Sandi Love

MORIARTY / CRYAN / LOVE BILL CODIFYING ANTI-NEPOTISM RULE IN SCHOOLS ADVANCING

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Paul Moriarty, Joseph Cryan and Sandi Love sponsored to codify in law a state Department of Education (DOE) regulation against nepotism in public schools has passed the Assembly.

“Property taxpayers deserve every assurance that the people charged with educating their kids got their positions because of what they know, not who they know,” said Moriarty (D-Gloucester/Camden). “With local schools making up the majority of local property tax bills, we need to ensure that we are investing in the absolute best candidates to lead our schools.”

LOVE/MORIARTY/VAINIERI HUTTLE BILL ELIMINATING ALIMONY, INHERITANCE RIGHTS FOR MURDERERS & ABUSERS CLEARS LEGISLATURE

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Sandra Love, Paul D. Moriarty and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to block alimony payments to convicted killers and eliminate inheritance rights for parents who abandon or abuse a child has received final legislative approval.

NEW JERSEY CLOSER TO BECOMING 11TH STATE WITH 'SILVER ALERT' SYSTEM FOR MISSING ELDERLY

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today released legislation sponsored by six Assembly Democrats to make New Jersey the 11th state with a "Silver Alert" system to notify the public about missing elderly people.

ASSEMBLY OK’S LOVE/GREENSTEIN/CRUZ-PEREZ/MORIARTY BILL TARGETING UNSAFE JEWELRY

Measure Comes After Minnesota Boy Died After Swallowing Lead-Tainted Bracelet

(TRENTON) – The Assembly today approved legislation sponsored by Assemblywomen Sandi Love, Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Linda Greenstein and Assemblyman Paul Moriarty targeting unsafe jewelry.

Under the bill, no one may sell, distribute, import or manufacture jewelry in New Jersey that contains materials classified as unsafe The bill also includes stricter restrictions on materials used in children’s jewelry and body piercing jewelry.

Love crafted the legislation (A-2877) after a 4-year-old Minneapolis boy died of lead poisoning from swallowing a tainted charm bracelet.

“Buying a necklace or a charm bracelet shouldn’t bring about fears of lead and mercury poisoning, yet the health and safety of New Jerseyans are at risk,” said Love (D-Gloucester). “It’s time these harmful products are taken down from store shelves for good.”

MORIARTY/LOVE BILL MAKING IT A CRIME TO KNOWINGLY EXPOSE RESIDENTS TO TOXINS ADVANCES

Bill Crafted in Response to South Jersey ‘Kiddie Kollege’ Debacle

(TRENTON) –Legislation Assembly members Paul D. Moriarty and Sandra Love sponsored to make it a crime to knowingly expose residents to toxic pollutants and require new procedures for contaminated sites that are to be used for educational or day care purposes is advancing.

The measures stem from the 2006 case of the Kiddie Kollege day care center in Franklin Township, Gloucester County.

“If anything positive can come about from the Kiddie Kollege calamity, it exposed a weakness in state law that we are seeking to correct,” said Moriarty (D-Gloucester/Camden). “We need an immediate change to our system to allow for the swift prosecution of anyone who knowingly puts

PLAN TO MAKE NEW JERSEY 11TH STATE WITH ‘SILVER ALERT’ SYSTEM FOR MISSING ELDERLY CONTINUES ADVANCING

(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by six Assembly Democrats to make New Jersey the 11th state with a “Silver Alert” system to notify the public about missing elderly people continues advancing.

The plan is based on the “Amber Alert” system used by state police to locate missing children.

The measure is sponsored by Assembly members Wayne DeAngelo, Sandi Love, Paul Moriarty, Pamela R. Lampitt, Cary Rodriquez and Elease Evans.

The bill was recently released by a Senate committee and is now pending before appropriations committees in both houses.

“Unfortunately, it’s common for an elderly loved one suffering from dementia and other ailments to wander,” said DeAngelo (D-Hamilton). “This can be dangerous and even life-threatening for our loved ones and stressful for caregivers and family. This new system would be a common sense step toward protecting those who deserve our best, the elderly.”

BILL ELIMINATING ALIMONY, INHERITANCE RIGHTS FOR MURDERERS, ABUSERS ADVANCES

(TRENTON) – The Assembly Judiciary Committee today released legislation Assembly members Sandra Love, Paul D. Moriarty and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to block alimony payments to convicted killers and eliminate inheritance rights for parents who abandon, abuse or neglect a child.

BILL TARGETS UNSAFE JEWELRY

Measure Comes After Minnesota Boy Died After Swallowing Lead-Tainted Bracelet

(TRENTON) – Assembly Democratic-sponsored legislation targeting unsafe jewelry is advancing toward law. The bill is sponsored by Assemblywomen Sandi Love, Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Linda Greenstein and Assemblyman Paul Moriarty.

Under the bill, no one may sell, distribute, import or manufacture jewelry in New Jersey that contains materials classified as unsafe The bill also includes stricter restrictions on materials used in children’s jewelry and body piercing jewelry.

Love crafted the legislation (A-2877) after a 4-year-old Minneapolis boy died of lead poisoning from swallowing a tainted charm bracelet.

“Buying a necklace or a charm bracelet shouldn’t bring about fears of lead and mercury poisoning, yet the health and safety of New Jerseyans are at risk,” said Love (D-Gloucester). “It’s time these harmful products are taken down from store shelves for good.”

ASSEMBLY BILL TO BOOST PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND DISABLED SIGNED INTO LAW

Measure Increases Income Limits for Property Tax Relief Program

(CLIFFSIDE PARK) – Gov. Jon S. Corzine today signed into law an Assembly bill to help more senior citizens and disabled residents receive property tax relief.

The bill (A-3460) raises the income eligibility limits for senior citizen and disabled homeowners to apply for the Senior Freeze property tax relief program, increasing household income limits from $55,000 to $80,000 over the next three years.

The law is sponsored by Assembly members Paul Moriarty (D-Gloucester), Joan Voss (D-Bergen), Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex), Sandi Love (D-Camden/Gloucester), Nellie Pou (D-Passaic) and Patrick J. Diegnan (D-Middlesex).

“Making it easier for senior citizens and disabled homeowners to take advantage of this property tax relief will help ensure the global economic crisis doesn’t force residents on fixed incomes out of their homes,” Moriarty said.

LOVE/MORIARTY BILL EMPOWERING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO BREAK LEASES TO ESCAPE ABUSE SIGNED INTO LAW

(TRENTON) – Gov. Jon S. Corzine has signed into law legislation Assemblywoman Sandi Love and Assemblyman Paul Moriarty are sponsoring to enable domestic abuse victims to break a residential lease agreement to escape from their abuser.

“For some victims of domestic violence, the legal hurdles to escape an abusive relationship can be just as hard to overcome as the emotional hurdles,” said Love (D-Camden/Gloucester).