Thank you, little ole Allamuchy Township, for standing up to the biggest bullies on the block. Those would be ,of course, Mary Pat “Chuck Schumer” Angellini and her gang of know-it-all busybodies at 125 State St. Allamuchy sued to prevent itself from being forced to implement Trenton’s “toughest in the nation” anti-bullying law. (Why is it that every damn law in New Jersey has to be the “toughest in the nation”? I’m walking on eggshells every time I leave my house!) This law is a total disaster for the taxpayers. It requires districts to create entire anti-bullying bureaucracies, with boards, commissions, reports and tons of new employees, of course. It expands the definition of bullying to include schoolyard taunts and teases. And worst of all, it holds the schools legally liable for not being aware of any “bullying” that might be occuring. Anytime one kid calls another kid fat, there will be a lawsuit against the taxpayers. This has to be one of the stupidest laws ever passed, even by New Jersey standards.
Of course it’s proponents are shocked that Allamuchy won it’s case before the Council on Local Mandates. Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen), who along with Mary Pat, concocted this monstrosity, called the council a ” rarely used, shadowy fourth branch of government”, and vowed to overcome the obstacles to enforcement of her stupid law. Well I agree with her on one thing. The Council on Local Mandates is a rarely used, shadowy fourth branch of government. It needs to be used every day and to come out of the shadows and start doing it’s job! Here is my to-do list for them (just off the top of my head):
Police Domestic Violence Training
Police CPR/AED First Responder
Police Gas Mask Fit Testing
Police Hazmat/Blood borne Pathogens course
Police ICS 100, 200, 800 Certification
Police Counter Terrorism Certification
Police Annual Firearms Qualification
Police Automatic Weapons/Carbines Training
Police Active Shooter Class
Police Firearms Instructor
Police Active Shooter Instructors
Dispatcher CPR/AED Training
Dispatcher EMD Training
Dispatcher Hazmat/Blood borne Pathogens Course
Dispatcher EMD/911 Instructor
Dispatcher Gas Mask Fit Testing
Dispatcher ICS 100, 200, 800 Certification
Alcotest equipment and training
Recording System for interviews and arrests
Mandatory Police Related Equipment
Police and Firemen’s Retirement System Mandates
Police Contract Arbitration
Megan’s Law
Playground Safety Enhancements
Automated External Defibrillators & Training
Planning Board Members Training
Zoning Board Members Training
Master Plan and Master Plan Reexamination Reports
Municipal Engineer Requirements
Municipal Land Use Attorney Requirements
Stan Planning Commission – Plan Endorsement
Highlands Council Plan Conformance
COAH
NJDEP Regulations
NJDEP Storm water Management Programs
NJDEP Water/Sewer testing
Wastewater & Water Quality Management Plans
Stormwater Management Plans
Certified Public Works Coordinator
Certified Recycling Coordinator and Program
Truck & Equipment Washing Facilities
Water Operations Course and Certification
Misc Public Works Training Requirements
Deer Carcass Removal from highways
Court Personnel Training
Court Administrator Training
Mandatory use of State Forms and Tickets
Bullet Proof Glass for Court Rooms
Court Security Plan
Public Employee Retirement Systems Appropriations Mandates
Mandatory Heath Care Insurance Contributions
Mandatory Negotiations Regarding Public Union Groups
Open Public Records Act
Elections Training and Machines
Certified Purchasing Agent
Green Products Purchasing Course
Prevailing Wage Laws for all Publicly Funded Projects
Prevailing Wage Laws for Public Utility Construction
Mandatory Property Revaluation
Public Employee Occupational Safety & Health Act
Office of the State Controller Statutory Reporting Requirements
Public Employee Retirement System/Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund Contributions
Full Day Preschool
Full Day Kindergarten
Special Education Requirements
School Psychiatric Evaluations
School Board Election Recall Officials Training
NJDOE Student Testing Requirements
(School) Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSH) Right to Know
PEOSH Asbestos Inspection
PEOSH Smoke Stack Permits
PEOSH Water Testing
PEOSH Boiler License
PEOSH Florescent Bulb Recycling
PEOSH Long Range Facilities Plan
PEOSH Fire Retardant Protection
Post a Comment