Education

Assembly Bill 3837 · Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers.

Sent November 8, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3848 · Exempts from reenrollment certain TPAF and PERS retirees employed by DOE and boards of education. *

Sent November 8, 2001 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3885 · Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.

Sent November 8, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3904 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $73,000 for a grant to Union County College for Holocaust and Ethnic Studies Project.

Sent November 8, 2001 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3913 · Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

Sent November 8, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3754 · Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies; appropriates $250,000.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3756 · Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3773 · Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3778 · Provides additional State aid to four-year public colleges and universities which receive below State average sector support.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3790 · Establishes the Academic Achievement Award Pilot Program in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; appropriates $500,000.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1593 · Requires the award of Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program scholarships to home-schooled students and prohibits the denial of a scholarship due to a student's lack of class rank.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3779 · Requires instruction on child sexual abuse prevention as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent June 28, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3780 · Establishes the Commission on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Instruction in DOE.

Sent June 28, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2429 · Establishes the New Jersey Commission on Programs for Gifted Students; appropriates $5,000. *

Sent June 28, 2001 · Reported out after 161 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3699 · Permits board of education to disqualify low bidder for a school facilities project when there have been two instances of prior negative experience with the bidder by other school districts or the EDA.

Sent June 25, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3667 · Requires the State Auditor to audit school districts which receive State aid for school facilities projects.

Sent June 21, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3674 · Permits textbooks and related materials to be provided to students in grades kindergarten through 12 who attend a nonpublic school located outside the State.

Sent June 21, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3679 · Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.

Sent June 21, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2077 · Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent. *

Sent June 21, 2001 · Reported out after 168 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3598 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $700,000 to the College of New Jersey to renovate the WiIliam Green Farmhouse.

Sent June 4, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3566 · Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support.

Sent May 21, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3568 · Mandates training of school bus drivers.

Sent May 21, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3585 · Establishes the New Jersey Commission on Programs for Gifted Students; appropriates $5,000. *

Sent May 21, 2001 · Reported out after 199 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3508 · Requires county college board of trustees to provide certain notices of layoffs.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3524 · Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3532 · Extends dates for submission of school district budgets under certain circumstances.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3537 · Provides that pupils may not be prohibited from using sign language on school property.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3543 · Establishes a grant program in the Department of Human Services to provide start-up funding for the creation of after-school programs; appropriates $1,500,000. *

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3544 · Establishes a quality enhancement grant program in the Department of Human Services to assist after-school programs; appropriates $3,500,000. *

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3545 · Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $100,000. *

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3562 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $4.9 million to Fairleigh Dickinson University for the New Jersey Teacher Education, Technology and Distance Learning Project.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 391 · Designates annual "School Violence Awareness Week" and prescribes certain activities.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 392 · Requires boards of education to file information on violence and vandalism in the schools with the DOE.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 569 · Provides for instruction for middle school and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2113 · Transfers State Library to Thomas Edison State College.

Sent May 17, 2001 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3505 · Establishes a 15-year period for the reimbursement of State aid by a former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.

Sent May 7, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3470 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for the Governor's School of New Jersey.

Sent May 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3475 · Allows corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for contributions to certain entities providing educational scholarships to low-income children in New Jersey; provides an Educational Option Act.

Sent May 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3476 · Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.

Sent May 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3477 · Permits home-schooled students to participate in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.

Sent May 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1015 · Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.

Sent May 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3464 · Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that teaching assistants have effective teaching skills.

Sent April 23, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3419 · Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3423 · Requires law enforcement agency to videotape interior of public school building.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3425 · Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3429 · Requires school districts to adopt harrassment and bullying prevention policies; appropriates $250,000.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3430 · Provides supplemental State aid in the case of the dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district or termination of a sending-receiving relationship.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3432 · Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3453 · Requires the State to pay the tuition costs of students in State facilities.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3457 · Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3458 · Specifies that school board members in type I school districts will serve terms of three years.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3462 · Provides aid to certain school districts for extraordinary enrollment growth.

Sent April 19, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3362 · Supplemental appropriation of $150,000 to the DOE for aid to the Somerset Hills School District to assist with facilities reconstruction.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3371 · Provides additional State aid to certain sending school districts.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3391 · Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in public or nonpublic schools in the State.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Reported out after 70 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3393 · Revises the definition of Abbott district to include certain county vocational school districts.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3416 · Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2001-2002 school year.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1055 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs. *

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1868 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3358 · Requires charter school to notify resident school district of enrollment of students for next school year no later than January 15 and resident district to approve any enrollment after that date.

Sent March 26, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3359 · Allows school districts to administer certain surveys to students only after receiving written informed parental consent.

Sent March 26, 2001 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3360 · Establishes a procedure for the diagnosis of reading ability of kindergarten, first and second grade pupils.

Sent March 26, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3308 · Limits the number of choice school districts to 10.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3309 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3310 · Establishes a fund through which a receiving district would be reimbursed if it has to refund tuition moneys to a sending district because of an overpayment; appropriates $3 million.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3314 · Provides additional State aid to certain regional school districts which educate federally connected students.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3318 · Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force; appropriates $15,000.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3322 · Requires boards of education to file information on violence and vandalism in the schools with the DOE.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3323 · Designates annual "School Violence Awareness Week" and prescribes certain activities.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3327 · Establishes a five year after-school pilot program in the Department of Education to discourage delinquency; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 60 days

Assembly Bill 3342 · Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for payments made by a district for charter school students.

Sent March 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3278 · Provides additional State aid to school districts implementing voluntary desegregation plans through the establishment of magnet schools.

Sent March 8, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3282 · Raises threshold for public advertisement of contracts under "County College Contracts Law."

Sent March 8, 2001 · Reported out after 273 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3291 · Excludes certain education IRA earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.

Sent March 8, 2001 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3254 · Requires school boards to mandate wearing of protective devices by pupils and teachers who are dealing with certain dangerous materials or processes and to ensure that teaching staff are properly trained; appropriates $125,000.

Sent March 1, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3292 · Allows cap banking in the 2001-2002 budgets of certain school districts with increased special education costs.

Sent March 1, 2001 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3227 · Establishes the Higher Education Master Plan Commission in the Legislative Branch of State government and appropriates $300,000.

Sent February 22, 2001 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3240 · Requires nonpublic schools to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt housing and are enrolled in the district.

Sent February 22, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3216 · Revises the State funding formula for the county colleges.

Sent February 15, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 457 · Requires inclusion of certain drugs in instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes.

Sent February 15, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1871 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $180,000 to the Department of Education for the New Jersey Business/Industry Science Education Consortium.

Sent February 15, 2001 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3193 · Establishes the Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent February 5, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3196 · Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.

Sent February 5, 2001 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3204 · Appropriates $3,150,000 to DOE for aid to the Lakewood School District to offset school district budget deficit and for the appointment of a State monitor of the district. *

Sent February 5, 2001 · Reported out after 24 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3207 · Transfers State Library to Thomas Edison State College.

Sent February 5, 2001 · Reported out after 105 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3151 · Establishes the Spread the Word Program in DOE to provide donated books to certain elementary school children; appropriates $25,000. *

Sent January 23, 2001 · Reported out after 118 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3155 · Establishes two categories of senior citizens stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amounts to $500 and $300.

Sent January 23, 2001 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3157 · Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship Program; appropriates $50,000.

Sent January 23, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3158 · Clarifies reference to Gross Vehicle Weight in laws governing duration of use of school buses.

Sent January 23, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 90 days

Assembly Bill 3131 · Authorizes a 2001-2002 budget cap adjustment for certain school districts subject to a stabilization growth limit reduction in 1997-98.

Sent January 18, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3141 · Establishes sales tax holidays for certain sales of personal computers and sales of school supplies and equipment from August 26 through September 2, 2001.

Sent January 18, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 69 days

Assembly Bill 3063 · Requires sending districts to pay for the tuition and transportation costs of their students attending approved vocational programs at certain comprehensive high schools.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3076 · Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for expenses related to the opening of a new school facility.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3080 · Appropriates $200,000 to the DOE for aid to the Passaic Valley Regional School District to assist the Passaic Valley Regional High School with facilities construction and repair.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3098 · Allows association libraries to apply for certain library grant funds. *

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 118 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3099 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $180,000 to the Department of Education for the New Jersey Business/Industry Science Education Consortium.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3101 · Provides additional State aid for school facilities projects in certain waiver districts.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 149 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3111 · Excludes certain State education funds from the calculation of proportionate share under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 118 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3112 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3113 · Revises State funding formula for public education and provides funding for nonpublic school pupils and pupils being home schooled.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3052 · Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.

Sent December 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2996 · Prohibits prepayment of travel expenses for relatives of school board members.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2999 · Establishes the Garden State New Millenium Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Reported out after 165 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3002 · Conditions approval of charter school applications upon providing written documentation of adequate financial reserves.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3006 · Require joint municipal planning board review of long-range facilities plans developed by regional school districts.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3007 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 to the DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to assist with facilities reconstruction.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3009 · Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3012 · Provides that school pupil may not be on board a school bus unless driver is on board.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3019 · Establishes the New Jersey Higher Education Internship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent December 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2985 · Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.

Sent November 20, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2990 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 in FY2001 to the DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to assist with facilities reconstruction.

Sent November 20, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2992 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

Sent November 20, 2000 · Reported out after 101 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3030 · Revises procedure for the return of State-operated school districts to local control.

Sent November 20, 2000 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3031 · Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.

Sent November 20, 2000 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 365 · Permits members of national Guard to receive tuition-free graduate school education.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 4 days

Assembly Bill 2922 · Revises certain eligibility and reporting requirements for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2926 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $800,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to Wayne Public Library for an expansion project.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2928 · Extends transportation services to nonpublic school pupils who reside in certain regional and consolidated school districts that provide aid in-lieu-of payments. *

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 133 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2934 · Authorizes 10-year lease purchase agreements and leasing arrangements for the acquisition of school buses.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2937 · Requires school districts to share the costs of out-of-district placement for classified pupil whose parents share joint physical custody.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2943 · Extends the deadline for submission of a long-range facilities plan for certain school districts.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2907 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to NJIT for support of College Leadership New Jersey.

Sent October 30, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 141 · Increases number of tuition-free credits that a member of the National Guard may earn in undergraduate study and extends credits to graduate study.

Sent October 30, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 1372 · Revises procedure for self-administration by school pupils of medication for asthma, appropriates $344,000. *

Sent October 30, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2808 · Increases the number of appointed board members for certain county vocational school districts from four to six.

Sent October 12, 2000 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2826 · Prohibits school board members removed from office upon creation of State-operated district from serving on board during State operation of district.

Sent October 12, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2835 · Makes supplemental Grant-in-Aid appropriation of $10,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to coordinate workshops on and disseminate for classroom instruction the video, "We Are Not Alone: Greek Jews and the Holocaust."

Sent October 12, 2000 · Reported out after 238 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2841 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Rutgers, the State University for institutional support.

Sent October 12, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2857 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 for an endowment to the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center to be established at Kean University.

Sent October 12, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2787 · Requires the award of Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program scholarships to home-schooled students and prohibits the denial of a scholarship due to a student's lack of class rank.

Sent October 5, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2796 · Makes supplemental Grant-in-Aid appropriation of $250,000 for a new Governor's School of Engineering/Technology at Rutgers, The State University.

Sent October 5, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2797 · "Accountability and Safety in Employment Education Act."

Sent October 5, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2798 · "Standards and Assessments Accountability Act."

Sent October 5, 2000 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the General Assembly

Senate Bill 1240 · Requires instruction on compulsive gambling to be included as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education; appropriates $200,000.

Sent October 5, 2000 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2749 · Directs the DOE to provide to every public school district George Washington's portrait to display; appropriates $135,000.*

Sent September 25, 2000 · Reported out after 157 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2751 · Increases the number of sending school district representatives that may sit on certain receiving school district boards of education.

Sent September 25, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2760 · Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students; appropriates $2,500,000.

Sent September 25, 2000 · Reported out after 178 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2764 · Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.

Sent September 25, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2723 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of Education for a grant to the Little Falls Township School District for ADA Compliance projects.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2731 · Directs the State Board of Education to establish certification requirements for athletic coaches at public secondary schools.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 259 · Establishes Task Force on Asthma in the Schools; appropriates $15,000.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 508 · Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 986 · Permits jointure commissions to provide services to school districts including, but not limited to, education of disabled pupils.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2684 · Permits regional school boards to provide voters with information on the ballot as to the constituent municipality's share of district's budget.

Sent July 13, 2000 · Reported out after 147 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2706 · Establishes a public school facilities construction and financing program.

Sent July 13, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2656 · Concerns employment rights of teaching staff at schools and programs subject to State takeovers.

Sent June 29, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2665 · Provides municipal courts alternatives with respect to truancy of pupils of mandatory school attendance age.

Sent June 29, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 566 · Permits certain district factor group I or J school districts to receive supplemental school tax reduction aid.

Sent June 29, 2000 · Reported out after 312 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 879 · Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.

Sent June 29, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2652 · Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop and implement a grade 1 Statewide diagnostic reading assessment. *

Sent June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 269 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 313 · Permits establishment of after school recreational and academic enrichment programs in school facilities in Abbott school districts.*

Sent June 26, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 456 · Permits regional school boards to provide voters with information on the ballot as to the constituent municipality's share of district's budget.

Sent June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 164 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 869 · Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.

Sent June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 1203 · Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.

Sent June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2608 · Requires high school seniors to complete a program of community service as a condition of graduation.

Sent June 19, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2623 · Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.

Sent June 19, 2000 · Reported out after 98 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2624 · Adds a second faculty member to the Commission on Higher Education.

Sent June 19, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2641 · Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million. *

Sent June 19, 2000 · Reported out after 98 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2590 · Revises procedure for self-administration by school pupils of medication for asthma, appropriates $344,000. *

Sent June 8, 2000 · Reported out after 158 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2593 · Changes the composition of public college and university governing boards to include two student representatives.

Sent June 8, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2539 · Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott district to assist students with print disabilities.

Sent June 1, 2000 · Reported out after 371 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2540 · Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.

Sent June 1, 2000 · Reported out after 189 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2552 · Revises certain endorsements to the instructional certificate, requires certified teachers in licensed child care centers located in early childhood program aid districts, and establishes a loan program to assist in the attainment of certification. **

Sent June 1, 2000 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2554 · Permits school districts to purchase property with surplus funds without voter approval and without indicating the item separately in the district's budget.

Sent June 1, 2000 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2509 · Appropriates $73 million in FY 2000 to the Newark School District to eliminate the State operated district's budget deficit.

Sent May 25, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2512 · Permits certain district factor group I or J school districts to receive supplemental school tax reduction aid.

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 347 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 14 · Establishes Operation Recognition to provide State-endorsed high school diplomas to veterans who left high school to serve in the armed forces during World War I or World War II.

Sent May 22, 2000 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2463 · Appropriates $317,000 in FY 2001 to the DOE for aid to the Bound Brook School District for extraordinary costs of recovery from Hurricane Floyd. *

Sent May 22, 2000 · Reported out after 175 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2464 · Establishes grant program to finance certain elementary school demonstration programs.

Sent May 22, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2473 · Limits annual increases in tuition in sending-receiving relationships.

Sent May 22, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2498 · Establishes a loan and loan redemption program for certain students at Cook College of Rutgers University.

Sent May 22, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2501 · Expands the role of the county superintendent in pupil transportation matters and permits school districts to offer subscription busing to additional students.

Sent May 22, 2000 · Reported out after 126 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2418 · Appropriates $124,000 in FY 2000 to the Clifton School District for study skills program for at-risk pupils.

Sent May 11, 2000 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2351 · Requires that school districts receive written informed parental consent prior to administering certain surveys to their students.

Sent May 8, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 2363 · Provides that transportation of charter school student or aid in-lieu-of transportation will be provided based on certain maximum cost.

Sent May 8, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2367 · Permits school bus drivers to exclude persons other than pupils from the bus for safety reasons.

Sent May 8, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2382 · Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.

Sent May 8, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Assembly Bill 2294 · Provides that certificates for swimming instructors may be issued by the American Red Cross or National YMCA.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2296 · Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 255 days

Senate Bill 247 · Permits school board to provide courtesy busing on a space-available basis and to charge parents for the costs.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Reported out after 619 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 353 · Requires employees of nonpublic schools to undergo criminal history record checks.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 442 · Provides that school pupil may not be on board a school bus unless driver is on board.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 816 · Requires school districts to offer instruction in the prevention of violence; appropriates $1,000,000.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 208 · Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.

Sent March 23, 2000 · Reported out after 364 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 255 · Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.

Sent March 23, 2000 · Reported out after 424 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2231 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.*

Sent March 20, 2000 · Reported out after 189 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2233 · The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million. *

Sent March 20, 2000 · Reported out after 367 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2242 · Provides that teaching staff members would receive continuing professional development credit for certain training courses.

Sent March 20, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1900 · Requires school disticts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1901 · Directs DOE to identify the content standards and progress indicators for districts which choose to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders. *

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 431 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1902 · Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1903 · Establishes the NJ Teacher Youth Mentoring Matchmaker Program in the DOE.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 431 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1904 · Requires the Administrative Director of the Courts to annually report on the school-based probation program.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 431 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1917 · Creates Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program; appropriates $25,000.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 431 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1918 · Provides State tax credit allotments for wages paid to youths employed through the Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 431 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2170 · Prohibits school personnel from recommending or discussing medication for school pupils.

Sent March 2, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2175 · Revises mission of the New Jersey School of the Arts to provide assistance to secondary schools in meeting Visual and Performing Arts Standards.*

Sent March 2, 2000 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2108 · Permits the provision of subscription busing to certain pupils who receive special education services.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2109 · Authorizes board of education to establish preschool program to serve only children with special needs.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2122 · Establishes a Commission on Early Childhood Education in but not of the DOE.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2123 · Establishes an Office of Early Childhood Education in the DOE.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2133 · Excludes income of school district residents who rank in the top 5% of income as reported on State Income Tax forms from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2135 · Sets limit on the amount by which a school district's income used in calculation of State aid may increase over the previous year.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2136 · Makes fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriation of $6 million to the New Jersey Library Network for a New Jersey Virtual Library.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2152 · Revises "Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund" bonded indebtedness cap from a floating cap or $550,000,000 of debt outstanding to a fixed cap of $550,000,000 of aggregate debt issued.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2157 · Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount. *

Sent February 28, 2000 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2078 · Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of each school day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.

Sent February 24, 2000 · Reported out after 214 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2079 · Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.

Sent February 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2080 · The "New Jersey Higher Education Performance -Based Accountability Act."*

Sent February 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2085 · Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.

Sent February 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2046 · Makes supplemental appropriation for FY2000 of $35,000 from the general Fund to the Wayne Township School District for construction of a playground at the Ryerson School.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2053 · Prohibits certain State aid adjustment for the Manville Borough School District.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 88 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2041 · The "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."

Sent February 7, 2000 · Reported out after 38 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1962 · Allows credit against corporation business tax for computer equipment donated to public schools in Abbott and certain other low-income districts.

Sent January 31, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1963 · Provides that the school district of residence for a child in a foster home shall be the present district of residence of the parent or guardian.

Sent January 31, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1964 · Establishes subcommittee of local emergency councils to develop school crisis response action plans; appropriates $3 million.

Sent January 31, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 423 days

Assembly Bill 1986 · Establishes the Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program and appropriates $60,000.

Sent January 31, 2000 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1888 · Supplemental appropriation of $370,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a grant to the E=mc2 program.

Sent January 27, 2000 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1851 · The "Educational Facilities Construction Act."

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1852 · The "Educational Facilities Financing Act."

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1859 · Limits cost to district of residence for transporting pupil to the Marine Academy of Science and Technology.

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1866 · Establishes Task Force on Asthma in the Schools; appropriates $15,000.

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1869 · Directs the DOE to develop curriculum guidelines for elementary school pupils in financial management.

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1832 · Increases the penalty for failure by a parent to ensure that a child attends school.

Sent January 20, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 54 · Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 57 · Permits certain school districts to receive State aid for a lease purchase agreement.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 70 · Provides that certain facts may not be used in discipline of teaching staff member.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 72 · Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to the Department of State for the Educational Opportunity Fund Program.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 75 · Permits board of education to reduce or waive bond requirements of contractors.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 90 · Establishes a public school choice pilot program for pupils residing in certain school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 118 · Permits certain volunteers and family members to enroll in a public institution of higher education tuition-free and revises registration requirement for all institutions.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 136 · Permits schools to require truant pupils to serve in-school suspension.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 137 · Increases penalties for parents of truants.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 138 · Permits court to require community service of juvenile with repeated unauthorized absences from school.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 151 · Requires an early childhood endorsement to the instructional certificate for teachers of grades prekindergarten through three.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 152 · Requires provision in certain board of education subcontracting agreements to assess the subcontractor a fee.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 182 · Requires certain tax-exempt institutions to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt institutional facilities and are enrolled in the district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 194 · Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 197 · Grants tenure to certain public school administrative personnel only for the duration of three-year contracts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 199 · Eliminates leave for board employees to attend NJEA convention with full pay.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 202 · Permits school boards to contract with certain organizations for education management services.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 206 · Requires voter approval of a school district lease purchase agreement.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 223 · Requires instruction on parenting as part of family life education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 237 · Permits board to recoup salary overpayments to employees.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 239 · Requires training for school bus drivers.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 243 · Requires State colleges to obtain gubernatorial and legislative approval prior to a name change.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 246 · Provides that no adjustment shall be made to State school aid for enrollment overcount in school years prior to 1997-98.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 249 · Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 132 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 295 · Requires certification of certain employees of nonpublic schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 308 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 415 days

Assembly Bill 349 · Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 354 · Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 363 · Limits annual budget increases of four year public institutions of higher education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 364 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time students; appropriates $29 million.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 415 days

Assembly Bill 373 · Provides that student of limited English-speaking ability shall not be required to take certain tests.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 382 · Establishes a gross income tax credit for attendance at New Jersey county colleges.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 425 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 433 · Permits jointure commissions to provide services to school districts including, but not limited to, education of disabled pupils.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 307 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 451 · Enhances tax relief under the NJ SAVER and Homestead Rebate Act.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 487 · Requires the Governor's annual budget recommendations to establish the State share of public school costs at 50 percent by dedicating growth in certain State revenues.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 488 · Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in 2000-2001 school year to receive training in special education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 497 · Provides that public school pupils may choose not to participate in certain experiments involving animals and requires schools to provide alternative education projects.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 510 · Amends the eligibility for additional supplemental stabilization aid for school districts with high senior citizen concentration.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 511 · Provides supplemental State aid to certain regional school district constituent municipalities to offset any tax increase associated with regionalization.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 512 · Establishes grant and loan funds in the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to provide funds for public school construction and renovation and county vocational school equipment.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 521 · Increases number of tuition-free credits that a member of the National Guard may earn in undergraduate study and extends credits to graduate study.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 307 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 523 · Provides additional supplemental stabilization aid to school districts located in Pinelands areas which experience declining enrollment.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 525 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts located in municipalities which contain Regional Growth Areas.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 529 · Prohibits school board from issuing a credit card to a member of the board.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 535 · Provides for permanent debarment of school bus contractors for certain violations and makes various changes to school transportation contracting practices.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 544 · Provides for annual meetings between local board of education and municipal governing body.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 563 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 572 · Establishes an Office of the Parent and Child Advocate.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 573 · Makes various changes to public school district transportation contracting procedures.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 580 · Appropriates $36,000 to the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School for C.H.A.N.G.E.S. Program.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 581 · Establishes a minimum period of school district eligibility for early childhood and demonstrably effective program aids and provides budget cap exclusion for demonstrably effective program aid.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 118 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 594 · The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 603 · Authorizes school boards to adopt a policy on drug testing of student athletes.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 673 · Revises eligibility criteria for senior citizen stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amount to $500.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 700 · Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 718 · Prohibits use of property tax for school funding in 1997-98 and thereafter.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 719 · Creates the "School Tax Policy Funding Commission."

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 730 · Allows teachers certified in other states to be certified to teach in this State pending passage of required test within first year of employment.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 740 · Revises procedure for the provision of remedial and auxiliary services for certain nonpublic school students.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 770 · Establishes a gross income tax credit for full time enrollment at four year institutions of higher education, county colleges and accredited post-secondary schools in New Jersey.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 771 · Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education loan payments.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 790 · Requires written permission of the parent or guardian for the participation of a child in the family life education program in local school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 792 · Requires public school sex education and AIDS education programs to stress abstinence.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 279 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 826 · Authorizes issuance of $50,000,000 in general obligation bonds to help finance library construction and renovation and appropriates $5,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 828 · Requires institutions of higher education to develop campus security plans.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 829 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 836 · Supplemental appropriation of $574,736 to Piscataway Township School District for the educational costs of children housed on the Rutgers campus.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 837 · Provides for a nonbinding referendum on consolidation of all local and regional school districts into 21 county-based school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 844 · Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 900 · Permits school boards to provide instruction concerning child abuse.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 903 · Requires T & E amount used in the calculation of State school aid to be adjusted by regional cost factors.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 904 · Provides that State school aid shall be based on enrollment projections made by each school district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 905 · Concerns location of certain highway entry or exit ramps and schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 907 · Prohibits reductions for certain Abbott districts in parity remedy State aid originally allocated for the 1997-98 school year.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 913 · Supplemental appropriation of $100 million to DOE for additional Early Childhood Program Aid to fund certified teachers in Abbott district day care center preschool classes.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 922 · Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 925 · Establishes the position of Inspector General for certain school districts.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 954 · Removes advertising requirement for county college security service contracts and extends maximum length of contract to three years.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 957 · Requires school districts to provide pupil transportation from location of child care provider in certain instances.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 958 · Extends the limit for transportation of students in sparsely populated rural school districts to 30 miles.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 960 · Provides for services for handicapped students classified as communication handicapped in private schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 970 · Provides that public school employees and certain public employers may negotiate over educational enhancement.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 972 · "Athletic Training Licensure Act."

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 149 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 985 · Provides additional State school aid to hold certain Abbott districts harmless from aid loss between 1997-98 and 1998-99 school years.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 993 · Provides debt service aid to certain school districts in school year 1999-2000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 995 · Establishes a gross income tax credit for enrollment at a New Jersey College or university.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1017 · Provides free tuition at college or university in New Jersey for surviving spouse or child of murder victim.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1057 · Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1083 · Provides for reestablishment of local school board six months after creation of State-operated school district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1101 · Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1136 · Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1138 · Establishes Institute of Law and Mental Health; appropriates $95,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1145 · Establishes a five-year tuition voucher pilot program and appropriates $5.5 million.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1159 · Allows operators of school buses to obtain refunds of the motor fuels tax.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1169 · Authorizes municipality to fill school board vacancy in a regional school district in certain cases and clarifies procedure to replace resigning school board member in a Type II district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1191 · Alters age requirement to enroll in kindergarten.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1202 · Permits school board to provide courtesy busing on a space-available basis and to charge parents for the costs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 695 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1203 · Creates a committee in DOE to establish procedures for school districts' to use in offering instruction in world languages through nonpublic school organizations.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 279 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1206 · Excludes certain deferred compensation of public school and charity employees from current taxation under the gross income tax.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1217 · Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 331 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1226 · Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1227 · Requires voter approval of change in designated district of domicile for certain pupils who reside in a multi-district federal enclave.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1228 · Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include door-to-door sales by students.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1229 · Authorizes county vocational schools and technical institutes to employ non-certified persons in post-secondary and adult continuing education programs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1230 · Requires State responsibility for the educational costs of children in foster homes.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1236 · Provides incentive grants for school districts to establish educational foundations.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1242 · Requires a board of education providing certain services to nonpublic school pupils to provide consultation with representatives of the nonpublic school on any change in the provision of services.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1243 · Requires school districts to offer instruction in the prevention of violence; appropriates $1,000,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1259 · Requires instruction on compulsive gambling to be included as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education; appropriates $200,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 279 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1295 · Concerns subcontracting by public schools and higher education institutions.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1299 · Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 415 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1313 · Provides a State match for donations made to school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1324 · Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 111 days

Assembly Bill 1337 · Provides transportation or in-lieu-of payments to certain nonpublic school pupils.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1339 · Permits school nurse to designate additional trained school employees to administer epinephrine via epi-pen.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1344 · Establishes required funding level for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 132 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1345 · Provides for immediate restoration of school board when local control is reestablished in State-operated district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1346 · Provides for school board membership selection in Type I school districts following reestablishment of local control.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1347 · Permits unrestricted school board elections following State takeover.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1369 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $15,000,000 from General Fund to DCA for State aid for allocation to Jersey City and Paterson to relieve municipal property tax burdens in State-operated school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1387 · Requires parental notification concerning school bus safety equipment.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1392 · Establishes State curriculum on Internet dangers, physical threats to school children.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1416 · Prohibits negative check-off fee for support of any organization to be assessed on student tuition bills at public institution of higher education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1423 · Requires driver's license suspension until age 21 for student who causes school disruption requiring make-up day.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1425 · Authorizes excused absences by pupils who serve as district board of election members on day of any election.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1445 · Requires DOE to develop guidelines for the evaluation and identification of gifted students and establish program guidelines to address their special academic needs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1453 · Provides for the establishment of county units to coordinate special education services for students with educational disabilities; appropriates $6 million.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1454 · Provides that $5 million of unclaimed State Lottery prize money be used annually to establish and supplement public school gifted and talented programs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1462 · The "Education Incentive Funding Program Act;" appropriates $1 million.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 279 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1465 · Requires school boards to adopt a voluntary substance abuse testing policy for student athletes.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1466 · Revises certain procedures for the receipt of State matching funds against contributions and donations made to institutions of higher education and institutional foundations.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

Assembly Bill 1493 · Permits jointure commissions to provide services to non-handicapped pupils.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 307 days

Assembly Bill 1494 · Allows board of education to disqualify a bidder if the board has had prior negative experience with that bidder.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1496 · Establishes "State Special Education Services Fund" in DOE to finance the cost of special education programs and services for public school students.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1502 · Establishes a pilot program to provide teaching staff members in the Palisades Park School District with instruction in the Korean language.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1525 · Requires a program of educational improvement assessment in State-operated school districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1539 · Provides for the inclusion of certain district factor group A or B districts based on 1990 census data within the Abbott district definition.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1545 · Requires legislative approval for granting of initial license to institution of higher education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1547 · Establishes the Henry John Raimondo Chair in Urban Public Policy Research at New Jersey City University; appropriates $75,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1548 · Encourages the development of character education programs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1554 · Designates the Department of Education Building as the "Matthew Feldman Building."

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1556 · Requires school principals report student offenses to law enforcement agencies.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1587 · Requires candidates for initial teaching certificates to undergo criminal history record check.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1592 · "Vocational Student Opportunities Act" which facilitates successful completion of vocational school programs.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 30 days

Assembly Bill 1614 · Revises method for payment of certain foundation aid to county vocational schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1622 · Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 331 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1623 · Increases gross income tax deduction for dependent's higher education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1634 · Requires student to stay in school and maintain at least 2.0 cumulative grade point average to acquire and retain driver's license.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1651 · Provides additional State aid to certain school districts which send students to Abbott districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1659 · Requires 100% State funding for certain Abbott district facilities projects.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1661 · Permits instruction on the dynamics of family violence and child abuse as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1674 · Permits certain nonpublic school pupils to purchase bus transportation from boards of education or cooperative transportation services agencies.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 118 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1675 · Eliminates parity remedy aid and additional Abbott v. Burke State aid in the calculation of tuition for school districts which send pupils to an Abbott district.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 118 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1695 · Provides for the exclusion of demonstrably effective program aid in the calculation of school budget caps.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1696 · Provides fiscal rewards to school districts with low administrative expenditures.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1698 · Provides support for full-day kindergarten through the T&E budget.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1699 · Requires the State to fund certain educational costs for children placed in State facilities and county detention centers.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1714 · Provides State aid to school districts that send pupils and pay tuition to a special needs school district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1728 · Requires State responsibility for tuition costs for certain children whose parents reside in a State facility. *

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 436 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1729 · Revises operations of county educational audiovisual centers and authorizes establishment of regional centers.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1748 · Requires that new teachers hired by licensed child care centers to provide preschool classes to Abbott district students be certified.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1749 · Prohibits requiring school and county college employees to search for or handle explosive devices.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1751 · Establishes the Educational Technology Grant Program in the Department of Education.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1752 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1753 · Expands the Garden State Scholarship Program using unclaimed lottery prize funds.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1754 · Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1755 · Expands indemnification for school board members and employees and establishes a code of ethics for school board members.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 279 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1756 · Requires hepatitis B immunization for admission to kindergarten or first grade and sixth grade at a public or private school.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 436 days

Assembly Bill 1757 · Prohibits superintendent of schools from also serving as the school business administrator for a district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1758 · Permits only two school districts to share a school business administrator.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1759 · Renames the New Jersey State College Governing Boards Association as the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1760 · Adds a new Governor's School and appropriates an additional $609,160 to the Governor's Schools in FY 2000.*

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1762 · Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1764 · Provides for instructional programs in each school grade on prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1765 · Provides for reporting and prevention of criminal activities in the public schools and for performance of community service by pupils guilty of misconduct; appropriates $400,000 for metal detectors in schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1774 · Establishes the Private Vocational School Student Tuition Protection Fund; consolidates administration of private vocational schools.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1777 · Authorizes issuance of $250 million in general obligation bonds to help school districts finance construction and renovation of school buildings; appropriates $5,000.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1789 · Provides for start-up funds for charter schools; appropriates $5 million.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1797 · Requires that Abbott v. Burke parity remedy aid be allocated to county vocational school districts for students enrolled in those districts who reside in an Abbott district.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1812 · Requires alternate route teachers to have baccalaureate degrees and changes certain certification requirements for vocational education teachers.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days