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Opportunity Scholarship Act

OSA S-1872

ACTION ALERT

ISSUE:            S-1872 (Lesniak, Kean, and Kyrillos), the Opportunities Scholarship Act, has been introduced into the New Jersey Senate and referred to the Senate Economic Growth Committee.  The bill is a revised version of the Urban Enterprise Zone Jobs Scholarship Act from last session.  The major revision is that there is a duel qualifying standard of 1) poverty and 2) residence in a district that has a chronically failing school for students to receive scholarships.  Additionally, the bill has an Education Improvement Fund available as competitive grants to chronically failing schools to finance the adoption of innovative educational practices with the objective of improving student performance. 

 

OUR

POSITION:    The New Jersey Catholic Conference and the New Jersey Network of Catholic School Families support this legislation as an opportunity to provide students with meaningful school choice options.

 

ACTION:        The following actions are directed to members of the New Jersey Senate and designed to enhance the passage of this legislation.  Contact with the legislators should be made regularly and not just on a one time basis.

 

                                    Please enact the following:

 

1.      Call or email Senator Raymond Lesniak (908-624-0880, SenLesniak@njleg.org), Chair of the Senate of the Economic Growth Committee, and sponsor of the bill to thank him for introducing the legislation.

 

2.      Call the offices or email the offices of Senators Thomas Kean (908-232-3673, SenTKean@njleg.org) and Joseph Kyrillos (732-671-3206, SenKyrillos@njleg.org) to thank them for serving as co-sponsors of the bill.

 

3.      Contact the members of the Senate Economic Growth Committee and the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee expressing your support for S-1872.  Use the accompanying description of the legislation and the Q&A in order to facilitate your response.  You may also use the New Jersey Catholic Conference Capwiz system which may be accessed at:

 

http://www.capwiz.com/njcathconf/home/

 

The members of the Senate Economic Growth and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees are attached to this Alert for your use.

 

Please maintain contact with these legislators as the bill begins to move through the New Jersey Legislature.  The earliest that the bill could be heard at the Senate Economic Growth Committee will be in early May, when the Legislature reconvenes from its annual Budget break.

 

Thank you for your immediate response to this request.

 

 

 

 

LEGISLATOR TALKING POINTS CARD

Suggestions for Telephone Calls/Letters/

One on One Meetings

 

 

Good Morning/ Good Afternoon/ Good Evening

Honorable    [Legislator’s Name ] .

 

My name is __[Your Name]__. 

 

I am a current resident of   [Name of Town ]  where my child(ren) attend(s)

[School Name].

 

I am calling in support of Bill S-1872, the Opportunity Scholarship Act

Education is an important concern to all families.

 

As a   [Parent]   and resident of  District # _____,   I sincerely urge you as my representative to ensure that this legislation passes so students and families will be provided with alternative and meaningful school choices.

 

 

With these things in mind, I thank you for joining with us in promoting educational opportunities for all New Jersey children and ask you, as our elected leader, to ensure the passage of S-1872.

 

Please contact our legislative representatives:

Senator Jeff  Van Drew Democrat     
Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano Democrat     
Assemblyman Matthew W. Milam Democrat  


District Office:  21 North Main St., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210          

(609) 465-0700
 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

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