NJ Legislature A Quick Primer.

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NJ Legislature A Quick Primer

40 Legislative Districts Current Map 2011-2020 For Each District: 1 Senator 2 Assembly Members Fun fact: Every ten years, after the Federal census, the boundaries of the 40 districts are redrawn to maintain an equal population in each district.

Elections Legislative elections are held in November of each odd-numbered year. Members of the Assembly serve two-year terms. Senators serve four- year terms, except for the first term of a new decade, which is only two years. This "2-4-4" cycle allows for elections from new districts as soon as possible after each reapportionment. Public Service Announcement: Every member of the legislature is up for reelection this year, so plan to vote!!

Forty Districts - Two Houses Assembly (Lower House) 80 Members Currently – 52 Democrats and 28 Republicans Speaker of the Assembly is Vincent Prieto 25 Committees Senate (Upper House) 40 Members Currently – 24 Democrats and 16 Republicans President of the Senate is Stephen Sweeney 16 Committees

Committees: Who? What? Why? When? Legislative leadership selects members of the committees Every member except for President and Speaker is assigned to committees Majority party always chairs committees and has majority of members Grouped by subject matter The first place bills are considered (usually) Open for public to attend and comment Meet on Mondays and Thursdays when legislature is in session

Legislative sessions Each session is two years long. The current session began on January 12, 2016 (second Tuesday in January) and will end in January 2018. It is currently the 217th Legislative Session. All unfinished business at the end of a session expires. Fun historical fact: The first session of the Legislature convened on August 27, 1776.

Bills, Bills, Bills … (not the kind you pay) 216th Legislature, 2014-2015. Final Statistics for All Bills (2014-2015) Total Ratio Bills Introduced or Proposed 9076 100.00% Bills Passed in 1st House 1135 12.51% Bills Passed in 2nd House 609 6.71% Bills Sent to Governor 583 6.42% Bills Signed into Law 419 4.62%

Some legislators have juice …. Senate President Stephen Sweeney Efficiency Overall Track Record As Prime Sponsor (2014-2015) Total Ratio Rank Bills Introduced or Proposed 162 100.00% — 1.78% 52 Bills Passed in 1st House 80 49.38% 3 0.88% 19 Bills Passed in 2nd House 57 35.19% 0.63% 15 Bills Sent to Governor 51 31.48% 0.56% 17 Bills Signed into Law 25 15.43% 0.28% 33

And others, not so much Assemblyman Brian Rumpf Efficiency Overall Track Record As Prime Sponsor (2014-2015) Total Ratio Rank Bills Introduced or Proposed 113 100.00% — 1.25% 74 Bills Passed in 1st House 3 2.65% 125 0.03% 122 Bills Passed in 2nd House 0.00% Bills Sent to Governor Bills Signed into Law

So who is looking out for higher education and financial aid issues? How do we find out about bills which will affect us?

To the Rescue!! There are three organizations in New Jersey which track legislation which affects higher education: The NJ Council of County Colleges The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in NJ The NJ Association of State Colleges and Universities

“So, what exactly do you do?” (says everyone I meet) Identify and track introduced legislation which might impact higher education Monitor the bill’s progress, alert our institutions if it might move or is moving (i.e.- scheduled to be heard in committee) Share the bill with our institutions (usually government relations, sometimes the Presidents) Review and synthesize feedback to formulate a position Contact other sectors if bill affects them and coordinate if possible If we decide our position should be public, prepare testimony and appear before the committee

The moral of the story: A Saturday morning cartoon perfectly sums up my professional career

Thank you!!