Bills & Legislation

Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Provides that salary and other costs associated with Commissioner of Education's appointment of State monitor and other staff under "School District Fiscal Accountability Act" will be paid by State.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations regarding Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Revises gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses by expanding income eligibility and increasing credit.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Requires Type I school districts and charter schools to establish citizen budget oversight committee to monitor district's or charter school's financial position.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Requires spousal consent to election of certain pension payout options under TPAF, JRS and PERS.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Applies provisions of "New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act" to proprietary schools and limits eligibility for State student assistance programs to students enrolled in certain proprietary schools.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Requires schools to universally provide free meals to all students, regardless of whether students are federally eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings; requires lead screenings as precondition of child's initial entry into school system.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Establishes a Gun Court Pilot Program in Mercer County.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Establishes rebuttable presumption that person charged with certain firearm offenses be detained prior to trial.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Subjects most State property to local property taxation beginning on July 1, 2022.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Eliminates property tax exempt status of certain school faculty housing.

Carmen F. Amato Jr.Republican

Requires DHS to implement payment strategy to encourage the use of long acting reversible contraceptives.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Provides televisions in State buildings shall display closed captioning for programming.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Establishes "Police Officer, Firefighter, Public School Teacher, Corrections Officer, and Sanitation Worker Home-buyer Assistance Act"; appropriates $5 million.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Establishes gross income tax credit for full-time tuition cost at certain New Jersey institutions of post-secondary education.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Decreases the penalty for certain parole violations.

Shirley K. TurnerDemocrat

Increases the income eligibility threshold and eliminates asset test for Medicare Savings Programs; Appropriates funds.

Andrew ZwickerDemocrat

Directs COAH to adopt regulations to require municipalities to prioritize current residents in affordable housing applications.

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Permits demonstration county to terminate its participation in the "Real Property Assessment Demonstration Program."

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Requires provision of parking spaces reserved exclusively for persons unable to ambulate without aid of wheelchair in certain parking facilities.

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Allows law enforcement officer to immediately impound motor vehicle operated by uninsured driver.

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Requires school districts to provide instruction on water safety as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Makes supplemental appropriation of $2.125 million to Howell Township in Monmouth County for drinking water infrastructure project.

Sean T. KeanRepublican

Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Bars the denial of expungement application in certain instances.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Concerns certification of tax collectors.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Provides primary and school election sample ballots may be sent to registered voter by electronic mail if so requested.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Requires person with an alcoholic beverage license to carry alcoholic beverage liability insurance under certain circumstances.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Requires gender balance in membership of certain boards and commissions established by statute.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Requires school district or nonpublic school to provide appropriate counseling services to student-athlete who makes complaint against coach or sports official.

Sumter, Shavonda E.

Allows municipalities to transfer inactive alcoholic beverage retail licenses for use in certain redevelopment and revitalization areas; establishes procedure to transfer inactive retail licenses.

Sterley S. StanleyDemocrat

Establishes Loan Redemption Program for Teachers of Agriculture in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

Sterley S. StanleyDemocrat

Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.

Sterley S. StanleyDemocrat

Provides tax credits to owners of certain food and drink establishments for eligible health and safety expenditures made during COVID-19 pandemic.

Sterley S. StanleyDemocrat

Creates restricted distillery license; permits holder thereof to operate restaurant on licensed premises in Garden State Growth Zone.

Sterley S. StanleyDemocrat

Requires State Board of Education to permit candidates awaiting teacher certification to submit affidavit to hiring school district affirming certificate requirements have been met.

Matsikoudis, Michele

Establishes matching grant program in DOE for school districts to implement high-impact tutoring programs addressing learning loss due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Matsikoudis, Michele

Eliminates requirement for public school employees to maintain State residency.

Matsikoudis, Michele

Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.

Matsikoudis, Michele

Requires all elected or appointed local government officers to receive ethics training.

Matsikoudis, Michele