Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Joseph V. Doria Jr.
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Became law4
Establishes the Henry John Raimondo Chair in Urban Public Policy Research at New Jersey City University; appropriates $75,000.
Amends the Structured Financing Act to permit participation by sewerage authorities, utilities authorities and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.*
Provides for regulation of extreme wrestling by State Athletic Control Board.
Implements provisions of "Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Bond Act"; appropriates $8,498,674.
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Requires the licensing of certain security officers and the registration of their employers.
Revises pre- and post-employment restrictions applicable to members, employees, and agents of Casino Control Commission and Division of Gaming Enforcement and certain other public employees.
Creates the Commission on the Status of Minorities; appropriates $200,000.
Appropriates $100,000 to the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District for two-year soil survey in Hudson County.*
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Increases age for permit to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21 years; changes related laws on temporary transfer and exemptions.
Establishes Task Force on Workplace Violence.
Provides New Jersey sales tax amnesty program for small business.
Allows certain firefighters to enroll in PFRS regardless of age.
Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $6 million to DMVA for renovation and restoration of Jersey City Armory.
Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government and appropriates $300,000.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Establishes Nursing Student Support Program.*
Exempts from reenrollment certain TPAF and PERS retirees employed by DOE and boards of education. *
Authorizes hunting of deer with bow and arrow on Sundays.
Appropriates $101.3 million from "1996 Dredging and Containment Facility Fund;" cancels appropriation made by P.L.1999, c.203.
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Permits choice of provider for treatment of diseases and conditions covered under individual health benefits plans.
Designated the "Comprehensive Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Act;" appropriates $8 million.
Provides that chiropractic services must be provided by HMOs.
Permits choice of provider for treatment of diseases and conditions covered under small employer health benefits plans.
Commences taxation of real property located in Jersey City and Bayonne City owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which is currently exempt.
Increases membership of Board of Public Utilities from three to five members.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
Improves the formula for computing retirement allowances for certain PERS and TPAF members retiring on deferred, early, service or ordinary disability retirement allowances.
Permits purchase of TPAF credit for certain nonpublic school service.
Requires a program of educational improvement assessment in State-operated school districts.
Requires programs to prevent workplace violence.
Establishes the "Workplace Violence Safety Act."
Sets minimum rate for State use of certain local correction facilities.
Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.
Requires managed care entities to offer option permitting enrollee to use health care provider of choice.
"Pharmacy Benefit Manager Act."
Prohibits managed care plans from refusing payment to or contracts with health care providers who engage in certain communications with patients.
Requires DEP to approve certain construction permit work plans and NJPDES permits within certain specified time frames.
Makes certain changes regarding transfer of service credit among certain retirement systems and inclusion of certain service for meeting various threshold requirements, including paid health benefits coverage for retirees.
Provides for the inclusion of certain district factor group A or B districts based on 1990 census data within the Abbott district definition.
Provides contributory SHBP benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Allows certain retirees to purchase health coverage in the State Health Benefits Program.
Prohibits New Jersey Turnpike Authority from adopting "congestion pricing" or off-peak discounts on New Jersey Turnpike without legislative approval or authorization.
The "New Jersey Health Maintenance Organization Guaranty Association Act."
Requires designation of UEZ in municipality in which federal military installation has been decommissioned by Department of Defense.
Requires legislative approval for granting of initial license to institution of higher education.
Provides additional funds for local units awarded federal grants for firefighting personnel, equipment, and fire safety education and enforcement.
Encourages the development of character education programs.
Requires Apportionment and Redistricting Commissions to use only statistically sampled or adjusted population count for legislative and congressional redistricting.
Adds option of receipt of employee's contributions plus portion of employer contributions when vested PERS member leaves PERS-covered service.
Caps supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for school administrators at $15,000.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain county and county college employees and certain municipal employees who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain employees of authorities, boards, commissions, corporations and other agencies and instrumentalities participating in PERS who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
Allows certain local government agency employees to continue retirement system membership if a nongovernmental entity performs the functions of a local government agency.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF who are employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions who retire between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.
"Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale Tax Act;" exempts alcoholic beverages from sales and use tax.
"21st Century Transportation Trust Fund Extension Act."
Modifies application of certain homeowners insurance deductibles in certain urban areas.
Prohibits distributions by public utilities while not in compliance with BPU order.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Establishes Transportation Project Capital Fund.
Provides counseling and prenatal care information to pregnant women who test positive for HIV.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Creates E-ZPass "Bill of Rights."
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Changes criteria of vacancy in Legislature from extended absence from county to extended absence from district.
Appropriates $101.3 million from "1996 Dredging and Containment Facility Fund;" cancels appropriation made by P.L.1999, c.203.
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Appropriates $26.3 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
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.
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
Requires proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded motor vehicle in certain cases.
Permits a State employees' salary reduction program for qualified transportation benefits and increases the Travel Demand Management Program gross income tax exclusions for commuter transportation benefits.*
Revises certain mandates, requirements and procedures for local governments and school districts.
Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*
Provides for payment of certain individual and provider claims against HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, Inc. and American Preferred Provider Plan, Inc.; appropriates $50,000,000 from the tobacco settlement proceeds.*
Provides that Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Infantile Autism shall be funded annually at $1.5 million.
Establishes the Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program and appropriates $60,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DHS for grant to Hudson Cradle.
Requires municipality to issue zoning permit within 10 business days. *
Revises law concerning award of State contracts to multiple bidders.
Provides that prompt payment and claims payment enforcement laws apply to organized delivery systems.
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Establishes organ donor license plate.
Permits hospital to make payment arrangements with certain patients as condition of providing services.
Special legislation to permit permanent appointment of Robert Chinchar to the South Hackensack Police Department and enrollment in PFRS.
Special legislation to permit appointment of Pasqual DeRito to Cliffside Park Police Department and enrollment in PFRS.
Revises certain mandates, requirements and procedures for local governments. *
Changes interest rate for mortgage loans from PFRS.
"The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act."
Alters certain taxes and cap on tax due pursuant to Spill Compensation and Control Act. *
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Increases pharmacy dispensing fees in Medicaid and PAAD by $1.00 over three-year period; appropriates $6,481,000 in State funds and $3,325,000 in federal funds.*
Allows covered persons with out-of-network benefits in dental and health service corporations and dental plan organization plans to assign dental benefits to dentist of choice.
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races.
Revises law regarding liability, indemnification, intellectual property rights, and warranty obligations under State information technology contracts; protects certain confidential information in connection with State information technology contracts. **
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Requires destruction of firearms replaced by police; appropriates $400,000.*
Defines municipal powers to remove graffiti from buildings. **
"Family Home Occupation Act;" classifies certain home-occupations as accessory uses needing no use variances in residential zone; authorizes municipalities to limit or exclude certain warehousing, manufacturing or retailing activities.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.*
Revises operations of Individual Health Coverage and Small Employer Health Benefits programs.
Requires DOT to conduct mosquito abatement on storm water drainage facilities; appropriates $1.25 million. *
Allows certain State employees to receive paid post-retirement medical benefits.
Establishes program to reduce risk from lead-based paint; requires inspection of rental properties for lead-based paint; creates lead-safe housing registry. **
Places five-year moratorium on distribution and sale of irradiated food.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Amends definition of Circle of Mobility.
Supplemental appropriation of $45 million to DOT for road repair grants to counties and municipalities, for State road repair, and for State and local road and bridge repair with concrete.*
Requires surcharge for passenger restraint violation; establishes Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Fund.
Provides that marriage license applications and marriage licenses shall not contain information on race.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
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Directs UEZA to establish extended enterprise zones and UEZ-impacted business districts; creates three additional urban enterprise zones, one a joint zone. *
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate, or extinguish fires.
Makes fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations of $153,359,000 from the General Fund and $55,082,685 from the Property Tax Relief Fund.
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.
Establishes pilot program for dual real property tax rate system.
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance prohibiting possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on private property by underage persons.*
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Provides individual cause of action for unfair practices in the settlement of insurance claims and makes unfair practices subject to consumer fraud law.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $54,500,000 from the General Fund for Special Municipal Aid Act allocations.
Requires certification of persons installing medical gas piping.
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers; appropriates $12,000,000.
Establishes that police cruisers have a useful life of five years and allows local units to bond for such vehicles.
Allows physicians and dentists to jointly negotiate with carriers over contractual terms and conditions. *
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure trust to make up to $100 million in loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
"Congestion Reduction and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act."
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act." *
Provides for the conversion of a health service corporation to a for-profit health insurer and the establishment of a foundation for the value of that corporation. *
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act." *
Appropriates $5 million to downtown business improvement loan fund in DCA.
Exempts from reenrollment TPAF retirees who serve in certificated administrative or supervisory positions under one-year contract.
Increases Public Health Priority Funding by $480,000.
Approves State funding for certain "urban aid" local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Establishes the Garden State New Millenium Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Revises procedure for the return of State-operated school districts to local control.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."
Increases BPU membership from three to five members.
Provides property tax exemption for maximum of two parsonages of any congregation of any religious corporation in the State.
Supplemental appropriation of $350,000 to DCA to fund grant to ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey to pay off mortgage on Statewide headquarters building.
Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Eliminates automatic liens and removes financial liability for certain family members of patients in psychiatric facilities, developmental centers or receiving other residential functional service.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Amends wrongful death act to expand damages available.
Provides benefit coverage to certain police, fire and emergency personnel.
Provides the manufacturing equipment and employment investment tax credit under the corporation business tax for electric energy and thermal energy production.
Prohibits removal of certain offenders from sex offender registry.
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Provides a 2001 gross income tax year deduction for charitable contributions made for efforts in relief of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Prohibits hospital from denying admission or services to patient based on patient's HMO coverage, and requires HMO's to cover legitimate emergency health care.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Increases minimum wage.
Concerns disqualification from unemployment benefits.
Prohibits railroad storage of hazardous substances and nighttime idling of train engines near residences.
Supplemental appropriation of $424,000 to Board of Nursing.
Requires timely release of medical records to former enrollee of HIP Health Plan of New Jersey or health care provider on enrollee's behalf.
Requires carriers which offer managed care plans to permit covered person to continue treatment for limited time with a physician no longer employed by or under contract with the carrier for certain health conditions.
Allows certain State employee disciplinary matters to be submitted to binding arbitration.
Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.
Clarifies legislative intent concerning 65 MPH speed limit law.
Concerns private entities that own, operate or manage correctional facilities or jails.
Provides for the reduction of employee contribution rates when employer contribution rates are reduced in State-administered retirement systems.
Makes supplemental appropriation from the General Fund for State aid to local government units and school districts to replace local tax loss attributable to certain change in taxable value of depreciable business personal property.
Makes the cloning of a human being a crime of the first degree and provides that an individual's genetic information is the property of the individual.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Provides for reduction of at least 15 percent in automobile insurance premium rates.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Allows credit against gross income tax liability for dependent care expenses or a heightened credit for the expenses of child care provided by a nationally accredited child care center.
Requires toll road authorities to hold a public hearing, provide notice to certain property owners and follow other procedures prior to approval of communications towers.
Provides credit against corporation business tax for taxpayers supporting child care facilities for employees.
"New Jersey CARES Act"; appropriates $1 million.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Provides annual appropriations from FY 2000 through FY 2026 for community-based health care services from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Provides annual appropriations for hospitals and physicians that provide charity care, long-term care initiatives and graduate medical education and research from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
The "Health Care Insurer Accountability Act of 1998."
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Enacts the "Ethical ATM Act of 1997."
Requires that all forms of public records be available for copying; sets uniform pricing policy for public records.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Directs the Commissioner of Human Services to establish staffing level ratios for DYFS caseworkers.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.
Establishes evidentiary privilege for environmental audits in certain cases.
Establishes off-track wagering facilities and account wagering system for parimutuel betting on horse races.
Establishes minimum registration fees for certain private passenger vans and noncommercial trucks equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Commences PILOT for tax exempt real property owned by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include door-to-door sales by students.
Authorizes DMV to give refunds for unexpired portions of motor vehicle registration periods in certain cases.
Directs DOT to permit alternative fuel vehicles to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes and receive the same priority treatment.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles, compensation and layoffs.
Directs NJ Transit to designate a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System station in Jersey City the Thomas and John Jackson Station.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $15,000,000 from General Fund to DCA for State aid for allocation to Jersey City and Paterson to relieve municipal property tax burdens in State-operated school districts.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Directs DEP to establish toxic air pollutant monitoring stations in Bergen county and Passaic county; appropriates $420,000 therefor.
Directs DEP to establish risk assessment program for industry and improved monitoring of hazardous air pollutants Statewide.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Phases out sales and use tax on long-distance telecommunications services over six years.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Requires hepatitis B immunization for admission to kindergarten or first grade and sixth grade at a public or private school.
Supplemental appropriation of $27.4 million to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Jersey City State fiscal year 2000 budget gap grant.
Requires that certain payments to municipalities by local authorities be used first to pay off existing bond indebtedness.
Makes fiscal year 1998 supplemental appropriation of $17,000,000 for special municipal aid by reducing certain excess appropriations.
Provides a refundable earned income credit under the gross income tax equal to 20% of the federal earned income tax credit.
Provides family leave insurance.
Requires DEP review of areawide plans and projects' consistency thereto within 90 days of submission.
"Health Care Provider Joint Negotiation Act."
Requires installation of sprinklers in all dormitories; creates loan program in NJHMFA; appropriates $70 million.
Creates the "New Jersey Electronic Transactions Act."
The "Dormitory Fire Safety Act."
Designated the "Capital and Educational Facility Financing Act."
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Authorizes Commissioner of Labor to issue certifications and promulgate regulations in connection with the siting, location and operation of mines and quarries.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Prohibits DHS from requiring SSI recipients to enroll in HMOs to receive Medicaid.
Appropriates $1.0 million to DHSS for grant to North Hudson Community Action.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Requires interruptible gas customers to have a three-week supply of a fuel other than gas available to them.
Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program by $5,000.
Directs Superintendent of State Police to establish a voluntary ballistics identifier program for interested handgun owners.
Amends definition of veteran for certain military engagements.
Allows Turnpike Authority's Director of Toll Operations to waive tolls under certain conditions.
Requires State and local civil service entities to grant paid leave of absence to members of certain law enforcement and firefighters' associations who attend State or national conventions.
Provides for nonbinding referendum as to the permanent berthing of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey; makes an appropriation.
Permanently denies convicted criminals access to public records containing victim's information; protects certain criminal investigatory files and crime victim information from public access.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout Garden State Parkway.
Requires that configuration of toll collection lanes be consistent throughout New Jersey Turnpike.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to UMDNJ for The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.5 million in tobacco settlement funds to N.J. State Commission on Cancer Research.
Supplemental appropriation of $130,000 to DLPS to be allocated to the Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy for a domestic violence counseling and shelter grant.
Expands number of disorders included in newborn screening program.
Requires utility notice to appropriate law enforcement agency of shutoffs of utility service to customers.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires the State to pay the tuition costs of students in State facilities.
Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for contributions to certain entities providing educational scholarships to low-income children in New Jersey; provides an Educational Option Act.
Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes nine-member Title 19 Revision Commission; appropriates $175,000.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursement to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Provides paid dental insurance coverage to certain retired State employees.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Creates a Land Use Court.
Exempts one-time payment for policyholders from Prudential reorganization to domestic stock insurer from calculation of income for PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child and dependent care expenses.
"Preferred Provider Protection Act."
Directs DEP to conduct feasibility study of assessing air pollution sources in and around certain airports and military bases; appropriations $50,000.
Establishes hospital-based medication monitoring pilot program in DHSS; appropriates $75,000.
Allows counties to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers.
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The "New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act;" appropriates $8.98 million.