PTEA Government Relations Chair – Lisa Sudfield
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- Tell Senators: pass gun safety bills! April 20, 2018The post Tell Senators: pass gun safety bills! appeared first on Action Center. […]
- S 427: Bars persons under the age of 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union April 10, 2018S 427 Bars persons under the age of 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union NJEA supports S- 427 (Pou, Weinberg, Cunningham), which would bar the issuance of marriage or civil union licenses to all persons under the age of 18, regardless of parental or judicial consent. Under current law, marriage or civil […] The post S 427: Bars persons under the […]
- LAT 8 – April 2018 April 6, 2018The post LAT 8 – April 2018 appeared first on Action Center. […]
- S 2455: Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP April 5, 2018S 2455 Transfers county college employees and retirees from membership in SEHBP to membership in SHBP NJEA opposes S-2455 (Sweeney). This bill would move county college employees and retirees from the School Employees Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) to the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP). Benefits are part of a total compensation package and should be […]
- Sweeney bill attacks collective bargaining April 5, 2018The post Sweeney bill attacks collective bargaining appeared first on Action Center. […]
- 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 April 4, 2018S 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. NJEA supports S-1831 (Ruiz). This bill would establish a loan redemption program for new teachers who have loans from the New Jersey […] […]
- SR 17: Urges Congress to enact legislation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program March 26, 2018SR 17 Urges Congress to enact legislation to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program NJEA SUPPORTS SR-17 (Pou, Vitale, Ruiz). This resolution urges the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to codify the provisions of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Under DACA, unauthorized immigrants who were brou […]
- A 2193: Directs the SBE to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate March 26, 2018A 2193 Directs the SBE to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate NJEA supports A-2193 (Egan-Jones). This bill requires the State Board of Education to create a computer science endorsement on the instructional certificate. To receive the endorsement, an individual would be required to already have an instructional cer […]
- S 699 S 700: Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs; “Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;” defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, and scholarships, and resident tuition rate March 26, 2018S 699 S 700 S 699 Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs. S 700 “Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;” defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, and scholarships, and resident tuition rate. NJEA […]
- SR 47: Recognizes March of 2018 as “Youth Art Month.” March 26, 2018SR 47 Recognizes March of 2018 as “Youth Art Month.” NJEA supports SR-47 (Turner, Ruiz). This resolution recognizes March of 2018 as Youth Art Month. Art plays a critical role in student learning. Art education plays an important role in student learning in schools. It helps improve academic achievement and enhances test scores and critical […] The post S […]
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