Education

Assembly Bill 4180 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent June 27, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4190 · Permits school districts to withdraw from civil service system by referendum or adoption of board of education resolution.

Sent June 27, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4198 · Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.

Sent June 27, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 769 · Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district, jointure commission, or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services. *

Sent June 27, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4167 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers and additional modifications of the charter school program.

Sent June 23, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4168 · "School Children First Act"; modifies evaluation of teachers and principals; revises tenure acquisition process and certain tenure charge procedures; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires mutual consent for teacher placement; and eli

Sent June 23, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4140 · Provides certain reemployment rights to teachers dismissed due to a reduction in force.

Sent June 20, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4153 · Authorizes county vocational school district to reduce required local share if the reduction is agreed to by board of education and county governing body.

Sent June 20, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4123 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent June 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4126 · Requires Commissioner of Education to change deadline for municipal review of defeated school budgets whenever he changes the annual school election date.

Sent June 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4131 · Establishes loan redemption program and bonus program for teachers employed in schools in need of improvement.

Sent June 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4132 · "Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act."

Sent June 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4089 · Provides that charter schools will be subject to monitoring under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.

Sent June 13, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1696 · Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.

Sent June 13, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4008 · Requires DOE to include cheerleaders in the student-athlete head injury safety program.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Reported out after 28 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4019 · Requires each charter school to annually employ teachers who hold special education endorsements.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4027 · Requires Commissioner of Education to contract with qualified independent entity to conduct evaluation of State's charter schools.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4028 · Provides corporate tax credit to corporations making contribution to Child Development Fund in DOE.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4030 · Establishes "School Bus Safety and Child Protection Act," requires periodic criminal background checks for certain school employees; and prohibits interference with school bus monitoring devices.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4033 · The "New Jersey Parental Rights Program Act."

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4040 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4044 · Establishes a process for renewal of DOE issued authorization of certified educational facilities manager.

Sent May 19, 2011 · Reported out after 207 days, 9–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3959 · Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.

Sent May 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3961 · Provides supplemental appropriation of $4.141 million from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE for aid to school districts with significant enrollment growth.*

Sent May 9, 2011 · Moved on without a report after 241 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3973 · Requires schools that participate in Statewide interscholastic sports programs to annually inform student-athletes about National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility standards for participation in collegiate athletics.

Sent May 9, 2011 · Reported out after 217 days, 9–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3993 · Establishes the "Private Investment in Public Education Fund."

Sent May 9, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3926 · "Workforce Investment for New Teachers Act"; provides $5,000 refundable gross income tax credit to new teachers in low-performing school districts.

Sent May 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3927 · Establishes a loan redemption program for teachers employed in chronically failing schools.

Sent May 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3941 · Permits release of certain student information.

Sent May 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3947 · Requires binding arbitration to determine contested cases involving dismissal or reduction in compensation of tenured public school employees.

Sent May 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1797 · Allows students with disibilities to bring service animal to school.*

Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 42 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3883 · Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.

Sent March 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3834 · Requires Department of Education to biannually distribute a letter to school districts reminding districts of requirement to enroll resident students regardless of immigration status.

Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3852 · Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to designation as charter school district of residence or expansion of a charter school. *

Sent February 22, 2011 · Reported out after 90 days, 8–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3797 · Requires acquisition of defibrillators for use in public and nonpublic high schools and training of certain personnel in usage.

Sent February 17, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3738 · Allows Governor to remove an executive county superintendent of schools at will.

Sent January 11, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3742 · Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.

Sent January 11, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3683 · Provides that the State Board of Examiners may not charge a fee for the issuance of credentials required to serve as a substitute school nurse.

Sent January 10, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3697 · "Parent Empowerment and Choice Act"; enables parents to initiate reform in low performing schools through a petition process.

Sent January 10, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3706 · Establishes a pilot program in DOE to increase the length of the school day and school year and provides tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.

Sent January 10, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3712 · Establishes task force to study various issues related to improving special education programs and services for public school students.

Sent January 10, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3634 · Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.

Sent January 6, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3642 · Allows credit against corporation business tax equal to 50 percent of fair market value of new computer equipment donated to public or nonpublic school.

Sent January 6, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3643 · Requires Commissioner of Education to annually evaluate the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education in the State.

Sent January 6, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3670 · Provides that graduates of regional or consolidated high schools with constituent municipalities located in different counties are eligible for resident tuition rates at certain county colleges.

Sent January 6, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3673 · The "Teacher and School Administrator Protection Act."

Sent January 6, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1444 · Excludes from State gross income tax certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.

Sent December 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3574 · Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents concerning sports-related eye injuries.

Sent December 6, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 45 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3575 · Directs school district to adjust date of group health insurance contract renewal to ensure coordination of any increased costs with adoption of school budget.

Sent December 6, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3510 · Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.

Sent November 22, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2571 · Provides State recognition of certain Indian tribes for certain limited purposes, establishes process for future recognition of tribes and revises membership and duties of New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs.

Sent November 15, 2010 · Reported out after 0 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3482 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old; increases fine on parent of truant student; and requires truant student to complete community service requirement.

Sent November 15, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3454 · Provides that a charter school may only be established in certain school districts and prohibits further payments to a charter school in the event of closure.

Sent November 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3463 · Requires nonpublic secondary schools and independent institutions of higher education to reimburse school districts for educational costs of students residing in tax-exempt housing and adjusts recipient districts' tax levy growth limit.

Sent November 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3464 · Eliminates adjustment of tuition rate for special education students enrolled in a private school for students with disabilities.

Sent November 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3465 · Provides that school districts may not be required to have an automated work order system for recording maintenance and repair requests for school district facilities.

Sent November 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3466 · The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."

Sent November 8, 2010 · Reported out after 7 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3471 · Limits tuition rate charged by Atlantic City School district to per pupil amounts used to determine State school aid.

Sent November 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3399 · Allows the parent of a public school pupil eligible for transportation services to waive pupil's right to those services for the school year.

Sent October 18, 2010 · Reported out after 115 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3413 · Revises penalties for a school bus driver who leaves a pupil on a school bus at the end of his route.

Sent October 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3416 · Establishes Inspector General of Statewide Interscholastic Sports to monitor the operating and financial activities of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Sent October 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3420 · Requires that each school district conducting an interscholastic athletic program must employ one or more school athletic trainers.

Sent October 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3436 · Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.

Sent October 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3386 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.

Sent October 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3282 · Includes nonpublic schools and incidents occurring off school grounds in school bullying law and provides greater protections for victims of bullying.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3303 · Requires school districts to ensure that certain student information stored on an electronic data processing system is backed up daily, and that teachers have access to the information for at least 150 days.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3329 · Eliminates tenure rights accrued by certain superintendents of schools in other administrative positions previously held in the district.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3338 · Provides an adjustment to school district tax levy cap for increases in special education costs per pupil in excess of $40,000 that exceed such prior year costs by more than 2%.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3344 · Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Reported out after 126 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3349 · Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3356 · Modifies various aspects of charter school program including student enrollment procedures, revocation of charter, monitoring of charter schools, and collaboration between school districts and charter schools. *

Sent October 7, 2010 · Reported out after 228 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Senate Bill 1835 · Expands type of school bus driver required to undergo DOE criminal record check process and requires matching of data files to ensure school bus drivers remain qualified pursuant to records maintained by DOE and MVC.

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2066 · Requires school districts to report to DOE certain information on students removed from school pursuant to "Zero Tolerance for Guns Act."

Sent October 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3261 · Requires development of fact sheet about bedbugs to be posted on the Department of Education's website.

Sent September 30, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3225 · Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.

Sent September 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3242 · Permits a student to participate in a voluntary survey if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents.

Sent September 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3248 · Permits a waiver for high-performing school districts from the State system for monitoring school districts.

Sent September 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3169 · Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE every seven years rather than every three years.

Sent September 16, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3185 · Provides loan redemption for certain physician specialists who work in State 10 years; appropriates $2 million.

Sent September 16, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3217 · Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.

Sent September 16, 2010 · Reported out after 28 days, 11–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3218 · Limits amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by certain teachers employed in a temporary capacity.

Sent September 16, 2010 · Reported out after 28 days, 11–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3145 · Requires State Board of Education to promulgate policy regarding outside employment of superintendents of schools.

Sent September 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3148 · Requires workers on a school facilities construction project to undergo a criminal background check and mandates such checks for nonpublic school employees.

Sent September 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3081 · Provides 50% State matching funds to support shared services agreements between municipalities and districts with efficient pupil transportation systems for the provision of public school hazardous busing.

Sent July 1, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3083 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers. *

Sent July 1, 2010 · Reported out after 326 days, 9–1 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3105 · Establishes a magnet school pilot program in DOE.

Sent July 1, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3140 · Requires boards of education to calculate body mass index for students in first, fourth, seventh, and tenth grades.

Sent July 1, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1940 · Requires that the monetary equivalent of any wage or benefit concession agreed to by a collective bargaining unit be used by the school district to offset any reduction in force initiated for economic reasons.

Sent June 28, 2010 · Reported out after 108 days, 0–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2071 · Limits amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by certain teachers employed in a temporary capacity.

Sent June 28, 2010 · Reported out after 108 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3057 · Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.

Sent June 24, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2974 · Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.

Sent June 21, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2948 · Requires certain persons to refund monies to school district if the DOE determines that the monies were non-allowable costs for the district.

Sent June 17, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2961 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements and to approve school district collective negotiations agreements prior to execution of agreement.

Sent June 17, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 377 days, 45–31

Assembly Bill 2963 · Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.

Sent June 17, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 377 days, 44–30

Assembly Bill 2906 · Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.

Sent June 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2920 · Directs the Department of Education to develop a school district dating violence policy and requires school districts to provide dating violence education in the health curriculum.

Sent June 14, 2010 · Reported out after 94 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2791 · The "Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act."

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2794 · Permits school boards to charge certain students for remedial or advanced courses provided during summer school.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Reported out after 4 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2797 · Simplifies the certification process for out-of-State school district administrators.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2798 · Simplifies the certification process for out-of-State teachers.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2802 · Expands type of school bus driver required to undergo DOE criminal record check process and requires matching of data files to ensure school bus drivers remain qualified pursuant to records maintained by DOE and MVC.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2805 · Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2806 · Permits the conversion of high-performing nonpublic schools located in failing school district into charter schools.*

Sent June 10, 2010 · Reported out after 347 days, 8–2 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2808 · Requires applicants for school board employment and school bus driver to be notified of criminal history record check results within 60 days.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2810 · "Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children. *

Sent June 10, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2820 · Requires New Jersey School Boards Association to use any unreserved surplus that exceeds 2% of its FY 2010 operating budget to reduce member school district dues for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2835 · Establishes Rutgers University as charter school authorizer and expedites approval of charter school applications.

Sent June 10, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

Assembly Bill 2752 · Prohibits school districts from accessing a school-issued electronic communication device to monitor student conduct outside of school property.

Sent May 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2760 · 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 May 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2772 · Requires that the monetary equivalent of any wage or benefit concession agreed to by a collective bargaining unit be used by the school district to offset any reduction in force initiated for economic reasons.

Sent May 20, 2010 · Reported out after 147 days, 11–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2787 · Establishes five-year tax credit program to support expansion of preschool in school districts.

Sent May 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2788 · Requires State to pay all costs associated with maintaining and operating the office of the executive county superintendent of schools.

Sent May 20, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2652 · Establishes School Success Task Force to study the issues of student truancy, suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and school violence.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2654 · Establishes "Early High School Graduation Pilot Program" in the Department of Education.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2658 · Concerns collective bargaining by executive county superintendents.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2668 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2682 · Prohibits an executive county superintendent of schools from eliminating a nonoperating school district if its elimination would result in a property tax increase.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2685 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to and from school to pupils who reside along certain routes.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2686 · Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2715 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to withhold State aid to school district that fails to address repeat audit findings.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2743 · Requires development of interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program; requires certain measures to protect student athletes with concussions; and requires continuing education for athletic trainers.*

Sent May 13, 2010 · Reported out after 32 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2744 · Requires DOE to develop and distribute information regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and expands role and membership of New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.

Sent May 13, 2010 · Reported out after 32 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2622 · Provides for submission to voters in each county a binding referendum on the establishment of a county administrative school district to govern and operate all public schools in the county.

Sent May 6, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2623 · Establishes governance structure for county administrative school districts.

Sent May 6, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2628 · 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 6, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 495 · Requires inclusion of certain types of drugs in public school instructional programs on nature of drugs and repeals inoperative statutes.

Sent March 22, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2573 · Makes position of treasurer of school moneys optional.

Sent March 18, 2010 · Reported out after 56 days, 12–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2576 · Limits the compensation of school district employees, other than teachers, to $5,000 less than the Commissioner of Education's salary.

Sent March 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2562 · Places restrictions on unsolicited school budget communications sent by a board of education to school district residents 90 days prior to annual school election.

Sent March 16, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2564 · Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.

Sent March 16, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2492 · Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements.

Sent March 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2496 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent March 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 435 · Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.

Sent March 11, 2010 · Reported out after 217 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 570 · Requires Executive Branch departments or agencies to notify Legislature of completion of certain draft school district audit reports and submit copy of final report to Legislature.

Sent March 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 834 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.

Sent March 11, 2010 · Reported out after 189 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 2403 · 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 March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2421 · Permits municipalities to transfer the responsibility for hiring adult school crossing guards to the local school district and any charter schools located in the municipality.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2426 · Adds three members to New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2427 · Limits leave and supplemental compensation benefits for school district superintendents, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators; provides procedures and penalties for enforcement of TPAF provisions.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2441 · Requires development of guidelines and educational fact sheet concerning the nature, risk, and treatment of sports-related head injuries to student-athletes.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2450 · Provides for conscientious exemption to mandatory immunizations.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2454 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Reported out after 196 days, 11–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2455 · Requires the New Jersey Schools Development Authority to biannually compile information on school facilities project contracts awarded to minority and female contractors.

Sent March 4, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 193 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2300 · Clarifies school district eligibility to receive State funding for special education evaluation services for children enrolled in New Jersey nonpublic school and living out-of-State.

Sent February 25, 2010 · Reported out after 109 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2313 · Requires the supervisor of a school bus driver to inspect the school bus for pupils remaining at the end of the transportation route.

Sent February 25, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2314 · Prohibits housing allowance in contract between State Board of Education and State district superintendent.

Sent February 25, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2359 · Eliminates contractual tenure for certain superintendents of schools and administrative principals and reinstates career tenure for these positions.

Sent February 25, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2294 · Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.

Sent February 18, 2010 · Reported out after 18 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2086 · Provides that the salary of an administrator of an approved private school for students with disabilities may not exceed median salary of comparable school district administrators.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2097 · Revises requirement for school district participation in Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications program and requires consultation with New Jersey Association of School Business Officials on certain training.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2134 · Prohibits use of equipment and facilities to produce obscene materials in public school districts and public institutions of higher education.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2142 · Requires Commissioner of Education to accept charter school applications throughout the calendar year and expedites approval of charter school applications.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2143 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election and eliminates vote on school budgets except for separate proposals to spend above cap which will also occur at general election.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2171 · Directs the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to waive 365-day period of ineligibility for interscholastic sports upon an affirmative demonstration that the transfer is for non-athletic reasons.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2186 · Requires certain school districts to reduce per pupil administrative expenditures by 10% over three-year period and certain reporting by executive county superintendents of schools.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2235 · Requires small school districts to share superintendents and school business administrators under certain circumstances.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2260 · Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Reported out after 7 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2261 · Authorizes educational services commissions to purchase goods or services through nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement.

Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1910 · Expands number of literacy advocacy programs eligible to receive voluntary taxpayer contributions through gross income tax returns.

Sent February 8, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1848 · Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.

Sent January 25, 2010 · Reported out after 686 days, 6–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1860 · Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.

Sent January 25, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1887 · Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.

Sent January 25, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 107 · Eliminates requirement that school bus drivers be fingerprinted for license renewal.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 113 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 116 · Provides for motor fuels tax exemption to school bus contractors.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 148 · Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in certain counties.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 152 · Limits the salaries of school business administrators, superintendents of schools, and assistant superintendents of schools to the salary of the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 184 · Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct an oral recitation from the Declaration of Independence before the opening of school each day in grades 3-12; appropriates $10,000.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 187 · Eliminates expansion of preschool education program in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 200 · Requires schools to provide eligible high school students with voter registration material.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 13 days

Assembly Bill 202 · Requires public schools to include instruction on caffeine-related health issues as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 217 · Requires the State to provide State aid for public school adult high school programs.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 235 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 245 · Requires DOE to establish working group to develop a plan for the regional provision of special education services.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 266 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 267 · Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 355 · Establishes a permanent Interdistrict Public School Choice Program.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 37 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 356 · Requires DOE to submit evaluation report to Legislature prior to fully implementing secondary education redesign proposal.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 357 · Permits the conversion of nonpublic schools into charter schools.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 377 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $7,000,000 to DOE to reinstate nonpublic technology initiative aid.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 390 · Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 406 · Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 247 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 415 · Provides an additional month for the completion of a school district's annual audit.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 37 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 416 · "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 12, 2010 · Reported out after 699 days, 9–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 422 · Authorizes the conferral of certain academic degrees by religious corporations.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 453 · Establishes a loan redemption program for certified vocational-technical education teachers employed in public schools in the State.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 458 · 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 12, 2010 · Reported out after 55 days, 8–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 467 · Establishes the Preschool Through Grade 20 Council; appropriates $500,000.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 476 · Requires simple majority for proposal to increase school tax levy above tax levy growth limit.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 481 · Clarifies that executive county superintendent's authorities regarding special education services do not allow him to require a child study team to make a specific determination on the special education placement for a student.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 485 · Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 490 · Requires appointment of State monitor in certain school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 491 · Requires Executive Branch departments or agencies notify Legislature of completion of school district audit report within 30 days of completion.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 517 · Decreases the threshold percentages of student enrollment necessary for a sending school district to obtain representation on a receiving school district board of education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 540 · Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 542 · Establishes measures to provide employment stability for teaching paraprofessionals employed in school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 13 days

Assembly Bill 547 · Requires prequalification process for prospective bidders on school district transportation contracts; authorizes debarment of bidders convicted of certain crimes; authorizes disqualification of bidder or termination of transportation contract for certai

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 561 · Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 573 · Includes limitations on amount of retirement compensation which may be provided by a school board in the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 578 · Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 587 · Concerns certain disciplinary procedures, collective bargaining, and binding arbitration in public employment.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 591 · Increases reimbursement rate for certain special education costs.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 593 · Establishes in DOE a four-year Community Service Phase Two Pilot Enhancement Program.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 13 days

Assembly Bill 594 · Re-establishes State Board of Education as the rule-making authority under several school district accountability statutes and reinstates its role in considering appeals from any Commissioner of Education determination.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 609 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 618 · Excuses students with conflicts of conscience from certain class requirements of public institutions of higher education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 619 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 639 · 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 January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 646 · Requires the adoption of nepotism policies by school districts and charter schools.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 331 days, 9–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 655 · Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 665 · Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 666 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 667 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 719 · Revises the calculation of courtesy busing school budget cap adjustment for courtesy busing performed along a hazardous route.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 729 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 732 · Clarifies calculation of at-risk weight in school funding formula.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 740 · Requires boards of education to provide more detailed information on compensation of school district employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 748 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 749 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 751 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 755 · Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 758 · Requires executive county superintendent of schools to review all proposed contracts for goods or services of school districts with State support ratio of 70% or greater.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 759 · Adjusts thresholds under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) that trigger State intervention in school districts and requires appointment of State fiscal monitor in districts with a certain State aid support ratio.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 761 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 771 · Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 773 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 781 · "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 January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 794 · Establishes Educational Security Task Force.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 811 · Provides for instruction in dyslexia awareness and methods of teaching students with dyslexia for candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers and paraprofessionals.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 850 · Extends useful life of certain school buses from 12 to 16 years.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 863 · Requires that newly built schools be constructed to serve as emergency shelters.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 869 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 874 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 908 · Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 939 · Revises criminal history record check process undergone by public and nonpublic school employees and school bus drivers.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 943 · 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 January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 951 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 953 · Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 986 · Requires boards of education to provide certain nutritional information for food and beverage items offered for sale in school cafeterias.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1002 · Requires readings at two separate meetings before final passage of a policy by a board of education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1004 · Requires social studies teachers to complete training in African-American studies.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1009 · Establishes Office of Minority Teacher Recruitment in Department of Education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1010 · Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1019 · Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 153 days, 12–0 · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1023 · Permits the refurbishment of school buses to extend the life of the bus by eight years.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1025 · Provides incentive grants for school districts to establish educational foundations.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1028 · Requires joint municipal planning board review of long-range facilities plans developed by regional school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1033 · Requires State responsibility for the educational costs of children in foster homes.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1036 · Requires the placement of defibrillators in a public school complex.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 699 days, 9–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1037 · Limits the payment of transportation costs for homeless students.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1039 · Implements the economic indicator recommendations of the Commissioner of Education on Abbott district designation.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1040 · Authorizes the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations concerning the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1041 · Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1042 · Establishes Public School Revenue Study Commission.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1044 · Establishes Task Force on Public School Student Recess to study benefits of student recess and make recommendations on advisability of mandatory recess in school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1045 · Permits any full-time employee of school board to attend annual New Jersey Education Association convention without loss of pay.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1048 · Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1075 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 300 days

Assembly Bill 1076 · Requires the design of new public schools to incorporate the "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) guidelines.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 520 days, 7–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1084 · Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 247 days, 8–2 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1085 · Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1097 · Requires DOE to provide annual comparison of Statewide assessment scores of students based on enrollment in school buildings that incorporate certain United States Green Building Council guidelines.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1145 · Establishes Task Force on Underage Drinking in Higher Education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1181 · Authorizes the executive county superintendent of schools to reduce the required local share of a non-operating district.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1186 · Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1192 · Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1195 · Prohibits certain expenditures in school districts and establishes State aid penalty for violations.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1214 · Provides that minimum local tax levy requirement will only be applicable to certain school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1226 · Allows school districts to qualify for assistance under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1229 · Prohibits sale on school property of certain foods during school breakfast and lunch periods.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1281 · Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1297 · Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1299 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1306 · Provides for the election of school board members at November general election.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1308 · Eliminates the public vote on a school district budget which is within cap.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1310 · Requires private vocational schools to provide adequate written notification when planning to close facilities.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1313 · Establishes Autism Education Council.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1320 · Requires school districts to disseminate information that stresses the importance of rigorous coursework.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1325 · Requires school districts to identify in the school budget question presented at annual school election the percentage change in school tax levy between the prebudget and budget years.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1327 · Revises voting requirement necessary for the dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1329 · Requires each school district to adopt a dating violence policy to prevent and address incidents involving dating violence.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 153 days

Assembly Bill 1331 · Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1351 · Provides that tuition assistance or additional compensation for graduate degree provided under employment contracts for certain school district administrators may only be provided if degree is conferred by accredited institution.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1362 · Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1445 · 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 an appropriation.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1446 · 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 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1472 · Prohibits SDA from restricting the ability of certain firms or persons from competing for contracts in more than one Division of Property Management and Construction classification or prequalification category.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

Assembly Bill 1487 · Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include unsupervised door-to-door sales by students.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1520 · Establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

Assembly Bill 1548 · Extends eligibility for N.J. World Trade Center Scholarship Program to dependents and spouses of persons totally and permanently disabled as a result of exposure to the attack sites.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1554 · Establishes loan redemption program for certain teachers under which they are permitted to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public schools.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1560 · Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1563 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.*

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 331 days, 6–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1570 · Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1571 · Requires public school district to provide paid time off when certain volunteer emergency aid workers are called to alarm during work hours.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1587 · Requires greater accountability of school district contracted service providers.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1588 · Establishes "New Jersey Partnership for Secure Schools Pilot Program" in Department of Education; appropriates $3 million.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1617 · Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1631 · Requires boards of education to provide civics instruction in elementary and middle school grades and requires DOE to provide funding to enhance civics instruction.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1637 · Permits advertising on exterior of school buses.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 247 days, 11–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1648 · Provides that total annual out-of-state travel expenses of a board of education shall not exceed $3,000.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1667 · Requires DOE to submit an annual review to the Legislature assessing its performance of district oversight responsibilities.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1691 · Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1718 · Allows students with disabilities to bring service animal to school.*

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 520 days, 11–0 · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1721 · Makes membership in the New Jersey School Boards Association optional.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 27 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1731 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1796 · Establishes parental orientation program in certain school districts.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1803 · Extends textbook sharing program to include all school equipment.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1808 · Limits tuition increase in district sending-receiving relationships to change in State aid and tax levy of sending school district.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1819 · Modifies tax levy growth limitation for certain school districts in sending-receiving relationships.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1894 · Requires certain conditions be met in order for school districts to provide their employees with tuition assistance for coursework or additional compensation upon acquisition of academic credits or completion of a degree program.

Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 37 days, 12–0 · did not pass the General Assembly