Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Alfred E. Steele Rev.
Sponsored
Vetoed1
Creates study commission on the death penalty. **
Passed the General Assembly2
Directs DOE to identify the content standards and progress indicators for districts which choose to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Increases fairness for bidding on certain public contracts requiring proprietary goods, services, materials, or supplies.
Out of committee1
Permits certain qualified nonprofit organizations to participate in State purchasing contracts.
In committee16
Appropriates $13.3 million from budgeted appropriations under State Partnership Agreement Program for grant to Passaic County Utilities Authority to pay costs of canceled solid waste facility project.
Permits certain senior citizens to receive absentee ballots under certain circumstances.
Permits person registering to vote to declare political affiliation on voter registration form.
The Election Petition Consistency Act.
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch.
Requires drug testing for State and county correction and detention officers.
Permits promotion without promotional examination of municipal police officer with three awards.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees.
Increases membership of PFRS board of trustees from 11 to 19 members.
"New Jersey Abortion Statistical Data Law."
Creates a new crime of "video voyeurism."
Provides for a seven year time period for expungement of certain records.
Directs DMV to reopen Paterson motor vehicle agency.
Establishes "Technology Procurement Study Commission."
Increases PFRS disability, accidental death and special retirement benefits.
Requires laws for police service benefits and fire service benefits to be the same.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Provides for voter registration at office of registrar of institutions of higher education.
Prohibits discrimination by landlords against tenants based on source of income or age of children under "Law Against Discrimination."
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase SHBP coverage.
Extends eligibility for State veterans' benefits to veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Establishes a minimum per diem base pay of $100 for members of National Guard called to State active duty.
Provides State-paid health care benefits coverage through SHBP for certain National Guard members called to State active duty for 30 days or more.
Establishes right of person engaged in military service for more than 90 days to cancel motor vehicle lease without penalty.
Passed the General Assembly · 17
Restores Department of the Public Advocate as principal department in Executive Branch. *
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Requires bidder for State contract to enter into agreement with minority or female business when set-aside subcontract required.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Requires State Police to maintain and make available certain records for at least 7 years. *
Provides contributory SHBP benefits to certain PFRS, CPFPF and PERS retirees.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing." *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides that assisted living resident's security deposit is refundable if resident leaves facility. *
Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Allows PERS and TPAF pensions for veterans with 35 or more years of service to be based on 12-month period of greatest compensation. *
Extends military leave benefits for members of the Reserve and National Guard called to federal active duty for extended periods of time.
Excludes housing and subsistence allowances of National Guard members on State active duty from gross income under the gross income tax.
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.
Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
Out of committee · 24
Concerns the prompt payment of parties to State contracts and subcontracts.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to DHSS to expand the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Adult Day Care Center Program.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Allows all persons on probation and parole to vote; provides registration assistance to persons on probation, parolees, and persons completing sentences. *
Provides $3,000 income tax deduction for certain families providing home care for an elderly relative.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Allows PAAD recipients freedom of choice in selecting a pharmacy and prohibits the imposition of a mail order system.
Allows counties and local contracting units to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage. *
Revises lifeguard pension benefits.
Permits certain sheriff officers to enforce weight limits on certain trucks. **
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; makes appropriations. *
Concerns calculation of Second Injury Fund surcharges.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
Requires health insurers, Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for comprehensive program of pediatric feeding and swallowing services.
Establishes 27-member New Jersey African-American Reconciliation Study Commission. *
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Requires school districts to fund certain child development assessments on resident children.
Requires certain long-term care facilities to provide training in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Requires certain long-term care facilities to provide list of certain services related to care of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Establishes Joint Committee on Affordable Housing.
In committee · 60
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Creates Coordinating Committee on Youth in Department of State; appropriates $50,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to the Department of State for model youth programs.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Creates the "Grandparents' Court Liaison Program."
Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.
Requires HMFA to prioritize projects affordable to extended family care givers; amends Fair Housing Act to allow funding to programs supporting extended family care.
Requires DHS and DHSS to provide information about federal and State benefits to persons providing kinship care.
Grants paid leave for certain firefighters who are affiliates of certain Black or Hispanic firefighters' associations to attend State or national conventions.
Appropriates $1.2 million for the development of videoconferencing network in Family Part courtrooms and municipal courtrooms; making an appropriation.
Establishes certain requirements regarding childhood immunizations.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Prohibits lobbyists or legislative agents from providing benefits to legislators, staff and legislative candidates and prohibits those officials from accepting such benefits.
Allows certain State employee disciplinary matters to be submitted to binding arbitration.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Mandates basic training for certain newly-appointed entry-level firefighters and supervisory training for full-time firefighters promoted to certain positions.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Upgrades crime of stalking when victim is 16 years old or less.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Requires State troopers to identify themselves, provide certain information, with certain exceptions.
Requires children riding tricycles to wear helmets.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $5,000 income tax deduction.
Establishes subsidized guardianship program in DHS.
Revises certain endorsements to the instructional certificate, requires certified teachers in licensed child care centers located in Early Childhood Program Aid districts, and establishes a loan program to assist in the attainment of certification.
Extends long-term foster care until the age of 21.
Mandates testing for lead toxicity as condition for certain school, nursery school, or child care attendance.
Provides additional funds for local units awarded federal grants for firefighting personnel, equipment, and fire safety education and enforcement.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Provides for purchase of certain out-of-state service credit in TPAF.
Creates a Land Use Court.
Changes criteria of vacancy in Legislature from extended absence from county to extended absence from district.
Appropriates $3.25 million for Great Falls development.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Requires a program of educational improvement assessment in State-operated school districts.
Provides that TPAF and PERS veterans' retirement with 35 years of service shall be based on highest benefit year rather than last year of service.
Makes certain surviving spouses eligible for PFRS mortgage loan program.
Prohibits searches of motor vehicles by police officers without probable cause.
Establishes "Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative" in Office on Minority and Multicultural Health; appropriates $3.6 million.
Requires emergency first aid and first responder retraining for local law enforcement officers; establishes a "duty to act" in emergency situations for on-duty local law enforcement officers.
Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the Office of the Attorney General within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Requires State to pay expenses associated with nonpartisan municipal elections.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to Department of Treasury for the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to administer certain programs.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Requires insurers and SHBP to provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening for ovarian cancer.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Revises laws limiting access to sterile syringes and hypodermic needles to prevent spread of blood-borne diseases.
Permits purchase of temporary service credit in TPAF and PERS even if the service did not result without interruption in permanent employment.
Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.
Expands provisions of law requiring child-protection window guards in multiple dwellings.