NJPSA Legal Department and LEGAL ONE In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District held that a school district violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment […]
NJPSA Legal Department and LEGAL ONE In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District held that a school district violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment […]
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the State Legislature passed a new State Budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which the Governor signed on June 30th in Cranford surrounded by legislative leaders. The passage and […]
The New Jersey Legislature has yet to agree to a finalized state budget. Nonetheless, the Statehouse is bustling with movement and meetings. Senate Education Committee Action On Monday, June 20th, the Senate Education Committee […]
The annual June flurry of legislative activity continues at the NJ Statehouse. On Thursday, June 9th, both the State Senate and the General Assembly had full committee schedules. The Assembly Education Committee, the Assembly […]
Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations June has arrived and the school year is nearing an end. Meanwhile in Trenton, legislative activity, including budget negotiations, are ramping up. Historically, June is […]
Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations The New Jersey Statehouse is bustling, as committees have resumed their full schedules, the Legislature is wrangling with the state budget, and public groups are once […]
The Assembly Education Committee, and more than a dozen other Legislative Committees, convened at the Statehouse to hear and move bills on Thursday, May 19th. Following are measures affecting New Jersey school districts that […]
The Senate Education Committee met on Monday, May 9th. This is the first time the Legislature has convened for a non-budget related committee meeting since early March. The lengthy and contentious Senate Education meeting […]
The majority of the May monthly meeting of the NJ State Board of Education was spent discussing a topic that was not even on the agenda – the recent revisions to New Jersey’s health […]
The New Jersey State Board of Education met on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The State Board passed three Resolutions and received testimony from the New Jersey Department of Education on school performance reports, graduation […]