STEP 1 - THE LETTER

YOU MAY USE THIS LETTER TO SERVE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUR RESOLUTION AND PETITIONS - Feel free to make changes:

Re: Abbott Decision

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The Supreme Court ordered judicial relief in three areas: parity funding, supplemental programs and facilities needs.

To effectuate the remedy for parity funding, the Court ordered the following:

1. the State must provide increased funding to the twenty-eight (now 30) SNDs to assure they spend a substantially equivalent amount per pupil in the 1997-98 school year as the average, actual, budgeted per-pupil expenditures in the I and J districts;

2. the State , through the Commissioner, must manage, control, and supervise the implementation of this additional funding.

I believe the Commissioner of Education of the State of New Jersey ignored Court order 1 and went with Court order 2.

Why? To effectuate the remedy of parity funding, (Parity - equality, as in amount, status, or value).

The State must provide increased funding to the twenty-eight (now 30) SNDs to assure they spend a substantially (of having substance; material, not imaginary; real.) equivalent (equal, similar or identical in function or effect.) amount per pupil in the 1997-98 school year as the average, actual, budgeted per- pupil...

When the Commissioner of Education of the State of New Jersey ignored Court order 1, the whole thing became unconstitutional.

The court ruled near the end of Governor Brendan Byrne's first term that school funding was unconstitutional. That is how we received the 2 ½ percent income tax. The Gross Income Tax is a graduated tax levied on gross income earned or received by New Jersey resident and non-resident individuals, estates and trusts. All monies in the fund must be appropriated exclusively for reducing or offsetting property taxes. The State budget forecast $6.5 billion for fiscal 2000 in New Jersey personal income tax. Where is the reducing or offsetting of property tax?

A tax of 8 percent on the gross revenue of all casinos is deposited into the Casino Revenue Fund. All monies in this fund must be used for reduction in property taxes, and utility and rental charges of eligible disabled and senior citizens. Where is the reduction in property tax?

The Lottery money income is projected to be $600 million of which only $150 million is used for education, without the Big Game revenue. Where is the property tax relief?.

The forecast of the Sales Tax is $5.3 billion for fiscal 2000. Where is the property tax relief?

There are 1,200,000 public school children in New Jersey. The only fair way our tax monies should be spent constitutionally, is the State of New Jersey should fund all public school students at $8,000 per student. That would be $9.6 billion. That is reducing, offsetting, reduction and relief of the property tax.

Our Constitution mandates that the "Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools for the instruction of all the children in the State between the ages of five and eighteen years. Our State Constitution does not mandate property taxes for free public schools.

The 566 Mayors and 611 Public School Boards in New Jersey received the brochures, petitions and similar letter. Also, 397 Private School Boards of Education.

Enclosed is a  resolution to put the question on the ballot, "SHOULD SCHOOL TAXES BE REMOVED FROM PROPERTY TAXES?" We need your help.

(this is where you attach your resolution and petitions)

Step 2 - The Resolution

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