This report, one of a series of yearly reports, analyzes New Jersey school labor negotiations laws and practices as of 1979. One article deals with the school board's ability to take actions within the framework of the negotiations law. Another concerns leave provisions for illness and disability connected with pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing. Other articles concern bargaining tactics, impasse procedures, the changing scope of negotations (with special reference to a 1978 New Jersey Supreme Court decision), and employee grievances (with special emphasis on the "West Windsor" decision). An analysis of the New Jersey Education Association's Sample Agreement for 1979-1980 is included. Other topics touched on include management rights versus the duty to bargain, the meaning of good faith bargaining, budget caps, board proposals, negotiating committees, record-keeping, common bargaining errors, and the importance of timing. A brief bibliography lists relevant books, films, and periodicals. (Author/JM)