In recent months the State Commission of Investigation (SCI) turned its investigatory lens to the issue of cost implications of union representation and on May 9 2012 issued a culminating report “Union Work Public […]
Treasurer Says State Sees No Savings from Benefit Reform
According to testimony by the State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff May 9 New Jersey won’t see the savings the Governor predicted benefit reforms would bring this year because public workers are not buying into lower-cost/lower-benefit […]
Acting Gov Names 7 to Taskforce Examining Use of Free & Reduced Price Lunch for Determining "At-Risk" Students
Acting Governor Kim Guadagno named seven people to the New Jersey Education Funding Task Force April 4. The task force formed by the Governor earlier this year in conjunction with the release of state […]
Judges Pension & Benefit Case Before NJ Supreme Court
The question of whether Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature can order judges to pay 9 percent more toward their pensions is expected to be heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court March 26. […]
Senate Pres Introduces New Sick Leave Legislation
State Sen. President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) proposed a new sick leave reform bill Monday. Sweeney’s bill S-1564 eliminates supplemental compensation for accumulated unused sick leave earned after the bill’s effective date but freezes existing […]
Governor Signs Bill Allowing School Elections Move
Just hours before the bill would have been pocket vetoed Governor Chris Christie signed legislation A-4394 / S-3148 (Greenwald/Norcross) that allows school districts to move their school board election to November and eliminate a […]
Sup Salary Caps Lead to Resignations & Retirements?
Nearly a year after Gov. Chris Christie’s superintendent salary caps were put in place chief school administrators have retired or resigned at a much higher rate than previously. According to a report in PolitickerNJ […]
New Sick Leave Legislation Introduced
The Governor has been slamming Democrats in recent weeks for – among other things – dragging their feet on approving sick-leave reform legislation that will end large cash-outs for retiring employees. Christie had conditionally […]
Local Government Services Release Guidance for Districts Not in SEHBP on Pension & Benefit Changes
The Division of Local Government Services released guidance to districts not in the School Employees Health Benefit Plan (SEHBP) July 25. The notice addresses implementation of the new law P.L.2011 c.78 for local units. […]
Governor Names 6 to New State Public Employees Health Benefits Committees
Gov. Chris Christie has named his six appointees to the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee of which three are also named to the new School Employees’ Health Benefits Plan Design Committee. The Committees […]