June 17, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Community Colleges Resist Budgetary Cuts – Community colleges statewide have spoken out against a $20 million reduction in state aid which will halt colleges’ expansion plans and force them to raise tuition and cut programming and services. State aid...
June 10, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Assembly Education Committee Advances ‘Freedom to Read’ Bill – The Assembly Education Committee advanced on June 6 A3446, a bill which requires local districts to create policies on book curation in school and public libraries that bar the removal of...
June 4, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Legislators Advance Measures to Address Teacher Shortage – On May 20, the state Senate passed two pieces of legislation to alleviate NJ’s teacher shortage. S1287 would bar officials from requiring teaching candidates to pass a basic skills test to...
May 20, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Cannabis Bill Advances to Regulate Sale of Hemp Products – The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced S3235 on May 16. This bill would regulate the sale of certain intoxicating hemp products with low levels (below 0.5 milligrams) of THC, the chemical which causes...
May 13, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Snowballing Effects of FAFSA Processing Delays – The problematic rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form – Better FAFSA – has caused a snowball effect on higher education enrollment. The simplified form is intended to improve...
May 6, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Cannabis Appellate Court Affirms NJ Recreational Cannabis Law May Coexist with Federal Law – A New Jersey Appellate Court ruled on May 1 that state laws enabling recreational cannabis sales may coexist with federal law. Residents of Highland Park, NJ, challenged...
April 29, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Cannabis On Two-Year Anniversary of Legal Cannabis Sales, Lawmakers Push for Home Cultivation – Sen. Vin Gopal introduced in January S1393/A846, which would authorize home cultivation of medical cannabis, and S1985/A3867, which would allow medical users to...
April 25, 2024 | NJSPL Announcements
By Elizabeth Cooner, Ed.D. As we celebrate three years since the inception of the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL), we are proud of the solid foundation of public policy research we have built. Working with more than 120 faculty members, 80 students, and experts at...
April 22, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Assembly Passes Bill to Keep Afloat Schools Facing Steep Cuts in State Aid – On April 15, the state Assembly passed A4161, a bill which would allow school districts to fill budget gaps created through steep reductions in aid from the state. The bill...
April 17, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Judge Orders Department of Education to Comply with Timeline for Special Education Hearings – U.S. District Court Judge Edward S. Kiel approved a settlement which will assign a federal monitor to ensure the NJ Department of Education complies with...
April 8, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Assembly Committee Advances Bills to Support Schools Facing Aid Cuts – The Assembly Education Committee advanced on April 5 two bills which aim to support school districts facing state aid cuts following revised school funding formulas, rising property...
April 1, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Environment State Regulators Commit $3.7 Million to Research Effects of Offshore Wind Development – State regulators from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Public Utilities announced on March 25 the commitment of $3.7 million for...
March 25, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Economics Legislature Passes Law Codifying Certification Process for LGBTQ-Owned Businesses – S1313/A3330, which would codify an existing certification process for LGBTQ-owned businesses, passed both houses on March 18, despite debate between Republican...
March 19, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Economics Legislation for Heat-Related Workplace Protections Faces Opposition – Lawmakers introduced in February A3521/S2422, a bill which would immediately require employers to offer protections to workers who face extreme heat, including providing cold water,...
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