New Grant Funding Available to Support Summer and Afterschool Meal Service in Select NJ Communities
The NJ Child Nutrition Fund, administered by Reinvestment Fund and supported by Robert Wood Johnson, has a new round of funding to support summer and afterschool meal service in select New Jersey communities. Equipment […]
Statehouse Update Week of March 15th, 2021
The Assembly Education Committee met virtually on Wednesday, March 17th, and moved a number of significant pieces of legislation. NJPSA was there to provide testimony and make recommendations. A somewhat controversial bill concerning […]
Top Guest Speakers Inform and Engage at NJPSA Membership Meeting and Legislative Conference
On Friday, March 12th, two hundred NJPSA members, invited friends and special guests convened via Zoom for the NJPSA Annual Membership Meeting and Legislative Conference. This year’s theme was Moving Toward the Reopening of […]
Legislative Wrap-Up Week of February 15th – February 19th 2021
The NJ State Senate The Senate met on Friday, February 19th for a Voting Session. Among the bills on the agenda were the following education related measures: S-2834 This bill provides that, […]
Legislative Wrap Up Week of January 25, 2021
Several education-related bills advanced this week as the NJ State Senate convened for a Voting Session and the General Assembly Education Committee held a hearing. NJPSA’s Director of Government Relations Debra Bradley Esq. along […]
Legislative Update Week of January 11th – January 15th, 2021
On Monday of this week, both Houses of the Legislature met for voting sessions. The Senate advanced A-4461, a bill that would require the State to enter into contracts and coordinate with certain cooperative […]
New law: P.L.2020, c.153 Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
Legislation amending state law guiding the New Jersey Amistad Commission was signed into law by the Governor this week. The Amistad Commission is a 23-member panel named in honor of the enslaved Africans […]
Chapter 44 Clarification Bill Signed Into Law
Today, Friday, December 18th, Governor Murphy signed into law S-3045 NJPSA supported this legislation which seeks to clarify the wording and legislative intent of the recently enacted health benefits reform legislation for school […]
Action by the NJ Legislature This Week December 14th – December 18th, 2020
Both Houses of the Legislature met for Voting Sessions this week. Pursuant to P.L. 2020, c.2, the voting sessions were held electronically. Both houses voted unanimously, and for the second time, to postpone QSAC […]
Legislative Update Week of October 26, 2020
Both houses of the Legislature convened in Trenton for Voting Sessions this week. The General Assembly passed three bills impacting our schools and NJPSA members. The first of those bills was an important […]