Mandate Relief

Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters

9-12-11 Governor's Press Notice & Fact Sheet re: Education Transformation Task Force Report

4-5-11 Education Issues in the News

Assembly Education Committee hearing Feb 2-10-11

GSCS Board of Trustees endorsed ACTION LETTER to Trenton asking for caution on Charter School expansion

GSCS testimony on Tenure Reform - Senate Education Committee 12-09-10

On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed (early June '10) legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations

On the GSCS RADAR SCREEN S2021 (June '10) sponsored by Senator Tom Kean

4-19-10 Lt. Gov. Guadagno's RED TAPE REVIEW GRP - INITIAL REPORT

4-19-10 GSCS MANDATE RELIEF SUGGESTIONS to GOV CHRISTIE'S RED TAPE REVIEW GRP (& to Legislators), first submitted by invitation December 2009

3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps'

3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping + interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit

3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid'

2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March

2-4-10 'Christie advisers call for tough new school rules'

GSCS MANDATES SUBMISSION- CHRISTIE ED TRANS TEAM & RED TAPE GROUP

12-15-09 GSCS is working with the Christie Transition Team

GSCS Board of Trustees representatives to meet with Christie Red Tape Group

1-23-09 Schools get an eduction in thrift

COUNCIL ON LOCAL MANDATES 'ELIMINATES' DOE spec ed 'AGE SPAN' reg 7-26

2-16-07 CORZINE signs mandate legislation - Star Ledger article

August 2004 Radon decision in favor of schools

Radon Decision in favor of schools calls radon legislation an unpaid mandate

Recap on property tax issues and S1701 - GSCS has been requesting legislative help on school budget cost drivers for a number of years - here is one example from summer 2004

GOV McGREEVEY - MANDATE RELIEF COMMISSION 2005

On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed (early June '10) legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations
On the GSCS Radar Screen:
The following bill was recently proposed (first week in June 2010)for introduction:

S2043 Kyrillos (R-13)

"Concerns collective negotiations for school employees; repeals law prohibiting school boards from imposing terms and conditions of employment."

To help restore a level playing field in school-teacher contract negotiations, GSCS has advocated for the return of the Last Best Offer (LBO) option to local school boards for a number of years. The need for the LBO was noted up front in GSCS submissions to the Lt. Governor's Mandate Relief 'Red Tape' group, as well as to the Governor's Education Transition Team. As is our norm, the legislation will require in-depth analysis before further commentary by GSCS.