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 […]
Legislature Releases Budget Bills & Mark-up, Bills Up in Budget Committees For Review June 23
The Legislature released its version of the FY2017 budget, (S-17 / A-4000) this morning. Both the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees are expected to review, potentially releasing the bills later today. In total, under […]
Pension Amendment Gets 2nd Hearing, NJPSA Voices Support For Measure
NJPSA, in coordination with other public employees groups, was on hand June 20 as the Assembly Judiciary committee held a required public hearing on ACR-109, the resolution to place an amendment on the November […]
Assembly Ed Committee Moves Temperature Control Legislation, Also Moves Resolution Calling For End of Sup Cap
The Assembly Education Committee, for the first time headed up by its new Committee Chairwoman Marlene Caride, moved a number of pieces of legislation, including a resolution urging the Christie Administration to end current […]
Senate Education Committee Advances Bills on School Funding Fairness Commission, Recess , School Security and More
On Monday, June 20, the Senate Education Committee considered and favorably released the following bills impacting our schools: State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission: S-2372 (Sweeney, Ruiz) Following a press conference announcing this legislation […]
Governor Calls for Major Change In How State Funds Schools
Governor Chris Christie proposed major changes to how New Jersey funds local schools, calling for flat per pupil aid to all districts across the state. Christie’s proposed his “Fairness Formula,” in a speech at […]
NJPSA Statement Opposes Governor’s School Funding Proposal
Today, Governor Christie proposed a new plan to drastically change the way that New Jersey funds its public schools. According to the new proposal, each district would receive the same amount of funding per […]
NJPSA President-Elect Nicole Moore Speaks Out to Support School Bus Safety Legislation
Nicole Moore, principal of Indian Mills Elementary School in Shamong and president-elect of NJPSA, joined Assemblyman Troy Singelton (D-7) at a press conference today in support of Assembly Bill 3798, which would authorize school districts to […]
NJPSA Issues Statement on Supreme Court COLA Decision
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association is deeply disappointed in today’s New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the 2011 law freezing the Cost-of-Living Adjustments for retired workers. “We firmly disagree with the […]