DOCSLIB.ORG

1 (On Behalf of President Marie Blistan, the Government Relations

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
1 (On Behalf of President Marie Blistan, the Government Relations (On behalf of President Marie Blistan, the Government Relations Division periodically sends the Legislative Update to the NJEA Executive Committee, County Presidents, Full-Time Release Presidents, Delegate Assembly members, committee chairs, Higher Education presidents, Government Relations Committee members, Congressional Contact Committee members, all NJEA staff and all NJEA consultants. Please share this information with the members you represent.) LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – FEBRUARY 8, 2021 In this update: • What’s up with THE LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE? (It’s all about marijuana legalization) • STATE OF THE STATE • STATE BUDGET • SCHOOL FUNDING/EDUCATION NEWS • NATIONAL NEWS • POLITICS • BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW • SESSION DAY RESULTS • BILLS TO BE CONSIDERED Before anything else, TAKE ACTION on testing and vaccinations: • Tell Governor Murphy and the Acting Commissioner of Education that testing is wrong this year: https://www.njea.org/students-need-your-help-stop-the-tests/ • Tell Governor Murphy that educators need priority access to vaccines: https://www.njea.org/educators-need-vaccines-to-keep-schools-safe/ THE LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE Marijuana and cannabis have been the talk of Trenton. But there are details to work out in the bill that deal with underage penalties for marijuana use. Time is running out – bills have 45 days after they pass for the governor to take action. After that, when the house that originated the bill meets, the bill automatically becomes law. To give the governor and legislature time, the Assembly canceled its scheduled meetings on Monday, February 8, and Wednesday, February 17. At this point in time, the Assembly is still scheduled to meet on Thursday, February 18. Tick-tock. (Read more about it here: https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/coughlin- delays-assembly-quorum-giving-more-time-for-marijuana-negotiations/.) 1 STATE OF THE STATE At the beginning of January, Governor Murphy gave his State of the State – although it wasn’t with the usual buzz and overcrowding in the Assembly chamber. Instead, it was a pre-recorded speech. In the address, Murphy talked about the goals he has already achieved and what lies ahead for the state. You can read about it here: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/new- jersey/new-jersey-governor-phil-murphy-state-address-20210112.html or watch the address here: https://youtu.be/u8AZRB1g6jA. STATE BUDGET At the same time, talk of the state budget has begun. The budget address is scheduled for February 23. Talk of the budget has already begun, as seen in John Reitmeyer’s article about the challenges facing the state in next year’s budget: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/nj-2022- budget-pension-payments-surplus-bond-rating-pandemic/. And while the budget might face many challenges, there is some good news for our pension fund, which is seeing higher-than- expected returns: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/nj-public-worker-pension-investments- soar-15-returns-system-worst-funded/. (Extra credit budget article – the costs of borrowing money to balance the budget: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/what-it-has-cost-nj-to- borrow-billions-during-health-crisis/.) SCHOOL FUNDING/EDUCATION NEWS Of course, school funding is always a hot topic when it comes to the state budget. What will school funding look like? There are many unknowns: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/for- nj-schools-state-funding-for-2021-22-comes-with-a-lot-of-unknowns-districts-budgets/. In other education news: • NJEA convened education groups and policymakers to talk about the issues facing schools next year and make suggestions. You can read about it here: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/post-pandemic-open-letter-nj-educators-students- emotional-and-academic-support/. • The governor waived assessment requirements for graduation, but not for everyone else. Is standardized testing in the spring the right thing to do during a pandemic? Read op-eds from Marie Blistan https://www.insidernj.com/for-the-sake-of-students-cancel- the-standardized-tests/, and Principals and Supervisors Association Executive Director Pat Wright, https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/post-pandemic-education-learning- loss-statewide-testing-teaching-to-current-moment/. • Higher education has suffered, as heard by the Senate Higher Education Committee: https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/covid-19s-trail-of-devastation-at- many-nj-colleges-layoffs-financial-difficulties-enrollment-declines/. NATIONAL NEWS On the national front, President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last week: https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2021/02/03/963620575/education- pick-miguel-cardonas-message-to-lawmakers-en-la-union-esta-la-fuerza. And the House cleared the way for the next coronavirus relief package https://www.politico.com/states/new- jersey/story/2021/02/05/house-clears-way-for-massive-coronavirus-stimulus-plan-1362095 2 POLITICS In politics, (this is a legislative update, but politics does affect policy….) election 2021 has already begun in the legislature, including a future shake-up in Republican leadership: • In LD 37, Senator Loretta Weinberg (D) has announced she will not seek reelection. Her position of Senate Majority leader will need to be filled after this coming fall’s election. Both democratic Assembly members in LD 37, Gordon Johnson and Valerie Vainieri Huttle, are seeking the Senate seat. • In LD 21, Senator Tom Kean (R) has announced he will not seek reelection. Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R) has announced his intent to run for Kean’s seat. Candidates on both sides of the aisle are lining up to run in this competitive district. But Kean’s leaving and Bramnick’s run for the Senate also leads to two other competitive races: the leadership of the Republican Party in both houses of the NJ legislature. • In LD 16, Senator Kip Bateman (R) will not run for reelection; Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D) will seek to move up to his seat, leaving an open seat in the Assembly. Former Congressman Dick Zimmer (R) is interested in running for Bateman’s seat. • In LD 8, Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R) announced he won’t seek reelection. A competitive district in the Assembly race in 2019, it’s also the district where Senator Dawn Addiego, who ran on the Republican ticket in 2017, switched parties to join the Democratic party in January 2019. Peters’ running mate, Jean Stanfield, announced her bid for the Senate seat. (In an interesting side note, Assemblyman Francis Bodine, in the same legislative district, also switched to the Democratic party in 2007 when the Republican party denied him the party line in 2007. Who did get the line that year? Dawn Addiego.) • In LD 39, Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R) has announced she will seek the Senate seat currently held by Senator Gerry Cardinale (R). While Cardinale, 86 years old, intends to run for his 13th term, Republican mayors in the district are pressuring him to give up his bid. • In LD 20, Assemblyman Jamel Holley (D) is said to be running against incumbent Senator Joe Cryan for the Senate seat, although he has not yet formally announced it. BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW • S1028 / A3601 (Ruiz, Turner, Singleton / Quijano, McKnight, Timberlake) – Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society. RESULTS FROM JANUARY 7, 2021 • A4830 - Requires in person early voting period for certain elections; makes appropriation. (Reported out of committee with committee amendments, referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.) (Monitor) 3 RESULTS FROM JANUARY 11, 2021 • A4410/S2743 - Establishes Community College Opportunity Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide last-dollar financial aid grants to county college students and Student Success Incentive funding to county colleges. (Passed in both houses and sent to Governor) (Support) • A4454 - Requires school districts to include instruction on diversity and inclusion as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards. (Passed in both houses and sent to Governor) (Support) • A4461 - Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts. (Passed in Senate) (Support) • A4783 - Grants reciprocity to teachers with certain out-of-state certificates. (Reported out of committee with committee amendments, 2nd reading in Assembly.) (Support) • S321 - Requires certain residential developers to replace lead service lines. (Passed in Senate.) (Support) • S1271/S2588/S2660 - Establishes requirements for closures of private career schools and institutions of higher education, modifies review process of new academic programs, and requires approval of branch campuses. (Passed in Senate and sent to Governor.) (Monitor) • S1877 - Requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide transparency of tuition and fees to prospective and current students. (Passed in Senate.) (No Position) RESULTS FROM JANUARY 13, 2021 • A5245/S699 - Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias. (Reported out of committee, 2nd reading in Assembly) (Support) • A1616 - Requires certain student identification cards to contain telephone number for
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Results of the 2007 New Jersey General Elections
    Results of the 2007 New Jersey General Elections On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, New Jersey voters went to the polls to select all 120 seats in the Legislature. Yesterday’s general election altered the current make-up (50-30) of the State Assembly and the Senate (22-18). The Democrats retain control of both houses. The new make-up of the Assembly will be 48-32 and the Senate will be 23-17. After a lame duck session which begins on November 8, 2007, the new members of the Legislature will be sworn in on January 8, 2008. Efforts to resolve leadership in both houses will take place this week. Strong signals are that Senate President Dick Codey (D) will remain in his current leadership role with Joe Vitale, Paul Sarlo and Steve Sweeney vying for majority leader and budget committee chairman respectively in the upcoming Senate leadership election. Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance (R) is reportedly going to forgo his leadership role in favor of Senator Tom Kean, Jr. (R) with Lance potentially to take over as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts (D) will retain his Speakership, backed up by current Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman. Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R) is expected to retain his Assembly Minority Leader position. We will keep you apprised as to the final decisions on leadership. With a few notable exceptions, all incumbent legislators defeated their general election challengers. The following is a breakdown of the election results from the targeted districts – which are usually the most publicized, contentious and expensive campaigns in the State: District 1 (Atlantic/Cape May/Cumberland) – This split district has now gone to the Democrats with the election of incumbent Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew (D), who defeated incumbent Senator Nick Asselta (R) for the Senate seat by a 56-44 percent margin.
    [Show full text]
  • Citizens' Guide
    CITIZENS’ GUIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AT THE NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE New Jersey Legislature Office of LEGISLATIVE SERVICES Prepared by the Office of Public Information Current as of July 12, 2021. WELCOME TO THE NEW JERSEY STATE CAPITOL The public is invited to the Capitol to participate in the lawmaking process. Galleries on the second floor of the State House allow for citizens to observe voting sessions. The Senate President and General Assembly Speaker establish standards for access and decorum, which are enforced by Sergeants at Arms. Committee meetings are held in the State House Annex and are open to the public. Committee chairs determine matters of protocol. Advance registration to provide testimony typically is required and arranged by the committee aide. If public attendance exceeds room capacity, an overflow space is provided when possible. Citizens seeking to address legislators may wait in public corridors, with the expectation they will not impede anyone’s progress, hold signs, or create a disturbance. Rules for access are set by the State Capitol Joint Management Commission and enforced by the State Police. Public events and displays inside the Capitol are coordinated through the Public Use Program (609-847-3130). Outside gatherings require a permit from the State Police (609-984-4222). Notice of legislative activity is available at www.njleg.org, on Twitter @OLS_Leginfo, and from the Legislative Information and Bill Room (LIBR) in Room B1 of the State House Annex (800-792-8630/609-847-3905). A publication with information for visitors with special needs is available from the LIBR and at www.njleg.org.
    [Show full text]
  • Senate President Sweeney, April 5, 2019. Re
    Barry, Wendi - Borough Clerk From: Hinrichs, Addison <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2019 9:12 AM Subject: Path to Progress Attachments: Model Resolution - Path to Progress.docx; PDF EFPP Report.pdf Dear Municipal Clerk, I am reaching out on behalf of Senate President Steve Sweeney to request that the town council consider a resolution of support for the Path to Progress recommendations. I have attached the model resolution that we would like you to use and a copy of the Path to Progress report for you and the council to review. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, Addison B. Hinrichs New Jersey Senate Majority 125 West State Street P.O. Box 099 Trenton, NJ 08625‐0099 Office: 609‐847‐3700 Fax: 609‐633‐7254 [email protected] 1 Resolution in Support of Path to Progress Recommendations made by New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup WHEREAS, New Jersey faces a daunting fiscal crisis; and WHEREAS, for two decades, while county and municipal governments made the proper pension payments, New Jersey governors from both parties severely underfunded the pension system for teachers and State government workers; and WHEREAS, while local government pension systems are funded at the national average, the State’s unfunded liability for pensions and retiree health benefits now tops $150 billion – four times the size of the State budget; and WHEREAS, actuaries project the State will have to increase its pension contribution from $3.2 billion in this year's budget to $6.7 billion to
    [Show full text]
  • Jefferson Van Drew
    DECEMBER 2019 GLOBE 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW NONE OF THE ABOVE WINNER OF THE YEAR BRITTANY O’NEILL OPERATIVE OF THE YEAR DONALD TRUMP’S : NEW BEST FRIEND JEFFERSON VAN DREW 2019: YEAR IN REVIEW | 1 2019: YEAR IN REVIEW | 2 NEW JERSEY GLOBE POWER LIST 2019 That removes one typically automatic Sweeney vote from the Senate Democrats, unless the senate president can convert Mike Testa into a Sweeneycan. There were also two prominent party switchers: freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew became a Republican, and State Sen. Dawn Addiego is now a Democrat. In the year of the unlikely voter, just 27% of New Jersey voters cast their ballots in 2019 – a number that was up 5% over 2015 thanks to the state’s new vote-by-mail law that caused the participation of many New Jerseyans who would never have voted if ballots didn’t show up at their homes. A 5% increase was significant. Off-off year elections like 2019 when State Assembly candidates head the ticket happens twice every other decade, so New Jersey won’t see another one until 2035. The race for Democratic State Chairman ended in a draw – John Currie keeps the job for eighteen months, when LeRoy Jones takes over. Legislative reapportionment, which was the entire reason for the state chairman battle, gives an edge to the anti-Murphy faction – if that’s where Jones is when the new districts are drawn. Murphy continues to struggle to win the approval of New Jersey voters, yet he appears – at least right now – to have a lock on the Democratic nomination when he seeks re-election in 2021.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 218Th NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE COUNTY
    2020 218th NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE (Senators are listed first, NJEA PAC-endorsed victors are CAPITALIZED, NJEA members are bold-type) 1 Senate: Mike Testa (R); 21 JON BRAMNICK (R); NANCY MUNOZ (R) Assembly: Antwan McClellan (R); Erik Simonsen (R) 22 LINDA CARTER (D); JAMES KENNEDY (D) 2 Phil Guenther (R); John Risley (R) 23 Erik Peterson (R); John DiMaio (R) 3 John Burzichelli (D); Adam Taliaferro (D) 24 Harold Wirths (R); Parker Space (R) 4 Paul Moriarty (D); Gabriela Mosquera (D) 25 Brian Bergen (R); VACANCY (R) 5 William Spearman (D); William Moen (D) 26 BETTYLOU DECROCE (R); Jay Webber (R) 6 Louis Greenwald (D); Pamela Lampitt (D) 27 JOHN MCKEON (D); MILA JASEY (D) 7 Herb Conaway (D); Carol Murphy (D) 28 RALPH CAPUTO (D); CLEOPATRA TUCKER (D) 8 RYAN PETERS (R); JEAN STANFIELD (R) 29 Eliana Pintor Marin (D); Shanique Speight (D); 9 DiAnne Gove (R); Brian Rumpf (R) 30 SEAN KEAN (R); NED THOMSON (R) 10 Greg McGuckin (R); John Catalano (R) 31 NICHOLAS CHIARAVALLOTI (D); ANGELA MCKNIGHT (D) 11 JOANN DOWNEY (D); ERIC HOUGHTALING (D) 32 ANGELICA JIMENEZ (D); PEDRO MEJIA (D) 12 RONALD DANCER (R); ROBERT CLIFTON (R) 33 ANNETTE CHAPARRO (D); RAJ MUKHERJI (D) 13 SERENA DIMASO (R); GERALD SCHARFENBERGER (R) 34 THOMAS GIBLIN (D); BRITNEE TIMBERLAKE (D) 14 WAYNE DEANGELO (D); DANIEL BENSON (D) 35 SHAVONDA SUMTER (D); BENJIE WIMBERLY (D) 15 VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON (D); ANTHONY VERRELLI (D) 36 GARY SCHAER (D); CLINTON CALABRESE (D) 16 ANDREW ZWICKER (D); ROY FREIMAN (D) 37 VALERIE HUTTLE (D); GORDON JOHNSON (D) 17 Joseph Egan (D); JOE DANIELSEN(D)
    [Show full text]
  • ACTION GUIDE 2021 ★ Table of Contents Opportunities Opportunities to Learn
    POLITICAL ACTION GUIDE 2021 ★ Table of contents Opportunities Opportunities to learn ...................................................... 2 Introduction to Learn What does NJEA fight for? ..................................... 3 Why does political action matter? .......................... 3 How are state policy decisions made? The two main ways ................................................... 3 If you are interested in How a bill becomes a law ........................................ 4 running for office or learning How administrative codes and the nuts and bolts of political regulations are made ............................................... 5 organizing, the following Who makes important policy decisions? State government ..................................................... 5 programs might interest you: Appointed education policymakers ....................... 5 NJEA Summer Leadership County government ................................................. 5 Conference Local government ..................................................... 5 NJEA Winter Leadership How does NJEA decide which candidates to support? .......................... Conference NJEA PAC Operating Committee 6 How can you influence elected and Center for American appointed officials? Women and Politics Ready Join your LAT ............................................................. 6 to Run cawp.rutgers.edu Support NJEA PAC .................................................. 6 Stay informed ............................................................ 6 NJEA Political
    [Show full text]
  • Honor Final Draft
    Advocating for Students with Exceptional Needs in Public Education By: Cassandra Fenton Project Description When creating this project, my goal was to combine my knowledge and experiences from my major in political science and my participation in the teacher certification program. To that end, this project is a political activism campaign that seeks to empower those in the education field, specially advocates for students with exceptional needs, to exercise their political voice. I have too often felt the sentiment of disenfranchisement by those are not actively involved in politics. In order to address this negative perception of politics and government, my project strives to inform professionals in the education field of their ability and right to exercise their political voice. Those in the field are the most equipped to advise policy surrounding special education, and this expertise can be of great use for politicians. The primary component of my project are two issue letters that can be sent to representatives to advocate for the rights of students with exceptional needs. The first letter tackles the issue of lack of adequate funding for special education by the state. The second letter addresses the general disrespect for the teaching profession as well many of the obstacles teachers must overcome to educate their students effectively. While these letters can be sent as is, they are meant to inspire professionals in the field to share their own expertise with their representatives. I have also included a graph to demonstrate that a vote carries more weight at lower levels of government, for which less people come out to vote, as opposed to the highest offices, which attract the greatest voter turnout.
    [Show full text]
  • District 1 Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) Assemblymembers Nelson T
    District 1 Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) Assemblymembers Nelson T. Albano (D) and Matthew Milam (D) Congestion pricing is the practice of charging drivers a Congestion Pricing Zone user fee to enter Manhattan’s central business district during peak travel hours in order to reduce driving, thereby easing traffic and air pollution, and encouraging commuters to take mass transit. Under the current congestion pricing proposal, drivers would be charged $8 per day to enter the congestion pricing zone (see map, right) between the hours of 6AM and 6PM. Importantly for New Jersey drivers, existing tolls would be deducted from the total congestion pricing charge. Revenues from the congestion pricing plan would support mass transit expansion and operations, including significant funding for the second Hudson River rail tunnel (the “Access to the Region’s Core” project). Only 0.03% of workers in District 1 would be impacted by Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing proposal because they drive alone to Manhattan, south of 86th Street. The vast majority, 99.97% would not be affected by the charge because they don’t work in the congestion pricing zone, or they work in the zone but commute by carpool, mass transit or some other means. Percent commuting outside the CPZ: 99.9% Commute Modes for All Workers Drove Percent commuting to the CPZ: 0.1% Alone to Drove CPZ Alone Commuting Percent driving alone to the CPZ: 0.03% 0.03% outside Percent carpooling to the CPZ: 0.0% Mass the CPZ Percent taking mass transit to the CPZ: 0.0% Transit 99.9% to CPZ Other Percent working from home, walking, bicycling, 0.01% Means riding a motorcycle, or taking a taxi to the CPZ: Mass 0.0% Transit Carpool Data source: U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Verona Township Council on Monday, January 7, 2019 Beginning at 7:00 P.M
    Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Verona Township Council on Monday, January 7, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 600 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, New Jersey. Call to Order: Municipal Clerk reads notice of Open Public Meetings law. The notice requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act have been satisfied with respect to this meeting; specifically, the time, date and location were included in the annual notice of meetings adopted by the governing body, posted in the Municipal Building, and sent to the official newspapers of the Township, the Verona Cedar Grove Times and the Star Ledger. Additionally, the agenda for this meeting was posted in the Municipal Building and sent to the two newspapers before 4:30 p.m. on the Friday preceding this meeting. Roll Call: Mayor Kevin Ryan, Deputy Mayor Nochimson, Councilman Alex Roman, Councilman Ted Giblin and Councilman Jack McEvoy are present. Township Attorney Brian Aloia, Township Manager Matthew Cavallo and Municipal Clerk Jennifer Kiernan are also present. Mayor Ryan leads the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor’s Report: Mayor Ryan reports candidate packets are available and requests the Municipal Clerk report as to the process. The Municipal Clerk states that this year’s Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Two (2) seats, Councilman Roman and Deputy Mayor Nochimson are up for re-election. A candidate must be a registered voter in Verona and a resident of at least one (1) year. Packets may be picked up Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm. Candidates need 113 valid signatures to successfully be placed on the ballot.
    [Show full text]
  • Womens Commission Report 2020.Pdf
    Commission on Reentry Services for Women “The female incarcerated population stands nearly eight times higher than in 1980. More than 60% of women in state prisons have a child under the age of 18.” -The Sentencing Project WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG @NJ_Reentry /NJReentry New Jersey Reentry Corporation | WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG 1 Table of Contents 03 | Acknowledgments 04 | Elected Women Leaders In The State Of New Jersey 05 | Women Advocates for Reform and Reentry Services 06 | Letter from Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver 07 | Letter from Dean Kathleen Boozang 08 | Letter from Michele Siekerka 09 | Foreword 10 | Summary 11 | Introduction 11 | Commission on Reentry Services for Women: Legislation and Mandate 12 | This Report: Key Areas of Focus 13 | Employment 13 | Employment: Challenges and Barriers 13 | Overview 14 | Educational Barriers 14 | Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment 15 | Access to and Availability of Educational Programming 16 | Access to and Availability of Mental and Behavioral Health Services 17 | Employment: Models for Reform and Best Practices 21 | Employment: Action Items 22 | Healthcare: Overview 23 | Trauma: Challenges and Barriers 25 | Addressing Trauma: Models for Reform and Best Practices 27 | Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Challenges and Barriers 28 | Mental Health & Pregnancy 29 | Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders and Pregnancy: Models for Reform and Best Practices 30 | Physical and Reproductive Health: Challenges and Barriers 30 | Reproductive Health 31 | Prenatal Care 32 | Nutrition 33 | Physical and Reproductive
    [Show full text]
  • October 2019 Draft.Indd
    October 2019 Volume 11 - issue 4 ON THE ROAD The Official Communication of the New Jersey Gasoline C-Store Automotive Association $5.95 Voter Guide 2019 Voter Guide 2019 U.S. DOL Q & A Horror Highlight Energy Examiner Member Highlight NJGCA ON THE ROAD TABLE OF CONTENTS P. 4 - Message from the Executive Director P. 7 - Legislative Roundup P. 10 - President’s Update P. 13 - NJGCA Voter Guide 2019 P. 14 - What District Do I Live In? P. 17 - Who Are The Candidates? P. 20 - What Issues Did Your Assemblymember Vote On? P. 23 - NJGCA Candidate Survey Questions & Results P. 26 - Retirement Acknowledgments P. 28 - Horror Highlight NJGCA P. 30 - Battle to Preserve Repair Industry is Again 4900 Route 33 West, Suite 100 Going Thru Massachusetts Wall Twp, New Jersey 07753 (732) 256-9646 | www.njgca.org P. 32 - Customer Service Corner P. 34 - When Does Your ERT License Expire? P. 35 - Fall 2019 Training Class Schedule P. 36 - Medical Marijuana & CBD in the Workplace P. 38 - Member Spotlight P. 40 - Energy Examiner P. 45 - Disruptions Coming To Your Business P. 48 - US DOL Questions & Answers P. 50 - $ave with NJGCA MBPs NJGCANJGCA ON ON THE THE ROAD ROAD ● ● 3 3 ● ● OCTOBER JANUARY 20192018 Message From Executive Director Sal Risalvato Although Rare, Political Statesmanship Does Exist I must confess that my least favorite able to hash things out and try to form compromises issue to write commentary has in the spirit of “getting things done.” Their ability to become the annual “Voter Guide” work with each other crossed over party lines and set edition that you are currently an example of civility and decency.
    [Show full text]
  • Insider NJ's 2019 Retrospective
    22001199 RREETTRROOSSPPEECCTTIIVVEE Be awesome In addition to providing an excellent career-focused education, We also work to make a quality education Berkeley College goes above and beyond to prepare students affordable—more than $47 million in for professional and personal success in the real world: Berkeley College institutional aid was provided to qualied students during the • We offer an exceptional Honors Program 2018-2019 award year. A tuition freeze is • Our Career Services team works with all students to identify and also available to students who maintain prepare them for internships and placement opportunities continuous, consecutive-term enrollment. • We provide close, personal attention—including predictive While we constantly adapt to the analytics —to keep students on track toward their goals changing professional world, our commitment remains the same: At • We require Financial Literacy training for students Berkeley, students always come rst. BerkeleyCollege.edu/BeAwesome Berkeley College reserves the right to add, discontinue, or modify its programs and policies at any time. Modications subsequent to the original publication of this document may not be reected here. For up-to-date and detailed information, please visit BerkeleyCollege.edu and view our catalogs at BerkeleyCollege.edu/publications. 2 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 INTRODUCTION You don’t ever get to the end of the year And yet, it would be done. in New Jersey without one last political bombshell going off, and as we dutifully Unable to reconcile his own decision to labor to finish the InsiderNJ 2019 Ret - oppose impeachment with the rank and rospective we pause to ponder the latest. file in his own party, Van Drew – rather than change his position – changed par - P.O.
    [Show full text]