Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Martha W. Bark
Sponsored
Became law12
Increases number of tuition-free credits that a member of the National Guard may earn in undergraduate study and extends credits to graduate study.
Appropriates $6.5 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Allows transport of dead deer in covered or closed vehicles.
Protects certain IRA and higher education tuition savings account assets and distributions from creditors, except that qualifying trusts are subject to certain punitive damage awards. *
Establishes Office on Women's Health in DHSS.**
Increases BPU membership from three to five members.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in southern NJ.
Expands powers of certain county bridge commissions to undertake additional projects including terminals, terminal facilities, transportation facilities or any other facility of commerce or economic development activity within a county. *
Supplemental appropriation of $18 million from General Fund to New Jersey Racing Commission.
Appropriates $1.6 million in federal funds to Department of Agriculture for specialty crop grant program.
Authorizes New Jersey Economic Development Authority to refinance county solid waste facility bonds.
Passed the Senate4
Appropriates $150,000 to DOL to provide continued assistance to deaf community through State Centers for Independent Living.
Revises certain laws concerning cruelty to animals.
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.
Authorizes New Jersey Economic Development Authority to refinance county solid waste facility bonds.
Out of committee16
Provides paid post-retirement SHBP benefits to certain school police officers.
Adds Haiti peacekeeping mission to definition of "active service in time of war" for eligibility to receive veterans' property tax deduction.*
Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard.
Allows borrower whose loan is guaranteed by Small Business Administration an income tax credit for payment of guarantee fee.
Provides State aid for any costs over $40,000 for a special education pupil.
Requires four members of the 9-1-1 Commission to be appointed from the Legislature.
Revises administrative rule-making process.
Appropriates $95,000 for Oak Disease Survey. *
Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Appropriates $7.35 million from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for planning incentive grants to counties and municipalities for farmland preservation purposes.
Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for expenses related to the opening of a new school facility.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races, changes certain requirements pertaining to simulcasting and makes an appropriation. *
Increases permissible time period of dual membership in transfer of service credit between PERS and TPAF.
Appropriates $2,883,500 from "1995 Farmland Preservation Fund" and $11,754,020 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation projects.
Establishes single personal financial disclosure form for local government officers, candidates for Governor and member of Legislature, members of Legislature and school officials; revises criminal law on gifts to public servants. *
In committee46
Provides for a standard 9-1-1 locatable mailing address system.
Authorizes 50% retail sales tax exemption in historic districts.
Amends the eligibility for additional supplemental stabilization aid for school districts with high senior citizen concentration.
Provides supplemental State aid to certain regional school district constituent municipalities to offset any tax increase associated with regionalization.
Establishes grant and loan funds in the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to provide funds for public school construction and renovation and county vocational school equipment.
Expands coverage provisions of New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association.
Requires State to reimburse each municipality in which a State psychiatric hospital is located for its documented public safety costs.
Excludes veterans' entitlements from income for determination of PAAD eligibility.
Provides maximum pension to certain Judicial Retirement System members.
Provides for host municipality benefits from certain sewerage authorities.
Changes definition of eligible claimant under senior and disabled homestead property tax reimbursement law.
"New Jersey Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.
Authorizes cigarette retailers and wholesalers to participate in certain promotions of cigarette manufacturers.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to refinance solid waste facility debt.
Provides additional supplemental stabilization aid to school districts located in Pinelands areas which experience declining enrollment.
Sets limit on the amount by which a school district's income used in calculation of State aid may increase over the previous year.
Reduces transfer inheritance tax on transfers to certain beneficiaries of decedents.
Establishes penalty for using cell phone while driving.
Requires escort vehicle for emergency fire vehicle in certain instances.
Appropriates $13 million from 1996 Dredging Bond Act for Delaware River Deepening project.
Clarifies that only certain telecommunications carriers are covered by the prohibition on local right of way assessments and establishes authority for certain right of way use fees.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races.
Authorizes account wagering for parimutuel betting on horse races.
Provides for certification for emergency medical technicians to administer epinephrine.
"New Jersey Tourism Matching Grant Act;" appropriates $315,000.
Grants powers to DCA to rehabilitate fiscally distressed municipalities through appointment of chief management officer.
Permits counties and municipalities to collect fees and penalties for weights and measures regulations.
Requires an explanation of telephone touch-tone service charges.
Prohibits expansion or extension of airport runways under certain circumstances.
Establishes Commission on Animal Control, Animal Cruelty and Animal Welfare.
Permits board of education to disqualify low bidder for a school facilities project when there have been two instances of prior negative experience with the bidder by other school districts or the EDA.
Revises certain eligibility and reporting requirements for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.
Directs Commisioner of Transportation to designate reliever airport for Atlantic City International Airport.
Proscribes liability of architects in certain circumstances.
Amends State Recycling Program allocations and appropriates $4 million.
Increases permissible time period of dual membership in transfer of service credit between PERS and TPAF.
Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies; appropriates $250,000.
Permits care and treatment of animals by certain persons and prohibits those persons from identifying themselves as veterinarians.
Revises certain requirements concerning appraisals of land for farmland preservation purposes; and appropriates $200,000.
Increases civil penalties for certain violations of "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law."
Increases civil penalties for violations of "Local Government Ethics Law."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $250,000 in FY 2002 to the DOE for the Burlington County Superintendent of Schools to extend a tutoring program to all districts in the county.
Allows veterinary students to take examination for licensure in the academic year in which they graduate.
Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for grant to Burlington County Red Cross chapter for emergency response vehicle.
Exempts certain drivers from use of child passenger restraint systems and booster seats for certain children.
Filed1
Authorizes New Jersey Economic Development Authority to refinance county solid waste facility bonds.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 26
Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Requires managed care plans and SHBP to pay in-network health care facilities full contractual rate regardless of whether treating practitioner is in-network or out-of-network provider. *
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.*
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Requires licensure of third party administrators of health and dental benefits plans and certification of third party billing services. *
Requires acceptance of universal physician application for participation form by managed care carriers. *
Requires DCA to establish procedures for electronic tax lien sales by municipalities.
Excludes federal and other public or private financial aid received by NJ for open space or farmland preservation purposes from $200 million annual appropriations cap for projects approved by Garden State Preservation Trust.
Requires DOT to prepare litter pickup and removal plan.
Increases penalties for littering.
Appropriates $8,280,300 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members. *
Requires cell phone use to be noted in traffic accidents.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Establishes the casino reinvestment development authority urban revitalization incentive program.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Provides the manufacturing equipment and employment investment tax credit under the corporation business tax for electric energy and thermal energy production.
Vetoed · 1
Revises eligibility criteria for senior citizen stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amount to $500.
Passed the Senate · 30
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.3 million to DHSS for managed care oversight.
Requires insurance carriers to use "prudent layperson" definition for coverage of emergency health care.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Establishes Hospital Emergency Services Development Fund in DHSS to assist hospitals in creating emergency services clinics for patients who do not require acute care or trauma care; appropriates $9 million.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Permits electronic sale of individual and small employer health benefits plans, on a direct basis.
Provides grants to hospitals to determine feasibility of converting underused facilities to other uses; appropriates $4 million. *
Modifies motor vehicle emissions testing at State official inspection facilities, and provides testing subsidy to licensed private inspection facilities, until June 30, 2000 or certain conditions are met.*
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Requires public hearing by the Attorney General regarding conversion of certain nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the Disabled American Veterans Department of New Jersey.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Makes FY2000 supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DCA for a grant to Mt. Holly Gardens Community Center Inc.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
Creates limited licenses for barbering and hairstyling and a shop assistant specialty within the practice of cosmetology and hairstyling.
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for arsenic, MTBE and radium in drinking water; appropriates $300,000.
Cancels certain "Water Supply Fund" appropriations; authorizes use of those amounts for water supply management purposes; appropriates $950,000 to the DEP for a drought monitoring and telemetry system.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for water supply system interconnection study. *
Appropriates $1.0 million to the DEP for watershed education grants.
Directs DEP to establish additional chemical surface water quality monitoring stations and maintain existing chemical and biological stations; appropriates $800,000 over two fiscal years. *
Appropriates $250,000 to DEP for costs of well drilling to monitor groundwater quality. *
Establishes Water Quality Remediation Fund; appropriates $50 million.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.. **
Designated the "Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act;" authorizes issuance of bonds and makes appropriations.*
Out of committee · 44
Renames Office on Minority Health in DHSS as Office on Minority and Multicultural Health and provides additional responsibilities for office; appropriates $1.5 million.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $7.2 million from the General Fund for Inter-Departmental Account capital construction project costs of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey refurbishment.
Provides for preservation of historic buildings or structures on preserved farmland under certain circumstances.*
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims' Fund. *
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of volunteer emergency services organizations. *
Provides for notification to Public Defender of address of indigent defendant owing reimbursement for services rendered.
Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.
Subjects HMOs to law regulating insurance holding company systems and revises calculation of health insurance policy reserves.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand Respite Care for the Elderly Program.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races.
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1 million from Safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Makes decisions rendered by independent utilization review organizations under Independent Health Care Appeals Program binding on insurance carriers.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Appropriates from "Water Supply Fund" $5.5 million for assessment of Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer and $2 million for various water resource studies and assessments in Cape May County. *
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Appropriates $38,695,000 from the Developmental Disabilities' Waiting List Reduction and Human Services Facilities Constuction Fund to DHS.
Provides for community based deer management plans and special deer management permits in certain areas incurring deer damage; makes venison donation demonstration program permanent; and appropriates $25,000.
Establishes 65 mph speed limit on interstate and limited access highways.
Requires health insurers to establish guidelines for bone density tests and provide coverage in accordance with the guidelines.
Establishes Department of Agriculture operating loan program for farmers participating in farmland preservation; appropriates $5,000,000. *
Establishes organic certification program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $160,000.
Establishes New Jersey Cultural Trust.
Establishes special license plate to promote agriculture.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Allows residential ratepayers to designate third parties to receive public utility service termination notices.
Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount.
Eliminates certain minimum thoroughbred races for casino simulcasting; increases number of simulcast horse races casino may pay 6% of parimutuel pool; authorizes handicapping contests. *
Provides Corporation Business Tax credit for acquisition and use of advanced technology vehicles.
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Establishes the NJ Defense Industry Retention Program in the EDA; appropriates $15,000,000.
Appropriates $12,886,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for direct easement purchases by State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Makes supplemental appropriations of $300,000 in FY 2001 to the DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to assist with facilities reconstruction.
Designated the "Ombudsman for Abused and Neglected Children Act."
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
"New Jersey Motor Vehicle Customer Service Improvement Act."
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
Requires sending districts to pay for the tuition and transportation costs of their students attending approved vocational programs at certain comprehensive high schools.
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.
Makes supplemental appropriations of $31,539,500 from the General Fund for certain purposes. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for a grant to New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault and member rape crises centers for rape care and prevention programs.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Concerns carnival-amusement ride safety.
Appropriates $1,056,120 from "Garden State Historical Preservation Trust Fund" to provide historic site management grants for certain historic preservation projects.
In committee · 53
Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Includes same sex marriages among marriages declared void; provides that New Jersey will not recognize marriages in other jurisdictions which are void in New Jersey.
Increases income limits for Home Care Expansion Program; appropriates $8 million.
Prohibits State from utilizing State Plan in permitting and funding determinations.
Establishes State aid program to reimburse CAFRA municipalities for property tax revenue losses due to new CAFRA rules; appropriates $10 million.
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles and compensation.
Permits certain small groups to combine for purpose of self-insuring or purchasing traditional insurance for health benefits.
Supplemental appropriation of $150 million to DHSS for reimbursement to participating health care providers of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey.
Prohibits sex offenders from coaching youth sports teams.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Prohibits the sale of any gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether or other ether oxygenates.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to DLPS to replace State Police weapons.
Authorizes attorneys serving as part-time municipal prosecutors to also serve as defense counsel for criminal matters in the county.
Provides that parents can be held civilly liable for personal injuries caused by their children in certain circumstances.
Holds municipalities harmless with respect to apportionment of certain payments in lieu of taxes made by the State to municipalities under the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act."
Clarifies that punitive damages may not be awarded against public entities or public employees acting within the scope of their employment in any action.
Requires warnings labels on helium balloons.
Authorizes municipal ordinances or resolutions concerning release of helium balloons.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and State park admission for persons with certain types of military service.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
Creates the Commission on the Status of Minorities; appropriates $200,000.
Requires health care provider participating in NJ KidCare program to provide all medically necessary health care services to eligible child which provider is qualified to provide.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Authorizes special emblem for license plates of disabled veterans.
Authorizes "cap banking" for school districts.
Establishes firearms trafficking prosecutor.
Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.
Requires institutions of higher education to annually distribute and publicly post copies of the "Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."
Appropriates $1,400,000 to DHSS for grants to certain geriatric assessment centers.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes "Litter Advisory Council."
Establishes Department of State Police.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to revoke, suspend or otherwise condition license of physician disciplined by another state, agency or authority following notice and opportunity for hearing.
Permits issuance of home inspectors license to certain licensed construction and building subcode officials.
Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include door-to-door sales by students.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Authorizes a 2001-2002 budget cap adjustment for certain school districts subject to a stabilization growth limit reduction in 1997-98.
"Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit Act."
Authorizes legal fees and costs against public entity filing legally groundless suits against citizens who are critical of the public entity.
Establishes the "State Debt Reduction and Avoidance Act" and appropriates $50 million for debt reduction and avoidance.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Appropriates $25,000 to DMAVA for women veterans' memorial at the NJ veterans' cemetery at Arneytown.
Exempts 1996 and subsequent model year motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems from emissions testing; requires check of functioning of on-board diagnostic system; directs AG to recover certain costs of enhanced inspection and maintenance program from federal government.
Supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DMAVA for grant to Italian American War Veterans of U.S. 66th annual national convention in Atlantic City.
Requires DEP to classify certain surface waters of the State as category one waters.
Allocates and appropriates $200 million from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for acquisition, for open space preservation purposes, of lands at imminent risk of development.
The "Scrap Tire Management Act."
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.
Filed · 2
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.