>Bills to shake up NJ schools emerge
Jason Method | Gannett
TRENTON — Two new bills dropped into the lame-duck session of the Legislature would, if passed into law, mark significant changes for local governments and school districts.
Municipalities and school districts would be required to participate in county purchasing programs under one bill. It would create potential for wider local government consolidation and shared services.
Another bill would eliminate annual school budget votes for any school districts that keep within the state budget cap and move their Board of Education elections to the November.
School budget votes have long been a pet peeve of the educational establishment, because, school officials contend, residents often use the up-or-down ballots to unleash their fury at rising property tax bills.
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