Codey

Committee to Vote on Codey/Turner Legislation Banning School Employees

From Using Unaccredited Degrees

            TRENTON – The New Jersey Senate Education Committee will hold hearings tomorrow, October 2, to examine the controversy surrounding school employees’ use of “diploma mills” to obtain advanced degrees and subsequent salary perks.  The hearing comes amidst a number of recent reports that top school administrators have received advanced degrees from unaccredited online universities, or diploma mills, and then received tuition reimbursement and salary increases for these unrecognized degrees.

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce seek Democratic support for vital economic development bills.

CODEY:  BLOOMBERG THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB

Senate President Supports NYC Mayor for Economics Czar 

            TRENTON – Senate President and former Governor Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today joined a growing chorus of supporters backing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the ideal candidate to become the nation’s “economics czar” to oversee the massive Wall Street bail out package pending before Congress.

CODEY THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Senate President Calls for Swift Action to Ease Crisis

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today announced that he is in full support of a plan to convene an emergency summit to help New Jersey deal with the fallout of the economic crisis that has gripped the nation.  In doing so, Codey announced that he is working with Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts and Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney to get the ball rolling so that New Jersey can find real solutions to help residents deal with plummeting stocks and rising consumer prices.

CODEY ANNOUNCES SENATE HEARINGS ON UNDERAGE & BINGE DRINKING

 Senate President Requests Copy of Colleges’ Policies on Underage Drinking for Review and Analysis 

            TRENTON – In response to a national movement by a group of college presidents to lower the legal drinking age, Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) is tackling the problem head on, announcing Senate hearings on the issue of underage drinking on college campuses.  In doing so, Codey also sent a letter yesterday to the presidents of New Jersey’s colleges and universities requesting a copy of their alcohol policies, as well as details on local law enforcement’s involvement in enforcing laws on campuses.

CODEY BLASTS MOVE TO LOWER DRINKING AGE, ASKS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR BACKING

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today blasted the movement by a group of college presidents to lower the legal drinking age, firing off a letter to New Jersey’s Congressional delegation asking them to block any such movement at the national level and vowing to make sure that New Jersey’s drinking age remains at 21 in the interest of public safety.

CODEY PUSHES DIPLOMA MILL INVESTIGATION FURTHER, CALLS FOR SUPTS TO RETURN PERKS FOR ‘FAKE’ DEGREES

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today called on the state Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a thorough statewide review of all school superintendents and administrators to determine who may have received pay raises and tuition reimbursements because of degrees they received from unaccredited colleges or universities. Taking things a step further, Codey called on any such individuals to return the monetary benefits they may have received at the expense of taxpayers, including salary increases, tuition reimbursement and pension credits based on the higher salary they have been receiving.

CODEY CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN AND INVESTIGATION ON “DIPLOMA MILL” INCIDENTS  

Asks School Supts to Return Taxpayer Dollars for Questionable Degrees

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today sent letters to both Attorney General Anne Milgram and Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Lucille Davy requesting an investigation and crackdown on school administrators who obtain degrees from unaccredited and questionable colleges and universities.  Codey made the request in light of recent reports that various school superintendents and administrators have received pay raises and tuition reimbursements for degrees they received from unaccredited online universities.

CODEY:  NEW ALCOHOL POLICY IS THE RIGHT CALL

Praises the NJSEA & the Giants/Jets for New Code of Conduct Rules

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today praised the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) and the Giants and Jets football teams for instituting a new policy to govern the conduct of ticketholders and curb drunken and abusive behavior.  Last fall, Codey called on the NJSEA to crack down on drunken and unruly fan behavior that had led to harassment of a number of fans during half-time.

CODEY STATEMENT ON FY 2009 BUDGET

             TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today released the following statement on the Senate’s approval of the FY 2009 Appropriations Act:

          “This budget clearly reflects the reality of our fiscal situation.  Much like millions of Americans across the country, we have to do more with less.  This budget required a lot of painful decisions, decisions nobody really wants to make but that had to be done.