Education

Assembly Bill 4348 · Requires school districts to inform the parent or guardian of a student recommended to use certain medications of the possible side effects and potential negative consequences of those medications.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4359 · Requires Commissioner of Education to remit State aid penalty for school districts that close school year with less than 180 school days completed if closure is result of unfavorable building conditions.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4361 · Revises requirements for school district participation in Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications telecommunications program and requires consultation with New Jersey Association of School Business Officials on certain training.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4390 · Mandates training for school bus drivers.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4392 · Requires DOE to conduct domestic violence training for teachers and school administrators.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4399 · The "New Jersey Academically Gifted and Talented Student Education Act"; appropriates $5 million.

Sent June 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4313 · Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.

Sent June 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4316 · Provides for instruction in dyslexia awareness and methods of teaching students with dyslexia for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals.

Sent June 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4321 · Requires the installation of video cameras on school buses used to transport classified students.

Sent June 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4291 · "Janet's Law"; requires public schools, recreational fields and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators for youth athletic events, and public schools to include pupil training in use thereof and in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

Sent May 21, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4272 · Revises school district of attendance for certain pupils who reside on federal property.

Sent May 17, 2007 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4167 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $1,200,000 to the Department of Education for additional State aid to the Freehold Boro School District.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4169 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $14,375,000 to the Department of Education for additional State aid to certain school districts.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4188 · Provides that school district is not required to provide transportation on school bus for a public school pupil whose parent or guardian opts to decline pupil transportation services.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4191 · Authorizes school districts to enter into 10-year lease purchase agreements for the acquisition of equipment and 20-year lease purchase agreements for improvements or additions to school buildings.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4193 · Permits candidates for school employment and school bus drivers to demonstrate rehabilitation to the Commissioner of Education to avoid disqualification due to a criminal conviction revealed in a criminal history record check.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4196 · Directs Commissioner of Education to establish virtual high school.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 178 days

Assembly Bill 4198 · Requires school bus drivers to have annual physical.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4221 · Makes a supplemental appropriation of $8.4 million to DOE for additional State aid to certain school districts in FY 2008.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4256 · Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish adapted athletic programs.

Sent May 14, 2007 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4137 · Provides a commissioner budget cap adjustment for the 2007-2008 school year for the appropriation of non-recurring revenues in the 2006-2007 school year.

Sent May 10, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4145 · Requires DOE to post information on website concerning incidents in which a pupil is left on a school bus at the end of a driver's route; permits commissioner to fine busing providers for such incidents.

Sent May 10, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4154 · Requires county superintendent of schools to determine routes and bid and award contracts for all nonpublic school busing in the county.

Sent May 10, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4097 · Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities; appropriates $100,000.

Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4103 · Requires public schools to include instruction on meningococcal meningitis as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4076 · Places the burden of proof and burden of production on school districts in due process hearings conducted to resolve special education issues.

Sent March 8, 2007 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4077 · Requires certain school districts to develop and implement student-advisor programs for students in grades 7 through 12.

Sent March 8, 2007 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4060 · Directs Legislative Services Commission to provide for a comprehensive Statewide costing-out study to determine per pupil costs required to provide a thorough and efficient education.

Sent February 26, 2007 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4002 · Establishes the Preschool Through Grade 20 Council; appropriates $500,000.

Sent February 22, 2007 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3954 · Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.

Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3960 · Appropriates $960,000 in FY 2007 to the Department of Education to pay the State share of new school facilities construction in the Toms River Regional School District.

Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3971 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3976 · Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.

Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3941 · Requires boards of education to provide more detailed information on compensation of school district employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Sent January 25, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3928 · Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.

Sent January 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3910 · Permits student whose high school special education program requires instruction beyond four years to participate with his class in graduation ceremony and to receive certificate of attendance.

Sent January 9, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3842 · 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 4, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3865 · Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.

Sent January 4, 2007 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3815 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 17 years.

Sent December 14, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3816 · Provides that public schools will not be in session on general election days when Office of President of the United States is on ballot.

Sent December 14, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3817 · Establishes pilot program to conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.

Sent December 14, 2006 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3803 · Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."

Sent December 11, 2006 · Reported out after 185 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3808 · Requires school districts to provide courtesy busing to public and nonpublic school pupils who must walk to school in high crime areas.

Sent December 11, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3785 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent December 7, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3739 · Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.

Sent December 4, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3740 · Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.

Sent December 4, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3745 · Establishes Public School Revenue Study Commission.

Sent December 4, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3694 · Restricts the submission to the voters of the same school facilities project that has been defeated within the prior one-year period.

Sent November 20, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3632 · Requires new board of education members to complete the Certificated Board Member Program offered by the New Jersey School Boards Association by the end of the member's first term.

Sent November 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3660 · Extends temporary local budget cap exceptions and school district budget cap adjustments for certain insurance, security, and public safety costs.

Sent November 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3676 · Revises various provisions of The New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) public school district monitoring system.

Sent November 9, 2006 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3565 · Provides budget cap adjustments and transfer authority for school districts which receive certain dissolution payments.

Sent October 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3467 · Requires public and nonpublic schools to adopt a Code Adam program.

Sent October 19, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3445 · Revises the definition of nonpublic school to include preschools under chapter 192 and chapter 193 State aid programs for nonpublic students.

Sent July 28, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3449 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.

Sent July 28, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3435 · Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.

Sent July 4, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3360 · Establishes standards for employment contracts with certain school district administrators, and requires DOE to approve the contracts and to provide public access to the contracts.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3362 · Requires boards of education to provide greater public access to information on employment compensation of certain school administrators and requires annual audit to include test measures for State and federal income tax compliance.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3369 · Establishes uniform school bus life of 15 years for all new school buses.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3370 · Reorganizes the provisions in Title 18A regarding public and nonpublic school pupil transportation.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3371 · Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil by no more than 10%.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3389 · Establishes a regional transportation coordinator unit in each office of the county superintendent to improve the coordination of pupil transportation services within the county.

Sent June 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 432 · Modifies reference from "substance awareness coordinator" to "student assistance coordinator" in substance abuse programs in public schools.

Sent June 19, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1606 · Requires Abbott districts to develop a program of after school activities and provides for voter approval of additional local funding.

Sent June 19, 2006 · Reported out after 168 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3261 · Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.

Sent June 12, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3272 · Requires schools to notify certain students of potential eligibility for NJ STARS Program.

Sent June 12, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3296 · Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.

Sent June 12, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3305 · Limits the salaries of school business administrators, superintendents of schools, and assistant superintendents of schools to the salary of the Commissioner of Education.

Sent June 12, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3234 · Requires boards of education to reimburse public institutions of higher education for student remedial instruction costs.

Sent June 8, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3256 · Establishes Office of Minority Teacher Recruitment in Department of Education.

Sent June 8, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3160 · Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils and charge parents when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation cost per pupil.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3161 · Establishes Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) Program providing grants to school districts to increase access to preschool programs and authorizes certain districts to collect tuition for children enrolled in preschool programs.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3164 · 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 June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3188 · Prohibits school district from charging the parent or guardian of certain nonresident students for the cost of testing for special education classification and requires State payment of such costs.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3196 · Prohibits school districts from hiring governmental affairs agents.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3227 · Requires certain information regarding special education students to be reported annually to the Legislature.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3254 · Ensures fire drills are conducted in schools while open for summer instructional programs.

Sent June 1, 2006 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3148 · Permits parent of twins or higher order multiples enrolled in public school to select shared or separate classroom placement of their children.

Sent May 22, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3150 · Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.

Sent May 22, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3158 · Allocates Amistad Commission in the DOE, designates Commissioner of Education as chair, authorizes commission to hire staff, decreases public members from eight to four, and provides commission with additional powers.

Sent May 22, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3109 · Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent May 18, 2006 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3134 · Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.

Sent May 18, 2006 · Reported out after 284 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2999 · Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Reported out after 287 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3007 · Increases oversight and disclosure of public school district financial affairs and employment practices.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3010 · Directs DOE to include information about State adult disability services in booklet for parents of special education students and to require schools to designate staff member as parent liaison.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3020 · Permits public high school student athletes to opt out of physical education during their athletic seasons.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3024 · Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to provide instruction in personal finance to high school seniors.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Reported out after 203 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3034 · Makes permanent school district budget cap adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility and energy costs, and authorizes 3% surplus for the 2006-2007 and subsequent school years.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3077 · Requires that high school students receive instruction in credit and personal money management as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards.

Sent May 15, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2940 · Requires the Commissioner of Education to study and recommend a plan to implement a centralized Statewide purchasing system providing instructional materials closely aligned with the core curriculum content standards.

Sent May 11, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2945 · Disqualifies member of board of education for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.

Sent May 11, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2884 · Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.

Sent March 21, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2917 · Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts with significant enrollment growth.

Sent March 21, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2918 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts with significant enrollment growth and low per pupil property and income wealth.

Sent March 21, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2935 · Renames the Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program and makes various other changes to the program.

Sent March 21, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2865 · Requires notice to New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation by municipal authorities of applications for development on proposed Abbott district school facilities sites and a six-month moratorium on such development under certain circumstances.

Sent March 16, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2856 · Requires parent-teacher organization to share bank statement with board of education.

Sent March 13, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 246 · Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent March 13, 2006 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 332 · Requires development and distribution of pamphlet informing parents of student athletes about sudden cardiac death.

Sent March 13, 2006 · Reported out after 350 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 460 · Permits the consolidation of the boards of education of a county vocational school district and a county special services school district into one board. *

Sent March 13, 2006 · Reported out after 633 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 984 · Ensures fire drills are conducted in schools while open for summer instructional programs.

Sent March 13, 2006 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 993 · Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."

Sent March 13, 2006 · Reported out after 458 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2814 · Requires that each school district budget receive a minimum percentage of 25% State support.

Sent March 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2815 · Permits candidates for school employment to demonstrate rehabilitation to the Commissioner of Education to avoid disqualification due to a criminal conviction revealed in a criminal history record check.

Sent March 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2779 · Limits Abbott district per pupil State aid and allocates State aid savings to certain enrollment growth districts.

Sent March 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 112 days

Assembly Bill 2788 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

Sent March 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2801 · Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.

Sent March 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2807 · Authorizes the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations concerning the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.

Sent March 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2811 · Requires public school districts to provide CPR training and certification as part of curriculum; requires DOE to provide CPR instructor training; requires certain teachers to obtain training in CPR instruction.

Sent March 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2724 · Requires carbon monoxide detectors in all school buildings.

Sent March 2, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2728 · Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.

Sent March 2, 2006 · Reported out after 326 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2732 · Permits public school districts to include instruction on the problems of obesity as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent March 2, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2733 · Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.

Sent March 2, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2763 · Permits school districts to be reimbursed for certain unfunded State mandates.

Sent March 2, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2684 · Establishes the "School District Fiscal Accountability Act;" provides for appointment of a State monitor in certain school districts and advance State aid payments to those districts; authorizes reappropriation of budgeted funds. **

Sent February 27, 2006 · Moved on without a report after 10 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2699 · Requires the placement of defibrillators in certain public and nonpublic school buildings.

Sent February 27, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 129 · Requires school bus drivers to wear and visibly display photo identification.

Sent February 27, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 328 · Requires school bus drivers to inspect bus for pupils remaining at end of route.

Sent February 27, 2006 · Reported out after 329 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 548 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

Sent February 27, 2006 · Reported out after 647 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 621 · Requires inclusion of certain types of drugs in public school instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes. *

Sent February 27, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2532 · Permits the establishment of sick leave banks for school employees.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Reported out after 651 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2570 · Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2577 · Establishes a five year after-school pilot program in the Department of Education to discourage delinquency; appropriates $5,000,000.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2592 · Establishes the Equity in Education Program in DOE to finance school district initiatives that target segregation.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2605 · Increases EDA bonding limit for the State share of school facilities projects and requires Schools Construction Corporation to report monthly to the Joint Committee on the Public Schools and Legislature on the disbursement of bond funds.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2624 · Requires public school districts to post policy manuals on internet; requires Department of Education to make internet server available to districts for posting of policy manuals.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2625 · Permits public school districts to publish on internet certain notices which they are currently required to publish in newspaper.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2634 · Moves the date of 2006 school election from the third to the fourth Tuesday in April.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2640 · Permits the consolidation of the boards of education of a county vocational school district and county special services school district into one board.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Reported out after 651 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2647 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2658 · Revises school district budget cap adjustment for special education and courtesy busing, makes permanent adjustment for insurance and domestic security, provides adjustment for utility costs and an appeal on administrative cost limits, and authorizes 3%

Sent February 23, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2492 · Expands number of literacy advocacy programs eligible to receive voluntary taxpayer contributions through gross income tax returns.

Sent February 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2503 · Modifies reference from "substance awareness coordinator" to "student assistance coordinator" in substance abuse programs in public schools.

Sent February 9, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2316 · Requires school districts to provide certain parents with the school report card.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2335 · Establishes deadline and notice requirements for processing of teacher certification applications.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2351 · Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students; appropriates $2,500,000.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2377 · Requires boards of education to permit public participation at board meetings.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2382 · Requires instruction on the Founding Fathers of the United States as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Social Studies.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2390 · 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 February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2397 · Establishes parental orientation program in the Abbott school districts.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2398 · Establishes the Commission on After-School Programs in DHS; appropriates $25,000.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2402 · Requires hearing loss sensitivity training for public school pupils and teaching staff members.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2403 · Directs school nurse to develop individual health care plan for students with diabetes and allows certain diabetic students to test blood and administer insulin in the classroom.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2410 · Changes the voting requirements necessary to modify the method for apportioning costs in a regional district.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2446 · Establishes enforcement and notice provisions for certain restrictions on distribution of election literature by school personnel.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2453 · Authorizes school boards to establish a firearm safety program.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2455 · Establishes the Public School Tuition Equity Study Commission.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2458 · Allows individuals a credit against gross income tax equal to 50 percent of fair market value of school supplies and equipment donated to a public school.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2478 · Clarifies law concerning the administration of epinephrine to students with dual orders.

Sent February 6, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2148 · Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2164 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $12 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education for Teacher Quality Mentoring.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2166 · Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren Counties.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2175 · Permits people convicted of certain offenses to be employed by school district or DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2183 · Requires certain tax-exempt institutions to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt institutional facilities and are enrolled in the district.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2206 · Exempts New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2208 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to increase the State share of certain county vocational school district school facilities projects.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2218 · Extends useful life of certain school buses from 12 to 16 years.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2221 · Establishes pilot program to study feasibility of regionalization of certain school districts; appropriates $150,000.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2232 · Provides that school bus driver charged with certain crimes or offenses shall be removed from contact with pupils and terminated from employment upon conviction.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2235 · Eliminates provision excluding parents of pupils in special education classes from group of parents that may pay certain field trip costs.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2247 · Establishes the Special Education Review Commission.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2279 · Establishes grant program for school districts to develop in-district and collaborative special education programs and services to reduce need to place classified students out-of-district.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2284 · Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.

Sent January 30, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2076 · Adds executive director of Joint Committee on the Public Schools to the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2077 · Requires Abbott districts to develop a program of after school activities and provides for voter approval of additional local funding.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Reported out after 312 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2078 · Clarifies the entities able to participate in school district joint self-insurance groups.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Reported out after 480 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2079 · Requires compliance with testing provisions of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" only if those requirements are supported through federal funds.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2080 · Allows a candidate for a teacher certificate an exemption to the grade point average requirement under certain circumstances.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2081 · Increases the number of legislators on the Amistad Commission from four to eight.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2082 · Establishes Task Force on Education partnerships.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Reported out after 480 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2083 · Provides that title to certain school district property will be conveyed by the district to the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.

Sent January 26, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2047 · Provides explicit statutory authority for a trust to own an account under the NJBEST Program.

Sent January 17, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2051 · Prohibits public school districts from joining under certain circumstances voluntary associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports programs.

Sent January 17, 2006 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2053 · Appropriates $8,000,000 in FY 2006 to DOE for aid to the Willingboro School District to offset school district budget deficit.

Sent January 17, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 115 · Establishes the required level of State aid for the Abbott districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 144 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 149 · Requires voter approval prior to the establishment of a charter school within certain school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 167 · Requires DOE to establish working group to develop a plan for the regional provision of special education services.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 174 · Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 178 · Requires public schools to weight courses in visual and performing arts equally with other courses worth same number of credits in calculating grade point average.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 185 · Permits school boards to contract with certain organizations for education management services.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 194 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 195 · Allows gross income tax credits for certain dependent educational expenses; provides a Parental Control and Involvement Act.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 216 · Provides categorical State aid for public school district special education expenditures.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 222 · Provides that student of limited English-speaking ability shall not be required to take certain tests.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 237 · Provides that certain special education treatment options or teaching methods shall be discontinued.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 257 · Establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury to provide tax credits for contributions to entities which provide tuition scholarships to children residing in Camden, Newark, Orange and Trenton or fund innovative public school programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 263 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide laptop computers and support services to pupils and teachers in public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 267 · Provides that EDA and school districts must use school prototypes in the construction of school facilities projects.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 277 · Requires distribution of pamphlets, posters and other educational materials informing certain public school students of "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act." *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 284 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 295 · Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 324 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 44 days

Assembly Bill 335 · Requires applicants for school board employment and school bus driver to be notified of criminal history record check results within 60 days.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 336 · Requires DOE to make certain determinations concerning the provision of educational services to a child residing in a domestic violence shelter and modifies calculation of tuition under certain circumstances.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 345 · Withholds State aid to public and independent institutions of higher education which increase tuition and fees by more than CPI.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 370 · Permits boards of education to establish prepaid lunch programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 373 · Requires Abbott districts to fully fund text books, school supplies, teachers and libraries before spending on other district needs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 376 · Authorizes boards of education to extend school day by one hour to make up for canceled days.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 405 · Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 430 · Allows corporation business tax credit for value of supplies and equipment donated to public schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 446 · Requires school districts annually to measure the body mass index of public school pupils.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 487 · Provides alternatives concerning patterns of repeated unauthorized absences from school by a child between the ages of six and 16 years.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 515 · Permits criminal history record check for unpaid volunteers in schools and requires applicant to be reimbursed for costs of check; permits the reimbursement of paid school personnel for such costs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 520 · 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 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 530 · Prohibits supplemental compensation for unused sick leave for public school employees with an annual salary of $100,000 or more.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 531 · Requires State Board of Education to include two hours of instruction in suicide prevention as part of professional development for public school teaching staff members.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 533 · Clarifies designation of district of residence for pupils who reside on certain federal property.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 545 · Requires written notice, transportation services, and payment for municipal services for out-of-district students enrolled in a district alternative education program.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 554 · Requires school districts to establish plans for responding to emergencies and crises.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 557 · Prohibits use of public school district facilities and equipment to produce obscene materials.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 558 · Prohibits use of public school district facilities and equipment to produce obscene materials.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 568 · Provides gross income tax deduction for three years of nursing pay for new enrollees in nursing education programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 590 · Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 591 · Authorizes county vocational schools and technical institutes to employ non-certificated persons in post-secondary and adult continuing education programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 594 · Provides incentive grants for school districts to establish educational foundations.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 599 · Provides grants to educational technology training centers to establish satellite facilities and maintain and upgrade equipment; appropriates $2.8 million.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 602 · Requires joint municipal planning board review of long-range facilities plans developed by regional school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 612 · Requires State responsibility for the educational costs of children in foster homes.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 614 · Provides that certain school districts will be accorded the same treatment and subject to the same requirements as Abbott districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 615 · Requires each board of education to employ a certain number of substance awareness coordinators.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 621 · Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 622 · Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 623 · Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 625 · Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Assembly Bill 635 · Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500 and makes certain regional districts eligible for senior citizen stabilization aid.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 651 · Establishes the Public School Educational Funding Commission.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 656 · Creates the "School Tax Policy Funding Commission."

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 689 · Establishes deadline and notice requirements for processing of teacher certification applications.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 705 · Increases senior citizen stabilization aid to $500, reduces senior citizen concentration rate required for receipt of the aid, and makes certain regional districts eligible for the aid.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 708 · Requires the placement of defibrillators in public school buildings.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 709 · Revises calculation of budget caps and increases allowable surplus for public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 729 · Requires the Commission on Holocaust Education to monitor false information concerning the Holocaust disseminated over the Internet; appropriates $50,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 731 · Establishes Violence Free School Zones for public elementary and secondary schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 735 · Provides immunity from civil liability for school personnel and school bus contractor employees who use reasonable force or restraint to stop fights on school property or to defend themselves against a student assault. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 16 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 738 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 520 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 744 · Includes electronic communication in definition of public school "harassment, intimidation or bullying."

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 761 · Permits students with cystic fibrosis to self-administer medication.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 762 · Prohibits EDA or school district from entering into contract for payment of relocation costs of tenant or leaseholder until contract for purchase of site is executed.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 767 · Provides for reestablishment of local school board six months after creation of State-operated school district.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 790 · Requires readings at two separate meetings before final passage of a policy by a board of education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 794 · Provides State aid to Abbott district charter school students to reach 90% of maximum T&E amount.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 814 · Requires public schools to include instruction on the obligations and responsibilities of parenting as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 695 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 824 · Provides that no adjustment shall be made to State school aid for enrollment overcount in school years prior to 1997-98.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 830 · Provides for immediate restoration of school board when local control is reestablished in State-operated district.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 834 · Revises the definition of Abbott district to include certain county vocational school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 838 · Provides additional core curriculum standards aid for county vocational school district students who reside in Abbott districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 843 · Requires State Board of Education to authorize African-American studies endorsement to the instructional certificate.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 377 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 844 · Requires social studies teachers to complete training in African-American studies.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 845 · Requires the Commissioner of Education to study and recommend a plan to implement a centralized Statewide instructional materials purchasing system.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 846 · Clarifies that information developed by Amistad Commission for curriculum of public school districts may not be supplanted by information developed by another entity.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 848 · "Billy's Law;" directs Department of Education to establish a register of qualified educational facilities outside the State for special education students and establishes procedures for the placement of such facilities on the register.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 856 · Concerns location of certain highway entry or exit ramps and schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 867 · Permits persons convicted of certain third degree offenses to be employed by a school district or a DOE supervised entity after proving rehabilitation.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 873 · Requires Department of Education to establish an advanced placement incentive grant program; appropriates $300,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 875 · Establishes the New Jersey Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (NJHOPE) Scholarship Program.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 878 · Establishes the Teaching Fellows Program and appropriates $155,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 879 · Clarifies role of community providers in early childhood education in the Abbott districts and specifies certain goals and services for that education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 881 · Provides that a school district may finance energy savings improvements or renovations with a 15-year lease purchase agreement.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 882 · Establishes a permanent Commission on the Funding of a Thorough and Efficient Public School Education to make recommendations and to monitor a public school funding formula. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 883 · Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 16 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 884 · Establishes October 1 as uniform eligibility date for admission to kindergarten in public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 885 · Establishes a public school class-size reduction program; appropriates $42,000,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 886 · Establishes task force to recommend return-to-play guidelines following student-athlete brain injuries. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 496 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 887 · Increases the EDA bonding limit for the State share of school facilities projects.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 901 · Requires each board of education to offer instruction in comprehensive family life education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 914 · Requires public school districts to prepare annual report on school district contracts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 961 · Clarifies the law concerning the emergency administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 972 · Provides that preliminary eligible costs will equal estimated actual costs for certain school facilities projects necessary to address a health hazard.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 976 · Requires Commissioner of Education to grant an equivalency or waiver under certain conditions.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 980 · Allows school districts to qualify for assistance under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 981 · Requires school bus driver to inspect bus, activate safety device at end of transportation route to ensure that no pupil has been left on board.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 984 · Prohibits sale on school property of certain foods during school breakfast and lunch periods.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 988 · Provides that repayment of liquid assets by certain former constituent districts of dissolved limited purpose regional district be made over ten-year period.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1006 · Establishes minimum salary of $40,000 for teaching staff members in school districts and educational services commissions.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

Assembly Bill 1024 · Permits school bus operator to display "Stop When Red Lights Are Flashing" on rear of bus.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 156 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1026 · Grants Abbott district status to the school districts of Buena Regional, Commercial Township, Fairfield Township, Salem City and Woodbine.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1047 · Revises calculation of school district budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and revises adjustment for special education costs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1063 · Provides that new ratables will be phased into the calculation of equalized valuation over a ten-year period in determining eligibility for State school aid.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1093 · Eliminates restrictions on the submission of separate school budget proposals for additional funds and maintains school district surplus at 3% in the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1094 · Revises the calculation of courtesy busing school budget cap adjustment for courtesy busing performed along a hazardous route.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1101 · Establishes a public school choice pilot program for pupils residing in certain school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1172 · Limits minors' access to certain Internet materials in public schools and libraries.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1174 · Provides for posting of radon testing results in public schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1181 · Appropriates $70,000 in FY 2005 to the Department of Education to reimburse school districts for the costs of establishing programs for the prevention of harassment and bullying.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1192 · Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors. *

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 142 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1197 · Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1199 · Directs an annual appropriation of $12 million for the support of professional development for teaching staff members.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1204 · Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1212 · Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1225 · Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1233 · Provides for the annual selection of six school facilities demonstration projects under the State's school construction law.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1236 · Establishes a loan redemption program for certified vocational-technical education teachers employed in public schools in the State.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1251 · Ensures that school districts in Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties continue to provide out-of-State transportation to certain nonpublic school pupils, despite population changes in the county.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1259 · Requires the consolidation of administrative services of certain school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1309 · Eliminates requirement that school bus drivers be fingerprinted for license renewal.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1320 · Revises public school district budget cap adjustment for special education and establishes adjustments for utility costs, health benefits costs, legal fees, and membership dues for New Jersey School Boards Association.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1328 · Provides for motor fuels tax exemption to school bus contractors.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1329 · Allows school boards and certain school board contractors to purchase gasoline and diesel fuel under State contract.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1341 · Requires school district to establish preschool recruitment program under certain conditions.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1356 · Requires tax-exempt entities to reimburse school districts for the local educational costs of students who reside in tax-exempt housing and are enrolled in the district.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1363 · Establishes Task Force on Education Reform.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1391 · Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 412 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1393 · Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1407 · Establishes a limited education grant program for certain school districts sending pupils to a district that is experiencing overcrowding in its school facilities.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1408 · Allows students eligible for kindergarten enrollment in the subsequent school year to enroll in a choice district without prior enrollment in the sending district.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1413 · Provides that budget cap adjustment for the opening of a new school facility may be taken over several budget years in certain circumstances.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1414 · Revises operations of county educational audiovisual centers and authorizes establishment of regional centers.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1422 · Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 142 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1435 · Allows credit against corporation business tax for computer equipment donated to public or nonpublic schools in Abbott and certain other low-income districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1436 · Provides that the school district of residence for a child in a foster home shall be the present district of residence of the parent or guardian.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1460 · Exempts certain purchases by school food service providers from the sales and use tax.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1477 · "Tabitha's Law"; requires parent or guardian to notify school administrators if pupil will be absent; requires school to notify parent in event of unexcused pupil absence.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1482 · Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage; appropriates $900,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1499 · Establishes a procedure for the diagnosis of reading ability of kindergarten, first and second grade pupils.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1516 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 from the General fund to the Department of Education for apprenticeship training programs related to the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act."

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1519 · Allows a refundable gross income tax credit for education and training expenses for developmentally disabled children.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1539 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 489 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1553 · Requires that new teachers hired by licensed child care centers to provide preschool classes to Abbott district students be certified.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1555 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1556 · Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1558 · Revises certain endorsements to the instructional certificate, requires certified teachers in licensed child care centers located in Early Childhood Program Aid districts, and establishes a loan program to assist in the attainment of certification.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1563 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1567 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1570 · 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 January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1571 · Establishes the County School District Feasibility Study Commission.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1573 · Eliminates the public vote on a school district budget which is within cap.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1575 · Requires private vocational schools to provide adequate written notification when planning to close facilities.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1578 · Establishes Autism Education Council.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1643 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1647 · Permits instruction on backpack safety to be included in the curriculum of elementary, middle, and high school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1650 · Requires boards of education to offer elementary school students instruction in gang violence prevention.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1678 · Extends textbook sharing program to include all school equipment.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1680 · Requires school bus drivers to wear and visibly display photo identification.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1686 · Authorizes issuance of $50,000,000 in general obligation bonds to help finance library construction and renovation and appropriates $5,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1699 · Directs public school officials regarding the administration and implementation of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1703 · Extends the life of certain school buses from 12 to 15 years.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1704 · Requires public schools to include instruction on humane treatment of animals as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1718 · Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1743 · Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1744 · Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1747 · Establishes public school district budget cap adjustment for energy costs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1763 · Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1773 · Appropriates $18.3 million in FY 2005 to the Department of Education to fully fund extraordinary special education costs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1801 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1809 · Includes transportation costs in the calculation of extraordinary special education costs incurred by public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1819 · Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1820 · Authorizes a board of education to reject the lowest bid for a school transportation contract based on the school bus safety inspection record of the bidder.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1822 · Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy in excess of three years and requires the payment of increments pursuant to an expired policy in certain circumstances.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1823 · Reduces senior citizen concentration rate required for receipt of senior citizen stabilization aid paid to public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1826 · Reduces threshold amount for extraordinary cost special education State aid to $38,000 and by an additional $2000 for each subsequent school year.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1828 · Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1830 · Revises calculation of budget caps, increases allowable surplus for public school districts, and eliminates restrictions on transfer of surplus.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1862 · Provides early childhood program aid to certain school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1863 · Provides increased demonstrably effective program aid to school districts contiguous to Abbott districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1867 · Requires small school districts to share superintendents and school business administrators under certain circumstances.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1908 · Requires school districts in all third class counties to provide out-of-State transportation to nonpublic school pupils if the school is within a certain mileage limit.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1915 · Prohibits public school districts from joining under certain circumstances voluntary associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports programs.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 16 days

Assembly Bill 1916 · Requires that athletic facilities of public school districts and public institutions of higher education be made available for certain high school playoff games and meets.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1917 · Allows public school districts to charge cable television companies to broadcast high school regular-season sports games.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1928 · Prohibits certain voluntary associations from denying eligibility for State playoff competitions to teams and athletes from certain school districts and nonpublic schools.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1933 · Requires written security plan when school is polling place and open to students; provides that schools may be used as polling places only under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Reported out after 489 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1937 · Provides support for full-day kindergarten through the T&E budget.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1944 · Requires school districts to take all steps to ensure adequate security for students when school is open as a polling place and provides that school district costs shall be deducted from the itemized list of expenses submitted by the county board of elec

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1964 · Provides additional State aid to certain public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1971 · Establishes certain requirements on the food and beverages sold to students through vending machines in public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1973 · Requires Office of Attorney General to provide annual gang education seminars for school administrators.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Moved on without a report after 125 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1974 · Authorizes county board of education to impose income tax surcharge upon county residents for purpose of reducing or offsetting county school property taxes.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1982 · Requires that certain information on school district expenditures and student achievement be printed on the ballot and sample ballot for the annual school election.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1984 · Requires the Commissioner of Education to study the issue of school district consolidation and to develop a plan to eliminate local school districts and establish a county-based educational system.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1986 · The "Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act."

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1989 · Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1991 · Eliminates cap banking for public school districts.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1992 · Prohibits State Board of Education from authorizing use of special review assessment as an alternative for meeting graduation requirements.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

Assembly Bill 2005 · Provides that Commissioner of Education may not approve an exemption for a separate budget question that includes funds associated with school district librarians and library services included in prior year budget.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Assembly Bill 2008 · Permits a child who moves out of a school district due to a family crisis to remain enrolled in that district until the end of the school year.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2014 · Requires training in diabetes care for certain school employees and use of medical management plans in schools for students with diabetes.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2020 · Prohibits school district from charging the parent or guardian of certain nonresident students for the cost of testing for special education classification.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 132 days

Assembly Bill 2022 · Revises calculation of school district budget caps and increases allowable school district surplus.

Sent January 10, 2006 · Stopped in committee after 0 days