The US Department of Education (USDOE) has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Project Prevent grant program. The purpose of the Project Prevent Grant Program is to provide […]
State Board of Education Grapples with Controversial Start Strong Assessments and Certification Code at August Meeting
By Debra Bradley, Esq. NJPSA Director of Government Relations The lazy, hazy days of summer seemed finished for sure as the State Board of Education held its August 3 meeting yesterday for about seven […]
State House Wrap-Up Week of July 5, 2022
By Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations The NJ State Legislature concluded their calendar on June 29th and have gone into recess, for now. There is some talk that they could be […]
State House Wrap-Up Week of June 27, 2022
New Jersey’s annual budget process culminated this week on Wednesday, one day before the June 30the midnight deadline to send a spending bill to the Governor. Both Houses of the Legislature held marathon voting […]
Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Prayer at School Functions
NJPSA Legal Department and LEGAL ONE In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District held that a school district violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment […]
New State Budget Enacted for 2022-23 Fiscal Year
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the State Legislature passed a new State Budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which the Governor signed on June 30th in Cranford surrounded by legislative leaders. The passage and […]
State House Wrap-Up Week of June 20, 2022
The New Jersey Legislature has yet to agree to a finalized state budget. Nonetheless, the Statehouse is bustling with movement and meetings. Senate Education Committee Action On Monday, June 20th, the Senate Education Committee […]
State House Wrap Up Week of June 6th, 2022
The annual June flurry of legislative activity continues at the NJ Statehouse. On Thursday, June 9th, both the State Senate and the General Assembly had full committee schedules. The Assembly Education Committee, the Assembly […]
State House Wrap-Up Week of May 30, 2022
Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations June has arrived and the school year is nearing an end. Meanwhile in Trenton, legislative activity, including budget negotiations, are ramping up. Historically, June is […]
State House Wrap-Up Week of May 23, 2022
Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations The New Jersey Statehouse is bustling, as committees have resumed their full schedules, the Legislature is wrangling with the state budget, and public groups are once […]