The Senate Education Committee will begin hearings on the school election date and election/budget processes on May 11, according to an article in Monday’s Star-Ledger.

Committee chair Senator Shirley Turner cited low voter turn-out as the reason for the hearings. “This election was a wake-up call for all us,” she told the Star-Ledger.

Senate Bills  Turner indicated that the committee would consider several proposals during the hearings.  She is sponsoring S-1546, which would move school board member elections to the November General Election and eliminate the vote on proposed school district base budgets within cap. Another Senate bill, S-708, sponsored by Minority Leader Leonard Lance (R-23) and Senator John Adler (D-6), would move board member elections to November, but would leave the school budget vote intact.