The Assembly Budget Committee moved legislation, (A-3487 (Cyran)), June 24 that would require the state to pay its pension contribution on July 15, October 15, January 15 and April 15 of each fiscal year […]
New Jersey’s Principals and Supervisors Association Urges Legislative Support of State Budget Bills
NJPSA Statement in Support of S-2015 (Sarlo) / A-3482 (Schaer) MONROE, NJ – The statewide membership of the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association, representing over 7,000 active and retired school principals, assistant principals and […]
NJPSA Calls On Members to Support the Budget – Contact Your Legislator Today!
Both the Assembly & Senate Budget Committees approved a new $34.1 billion state budget (A-3482 (Schaer) / S-2015 (Sarlo)) June 24. The budget bill makes several key changes to the budget proposed by the […]
Budget Committees Move Host of Ed Related Legislation
The Assembly and Senate Budget Committees moved a number of legislative proposals related to students and schools June 23. Among the proposals – several bills related to the Vocational package Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto […]
Governor Signs Unified Sports In School Legislation On Eve of Special Olympics National Games Closing
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, S-2079 (Sweeney), June 19 which provides that school districts must ensure that students with disabilities have opportunities to participate in athletic activities equal to those of other students. The […]
Senate Ed Takes Testimony on PARCC Delay Legislation, Also Approves CPR Training for HS Students & Approves Out of School & Assessment Taskforces
The Senate Education Committee, in a wide-ranging discussion June 19, heard from New Jersey Department of Education Assistant Commissioners Bari Erlichson and Pete Shulman, stakeholders, parents and advocates on plans to delay the impact […]
Update! Governor's Cuts to Pension – What to Do and When
NJPSA is pursuing all legal and legislative options to address Governor Christie’s recent announcement that he will renege on his promise to fund public employee pensions, including the Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), in […]
Assembly Approves PARCC Delay Legislation
The Assembly passed legislation, A-3081/A-990/A-2091 (Jasey/Eustace/Andrzejczak), June 16 by a vote of 72-4-1 that would establish a new taskforce, Education Reform Review Task Force, to examine the impact of the implementation of the common core and the […]
The California Teacher Tenure Decision – What Does It Mean?
This week, in a matter titled Vergara et al v State of California, a trial court judge in California made headlines when he held that the statutes pertaining to teacher tenure, dismissal and seniority […]
Assembly Ed Committee Approves Vocational & Technical Ed Package
The Assembly Education Committee approved several measures associated with promoting career and technical education June 12. NJPSA supports the legislative package. The Bills Championed by the Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson, Bergen) as well […]