The Assembly Education Committee met on Monday, February 7th for their first meeting of the new session. The Assembly Education Committee has three new members, all newly elected legislators: Assemblywoman Sadaf F. Jaffer is […]
NJPSA Update: School Mask Mandate Ending March 7
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Murphy announced his plan to lift the mask mandate in all New Jersey schools effective March 7, citing the declining numbers of new cases of COVID-19, the decrease in the number […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of January 31st What Happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome This Week?
The 220th New Jersey Legislature is underway. Senate Committees met in person at the Statehouse this week, while the General Assembly continues to conduct remote hearings. Newly appointed Chairman of the Senate Education […]
ATTENTION NJPSA MEMBERS! NEW SCHOOL SECURITY DRILL LAW IS IN EFFECT NOW
You must provide same day notice to parents after the conclusion of each school security drill. On January 10, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed P.L. 2021, Chapter 365 into law, which went into […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse for the Week of January 17, 2022
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Government Relations – Assistant Director jlamon@njpsa.org On Tuesday, January 18th, Governor Murphy Delivered his second Inaugural Address. In his address, the Governor spoke of not only slowing property tax growth, […]
Governor Signs Bullying Law Changes P.L. 2021, Chapter 338
By Debra Bradley, Esq. NJPSA Director of Government Relations During the past two-year legislative session, the State Legislature considered legislation that proposed to significantly modify how cases of harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) would […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse for the Week of January 10, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022 was the final voting session of the 2020-2021 Legislative Session. The 219th Legislative Session ended at 11:59 AM on Tuesday, January 11th. At 12 Noon that same day, the new […]
Update from Trenton: What is Happening in and Around the Golden Dome
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations We are exactly one week into 2022, and what a busy week it has been for education. Between the final days of Lame Duck wrapping […]
NJPSA Action Alert: Assist NJPSA Members’ Families this Holiday Season! Contact Assembly Leaders Today – Urge them to Post and Vote YES on A-5011!
A-5011 is NJPSA/NJEA Initiated Legislation Establishing an Accidental Death Benefit for “Essential” Educators Who Died of COVID Serving Their School Community NJPSA has been working hard during the current legislative session to assist […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of December 13, 2021
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations It was another predictably busy week in Trenton as the 2020/2021 Legislative Session is nearing an end. The Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to release a […]