CYBERLOBBY NEWS on S-1607
Don't let it go further!
Corporate tax credit/voucher scheme moves out of
Senate committee!
Despite all our efforts, it’s passed the first hurdle, folks! Legislation to give corporations dollar-for-dollar tax credits when they give “scholarship” money for tuitions to private and religious schools passed the Senate Economic Growth Committee on May 8.
The bill, S-1607 would make available $360 million for these “scholarships” in eight pilot districts: Camden, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, Orange, Paterson, and Trenton.
Next stop: the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. That could happen as early as May 19, although the bill is not yet scheduled for a hearing there.
This legislation would drain approximately $360 million from the State Treasury at a time when the State faces a multi-billion deficit. And those contributions would cost corporations nothing, since they would receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their state taxes.
This doesn’t make sense, we know. It’s unacceptable and irresponsible! And it’s a sneaky way to funnel public funds to private schools.
Don’t just sit there! Let your legislators know that this is unacceptable! Call them, email them, and come to lobby in Trenton.
Visit NJEA's cyberlobbying site, click Take Action under "School voucher bill advances," and follow the instructions to send an e-mail to members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and your state Senator.
Tell them that this backdoor voucher scheme is bad for New Jersey!
Don’t wait. There is no time to lose!
