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• Monday, June 04, 2012
• Tags: Budget and Spending

“Dealing with the legislature is like dealing with your children who have a book report due. Many of you parents understand exactly what I mean. The book report’s given to them in January. The teacher tells them ‘You’ve got to have that book report and it’s due June 30th. … For us, the teacher assignment is the State of the State address in January. I laid out an ambitious agenda in January for the things that we needed to get done this year. … All of a sudden there’s 30 days left. They just picked out the book. They haven’t started reading it yet. And they’ve got to jam it all in to the last 30 days. … And for some reason they never change. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the New Jersey State Legislature.”
– Governor Chris Christie, Town Hall, East Brunswick, NJ, May 31, 2012

SUBJECT: Taxes

ASSIGNMENT: Cut Taxes For Every New Jerseyan.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

ASSIGNMENT: Increase The Earned Income Tax Credit To Help Low-Income Families.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

SUBJECT: Education

ASSIGNMENT: Reform Tenure To Measure Teacher Effectiveness And Reward The Best Teachers.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

ASSIGNMENT: End Last In, First Out To Make Sure New Jersey Retains The Best Teachers.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

ASSIGNMENT: Base Teacher Pay On Need And Effectiveness Rather Than Seniority.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

ASSIGNMENT: End Forced Placements Of Teachers.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

SUBJECT: Bail And Drug Court Reform

ASSIGNMENT: Pass A Constitutional Amendment To Reform Bail Eligibility And Keep Violent Offenders Off The Street. 

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

ASSIGNMENT: Expand The Use And Availability Of Drug Courts To All Non-Violent Offenders.

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

SUBJECT: Sick Pay

ASSIGNMENT: End The Abuse Of Sick Pay. 

• Grade:  INCOMPLETE

 

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