September 05, 2023
The new law requires the New Jersey Department of Education, in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Health, to periodically review and assess whether the law is meeting the needs of students.
August 21, 2023
On Aug. 16, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that extends the service life of certain school buses and another bill that establishes an exemption from S-2’s scheduled state aid reduction for the Freehold Regional School District.
July 24, 2023
Over the past couple of weeks, Gov. Phil Murphy signed various bills affecting public school districts and students into law, including one that would establish a study commission to explore the impact social media usage is having on students’ health and education.
July 03, 2023
In what was a series of last-minute votes even by Trenton’s budget standards, last Friday the Legislature passed the fiscal year 2024 budget, which Gov. Phil Murphy then signed into law.
June 28, 2023
As usual, the days leading up to June 30 – the deadline for the state to enact its annual budget – have been marked by a flurry of legislative activity as lawmakers make final pushes on priority bills before their summer recess.
June 21, 2023
On June 15, various Assembly committees met to advance several PreK-12 education bills. In addition, the Senate held a voting session on June 20 and voted to repeal the state residency requirement for school employees.
June 06, 2023
On June 1 and 5, various Senate and Assembly committees met to advance bills related to K-12 education, including a bill that would eliminate the high school graduation proficiency test.
May 30, 2023
On May 25, the full Assembly approved various education measures, including several bills from Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt’s package of proposals seeking to ease the teacher shortage and a measure expanding the scope of school district employee sick leave.
May 22, 2023
The Association urges members to contact their representatives in the General Assembly and respectfully request them to vote “No” when A-5060 comes up for a vote this week.
May 15, 2023
May 11 marked a busy day for the state Legislature as six committees met to advance various pieces of legislation concerning PreK-12 education.