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 […]
NJPSA Member Advocacy is Successful Again! Legislation Mandating Multi-Year Revolving Employment Contracts for Coaches HELD in Senate for the Second time. ***Thank you for your Outreach***
NJPSA Supports our Coaches but Opposes This Legislation. This week, NJPSA members once again successfully advocated to prevent the advancement of legislation that would have secured three-year employment contracts for high school […]
Last Chance for NJ Child Nutrition Fund Grants
The New Jersey Child Nutrition Fund (NJCNF), created and administered by the Reinvestment Fund and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides capital funding and technical assistance for federal nutrition program sponsors, […]
Senate Education Committee Continues Work on Pandemic Related Bills
The Senate Education Committee met in Trenton this week and advanced a number of measures to address issues caused by the ongoing pandemic including staffing and substitute shortages. S-2831 (passed 6-0) authorizes the State […]
National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard
NASSP is helping lead an effort to create a National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard that will provide educational leaders and policymakers with information on how schools are reopening and what factors contribute to […]
Legislature Announces Dates for Pubic Testimony on Revised Budget
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee have announced they will take public testimony on the revised FY21 budget from August 28th to September 11th. Those wanting to submit written […]