Garden State Coalition of Schools FYI November 15, 2006

Process is a major concern. We understand that the Special Committees will hold hearings on the proposals and will eventually be responsible for voting on bills. This is a marked departure from bills being released from the existing Standing Committees.

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FOR FULL REPORTS, see top - New Jersey Legislature home page: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/PropertyTaxSession/specialsessionpt_reports.asp

 (Make sure you get the full llink by going all the way to the right and then copy-paste the above link into your browser)

[Per NJ Leg website] "On June 6, 2006, Senate President Richard J. Codey and Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts announced through a legislative news release an unprecedented special legislative session that would work throughout the summer and fall with the goal of enacting property tax reforms by the end of this year. On July 28, Governor Jon S. Corzine delivered an address before the joint session of the Legislature. Following the Governor's address, the Senate and Assembly passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3 that created four bicameral, bipartisan joint committees to review and formulate proposals that address property tax reform."

The four joint committees are:

Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding Reform Report - issued November 15, 2006

Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services Report - issued November 15, 2006

 Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform Report - issued November 15, 2006

 Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and Citizens Property Tax Constitutional Convention Report - issued November 15, 2006