Changes to regulations related to investigation of harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) as well as educator effectiveness (evaluation) moved forward for publication in the New Jersey Register at the July 2016 State Board of […]
Senate President Holds Ed Stakeholder Roundtable On School Funding
Representatives of New Jersey’s major education organizations met with Senate President Stephen Sweeney July 11 to discuss changes to the State’s current funding proposal – the School Funding Reform Act of 2008. The meeting […]
Governor Freezes Struggling Cities Aid In Gambit For Health Benefit Savings
Gov. Chris Christie issued an Executive Order June 30 that will hold funds in reserve until the health benefit plan design committees for educators and public workers figure out how to cut $250 million […]
Senate Dems & Governor Launch Competing School Funding Websites
Both the Senate Democrats and the Governor have been touting competing school funding proposals, coupled with websites. Senate Action The Senate Democrats released Formula4Success site late last week. The site includes information about the […]
Protecting your Spouse’s Right to Your Pension In The Event of Your Death While Employed
If you were to die ‘in-service’ (while still an active employee) your spouse/ beneficiary is entitled to your Life Insurance plus what you have contributed to the Pension fund. Like most TPAF members, you […]
Governor Signs Budget
Governor Chris Christie signed a $34.5 billion FY2017 budget late June 30, making a few changes to the budget bill presented to him just days prior. The Governor used his line-item veto pen just […]
Legislature Approves $34.8 Billion Budget Plan, Bill Now Heads To Governor For Consideration
Lawmakers sent a $34.8 billion budget to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk late Monday night. It included $275 million in spending beyond what was proposed in February. The budget, often one of the more contentious […]
Ed Bills Head to Governor For Consideration
A number of bills are slated for gubernatorial review in the coming days. They include legislation related to student expulsions and suspensions, Response to Intervention (RTI) and the creation of a new class of […]
NJ Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment
The New Jersey General Assembly approved the pension Constitutional Amendment, ACR-109 / SCR-2. June 27, largely along party lines, 50-25-2, with 2 abstentions. The Bill ACR-109 / SCR-2 would amend the state […]
Budget Committees Approve FY2017 Budget Bill
Both the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees released the budget bill (S-17 / A-4000) July 23 along party lines. The $34.8 billion budget plan, about 1 percent more than the proposed budget, prioritized several […]