GOVERNOR SIGNS LEGISLATION ELIMINATING SCHOOL MANDATES

Published Feb. 16, 2007

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed legislation to eliminate a variety of unnecessary mandates imposed upon schools. The legislation incorporates the recommendations of the Governor’s conditional veto dated January 29, 2007.

The amended bill returns Columbus Day, Commodore Barry Day, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and President’s Day to the list of those holidays that must be recognized by all of the State’s public school districts.

The bill, A17, was sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblymembers Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer), Herb Conaway (D-Burlington/Camden), Brian Stack (D-Hudson), David Mayer (D-Camden/ Gloucester), Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden), Louis Greenwald (D-Camden), Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Camden/Gloucester), John Burzichelli (D-Salem/Cumberland/ Gloucester), Joseph Vas (D-Middlesex), and Linda Greenstein (D-Mercer/ Middlesex). The Senate bill was sponsored by Senator John Adler (D-Camden).