What if we have been looking at the staffing shortages in our schools all wrong? No substitutes? They’ll come back after COVID-19. No bus drivers? Adjustments to licensing requirements will increase the candidate pool. […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of March 7th, 2022 What happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome this Week?
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations Both Houses of the Legislature held Education Committee meetings this week. The Senate Education Committee met on Monday, March 7th, and the Assembly Education Committee convened […]
NJPSA Applauds Governor Murphy’s Strong Commitment to Public Education in State Budget Address
Governor Murphy’s Budget Address Supports Education Through Full State Aid Formula Payment, Preschool Expansion, Full Educator Pension Payment and School Infrastructure Funding for FY 2023 Budget This afternoon, Governor Phil Murphy gave the […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of February 14th, 2022 What happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome this Week?
Both the Senate and General Assembly held voting sessions on Monday. The Assembly only took up one bill, a measure that would extend the time Governor Phil Murphy has to deliver the gubernatorial budget […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of February 7th, 2022 What happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome this Week?
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 […]