Education

Assembly Bill 4884 · "Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.

Sent December 10, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4890 · Provides for establishment of publicly-funded education savings accounts for use at educational institutions other than public elementary and secondary schools.

Sent December 10, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 3067 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent December 10, 2015 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 3221 · Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade to only six consecutive semesters of interscholastic eligibility after en

Sent December 10, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 3240 · Authorizes establishment of recovery high school alternative education programs.

Sent December 10, 2015 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4796 · Amends definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."

Sent December 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4798 · Waives annual teacher evaluation requirement for certain teachers who supervise student teachers.

Sent December 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4830 · Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.

Sent December 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4832 · Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade to only six consecutive semesters of interscholastic eligibility after en

Sent December 3, 2015 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4693 · Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism.

Sent November 16, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4753 · Provides that criminal history record checks for employees of nonpublic schools are mandatory and requires staff if formerly-exempt child care centers to undergo child abuse and criminal backround checks.*

Sent November 16, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4779 · Requires Commissioner of Education to declare educational state of emergency for certain districts with low proficiency rates in language arts and literacy and provides for corrective measures.

Sent November 16, 2015 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4682 · Exempts homeless student or student in resource family home who transfers between school districts after second year of high school from local graduation requirements.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4683 · Modifies process for renewals and revocations of charters under which charter schools operate.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 503 · Permits municipalities and school districts to contract for video monitoring systems to assist in enforcing law against unlawfully passing a school bus.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1594 · Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1687 · Permits students made homeless by act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend tuition-free the school district in which they resided prior to being homeless for two school years after the event.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2844 · Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.*

Sent November 9, 2015 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 2922 · Requires DOE on its website to link to Department of Treasury's website where list is maintained of all third party individuals and vendors employed or retained for work associated with State assessments.*

Sent November 9, 2015 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2923 · Requires school district or charter school to provide notification to parent or guardian of enrolled student on upcoming administration of State assessments or commercially-developed standardized assessments.

Sent November 9, 2015 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4614 · Makes fiscal year 2016 State supplemental appropriation and reduces State appropriation to transfer appropriation from preschool education aid to TPAF.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4633 · Establishes uniform timelines for charter schools to accept applications, conduct lottery, and notify parents of students' acceptance.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4634 · Permits charter school to limit admission to single gender, students at-risk of academic failure, students with disabilities, or English language learners.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4653 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Reported out after 168 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4654 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to solicit proposals from school districts willing to be certified as district of residence for students who reside on certain federal property.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4659 · Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations regarding Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4677 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,100,000 to DOE to provide additional State school aid to Manchester Regional School District.

Sent June 29, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4597 · Requires charter school to apply for new charter to open new school building or satellite campus.

Sent June 25, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4598 · Requires charter schools to disclose on website and recruitment materials certain information regarding staff certifications.

Sent June 25, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4599 · Requires State to make charter school payments for initial year of charter school's operation.

Sent June 25, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4567 · Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.

Sent June 18, 2015 · Reported out after 151 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4573 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $25,000,000 to DOE to provide additional State school aid to Paterson School District.

Sent June 18, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4543 · Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools.

Sent June 15, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4562 · Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.

Sent June 15, 2015 · Reported out after 182 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4513 · Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations related to use of educational technology in public school classrooms.

Sent June 11, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4472 · Requires school districts to inform DOE of number of students in certain out-of-State placements and number of students with individualized education programs identifying DHS or DCF for transition services.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4477 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4481 · Extends immunity from liability to nonprofit associations engaged in organizing, teaching, refereeing, or coaching sports activity under State law requiring protective eyewear for children who participate in certain sports.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4485 · Prohibits withholding of State school aid based on student participation rate on State assessments.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 295 · Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1895 · Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1987 · Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.

Sent June 1, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4414 · Requires exemption of certain students from administration of State assessments, and requires DOE notify districts of availability of certain assessment accommodations.*

Sent May 11, 2015 · Reported out after 38 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4415 · Establishes State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of bilingual proficiency.

Sent May 11, 2015 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4422 · Provides that school districts will present character awards to students during annual Week of Respect.

Sent May 11, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4427 · Extends voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.

Sent May 11, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1760 · Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements.

Sent May 11, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4351 · Establishes three-year moratorium on increases in charter school enrollment.

Sent May 7, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4352 · Prohibits DOE from regulating maximum salary amount school district may pay superintendent of schools and eliminates TPAF enrollment exception for certain certified superintendents and administrators.

Sent May 7, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 85 days

Assembly Bill 4354 · Requires employees of private entity with access to student information under contract with DOE, school districts, or charter schools to undergo criminal background check.

Sent May 7, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4359 · Requires that school district's request for permission to use unrecognized position title include list of abolished positions and positions in which there have been layoffs and detailed job descriptions for them.

Sent May 7, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4362 · Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.

Sent May 7, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4327 · Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent March 23, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4328 · Establishes Response to Intervention initiative in DOE to support and encourage school districts in implementation of Response to Intervention framework.

Sent March 23, 2015 · Reported out after 266 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4335 · Sets criteria for online learning provided to public school students.

Sent March 23, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1960 · Expands authority of certain schools to issue employment certificates to minors.

Sent March 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2716 · Requires that school district's request for permission to use unrecognized position title include list of abolished positions and positions in which there have been layoffs and detailed job descriptions for them.

Sent March 19, 2015 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 4287 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent March 16, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4288 · "Secure Schools for All Children Act"; establishes State aid program for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.

Sent March 16, 2015 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4268 · Establishes Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Task Force.

Sent March 2, 2015 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4226 · Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.

Sent February 24, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4247 · Allows individual appointed as State monitor to remain employed for more than two years without cancellation of retirement benefits.

Sent February 24, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4207 · Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.*

Sent February 23, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4209 · Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.

Sent February 23, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4212 · Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language for meeting high school graduation requirements.

Sent February 23, 2015 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4190 · Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4193 · Requires school districts and charter schools to provide educationally appropriate alternative activities to students not participating in administration of certain standardized assessments.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4119 · Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Reported out after 95 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4130 · Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Social Studies.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4134 · Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4136 · Provides that parent of nonpublic school pupil who lives more than 20 miles from school will receive payment toward transportation costs.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4165 · Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4044 · Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 308 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4061 · Requires students in grade 12 to pass United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4086 · Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2367 · Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.*

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 66 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 2484 · Requires DOE to conduct study on options and benefits of instituting later school start time in middle school and high school.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4023 · Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.

Sent December 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4031 · Eliminates requirement that school district grant up to two days with full pay for attendance at NJ Education Association convention; provides that granting of paid leave or reimbursement for professional development is subject to bargaining.

Sent December 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4036 · Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.*

Sent December 18, 2014 · Reported out after 333 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4037 · Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.

Sent December 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4038 · Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.

Sent December 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3990 · Requires various measures to address effects of low levels of lead exposure.

Sent December 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4003 · Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by school districts, county vocational school districts, county special services districts, jointure commissions, and private schools for students with disabilities to two percent.

Sent December 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4005 · Permits certain school districts to be monitored by DOE under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum every six years; requires development of electronic reporting system.

Sent December 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3970 · Authorizes county vocational school district to request county improvement authority to construct and issue bonds to finance school facilities project.

Sent December 11, 2014 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3921 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.*

Sent December 4, 2014 · Reported out after 347 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3937 · Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.

Sent December 4, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3878 · Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sent November 13, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3867 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.

Sent October 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3845 · Requires DOE to conduct study on options and benefits of instituting later school start time in middle school and high school.

Sent October 23, 2014 · Reported out after 147 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3861 · Requires school district or nonpublic school that is a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to certify that its student-athletes have completed character education program.

Sent October 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3814 · Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.

Sent October 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3797 · Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.

Sent October 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3811 · Eliminates contractual tenure for superintendents of schools and administrative principals and reinstates career tenure for these positions after employment of seven years or two contract terms, whichever is longer.

Sent October 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3761 · Prohibits student's individualized education program or 504 plan to include use of physical restraints or seclusion.

Sent October 2, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3781 · Revises criminal history record check procedures for school personnel to provide for communication of post-employment federal criminal record information received through participation in federal rap back program to Commissioner of Education.

Sent October 2, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3713 · Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.*

Sent September 22, 2014 · Reported out after 178 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3724 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.

Sent September 22, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3738 · Authorizes establishment of three pilot recovery alternative high schools that provide high school education and substance dependency plan of recovery to test the effectiveness of this model.*

Sent September 22, 2014 · Reported out after 231 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3667 · Places five-year limit on State control of any school district; requires local control to be returned in any area of district effectiveness under State intervention for which district meets 80 percent or more of standards.

Sent September 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3671 · Requires executive county superintendents to submit school district consolidation plan to Commissioner of Education within one year and every five years thereafter and commissioner to approve or modify plan within six months of submission.

Sent September 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3691 · Requires nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to a local law enforcement.

Sent September 18, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3569 · Requires unguarded exit doors in public school building to be equipped with alarms that detect unauthorized exit.

Sent September 11, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3601 · Requires DOE to create military-connected student identifier for inclusion in student-level database.

Sent September 11, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 284 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3613 · Renames "county vocational school districts" as "county career academies."

Sent September 11, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3500 · Requires local recreation departments and youth serving organizations to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.**

Sent July 11, 2014 · Reported out after 304 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3520 · Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.

Sent July 11, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 300 · Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.*

Sent July 11, 2014 · Reported out after 304 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1857 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.*

Sent July 11, 2014 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2032 · Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure that they incorporate modern computer science standards where appropriate.**

Sent July 11, 2014 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3462 · Provides that a school district may be placed under full or partial State intervention pursuant to the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) for no longer than five years.

Sent June 26, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3471 · Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.

Sent June 26, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1946 · Permits school district to request and receive from MVC name and address of student's parent or guardian to verify student's eligibility for enrollment in school district. *

Sent June 26, 2014 · Reported out after 123 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3426 · Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3430 · Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3434 · Requires boards of education to annually conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3439 · Allows gross income tax credit for contributions to nonprofit public school support organizations.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3440 · Requires State Board of Education to develop rigorous computer science curriculum guidelines and school districts to incorporate those guidelines in grades six through 12.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Reported out after 91 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3441 · Permits school district to request and receive from MVC name and address of student's parent or guardian to verify student's eligibility for enrollment in school district. *

Sent June 23, 2014 · Reported out after 126 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3443 · Requires New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to require criminal history records check for person to serve as official at athletic events sanctioned by association.

Sent June 23, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3399 · Exempts school district employees in certain counties from requirement to reside in State as pilot project; requires DOE report.

Sent June 12, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3360 · Requires each school district with middle school or high school to establish food services advisory committee to consider menu options that reflect students' cultural, traditional, and dietary preferences.*

Sent June 9, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3373 · Designates cheerleading as interscholastic sport; requires safety harness at health clubs with members who are cheerleaders.

Sent June 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3380 · Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

Sent June 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3388 · Establishes "County Career Technical Education Annual Recognition Awards" to annually recognize best programs implemented by county vocational school districts.

Sent June 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3268 · 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 least150 days.

Sent June 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3307 · Requires fire suppression systems in all elementary and secondary schools 12,000 square feet or larger.

Sent June 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3312 · Provides that students attending a choice district may only play interscholastic sports on sending district sports teams unless sending district does not offer a sport that the choice district offers.

Sent June 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3327 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop lists of approved testing vendors and commercially-developed standardized assessments for use by public school districts.

Sent June 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3346 · Allows reemployment by school district of TPAF retiree as coach of athletic activity when compensation is under $10,000.

Sent June 5, 2014 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3224 · Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.*

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 158 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3226 · Modifies various aspects of the charter school program, including authorization, regulation, and monitoring of charter schools; appropriates $250,000 from General Fund to DOE.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3256 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess the appropriate endorsement to the instructional certificate, and includes a "grandfather" provision.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 112 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3334 · Requires New Jersey School Report Card to include indicators of student career readiness.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3335 · Requires preparation programs for teachers and school counselors to include programming to improve student career readiness.*

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3336 · Authorizes the EDA to issue additional $50,000,000 in bonds to provide grants for certain county vocational school district facilities projects and increases debt service district aid percentage for such projects.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3337 · Establishes four-year County Vocational School District Partnership Grant Program in DOE.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3338 · Allows school districts and requires public colleges to enter into dual enrollment agreements to provide college-level instruction to high school students through courses offered on college or high school campuses.*

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3339 · Provides that if a career and technical education program of a school district is taught in an industry setting, off-site location will be exempt from certain State regulations.*

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3340 · Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3341 · Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.

Sent May 22, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3134 · Provides county vocational school districts with the authority to name themselves in a manner that more accurately reflects their mission.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3147 · Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter school.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Reported out after 130 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3152 · Provides that school districts must ensure that students with disabilities have opportunities to participate in athletic activities equal to those of other students.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3158 · Directs Commissioner of Education to establish full-day kindergarten through grade three school in Trenton modeled on Princeton Day School, for Mercer County residents.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3171 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3187 · Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3190 · Requires public schools to include instruction on cursive handwriting.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3204 · Requires public schools to include instruction on personal financial literacy as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 225 · Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.

Sent May 15, 2014 · Reported out after 147 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3077 · Requires school districts and charter schools to annually provide to parents or guardians of enrolled students information on certain tests to be administered during the school year.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Reported out after 154 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3079 · Prohibits administration of standardized assessments in kindergarten through second grade.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Reported out after 280 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3080 · Requires that if a school district satisfies 80% or more of the required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, the State must return that area to local control.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3081 · Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays implementation of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3088 · Defines a day in session for purposes of a school district's receipt of State school aid.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3107 · Extends limit for nonpublic school busing to 30 miles in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren Counties, and requires existing bus stops to be used.

Sent May 8, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2957 · Lowers age of compulsory school attendance to age five and requires that all school districts establish kindergarten programs.

Sent March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2994 · 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 March 24, 2014 · Reported out after 602 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3017 · 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 March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3018 · Provides explicit authorization for the Schools Development Authority to use the design/build/operate/maintain procurement model for school facilities projects.

Sent March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3038 · Includes adjustment aid in calculation of districts' payments to charter schools under certain circumstances.

Sent March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3054 · 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 March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3055 · Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.

Sent March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2923 · Establishes crimes of operating school bus with suspended or revoked driving privileges and being involved in accident causing bodily injury; permanently prohibits passenger and school bus CDL endorsements for persons convicted of those crimes.

Sent March 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2929 · Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.

Sent March 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2930 · Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.

Sent March 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2901 · Provides that teaching staff member's annual summative evaluation rating for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years will not include a student growth percentile; delays use of certain assessment.

Sent March 13, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 63 days

Assembly Bill 2902 · Requires executive county superintendent to provide financial and educational information regarding formation of all purpose regional school district to districts proposing a withdrawal from or dissolution of a limited purpose regional school district.

Sent March 13, 2014 · Reported out after 193 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2792 · Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish a county-wide school calendar.

Sent March 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2797 · 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 March 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2876 · Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.

Sent March 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2889 · 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 March 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2740 · Eliminates school district budget per pupil administrative cost limits.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Reported out after 681 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 373 · Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sent February 24, 2014 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 2699 · Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.*

Sent February 24, 2014 · Reported out after 227 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2701 · Requires an application fee to be paid to the DOE when applying to establish a charter school.

Sent February 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2723 · Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.

Sent February 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2724 · Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.

Sent February 24, 2014 · Reported out after 210 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2732 · Requires that a teacher's evaluation take into consideration the degree of parental involvement and the impact it has on student achievement.

Sent February 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2597 · Provides that beginning with the 2016-2017 grade nine class, Advanced Placement computer science course may satisfy a part of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation.*

Sent February 20, 2014 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2606 · Prohibits school districts from declaring as absent child performers who meet certain criteria.

Sent February 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2647 · Establishes maximum payment to virtual charter schools and requires State to pay portion of costs for first five years.

Sent February 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2650 · Excludes from State gross income tax certain payments made to the families of victims of school violence.

Sent February 20, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2496 · Authorizes retired law enforcement officers to provide security in public schools.

Sent February 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2527 · Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.

Sent February 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2556 · Requires public schools to include instruction on oral health as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent February 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2566 · Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school and summer programs; appropriates $60,000.

Sent February 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2573 · The "Save the Hudson River Palisades Act."

Sent February 10, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

Assembly Bill 2338 · Establishes pilot program for municipalities and school districts to contract for video monitoring systems to assist in enforcing law against unlawfully passing a school bus.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2339 · Directs Commissioner of Education to study curriculum requirements for geography education in high school.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2365 · Requires private vocational schools to provide adequate written notification when planning to close facilities.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2375 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to convene meeting when a constituent municipality in a regional school district is impacted by natural or other disaster; provides for temporary modification of tax levy apportionment methodology.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2379 · Requires school districts to include information on reproductive coercion as part of the dating violence education program.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2390 · Establishes Extended School Day and School Year Study Commission.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2391 · Establishes Innovation Grant Program and authorizes tax credits for contributions to Innovation Fund; appropriates $5 million to DOE.

Sent February 6, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2205 · Directs Commissioner of Education to establish guidelines limiting amount of time students spend on school bus.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2212 · Requires school districts and school bus contractors to ensure that school bus drivers are familiar with assigned route.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2216 · Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2224 · Permits a student to participate in sex-segregated school activities and use facilities consistent with the student's gender identity.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 273 days

Assembly Bill 2260 · Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 122 · Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 134 · Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 149 · Exempts employees and school board members of federal impact aid districts from certain out-of-state travel restrictions.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 161 · "Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 169 · Concerns criminal background checks for certain school employees.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 233 · Provides that a school business administrator appointed by a school district after a certain date will not be eligible for tenure and may be dismissed pursuant to the terms of the employment contract.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 234 · Requires school districts to provide instruction on awareness of eating disorders as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 267 · Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 288 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 289 · Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 304 · Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 305 · Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 284 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 310 · Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 311 · 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 16, 2014 · Reported out after 266 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 330 · Permits boards of education to convey certain school property to nonprofit senior citizen organizations for nominal consideration.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 346 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 363 · Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 372 · Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 380 · Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 398 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 433 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 436 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 439 · Permits release of certain student information.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 440 · Revises the dates for submission and approval of school district applications for designation as a choice district.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 442 · 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 January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 446 · Clarifies that teachers and professional support staff employed in charter schools and other public schools must meet the same certification requirements.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 447 · Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 669 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 448 · Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 364 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 481 · Permits charter school to limit admission to students with a substance abuse or dependence disorder.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 484 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 520 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 547 · Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 565 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 577 · Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 581 · Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 599 · 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 January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 607 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers and additional modifications of the charter school program.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 608 · Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 612 · "School Children First Act"; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires principal consent for teacher placement; eliminates certain seniority rights.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 624 · Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 652 · Requires reporting of public high school, district and Statewide drop-out and graduation rates.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 817 · Permits boards of education to establish donated leave programs for their employees as an alternative to the sick leave banks which are currently permitted by law.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 848 · Requires State Board of Education to include training in mental health as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 912 · Increases the types of matters eligible to be voted upon by a sending district representative on a receiving district board of education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 916 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 928 · Authorizes Commissioner of Education to approve waiver of salary cap for school district superintendent under certain circumstances.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 934 · Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 940 · Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.*

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 266 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 946 · Modifies timeframe during which charter school applications are submitted to and approved by DOE.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 948 · Requires a board of education to consult with appropriate nonpublic school representatives prior to any change in the provision of nursing services.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 950 · Creates corporate business tax and gross income tax credits to fund education enrichment demonstration program.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 959 · Requires percentage of motor vehicle fines be used to support safe routes to school initiatives.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 969 · Requires State Board of Education to adopt standards and benchmarks of performance for the improvement of teacher preparation programs and teacher certification candidates who complete the programs, and develop a program rating system.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 970 · Establishes Flexible Pathways Initiative in the Department of Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 973 · Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 990 · Establishes Common Core State Standards Evaluation Task Force; delays use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers until task force submits final report.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 119 days

Assembly Bill 1015 · Permits a student to participate in certain voluntary surveys if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents; limits use of information obtained from survey.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1016 · 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 January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1026 · Alters the amount school district may charge parents when it elects to offer empty seats on a school bus to students who live less than remote from school along established bus routes.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1029 · Requires training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on interacting with students with special needs, and requires development and use of student information cards.*

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 238 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1037 · Codifies current State Board of Education regulations which limit who may serve as case managers for students with disabilities to members of child study teams and certain speech-language specialists.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1052 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $7,000,000 to DOE to reinstate nonpublic technology initiative aid.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1068 · Appropriates $3.963 million from General Fund to DOE for nonpublic nursing services aid.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1082 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1103 · Establishes Office of the Special Education Ombudsman in DOE.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 518 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1117 · Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1166 · Provides New Jersey certification as a school administrator or principal to any applicant with similar certification in another State.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1193 · Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1197 · Modifies school funding law to incorporate recommendations of DOE's Education Funding Report.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1265 · Authorizes board of education to pay stipend to superintendent for performance of additional duties.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1276 · Provides State transportation aid incentive to support shared services agreements between municipalities and districts with efficient transportation systems for the provision of public school hazardous busing.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1286 · Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 238 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1302 · Allows school district to teach about traditional winter celebrations, display holiday symbols on school property, and include musical selections with religious themes.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1349 · Revises penalties for a school bus driver who leaves a pupil on a school bus at the end of his route.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1376 · Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1380 · Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1402 · Limits the amount of aid-in-lieu-of transportation provided to certain families of nonpublic students.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1403 · Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1411 · Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1429 · Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning electronic communications between employees and students.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 25 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1431 · Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 504 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 1432 · Requires school bus transporting students using wheelchairs to be equipped with four-point securement system; requires school bus operator to secure students using wheelchairs.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1450 · Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1455 · Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 669 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1464 · 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 costs per pupil.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1466 · Allows for waiver of school bus requirements for mobility assistance vehicle technicians who transport students with medical needs to and from school.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 249 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1467 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 11 days

Assembly Bill 1468 · Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure they incorporate standards regarding engineering where appropriate.*

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 249 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 1472 · Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1476 · Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 25 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1486 · Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1499 · Requires school business administrator to annually report to board of education on district contracts.*

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 249 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1500 · Eliminates State aid growth limit for school districts in which individuals age 65 and over comprise at least 33.3 percent of the population.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1505 · Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for municipalities and counties.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1506 · Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1527 · Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include unsupervised door-to-door sales by students.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1560 · Provides school district tax levy cap adjustment for certain special education costs; limits sending district per pupil tuition increase to 2%; and provides increased representation on receiving board of education for certain sending districts.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1632 · Allows gross income tax deduction for expenses associated with enrollment in nonpublic schools.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1636 · Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1651 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1656 · Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1785 · The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1795 · Develops evaluation procedure for classroom teachers and requires establishment of lead teacher endorsement.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1805 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to18 years old; increases fine on parent of truant student; and requires truant student to complete community service requirement.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1806 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1809 · Requires each charter school to annually employ teachers who hold special education endorsements.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1830 · 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 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1831 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1853 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 480 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1856 · Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1905 · Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1923 · Prohibits school districts from accessing a school-issued electronic communication device to monitor student conduct outside of school property.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1981 · Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1990 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1996 · Establishes a magnet school pilot program in DOE.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1998 · Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2051 · "Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to entities contributing to scholarships for low-income children; appropriates $1,500,000 to Treasury.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2058 · Requires school districts to provide instruction on responsible use of social media for middle school students as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Technology.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 42 days

Assembly Bill 2070 · Requires completion of a computer science class as part of the high school graduation requirements.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2072 · Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation.*

Sent January 16, 2014 · Reported out after 119 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2075 · Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2091 · Eliminates the office of the executive county superintendent of schools and transfers all the duties of that office to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2109 · 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 January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2116 · Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2123 · Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2125 · Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2129 · Limits tuition increase in school district sending-receiving relationships to percentage increase in State aid and tax levy of sending school district and prohibits severance of such relationships currently in effect.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2132 · Requires design of new public schools to incorporate green building practices.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2188 · Provides additional State school aid to certain districts with expenditures below districts' adequacy threshold.

Sent January 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days