September 2011: Governor Christie and Acting Education Commissioner Cerf release the Education Transformation Task Force Report on Mandate Relief
December 2009: Governor-elect Christie's Red Tape Review group extended an invitation to GSCS to present mandate relief concepts and measures to its work group; GSCS was the first education group invited...The Governor-elect's Education Transition Team also reached out to GSCS in December on Mandate Relief. Many of the measures GSCS presented to the Governor's staff are in the process of being adopted and proposed in legislation and regulation. See the Lt. Governor's initial report: Red Tape Review Committee recommendations.
The Last Best Offer (reinstatement)bill introduced in June 2010, S2043, by Senator Joseph Kyrillos and S2021 sponsored by Senator Tom Kean (exempting certain high performing district from QSAC review)are other reflections of action being taken based on input from GSCS.
The governor signed an executive order establishing the Education Mandate Review Commission October 22, 2003. GSCS Executive Director, Lynne Strickland, named a commission member.
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Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters -
9-12-11 Governor's Press Notice & Fact Sheet re: Education Transformation Task Force Report -
4-5-11 Education Issues in the News -
Assembly Education Committee hearing Feb 2-10-11 -
GSCS Board of Trustees endorsed ACTION LETTER to Trenton asking for caution on Charter School expansion -
GSCS testimony on Tenure Reform - Senate Education Committee 12-09-10 -
On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed (early June '10) legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations -
On the GSCS RADAR SCREEN S2021 (June '10) sponsored by Senator Tom Kean -
4-19-10 Lt. Gov. Guadagno's RED TAPE REVIEW GRP - INITIAL REPORT -
4-19-10 GSCS MANDATE RELIEF SUGGESTIONS to GOV CHRISTIE'S RED TAPE REVIEW GRP (& to Legislators), first submitted by invitation December 2009 -
3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps' -
3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping + interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit -
3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid' -
2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March -
2-4-10 'Christie advisers call for tough new school rules' -
GSCS MANDATES SUBMISSION- CHRISTIE ED TRANS TEAM & RED TAPE GROUP -
12-15-09 GSCS is working with the Christie Transition Team -
GSCS Board of Trustees representatives to meet with Christie Red Tape Group -
1-23-09 Schools get an eduction in thrift -
COUNCIL ON LOCAL MANDATES 'ELIMINATES' DOE spec ed 'AGE SPAN' reg 7-26 -
2-16-07 CORZINE signs mandate legislation - Star Ledger article -
August 2004 Radon decision in favor of schools -
Radon Decision in favor of schools calls radon legislation an unpaid mandate -
Recap on property tax issues and S1701 - GSCS has been requesting legislative help on school budget cost drivers for a number of years - here is one example from summer 2004 -
GOV McGREEVEY - MANDATE RELIEF COMMISSION 2005