NJEA has taken a position on a number of current legislative issues that impact public education, public school students, and school employees.
To look up the text of a bill, please go to the New Jersey legislature’s website, https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/, and use the bill search on the right-hand side.
A 2212 S 232: Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications
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AR 178: Urges Congress to pass legislation to remove Confederate statues in US Capitol building
A 4389 S 2676: Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment
ACR 190: Petitions federal government for emergency response funding to support safe reopening of schools following COVID-19 pandemic
AR 149: Urges President and Congress of United States to continue federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
A 3548: Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings
S 2558 A 4227: Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July and August of 2020
AJR 171: Designates July 13th as “Black Lives Matter Day” in New Jersey
S 2273 A 20: Requires SEHBP and eligible employers that do not participate in the SEHBP to provide certain plans for public education employees and certain public education retirees
S 993 A 631 S2303 A4140: Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and county colleges
ACR 171: Petitions federal government for emergency response funding to help schools expand access to online instruction for economically disadvantaged students
A 4006: Postpones New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) review for certain school districts to accommodate disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic
A 4175: “New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act,” authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $5 billion and authorizes borrowing from federal government
A 3969: Allows extension of certain local government timeframes; allows local governments to accept certain payments; allows local governments to conduct certain meetings remotely; adjusts certain property tax distribution and notice requirements
A 4132: Concerns benefits and leave provided to workers
A 3902: Permits extension of certain deadlines applicable to local government units under emergency circumstances
AJR 27: Designates April of each year as “County College Month” in New Jersey
A 681: Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination
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
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.”
A 2212 S 232: Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications
A 2212 S 232 Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health stressors of certain facilities on overburdened communities when Continue reading