Asm. Aura Dunn

Maddy summaryThis bill requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their actual name and phone number on caller identification (caller ID) services. If their own details aren't available through their phone company, they may instead show the seller's name and customer service number. Telemarketers cannot block, misrepresent, or circumvent caller ID displays. It directly affects telemarketing companies and aims to increase transparency for consumers receiving sales calls.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a three-year pilot program requiring New Jersey's Department of Labor to record a representative sample of customer service calls related to unemployment insurance claims. The program will measure call resolution rates, time to resolution, and any link between call handling delays and the amount of benefits received. The Commissioner must conduct annual surveys of these recorded calls and publish reports detailing the system's effectiveness, which will be shared with the Governor and Legislature. These reports aim to identify improvements for the unemployment claims process without changing current benefit policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey state agencies and entities to provide child care services for full-time employees who need them. Child care can be offered in state-owned facilities (if licensed as a child care center) or at licensed external centers, including school-age programs and family day care homes approved by the Department of Children and Families. The Secretary of State must work with the Commissioner of Children and Families to create implementation rules, and the law takes effect immediately. It applies to full-time employees in the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Legislature staff, regardless of whether they receive state compensation.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new "Statewide Farmland Preservation Formula" to determine the value of farmland to be acquired for preservation purposes. The formula requires the committee to conduct appraisals, consider values in neighboring areas, assess agricultural importance, evaluate natural resources, and factor in elements like inflation, soil quality, and land size. Landowners would receive multiple value determinations, with the highest value used as the basis for acquisition negotiations. This applies to farmland preservation efforts using state funds, including the Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund. The committee would adopt rules for this formula, which would initially be effective for up to three years before needing formal re-adoption.

Maddy summaryAJR 91 is a New Jersey legislative resolution calling on Congress to provide funding for three state-operated veteran memorial homes. It specifically requests $15 million in federal funds to cover pandemic-related losses (including staffing costs, PPE, and lost revenue from halted admissions) and to fully rebuild the aging Paramus and Menlo Park facilities, which are decades old compared to Vineland’s 2005 rebuild. The resolution directly affects approximately 950 residents - veterans, spouses, and families of fallen service members - across these homes. The bill does not create new law but urges Congress to act on these financial and infrastructure needs.

Maddy summaryThis bill would change how New Jersey funds special education for students with high-cost needs. Under the bill, the state would directly pay providers of special education services for students whose Individualized Education Program costs exceed $55,000 per school year. School districts would refer these cases to a new Office of High Needs Placement Funding within the Department of Education, which would contract with providers and make direct payments in 10 monthly installments starting in October. The bill also establishes a committee to develop quality ratings for providers and analyze the system's impact on students and costs.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A2871) increases the annual property tax deduction for senior citizens (65+), persons with disabilities, and veterans in New Jersey from $250 to $500. It directly affects eligible homeowners in these categories by reducing their taxable property tax burden by an additional $250 per year. The change would take effect starting in 2024, but the bill requires voter approval of a constitutional amendment before implementation. The deduction amount remains capped at the actual tax bill amount if it falls below $500.

Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates $2.5 million from the state General Fund to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation to expand its memorial and Vietnam Era Museum. It provides $500,000 immediately for the expansion project and $2 million to a dedicated memorial fund, with annual $500,000 payments starting in the next fiscal year. The funds are specifically designated for physical expansion of the memorial site and museum facilities. The legislation directly affects the foundation and its ability to enhance the existing memorial and museum, which serves as New Jersey's only museum dedicated to preserving Vietnam War history.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires presidents and vice-presidents of New Jersey education unions (like the NJEA and AFT-NJ) to sign an acknowledgement of their legal duty to report suspected child abuse and complete training on those reporting requirements before taking office. It specifically targets union leaders representing K-12 teachers, not classroom staff. The training covers existing obligations under New Jersey law (including statutes C.9:6-8.10 and C.18A:36-25) and state regulations for school employees to notify authorities about abused, missing, or neglected children. The bill does not change reporting laws but ensures union leadership understands and complies with current requirements.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands New Jersey's definition of "victim of domestic violence" to include 16- and 17-year-olds (previously limited to 18+), as well as adoptive parents subjected to violence by someone whose parental rights to the adopted child were terminated. It also clarifies that "household member" includes anyone the victim has ever lived with, not just current cohabitants. These changes update the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (P.L.1991, c.261) to extend legal protections to more individuals, such as younger teens in communal living situations and adoptive parents. The bill incorporates recommendations from the New Jersey Law Revision Commission to modernize the definition.