The Governor signed legislation, S-1760/A-4212 (Allen, Ruiz, Turner/Vainieri Huttle, Angelini, Jasey), August 10 which recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements. NJPSA testified on the new law […]
Gov. Approves Legislation to Study Options and Benefits of Later Start Times in Middle and High School
Governor Chris Christie approved legislation, S-2484/A-3845 (Codey, Turner/Jasey, Benson, Vainieri Huttle, McKeon), August 10 which would require the Department of Education (NJDOE) to conduct a study on options and benefits of instituting later school […]
LG Conditionally Vetoes Computer Science Legislation
Acting Governor Kim Guadagno conditionally vetoed legislation, S2032 / A-3440 (Codey, Turner / Diegnan, Eustace), which would have required the State Board of Education to develop rigorous computer science curriculum guidelines and school districts […]
Pension Trustees File Action to Compel Employee Pensions ‘Made Whole’
Pension Trustees of three public employee retirement funds filed a motion last week in Superior Court seeking a contract judgment for unpaid pension debt against the State – in essence asking that the system […]
NJ Supreme Courts Takes Up COLA Case
The New Jersey Supreme Court announced July 30 that it will hear arguments on whether the State acted improperly in suspending the annual retiree cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). The suspension was part of changes wrought […]
Social Security Task Force Issues Final Report
The New Jersey School Security Taskforce issued its final report July 9, making 42 recommendations. Some of the recommendations would require changes to existing state laws and regulations; other recommendations could be implemented administratively […]
NJ Supreme Court Hears Pension Matter
The New Jersey Supreme Court took up the issue of whether the State violated the law when it failed to make this year’s full pension payment. The Case Lawyers representing the state and public […]
Senate Ed Returns From Budget Break with Bevy of Bills
The Senate Education Committee returned from budget break with a vengeance May 7, moving a number of education related pieces of legislation. The Bills S451 (Ruiz / Allen) – Establishes Office of the Special […]
State Board Gets Update on Professional Licensure, Approves Praxis for Early Childhood
The State Board of Education saw an update on teacher preparation and professional licensure, as well as info on the new praxis test for early childhood. In addition the Board heard from Middlesex County […]
Governor Signs Ed Related Leg
Governor Signs Ed Related Leg Governor Chris Christie signed several measures related to students and schools May 4. The first requires high school driver education courses to include aggressive driving information. The second requires […]