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Unfounded State mandates on schools under debate
The state’s Council on Local Mandates only meets a few times a year. Its task: determine if a statute constitutes an unfunded mandate on a community and, in turn, is unconstitutional.
But in the case decided yesterday and with one coming up that involves the state’s controversial new anti-bullying law, the little-known panel is making its presence felt on some high-profile matters facing both local schools and the Statehouse. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
