Bills in the 2006–2007 Session, Senate.
William L. Gormley
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
Requires school bus drivers to wear and visibly display photo identification.
Out of committee1
Allows emergency service providers to place telephone numbers on the State no telemarketing call list.
In committee14
Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Requires review and approval by Local Finance Board of proposed monetary settlements between elected local officials and county or municipality.
Provides additional State school aid to school districts with significant enrollment growth and low per pupil property and income wealth.
Designates Atlantic City and Pleasantville, Atlantic County, as areas eligible for redemption of pinelands development credits.
"School Tax Offset Aid Act."
Requires funding of casino regulation during period when annual appropriations act is not in effect.
Requires the award of Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program scholarships to home-schooled students and prohibits the denial of a scholarship due to a student's lack of class rank.
Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.
Prohibits exclusion of accepted methods or materials for parking facility construction contract awarded by State agency without prior approval of Attorney General and Commissioner of Transportation.
Changes age of eligibility for TPAF and PERS early retirement option without benefit reduction from 55 to 60 for new enrollees.
Makes certain changes to State Health Benefits Program.
Prohibits enrollment in PERS of public employee who is also public contractor; requires member to designate only one position as basis of enrollment.
Limits payment to $15,000 for accumulated sick leave upon retirement for local public employees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
"Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act"; establishes demonstration program to permit operation of sterile syringe access programs; appropriates $10 million. *
Establishes Department of Children and Families.
Excludes membership fees and dues of certain governmental and charitable clubs and organizations and certain parking services from sales and use tax. ****
Passed the Senate · 2
Requires inclusion of certain types of drugs in public school instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes. *
Increases statute of limitations for certain crimes involving political corruption from five years to seven years.
Out of committee · 3
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising or concert performance practices with respect to live musical performances or productions. *
"Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; provides credits against certain taxes for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Appropriates $8,552,405 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
In committee · 12
Adds murder to the list of predicate crimes in the felony murder statute.
Establishes advocacy pilot program for mentally ill offenders.
Provides for State income tax deduction to private well owners for water testing costs.
Expands eligibility criteria for disabled veteran's property tax exemption.
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts with significant enrollment growth.
Requires radiation detectors to be mounted on cranes within Port of New York District.
Establishes public education campaign on dangers of designer drugs; appropriates $50,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $5.9 million to Judiciary and DHSS for probation personnel, drug testing and drug treatment.
Provides for fingerprinting of certain applicants or employees and exchange of criminal history records.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.
Exempts initiation fees, membership fees, and dues of certain municipal, county, and nonprofit clubs and organizations from sales and use tax.