PTA Legislative News

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Action Alert (2010) regarding an update on the Opportunities Scholarship Act
Fact Sheet and Contact List for the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Article on OSA from the Catholic Star Herald
(for further information, click on the link below for the original Action Alert and refer to the Q&A's)

Action Alert (2010) regarding the Opportunities Scholarship Act and Education Innovation Fund Pilot
Fact Sheet, Government Contact Address Lists, and Q & A Sheets

Action Alert (2010) regarding Lunch and Breakfast Program Funding
Fact Sheet and Government Contact Address Lists

Action Alert (2010) regarding NCLB Reauthorization
Fact Sheet

Action Alert (2007) regarding non-public school transportation.
Proposed Funding Freeze
Cover Letter (Proposed Funding Freeze)
Fact Sheet
Assembly Appropriations Committee (Member List)
Senate Budget Appcopriations Committee (Member List)

Action Alert regarding urban schools tax credit scholarship act.
S-1332 / A-257

Action Alert regarding non-public school transportation.
Joint Legislative Committee
Members of Joint Legislative Committee

Action Alert regarding access to clean needles. S-823 permits the limited pharmacy sale of syringes and needles without a prescription. S-494 permits the establishment of sterile syringe access programs.
Needle Exchange Bills
Needle Exchange Facts
NJ Congressional Districts

No child left behind updates: Continued Funding for Title II Part D, IV and V (May 2005)
Continued Funding for Title II, V, Letter of May 3

Action Alert regarding reduced funding for three key programs in No Child Left Behind (Titles II-D, IV-A, and V-A)

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