Legislature

3-13-14 Education and Related State Budget Issues in the News

1-14-14 Education in Governor Christie's State of the Stae Message today

1-14-14 Education bills in Lame Duck

1-3-14 First Legislative Week of the New Year

September 2013 - Recently Introduced Legislation

7-3-13 What's Been Happening... GSCS Catch Up-Catch All

6-28-13 Dyslexia bills pass in Senate...now go to Gov's desk for signature

6-27-13 Last day of legislative session before summer break - education bills on the agenda

6-20-13 Stay Tuned...State Budget FY'14 Finalized, in Budget Committees Today...Senate Education Comm OK'd Special Education Package of Bills Yesterday

6-19-13 State Budget Nears Agreement...SDA Fees to be Reduced

6-19-13 Special Education on Senate Education Committee Agenda Today

6-18-13 Today - Senate Budget Committee Scheduled to Hear Legislature's Proposed Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2013-2014

6-7-13 In the News - Resolution to Extend Evaluations Process...School Board Candidates Waning

5-24-13 Legislation - Diegnan Charter Bill Controversial....Teacher endorsement bill discussed

3-7-13In the News - Subcontracting bill Issue...School Construction Numbers

2-13-13 Assembly Voting Session for 2-14-13

2-12-13 'Full-day kindergarten great, but costly, idea'

2-2-13 NY Times –editorial- More Lessons About Charter Schools

2-1-13 Bullying Decision in the News

Members Only - GSCS Notes on Senate Education Committee Dialogues with Commissioner Cerf 1-28-13

1-28-13 Commissioner Cerf converses with Senate Education Committee

1-29-13 Bills related to schools that passed in NJ Assembly yesterday

Legislative Calendar January - March 2013, as released December 19, 2012

GSCS Testimony on Hurricane Sandy before Assembly Education Comm - Aftermath and Suggestions

Assembly Education Committee Meeting Thursday, 12-13-12, 1 pm

Legislative Calendar for December 2012, as of 12-3-12 pm

Credo Study of NJ Charter Schools by Stanford Univ 12-11-17

Educator Evaluation Update Memo from Dept of Education 11-13-12

10-25-12 Late Morning Breaking News - 'Court sides with state on salary cap case'

Legislative Issues

In Play: Current Bills and Issues

Education Reform Issues

Assembly Education Committee Meeting Thursday, 12-13-12, 1 pm
"The committee will receive testimony from invited guests regarding the effects of Hurricane Sandy on school districts, including: the storm's impact on infrastructure, the challenges of educating students after the storm, the displacement of students and school personnel, and the use of school buildings as shelters during a natural disaster." In addition several bills are scheduled to be heard, click here on More for full agenda.

C O M M I T T E E N O T I C E

TO: MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

FROM: ASSEMBLYMAN PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR., CHAIRMAN

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE MEETING - DECEMBER 13, 2012

The public may address comments and questions to Kathleen Fazzari, Allen T. Dupree, Committee Aides, or make bill status and scheduling inquiries to Bernadette Lecato, Secretary, at (609)847-3850, fax (609)984-9808, or e-mail: OLSAideAED@njleg.org. Written and electronic comments, questions and testimony submitted to the committee by the public, as well as recordings and transcripts, if any, of oral testimony, are government records and will be available to the public upon request.

The Assembly Education Committee will meet on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM in Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, New Jersey.

The committee will receive testimony from invited guests regarding the effects of Hurricane Sandy on school districts, including: the storm's impact on infrastructure, the challenges of educating students after the storm, the displacement of students and school personnel, and the use of school buildings as shelters during a natural disaster.

The following bills will be considered:

A-1293

Jasey/Coutinho

S-1327

Codey/Oroho

A-1365

Rible/Angelini/

O'Donnell/Simon

S-600

Beck/Ruiz

Requires schools that participate in Statewide interscholastic sports programs to annually inform student-athletes about National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility standards for participation in collegiate athletics.

Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.

A-1825

Conaway/Wagner

Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents concerning sports-related eye injuries.

A-2932

Quijano/Ramos

S-2057

Norcross/Gill

"The Anti-Big Brother Act."

A-3410

Diegnan

Requires school districts provide pupil directory information to county vocational schools upon request.