Legislature In Play: Current Bills and Issues

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 10-22-12: bills on agenda

Assembly Education Monday, October 22, 2012 - 1:00 PM Meeting - Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ The committee will receive testimony from invited guests on county vocational school districts, including the best practices employed by the districts to promote career development and to transition students to college and employment. A-3421(Riley) is on the agenda pending introduction and referral. The following bills will be considered:

A-248 Schaer Requires Commissioner of Education to change deadline for municipal review of defeated school budgets whenever he changes the annual school election date.

A-735 Eustace Permits a child who moves out of a school district due to a family crisis to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year.

A-3421 Riley(pending intro and referral) Requires school districts to allow charter school students, county vocational school students, and students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams