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SPECIAL SESSION ADVOCACY TIPS

CONTENTS

 

What’s happening in the New Jersey legislature, and why is it so important?

Our legislators are being pressured politically to overhaul school funding and property taxes, as well as public employee benefits.  In general this might be a good thing, but they’ve been talking about some options that would be disastrous for our schools and towns.

 

What principles do we want our legislators to stick to?

We want our legislators to think about the consequences of the changes that they are discussing.  Our schools are important for New Jersey’s economy, as well as for the success and well-being of residents.

 

What to write?

Some topics are suggested.  But the most important thing is to write something, and to say something about yourself.  We want to let the NJ legislators know that we’re paying attention.

 

How to write effectively to NJ legislators?

Salutations, brevity, guidelines.

 

Whom to write to?

Email addresses and phone numbers for NJ legislators, staff, newspapers.

 

 

 

GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS/GSCS

210 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608

gscs2000@gmail.com   www.gscschools.org

Phone 609 394 2828   Fax 609 396 7620

Dr. Marjorie Heller, President      Lynne Strickland, Executive Director

 

Dear Parents:

 

Right now the Governor and legislature are in the midst of a landmark process aimed at reducing the state’s high property taxes.  The potential effects of this process are far-reaching, with consequences for your schools and your town. As some of you are aware, S-1701 was passed when school was not in session and those opposed were not given the opportunity to voice their concerns.  As the result property taxes rose statewide and school budgets were defeated in record numbers, resulting in hardships in many New Jersey districts. Now we are faced with the possibility of a set of proposals that will be much more far reaching and will inevitably have a deep impact on quality education.

 

The following is a brief summary of the process along with contact information for the policy makers involved.  At this very critical time, it is imperative for parents to be informed, involved and ready to take action to protect quality education and promote equity in school funding.

 

Background

On July 28, Governor Corzine called a Special Session of the Legislature specifically to address the property tax crisis.  As part of the Special Session, the Governor and legislative leadership appointed four bi-partisan joint legislative committees to study various aspects of and remedies for the problem.  The four committees are: Public School Funding Reform, Government Consolidation and Shared Services, Public Employee Benefits Reform and Constitutional Reform and Citizens’ Property Tax Convention.  Each committee began meeting and hearing testimony in August.  They are charged with submitting recommendations by November 15, which Governor Corzine wants to have enacted into law by the end of 2006.  It is not clear yet whether the committees and the Legislature will be able to abide by this timetable.  If the Special Legislative Session does not produce real results, the Governor has already state that he will order a citizens’ constitutional convention to effect property tax reform.  Experts agree that substantive change would probably not occur before 2009.

 

The Committees

School Funding: Senator John H. Adler (Co-Chair), Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr. (Co-Chair), Senator Gerald Cardinale, Senator Joseph V. Doria, Jr., Assemblyman Brian P. Stack, and Assemblyman David W. Wolfe.  The committee is charged with reviewing and formulating proposals for school funding, including those that:

• provide State support based on student needs rather than geographic location
• eliminate disincentives to the regionalization of school districts; control school district spending, particularly administrative spending
• dramatically tighten the current law limiting increases in school district spending.

The committee has heard testimony from experts and representatives of stakeholder groups.  (To see first-round GSCS testimony from September 5, 2006, go to www.gscschools.org, go to left-hand sidebar and click on “Property Taxes, Special Session, and School Funding.”) As yet there is no consensus on what the new funding formula will look like.

 

Consolidation and Shared Services: Senator Bob Smith (Co-Chair), Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (Co-Chair), Assemblyman Robert M. Gordon, Senator Ellen Karcher, Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., and Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone III.  The committee will review and formulate proposals that address the sharing of services and regionalization of functions at all levels of government. The committee will also:

·        base its discussions on the CORE agenda proposed by the Speaker of the General Assembly.

·        consider proposals to consolidate or eliminate State agency functions and State agencies or commissions.

The Committee has heard testimony from experts from inside and outside New Jersey on municipal and school district regionalization/consolidation/shared services.  Right now, the members seem impressed by the “Maryland solution” which would consolidate all of New Jersey’s school districts into large county-wide districts like those in Maryland, and place the majority of school governance functions in the hands of powerful county superintendents who would, in all likelihood, be political appointees.  It is important to stress that while this solution appears to be the front runner right now, various groups have brought up numerous errors in the impressive cost and performance statistics presented by the Maryland official who testified before the committee.  It is too soon to know what this committee’s final recommendation will be. 

 

Public Employee Benefits Reform: Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (Co-Chair), Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (Co-Chair), Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin, Senator William L. Gormley, Assemblyman Kevin J. O'Toole, Senator Ronald L. Rice.  The committee will:

• review and formulate proposals that address abuses of the system of benefits provided to public employees
• control the costs to the State and its political subdivisions for public employee retirement, health care and other benefits
• use as the basis of its discussions the recommendations of the Benefits Review Task Force contained in its December 1, 2005 report, as well as other relevant reports.

This committee has also heard a great deal of testimony from public employee unions and other stakeholders.  (To see first-round GSCS testimony from September 20, 2006, go to www.gscschools.org, go to left-hand sidebar and click on “Property Taxes, Special Session, and School Funding.”)

 

Constitutional Reform and Citizen’s Property Tax Convention: Senator Bernard F. Kenny Jr.(Co-Chair), Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (Co-Chair), Senator Leonard Lance, Senator Fred H. Madden Jr., Assemblyman Louis M. Manzo and Assemblyman Richard A. Merkt .  This committee will:

• review and formulate proposals that address property tax reform through amendments to the Constitution of the State of New Jersey.
• determine whether amendments to the State Constitution should be recommended to the Legislature for submission directly to the voters or whether such amendments should be referred to a citizen’ property tax constitutional convention.

 

GSCS Positions – see attached ‘GSCS Key Message Points’

The GSCS supports creating a new, more equitable funding formula for all New Jersey’s children.  We also advocate the idea that any regionalization or consolidation be voluntary and subject to voter approval. 

 

What Parents Can Do 

When the committees’ recommendations come out, we may have to mobilize quickly to block ill-conceived legislation.  From now until the committees formulate their recommendations in November, you should:

• Stay informed.  You can access more information about the Special Legislative Session, including videos or transcripts of the various committee hearings, by going to the Legislature’s website, www.njleg.state.nj.us/, and following the prompt for the Special Legislative Session. 
• Visit the GSCS homepage, www.gscschools.org  regularly.  Click the box on the right side of the homepage to sign up for the GSCS Parent Network.  Network members receive regular e-mail updates on the work of the Joint Legislative Committees as well as other important news from Trenton
• Talk to your legislators.  Make your local legislators and the legislative leadership aware of your concerns.  To find your legislators go to the Legislature’s website, www.njleg.state.nj.us/ .  On the left side of the page, under “Members”, click on “Find Your Legislator”.  By following the prompts and entering the name of your municipality, you can find your Senator and Assemblymen with contact information for each one.  You can also contact any member of the four Joint Committees by clicking on “Find Your Legislator”, then following the prompts to the alphabetical list of legislators.

 

We hope that you will join us in the fight to create positive change in Trenton.

Elisabeth Ginsburg, Contributing Writer/GSCS

 

GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS/GSCS on School Funding, 10-06

New Jersey schools, communities, parents, educators, and state leaders face an enormous challenge today. As part of his property tax reform initiative, Governor Corzine has given legislators the task of creating a new school funding formula and making changes to the state’s school governance apparatus.  Two of the four special legislative committees appointed by the Governor are charged with formulating recommendations for change in these areas.  The time frame for this ambitious effort is tight – the committees have stated they intend to finish their work by November - and changes are targeted to be enacted into law by the end of 2006. GSCS urges you to be proactive and let legislators, the Governor, and newspapers – both local and statewide – hear your concerns. Now is the time. Your voices are the critical key to maintaining quality public education in our state.

 

GSCS KEY MESSAGE POINTS

 

ANY NEW SCHOOL FUNDING AND GOVERNANCE LAWS SHOULD REFLECT GSCS’ OVERRIDING CONCERNS THAT:

 

• QUALITY EDUCATION SHOULD NOT BE LEFT OUT OF THE DEBATE - EFFICIENCY IS ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE EQUATION. To date, legislative discussion has overwhelmingly focused on cost efficiencies. Effectiveness – performance and quality education – must be an integral part of the debate.
• OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT LEVELED DOWN. Vigilance is needed to see that the need to contain costs does not result in legislation that lowers the standard of education for all of our children.
• CITIZENS OF A DISTRICT HAVE A REASONABLE FINANCIAL STAKE IN THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION. No district should fund schools less than 15% or more than 85% through property tax
• A TOWN’S ABILITY TO SUPPORT ITS LOCAL SCHOOL BUDGET IS BASED ON A FORMULA FAIR TO ALL DISTRICTS. The formula used to determine state aid should be reworked to reflect the fiscal realities within various districts. At present 45% (a national extreme) of the districts in New Jersey are considered too wealthy to receive regular state education aid (wealth-based aid).
• STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES RECEIVE STATE SUPPORT AID NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. For example, special education and transportation must not be equalized. Many districts would receive no aid if those categorical programs were funded based on district wealth, rather than on the individual student’s needs (e.g.45% of the regular operating districts would not receive categorical aid for special education).
• A CITIZEN’S ABILITY TO SUPPORT HIS/HER LOCAL SCHOOL BUDGET IS CONSIDERED. Any legislation should be sensitive to not only the community’s ‘local fair share’ but also to individual residents’ ability to pay.
• THE RESEARCH IS FULLY DONE PRIOR DESIGNING LAW. Analyze impacts as related to New Jersey districts’ experience in specific; avoid ‘unintended consequences’.
• SCHOOL DISTRICTS MERGERS BE VOLUNTARY. Encourage replication of shared programs that exist; offer incentives for districts to move in that direction expeditiously.

 

What happens in Trenton will directly affect not only the well-being of your children’s education, but that of your community. Take the time to learn more, please visit the Garden State Coalition of Schools web site at www.gscshools.org .          (10/06)

 

Lynne Strickland, Executive Director, Garden State Coalition of Schools/GSCS
210 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08608
Ph   609 394 2828
Fax  609 396 7620
gscs2000@gmail.com
www.gscschools.org

 

 

Selected Phrases

 

Our schools are our most important community asset. That makes your task of creating a new school funding formula especially critical.

 

v   We have some great schools in NJ. Don’t level us down to mediocrity. Instead, start a NJ Grant Fund, have Districts write grant requests and share best practices with each other.

 

v   Efficiency is nice to have but not at the expense of         effectiveness. Tighten caps in above average spending, below average effectiveness districts and loosen caps where efficiency and effectiveness are both being achieved.

 

v   Some homeowners can’t keep up with the ever increasing property taxes because they have fixed incomes. Study the 24 states that are already deferring property taxes for certain home owners and let’s make NJ a model program of tax deferral. Note that the state can structure the plan so the property owner pays a preferred interest rate on the deferral so the state and the municipality don’t lose anything.

 

v   The State Health Plan (SHP) is a rigid, one size fits all plan. Restructure it to allow Districts to keep their current privatized health insurance if the SHP would significantly increase a District’s health costs.

 

v   Help school districts consolidate voluntarily, don’t force them, and only permit consolidation when it can be proven that salary increases will not outweigh the administrative savings.

 
Letter Writing 101

 

Key points:

• Include your full name and address
• Keep it short and to the point (one page is best)
• Bold/italicize the key phrases
• The title “The Honorable” should precede the legislator’s full name in the Address block.
• The letter’s salutation should read “Dear Senator XYZ” or “Dear Assemblyman/woman XYZ”

 

Send to:  The legislator’s district office (see attached addresses), as well as a copy to his/her Trenton office.

 

 

If Senator:

            The Honorable XYZ

            New Jersey Senate

            State House

            P.O. Box 099

            Trenton, NJ  08625-0099

 

If Assemblyman/woman

The Honorable XYZ

            New Jersey General Assembly

            State House

            P.O. Box 098

            Trenton, NJ  08625-0098

           

 

Suggested copies:     

The legislators from your district (see list for addresses)

 

                The Garden State Coalition of Schools, 210 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ  08608

                                                Phone:  609-394-2828; fax 609-396-7620         Gscs2000@gmail.com

 

                New Jersey School Boards Assocation, 413 West State Street, P.O. Box 909, Trenton, NJ 08605-0909            

 

CONTACT LEGISLATORS VIA EMAIL at http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Selectmun.asp

            Find your District number from the list.  Check the box for your legislator.  Fill in the form and submit.

 

            OR

           

            The direct email address for legislators follows this pattern for ASsemblyMen, ASsemblyWomen, and SENators:

            "Asm" or “Asw” or "Sen"   +   LastName  @ njleg.org

Examples:  AsmBateman@njleg.org     SenKavanaugh@njleg.org      AswWatsonColeman@njleg.org

 

The names of the Special Session committee aides can be found on http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/PropertyTaxSession/specialsessionpt.asp . 

The direct email address for aides follows this pattern:

            FirstInitial  +  LastName  @njleg.org

Example:  JBurke@njleg.org

 

Other emails:

Jon Corzine, Governor:   GovCorzine@gov.state.nj.us

Lucille Davy, Commissioner of Education:  lucille.davy@doe.state.nj.us

Bradley Abelow, State Treasurer:  bradley.abelow@treas.state.nj.us

 

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (see attached contact information)

 

 

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM

 

Committee Members:

  Senator John H. Adler, Co-Chair   856-489-3442

  Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr, Co-Chair   856-461-3997

  Senator Gerald Cardinale   201-567-2324

  Senator Joseph V. Doria, Jr   201-451-5100

  Assemblyman Brian P. Stack   201-330-3233

  Assemblyman David W. Wolfe 732-840-9028

 

Committee Aides:

  Kathleen Fazzari, OLS Aide 609-984-6843

  Theodore C. Settle, OLS Aide 609-984-6843

  Jacqueline Burke, Senate Dem. Aide 609-292-5215

  David Rousseau, Senate Dem. Aide   609-292-5215

  Brian Alpert, Senate Republican Aide 609-292-5199

  Christine Shipley, Senate Rep. Aide   609-292-5199

  Mary Alice Mesenger-Gault, Assembly Dem Aide   609-292-7065

  Keith White, Assembly Dem. Aide   609-292-7065

  Beth Schermerhorn, Assembly Rep. Aide   609-292-5339

  Thomas Neff, Assembly Rep. Aide 609-292-5339

 

Email addresses:

SenAdler@njleg.org, AsmConaway@njleg.org, SenCardinale@njleg.org, SenDoria@njleg.org, AsmStack@njleg.org, AsmWolfe@njleg.org, kfazzari@njleg.org, tsettle@njleg.org, jburke@njleg.org, drousseau@njleg.org, balpert@njleg.org, cshipley@njleg.org, mmessenger@njleg.org, kwhite@njleg.org, bschermerhorn@njleg.org, tneff@njleg.org

 

 

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CONSOLIDATION AND SHARED SERVICES

 

Committee Members:

Senator Bob Smith - Co-Chair

Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski - Co-Chair

Assemblyman Robert M. Gordon

Senator Ellen Karcher

Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.

Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone III

 

Committee Aides:

Joseph J. Blaney, OLS Aide (609) 984-6843

Brian McCord, OLS Aide (609) 292-1596

Julius Bailey, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

Patrick Gillespie, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

Nicole DeCostello, Senate Republican Aide (609) 292-5199

Rosemary Pramuk, Senate Republican Aide (609) 292-5199

Hannah Shostack, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

Kate McDonnell, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

Marianne L. Ingrao, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

Thea M. Sheridan, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

 

Email addresses:

SenBSmith@njleg.org, AsmWisniewski@njleg.org, AsmGordon@njleg.org, SenKarcher@njleg.org, SenKyrillos@njleg.org, AsmMalone@njleg.org, jblaney@njleg.org, bmccord@njleg.org, jbailey@njleg.org, pgillespie@njleg.org, ndecostello@njleg.org, rpramuk@njleg.org, hshostack@njleg.org, kmcdonnell@njleg.org, mingrao@njleg.org, tsheridan@njleg.org

 

 

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS REFORM

 

Committee Members:

Senator Nicholas P. Scutari - Co-Chair

Assemblywoman Nellie Pou - Co-Chair

Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin

Senator William L. Gormley

Assemblyman Kevin J. O'Toole

Senator Ronald L. Rice

 

Committee Aides:

Pamela H. Espenshade, OLS Aide (609) 292-9106

James F. Vari, OLS Aide (609) 292-9106

George J. LeBlanc, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

Christian Martin, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

Olga Betz, Senate Republican Aide (609) 292-5199

Laurine Purola, Senate Republican Aide (609) 292-5199

Aaron Binder, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

Karina Fuentes, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

John Kingston, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

Jerry Traino, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

 

Email addresses:

SenScutari@njleg.org, AswPou@njleg.org, AsmGiblin@njleg.org, SenGormley@njleg.org, AsmOToole@njleg.org, SenRice@njleg.org, pespenshade@njleg.org, jvari@njleg.org, gleblanc@njleg.org, cmartin@njleg.org, obetz@njleg.org, lpurola@njleg.org, abinder@njleg.org, kfuentes@njleg.org, jkingston@njleg.org, gtraino@njleg.org

 

 

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND CITIZENS PROPERTY TAX CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

 

Committee Members:

Senator Bernard F. Kenny Jr. - Co-Chair

Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli - Co-Chair

Senator Leonard Lance

Senator Fred H. Madden Jr.

Assemblyman Louis M. Manzo

Assemblyman Richard A. Merkt

 

Committee Aides:

Catherine Z. Brennan, OLS Aide (609) 984-6798

Philip Liloia, OLS Aide (609) 984-6798

Timothy P. Lydon, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

Linda Schwimmer, Senate Democratic Aide (609) 292-5215

John Hutchison, Senate Republican Aide (609) 292-5199

Gina LaPlaca, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

Kay Walcott-Henderson, Assembly Democratic Aide (609) 292-7065

Mary C. Beaumont, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

Joseph Glover, Assembly Republican Aide (609) 292-5339

 

Email addresses:

SenKenny@njleg.org, AsmBurzichelli@njleg.org, SenLance@njleg.org, SenMadden@njleg.org, AsmManzo@njleg.org, AsmMerkt@njleg.org, cbrennan@njleg.org, pliloia@njleg.org, tlydon@njleg.org, lschwimmer@njleg.org, jhutchison@njleg.org, glaplaca@njleg.org, khenderson@njleg.org, mbeaumont@njleg.org, jglover@njleg.org