Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
John A. Lynch
Sponsored
Became law3
Prohibits smoking on school grounds.
Allows public movers and warehousemen to use electronic warehouse receipts under certain circumstances. *
Revises statutes with regard to execution of powers of attorney.
Passed the Senate1
Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs. *
Out of committee2
Increases civil fines and penalties imposed by ELEC; remits moneys collected therefrom to General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to commission.
Appropriates $50 million to acquire real property in areas affected by Hurricane Floyd, pay relocation expenses, and compensate for lost property taxes.
In committee25
Replaces various limits on amounts of certain political and campaign contributions with uniform limit of $1,800; limits candidate's receipts from State, county and municipal party and legislative leadership committees to $25,000 per election.
Revises the jurisdiction and practices of the Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.
Exempts certain employers from paying salary increments under an expired labor agreement.
Limits certain campaign contributions to $1,800 per year or per election; abolishes the formation and use of legislative leadership committees.
Establishes public financing program for nomination and election of candidates for office of member of the Legislature; limits spending in such campaigns.
Limits campaign expenditures by or in direct support of legislative candidates.
Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and permits certain school districts to determine budgets without referendum.
Requires payment of prevailing wages on all EDA-assisted construction.
Allows county vocational schools and county colleges to participate in county insurance funds for workers' compensation.
Revises procedures for changing the classification of a school district.
Provides for regulation of employment agencies by Department of Labor and regulates temporary help service firms as employment agencies.
Authorizes license plates honoring New Jersey's role in the Revolution.
Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.
Makes various changes to local cap law; brings fire districts under spending limitations.
Supplemental appropriation of $574,736 to Piscataway Township School District for the educational costs of children housed on the Rutgers campus.
Supplemental appropriation of $145,000 to the DHSS to award a grant to St. Peter's University Hospital.
Requires that Abbott v. Burke parity remedy aid be allocated to county vocational school districts for students enrolled in those districts who reside in an Abbott district.
Provides additional safety measures for users of ATMs.
Establishes special priority of acquiring lands in flood-prone areas for recreation and conservation purposes using monies from Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund.
Allows electric and gas utilities to charge reduced prices for one-time restarting of furnaces or hot-water heaters of residential and small business customers located in a disaster area.
Authorizes UEZA to designate an additional zone.
Appropriates $317,000 in FY 2001 to the DOE for aid to the Bound Brook School District for extraordinary costs of recovery from Hurricane Floyd.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Rutgers, the State University for institutional support.
Establishes medical assistance on-line application pilot project in DHS.
Eliminates certain requirement applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Assures certain benefits to certain police, fire and emergency personnel under certain circumstances in regard to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 or pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
The "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Amends shoplifting statute; establishes grading system similar to theft.
Exempts certain partnerships, firms or corporations associated with former member of Judiciary from current restrictions regarding holders of, or applicants for, casino licenses.
Directs UEZA to establish extended enterprise zones.*
Revises law concerning employment and training services. *
Appropriates $6,871,462.01 from "Garden State Historic Preservaton Trust Fund" to provide capital preservation grants from certain historic preservation projects in northern New Jersey.
Allows certain former judges who resigned in good standing to perform marriages.
Establishes the casino reinvestment development authority urban revitalization incentive program.
Approves State funding for certain "planning incentive" local government open space acquisition projects in nothern NJ.
Appropriates $58 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires prosecutor to instruct grand jury in the elements of justification in cases involving use of force by law enforcement officer.
Designates U.S. Highway Route No. 9 southbound bridge over Raritan River as the "Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge"; appropriates $2,500.
Provides that chairmanship of the State Athletic Control Board would be a full-time position.
Passed the Senate · 2
Expands the category of persons who can administer oaths of office and of allegiance, where no other provision is made by law, to include those persons who can presently attest to oaths, affirmations and affidavits in other contexts.
Criminalizes the deprivation of civil rights by public officials.
Out of committee · 10
Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates. *
Provides funding for county juvenile boot camps; appropriates $10,000,000.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Prohibits discrimination in the sale of malt alcoholic beverages by certain breweries to licensed wholesalers in the State.
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Appropriates $200,000 in capital funding to DMVA for State Police training facility in Sea Girt.
Creates an Office of Professional Responsibility and Independent Review Board in, but not of, the OAG within the DLPS to oversee complaints of misconduct and constitutional violations by personnel.
Requires trials to be commenced within six months of indictment by State grand jury.
Eliminates certain requirement applicable to members of the New Jersey National Guard who receive higher education tuition waivers and requires State to pay the tuition costs. ***
In committee · 24
Abolishes the formation and use of legislative leadership committees.
Restricts the receipt of certain things of value by legislators or legislative staff and officers and staff members of the Executive Branch and limits certain gifts thereto.
Makes various changes in civil service system concerning titles and compensation.
Establishes PAAD Expansion Program.
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.
Concerns the purchase of apparel by public bodies.
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.
Provides annual appropriations for hospital and physicians that provide charity care, long- term care initiatives and graduate medical education and research from "New Jersey Health Care Improvement Trust Fund."
Promotes fairness in telephone competition through State aid funding of the replacement of the incumbent local exchange carrier personal property tax and the reduction of intrastate access charges.
Authorizes use of Workforce Development Partnership Fund moneys as needed for a certain construction project.
Exempts physicians who exceed speed limit while responding to emergency calls from penalties.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Allows certain State employees to receive paid post-retirement medical benefits.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Concerns reemployment services and training programs.
Requires public hearing, economic impact analysis and approval of certain advisory board before changing security classification or discontinuing security tower at State correctional facility.
Authorizes payment of unemployment benefits during leave related to birth and adoption.
Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2002.
Provides for payment of full NJ SAVER rebate amount in 2001 and bases the rebate amounts for each municipality on greatest school tax effort.
Creates the "Judicial and Prosecutorial Facilities Construction Assistance Act."
Excludes victims of sexual or child abuse from liability for payments for psychiatric care of abusive parents.
"Dignity in Home Care Act"; provides for increases in Medicaid reimbursements to home health agencies for direct care worker salaries; appropriates $10 million in State and $10 million in federal funds.
Bans consent searches of motor vehicles by State and local law enforcement officers.
Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils.
Filed · 2
Provides for presumption of death for persons exposed to catastrophic events.
Concerns certain public benefits available to persons affected by September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on US.