Education

Senate Bill 2700 · Requires nonpublic schools to establish procedures for the maintenance of, and access to, pupil records and authorizes parental review of tests.

Sent June 23, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2866 · Appropriates $185,376 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for New Jersey City University.

Sent June 12, 2003 · Reported out after 165 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 3217 · Authorizes a county college board of trustees to grant voting rights to the graduating class representative on the board and requires the board chairman to cast deciding vote in the event of a tie under certain circumstances. *

Sent June 12, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2653 · Requires school district to sell, lease or demolish district property that has been abandoned for six months.

Sent June 12, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2619 · Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.

Sent June 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2632 · Authorizes county colleges to establish cafeteria plans; requires establishment of cafeteria plans and collective negotiation of waiver terms prior to offering employees incentive to waive health care benefits.

Sent June 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2633 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $135,000 for FY2004 to the Department of Education to restore funding to FY2003 level for the Commission on Italian American Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs.

Sent June 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2642 · Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.

Sent June 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2575 · Requires prequalification of certain persons who perform school construction management services. *

Sent May 29, 2003 · Reported out after 179 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2576 · Provides that charter school administrators and trustees are subject to provisions of School Ethics Act.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2577 · Authorizes an adjustment to school district budget cap in the amount of any increase in special education expenditures for the budget year.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2578 · Appropriates $40,000 in FY2003 to East Rutherford Boro School District for a study skills program for at-risk pupils.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2579 · Requires county colleges to award college credits to firefighters for certain courses completed at county fire academies.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2592 · Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2595 · Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2601 · Provide that certain candidates are not required to achieve a 2.5 grade point average for teacher certification if they can provide evidence of successful substitute teaching experience.

Sent May 29, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3569 · Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Reported out after 189 days · did not pass the Senate

Assembly Bill 3570 · Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. *

Sent May 19, 2003 · Reported out after 189 days · did not pass the Senate

Assembly Bill 3571 · Prohibits public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom. *

Sent May 19, 2003 · Reported out after 189 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2545 · Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2547 · Provides that preliminary eligible costs will equal estimated actual costs for certain health and safety school facilities projects.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2552 · Allows certain undocumented aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions of higher education.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2561 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of State for a grant to Algonquin Arts.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2567 · Provides that school board may contract with photographer for yearbook and may not prohibit use of pictures made by other photographers.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2570 · Creates New Jersey State Council on the Arts Donation Fund and provides for deduction from gross income of donations to fund.

Sent May 19, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2506 · Prohibits certain public colleges from charging tuition and fees to students who are spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Reported out after 193 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2509 · Establishes a program to provide college scholarships to the spouses and children of those killed, missing in action or disabled in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Reported out after 193 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2511 · Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student who is called to active duty for certain military operations.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Reported out after 193 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2514 · Concerns the reporting to law enforcement agencies of certain alleged firearm and weapons violations of public school pupils.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2536 · Provides for the designation of successor contributors in the event of the death of the original contributor in the NJBEST Program and allows anyone to make a contribution to an account.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Reported out after 25 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2537 · Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.

Sent May 15, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2451 · Eliminates the industrial arts endorsement to the instructional certificate for public school teachers and replaces it with a technology education endorsement.

Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2477 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $3,400,000 for FY 2004 to the Department of State to restore funding to FY 2003 levels for the Outstanding Scholars Recruitment Program.

Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2490 · Prohibits State aid to public institutions of higher education which divest in businesses that invest in Israel.

Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2492 · Authorizes borrowing by public school district between June 22 and June 30 of the school budget year in certain circumstances. *

Sent May 8, 2003 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2416 · Eliminates the industrial arts endorsement to the instructional certificate for public school teachers and replaces it with a technology education endorsement.

Sent March 17, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2421 · Establishes the Education Mandate Review Study Commission in the Department of Education.

Sent March 17, 2003 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2422 · Increases the term of officers of Educational Opportunity Fund board of directors from one year to two years.

Sent March 17, 2003 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2357 · Limits ballot question on reclassification of school district to once every five years.

Sent March 10, 2003 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2368 · Provides voting rights for graduating class representative on county college boards of trustees.

Sent March 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2389 · Grants Abbott district status to Salem City School District.

Sent March 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2397 · Establishes the Governor's Annual Award for Outstanding Educational Services Professionals.

Sent March 10, 2003 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 3133 · Adds four legislative members to Amistad Commission.

Sent February 27, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2324 · Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $25,000. *

Sent February 10, 2003 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2326 · Requires information on school district administrative spending be included in the budget referendum submitted to the voters, posted at budget public hearing, and printed on the sample ballot.

Sent February 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2327 · Limits school district per pupil administrative spending to 130% of the median per pupil administrative spending for districts of the same operating type, enrollment range, and district factor group.

Sent February 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2328 · Requires small school districts to share superintendents and school business administrators under certain circumstances.

Sent February 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2329 · Restricts school district transfers among budget line items to the last three months of the budget year.

Sent February 10, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2313 · Permits regional district with eight constituent municipalities to change apportionment method if the change is approved by a majority vote of the entire regional district.

Sent February 4, 2003 · Reported out after 125 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2319 · Authorizes State Lottery Commission to participate in joint lotteries with net proceeds to fund NJHOPE Scholarship program.

Sent February 4, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2294 · Requires the Commission on Higher Education to prepare an annual report on campus sexual assaults.

Sent January 27, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2299 · Requires school districts to notify DYFS of certain pupil absences.

Sent January 27, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1375 · Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.

Sent January 23, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2283 · Provides for the designation of successor contributors in the event of the death of the original contributor in the NJBEST Program and allows anyone to make a contribution to an account. *

Sent January 23, 2003 · Reported out after 137 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2474 · School bond validating act.

Sent January 23, 2003 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 3149 · Authorizes counties to increase the number of appointed board members on county vocational school district boards of education.

Sent January 23, 2003 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2248 · Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall not be terminated from employment prior to conviction.

Sent January 23, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2218 · Establishes the Teaching Fellows Program and appropriates $155,000.

Sent January 14, 2003 · Reported out after 146 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2229 · Appropriates $5,000,000 to DOE for aid to Passaic City School District to provide quality educational programs for at-risk students.

Sent January 14, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2192 · Authorizes transfer of title at any point during the term of a local unit lease purchase agreement or contract.

Sent January 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2193 · Revises school bond law to simplify refunding bonds and permit electronic bid proposals.

Sent January 9, 2003 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2195 · Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support beginning in the 2004-2005 school year and 100% State support of future school levy increases.

Sent January 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2201 · Requires school districts to fund certain child development assessments on resident children.

Sent January 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2169 · Requires the State Board of Education to adopt core curriculum content standards for technology.

Sent December 12, 2002 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2144 · Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.

Sent December 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2148 · Permits school pupils to self-administer medication for certain medical conditions.

Sent December 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2158 · Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

Sent December 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2171 · Requires nonpublic secondary 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 December 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2172 · Extends transition period of State-operated school district superintendent from one to three years upon reestablishment of local control.

Sent December 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2139 · Appropriates $160,000 in FY 2003 to the DOE for aid to the Jamesburg School District to defray a substantial budget shortfall.

Sent December 9, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2119 · Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.

Sent November 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1140 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2084 · Requires State institutions of higher education and associated hospitals or medical facilities to obtain legislative approval of any name change.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2099 · Requires the State to assume the costs of educating homeless children.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2100 · Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in the 2004-2005 school year to receive training in classroom management.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2102 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts with significant enrollment growth and low per pupil property and income wealth.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2103 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for the Friends of Teen Arts for arts education programming.

Sent November 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2108 · Authorizes counties to increase the number of appointed board members on county vocational school district boards of education. *

Sent November 18, 2002 · Reported out after 122 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2054 · Appropriates $185,376 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for New Jersey City University.

Sent November 14, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 56 days

Senate Bill 2070 · Establishes disciplinary procedure for school board members when charged with certain crimes.

Sent November 14, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2030 · Permits the consolidation of a county vocational school district and county special services school district into a single school district.

Sent October 31, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2040 · Establishes Violence Free School Zones for public elementary and secondary schools.

Sent October 31, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2019 · Appropriates $185,376 from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission on Higher Education for New Jersey City University.

Sent October 28, 2002 · Reported out after 392 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2021 · Provides explicit statutory authority for a trust to own an account under the NJBEST Program.

Sent October 28, 2002 · Reported out after 192 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2026 · Allows emergent hiring of school employees pending criminal records check for one month with one month extension.

Sent October 28, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1986 · Requires State Board of Education to adopt maximum weight standards for textbooks.

Sent October 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1995 · Permits school boards to adopt a voluntary substance abuse testing policy for student athletes.

Sent October 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2006 · Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.

Sent October 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2007 · Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements.

Sent October 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2038 · Requires children who wear eyeglasses to wear protective eyewear while participating in certain sports activities.

Sent October 17, 2002 · Reported out after 102 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1968 · Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.

Sent October 17, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2482 · Provides that the three proprietary schools currently authorized to offer degree programs will have seats on the New Jersey Presidents' Council and that one proprietary school president shall sit on the executive board. *

Sent October 7, 2002 · Reported out after 154 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2545 · Provides that distance learning network aid for public school districts will continue beyond the 2001-2002 school year and establishes technoloy initiative State aid for nonpublic school students. *

Sent October 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1930 · Provides that distance learning network aid for public school districts will continue beyond the 2001-2002 school year and establishes technology initiative State aid for nonpublic school students.

Sent October 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1946 · Requires Commissioner of Education to notify certain public officials upon receipt of an application for a charter school.

Sent October 7, 2002 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1947 · 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. *

Sent October 7, 2002 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1910 · Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.

Sent September 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1911 · Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.

Sent September 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1916 · Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.

Sent September 30, 2002 · Reported out after 161 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1917 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to increase the State share of certain county vocational school district school facilities projects.

Sent September 30, 2002 · Reported out after 161 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1921 · Increases the supplemental school tax reduction aid cap under the State school aid law from $300,000 to $600,000.

Sent September 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 243 · Establishes "Pledge for Life and Health" program for elementary school students.

Sent September 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1888 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $6,460,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the Teacher Quality Mentoring Program.

Sent September 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1893 · Establishes the National Board Certification Scholarship Program; appropriates $500,000.

Sent September 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1894 · Establishes the Excellence in Teaching Scholarship Program and appropriates $500,000.

Sent September 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1843 · Allows the conditional hiring as a teacher under certain circumstances of persons who have made application for a certificate of eligibility to the State Board of Examiners.

Sent September 19, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1846 · Provides that budget cap adjustment for the opening of a new school facility may be taken over several budget years in certain circumstances.

Sent September 19, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1782 · Establishes a working group in the DOE to develop an approach to returning State-operated school districts to local control.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1784 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1796 · Requires amount by which actual State General Fund revenue exceeds anticipated State General Fund revenue for a fiscal year to be appropriated as State school aid.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1801 · Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1802 · Deletes language provision in FY 2003 annual appropriation act that delays State school aid payments and makes final aid payment at the option of the State Treasurer.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1803 · Authorizes digitized student identification program; appropriates $252,000.*

Sent September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1805 · Directs DOE to develop guidelines for the teaching of child victimization prevention techniques for use by districts to establish comprehensive programs.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1809 · Directs State to purchase certain properties leased by Thomas Edison State College; makes appropriation therefor.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1811 · Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program.

Sent September 12, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1812 · 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 September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1719 · Establishes the position of Inspector General for State-operated school districts.

Sent June 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1722 · Requires the Commission on Higher Education to annually review certain records of fraternity and sorority incidents of violence, vandalism, and harassment.

Sent June 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1743 · Permits board of education to obtain credit card for use by board's purchasing agent.

Sent June 30, 2002 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1744 · Clarifies the entities able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups.

Sent June 30, 2002 · Reported out after 253 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1706 · 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 June 27, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1707 · Prohibits public institutions of higher education from permitting direct solicitation of students for credit card accounts.

Sent June 27, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1709 · Provides for notification of charges pending for a disqualifying crime or offense against a public or nonpublic school employee or a school bus driver who has previously undergone a criminal history background check. *

Sent June 27, 2002 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1713 · Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks among school districts.

Sent June 27, 2002 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1715 · Establishes the Department of Higher Education.

Sent June 27, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1689 · Clarifies the exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contracts.

Sent June 24, 2002 · Reported out after 199 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1694 · Imposes $1 per night hotel room surcharge to fund performing and creative arts.

Sent June 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1883 · 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 20, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2113 · Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

Sent June 20, 2002 · Reported out after 322 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2308 · Requires DOE to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts.

Sent June 20, 2002 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2465 · Clarifies the exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contracts.

Sent June 20, 2002 · Reported out after 203 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1658 · School bond validating act.

Sent June 20, 2002 · Reported out after 263 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1641 · Permits boards of education to establish prepaid lunch programs.

Sent June 13, 2002 · Reported out after 210 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1597 · Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.

Sent June 6, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1625 · Provides that instruction in world languages shall not be required in public schools during the 2002-2003 school year and specifies how instruction shall be provided in the following years. *

Sent June 6, 2002 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1626 · Increases the percentage of Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund grants which may be used within student-support facilities.

Sent June 6, 2002 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1549 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to award grants to certain school districts which are implementing a desegregation plan.

Sent May 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1561 · 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 May 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1575 · 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 May 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1576 · Provides a 2003-2004 school year budget cap adjustment for districts which opened a new school facility in September of 1999.

Sent May 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1580 · Supplemental appropriation of $17,302,599 for Extraordinary Needs Aid for certain school districts.

Sent May 30, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1518 · Establishes the Academic Achievement Award Pilot Program in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; appropriates $500,000.

Sent May 16, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1523 · Provides for the inclusion of district factor group A or B districts based on 2000 census data within the Abbott district definition.

Sent May 16, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1531 · Requires the State Board of Education to adopt core curriculum content standards for technology.

Sent May 16, 2002 · Reported out after 238 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1542 · Provides that charter schools may be established only in certain school districts and requires State to pay all tuition and transportation costs.

Sent May 16, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1445 · Requires boards of education to include instruction in black history in the curriculum.

Sent May 13, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1468 · Provides that certain school districts will be accorded the same treatment and subject to the same requirements as Abbott districts.

Sent May 13, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1491 · Prohibits superintendent of schools from also serving as the school business administrator for a district.

Sent May 13, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1495 · Establishes the Ergonomics in Education Study Commission.

Sent May 13, 2002 · Reported out after 119 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1498 · Provides for mandatory participation in school breakfast program for certain schools. *

Sent May 13, 2002 · Reported out after 119 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1441 · Establishes the level of State school aid for 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.

Sent May 9, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1402 · Provides that total annual travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.

Sent March 26, 2002 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1426 · Increases public members on New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

Sent March 26, 2002 · Reported out after 408 days · did not pass the Senate

Assembly Bill 1819 · 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 25, 2002 · Reported out after 206 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1375 · Requires private contractors to suspend from duties involving contact with pupils school bus drivers charged with certain crimes or offenses.

Sent March 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1377 · Requires sending districts to pay for the tuition and transportation costs of their students attending approved vocational programs at certain comprehensive high schools.

Sent March 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1301 · Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.

Sent March 18, 2002 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 1717 · Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.

Sent March 18, 2002 · Reported out after 616 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 10 · Establishes the level of State school aid for the 2002-2003 school year; establishes the Save Our Schools Fund to finance increased State aid.

Sent March 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1351 · 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 March 18, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1318 · Provides procedure for school board to raise compulsory school attendance from age 16 to 18.

Sent March 14, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1320 · Establishes a gross income tax credit for full-time or part-time enrollment at New Jersey county colleges.

Sent March 14, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1303 · Expands the Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

Sent March 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1250 · Eliminates certain requirement applicable to members of a volunteer fire company, first aid, or rescue squad who receive postsecondary education tuition credits and requires the State to pay the costs.

Sent March 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1258 · Provides that payment for nonresident county college students is to be made by the county college located in the county of residence.

Sent March 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1260 · Provides employment credit for military service for board of education employees.

Sent March 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1274 · Establishes county transportation coordinator to provide all mandatory transportation services for school districts.

Sent March 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1287 · Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that teaching assistants have effective teaching skills.

Sent March 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1236 · Increases the maximum amount of bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the Public Library Project Fund from $45 million to $95 million to provide library construction and technology grants.

Sent March 4, 2002 · Reported out after 66 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1152 · Provides special education State aid for certain nonpublic school students.

Sent February 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1153 · Revises the calculation of State aid for school facilities projects.

Sent February 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1204 · Makes various changes to public school district transportation contracting procedures.

Sent February 25, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 972 · Requires the State to pay the higher education costs of students who are in out-of-home placements or have been placed by DYFS in adoptive homes.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 973 · Establishes the New Jersey Social and Economic Benefit Scholarship Pilot Program; appropriates $10 million.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 990 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and permits certain school districts to determine budgets without referendum.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 991 · Permits certain persons convicted of welfare fraud to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 992 · Requires school districts to provide transportation services to pupils walking to school along a county or State highway.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 993 · Requires the State to pay all costs for operation of the Office of the County Superintendent of Schools.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1002 · Requires school district to establish preschool recruitment program under certain conditions.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 112 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1003 · Requires elementary schools to include firearms safety awareness within implementation of health and physical education core curriculum content standard.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1004 · Establishes the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and other programs on slavery and African-American history.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 98 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1022 · Establishes an Office of the Parent and Child Advocate.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1027 · Revises operations of county educational audiovisual centers and authorizes establishment of regional centers.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1028 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1035 · Requires instruction on the Founding Fathers of the United States as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1048 · Revises the method of appropriating sums for the operation of a joint public library system.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1049 · Amends school board members' Code of Ethics to direct board members to protect the health, welfare, and good moral character of children.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1058 · Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 641 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1062 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1063 · Revises State funding formula for public education and provides funding for nonpublic school pupils and pupils being home schooled.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1099 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to make adjustments in the school budget and election calendar and to certain notification dates for the 2002-2003 school year.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1130 · Protects pupils from being required to supply certain identifying information on materials distributed in class and prohibits materials distributed to pupils from including the information in an obvious manner.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1134 · Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.

Sent February 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 459 · Requires report and recommendations to and a public hearing of the Senate and Assembly Education Committees with respect to certain information regarding part-time faculty at public institutions of higher education in New Jersey. *

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 1152 · Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 1690 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to make adjustments in the school budget and election calendar and to certain notification dates for the 2002-2003 school year.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 1691 · Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 861 · Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to change any date in the school budget and election calendar due to a conflict with a day of religious observance.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 248 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 863 · Requires candidates for teaching certificates beginning in 2002-2003 school year to receive training in special education.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 870 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Department of State for a grant to Art in the Atrium, Inc.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 873 · Permits boards of education to establish comprehensive household safety education programs; appropriates $750,000.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 888 · Forgives the reimbursement of State aid by former constituent district of a dissolved regional school district.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 893 · Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 898 · Directs the DOE to provide to every public school district George Washington's portrait to display; appropriates $90,000. *

Sent February 11, 2002 · Reported out after 651 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 900 · 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 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 912 · Provides a school district budget cap adjustment for payments made by a district for charter school students.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 967 · Broadens exemption of school textbooks from sales tax to include recommended as well as required textbooks.

Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 78 days

Senate Bill 776 · Provides for school board membership selection in Type I school districts following reestablishment of local control.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 777 · Permits school board elections to include members from community at large in first election following State takeover.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 778 · Provides for immediate restoration of school board when local control is reestablished in State-operated district.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 795 · Strengthens screening procedures for school bus drivers.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Reported out after 228 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 796 · Provides that charter school must give enrollment priority to certain students.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 808 · Revises certain eligibility and reporting requirements for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 846 · Requires training for school bus drivers and aides involved in transporting handicapped pupils; directs Legislature to appropriate necessary funding.

Sent January 24, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 681 · Requires board of education to provide course credit for certain courses.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 683 · Establishes the New Jersey Higher Education Internship Program; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 685 · Requires school boards to offer instruction to acquaint students with the non-violence philosophy of certain leaders.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 689 · Establishes the NJ Teacher-Youth Mentoring Matchmaker Program in the DOE.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 690 · 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 January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 691 · Establishes "Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant Fund Program" in DHS.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 697 · 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 January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 728 · Provides for full State funding of the special education costs of students who reside in foster homes.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 729 · Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 738 · Requires school facilities projects to maintain the character of historic school facilities.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 739 · Provides additional State aid to certain sending school districts.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 753 · Excludes certain education savings account earnings from taxation under the gross income tax, and makes certain educational benefits available to the beneficiaries of those accounts.

Sent January 15, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 64 · Provides schedule for certification of teachers in licensed child care centers serving Abbott preschool students.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 67 · Establishes November 1 as the uniform age requirement for enrollment in a public school kindergarten program.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 68 · Specifies certain requirements for approval of a charter school application.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 69 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 72 · Prohibits charter schools from being located on the property of a mental hospital or psychiatric facility.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 73 · Requires charter school board of trustee members to undergo criminal background checks and mandatory training.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 74 · Requires charter schools to appoint a certified school business administrator.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 104 · Requires each board of education to employ a certain number of substance awareness coordinators.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 105 · Establishes the HOPE Scholarship Program Study Commission; appropriates $5,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 121 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 106 · 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 8, 2002 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 117 · Increases aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount and requires certain review of pupil transportation contracts by county superintendent.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 16 days

Senate Bill 118 · Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force; appropriates $15,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 244 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 130 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 133 · Prohibits dissemination of student personal information on the Internet without parental consent.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 34 days

Senate Bill 135 · The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 2000;" appropriates $5,100,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 141 · Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 149 · Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies. *

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 142 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 150 · Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 50% State support.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 164 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $73,000 for a grant to Union County College for Holocaust and Ethnic Studies Project.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 170 · Requires institutions of higher education to develop campus security plans.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 173 · Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; and requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 175 · Repeals prohibition against "negative check-off" fees on public institution of higher education tuition bills.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 176 · Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 178 · 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 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 179 · Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 485 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 189 · Establishes the Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Scholarship Program.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 426 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 191 · Provides State tax credit allotments for wages paid to youths employed through the Youth Employment and After School Incentive Pilot Program.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 193 · Requires the State to pay the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education for pupils in certain State facilities.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 196 · Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 203 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 206 · Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 212 · Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 215 · Prohibits use of property tax for school funding in 1998-99 and thereafter.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 240 · 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 8, 2002 · Reported out after 156 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 243 · Allows a gross income tax deduction for certain higher education tuition and fee expenses.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 250 · Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 256 · Requires that student's disciplinary records be transferred to receiving district when student transfers districts.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 261 · Changes date of election of school board members and special school elections and eliminates school budget elections.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 271 · Appropriates $56,000 to DOE for New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to improve Holocaust education curriculum.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 272 · Appropriates $30,000 to DOE for Metrowest Community Relations Committee to expand Holocaust education curriculum.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 282 · Requires inclusion of certain drugs in instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 485 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 283 · Establishes public education campaign on dangers of designer drugs; appropriates $50,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Moved on without a report after 44 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 295 · Provides for the reduction of the per pupil expenditure of certain constituent municipalities of regional school districts.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 302 · Provides additional State aid to certain regional school districts which educate federally connected students.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 334 · 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 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 335 · Provides additional supplemental stabilization aid to school districts located in Pinelands areas which experience declining enrollment.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 336 · 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 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 344 · 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 January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 156 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 346 · Permits board of education to disqualify low bidder if any school district or the EDA in certain cases has had prior negative experience with the bidder. *

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 156 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 348 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $250,000 in FY 2002 to the DOE for the Burlington County Superintendent of Schools to extend a tutoring program to all districts in the county.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 355 · 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 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 361 · Requires certain public school and child care center employees to hold CPR certification.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 365 · Establishes a Learning Through Listening Program in the Abbott districts to assist students with print disabilities.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 366 · 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 January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 378 · Authorizes school boards to adopt a drug testing policy of student athletes.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 383 · Modifies definition of Abbott districts to include urban districts within DOE's district factor groupings A or B.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 384 · Provides that school pupil may not be on board a school bus unless driver is on board.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 385 · Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 388 · 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 January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 405 · Permits absence from school resulting from suspension to be counted as unexcused absence.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 366 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 407 · Permits school districts to exceed the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount when accepting bids for nonpublic school transportation in the case of subscription busing.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 142 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 408 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 293 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 409 · Supplemental appropriation of $574,736 to Piscataway Township School District for the educational costs of children housed on the Rutgers campus.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 410 · Provides for a nonbinding referendum on consolidation of all local and regional school districts into 21 county-based school districts.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 433 · Establishes the New Jersey State Endowment for Student Excellence Scholarship Program for county college students; appropriates $25 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 441 · 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 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 442 · Establishes subcommittee of local emergency councils to develop school crisis response action plans; appropriates $3 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 443 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education for violence prevention programs.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 446 · Requires designated employees trained in the use of defibrillators to be available for high school athletic events; appropriates $1.2 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 457 · "Standards and Assessments Accountability Act."

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 472 · Establishes a public school class-size reduction program; appropriates $42,000,000.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 487 · Provides for instruction for elementary, middle, and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse.*

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 156 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 488 · Prohibits smoking on school buses, even if students are not present.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 366 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 504 · Permits charter schools to construct facilities with federal funds.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 507 · Authorizes "cap banking" for school districts.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 508 · The "Teacher Continuing Education Requirement Act."

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 509 · Exempts teachers from foreign countries from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 510 · Permits students to satisfy high school graduation requirements by taking practical arts courses.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 511 · The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 513 · Requires county college board of trustees to provide certain notices of layoffs.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 485 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 516 · Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 517 · Provides annual State facilities aid payments to charter schools.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 526 · 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 January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 558 · Requires State responsibility for tuition costs for certain children whose parents reside in a State facility.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 293 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 584 · Establishes New Jersey Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 591 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 593 · Eliminates requirement that school bus drivers be fingerprinted for license renewal.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 613 · Increases per pupil amounts for certain nonpublic school aid programs and provides for annual increase in amounts based on the Consumer Price Index.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 614 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $5,500,000 in FY 2002 to the DOE for use by the Commissioner of Education for certain nonpublic school aid purposes.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 663 · Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500 and makes certain regional districts eligible for senior citizen stabilization aid.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 670 · Directs DOE to provide to every public school a sign stating the national motto, "In God We Trust," and permits principals and teachers to display additional copies.

Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days