Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Joseph A. Palaia
Sponsored
Became law6
Eliminates reduction of the death benefit for participants age 70 or more in the alternate benefit program.
Requires DEP to not authorize transport of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated material in coastal zone under certain circumstances. *
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy.
Clarifies the crime of soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism. *
Revises school bond law to simplify refunding bonds and permit electronic bid proposals.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting display of American flag, yellow ribbons and signs supporting U.S. troops. **
Passed the Senate7
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
Authorizes digitized student identification program; appropriates $252,000.*
Directs DOE to develop guidelines for the teaching of child victimization prevention techniques for use by districts to establish comprehensive programs.
Establishes optional will registry.
Establishes hiring preference for children of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. *
Authorizes double fine for third conviction for same violation of municipal ordinance. *
Provides dental and vision care insurance coverage to certain SPRS surviving spouses and dependents.
Out of committee6
Clarifies the exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contracts.
Allows problem gamblers to request placement on Racing Commission's list for self-excluded persons.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Authorizes counties to increase the number of appointed board members on county vocational school district boards of education. *
Establishes State Public Safety Interoperable Communications Coordinating Council.
In committee51
Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.
Revises various statutes regarding audiologists, speech-language pathologists and hearing aid dispensers.
Requires instruction on compulsive gambling to be included as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education; appropriates $200,000.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Requires approval of minutes of condominium association meeting prior to their availability to members.
Establishes procedures for overpayment of child or spousal support by obligor.
Prohibits superintendent of schools from also serving as the school business administrator for a district.
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Clarifies financial liability of certain cellular telephone service users upon notification of unauthorized use of cellular telephone.
Criminalizes misrepresentation to law enforcement officer during a body search that defendant does not possess any potentially dangerous instrument.
Requires written consent of person before any personal information reported to cancer registry can be disclosed by DHSS to certain agencies.
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Authorizes municipalities to prohibit retail sale of firearms within 1,000 feet of public or private school.
Authorizes special Save Retired Racehorses license plate.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Prohibits waiver of certain rights in actions under "Law Against Discrimination" and "Family Leave Act."
Establishes penalty for failing to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop.
Requires verification of certain credit card applications before processing them.
Permits school boards to adopt a voluntary substance abuse testing policy for student athletes.
Requires State contractors to provide employment information.
Requires ballistic identifiers as a condition for sale of handguns and certain rifles; provides a voluntary ballistic identifier program for handgun and rifle owners.
Caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions.
Requires N.J. Firemen's Association to pay death benefits to members employed as law enforcement officers who die in terrorist attack.
Requires Internet service providers to warn subscribers of possible toll charges for internet telephone access.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for compulsive gambling treatment and education.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Revises the "emergency transportation tax act," reimposes the tax under certain circumstances and provides for use and refunds of certain tax collections.
Establishes special license plates to fund juvenile diabetes research and education.
Provides State extended UI benefits.
Establishes procedures for overpayment of child or spousal support by obligor.
Authorizes transfer of title at any point during the term of a local unit lease purchase agreement or contract.
Concerns sale or rental of video games rated for mature and adults only audiences.
Prohibits placing certain holds on debit cards.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Financing."
Permits use of preliminary breath testing devices to detect drunk driving.
Establishes voluntary Statewide physician joint purchasing alliance.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support New Jersey promotion activities and programs.
Requires health care facilities provide copy of bill to patients.
Requires photographs on identification cards for health care professionals issued by professional licensing boards.
Provides that elderly persons shall be excused from jury service under certain circumstances and expands the juror source list to include volunteers.
Enhances penalties for theft by deception and theft of identity offenses when victim is a senior or disabled citizen.
Requires DHSS to make evaluative profiles of assisted living facilities available to public.
Requires DHSS to report to Legislature on NJ EASE program.
Allows a gross income tax credit for the incremental cost of an alternative fuel vehicle.
Prohibits use of schools as polling places in any election.
Eliminates certain fees charged to adoptive parents in particular cases.
Concerns roadside signs on the Garden State Parkway.
Prohibits conflict of interests by governing board members or management employees of homeowners' associations.
Appropriates $5 million to the DEP for Black Creek and Wreck Pond dredging.
Designated the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act."
Establishes exception to inference that driving while fatigued constitutes recklessness under vehicular homicide statute.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 50
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during periods of excessive heat. **
Revises "Local Bond Law" provisions to simplify refunding bonds and permit electronic bid proposals.
The "School Integrated Pest Management Act". *
Disqualifies juvenile delinquents whose offenses involve use or possession of a weapon, explosive or destructive device from obtaining either a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun.
Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.
Provides for instruction for elementary, middle, and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse.*
Exempts from the sales and use tax sales made at concession stands located in State-owned veterans' homes.
Establishes New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing. *
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes. *
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Concerns the provision of CATV service and telecommunications service.
Prohibits sale of products containing ephedrine alkaloids to minors under 18 years of age. **
Appropriates $40 million from Hazardous Discharge Fund of 1986 to Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund for cleanup of contaminated sites; cancels previous appropriation; replaces canceled appropriation with $40 million from 1996 Environmental Cleanu
Requires lessors of motor vehicles to notify lessees of any change in registration policies and procedures.
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Establishes United We Stand license plate to support United States State Department's Rewards for Justice Program.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault at youth sports events.
Provides for notification to pregnant women about mercury health advisories in consumption of fish. *
Designated as the Senior Property Tax Freeze Protection Act; extends annual deadline for filing application for homestead property tax reimbursement to June 1. **
Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Provides procedures for payment to out-of-network dentists when covered person receives payment directly from dental insurer. *
Requires State payment of survivor's pension when volunteer fire fighter or emergency services worker suffers accidental death on duty.*
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits. *
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council. *
Terminates authority of counties to issue identification cards for purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages. *
Grants certain rights, privileges and protections to investigators in the county prosecutor's offices.
Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Establishes Jewish Heritage Trail Study Commission.
Revises laws concerning siting of low-level radioactive waste disposal facility; repeals parts of the statutory law.
Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or a school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check. *
Amends "Three Strikes" law to clarify that it applies to crimes committed on separate occasions regardless of the dates of conviction.
Permits thoroughbred breeder awards to owners and trainers of NJ-bred horses that win certain out-of State races.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Directs HMFA to require shower rails in senior rental projects. *
Revises method of computing seniority for certain law enforcement officers transferred to the State Police.
Appropriates $12.475 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern New Jersey.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Authorizes establishment of trusts for young beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds. ***
Revises criteria for financing underground storage tank closures, upgrades and remediations.
Clarifies fee schedules for certain service of process fees in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court.
Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *
Establishes the Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission.
Revises statutes concerning criminal history background checks; permits counties and municipalities to enact ordinance or resolution requesting background check for official governmental purpose. *
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Appropriates $51,282,300 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," and appropriates or reappropriates certain other moneys, for local government open space aquisition and park development projects in "urban aid," densely or highly populate
Passed the Senate · 59
Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.
Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force; appropriates $15,000.
Requires impact statement for any proposed regulation affecting volunteer ambulance squads and fire companies.
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Permits school districts to exceed the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount when accepting bids for nonpublic school transportation in the case of subscription busing.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Establishes pilot program in Department of Law and Public Safety using infrared sensors to facilitate roadside truck safety inspections.
Requires county college board of trustees to provide certain notices of layoffs.
Requires State responsibility for tuition costs for certain children whose parents reside in a State facility.
Permits local construction code official to inspect traveling carnival-amusement rides.
Provides for notification to Public Defender of address of indigent defendant owing reimbursement for services rendered.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.
Increases to $15,000 amount that counties may contribute annually to volunteer fire companies.
Provides civil service preference to veterans of global war on terror. *
Concerns donations to certain charitable organizations.
Provides SHBP coverage for certain services by marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers. **
Provides unemployment benefits for certain spouses of armed services members.
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Establishes New Jersey General Accounting Office.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Allows Attorney General to prevent halfway house placement of murderers.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
Upgrades offenses involving use of false government documents.
Concerns cable television competition and urges the President and Congress to allow States to have certain regulatory power to create that competition. *
Provides that only citizens or persons authorized to work in the US pursuant to federal law may be employed in performing certain State contracts. *
Requires restitution by theft of identity offenders; establishes a State Police Theft of Identity Crimes and Investigation Unit.
Requires lobbyist or legislative agent seeking to influence awarding of public contracts to report such activities; requires greater disclosure to ELEC of political contributions made to candidates and committees.
Limits exchange of information between State officer or employee and bidders or prospective bidders prior to awarding of State or State authority contract.
Requires proof of the designation of registered agents and registered offices for service of process as part of the business registrations of State government contractors and subcontractors.
Provides that total annual travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Expanding Health Care Coverage."
Modifies elements of the crime of stalking.
Requires independent contractors hired by the State to submit to background check. *
Requires coverage for certain nonprescription formulas under certain health benefits plans, including SHBP.
Concerns compensation for care and treatment of public safety workers exposed to communicable diseases.
Requires licensing and registration of energy use allocation systems according to procedures adopted by State Superintendent of Division of Weights and Measures.
Raises to $150,000 in gross contributions the threshold requiring charitable organizations to file audited financial statements under the "Charitable Registration and Investigation Act."
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 19 members.
Imposes penalty upon political subdivision of State that unlawfully denies person military leave benefits.
Requires managed care plans to deem valid referral for a covered health care service as satisfying requirements for prior notification. *
Upgrades tampering generally; upgrades tampering with prescribed medicine to second degree crime under certain circumstances. *
Establishes extended sentences for certain crimes involving eluding a police officer and clarifies elements of eluding aggravated manslaughter.
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Provides civil immunity to public entities and public employees for acquisition, stockpiling, distribution and dispensing of certain drugs and vaccines to mitigate the effects of exposure to nuclear, chemical and biological agents. **
Allows counties and certain county bodies to provide funding assistance to constituent municipalities for purpose of eligibility for "Main Street New Jersey" program.
Designates the Homestead Rebate Payment Protection Act; requires the payment of homestead rebates on or before July 31 annually.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Establishes Inmate Education and Vocational Training Study Commission. *
Appropriates $3,400,000 to DCA to fund Watershed Moratorium Offset Aid.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of the global war on terror. *
Establishes forensic laboratory fees for sexual assault; designates uses.
Requires school boards to mandate wearing of protective devices by pupils and teachers who are dealing with certain dangerous materials or processes and to ensure that teaching staff are properly trained. *
Provides explicit statutory authority for a trust to own an account under the NJBEST Program.
Grants immunity from civil liability to persons reporting information concerning crimes related to terrorism. *
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees. *
Establishes the New Jersey Agroterrorism Commission.
Provides funding mechanism for Fiscal Year 2004 business employment incentive program grants using certain unanticipated Fiscal Year 2003 State corporation business tax revenues.
Out of committee · 84
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Waives $15 fee for Firefighters and First Aider special license plates for volunteers.
Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
"Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Refief Act of 2001."
Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002." *
Extends veteran's property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Extends senior citizen and handicapped citizen reduced fare program for regular route bus service to complementary paratransit bus service.
Extends eligibility for PAAD to persons disabled under certain federal programs.
Provides for mandatory terms of imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor; amends murder statute; requires lifetime parole supervision for certain sex offenders. *
Authorizes driver's license sticker to identify organ donor.
Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Requires DHSS to establish list of animal control officers found guilty of or liable for violating any animal cruelty law; and prohibits persons on that list from being animal control officers for a municipality. *
Allows veteran to claim eligibility to receive veteran's property tax deduction after October 1 of pretax year.
Creates the "September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act." *
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Specifies bona fide negotiations in eminent domain proceedings and clarifies establishment of compensation for business owners.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator. *
Creates study commission on the death penalty. *
Increases additional penalty assessment for drunk driving; dedicates revenue to VCCB.
Requires law enforcement officers and DMV to notify U.S. Department of State when persons with diplomatic immunity are involved in certain traffic incidents.
Expands redevelopment agreement program to provide incentives for residential development of contaminated sites.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.*
Establishes biological agent registry in DHSS.
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping in licensed health care facilities.
Prohibits use of cell phone while driving school bus.
Provides for an attachment order to freeze certain funds or assets relating to terrorism.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Criminalizes defrauding administration of a drug test. *
Requires DOT to conduct mosquito abatement on all storm water drainage facilities under DOT jurisdiction; appropriates $1.25 million.
Requires retail mercantile establishments to notify consumers when over half the fresh meat offered for sale is not prepared on the premises.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Extends time to file complaint for drunk driving from 30 to 90 days.
Restricts surgical debarking or silencing of dogs.
Appropriates $100,000 to the N.J. Historical Commission for the Underground Railroad Project.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects.
Raises N.J. Environmental Infrastructure Trust's statutory debt ceiling to $1.6 billion.
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
Requires public employers to deduct a representation fee in lieu of dues in certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Provides corporations business tax and gross income tax credits for employers who support community rehabilitation programs. *
Empowers Federal Reserve law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Creates "Statewide Tuition Waiver Program" for certain students under care and custody of DYFS.
Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks among school districts.
Revises newspaper publication requirements for municipalities.
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Revises law concerning possession and release into the environment of certain animals. *
Concerns workers' compensation benefits and certain volunteer emergency personnel.
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.
Upgrades penalities for certain crimes involving children under 16 years of age.
Requires DHS to consider character of staff of adoption agencies as condition of approval to operate. *
Permits cost of living adjustments for retired county employees and beneficiaries from certain county pension funds.
Criminalizes desecration of human remains.
Creates the Office of Grant Assistance in DCA to assist counties and municipalities in applying for federal, State and private grants.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Encourages the recycling and reuse of used computers.
Doubles the drug enforcement and demand reduction fines imposed for the possession or distribution of certain club drugs. *
Establishes a first-time home buyers' program in HMFA for certain families.
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.
Revises law concerning Council on Developmental Disabilities to conform with federal law.
Authorizes municipalities to require conformity with traffic performance objectives as a condition of subdivision or site plan approval.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Provides four-year phase-in of boat safety course requirement for operating power vessels and personal watercraft; restates age requirements for power vessel operation and exceptions to course requirements; appropriates $2 million for enforcement.
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
Requires DMVA to prepare report assessing mission of NJ Naval Militia Joint Command.
Requires DMVA and DOT to conduct study on feasibility of integrating Civil Air Patrol in State's homeland security initiatives. *
The "New Jersey Freedom to Fish Act."
Adds Secretary of Agriculture and DEP Commissioner to Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force; and directs Secretary of Agriculture to advise task force concerning agriculture security issues. *
"Danielle's Law"; requires certain staff working with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury to call 911 emergency telephone service in life-threatening emergencies.
Enacts new law to regulate and license pharmacists.
"Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act." *
In committee · 82
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Provides Corporation Business Tax credit for use of treated effluent in industrial facilities.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent.
Increases voluntary municipal pension to survivors of volunteer firefighters or first aid squad members and extends payment to widowers of such persons.
Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.
Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.
Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.
Prohibits unsolicited telephone sales calls to certain consumers.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Exempts sale of recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax.
Requires HIV testing for pregnant women and marriage license applicants.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses.
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.
Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Requires certain public school and child care center employees to hold CPR certification.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott districts to assist students with print disabilities.
Authorizes school boards to adopt a drug testing policy of student athletes.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.
Eliminates requirement that school bus drivers be fingerprinted for license renewal.
Provides for annual adjustment in allowance paid to veterans with certain wartime service-connected disabilities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and alternative technology vehicles.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
"Veterans' Property Tax Relief Act of 2002."
Provides property tax relief to certain totally disabled veterans and provides for municipal reimbursement by State.
Requires residential rental property subject to municipal registration to meet building security standards for multiple dwellings.
Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
The "Home Loan Protection Act."
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of the Treasury for a publicity program for the senior and disabled citizens property tax freeze reimbursement program.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Implements recommendations on public contracts of State Commission of Investigation in report, "N.J. Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection Contract", issued March 2002.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Permits medical malpractice liability insurance purchasing alliances among physicians.
Requires background checks on individuals requesting flight instruction or aircraft rental; disqualifies certain persons from instruction or rental.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DHSS for research in Ataxia Telangiectasia.
Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Establishes designated driver license plates.
The "Home Ownership Assistance Act of 2002."
Establishes special license plates to fund certain programs for pregnant women.
Designates September 11 each year as Hero's Day; establishes it as State holiday.
Establishes "Rachael Alert" to broadcast alerts concerning abducted children.
Increases penalties for possession and release of certain invasive or potentially invasive animals into the environment.
Requires amount by which actual State General Fund revenue exceeds anticipated State General Fund revenue for a fiscal year to be appropriated as State school aid.
Deletes language provision in FY 2003 annual appropriation act that delays State school aid payments and makes final aid payment at the option of the State Treasurer.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $6,460,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the Teacher Quality Mentoring Program.
Establishes the National Board Certification Scholarship Program; appropriates $500,000.
Establishes the Excellence in Teaching Scholarship Program and appropriates $500,000.
Authorizes "Fallen Firefighter" license plates; establishes scholarship program for children of fallen firefighters.
Establishes grant program to rehabilitate veterans' organizations posts; appropriates $300,000.
Establishes obstructing access to fire hydrant as disorderly persons offense.
Eliminates certain fee and payment obligations of partnerships and other business organizations and decreases tax rate on investment companies.
"New Jersey Automobile Insurance Competition and Choice Act."
Establishes a joint legislative and executive branch State Revenue Forecasting Integrity Commission to provide a revenue forecast for annual State budget purposes.
Expands the Good Samaritan Act to immunize doctors from civil liability for emergency care provided in a hospital.
Supplemental appropriation to DHSS of $1,560,000 to provide grants for rodent control programs in municipalities with Abbott school districts.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Provides for admissibility of results of single breathalyzer test if motor vehicle operator refuses to submit to subsequent test.
Establishes "Wake Up New Jersey" fire prevention grant program.
Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in the 2004-2005 school year to receive training in classroom management.
Requires physicians to inform patients diagnosed with breast cancer of treatment options.
Authorizes county prosecutor to assume control of a municipal law enforcement agency under certain circumstances.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Requires Director of DYFS to provide employees with access to motor vehicles, cellular telephones and computers.
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to conduct mock exercise pertaining to agricultural bioterrorism; and appropriates $150,000 therefor from New Jersey Domestic Security Account.
Prohibits State aid to public institutions of higher education which divest in businesses that invest in Israel.
Criminalizes impersonation of law enforcement officer.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to disclose to consumers their credit score under certain circumstances.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $135,000 for FY2004 to the Department of Education to restore funding to FY2003 level for the Commission on Italian American Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs.
Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.