Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, Senate.
Norman M. Robertson
Sponsored
Became law8
Prohibits sale of certain merchandise at excessive prices during certain emergencies.
Permits simulated voting for minors at polling place.
Extends civil service veterans preference to certain persons who served in Operation "Uphold Democracy" in Haiti.
Eliminates office of register of deeds and mortgages in every county other than counties of the first class and consolidates powers and duties in county clerk.
Permits rehired firefighter to purchase PFRS credit for 3 years of layoff period.
Criminalizes the use of the Internet and other electronic communication devices to commit harassment or stalking.
Mandates health insurance coverage for certain infant formulas.
Imposes liability on employers who discharge or discriminate against employees for displaying the American flag.
Passed the Senate5
Creates the crime of victimization of a senior citizen or a person with a disability.*
Permits certain district factor group I or J school districts to receive supplemental school tax reduction aid.
Provides for instruction for middle school and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse.
Prohibits certain deceptive advertising concerning merchandise with a manufacturer's rebate.
Appropriates $1.0 million to the DEP for watershed education grants.
Out of committee11
Provides for diesel fuel tax rebates and pass-through of cost savings to motor fuel users.
Requires the Administrative Director of the Courts to annually report on the school-based probation program.
Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 from General Fund for New Jersey Naval Militia Joint Command.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DHSS for defibrillator training for police and firefighters.
Revises determination of "area in need of redevelopment" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."
Establishes matching grant program to assist counties in upgrading election equipment; appropriates $5 million.
Clarifies Legislative intent concerning fulfillment of fair share housing obligations and substantive certification.
Recognizes validity of trust funds for pets.
"Brain Injury Research Act."
Provides additional State aid to school districts implementing voluntary desegregation plans through the establishment of magnet schools.
Permits New Jersey Transit investigator to carry firearm.
In committee33
Provides for placement in New Jersey Register of Historic Places of Civil War monuments having significant historical value.
Requires the State to assume payment of county solid waste facility debt incurred in developing State-mandated solid waste facilities, including completed, canceled or abandoned solid waste facility projects.
Requires the State to pay the tuition and transportation costs of charter school students.
Authorizes attorneys serving as part-time municipal prosecutors to also serve as defense counsel for criminal matters in the county.
Enhances public's ability to inspect, copy and purchase copies of public records; appropriates $250,000.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Requires DOT to conduct mosquito abatement on storm water drainage facilities; appropriates $1 million.
Specifies use of actual enumeration of State's population by Apportionment Commission and Redistricting Commission to establish legislative and congressional districts.
Permits juror to designate fee for juror's attendance to VCCB.
Establishes "Adopt a Stop" program for the cleanup and maintenance of bus shelters, bus stops, and bus and train stations.
Requires development of State and county mosquito control plans; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes hiring preference for children of police officers or firefighters killed in the performance of their duties in municipality in which demise of parent occurred.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.5 million to Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to fund grant to Bloomfield Township to replace deteriorating granite curbing.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of Education for a grant to the Little Falls Township School District for ADA Compliance projects.
Requires physicians and dentists to notify patients by mail when their license is revoked, suspended or otherwise conditioned.
Appropriates $200,000 to the DOE for aid to the Passaic Valley Regional School District to assist the Passaic Valley Regional High School with facilities construction and repair.
Directs State Treasurer to contract with Etec, Inc. to assume the warranties for certain dynamometer testing equipment; appropriates $460,200.
Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to revoke, suspend or otherwise condition license of physician disciplined by another state, agency or authority following notice and opportunity for hearing.
Provides corporation business or gross income tax credits for new job creation to businesses located in municipalities participating in the "Main Street New Jersey" program.
Allows adopted person 18 years of age or older or adoptive parent of minor child access to adopted person's original birth certificate and other information.
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $800,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to Wayne Public Library for an expansion project.
Permits certain sheriffs to enforce truck weight limits.
Allows a deduction under New Jersey gross income tax of the cost incurred by a taxpayer in supporting a family member at least 65 years old, up to a maximum of $1,000.
The "New Jersey Academically Advanced and Gifted Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.
Establishes the reckless discharge of a firearm as a crime of the fourth degree.
Directs DEP to clean, clear, desnag and maintain certain portions of the Passaic, Pompton and Ramapo rivers; appropriates $2,000,000.
Upgrades crime of leaving the scene of a fatal accident to a crime of the second degree.
Establishes hiring preference for children of police officers or firefighters killed in the performance of their duties in municipality in which demise of parent occurred.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to the Department of Law and Public Safety for the State Athletic Control Board medical examinations for professional boxers.
Establishes second primary election on September 11 in 2001 for candidates for Legislature.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to DCA for a grant to the Park Avenue - St. John's United Methodist Church in East Orange for Job Training Program.
Provides benefit coverage to certain off-duty police, fire and emergency personnel.
Enacts the "Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001."
Co-sponsored
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Increases and indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit. *
Accelerates phase-in of the NJ SAVER rebate.
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Requires managed care plans and SHBP to pay in-network health care facilities full contractual rate regardless of whether treating practitioner is in-network or out-of-network provider. *
Requires individual health benefits plan carriers to offer a new health benefits plan and permits small employer carriers to offer exclusive provider organization plan.*
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 police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations.
Permits firefighter's associations, firefighter's relief associations and volunteer fire companies to conduct certain income-producing activities and retain tax-exempt status.*
Requires criminal history record checks for all certified nurse aides, personal care assistants and homemaker-home health aides; requires plan for similar checks to be conducted on other providers of home care services.*
Authorizes law enforcement officer memorial license plates for college scholarships for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Provides tuition assistance for children and spouses of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. *
Increases veteran's property tax deduction.
Establishes the State Commission of Investigation as a permanent agency.
Requires licensure of third party administrators of health and dental benefits plans and certification of third party billing services. *
Permits regional school boards to provide voters with information on the ballot as to the constituent municipality's share of district's budget.
Requires at least 10% of residents in new assisted living facilities be Medicaid-eligible.
Prohibits persons who violate animal cruelty statutes from serving as animal control officers.
Establishes civil action against drug dealers.
Clarifies penalty for possession of 50 or more marijuana plants with intent to distribute.
Extends period of restricted sale of poppies to raise funds to benefit veterans.
Requires acceptance of universal physician application for participation form by managed care carriers. *
Requires DHSS to establish public awareness campaign about meningitis and higher education institutions to notify prospective students about meningitis vaccination; appropriates $50,000.**
The "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund Act."**
Increases penalty for causing death or injury of another while driving with suspended license.
Requires criminal history record background checks for child care center employees.
Increases the criminal penalties for manufacture or distribution of MDMA, known as "ecstasy," and MDA.*
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to make up to $100 million in loans for environmental infrastructure projects.
"Health Care Carrier Accountability Act."*
Appropriates $29 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Requires ignition interlock device or registration revocation for repeat drunk driving; prohibits possession of unsealed alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle.
Makes certain acts of animal cruelty crimes of the fourth degree; requires juveniles adjudicated deliquent for certain animal cruelty offenses to receive court-ordered psychological counseling.***
Removes time limitation on prosecuting offenses in certain cases when DNA evidence is available. *
Directs that certain juvenile justice records be available to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors on a 24-hour basis.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects. *
Provides full PFRS credit for transferred PERS service of certain PFRS members. *
Appropriates $40,440,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects; and approves funding of certain local government open space acquisition projects; including local "planning incentive" projects in southern NJ.
Revises PFRS funding to reduce local employers' contributions by $150 million for FY 2001. *
Increases age for permit to purchase a handgun from 18 to 21 years; changes related laws on temporary transfer and exemptions.*
Establishes the casino reinvestment development authority urban revitalization incentive program.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Increases TPAF and PERS retirement benefits for active members and retirees; revises calculation of assets and establishes benefit enhancement fund.
Requires prosecutor to instruct grand jury in the elements of justification in cases involving use of force by law enforcement officer.
Requires four year digitized picture driver's license; tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal aliens; appropriates $1.5 million.*
Establishes requirements for ticket brokers concerning the resale of tickets of admission to places of entertainment.
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Increases value of Legislative Initiative Municipal Block Grant Program by $100,000,000 over three years.
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHSS for public information regarding health insurance consumers' rights to appeal adverse decisions of insurer.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.3 million to DHSS for managed care oversight.
Requires insurance carriers to use "prudent layperson" definition for coverage of emergency health care.
Establishes a hospital accounting management system and appropriates $2 million to DHSS.
Establishes Hospital Emergency Services Development Fund in DHSS to assist hospitals in creating emergency services clinics for patients who do not require acute care or trauma care; appropriates $9 million.
Increases physician fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement rates; appropriates $7 million in State funds and $7 million in federal funds.
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.
Permits electronic sale of individual and small employer health benefits plans, on a direct basis.
Provides grants to hospitals to determine feasibility of converting underused facilities to other uses; appropriates $4 million. *
Modifies motor vehicle emissions testing at State official inspection facilities, and provides testing subsidy to licensed private inspection facilities, until June 30, 2000 or certain conditions are met.*
Revises certain laws concerning cruelty to animals.
Provides assistance to parents with mental illness in divorce or separation action under Parents' Education Program.*
Establishes "Local Option Mortgage Assistance Program."
Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.
Authorizes municipalities to provide free day care services to children of volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 to Division of Local Government Services in DCA to fund Newark City's plane crash costs.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law.
"Health Care Claims Payment Responsibility Act." *
Requires public hearing by the Attorney General regarding conversion of certain nonprofit corporations under certain circumstances.
Provides special license plates for Purple Heart recipients.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record.
Permits certain charities to renew registration by verification statement.
Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.
Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DHSS to promote women's awareness about heart disease and stroke.
Increases annual contribution limit by counties and municipalities to volunteer first aid, ambulance and rescue squads to $50,000.
Allows drug dealing offenses to be graded by "units," rather than weight, of controlled dangerous substances.
Prohibits sale, distribution or installation of nonoperational air bags.
Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain qualified employees. *
Makes supplemental grants-in-aid appropriation of $1.5 million to the New Jersey Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for expansion of delinquency programs.
Requires payment of restitution to victims.
Changes information reported on annual assessment notice to include preceding year's assessment.
Establishes "The Project Exile and Operation Ceasefire Enforcement Act of 2000" to strengthen prosecution of firearms crimes; appropriates $5 million.
Specifies the crimes encompassed by the provisions of the "No Early Release Act," including murder. *
Appropriates $1,000,000 to DEP from "Water Supply Fund" for study to assess groundwater contamination from MTBE.
Directs Drinking Water Quality Institute to reevaluate maximum contaminant level for arsenic, MTBE and radium in drinking water; appropriates $300,000.
Cancels certain "Water Supply Fund" appropriations; authorizes use of those amounts for water supply management purposes; appropriates $950,000 to the DEP for a drought monitoring and telemetry system.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for water supply system interconnection study. *
Directs DEP to establish additional chemical surface water quality monitoring stations and maintain existing chemical and biological stations; appropriates $800,000 over two fiscal years. *
Appropriates $250,000 to DEP for costs of well drilling to monitor groundwater quality. *
Establishes Water Quality Remediation Fund; appropriates $50 million.
Establishes an environmental testing laboratory in the Department of Environmental Protection; appropriates $3.0 million.
Prohibits sale of gasoline containing MTBE; directs DEP to seek waiver from EPA oxygen requirements for purpose of discontinuing use of MTBE; and establishes Transportation Energy Security Council to monitor good faith compliance effort.. **
Criminalizes the deprivation of civil rights by public officials.
Authorizes New Jersey Economic Development Authority to refinance county solid waste facility bonds.
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Renames Office on Minority Health in DHSS as Office on Minority and Multicultural Health and provides additional responsibilities for office; appropriates $1.5 million.
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks.
Makes FY 1999 supplemental appropriation of $10 million to DHS for capital construction for renovation and construction of child care centers to implement Work First New Jersey.
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims' Fund. *
Requires transportation services under Work First New Jersey program be provided for 24 months to recipients earning less than $12 an hour after leaving program.*
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of volunteer emergency services organizations. *
Establishes "Neighborhood Revitalization Mortgage Assistance Program;" appropriates $5 million.*
Subjects HMOs to law regulating insurance holding company systems and revises calculation of health insurance policy reserves.
Appropriates $50 million to acquire real property in areas affected by Hurricane Floyd, pay relocation expenses, and compensate for lost property taxes.
Provides additional juror compensation for certain jurors; appropriates $4,600,000.*
The "Private Well Testing Act"; appropriates $1 million from Safe Drinking Water Fund. *
Makes decisions rendered by independent utilization review organizations under Independent Health Care Appeals Program binding on insurance carriers.
Appropriates $30 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Appropriates $12 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Creates "Main Street New Jersey" program in DCA. **
Appropriates $205 million from "1999 Statewide Transportation and Local Bridge Fund," and reappropriates unexpended balances from 1983 and 1989 bridge bond funds.
Excludes U.S. military pensions and survivors benefits of persons less than 62 years of age from gross income taxation.
Eliminates corporation business tax on regular income of S corporations.
Repeals surcharge paid by insurers of school boards not in SHBP; requires payment of surcharge amounts for FY97, FY98 and FY99 to schools boards.
Provides funding for non-profit energy assistance organization.
Provides volunteer EMTs, volunteer firefighters mileage reimbursement; makes appropriations.
Provides that EMT training of volunteer EMTs on paid squads and volunteer firefighters are eligible for reimbursement from EMT Training Fund.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to DHSS for grant to promote recruitment of first aid volunteers.
Provides for payment of certain individual and provider claims against HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, Inc. and American Preferred Provider Plan, Inc.; appropriates $50,000,000 from the tobacco settlement proceeds.
Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*
Establishes 65 mph speed limit on interstate and limited access highways.
Revises funding provision of PFRS.*
Provides enhanced benefits to survivors of certain PFRS members.
Establishes "Child Care Center Capital Project Grant Fund Program" in DHS; appropriates $1.5 million.
Establishes a New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit.
Provides a gross income tax deduction for certain water supply and sewerage charges.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for Juvenile Justice Commission aftercare program.
Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from General Fund for completion of Korean War Memorial in Atlantic City.
Supplemental appropriation of $1 million to the Department of State for model youth programs. *
Expands access to certain juvenile records; establishes right of victims to attend juvenile delinquency proceedings.
Incorporates balanced and restorative justice principles in juvenile justice system.
Creates Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program; appropriates $25,000.
Creates Coordinating Committee on Youth in Department of State; appropriates $50,000.
Requires record keeping and sharing on minor delinquent activity.
Requires that school districts receive written informed parental consent prior to administering certain surveys to their students.
"FamilyCare Health Coverage Act."
Establishes the "New Jersey Individual Development Account Program," appropriates $2 million from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds.*
Provides for mandatory minimum five year prison term without parole for persons convicted of certain firearms offenses with prior violent crime convictions. *
Extends by six months the recovery and refund periods for the sales and use tax refunds for flood victims of Hurricane Floyd.
Provides for establishment of county offices for the disabled; making an appropriation. *
Classifies victim impact statements as confidential communications.
Provides that information about location of a shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be a public record. *
Authorizes driver's license sticker to identify organ donor.
Excludes certain contributions to "SIMPLE" savings incentive match plans for employees retirement plans from gross income under the gross income tax.
Requires criminal history record background checks for health care professionals as condition of initial licensure.
Appropriates $16 million to DHSS for grants of $2 million each to the State's designated children's hospitals.
Upgrades penalties for certain crimes involving children.
Upgrades simple assault against a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Excludes certain federal income tax rebates from PAAD, Senior Gold and Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement eligibility income.
Supplemental appropriation of $16.9 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant funds to DHS.
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs.**
Designated the "Ombudsman for Abused and Neglected Children Act."
Establishes Task Force on the Oversight of DYFS.
"New Jersey Motor Vehicle Customer Service Improvement Act."
Exempts from the sales and use tax sales made at concession stands located in State-owned veterans' homes.
The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million. *
Amends "Uniform Anatomical Gift Act" regarding notification to designated persons about option to donate decedent's organs or tissues.
Establishes hepatitis C education, prevention and screening program and requires reporting of hepatitis C directly to DHSS. **
Creates defibrillator grant program in DCA for municipalities; appropriates $1.7 million.
Allows adopted person access to his original birth certificate and other related information; appropriates $90,000. *
Clarifies provisions concerning luring or enticing a child.
Exempts health care supplies and equipment, purchased for use in providing health care services, from sales tax.
Provides for prompt notification to health care licensing boards when health care practitioner suspected of injuring a patient or suspected of other wrongdoing.
Supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to DLPS for child car safety seat public education campaign.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DCA for a grant to New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault and member rape crises centers for rape care and prevention programs.
Increases membership of parole board; provides for appointment of temporary members, accelerates processing of certain inmates' cases and appropriates $685,000.
Exempts state-chartered credit unions from sales and use tax. *
Supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to DHS for public awareness campaign concerning "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act."
Amends "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" to enhance oversight and accountability. *
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to DMAVA for construction of the State World War II Veterans Memorial. *
Appropriates $12,789,000 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government park development projects.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care expenses. *
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.
Revises definition of "person with a disability" and "senior citizen" for certain purposes under consumer fraud law.
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Indexes maximum homestead rebate benefit.
Prohibits: solicitation or acceptance of political contributions on public property; certain uses of campaign contributor information; and certain uses of information about persons doing business with public entities.
Eliminates tax on certain litter generating products.
Establishes "Car Watch" program to combat motor vehicle thefts.
Increases income limits for Home Care Expansion Program; appropriates $8 million.
Appropriates $74,500 to NJ Historical Commission for study and identification of "Underground Railroad."
Changes compensation base of SPRS accidental death benefit pension for surviving spouses and children.
Enhances retirement benefits for PFRS members.
Permits certain small groups to combine for purpose of self-insuring or purchasing traditional insurance for health benefits.
Provides that public schools need be open only 179 days in the 1999-2000 school year due to inclement weather.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for child care expenses.
Supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to DLPS to replace State Police weapons.
Provides for annual review of certain orders pertaining to care, custody, education and maintenance of a child.
Supplemental appropriation of $13,650,000 to DLPS for local police video camera and audio recording equipment grants.
Requires board of education to provide course credit for certain courses.
Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.
Prohibits employment discrimination by public employers against volunteer fire, ambulance, first aid or rescue personnel.
Permits salary limitation on judges serving on recall basis to be exceeded in certain circumstances.
Requires the Joint Committee on the Public Schools to provide for an independent evaluation of the State-operated school districts.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.
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.
Provides that certain offenders may spend the anniversary of the commission of a violent crime in solitary confinement.
Creates new motor vehicle offense; clarifies municipal prosecutors' duties concerning plea agreements.
Requires the suspension of driving privileges of persons convicted of offenses involving acts of graffiti.
Allows senior and disabled homeowners to collect both the NJSAVER rebate and the homestead rebate.
Makes certain changes with respect to employment discrimination.
Requires school boards to offer instruction to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.
Provides consumers greater protection in the issuance of consumer credit reports.
Increases to $15,000 amount that counties may contribute annually to volunteer fire companies.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to DCA for home heating fuel assistance.
Establishes Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program in DHSS; appropriates $1 million.
Combines the filing of application for the NJ SAVER rebate, homestead rebate, homestead property tax reimbursement, and homestead property tax credit with the New Jersey gross income tax return.
Provides for mandatory life imprisonment for certain sexual assaults upon a minor.
Imposes additional penalties on sex offenders; creates the "Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund" to provide counseling and treatment to sex crime victims and their families.
Requires DOC to give prosecutors certified notices of certain inmate releases; requires written affirmation by commissioner and facility administrator before inmate release.
Establishes forensic laboratory fees for sexual assault; designates uses.
Upgrades simple assault committed against domestic violence victims to aggravated assault.
Makes supplemental appropriation of $2 million to the Department of State for a grant to the John Harms Center for the Arts for debt reduction.
Establishes the "Unsolicited Telephone Sales Calls Act of 2000."
Grants permanent status to the SCI; repeals Section 9 of P.L.1996, c.44 (C.52:9M-20).
Establishes Department of State Police.
Extends PAAD eligibility to persons disabled under certain federal, state, and local government retirement programs.
Permits children to obtain digital photo identification cards.
Provides that defendants convicted of murder are subject to the provisions of the "No Early Release Act".
Supplemental appropriation of $20 million to DOT for grants to counties and municipalities for extraordinary road maintenance and repairs.
Establishes lead-safe housing grant and loan program and registry plan; appropriates $2 million.
Authorizes legal fees and costs against public entity filing legally groundless suits against citizens who are critical of the public entity.
Requires telephone marketers to identify themselves and their business or organization before asking for a telephone subscriber by name or soliciting business from a telephone subscriber.
Authorizes and directs DEP to implement Phase II of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the State beginning in calendar year 2006.
Supplemental appropriation of $12 million to Commission on Higher Education for grants to county colleges that provide nursing education programs.
Establishes an annual State aid program to replace the local tax loss occasioned by certain changes in the valuation of depreciable business personal property of certain telecommunications companies.
Authorizes cities of the first class to contract with nonprofit organizations for the provision of water supply and wastewater treatment services.
Provides credit under gross income tax and corporation business tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Exempts 1996 and subsequent model year motor vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic systems from emissions testing; requires check of functioning of on-board diagnostic system; directs AG to recover certain costs of enhanced inspection and maintenance program from federal government.
Supplemental appropriation of $20,000 to DMAVA for grant to Italian American War Veterans of U.S. 66th annual national convention in Atlantic City.
Authorizes nuclear plant guards to possess certain firearms and ammunition.
Creates State contract set-aside program for businesses owned and operated by disabled veterans.
Directs DOE to provide to every public school a sign stating the national motto, "In God We Trust," and permits principals and teachers to display additional copies.
Tightens requirements for issuance of driver's license to legal alien; upgrades penalties for sale and possession of fake driver's license.
The "September 11 Disaster Protection of Private Aid Law."
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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.
Appropriates $26.3 million in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.