Education

Senate Bill 2706 · Provides for appointment of additional sending district representatives to certain receiving district boards of education and expands voting rights of the representatives.

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

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

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

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

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate

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 October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2515 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to William Paterson University of New Jersey for asbestos removal projects.

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

Senate Bill 2531 · Permits certain persons convicted of welfare fraud to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.

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

Senate Bill 2537 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $4,000,000 to the Department of State for the College of New Jersey to expand the campus through the purchase of the Arthur J. Sypek Building.

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

Senate Bill 2552 · Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.

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

Senate Bill 2553 · 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 October 3, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2558 · Extends transportation services to nonpublic school pupils who reside in certain regional and consolidated school districts that provide aid in-lieu-of payments.

Sent October 3, 2001 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2570 · Requires the transfer of $15,000,000 in special legislative grant appropriations to provide an $11,000,000 appropriation to establish a Part-time Tuition Aid Grant Program and a $4,000,000 appropriation for the Education Opportunity Fund Program.

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

Senate Bill 2483 · Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils.

Sent September 6, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2484 · Appropriates $1 million to Department of State for Ramapo College of New Jersey to create Center for International Education and Entrepreneurship.

Sent September 6, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2492 · Establishes the Pinelands Institute for Natural and Environmental Studies; appropriates $250,000.

Sent September 6, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2495 · Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.

Sent September 6, 2001 · Reported out after 98 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2496 · Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.

Sent September 6, 2001 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2499 · Limits county vocational school district tuition increases to its budget cap percentage.

Sent September 6, 2001 · 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 June 28, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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 June 28, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1816 · 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

Senate Bill 1820 · Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.

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

Senate Bill 1825 · Establishes the New Jersey Social and Economic Benefit Scholarship Pilot Program; appropriates $10 million.

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

Senate Bill 1797 · Requires a parent or guardian to sign consent form permitting pupil access to school district's interactive computer services.

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

Senate Bill 1815 · Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers. *

Sent June 21, 2001 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

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 June 14, 2001 · Reported out after 182 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1792 · Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.

Sent June 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1793 · Appropriates $208,544 in FY 2002 to DOE for aid to the Boonton Board of Education.

Sent June 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1787 · Requires the State Council on the Arts to provide a certain level of funding for cultural projects in southern New Jersey.

Sent June 11, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1749 · Clarifies definition of nonconforming spaces which may qualify for additional State school facilities aid and clarifies the minimum 40% State share of debt service. *

Sent June 7, 2001 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1751 · Prohibits limitations on contractor's remedy for delay caused by local government and school contracting units.

Sent June 7, 2001 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2441 · Appropriates $56,000 to DOE for New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to improve Holocaust education curriculum.

Sent May 31, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2451 · Appropriates $30,000 to DOE for Metrowest Community Relations Committee to expand Holocaust education curriculum.

Sent May 31, 2001 · Reported out after 196 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 3497 · Forgives the reimbursement of State aid by former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.

Sent May 24, 2001 · Reported out after 179 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2393 · Requires each board of education to employ a certain number of substance awareness coordinators.

Sent May 24, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2408 · Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.

Sent May 24, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent May 24, 2001 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2666 · Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.

Sent May 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2670 · Requires institutions of higher education to annually distribute and publicly post copies of the "Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."

Sent May 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2352 · 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 May 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2366 · Establishes the New Jersey Higher Education Internship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent May 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2373 · Provides additional State aid to school districts implementing voluntary desegregation plans through the establishment of magnet schools.

Sent May 14, 2001 · Reported out after 31 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2376 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent May 14, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2380 · Raises threshold for public advertisement of contracts under "County College Contracts Law."

Sent May 14, 2001 · Reported out after 213 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2331 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of State for a grant to Art in the Atrium, Inc.

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

Senate Bill 2332 · Allows school districts to administer certain surveys to students only after receiving written informed parental consent.

Sent April 23, 2001 · Reported out after 234 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2309 · Provides aid to certain school districts for extraordinary enrollment growth.

Sent April 20, 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 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2253 · Authorizes 10-year lease purchase agreements and leasing arrangements for the acquisition of school buses.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Reported out after 88 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2267 · Appropriates $288,400 in FY2001 to DOE for aid to the Southern New Jersy Standards Consortium for a professional development program.

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

Senate Bill 2268 · Waives the requirement that school districts administer the fourth and eighth grade proficiency assessments for districts belonging to the Southern New Jersey Standards Consortium.

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

Senate Bill 2273 · Provides additional State aid to certain regional school districts which educate federally connected students.

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

Senate Bill 2286 · Requires county college board of trustees to provide certain notices of layoffs.

Sent March 29, 2001 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2296 · 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 29, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2913 · Prohibits limitations on contractor's remedy for delay caused by local government and school contracting units. *

Sent March 26, 2001 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2226 · Provides additional State aid to certain sending school districts.

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

Senate Bill 2232 · Establishes the Spread the Word Program in DOE to provide donated books to certain elementary school children; appropriates $25,000. *

Sent March 26, 2001 · Reported out after 262 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2244 · Allows cap banking in the 2001-2002 budgets of certain school districts with increased special education costs.

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

Senate Bill 2246 · 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 26, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2214 · Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force appropriations $15,000.

Sent March 15, 2001 · Reported out after 273 days · then passed the Senate

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

Sent March 8, 2001 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent March 8, 2001 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2182 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $4.9 million to Fairleigh Dickinson University for the New Jersey Teacher Education, Technology and Distance Learning Project.

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

Senate Bill 2199 · 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 98 days

Senate Bill 3001 · Establishes the Dana Christmas Scholarship Program; appropriates $50,000.

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

Senate Bill 2152 · Establishes the Garden State New Millenium Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

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

Senate Bill 2162 · Changes the composition of public college and university governing boards to include two student representatives.

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

Senate Bill 2164 · The "New Jersey Academically Advanced and Gifted Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.

Sent February 26, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 17 days

Senate Bill 2167 · Excludes certain State education funds from the calculation of proportionate share under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Sent February 26, 2001 · Reported out after 108 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2170 · Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.

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

Senate Bill 2099 · 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 15, 2001 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2100 · Allows persons disqualified from public employment to apply for certain public employment.

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

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

Sent February 15, 2001 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2115 · Appropriates $50,000 to Rutgers, The State University for the Genesis Project.

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

Senate Bill 2117 · Excludes income of school district residents who reside on tax-exempt property from calculation of district income for school aid purposes.

Sent February 15, 2001 · 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 February 8, 2001 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent February 8, 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 February 8, 2001 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2090 · Establishes the Garden State New Millenium Scholarship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

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

Senate Bill 2096 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to NJIT for support of College Leadership New Jersey.

Sent February 8, 2001 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2052 · Authorizes a 2001-2002 budget cap adjustment for certain school districts subject to a stabilization growth limit reduction in 1997-98.

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

Senate Bill 2053 · 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 22, 2001 · Reported out after 325 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2054 · Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.

Sent January 22, 2001 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2008 · 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 January 9, 2001 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2012 · Provides employment credit for military service for board of education employees.

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

Senate Bill 2019 · Allows association libraries to apply for certain library grant funds. *

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2022 · Allows operators of school buses to obtain refunds of the motor fuels tax.

Sent January 9, 2001 · Reported out after 314 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2027 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

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

Senate Bill 2028 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.

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

Senate Bill 1987 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Rutgers, the State University for institutional support.

Sent December 18, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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 December 14, 2000 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent December 14, 2000 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1924 · Broadens exemption of school textbooks from sales tax to include recommended as well as required textbooks.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 62 days

Senate Bill 1936 · Increases the number of appointed board members for certain county vocational school districts from four to six.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1937 · Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include door-to-door sales by students.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1939 · Requires the Commissioner on Higher Education to annually review certain records of fraternity and sorority incidents of violence, vandalism, and harassment.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1943 · Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1944 · Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students; appropriates $2,500,000.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1947 · Provides for payment of full NJ SAVER rebate amount in 2001 and bases the rebate amounts for each municipality on greatest school tax effort.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1949 · 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 December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1957 · Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1964 · Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1969 · Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that teaching assistants have effective teaching skills.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1972 · Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for expenses related to the opening of a new school facility.

Sent December 14, 2000 · Reported out after 39 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1977 · The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million. *

Sent December 14, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent December 4, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1885 · Requires driver's license suspension until age 21 for student who causes school disruption requiring make-up day.

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

Senate Bill 1900 · Directs every public school district to display George Washington's portrait, and encourages adoption of a George Washington lesson plan; appropriates $135,000.

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

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

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 217 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1841 · 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 November 9, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1843 · Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.

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

Senate Bill 1846 · Revises certain eligibility and reporting requirements for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.

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

Senate Bill 1847 · Makes supplemental appropriations of $300,000 in FY 2001 to the DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to assist with facilities reconstruction.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 109 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1857 · Appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education for programs to promote an environmentally responsible citizenry.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1864 · Prohibits charter schools from being located on the property of a mental hospital or psychiatric facility.

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

Senate Bill 1865 · Requires charter school board of trustee members to undergo criminal background checks and mandatory training.

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

Senate Bill 1866 · Requires charter schools to appoint a certified school business administrator.

Sent November 9, 2000 · 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 November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 126 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1870 · The "Education Incentive Funding Program Act;" appropriates $1 million.

Sent November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 126 days · did not pass the Senate

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 November 9, 2000 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1723 · Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in 2001-2002 school year to receive training in special education.

Sent October 23, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1724 · Requires school districts to share the costs of out-of-district placement for classified pupil whose parents share joint physical custody.

Sent October 23, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1832 · 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 October 23, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent October 19, 2000 · Reported out after 130 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1683 · Specifies certain requirements for approval of a charter school application.

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

Senate Bill 1684 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

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

Senate Bill 1699 · Establishes disciplinary procedure for school board members when charged with certain crimes. *

Sent October 19, 2000 · Reported out after 249 days · did not pass the Senate

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 September 25, 2000 · Reported out after 262 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1598 · Requires certain public entities to competitively bid in order to provide pupil transportation services to a local school district.

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

Senate Bill 1647 · Changes date for election of school board members in State-operated school district from fourth to eighth year following creation of district. *

Sent September 25, 2000 · Reported out after 119 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1663 · Revises the method of appropriating sums for the operation of a joint public library system.

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

Senate Bill 1670 · Makes supplemental Grant-in-Aid appropriation of $250,000 for a new Governor's School of Engineering/Technology at Rutgers, The State University.

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

Senate Bill 1541 · Establishes a uniform age requirement Statewide for enrollment in a public school kindergarten program.

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

Senate Bill 1543 · Provides school districts with additional State aid for special education pupils if costs exceed a certain amount.

Sent September 21, 2000 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1549 · Establishes November 1 as the uniform age requirement for enrollment in a public school kindergarten program.

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

Senate Bill 1570 · Requires successful bidders on pupil transportation contracts to service a percentage of the unsuccessfully bid school bus routes for public and nonpublic students.

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

Senate Bill 1578 · Permits special school elections to be held only on certain dates in April, May, June and November.

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

Senate Bill 1579 · Revises State funding formula for public education and provides funding for nonpublic school pupils and pupils being home schooled.

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

Senate Bill 1513 · Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.

Sent September 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1514 · Requires institutions of higher education to annually distribute and publicly post copies of the "Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."

Sent September 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1524 · Appropriates $77 million in FY 2001 to the Newark School District to eliminate the State-operated district's budget deficit.

Sent September 14, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1497 · Authorizes "cap banking" for school districts.

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

Senate Bill 1502 · The "Teacher Continuing Education Requirement Act."

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

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 June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 262 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent June 26, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1479 · Changes date of election of school board members and special school elections and eliminates school budget elections.

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

Senate Bill 1471 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

Sent June 22, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 140 days

Senate Bill 1453 · Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.

Sent June 19, 2000 · Reported out after 143 days · did not pass the Senate

Assembly Bill 592 · Prohibits dissemination of student personal information on the Internet without parental consent.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Reported out after 221 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1401 · Provides parity between school boards and municipalities with respect to the prevailing wage threshold.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1402 · Revises certain endorsements to the instructional certificate, requires certified teachers in licensed child care centers, and establishes a loan program to assist in the attainment of certification.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Reported out after 102 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1407 · Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott districts to assist students with print disabilities.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1418 · Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1421 · Provides State tax credit allotments for wages paid to youths employed through the Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1426 · Authorizes school districts and charter school trustees to enter into interlocal service agreements with municipalities for school crossing guard services; gives boards of education primary responsibility to hire and assign school crossing guards.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1431 · Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in certain counties.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Reported out after 186 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1434 · Requires school boards to offer instruction to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1438 · Establishes the NJ Teacher-Youth Mentoring Matchmaker Program in the DOE.

Sent June 15, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1443 · Requires Department of Education in working with Center for Media Studies at Rutgers to assist school districts in teaching media literacy; appropriates $530,000.**

Sent June 15, 2000 · Reported out after 186 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent June 8, 2000 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1454 · Requires that school districts receive written informed parental consent prior to administering certain surveys to their students.

Sent June 8, 2000 · Reported out after 109 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent May 25, 2000 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1322 · Revises school bond law to simplify refunding bonds and permit electronic bid proposals.

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

Senate Bill 1356 · Eliminates requirement that school bus drivers be fingerprinted for license renewal.

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

Senate Bill 1363 · Directs the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Human Services to work with institutions of higher education in the development of certain family programs.

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

Senate Bill 1287 · Permits school bus drivers to exclude persons other than pupils from the bus for safety reasons.

Sent May 18, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1233 · Makes supplemental Grants-In-Aid appropriation of $2,000,000 to the Department of State to establish tolerance programs at Rowan University and Kean University.

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

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 May 11, 2000 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1243 · Allows teachers certified in other states to receive provisional certification to teach in this State.

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

Senate Bill 1246 · Permits awarding of contract to most responsible of three lowest responsible bidders under "County College Contracts Law" under certain circumstances.

Sent May 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 182 days

Senate Bill 1249 · Provides for full State funding of the special education costs of students who reside in foster homes.

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

Senate Bill 1250 · Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI.

Sent May 11, 2000 · Reported out after 291 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 May 4, 2000 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1204 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to fund student achievement programs in the Montclair School District.

Sent May 4, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1216 · Requires school district to establish preschool recruitment program under certain conditions.

Sent May 4, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent March 27, 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 March 27, 2000 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1165 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

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

Senate Bill 1166 · Establishes a Commission on Early Childhood Education in but not of the DOE.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Reported out after 73 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1167 · Establishes an Office of Early Childhood Education in the DOE.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Reported out after 73 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1174 · Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.

Sent March 27, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 45 days

Senate Bill 1184 · Establishes "Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant Fund Program" in DHS.

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

Senate Bill 1148 · Provides State aid for any costs over $40,000 for a special education pupil.

Sent March 23, 2000 · Reported out after 186 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1153 · 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 March 23, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1126 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts. *

Sent March 20, 2000 · Reported out after 343 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1144 · Requires the Joint Committee on the Public Schools to provide for an independent evaluation of the State-operated school districts.

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

Senate Bill 1146 · Limits annual increases in tuition in sending-receiving relationships.

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

Senate Bill 1093 · 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 16, 2000 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent February 28, 2000 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1054 · Permits members of National Guard to receive tuition-free graduate school education.

Sent February 28, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 210 days

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

Sent February 28, 2000 · Reported out after 255 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1062 · Requires school districts to provide transportation services to pupils walking to school along a county or State highway.

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

Senate Bill 1066 · Provides that charter school must give enrollment priority to certain students.

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

Senate Bill 200 · The "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."

Sent February 17, 2000 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1039 · Requires board of education to provide course credit for certain courses.

Sent February 17, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1040 · Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.

Sent February 17, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1044 · Permits certain nonpublic school pupils to purchase bus transportation from boards of education or cooperative transportation services agencies.

Sent February 17, 2000 · Reported out after 112 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1053 · Establishes the level of school aid for the 2000-2001 school year.*

Sent February 17, 2000 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 928 · Prohibits certain State aid adjustment for the Manville Borough School District.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 39 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 941 · Establishes the position of Inspector General for State-operated school districts.

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

Senate Bill 942 · The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 2000;" appropriates $5,100,000.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 347 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 966 · Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 648 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 985 · 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 February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 130 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 987 · Exempts minors participating in science education programs under school and business supervision from certain child labor laws.*

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1000 · Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.

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

Senate Bill 1002 · Requires an early childhood endorsement to the instructional certificate for teachers of grades prekindergarten through three.

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

Senate Bill 1003 · Establishes subcommittee of local emergency councils to develop school crisis response action plans; appropriates $3 million.

Sent February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 347 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1012 · Requires that classes for public schools begin after Labor Day.

Sent February 10, 2000 · 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 February 10, 2000 · Reported out after 312 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 876 · Provides Commissioner of Education access to State tax records of the relevant parties in the expedited proceedings contesting a board of education's removal of an ineligible student from the school district.

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

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 February 7, 2000 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 893 · 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 February 7, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 920 · Establishes a five-year tuition voucher pilot program and appropriates $5.5 million.

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

Assembly Bill 1677 · Allows candidate for school board to sign own nominating petition.

Sent January 31, 2000 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 815 · Establishes a schedule for the certification of teachers in licensed child care centers under contract to the Abbott districts.

Sent January 31, 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 January 31, 2000 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 818 · Limits tuition charged for nontraditional county vocational programs to sending district's per pupil cost and requires State to pay difference between actual cost and tuition.

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

Senate Bill 819 · Provides that Commissioner of Education may recommend contracting with private corporation for management of State-operated school.

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

Senate Bill 820 · Prescribes conditions, terms and eligibility for sabbatical leaves for teachers.

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

Senate Bill 821 · Establishes a code of ethics for school board members.

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

Senate Bill 822 · Authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to provide grants for Abbott school districts to finance construction and renovation of school buildings; appropriates $5,000.

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

Senate Bill 833 · Amends definition of prior negative experience which permits a board of education to disqualify a bidder.*

Sent January 31, 2000 · Reported out after 658 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 836 · Revises operations of county educational audiovisual centers and authorizes establishment of regional centers.

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

Senate Bill 838 · 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 31, 2000 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 868 · Requires public school sex education and AIDS education programs to stress abstinence. *

Sent January 31, 2000 · Reported out after 500 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 740 · Requires school districts to offer instruction in the prevention of violence; appropriates $1,000,000.

Sent January 24, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 35 days

Senate Bill 47 · Allows candidate for school board to sign own nominating petition.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 55 · Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.

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

Senate Bill 71 · Increases penalty against parent when child is truant.

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

Senate Bill 75 · Makes membership in the New Jersey School Boards Association optional.

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

Senate Bill 87 · Requires public and nonpublic schools to have policy for emergency administration of a respiratory inhaler.

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

Senate Bill 98 · Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.

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

Senate Bill 104 · Prohibits use of property tax for school funding in 1998-99 and thereafter.

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

Senate Bill 110 · Revises eligibility criteria for senior citizen stabilization aid and increases the per pupil aid amount to $500.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 123 · 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

Senate Bill 127 · Amends the eligibility for additional supplemental stabilization aid for school districts with high senior citizen concentration.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Moved on without a report after 72 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 128 · 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

Senate Bill 129 · 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

Senate Bill 139 · 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 January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 121 days · did not pass the Senate

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 January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 258 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 142 · 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

Senate Bill 148 · 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

Senate Bill 149 · 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 January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 167 · Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 30 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 191 · Establishes a dual enrollment program to award high school and college credit to public school students.

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

Senate Bill 203 · Establishes sanction for refusal to wear school bus seat belt.

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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 212 · Provides that public schools need be open only 179 days in the 1999-2000 school year due to inclement weather.

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

Senate Bill 219 · Provides procedure for school board to raise compulsory school attendance from age 16 to 18.

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

Senate Bill 221 · Establishes a gross income tax credit for full-time or part-time enrollment at New Jersey county colleges.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 678 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 241 · Revises provisions for charter school funding and enrollment.

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

Senate Bill 247 · 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 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 248 · Establishes additional requirements for the approval of board of education lease purchase agreements.

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

Senate Bill 249 · Requires certain notices of special school elections; requires such elections to be held on certain days.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 121 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 257 · 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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 149 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 263 · Provides that disabled students at institutions of higher education are eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 377 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 289 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates. *

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 303 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 290 · 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

Senate Bill 297 · Establishes a public school class-size reduction program; appropriates $42,000,000.

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

Senate Bill 299 · Permits board of education to reduce or waive bond requirements of contractors.

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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 317 · Increases the number of voting board members at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

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

Senate Bill 318 · Eliminates provisions for a State-operated school district and establishes program to deal with fraud and mismanagement.

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

Senate Bill 323 · 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

Senate Bill 327 · Provides schedule for certification of teachers in licensed child care centers serving Abbott preschool students.

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

Senate Bill 345 · 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

Senate Bill 349 · Provides that State will pay State aid directly to charter school for certain students in first year of student's enrollment.

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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 355 · Modifies calculation of public school district's prebudget year total for purposes of determining stabilization aid.

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

Senate Bill 362 · Requires certain public school and child care center employees to hold CPR certification.

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

Senate Bill 365 · Provides for State limited constitutional convention to consider revision of the Constitution relating to the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools; appropriates $200,000.

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

Senate Bill 371 · Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 342 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 429 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 412 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 396 · Provides additional requirements for a principal hired in an Abbott district.

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

Senate Bill 399 · Exempts certain employers from paying salary increments under an expired labor agreement.

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

Senate Bill 404 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and permits certain school districts to determine budgets without referendum.

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

Senate Bill 407 · Revises procedures for changing the classification of a school district.

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

Senate Bill 410 · Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.

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

Senate Bill 412 · Prohibits smoking on school grounds.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 160 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 413 · 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

Senate Bill 416 · 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

Senate Bill 433 · Authorizes school boards to adopt a drug testing policy of student athletes.

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

Senate Bill 441 · Modifies definition of Abbott districts to include urban districts within DOE's district factor groupings A or B.

Sent January 11, 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 January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 443 · Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.

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

Senate Bill 452 · Extends prohibition of certain organizations to all public schools.

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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 377 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 473 · 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 20 days

Senate Bill 483 · Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.

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

Senate Bill 493 · Provides regionalization incentive aid for certain school districts.

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

Senate Bill 501 · Requires the State to pay all costs for operation of the Office of the County Superintendent of Schools.

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

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 160 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 515 · Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.

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

Senate Bill 520 · Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

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

Senate Bill 528 · Requires partial payment by the State of program budget per pupil amount for charter school students and revises procedure for evaluation of the charter school program.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 160 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 540 · Requires Department of Education to develop materials for a child abduction prevention education program in grades K through 8.

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

Senate Bill 555 · Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Stopped in committee after 20 days

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 121 days · then passed the Senate

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

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 377 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 570 · Requires the State to pay the tuition and transportation costs of charter school students.

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

Senate Bill 581 · Limits annual budget increases of four year public institutions of higher education.

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

Senate Bill 606 · Provides that certain busing of pupils is necessary for a thorough and efficient system of education and the cost is exempt from budget cap.

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

Senate Bill 627 · Permits absence from school resulting from suspension to be counted as unexcused absence.

Sent January 11, 2000 · Reported out after 678 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 629 · Provides public safeguards for school bus safety.

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

Senate Bill 648 · Provides for permanent disbarment of school bus contrators for certain violations and makes various changes to school transportation contracting practices.

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