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GOVERNOR CHRISTIES TOOL KIT LEGISLATION (Garden State Coalition of Schools 1007)
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY TOOL KIT |
Bill #s |
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ACR 131 OScanlon/DiCiccio SCR 104 - Kyrillos |
3). Reform in selection of arbitrators for union contracts. 4). Arbitrators are mandated to consider impact of union contracts on property taxes, no such requirement in current law. 5). Arbitrators are barred from making contract awards that exceed 2.5% cap, inclusive of all salary, benefit and other economic contract provisions |
A3075 Chiusano S2171 Doherty |
7). Cap sick leave and carry forward of vacation for current employees. |
A2952 Casagrande/Munoz S2173 - Kyrillos |
8- 9). Shared services reform - when local units decide to share services current law requires buyout of union contracts, bumping and other civil service protections that destroy the efficiencies of the merger; this proposal eliminates certain civil services protections when services are shared. |
A2953 Peterson/McHose S2024 - Kyrillos |
10). Allow furloughs by local government to save costs. |
A2954 Bucco S2039 - Bateman |
11). Allow counties and municipalities to opt out of civil service municipalities by ordinance or referendum initiated by 15% of the voters. |
A2954 Bucco S2039 - Bateman |
12). Public employee discipline reform reclassify many offenses as minor to avoid lengthy and costly hearings for relatively trivial infractions. |
A2955 - Munoz |
13). Police employee discipline reform reclassify many offenses as minor to avoid lengthy and costly hearings for relatively trivial infractions. |
A2955 - Munoz |
14). Firefighters discipline reform reclassify many offenses as minor to avoid lengthy and costly hearings for relatively trivial infractions. |
A2955 - Munoz |
15). Employee discipline reform revise appeal process of employee disciplinary hearings to reclassify many offenses as minor. |
A2955 - Munoz |
16). Revise layoff rules to allow less senior, but more essential employees to avoid bumping. |
A2956 Chiusano/McHose S2011 - Oroho |
17). Give Civil Service Commissioner more day-to-day control as when the Department of Personnel was a freestanding department. |
A2957 Chiusano S2154 - Oroho |
18). Increase testing and appeal fees for civil service promotional exams. |
A2954 Bucco S2039 - Bateman |
19). Allow Civil Service Commissioner to make seasonal appointment for 9 months. |
A2954 Bucco S2039 - Bateman |
20). Allow municipalities to offset property tax refunds against State income tax refunds. |
A2958 Bucco/McHose S2012 - Doherty |
21). Expand parties that may bring challenges to Council on Local Mandates to includes groups, like the League of Municipalities. |
A2959 Rumana/Webber |
EDUCATIONAL TOOL KIT |
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22). No school contract award in excess of 2.5% cap, inclusive of all salary, benefit and other economic contract provisions. |
A2960 DiMaio/Handlin S2943 - Kyrillos |
23). School districts could once again impose a "last best offer" contract under certain circumstances. |
A2960 DiMaio/Handlin S2943 - Kyrillos |
24). Executive county superintendents approval of all union and superintendent contracts. |
A2960 DiMaio/Handlin S2943 - Kyrillos |
25). Executive county superintendents would be required to implement sharing of school business functions across districts and with municipalities. |
A A2961 Handlin/Casagrande S2025 T. Kean |
HIGHER EDUCATION TOOL KIT |
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A2963 Webber/Munoz S2026 T. Kean |
29) Allow state colleges and universities to hire faculty members for a probationary period. |
A2964 Webber/Munoz |
30). Remove classified employers from Civil Service status and include them within each institution's personnel system. |
A2963 Webber/Munoz S2026 T. Kean |
ELECTION REFORM |
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31) Allow separate workers compensation program management for college and universities. |
A2965 DiMaio S2067 T. Kean |
32) Require only single ballot to each household instead of multiple ballots to all voters residing in household. |
A1646 Greenwald S1781 Beach/Norcross |
33) Move school and fire elections to November. |
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