax.
Extends TDI to provide family leave benefits for workers caring for sick family members, newborn and newly adopted children.
Requires commissioner of DHSS to develop a plan to eliminate municipal animal control officers and establish a county animal control program.
Requires health insurers to cover costs of early intervention services.
Makes it unlawful practice to sell certain products via Internet auction.
"Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act"; appropriates $75,000.
Exempts sales and use tax on initiation fees, certain membership fees and dues and certain parking services.
Establishes prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse public awareness campaign; designated Jason's Law.
Creates "New Jersey Voter Reward Act."
Requires reimbursement of physical damage deductible paid by insured under private passenger automobile insurance policy within 180 days under certain circumstances.
"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."
Clarifies certain standards for regulation of recreational vehicles as housing.
Requires posting of motor fuel prices by retail dealers in units of cents.
Requires newly manufactured handguns be micro-stamped.
Provides an exclusion for military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax.
Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act; establishes certain consumer protections for wireless telephone subscribers.
Requires court to issue animal protective orders against persons found guilty of abusing animals.
Bars persons convicted of an attempt or conspiracy to commit certain crimes from possessing weapons or firearms.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Creates New Jersey Cold War medal.
Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.
The "Pet Food Safety Act."
Confers civil service status on police officers employed by UMDNJ and Rutgers University.
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.
"Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Provides for development of uniform fee schedule for registration and certification of businesses seeking to perform State contracts; provides for collaboration to streamline procurement application process.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Clarifies offenders are not eligible for parole or periodic imprisonment under "Michael's Law."
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force.
Excludes charges for certain membership and initiation fees and dues from sales and use tax.
Authorizes DEP to remove or order abatement of environmental nuisance.
Enacts the "Jessica Lunsford Child Protection Zone Act."
Eliminates statute of limitations in wrongful death actions arising out of murder, aggravated manslaughter or manslaughter where a conviction was not obtained.
Exempts certain renewable energy systems from real property taxation.
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Authorizes individual boards of education to self insure for certain insurance; removes current prohibitions.
Clarifies authority of DOT to enter certain agreements with local governments.
Establishes Division of Risk Management in the Department of the Treasury; reorganizes Office of Information Technology; requires consolidation of enhanced 9-1-1 public safety answering points.
Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes.