New Jersey Senator Teresa Ruiz [D]

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NJS2205Intro
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Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2243Intro
25%
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2240Intro
25%
Provides temporary corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain employer-provided child care expenditures.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
NJS2237Intro
25%
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2224Intro
25%
Requires DCF and DOE to establish policies and procedures relating to child abuse and neglect and child abuse prevention during certain public health emergencies.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2233Intro
25%
Requires institution of higher education to provide victim-centered training to employees who assist student victims of sexual assault.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Higher Eduction Committee
NJS2169Intro
25%
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ apprentices in DOL registered apprenticeships.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Labor Committee
NJS2213Intro
25%
Establishes office in EDA to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Economic Growth Committee
NJS2163Intro
25%
Revises certain requirements concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered to eleventh grade students.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS1941Intro
25%
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2221Intro
25%
Requires VCCO to provide certain emergency assistance and establish hotline.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
NJS1938Intro
25%
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS1387Intro
25%
Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJSCR48Intro
25%
Urges Congress and President to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act.
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2024-01-09
To Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
NJS183Intro
25%
Exempts from "Sales and Use Tax Act" certain retail sales of computers and school supplies; allows $500 gross income tax deduction to teachers purchasing school supplies for classroom use.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2187Intro
25%
Authorizes common law public nuisance suits regarding lead paint under State law; exempts Attorney General from certain aspects of public nuisance claims when pursuing lead paint actions.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Environment and Energy Committee
NJS2016Intro
25%
Appropriates $70 million in federal funds to EDA to support arts and culture organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Economic Growth Committee
NJS2263Intro
25%
Establishes Co-Curricular Activity Emergency Grant Program to support operations of co-curricular activities at public schools; appropriates $750,000.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS758Intro
25%
Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2173Intro
25%
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to qualify.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
NJS293Intro
25%
Expands definition of child abuse or neglect.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2189Intro
25%
Establishes Emerging Technology Urban Grant Program in EDA.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Economic Growth Committee
NJS2201Intro
25%
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2287Intro
25%
Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
NJS1301Intro
25%
Concerns discriminatory appraisals of property on basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or certain other characteristics.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJS2227Intro
25%
Requires public schools to offer or expand summer school programs to students.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2207Intro
25%
Establishes "Summer Earn and Learn Pilot Program."
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2143Intro
25%
"New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act"; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; repeals law governing minor's access to firearm; requires AG to establish public awareness campaign regarding firearm storage; approp...
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2024-01-09
To Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
NJSR47Intro
25%
Encourages NJ residents to "Shop Main Street."
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2024-01-09
To Senate Commerce Committee
NJS188Intro
25%
Requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish guidelines regarding best practices for student financial aid offers.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Higher Eduction Committee
NJS2167Intro
25%
Requires public schools to comply with lunch and breakfast nutrition standards adopted by USDA.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2244Intro
25%
Establishes a Women's Menstrual Health Screening Program and requirements to screen appropriate patients for endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS1490Intro
25%
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
NJS2196Intro
25%
Requires distribution of family leave informational materials to certain patients.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS2206PassRequires NJ Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to prepare report regarding suicide prevention instruction in public schools.
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2024-01-09
Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2023, c.270.
NJS1000Intro
25%
Requires MVC to place designation on motor vehicle's registration information indicating registrant is deaf.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Transportation Committee
NJS2195Intro
25%
Requires disclosure of cellular telephone transmitters upon sale or lease of certain residential property.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJS2203Intro
25%
Requires teachers to biennially complete two hours of professional development related to cultural competence.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2171Intro
25%
Authorizes local tax on storage of empty shipping containers.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJS1699Intro
25%
Requires registration and regulation of certain hemp-derived cannabinoids manufactured and sold in this State.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
NJS2238Intro
25%
Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2216Intro
25%
Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJS1988Intro
25%
Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee
NJS1581Intro
25%
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Commerce Committee
NJS1436Intro
25%
"New Jersey Fostering Success Voucher Act"; provides rental assistance and case management services for certain young adults leaving foster care or kinship care; appropriates $10 million.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
NJS171Intro
25%
Establishes school district grant program in DOE to reimburse public school teachers for classroom material expenditures.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS1983Intro
25%
Eliminates certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
NJS1632PassAdjusts bid threshold amounts for certain public research universities; permits certain contracts for school districts, municipalities, and counties to be awarded by qualified purchasing agent.
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2024-01-09
Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2023, c.252.
NJS2012Intro
25%
Requires certain public schools that receive State aid to begin regular instruction for high school students no earlier than 8:30 AM.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
NJS2170Intro
25%
Requires DOE to maintain list of textbook vendors that use inclusive material and school districts to use textbooks from those vendors.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Education Committee
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