Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sets up new task force to study how special education money is spent
A bill aimed at streamlining special education programs in New Jersey’s public schools was signed by Governor Chris Christie this week. The bill, A1365, creates the Task Force on Improving Special Education for Public School Students, comprised of 16 gubernatorial appointments and the state Education Commissioner. The 16 would include parents, teachers, administrators and advocates involved in the special education community, according to the bill. The panel would be charged with studying issues such as the methods of classifying special needs students strategies to reduce costs of out-of-district placements and program standards to ensure programs meets students’ needs and focus on achievement. The task force has 180 days after it …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sponsored by Assemblyman Dave Rible, the bill would keep private the names and addresses of gun permit holders
A state bill that would prohibit the public release of names of gun permit holders has moved out of a State Assembly committee Wednesday, officials said. Sponsored by Assemblymen Dave Rible and Ron Dancer, both R-Monmouth and Ocean, the bill seeks to restrict public access to the names and addresses of gun permit holders under the state’s Open Public Records law. Rible, a Wall resident, previously has said he is opposed to the release of such information because it could prove potentially dangerous to law-abiding citizens, such as law enforcement officers. The bill, A-3788, passed out of the Law and Public Safety Committee Wednesday, Rible said in a release. “Releasing personal information about those who have firearms permits or licenses …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Bill seeks to ban currently available public information on handgun permit holders
A bill that would prohibit the public release of names of gun permit holders has been introduced in the State Assembly, officials said. Sponsored by Assemblymen Dave Rible and Ron Dancer, both R-Monmouth and Ocean, the bill seeks to restrict public access to the names and addresses of gun permit holders under the state’s Open Public Records law. Rible, a Wall resident, previously has said he was opposed to the release of such information because it could prove potentially dangerous to law-abiding citizens, such as law enforcement officers. The bill, A-3788, was introduced this week. It has not yet received a committee assignment. “Disseminating personal information about those who have gun permits puts law enforcement officers and law-…
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Legislation seeks to streamline special education programs
A bill aimed at streamlining special education programs in New Jersey’s public schools is headed to the governor’s desk, having cleared both houses of the Legislature by unanimous votes. The bill, A1365, on Monday passed unanimously in the state Assembly. It had previously garnered an identical response in the state Senate. It is sponsored by Assemblyman Dave Rible, and it seeks to create a task force charged with improving the funding, delivery and effectiveness of special education programs and services in New Jersey’s public schools. The bill would create the Task Force on Improving Special Education for Public School Students, comprised of 16 gubernatorial appointments and the state Education Commissioner. The 16 would include parents…
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Assemblyman named Housing Champion of the Year
Assemblyman Dave Rible this week received an award from a state housing builders group, according to a release. The New Jersey Apartment Association -- a nonprofit trade association which represents builders, owners, developers, and managers of rental homes in the state -- awarded Rible (R-Monmouth) their 2011 Housing Champion of the Year award, according to a release from Rible's office. Rible, a Wall resident, received the award Tuesday at the group's annual conference in Atlantic City, the release said. Rible was chosen for the award because of his advocacy for multi-housing and rental professionals, and his land use and economic development efforts, the release said. "I am dedicated to the efforts of the Association and to the …
stewart resmer
10:33 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Ok, let me see if I have this correctly, people that have guns, are at risk, because people who may not have guns know? Is that right? And, as it goes if one were to observe an individual in public brandishing a firearm, then the totters right to privacy to bear arms means one could not yell out a warning of 'HE's GOT A GUN!'..or worse, call the Police to report a person with gun? Is that right? more ›