Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Mary T. Previte
Sponsored
Became law7
Makes throwing bodily fluid at State juvenile facility employee or probation officer aggravated assault.
Allows release of AOC records concerning domestic violence to surrogate in adoption proceedings. *
Places certain juvenile offenders in adult county jails.
Creates "Statewide Tuition Waiver Program" for certain students under care and custody of DYFS.
Requires DHS to consider character of staff of adoption agencies as condition of approval to operate.*
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Passed the General Assembly5
Establishes "Commission to Examine Strategies for Strengthening Familial Bond Between Children and Incarcerated Parents."
Changes in-service training requirement for licensed foster parents.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
"Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act."
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Out of committee8
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints." *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Requires public school districts to apply all attendance and courses studied at county juvenile detention centers toward district requirements for graduation.
Directs a study of sentencing reform for nonviolent drug and other low level offenders by UMDNJ.
Reestablishes "Parents' Education Program" as "Children First Education Program"; requires parties involved in custody and parenting time proceedings to attend program.
In committee30
Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.
Exempts senior citizens who qualify for Medicaid from certain motor vehicle registration fees.
Directs New Jersey Highway Authority to designate Garden State Parkway as memorial highway to ex-POWs.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain charitable contributions.
Provides gross income tax credit for services volunteered to certain charitable and governmental organizations.
Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.
Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.
Makes changes to the "Comprehensive Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act."
Incorporates balanced and restorative justice principles in juvenile justice system.
Eliminates statute of limitations on prosecution of certain sexual offenses.
Eliminates statute of limitations in civil cases involving certain sexual offenses.
Requires State to reimburse counties for housing juvenile offenders at rate equal to their actual cost.
"Cigarette Fire Safety Act."
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Eliminates certain fees charged to adoptive parents in particular cases.
Requires all health insurers to cover alcohol and drug addiction treatment under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses.
Establishes time limits on voluntary applications for out-of-home placement of children under DYFS' care or custody.
Increases period of deferral for work activity requirements under the Work First New Jersey program for parent of newborn child from 12 to 24 weeks.
Authorizes "Severely Disabled Veteran" license plates for qualified veterans; entitles holders to handicapped parking privileges.
Eliminates mandatory license suspension for nonpayment of insurance surcharge; authorizes payment options.
Requires training for staff working with persons with developmental disabilities; appropriates $2,104,740.
Concerns basic training requirements and probationary period for juvenile detention officers.
Requires submission of Juvenile Justice Commission master plan and county youth services plans every three years.
Increases child care payments for child care centers providing care for children of parents receiving Work First New Jersey assistance.
Establishes New Jersey Parenting Education Network Program; appropriates $80,000.
Limits school district per pupil administrative spending to 130% of the median per pupil administrative spending for districts of the same operating type, enrollment range, and district factor group.
Requires information on school district administrative spending be included in the budget referendum submitted to the voters, posted at budget public hearing, and printed on the sample ballot.
Removes requirement that motorists sound their horns before passing another vehicle.
Clarifies that law enforcement agencies may access juvenile central registry information.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council. *
Permits municipalities to enact ordinance to hold DUI arrestees in protective custody. *
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and amends powers and duties of Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 37
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline food stamp application form.
Permits public comment at meetings of municipal governing body.
Prohibits imposition by water utilities of standby fees or charges for certain fire protection systems. ***
Provides for voter registration at office of registrar of institutions of higher education.
Upgrades penalty for assault in certain cases. *
Requires gift certificates to be valid until redeemed unless conditions and limitations are fully disclosed.
Encourages the recycling and reuse of used computers.
Reduces blood alcohol level at which a person is considered to be guilty of drunk driving from 0.10% to 0.08%.
Concerns errors in estimating income for certain programs for aged and disabled persons.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Extends time to file complaint for drunk driving from 30 to 90 days. *
Requires meningococcal vaccinations for new residential students at four-year institutions of higher education. *
Establishes "Amber's Plan" to broadcast public alerts concerning abducted children.
Requires certain towing operators to accept cash or credit or charge cards for payment of services.
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. *
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Requires the State Board of Education to adopt core curriculum content standards for technology.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 50th anniversary of ending of Korean War; appropriates $5,000.
Requires pediatric rehabilitation hospital with 30 or fewer beds be reimbursed 100% of Medicaid allowable reimbursable costs. *
Establishes Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board in Department of Community Affairs.
Expands list of crimes for which blood samples are collected for purposes of DNA testing.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Permits use of reclaimed asphalt pavement on public highways maintained by local governments. *
Permits use of reclaimed asphalt pavement on public highways maintained by DOT and on the State's three toll roads.*
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Requires mortgage lenders to include list of financial assistance programs with notice of intention to foreclose.
Designates State office building in Asbury Park as "Thomas S. Smith, Sr. State Office Building."
Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Directs DOC and DHS commissioners to develop regulations addressing unique security concerns posed by civilly committed sexually violent predators.
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.
Vetoed · 1
Creates study commission on the death penalty. **
Passed the General Assembly · 48
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Awards good time or work credits to State inmates who successfully complete a substance abuse treatment program.
Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Permits minor to consent to medical care or treatment for HIV infection or AIDS.
"Nursing Home Patient Protection Act."
Requires ballistic identifiers as a condition for sale of handguns and certain rifles; provides a voluntary ballistic identifier program for handgun and rifle owners. *
Adds leader of firearms trafficking network and weapons training for illegal activities to RICO statute. *
Removes limitation on amount counties may appropriate in support of performing arts centers.
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Establishes 11-member "Internet Voting Study Commission." *
Permits registered voter to request and receive absentee ballot for any reason.
Provides that convictions records for a violation of the domestic violence laws are not subject to expungement.
Prohibits delivery of unsolicitated credit cards and limits recipients' liability for unauthorized use.
Prohibits the sale of androstenedione to minors.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances. *
Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.
Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Establishes New Jersey Water Supply and Contamination Study Commission.
Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Creates crime of victimization of senior citizen and person with disability. *
Permits municipalities to make retroactive property tax deduction payments to veterans up to a maximum of $1,000 per veteran.
Requires children who wear eyeglasses to wear protective eyewear while participating in certain sports activities.
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.
Repeals charter of New Jersey Detective Agency.
Requires the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to prepare a public health emergency response plan.
Allows excuse from jury service on grounds of obligation to care for a minor child under certain circumstances. *
Eliminates 12-month residency requirement concerning cash welfare benefits.
Clarifies factors used to determine when child support orders can be terminated.
Clarifies that school bus for purpose of upgraded penalties in "school zone" criminal drug laws includes any bus owned and operated by board of education or by private contractor.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Prohibits use of social security numbers on deeds and mortgages.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Provides that assisted living resident's security deposit is refundable if resident leaves facility. *
Enhances penalties for theft by deception and theft of identity offenses when victim is a senior or disabled citizen.
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.
Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *
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. *
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 46
Prohibits sale of tobacco products in vending machines and establishes requirements for retail sales of tobacco.
Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. *
Repeals charter of New Jersey Detective Agency.
Increases drunk driving enforcement surcharge.
Requires municipal court to find dog potentially dangerous under certain circumstances.
Establishes new method of establishing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates financial liability of certain family members. *
Prohibits the siting or construction of underground storage tanks within 100 yards of drinking water wells. *
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Requires verification of certain credit card applications before processing them.
Designated the "Clean Indoor Air Act."
Imposes restrictions on future retail sales of handguns; mandates sales of personalized handguns when found available for retail sales purposes.
Allows credit against corporation business tax for computer equipment donated to public or nonpublic schools in Abbott and certain other low-income districts. *
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Allows certain juvenile offenders to be placed in county jail.
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Establishes confidential data base to assist State Police in issuance of firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty.
Establishes Task Force on Workplace Violence.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Extends eligibility for free admission to State parks and forests to disabled veterans and expands eligibility for free admission to State residents 60 years of age or older.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Requires nursing homes to have defibrillator on site and employee trained to use defibrillator.
Provides relief to certain NJ Transit retirees.
Enacts the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Permits certain motor vehicle offenders to apply for a restricted use license.
Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *
Permits certain persons convicted of welfare fraud to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.
Revises statutory mental health coverage requirements and requires all health insurers to cover alcohol and drug addiction treatment under same terms and conditions as for other diseases or illnesses. *
Revises property ownership requirements for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption. *
Establishes "Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing."
Authorizes court to refrain from imposing driver's license suspension on defendant convicted of CDS offense if compelling circumstances exist. *
Provides that disabled students at institutions of higher education are eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements.
Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and two-family homes upon initial occupancy or change of occupancy. *
Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to Community Food Pantry Fund.
Prohibits advertisements on county and municipal police, first-aid, and fire vehicles.
Requires DHS to place persons as monitors in facilities for developmentally disabled under certain circumstances.
Repeals law creating State poet laureate.
Provides PFRS members in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
Authorizes, in cases where decedent died without a will, establishment of trusts for young beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds.
Establishes the Governor's Annual Award for Outstanding Educational Services Professionals.
Provides for the regulation of long-term care insurance.
Appropriates $16,038,250 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 $16,042,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in southern NJ.
Appropriates $45,220,823 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" and certain farmland preservation bond funds for farmland preservation purposes.
In committee · 119
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Appropriates $2,431,028 to AOC to implement a program to identify and divert certain chronic juvenile offenders from court system to alternative dispositions.
Mandates training for judges and judicial personnel regarding problems and issues faced by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
Prohibits use of unmarked police vehicles for routine traffic stops.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for expansion and refurbishment of fire training facilities at Camden County Fire Academy.
Extends overtime pay requirements to certain workers.
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests and free hunting, fishing, and trapping licences for retired members of NJ National Guard.
Appropriates $2 million to DHS for grants to Regional Child Abuse Treatment Centers.
Permits a tax deduction under the New Jersey gross income tax for taxpayers who operate or maintain for their employees a licensed child care center or who have paid the cost of outside child care.
Provides a corporation business tax credit for day care center support benefiting children of employees.
Requires health benefits coverage for prescription drugs for treatment of epilepsy.
Establishes State Pediatric Epilepsy Resource Program; appropriates $50,000.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law; appropriates $9 million in State funds and $9 million in federal funds.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Creates interest free loan program for State residents who are members of National Guard and Reserves called to federal active duty.
Allows certain volunteer firefighters, rescue and first aid squad members to claim $1,000 income tax deduction.
Establishes special license plates supporting literacy programs.
Requires 10 percent premium discount for good drivers who are with same insurer five or more years.
Establishes a grant program in the Department of Human Services to provide start-up funding for the creation of after-school programs; appropriates $1,500,000.
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 a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Permits municipal ordinances regulating time, place, manner and frequency of blasting activities.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Revises requirements for certain handgun sales; requires ballistics identifiers be submitted to qualified databases.
Prohibits black bear hunting for five years; requires development of plan for bear population control; and appropriates $95,000.
Waives driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees for volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of first aid and rescue squads.
Permits municipalities to adopt school-time curfew ordinances for juveniles.
Establishes employment separation incentive program for certain Camden employees.
Permits municipality under State supervision to reduce operating costs through employee early retirement and termination incentive program.
Permits aid to State supervised municipalities to eliminate structural deficit.
Prohibits HMOs from denying provider participation to orthotists, prosthetists and pedorthists willing to meet terms of HMO contract.
Establishes certain minimum levels for expenditures of dedicated open space monies for projects in urban areas and for recreation projects Statewide.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Authorizes establishment of regional treatment centers for juvenile sex offenders.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Compensation; appropriates $95,000.
Allows personal exemption of $1,000, and tax credit, up to $500, under New Jersey gross income tax for medical expenses for family member 65 years of age or older.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Establishes criminal penalties for operating or participating in pyramid promotional schemes.
Permits eviction for good cause of tenants who are creating nuisance; requires court to notify landlord when restraining order has been issued barring tenant from residential rental property.
Clarifies that the term "deadly weapon" includes an animal.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation.
Establishes the New Jersey Higher Education Internship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Establishes targeted breast cancer education and screening initiative in DHSS; appropriates $750,000.
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour.
Establishes priority for the awarding of historic preservation project grants or funding of such grants to certain projects; changes lapsing requirements for historic preservation project grants.
Waives registration fees for personal vehicles of volunteer firefighters.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Requires annual audited financial reports of insurance companies.
Prohibits county agriculture development board member from submitting application to preserve farmland under farmland preservation program.
"Nursing Student Incentive Loan and Loan Redemption Program Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Exempts certain children's car seats from sales and use tax.
Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for those persons currently residing in nursing facilities, State hospitals or State developmental centers.
Excludes from gross income under the gross income tax certain United States military compensation paid to members of units of the NJ National Guard.
Creates the "New Jersey Electronic Transactions Act."
Establishes special license plates for veterans of the Korean conflict.
Establishes school property tax freeze program for resident homeowners age 65 or older and disabled homeowners.
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 NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to develop a foreign trade zone incentive program; appropriates $250,000.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Establishes a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry in DHSS.
Provides immunity to counties and municipalities for community service performed by certain juveniles; provides immunity to certain non-profit organizations for community service performed by adults and certain juveniles.
Permits person ineligible for Work First New Jersey benefits because of a drug distribution conviction to receive prescription drug benefits for life-saving or life-sustaining medications.
Establishes "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Criminalizes the failure of a witness to report a crime in certain circumstances.
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
Requires a cost analysis in certain cases when a State department contracts out work.
Provides for public access to government records; protects certain government records from public disclosure; establishes Privacy Study Commission and appropriates $95,000 to commission.
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.
Authorizes the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish New Jersey Corporate Overseas Network Program.
Establishes an "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program;" appropriates $250,000.
Provides credit against gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain qualified mentors in "Export Mentor and Matchmaker Program."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to DMVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial.
Increases annual income limitation to receive senior and disabled citizens' property tax deduction to $15,000.
Provides PFRS death benefit of 3 1/2 times the annual rate of compensation in the event of accidental death occurring in the first year of creditable service.
Makes failing to report insurance fraud a crime of third degree.
Creates State Police high technology crime unit; appropriates $1,000,000.
The "Export Promotion Tax Credit Act"; allows tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses for certain export and export promotion activity.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
Requires licensure of hospital in Union County to provide adult cardiac surgery services.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Provides that the State shall pay health insurance premiums for survivors of certain police officers in PERS.
Requires racial and gender balance in appointments to certain State entities.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Waives fee for volunteers and affiliates of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America to obtain State and national criminal history record background checks.
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.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Provides for maximum rate for transcript fees.
Protects certain compliant municipalities from builder's remedy under "Fair Housing Act" pending readoption of methodologies, criteria and guidelines.
Increases motor vehicle property damages reporting threshold to over $1,000.
Exempts vanpool rentals from domestic security fee imposed under P.L.2002, c.34.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Establishes a juror voluntary charitable contribution system.
Creates a presumption of rehabilitation for employment purposes under certain circumstances.
Provides that information about residence of persons licensed by certain professional boards shall not be disclosed to the public.
Requires DYFS caseworker to notify Division of Family Development and Medicaid if child or child's parent, legal guardian or caretaker relative cannot be located during child abuse investigation.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Programs in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Requires that certain funds for minors be deposited in New Jersey banks or in federal savings and loan associations with principal office in New Jersey.
Affords emergency services peer counselors confidentiality privileges.
Provides criminal penalty for transmission of certain unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Directs Commission on Higher Education to establish program to allow certain volunteers to enroll in four-year public institutions of higher education on tuition-free basis.
Establishes advocacy pilot program for mentally ill offenders; appropriates $1.8 million.
Limits expansion or extension of airport runways under certain circumstances.
Authorizes DOC to contract with certain nonprofit corporations for sale of inmate manufactured goods.
Filed · 1
Prohibits discharge of untreated or pre-treated wastewater from Superfund former landfill sites into publicly owned treatment works; and imposes certain remediation requirements on Superfund former landfill sites with radionuclide pollutants.