Bills in the 2002–2003 Session, General Assembly.
Gary L. Guear Sr.
Sponsored
Became law6
Makes vehicle title fraud a third degree crime.
Establishes criminal penalties for violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" *
Requires persons convicted of certain child pornography crimes to register under Megan's Law.
Requires persons convicted of manufacturing or selling child pornography to register under Megan's Law.
Establishes State Public Safety Interoperable Communications Coordinating Council.
Outlines a program to improve highway safety.
Passed the General Assembly10
Requires scooter riders under 14 years old to wear helmets.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances. *
Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Requires NJ Division of Travel and Tourism to report to Governor and Legislature every six months on status of tourism industry.
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.
Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage.
Provides for automatic enrollment in PAAD and Senior Gold programs under certain circumstances.
Enhances penalties for theft by deception and theft of identity offenses when victim is a senior or disabled citizen.
Clarifies definition of illegal gambling to address Internet gambling; voids credit card debt incurred through illegal gambling; authorizes State to recover illegal gambling losses. *
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. *
Out of committee6
Appropriates $28,820,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires dogs licensed out of state that are brought into NJ to be licensed in NJ within 60 days, and raises penalties for violations of law requiring licensing of dogs and of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds.
Disqualifies juvenile delinquents whose offenses involve use or possession of a weapon, explosive or destructive device from obtaining either a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun.
Prohibits nonprofit organizations from disclosing information concerning person under age 18 to third party under certain circumstances.
Prohibits sale and possession of certain air-powered pellet guns.
Makes certain changes regarding the regulation of the horse racing industry.
In committee31
Permanently disqualifies applicants who test positive for drugs from future police employment.
Authorizes special Bronze Star license plates.
Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.
Allows municipal police officers to apply to police chief where they are employed for handgun purchase permits.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DMVA for grant to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Creates PFRS deferred retirement option program (DROP).
Bars sex offenders from positions in youth serving organizations.
Provides for expungement of certain records of victims of identity theft.
Directs installation of audio-visual alarm systems in public buildings and places of public assembly to signal a need to evacuate.
Increases minimum PFRS special retirement allowance from 65% to 70% of final compensation.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million to NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission for tourism promotion and grants to regional tourist councils.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees and employees of certain State autonomous authorities.
Establishes New Jersey Travel and Tourism Commission.
Establishes extended sentences for certain crimes involving eluding a police officer and clarifies elements of eluding aggravated manslaughter.
Concerns sale or rental of video games rated for mature audiences to minors.
Provides retirement allowance option to surviving spouses of deceased vested PERS and TPAF members.
Excludes certain contributions to deferred compensation plans from, and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings under, the gross income tax.
Protects privacy of an individual's financial information by prohibiting disclosure without the prior informed, affirmative consent of the consumer.
Prohibits involvement in backyard wrestling.
Regulates temporary help service firms as employment agencies, enforces collection of unemployment insurance taxes and other payroll assessments.
Requires DYFS district offices to adjust office hours and establish staggered work weeks for caseworkers.
Affords exemption from "deadly force" justification standards for police using less-lethal ammunition.
Requires inspection of underground storage tanks as a condition of sale of residental property.
Creates crime of criminal negligent homicide, negligent assault with a firearm and reckless endangerment.
Clarifies that certain matrix marketing plans are an unlawful practice.
Requires announcement to audience of location of exits of certain buildings prior to event.
Requires DOT to ban right turn on red at unsafe intersections, erect signs at crosswalks and consider pedestrian safety when distributing discretionary aid.
Requires all cats and dogs released from pounds and shelters be sterilized with certain exceptions; establishes special fund for sterilizations; increases certain dog-related fees and dedicates increases to fund.
Requires installation of locks on underground storage tanks located at gasoline stations.
Establishes certain consumer protection measures for cellular telephone customers.
Requires New Jersey Transit Access Link drivers to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
Carried from the Senate
Became law4
Disqualifies juvenile delinquents whose offenses involve use or possession of a weapon, explosive or destructive device from obtaining either a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to purchase a handgun.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Appropriates $28,820,000 from "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for farmland preservation purposes.
Makes certain changes regarding the regulation of the horse racing industry. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 55
"New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002."
Prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted of domestic violence crime or domestic violence disorderly persons offense, convicted of stalking, or subject to domestic violence restraining order. *
Allows problem gamblers to request placement on Racing Commission's list for self-excluded persons.
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.
Requires wanted person check before release or transfer of inmates or suspects. *
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Designates main office building of DOT as "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building."
Makes throwing bodily fluid at State juvenile facility employee or probation officer aggravated assault.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees and employees of certain State autonomous authorities. *
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.
Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. *
Appropriates $27,242,400 in federal funds for bioterrorism preparedness.
Requires DHSS to establish list of animal control officers found guilty of or liable for violating any animal cruelty law; and prohibits persons on that list from being animal control officers for a municipality. *
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities. *
Criminalizes defrauding administration of a drug test. *
Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Revises process for governmental energy aggregation. **
Concerns public works contractor registration.
Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the income of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. *
Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts.
Prohibits employment at certain airports of individuals convicted of certain crimes.
Adds two members chosen by public employees' labor organizations to State Health Benefits Commission.
Makes changes in the law concerning the cleanup of hazardous substances.
Establishes "Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund." *
Makes various changes to tenant security deposit laws.
Expands list of crimes for which blood samples are collected for purposes of DNA testing.
Establishes corporation business tax credit for certain remediation costs.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain members of PERS and TPAF employed by school boards, educational services commissions and jointure commissions; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
Allows groups authorized to conduct bingo or raffles to use proceeds for capital improvements in certain instances.
Upgrades crime of luring or enticing a child into motor vehicle, structure or isolated area to a crime of the second degree.
Requires DMVA and DOT to conduct study on feasibility of integrating Civil Air Patrol in State's homeland security initiatives. *
Provides criminal penalties for unlawful solid waste disposal.
Requires mortgage lenders to include list of financial assistance programs with notice of intention to foreclose.
Upgrades motor vehicle and criminal penalties for leaving the scene of an accident.
Empowers Federal Reserve law enforcement officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Makes it an unlawful practice for retailers to sell or install motor vehicle window tinting without first informing customer of State restrictions.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for certain animal cruelty offenses; and increases penalty for certain repeat offenders.
Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.
Establishes procedures for court and DYFS to determine safety of minor child whose child's caretaker is incarcerated. **
Amends Megan's Law to comply with requirements of federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.
Upgrades penalties for theft of identity and the selling, manufacturing, possessing, or exhibiting of false government documents; allows for civil action for victims of identity theft. *
Adds two members to Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force.
"Michael's Law;" imposes mandatory jail time and rehabilitation for third or subsequent drunk driving offenses. *
Allows school boards to establish 457 deferred compensation plans for employees.
Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
Establishes the New Jersey Film Production Assistance Program. *
Provides additional retirement benefits for county and municipal employees who are members of PFRS; permits issuance of refunding bonds to fund benefits.
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.
Enhances the New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program for targeted economic development and provides funding for incentives through New Jersey Economic Development Authority bonds.
Establishes Office of the Child Advocate. **
Passed the General Assembly · 73
Establishes Child Labor Law Enforcement Fund. *
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that domestic violence victim was not subject to coercion.
Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.
Increases penalty for illegal firearms' sale within 1,000 feet of school.
Permits municipalities to designate stop or yield intersections on streets under municipal jurisdiction.
Establishes hiring preference for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty seeking appointment to municipal police forces.
Prohibits certain telephone solicitors from blocking caller identification equipment.
"Nursing Home Patient Protection Act."
Concerns coverage for childhood immunizations. *
Permits municipality to create drug free zone around publicly assisted housing.
Provides for access to certain energy customer information by appropriate parties for municipal aggregation.
Prohibits municipalities from using State funds for installation, purchase, replacement or restoration of boardwalks using tropical wood.
Requires health clubs to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.
Regulates contractors engaging in home improvements. *
Provides for convening of State constitutional convention to reform system of property taxation.
Establishes the New Jersey Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Study Commission.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize State services.
Concerns certain contracts to privatize county services.
Provides that records of convictions for carjacking may not be expunged.
Prohibits the sale of androstenedione to minors.
Provides that DNA test results may be used in establishing parentage.
Regulates issuance of honorary law enforcement badges.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer information theft.
Authorizes actions for damages for computer embezzlement.
Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.
Creates crime of victimization of senior citizen and person with disability. *
The "Raincheck Policy Disclosure Act."
Allows certain directors and superindendents of State's toll road authorities to waive tolls under certain conditions. *
Provides for fast track permitting of biotechnology related industries.
Establishes limits on resident's hours in hospitals. *
Increases the penalties for falsifying a driver's license and possessing a false driver's license.
Permits local authorities to appropriate and transfer available surplus funds to municipality or county that created authority.
Expresses additional rationale for existing statutory prohibition of self-service dispensing of motor fuel at service stations.
Repeals charter of New Jersey Detective Agency.
Requires the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to prepare a public health emergency response plan.
Requires Division of Taxation to display Senior Gold prescription program information on tax return instructions.
Establishes the New Jersey-Africa Commission.
Makes it a fourth-degree crime to provide recommended answers to psychological test of law enforcement officers or candidates.
Extends certain benefits to veterans of Operation "Enduring Freedom".
Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices.
Requires N.J. Firemen's Association to pay death benefits to members employed as law enforcement officers who die in terrorist attack.
Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus. *
Prohibits use of social security numbers on deeds and mortgages.
Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Prohibits certain uses of State funds by contractors and grantees.
Allows State or State authority to terminate construction contract upon transfer of contractor's ownership or control; requires advance approval of subcontractor changes.
Establishes certain requirements for sale of "E-Z Pass" transponders to nonresidents.
"Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act."
Permanently disqualifies certain persons convicted of child endangerment from working with children.
Implements procedures to ensure compliance of State agencies with certain set-aside contract requirements.
Prohibits sale or distribution of cigarettes in packs of less than 20.
Directs Adjutant General of DMVA to develop and report plan to provide home-based and outpatient health care to NJ veterans. *
Prohibits sale or lease of unsafe or recalled children's products and their use by licensed child care facilities. *
Requires DHSS investigation and provides for receivership and imposition of enforcement remedies of nursing homes under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Financing." *
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Provides penalties for injuring or killing search and rescue dogs.
Permits disqualification of bidder under "Local Public contracts Law" with whom any contracting unit has had prior negative experience.
Authorizes a county college board of trustees to grant voting rights to the graduating class representative on the board and requires the board chairman to cast deciding vote in the event of a tie under certain circumstances. *
Establishes U.S. citizenship or lawful residence and State residency as requirement for purchasing firearm in New Jersey.
Provides that cash assistance from DHS kinship care programs shall not be considered income for certain State-funded programs.
Requires DHSS to make evaluative profiles of assisted living facilities available to public.
Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Requires counties to survey senior and disabled citizens as to their transportation needs.
Concerns notice of worker rights under the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act."
Permits suspension of high occupancy vehicle lane operations under certain circumstances. *
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. *
Requires staff members of residential child care facilities to undergo criminal history record background and child abuse record information checks.
Out of committee · 111
Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. *
Requires payment of prevailing wages in construction related to New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and EDA assistance. *
Imposes penalty for leaving child unattended in motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Suspends driver's license for possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property by persons under 21.
Repeals charter of New Jersey Detective Agency.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain police and firefighter members of PFRS.
Establishes new method of establishing financial liability for patients in psychiatric facilities and eliminates financial liability of certain family members. *
Classifies burglary of a residence as a crime of the second degree.
Upgrades simple assault to aggravated assault at youth sports events.
Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.
Requires instruction on compulsive gambling to be included as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Revises various provisions of the "Home Inspection Professional Licensing Act."
Provides for receipt for voter at primary or general election; allows receipt to be proof of eligibility to vote in subsequent election; provides State reimbursement. *
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey-Local Open Space Acquisition.
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.
Requires employers to provide time off from work for members of certain volunteer organizations to respond to fires under certain conditions. *
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations. *
Includes local emergency management volunteers in Emergency Services Volunteer Length of Service Award Program.
Concerns workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer.
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.
Authorizes an increase in administrative penalties for prevailing wage violations.
Allows counties and local contracting units to offer incentive to waive SHBP coverage to employees eligible for spouse's health care coverage. *
Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Creates crime of committing offense in senior citizen zone. *
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.
Revises lifeguard pension benefits.
The "New Jersey Pharmacist Business Assistance Act."
Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Establishes criminal penalty for Megan's Law registrant who gives false address; requires verification of address before registrant is released.
Establishes toll-free telephone hotline for reporting guns and other weapons in public schools.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act."
Provides for discharge of obligation to repay grants to owners of underground storage tanks under certain circumstances.
Makes permanent the 15 year corporation business tax research and development credit carryforward period for corporations making certain high-technology investments.
Requires health care facilities provide copy of bill to patients.
Establishes Task Force on Workplace Violence.
Provides compensatory time off for certain essential attendance State employees.
Concerns workers' compensation for occupational disease claims and workers' compensation benefits rates for surviving dependents.
Establishes United We Stand license plate to support United States State Department's Rewards for Justice Program. *
Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; makes appropriations. *
Requires humane treatment of calves raised for veal.
Requires ATM facilities to be equipped with access to emergency telephone service.
Authorizes establishment of State tax amnesty.
Extends by 15 days the times for distribution of a portion of the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund aid to be paid to calendar year municipalities.
Urges New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority reserves to fund hospital charity care.
Withdraws $50 million from the State disability benefits fund; authorizes certain other expenditures from the fund.
Concerns calculation of Second Injury Fund surcharges.
Temporarily suspends certain required contributions to health care benefits fund for PERS and TPAF retirees and dependents; permits use of money in fund for retiree health care benefit costs. *
Permits use of Health Care Subsidy Fund for Medicaid expenses in FY2002; redirects $650,000,000 in payroll taxes from UI fund to Health Care Subsidy Fund; provides extended UI benefits. *
Reduces certain General Fund appropriations, allocates certain revenues and transfers and appropriates certain fund balances for fiscal year 2002 State budget puposes.
Revises Clean Communities Program and makes available recycling grants to counties and municipalities.
Eliminates remarriage prohibition for PFRS and SPRS accidental death benefits. *
Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids.
Authorizes a municipal court to impose certain sanctions on children with a pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school. *
Establishes low interest mortgage program in HMFA for volunteer fire and rescue squad members.
Clarifies that a court may require the posting of full cash bail in cases involving serious crimes.
Designates official entity constructing law enforcement memorial and museum.
Authorizes an adjustment to school district budget cap in the amount of any increase in special education expenditures for the budget year.
Permits instruction on backpack safety to be included in the curriculum of elementary, middle, and high school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *
Reduces polling place hours; establishes minimum and maximum poll worker pay with actual pay determined by counties.*
Reconstitutes membership of NJ Racing Commission and requires 4 of 9 commissioners to be owners or trainers of thoroughbred or standardbred horses.
Grants certain rights, privileges and protections to investigators in the county prosecutors' offices.
Revises statutes regarding physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Upgrades offenses involving use of false government documents.
Makes various changes to the automobile insurance laws; consolidates administrative functions relative to automobile insurance; provides for insurance fraud reforms. *
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. *
Permits thoroughbred breeder awards to owners and trainers of NJ-bred horses that win certain out-of State races.
Revises property ownership requirements for veterans' property tax deduction and disabled veterans' property tax exemption. *
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.
Provides non-forfeitable right to post-retirement medical benefits provided by law to certain public employees with 25 years of service.
Prohibits sale of products containing ephedrine alkaloids to minors under 18 years of age. *
Establishes civil action for damages against organizations that support terrorism.
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
Permits human stem cell research in New Jersey.
Appropriates $40 million from Hazardous Discharge Fund of 1986 to Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund for cleanup of contaminated sites; cancels previous appropriation; replaces canceled appropriation with $40 million from 1996 Environmental Cleanu
Provides for replacement of members of Legislature when one-half or more than one-half are killed by enemy attack. *
Requires inventory of brownfields sites in the State.
Directs DYFS to fingerprint and photograph certain children under its supervision. *
Requires DHSS to prepare booklet on MMR vaccine and availability of blood test to determine immunity prior to administration of second dose. *
Criminalizes fraudulent solicitation and collection of funds on behalf of charities.
Provides that State contract involving purchase of intellectual property will include escrow agreement.
Revises law governing operation of Trenton War Memorial to allow State to present and promote programs.
"Pharmacy Quality Assurance and Error Prevention Act."
Requires reporting by certain persons of attemped or completed suicides by youth and establishes NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council.
Increases fine for parking in parking space restricted for handicapped persons.
Amends "Three Strikes" law to clarify that it applies to crimes committed on separate occasions regardless of the dates of conviction. *
Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.
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.
Directs Department of Personnel to establish pre-entry physical and psychological fitness standards for applicants for police training academies. **
Changes certain documentation required for certification as minority or woman's business for certain State programs.
Prohibits municipal ordinances and homeowners' association rules from limiting the display of American flag. *
Requires DYFS to provide people who make reports of child abuse or neglect to DYFS with written confirmation of report's receipt.
Revises "lemon law" refund formula for consumers of certain new motor vehicles.
Prohibits certain acts involving invasion of privacy.
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.
Creates the "Emergency Management Act." *
"Grace's Law;" requires health insurers, State Health Benefits Program and NJ FamilyCare to provide coverage for hearing aids for covered persons 15 and younger. *
Requires DEP to implement California Low Emission Vehicle program beginning on January 1, 2009 under certain circumstances; establishes review commission; and establishes incentive for purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles. *
Requires notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of automobile insurance policies to be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Makes all fireworks subject to Explosives Act.
Establishes "Senior Citizen Fall Prevention Demonstration Program."
Provides for regulation of certain call center communications by Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.
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.
Requires health care providers to offer parents of infants option to screen for disorders for which State does not require screening.
Appropriates $14,663,500 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for local government open space acquisition and park development projects in central NJ.
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The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
The "Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Provides reimbursement to municipalities for taxes lost due to totally disabled veterans' tax exemption.
Provides a 2001 gross income tax year deduction for charitable contributions made for efforts in relief of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to DHS for domestic violence programs.
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.
"The New Jersey Living Wage Act"; requires businesses receiving certain public benefits to pay employees at least $6.50 per hour.
Provides training grants to workers notified of permanent layoff; appropriates $30 million.
Increases minimum wage.
Provides family disability leave.
Provides family leave insurance.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Expands Medicaid to cover additional disabled children.
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.
Permits paid and unpaid leave of absence for certain public employees and purchase of PERS credit for such absences.
Allows certain State employee disciplinary matters to be submitted to binding arbitration.
Authorizes adoption of timed-growth ordinances by municipalities.
Establishes a computers for schools program in DOC.
Requires health insurers to cover Hepatitis B vaccination costs.
Requires DOT to provide traffic information through its website.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
"New Jersey Online Privacy Protection Act."
Provides for accidental disability retirement for certain PFRS members who participate in off-duty firefighting activities in a municipality other than the one in which they are employed.
Broadens the criteria under certain circumstances, for eligibility for 100% exemption from property taxes for the surviving spouses of certain veterans.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Establishes the "Alan M. Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fund," appropriates $100,000.
Appropriates $90,000 to Division of Fish and Wildlife for Hunters Helping the Hungry program.
Requires mandatory random drug testing for certain conditional release defendants.
Increases fine for failure to use child passenger restraint in motor vehicle.
Provides due process to county investigators in dismissal actions.
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.
Imposes mandatory penalties on juveniles adjudicated delinquent for promoting gambling.
Requires only at-fault accidents to appear on DMV driving records.
Establishes "Virtual Medical Monitoring Service Pilot Program" in DHSS; appropriates $150,000.
Appropriates $50,000 to DHS for a grant to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
"The New Jersey Electronic Voting Machine Act"; requires use of electronic voting machines in elections.
Supplemental appropriation for $250,000 to DHS for a grant to the New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership.
Requires Superintendent of State Police to report directly to Governor.
Clarifies legislative intent with respect to use of certain monies included in the FY 2002 appropriations act.
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.
Authorizes assessment of development impact fees by municipalities.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
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.
Requires firearms identification cards display color photo; mandates firearms safety training for first-time applicants.
Gives contractual preferences to gun manufacturers which have pledged to adopt and implement certain manufacturing, firearms design and market practices that will foster firearms safety.
Establishes the Office on Women's Health in DHSS.
Supplemental appropriation of $19 million from Tobacco Settlement Fund to DHSS for breast cancer screening.
Supplemental appropriation of $22.9 million in General and federal Funds to DHSS for supplemental charity care.
Allows TPAF and PERS members to purchase up to one year of credit for official child-care leave.
Permits NJ SAVER rebate to be based on the greater of the 1997 tax year or current tax year equalized school tax rates.
Increases the number of sending school district representatives that may sit on certain receiving school district boards of education.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Increases annual charity care amount to $345 million and appropriates $30 million in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid fee-for-service hospital rates.
Supplemental appropriation for $31,490,000 to increase benefits in the Lifeline programs.
Conditions approval of charter school applications upon providing written documentation of adequate financial reserves.
Directs DOT to reimburse local police departments for certain costs.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.
Directs NJT to conduct certain assessment and study concerning passenger rail service between Lakehurst and Matawan.
Concerns automobile insurance rate filings; establishes Office of Automobile Insurance Ratepayer Advocate.
Permits certain self-employed individuals to purchase small employer health benefits plans.
Appropriates $50,000 to DMVA for transportation pilot program to provide veterans' medical transportation.
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.
Permits municipality to enact ordinance to curb gang related loitering and criminal activity.
Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.
Establishes New Jersey Public Health Emergency Study Commission.
Authorizes leave for parents and guardians of children with special needs.
Exempts sale of certain protective bicycle and skating helmets from sales and use tax.
Establishes Statewide "Gun Buy Back Partnership Grant Program;" appropriates $2 million.
The "Comprehensive Ethics Reform Act of 2001;" clarifies and strengthens ethical standards applicable to State officers and employees, special State officers and employees and members of the Legislature.
Changes calculation for special retirement benefits for certain veteran members of PERS.
Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Supports law enforcement efforts against criminal street gangs; appropriates $910,000.
Increases SPRS cost of living adjustment from 60% to 100% of Consumer Price Index.
Exempts police from jury duty.
Extends veterans' property tax exemption to tenant shareholders in cooperatives and mutual housing corporations.
Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to DLPS for DNA testing of convicted criminals.
Authorizes special license plate for ex-prisoners of war.
Authorizes the New Jersey State Board of Mediation to recognize representatives for certain employees by card-check and other methods.
Requires e-mailed unsolicited advertising materials to meet certain requirements.
"Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
Prohibits public employer from changing terms and conditions of employment prior to reaching agreement with public employee representative.
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.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.
Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.
Creates E-ZPass "Bill of Rights."
Concerns treatment of and penalties for certain truant and incorrigible pupils.
Grants 90-day grace period for payment of property taxes by seniors and longer period for participants in senior freeze act.
Repeals New Jersey Turnpike Authority's authorization to build the Route 92 Freeway extension through Middlesex County.
Allows certain self-employed business owners to deduct their own pension plan contributions from gross income under the gross income tax.
Exempts fire department personnel and full-time police officers from jury duty.
The "Multiple Dwelling State Tax Credit Act."
"Business Incentive for Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act."
"Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act."
Establishes "Health Care Investment Trust Fund."
Excludes from income for gross income tax and PAAD eligibility purposes victims' remuneration for involuntary internment received under judgments or settlement agreements.
Establishes special license plates for veterans.
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising concerning merchandise with a manufacturer's rebate.
Provides for a term of imprisonment for a conviction of aggravated arson under certain circumstances.
Clarifies intent of the Legislature to provide for mandatory driver's license suspension as a penalty for motor vehicle theft.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to Department of State for grant to NJIT Smart Gun Technology Development program.
Increases minimum wage.
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.
Appropriates $300,000 for grants to organizations providing services to crime victims and witnesses.
Provides property tax relief to certain totally disabled veterans and provides for municipal reimbursement by State.
Provides additional retirement benefits for certain State employees who retire between April 1, 2002 and July 1, 2002.
Authorizes the use of $100,000 to recruit and train respite care providers to serve persons with developmental disabilities.
Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.
The "Family Income Security and Emergency Economic Stimulus Act."
Creates a Land Use Court.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to UMDNJ for The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Establishes a $200,000 income eligibilty for the NJSAVER rebate.
Reduces fee and increases to five years validity of identification card permitting retired police officers to carry handguns.
Creates Innovative Technologies Advisory Board in DEP.
Excludes Roth IRA rollover income from income measure under NJSAVER and homestead rebate program, gross income tax medical expense deduction, PAAD qualification and property tax "freeze" program qualification.
Provides benefits for family temporary disability leave.
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.
Establishes the "Workplace Violence Safety Act."
Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Creates continuing education and nurse recruitment pilot program in DMVA; appropriates $348,000.
Suspends during certain State fiscal years the statutory dedications of State realty transfer fee revenues and temporarily cancels the direction to suspend that State revenue source.
Increases duration of some unemployment benefits.
Enhances coverage of laborers and materialmen under payment bonds.
Allows NJ SAVER rebate eligibility for homestead owners not qualifying on October 1 to be based on their periods of homestead ownership during the tax year and allows for prorated rebate amount.
Eliminates the statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse; clarifies accrual of certain causes of action and modifies the Charitable Immunity Act.
Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Establishes special environmental crimes prosecutor.
Requires State Treasurer to provide long term care insurance plan for local public employers to offer to employees and retirees at own expense.
Authorizes proration of veterans' property tax deduction.
Grants Pinelands Commission enforcement powers, establishes Pinelands Conservation Fund, and establishes Pinelands Enforcement Advisory Committee.
"Pharmacy Benefits Management Company Act."
Renames and expands scope of Commission on Racism, Racial Violence and Religious Violence.
Directs DHSS to prepare and disseminate informational materials about prescription drug programs for senior citizens and disabled persons.
Expands civil rights protections to include pregnancy and breast-feeding; requires employers to provide daily break to breast-feeding mothers.
Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to fund grant for New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Requires criminal background checks of employees of private prisoner transport companies.
Provides that only citizens or legal residents of the United States may be employed in performing of certain State contracts.
Requires DEP to implement Phase II of California Low Emission Vehicle program in calendar year 2006.
Requires CATV companies to forward annually number and types of customer complaints to BPU.
Regulates operation of motorized scooters and motorized skateboards.
Upgrades penalties for motor vehicle theft offenses.
The "School Employees Contract Resolution and Equity Act."
Designates "New Jersey, U.S.A." as State song.
Requires criminal background check for name change and prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from changing their name.
Criminalizes misrepresentation to law enforcement officer during a body search that defendant does not possess any potentially dangerous instrument.
Requires certain minimum percentage of alternative fueled vehicles purchased by State to be fuel cell-powered vehicles.
Provides State purchasing preference to fuel cell-powered equipment.
Prohibits use of credit information by property-casualty insurers in formulating underwriting rules.
Provides for maximum rate for transcript fees.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose gifts, fees and other economic benefits provided to health care providers for promotional and marketing purposes to DHSS.
Requires absentee ballots to be canvassed and reported by municipality only.
Reduces restoration fees for license suspensions involving one parking ticket.
Establishes Task Force on Adoption Agency Closures.
Protects certain compliant municipalities from builder's remedy under "Fair Housing Act" pending readoption of methodologies, criteria and guidelines.
Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.
Provides for admissibility of results of single breathalyzer test if motor vehicle operator refuses to submit to subsequent test.
Requires State contractors to provide employment information.
Allows emergent hiring of school employees pending criminal records check for one month with one month extension.
Establishes standards for State and State authority design-build contracts and design-build-operate and maintain contracts.
Establishes procedures for issuance of certain bonds, notes and other obligations.
Requires State and State authorities to report to Legislature on certain contracts; requires State Auditor to review the financing of certain contracts.
"Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Act."
Establishes Commission on Juvenile Involvement in Gangs; appropriates $95,000.
Increases service retirement allowance for certain PFRS retirees who retired before January 18, 2000.
Requires photographs on identification cards for health care professionals issued by professional licensing boards.
Provides for development of public employee identification number; limits use of Social Security number.
Establishes toll-free hotline to report motorists who litter in New Jersey.
Establishes New Jersey Rx Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Empowers United States Department of Defense police officers to make arrests for certain violations of New Jersey law.
Prohibits unilateral changing of terms and conditions of employment by public employers.
Requires health insurers to provide health benefits coverage for treatment of pathological gambling.
"New Jersey Fair Market Drug Pricing Act"; establishes New Jersey Rx Card Program to reduce prescription drug prices.
Creates a new crime of "video voyeurism."
Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.
Criminalizes transmission of certain unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.
Amends "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act" to address terrorist and criminal acts.
Prohibits siting of correctional facilities and treatment centers for sex offenders and sexually violent predators within one mile of any residential area.
Establishes the crime of assault by animal.
Permits immediate expungement of court records where the person is acquitted or discharged or where the charges have been dismissed.
Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.
Restructures child protective services in DHS.
Clarifies that law enforcement agencies may access juvenile central registry information.
"Tabitha's Law"; requires parent or guardian to notify school administrators if pupil will be absent; requires school to notify parent in event of unexcused pupil absence.
Establishes training academy in DYFS.
Requires motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers to notify consumers of relevant adjustment programs.
Upgrades criminal mischief under certain circumstances.
Provides for issuance of New Jersey Homeland Security Medals; appropriates $5,000.
"The Dunphy Family's Law"; establishes "ALS Research Fund."
Authorizes the issuance of restraining orders in situtations where the domestic violence statutes do not apply; repeals section 2 of P.L.1999, c.47.
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Provides that school pupil may not be on board a school bus unless driver is on board.