Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, Senate.
Peter A. Inverso
Sponsored
Became law7
Repeals law creating State poet laureate. *
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
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. *
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. *
Appropriates $11.295 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central New Jersey.
Appropriates $28,820,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
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Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees.
Specifies additional pre-layoff actions to avoid civil service layoffs.
Prohibits contributions by certain entities doing business with State; limits amount of contributions by principals and officers of such entities.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
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.
Raises to $150,000 in gross contributions the threshold requiring charitable organizations to file audited financial statements under the "Charitable Registration and Investigation Act."
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.
Extends registration requirement to all ticket brokers reselling tickets to places of entertainment in the State; requires certain consumer disclosures. *
Establishes Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission.
Provides that persons who participated in Nazi persecution shall be ineligible to receive State benefits.
Limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees. *
Allows hunters, anglers, and trappers to cover over or mask Social Security Numbers displayed on hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses.
Out of committee18
Provides that certain municipal records and certain information held by nonprofit organizations concerning persons under age 18 will not be publicly accessible.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption to certain veterans who served in South Korea after the Korean conflict.
Increases jail time for repeat offenders who drive while licenses revoked.
Imposes penalties for violations of renewable energy standards by electricity providers.
Makes vehicle title fraud a third degree crime.
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Extends time to file complaint for drunk driving from 30 to 90 days.
Places certain juvenile offenders in adult county jails.
Restricts surgical debarking or silencing of dogs.
Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for crimes of criminal sexual contact committed against children.
Provides criminal penalties for unlawful solid waste disposal.
Revises investment requirements for charitable gift annuity reserves.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DCA for a grant for Jamesburg Borough for municipal purposes.
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. *
Revises procedures for issuance of bail bonds in this State.
In committee94
Requires disclosure to ELEC of receipts and disbursements by sponsor of nonpolitical fund-raising event honoring or otherwise substantially involving holder of any of certain elective public offices; limits uses of proceeds from such event.
Authorizes timed-growth ordinances under "Municipal Land Use Law."
Reconstitutes Executive Commission on Ethical Standards with public members; requires certain public officers and employees to file financial disclosure statements and dispose of certain prohibited interests.
Reduces sales tax rate on certain sales and admission charges at places of amusement in urban enterprise zone areas and provides that that sales tax revenue be for municipal purposes.
Establishes Truck Safety Advisory Council; increases certain fees related to the operation of commercial motor vehicles to fund truck safety operations in the State Police; doubles motor vehicle points assessed when operators of heavy vehicles violate
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by municipal governments for municipal aggregation.
Amends "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act," P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al); creates Renewable Energy Revolving Trust Fund.
Creates system for reporting attempted suicides by youths by certain professionals.
Supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DHS for Social Services for the Homeless grant program and $2 million to DMVA to assist homeless veterans.
Establishes procedures for approval of certain applications for development affecting neighboring municipalities.
Establishes an environmental testing laboratory in the Department of Environmental Protection; appropriates $3 million.
Provides for financial management program for certain students.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Regulates telephone billing practices.
Limits contributions to legislative leadership committees, State political party committees, political committees and continuing political committees.
Creates consumer complaint office in DCA regarding new home construction; requires publication of booklet explaining rights and warranties.
Implements recommendations made by the State Commission of Investigation regarding ethical standards applicable to certain State officials and employees; appropriates $300,000.
Prohibits removal of certain offenders from sex offender registry.
Reduces certain contribution limits for candidates and committees; establishes separate contribution limits for county and municipal candidates; requires disclosure by certain candidate-associated organizations.
Transfers DMV from DOT to DLPS.
Requires traffic impact studies and mitigation for State highways.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Industry Assistance Program in the EDA; appropriates $20,000,000.
Requires the State to pay the higher education costs of students who are in out-of-home placements or have been placed by DYFS in adoptive homes.
Establishes the New Jersey Social and Economic Benefit Scholarship Pilot Program; appropriates $10 million.
Requires State Health Benefits Program to provide certain maternity benefits.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Provides for additional annual State aid for the Capital City under the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program; appropriates $15 million for this purpose and $2.9 million for additional special municipal aid for Trenton.
Establishes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole eligibility for sexual assaults committed against children.
Provides enhanced penalties for certain crimes when victim is 65 years of age or older, or disabled.
Provides PFRS accidental death benefit for policeman dying as result of accident or intentional act of another during member's attempt to prevent felony or apprehend felon.
Provides for municipal and county review of permit for access to State highway.
Provides for permanent designation of certain highway routes as not part of heavy truck travel route system.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom" and members of reserve and State organized militia who serve at least 180 continuous days.
Requires insurers to inform insureds whether certain coverages extend to rental automobiles.
Authorizes and directs Division of Aeronautics to oversee aerial application of sprays.
Requires background checks on individuals requesting flight instruction or aircraft rental; disqualifies certain persons from instruction or rental.
Permits aeronautic law enforcement officer to carry firearm.
Provides $250,000 to reimburse Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for development of plan to use CAP for security at general aviation airports and for other homeland security initiatives.
Exempts from the New Jersey transfer inheritance tax transfers from decedents who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Directs DMVA to submit to Governor and Legislature a report providing information on federal military bases in NJ and NJ's vulnerability to base closings in 2005.
Punishes certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Punishes certain acts involving invasion of privacy of child.
Enhances certain TPAF and PERS retirement allowances for veterans.
Enacts the Interstate compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for purchase of certain fuel cell-powered motor vehicles.
Requires certain minimum percentage of alternative fueled vehicles purchased by State to be fuel cell-powered vehicles.
Establishes Fuel Cell Research Center at Rutgers; appropriates $500,000.
Creates Vehicles for the Future Study Commission.
Provides State purchasing preference to fuel cell-powered equipment.
Provides State-paid health care benefits coverage through SHBP for National Guard member called to State active duty for 30 days or more.
Gives judge discretion to close court proceedings to the public in cases involving national or State security.
Requires health insurance coverage for scalp hair prostheses.
Requires DOT to contract with a consultant to develop a plan for monitoring aerial applications in New Jersey; appropriates $25,000.
Establishes owners responsibility to provide information relating to certain motor vehicle accidents.
Authorizes issuance of P.O.W. plates for vehicles leased by former prisoners of war.
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.
Concerns the shipment of tobacco by delivery services.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales communications to certain wireless telephones and pagers.
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat.
Clarifies that responsibility for investment of assets under management of Division of Investment vests in State Investment Council.
Eliminates affirmative defense in compounding cases involving certain victims.
Provides a senior and disabled citizens property tax deduction of $25 for installation of a home water conservation system to be reimbursed by State.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to DCA for a grant for Hamilton Township, Mercer County, for municipal purposes.
Revises definitions in State's child abuse and neglect statutes.
Authorizes Fish and Game Council to allow Sunday hunting of game animals.
Provides retirement allowance option to surviving spouses of deceased vested PERS and TPAF members.
Allows emergent hiring of school employees pending criminal records check for one month with one month extension.
Requires the State to assume the costs of educating homeless children.
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
Prohibits counties and municipalities from accepting and paying for employee's work outside the course of employment.
Prohibits provision of dual coverage for active public employee or retiree in SHBP.
Requires documentation of eligibility of dependent for SHBP coverage.
Provides that PERS member holding more than one position covered by PERS has to designate one position as the basis for enrollment.
Changes calculation of PERS retirement allowances for certain members who receive significant compensation enhancement within five years of retirement.
Limits payment for certain supplemental compensation and accumulated vacation leave upon retirement for certain local government employees.
Appropriates $160,000 in FY 2003 to the DOE for aid to the Jamesburg School District to defray a substantial budget shortfall.
Requires criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks for residential child care facility staff; appropriates $800,000.
Provides for development of public employee identification number; limits use of Social Security number.
Prohibits certain contributions by certain entities and individuals doing business with counties or municipalities, limits amount of contribution by principals and officers of such entities.
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall not be terminated from employment prior to conviction.
Requires traffic impact studies for certain developments and financial contributions for State highway improvements.
Prohibits paid advertisements on county and municipal police, first-aid, and fire vehicles.
Requires publication of approved automobile insurance rate increases.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,400,000 for FY 2004 to the Department of State to restore funding to FY 2003 levels for the Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program.
Excludes from taxation under Corporation Business Tax certain sales of land for open space and farmland preservation.
Prohibits legislators from employing or supervising certain relatives in certain positions.
Categorizes degrees of offense of manufacturing, distributing or dispensing certain controlled dangerous substances by either weight or unit of distribution or packaging.
Creates a civil "rape shield" law.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to disclose to consumers their credit score under certain circumstances.
Creates new $100 assessment for convictions of certain sexual offenses to fund counseling for victims and their families; establishes Sexual Offender Victim Counseling Fund.
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.
Designates Taxation Building in Trenton as "Sidney Glaser State Office Building."
Co-sponsored
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The "School Integrated Pest Management Act". *
Provides for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Exempts from the sales and use tax sales made at concession stands located in State-owned veterans' homes.
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes. *
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. *
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to change any date in the school budget and election calendar due to a conflict with a day of religious observance.
Prohibits electronic printing of certain information on certain sales receipts.
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.*
Makes various changes to the "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Requires medical malpractice insurers to provide certain information to DOBI concerning physicians, podiatrists and nurses they insure.
Validates certain marriages solemnized by persons who were not authorized to solemnize marriages.
Exempts certain investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
Establishes certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Directs HMFA to require shower rails in senior rental projects. *
Appropriates $11.105 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $56 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to use transported remains of victims of September 11, 2001 from World Trade Center in a memorial.
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 law governing operation of Trenton War Memorial to allow State to present and promote programs.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting display of American flag, yellow ribbons and signs supporting U.S. troops. **
Appropriates $38,445,876 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
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Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.
Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."
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.
Requires identity check for flight instruction. *
Provides for notification to Public Defender of address of indigent defendant owing reimbursement for services rendered.
Provides civil service preference to veterans of global war on terror. *
Concerns donations to certain charitable organizations.
Increases maximum death benefit of group life insurance policies paid for by fire district or municipality maintaining volunteer fire department.
Requires municipal budgets to include fund for certain separation benefits. *
Establishes New Jersey General Accounting Office.
Requires certain insurers to make available ordinance or law coverage.
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.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Expanding Health Care Coverage."
Modifies elements of the crime of stalking.
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. *
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. **
Designates the Homestead Rebate Payment Protection Act; requires the payment of homestead rebates on or before July 31 annually.
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.
Provides for attachment of real property relating to terrorism.
Establishes optional will registry.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of the global war on terror. *
Protects certain compliant municipalities from builder's remedy under "Fair Housing Act" pending readoption of methodologies, criteria and guidelines.
Provides explicit statutory authority for a trust to own an account under the NJBEST Program.
Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $25,000. *
Provides dental and vision care insurance coverage to certain SPRS surviving spouses and dependents.
Establishes the New Jersey Agroterrorism Commission.
Provides for a mandatory minimum term of two years for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
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Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Provides for annual cost-of-living increase in State supplementary payments to SSI recipients.
Extends eligibility for veterans' property tax deduction to residents of continuing care retirement communities.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. *
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.
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.
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.
Permits local governments to restrict smoking in public places. *
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
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." *
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Specifies bona fide negotiations in eminent domain proceedings and clarifies establishment of compensation for business owners.
Allows corporation business tax credit for 25% of the cost of purchasing portable defibrillators. *
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 "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Permits public comment at meetings of municipal governing body.
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.
Eliminates fee for certain firefighter certifications.
Criminalizes defrauding administration of a drug test. *
Revises process for governmental energy aggregation.
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 persons convicted of manufacturing or selling child pornography to register under Megan's Law.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
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.
Upgrades penalities for certain crimes involving children under 16 years of age.
Modifies escheat law for bank accounts and eliminates certified mail requirement for notice concerning potential escheat. *
Upgrades motor vehicle and criminal penalties for leaving the scene of an accident.
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.
"New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act." *
Authorizes DCA to adjust certain county budgets to reflect certain county correctional facility costs. *
Expands responsibilities of "New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect."
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. *
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program.
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Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.
Provides consumers greater protection in the issuance of consumer credit reports.
Requires Commissioner of Health and Senior Services to establish guidelines for placement of defibrillators in State buildings.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.
Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Increases cost of living adjustment in pension allowances and survivor benefits payable to certain former public safety officers and their survivors.
Provides for special Bronze Star license plates.
Eliminates statute of limitations in civil cases involving certain sexual offenses.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for prosthetic appliances obtained from any licensed prosthetist.
Establishes "New Jersey Anti-Hunger Initiative"; appropriates $500,000.
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.
Provides payment to local public employers for post-retirement health care benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Concerns the purchase of apparel by public bodies.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
Clarifies that cruelty to animals includes the use of an animal to injure another animal.
Requires disclosures by gubernatorial candidate's issue advocacy or other tax-exempt organization as condition of public financing.
Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.
Establishes the "State Debt Reduction and Avoidance Act".
Provides State employees with four hours paid leave annually for health screening tests.
Extends tax on litter-generating products; makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Establishes civil commitment procedure for violent predators.
Provides property tax relief to certain totally disabled veterans and provides for municipal reimbursement by State.
Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.
Provides for the convening of State constitutional convention to reform the system of property taxation for funding the public schools; appropriates $7 million.
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.
Permits medical malpractice liability insurance purchasing alliances among physicians.
Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides for expungement of certain records of victims of identity theft.
Increases certain arson offenses to a crime of the third degree.
Establishes "Rachael Alert" to broadcast alerts concerning abducted children.
Exempts qualified investment clubs from certain partnership fee and payment requirements.
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.
Directs State to purchase certain properties leased by Thomas Edison State College; makes appropriation therefor.
Restores the phase-out of corporation business taxes on the regular income of subchapter S corporations.
Allows person on police officer or firefighter eligible list who is unable to complete requirements for employment due to certain military service to have name placed on subsequent eligible list.
Establishes "Alert Citizens--Safe Communities Fund" to provide annual grants to eligible citizen anti-crime organizations.
Provides State extended UI benefits, and utilizes option for federal extended UI benefits.
Requires physicians to inform patients diagnosed with breast cancer of treatment options.
Creates new motor vehicle offense of engaging in a pattern of aggressive driving.
Requires Director of DYFS to provide employees with access to motor vehicles, cellular telephones and computers.
Extends eligibility for certain veterans' benefits to veterans who served in combat operations.
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.
Establishes State security officer program to augment security at State's nuclear power plants; levies $1 surcharge on traffic fines for funding.
Elevates certain animal cruelty crimes of third degree; increases civil penalties for animal cruelty; establishes registry of violators of animal cruelty laws.