State Flags Major Contract Violations by NJ Education Services Commission, Orders Reforms

Piscataway, NJ — New Jersey’s Office of the State Comptroller has found widespread violations of public contracting laws by the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), warning the agency to halt certain contracts and overhaul its procurement practices after repeated failures to comply with state rules.

In a formal letter issued in January, the Comptroller said ESCNJ “failed to ...