A-4199, A-4201, A-4202
A-4199 requires correctional officer training and establishes the Department of Public Advocate as the depository for all inmate complaints; A-4201 eliminates post-release Medicaid enrollment gap, establishes prisoner re-entry commission, mandates the use of c community corrections for all those released from prison, requires the Department of Corrections to provide certain information to inmates upon release; A-4202 gives inmates special credits toward further remission from time of sentence, allows inmates to enter into agreement for education and training that decreases parole, allows formerly incarcerated persons to visit any prison in the state for motivational purposes, and reviews vocational programs in order to meet demand job skills and standards.
S-1866/A-2762
Authorizes courts to waive or reduce parole eligibility or to grant probation for drug-free school zone violations under certain circumstances.
A-1771
Revises eligibility for expungement of criminal and juvenile delinquency records.
S-1347/A-4197
Lifts ban on Temporary Aid For Needy Families, General Assistance, and food stamps for people with felony drug convictions; addresses related issues affecting reetry.
S-2748/A-3160
Provides that certain underage persons who summon medical assistance for intoxicated underage persons would not be prosecuted.
S-1767/A-3613
Gives prescriber or health care facility discretion in using number prescription blank forms consecutively. Currently consecutive numbering of the forms is required.
S-1970/A-3198
Allows persons on parole and probation to vote; provides voter registration assistance to persons on probation, parolees, and persons completing sentences.
S-2491/A-3974
Establishes the Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education
S-208
Modifies reference from “substance awareness coordinator” to “student assistance coordinator” in substance abuse programs in public schools.
S-119/A-804
Establishes “New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act,” which allows a qualifying patient suffering from a debilitating medical condition to grow and possess six plants of marijuana for medical purposes, if authorized by a doctor.
S-607, A-2077
Revision of health insurance regulations to require coverage for appropriate treatment for addiction and mental illness.
S-1348, A-2023
Establishes Prisoner Reentry Commission in the Department of Corrections.
S-233/S-504 (SCS), A-1770 (ACS)
Amends the special probation statute to increase participation in the drug court program and allow for outpatient treatment in appropriate cases.
S-607/A-2077
Revision of health insurance regulations to require coverage for appropriate treatment for addiction and mental illness.
S-1831
Requires the Division of Addiction Services (DAS) to develop guidelines for alcohol and other drug addiction prevention and treatment programs based upon the most current evidence-based standards or best practices. The bill requires organizations and agencies that are licensed or approved by DAS that provide alcohol and other addiction prevention and treatment services to use to the extent possible these standards and practices in providing services.
