NJEA has taken a position on a number of current legislative issues that impact public education, public school students, and school employees.
A 1104; A 1630; A 1631 A 1632: “Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act”: requires certain school meal information be provided to students’ parents; establishes protocols for identifying eligible students for meal programs: prohibits stigmatizing student with bill in arrears; Clarifies that school district is not required to restrict access to school meals if school meal bill is in arrears; Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees
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A 1040: Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control
A 192: Establishes “New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program” in Department of Education
A 1459: Prohibits the sale of certain children’s products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium
S 3770 A 6118: Establishes the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission to consider “employee retirement, health care, and other benefits, (AKA, a permanent Pathway to ‘Progress’ Commission)
ACR 215 SCR 163: Urges Congress to Reauthorize “Violence Against Women Act.”
S3770 A6118: Establishes “New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Commission” to provide ongoing review of State and local tax structure, economic conditions, and related fiscal issues
A 5586: Concerns juvenile incarceration and parole
A 3926: Requires public schools to administer written screenings for depression for students in certain grades
A 5854: Allows municipalities to adopt ordinance to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements
A 5827 S 371: Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households
AJR 187 SJR 53: Designates the second Friday of December of each year as “Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel (PSRPs) in Our Schools Day”
A 211 S 1832: Establishes loan redemption program and tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
A 6011: “Paul’s Law”; authorizes parent or guardian to request use of individualized health care plan for student with epilepsy or seizure disorde
A 3853 S 1831: Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools
S 1865 A 2431: Requires health insurers to limit patient cost-sharing and provide appeal process concerning certain prescription drug coverage
A 4843 S 2303: Requires establishment of Work and Learn Consortiums by certain educational institutions to establish certificate and degree programs identified in high labor-demand industries
A 1997 S 775: Establishes Tuition Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey’s Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program.
A 4679: Directs Commissioner of Education to develop sensitivity training program for high school athletic directors, coaches, and sports officials of interscholastic athletic sports programs
A 455 S 1149: Student Loan Ombudsman
A 2131 A 2132 A 2139: Net neutrality bills
A 1893 S 2045: Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education and directs DOE to develop parent resource guide and select early intervention assessments for use in identifying language delays in deaf and hard of hearing children
S 1000 A 1833: Requires health benefits coverage for juvenile depression screenings
S 253 A 841: Provides for establishment of county college certificate programs to meet needs of certain regional employers
S 3516 A 1094: Concerns employer inquiries about worker’s wage and salary experience
A 4446 S 2861 A 4592 S 3081: Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health
S 3258 A 4710: Strengthening “Gifted and Talented Education Act”; establishes school district responsibilities in educating gifted and talented students
A 4150: Requires meeting between student and appropriate school personnel after multiple suspensions or proposed expulsion from public school to identify behavior or health difficulties
A 5369 “Patient Protection Act”; establishes requirements concerning the transfer and referral of certain patients receiving health care services
S 858 A 674: Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess the appropriate endorsement to the instructional certificate, and includes a “grandfather” provision
S 2804 A 4310Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed
S 3042 A 4619 Creates subaccounts for SHBP and SEHBP health care services and prescription drug claims; requires procurement by State of third-party medical claims review
AR 131: Urges President and Congress of United States to restore “net neutrality” in federal law
A 3040: Requires newborn infants be screened for spinal muscular atrophy
A 1426: Concerns counseling for children who were either physically present or who may have seen or heard act of domestic violence
A 4956 S 2980 A 5324 S 2982 Provides that school district may not condition student enrollment in district on fact that MVC does not have name or address of parent or guardian on file Clarifies that child may not be excluded from public school based on membership in protected category under ‘Law Against Discrimination’ or immigration status
S 3160 A 4865: Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide later school start times for high school students
S 1790 A 2903: Concerns law regarding failure to pay wages
A 1711 S 875: Establishes the Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights
S 2690 S 2727 A 3993 A 2214: Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from engaging in “clawback” and “gag clause” practices
A 769 S 1130: Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
A 3664 A 3395Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff. Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.
A 4112 S 2676: Requires boards of education and nonpublic schools to provide law enforcement authorities with copies of blueprints and maps of schools and school grounds
A 1094: Concerns employer inquiries about worker’s wage and salary experience
A 3141 S 703: Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit and match minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program
A 2031 S 1339: Enhances enforcement and oversight of behavioral health parity laws
A 4181: Clarifies that employees of renaissance school projects are in State administered retirement systems
S 2 A 2: Modifies school funding law to eliminate adjustment aid and State aid growth limit; allows adjustment to tax levy growth limitation for certain school districts
A 4121: Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results
A 1888: Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus
S 237 S 854: Requires new civics instruction in middle and high schools; requires school districts to use DOE’s curriculum guidelines for civics; and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction. “Laura Wooten’s Law”; Requires civics instruction in middle school; authorizes New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide curricula, professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school civics and provides annual center funding
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