Education

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

Sent June 29, 2015 · Reported out after 168 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 3058 · 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

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 June 29, 2015 · Reported out after 140 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 3039 · Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations related to use of educational technology in public school classrooms.

Sent June 22, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4148 · Provides an excused absence on Veterans Day for pupil who participates in certain activities for veterans or active duty members of United States Armed Forces or New Jersey National Guard.

Sent June 15, 2015 · Reported out after 182 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 June 15, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 3029 · Establishes school breakfast kiosk pilot program.

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

Senate Bill 3006 · Mandates public school teachers complete professional development related to appropriate professional teacher-student relationships.

Sent June 11, 2015 · Reported out after 186 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2955 · Establishes independent Office of Comptroller of Education and removes authority of State Comptroller with regard to oversight of boards of education.

Sent June 8, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2966 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent June 8, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2868 · Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.

Sent May 14, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2881 · Prohibits withholding of State school aid based on student participation rate on State assessments.

Sent May 14, 2015 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2887 · Establishes three-year moratorium on increases in charter school enrollment.

Sent May 14, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2889 · "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 May 14, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2921 · 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 14, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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 May 14, 2015 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, 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 May 14, 2015 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

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

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

Sent May 7, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2852 · Establishes P-20 Workforce Development Advisory Council to advise various State agencies of workforce development needs.

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

Senate Bill 2798 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent March 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 277 days

Senate Bill 2805 · Requires coach of interscholastic sports team to provide athletic director with certification that no one associated with team was involved in player recruitment.

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

Senate Bill 2814 · Increases nonpublic pupil transportation to 30 miles from the pupil's residence.

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

Senate Bill 2817 · Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.

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

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

Sent March 9, 2015 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

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 March 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent March 9, 2015 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2774 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

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

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 24, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2765 · 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 February 24, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2766 · Prohibits administration of standardized assessments in kindergarten through second grade.

Sent February 24, 2015 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2767 · Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.

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

Senate Bill 2768 · Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.

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

Senate Bill 2746 · Allows board of education to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.

Sent February 9, 2015 · Reported out after 122 days · did not pass the Senate

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

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

Senate Bill 2727 · Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Reported out after 284 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2731 · Provides an excused absence on Veterans Day for pupil who participates in certain activities for veterans or active duty members of United States Armed Forces or New Jersey National Guard.

Sent February 5, 2015 · Reported out after 312 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2732 · Requires students in grade 12 to pass United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.

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

Senate Bill 2712 · Requires school business administrator to annually report to board of education on district contracts.

Sent January 29, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the Senate

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 January 29, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2700 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $12,960,000 to DOE for additional State aid to certain school districts.

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

Senate Bill 2673 · Establishes teacher recruitment grant program in DOE; appropriates $6 million to DOE.

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

Senate Bill 2682 · Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.

Sent December 22, 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 December 18, 2014 · Reported out after 175 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent December 18, 2014 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 December 18, 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 December 18, 2014 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2669 · Establishes "breakfast after the bell" incentive fund.

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

Senate Bill 2670 · Provides supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to Rutgers University - Camden for support of Citizenship Rutgers events.

Sent December 18, 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 December 15, 2014 · Reported out after 178 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2650 · Requires various measures to address effects of low levels of lead exposure.

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

Senate Bill 2657 · Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.

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

Senate Bill 2658 · 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

Senate Bill 2659 · Authorizes county vocational school district to request county improvement authority to construct and issue bonds to finance school facilities project.

Sent December 15, 2014 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2616 · Establishes Commission on Career and Technical Education and creates initiatives that promote career and technical education programs in State.

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

Senate Bill 2633 · Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.*

Sent December 11, 2014 · Reported out after 368 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 2641 · 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 December 11, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2584 · Requires annual suicide prevention instruction for public school teaching staff members as part of professional development requirement.

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

Senate Bill 2601 · Allows student with disability to bring service animal on school bus.

Sent December 8, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 36 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2607 · Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.

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

Assembly Bill 1667 · Permits child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in school district where child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.

Sent December 1, 2014 · Reported out after 378 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2566 · Provides additional State aid to county colleges for students enrolled in postsecondary career and technical education certificate programs.

Sent December 1, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2530 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.

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

Senate Bill 2556 · 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 October 27, 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 October 23, 2014 · Reported out after 98 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2528 · Requires boards of education to annually conduct comprehensive eye examinations for second grade students.

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

Senate Bill 2513 · Establishes Task Force on Engineering Curriculum and Instruction.

Sent October 16, 2014 · Reported out after 203 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2476 · Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.

Sent October 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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 October 14, 2014 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent October 9, 2014 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2439 · Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.

Sent October 9, 2014 · Reported out after 53 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2425 · 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 September 22, 2014 · Reported out after 129 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2426 · 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 September 22, 2014 · Reported out after 448 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2428 · Provides county vocational school districts with the authority to name themselves in a manner that more accurately reflects their mission.

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

Senate Bill 2388 · Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.

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

Senate Bill 2390 · Requires pupil transportation for certain kindergarten students attending enrichment programs.

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

Senate Bill 2394 · Prohibits student's individualized education program or 504 plan to include use of physical restraints or seclusion.

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

Senate Bill 2404 · 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

Senate Bill 2410 · Provides supplemental appropriation of $85,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DCA for consolidation study of certain school districts in Atlantic County.

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

Assembly Bill 1264 · Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.

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

Senate Bill 2319 · Modifies various aspects of charter school program, including authorization, regulation, and monitoring; appropriates $250,000 to DOE for expenses of charter school authorizing board.

Sent July 31, 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 June 30, 2014 · Reported out after 532 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent June 30, 2014 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent June 30, 2014 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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

Sent June 30, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 80 days · then passed the Senate, 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 June 30, 2014 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, 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 June 30, 2014 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the Senate, 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 June 30, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

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

Sent June 30, 2014 · Moved on without a report after 80 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2271 · 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 June 26, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2275 · Designates cheerleading as interscholastic sport; requires safety harness at health clubs with members who are cheerleaders.

Sent June 26, 2014 · Reported out after 315 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2245 · 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 June 23, 2014 · Reported out after 220 days · did not pass the Senate

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 June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2176 · Establishes Statewide Assessment Review Task Force.

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

Senate Bill 2185 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts and higher education institutions.

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

Senate Bill 2189 · Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter school.

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

Senate Bill 2194 · Establishes tiered-preference system for purchase of agricultural products by school districts.

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

Senate Bill 2221 · "School Children First Act"; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires principal consent for teacher placement; eliminates certain seniority rights.

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

Senate Bill 2223 · 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 June 16, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2224 · Requires New Jersey School Report Card to include indicators of student career readiness.

Sent June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2225 · Requires preparation programs for teachers and school counselors to include programming to improve student career readiness. *

Sent June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2226 · 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 June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2227 · 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 June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2228 · Establishes four-year County Vocational School District Partnership Grant Program in DOE.

Sent June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2229 · Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.

Sent June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2230 · Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.

Sent June 16, 2014 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2154 · Creates Education Reform Review Task Force; delays certain uses of certain assessments and certain changes to teacher evaluation system.

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

Senate Bill 2155 · Permits a child whose parent or guardian is ordered into active military service to remain enrolled in the school district where the child's parent or guardian resided prior to active military service.

Sent June 9, 2014 · Reported out after 553 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2160 · 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 June 9, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2161 · 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 June 9, 2014 · Reported out after 553 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent June 2, 2014 · Reported out after 182 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 2641 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.

Sent June 2, 2014 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2091 · Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sent May 19, 2014 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2092 · Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.

Sent May 19, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2094 · Requires fire suppression systems in all elementary and secondary schools 12,000 square feet or larger.

Sent May 19, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2118 · Requires DOE to provide certain information regarding school peer groupings.

Sent May 19, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2079 · 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 12, 2014 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2023 · 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 May 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2024 · Requires the establishment of a prequalification process for prospective bidders on public school district transportation contracts.

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

Senate Bill 2029 · 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 May 5, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent May 5, 2014 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2042 · Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.

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

Senate Bill 2058 · 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 May 5, 2014 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1931 · Makes changes to the School Ethics Act.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1932 · Establishes the School District Governance Study Commission.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1950 · Establishes three regional superintendents of schools and eliminates the position of executive county superintendent of schools.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1965 · Expands school breakfast program to all schools with 5% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1973 · Requires local recreation departments and youth serving organizations to have defibrillators for youth athletic events.**

Sent April 28, 2014 · Reported out after 409 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1986 · Requires school facilities projects to maintain the character of historic school facilities.

Sent April 28, 2014 · 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 April 28, 2014 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1988 · Requires a board of education to consult with appropriate nonpublic school representatives prior to any change in the provision of nursing services.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Reported out after 143 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2000 · Prohibits school district from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Reported out after 217 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 2006 · Requires candidates for teacher certification to complete technology training program.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2011 · Abigail's Law; requires that newly-manufactured school buses be equipped with sensors.

Sent April 28, 2014 · Reported out after 409 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1888 · Prohibits a student from participating in high school graduation ceremonies unless the student has completed all graduation requirements.

Sent March 27, 2014 · 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 March 27, 2014 · Reported out after 175 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1897 · Encourages the establishment of "breakfast after the bell" programs in school districts, public school, and nonpublic schools participating in the federal school breakfast program.

Sent March 27, 2014 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1903 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.

Sent March 27, 2014 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the Senate

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

Sent March 24, 2014 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 679 · Encourages the establishment of "breakfast after the bell" programs in school districts, public school, and nonpublic schools participating in the federal school breakfast program.*

Sent March 24, 2014 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Assembly Bill 1796 · Prohibits school district from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent.

Sent March 24, 2014 · Reported out after 252 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1805 · Allows individual appointed as State monitor to remain employed for more than two years without cancellation of retirement benefits.

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

Senate Bill 1821 · Requires that school districts use a model contract developed by the Commissioner of Education when employing a superintendent of schools.

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

Senate Bill 1822 · 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 March 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1823 · Clarifies school district employees subject to statutory provisions concerning supplemental compensation for unused sick leave and vacation carry forward requirements.

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

Senate Bill 1841 · 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 24, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1855 · Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.

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

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 March 24, 2014 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1623 · Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1641 · Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1674 · Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1676 · Establishes Autism Education Council.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1685 · Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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 March 17, 2014 · Reported out after 259 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1693 · 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 March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1694 · Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1728 · Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1746 · Permits boards of education to convey certain school property to nonprofit senior citizen organizations for nominal consideration.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1747 · Provides for full State funding of the special education costs of students who reside in resource family homes.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1753 · Exempts certain New Jersey teachers' purchase of qualified teaching materials from sales and use tax.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1755 · Provides additional State school aid to certain districts with expenditures below districts' adequacy threshold.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1759 · Requires school districts to provide information to high school students on cancers of the reproductive system as part of the health curriculum.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent March 17, 2014 · Reported out after 318 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1761 · Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1763 · Requires school districts to notify DOE whenever law enforcement is called to respond to incident occurring at school.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1766 · Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Reported out after 609 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1793 · Modifies tax levy apportionment methodology in certain school districts; restricts authority for certain municipalities to enter long-term tax exemption agreements.

Sent March 17, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1309 · Allows school district to teach about traditional winter celebrations, display holiday symbols on school property, and include musical selections with religious themes.

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

Senate Bill 1442 · 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 February 27, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1443 · Requires school bus safety instruction in all school districts which provide pupil transportation.

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

Senate Bill 1501 · Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements.

Sent February 27, 2014 · Reported out after 655 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1581 · Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.

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

Senate Bill 1583 · Requires public school districts to provide an annual, in-school community service opportunity for high school pupils; requires DOE to include community service statistics in annual school report card.

Sent February 27, 2014 · 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 February 27, 2014 · Reported out after 434 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 1596 · Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.

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

Senate Bill 1267 · Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1268 · Modifies timeframe during which charter school applications are submitted to and approved by DOE.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1269 · Requires nonpublic secondary schools and independent institutions of higher education to make payment to school districts for educational costs of students residing in tax-exempt housing upon adoption of resolution by municipal governing body.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1274 · Provides that any superintendent salary caps adopted by the commissioner will apply to charter school administrators.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1275 · Establishes loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields to redeem loan amounts received under New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in certain failing schools.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Reported out after 279 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1276 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Reported out after 279 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 1284 · Provides additional State school aid to, and increases tax levy growth limitation for, certain school districts experiencing significant increase in tuition costs, appropriates $1,719,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.

Sent February 25, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1039 · Requires teacher preparation program for instuctional certificate to include certain amount of instruction or clinical experience in special education and for students with disabilities endorsement to include credit hours in autism spectrum disorder.*

Sent January 30, 2014 · Reported out after 655 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1042 · Provides that expression of a political view or of a personal opinion on a school district budget by school board member does not constitute action that may form the basis of a school ethics complaint.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1043 · Authorizes a school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional school spending for the budget year and the subsequent budget year.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1049 · Concerns school bus safety inspections.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1100 · Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1106 · The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1124 · Requires superintendent to assume responsibilities of principal in certain school districts.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1142 · 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 January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1151 · Requires medical examination and submission of student work portfolios for home-schooled children; provides that children under supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.

Sent January 30, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 954 · Modifies school funding law to incorporate recommendations of DOE's Education Funding Report and Educational Adequacy Report.

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

Senate Bill 960 · Establishes the four-year "New Jersey Early Innovation Inspiration School Grant Pilot Program" in DOE to fund non-traditional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs for students in grades K through 8.

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

Senate Bill 962 · Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.

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

Senate Bill 966 · Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.

Sent January 27, 2014 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 989 · Establishes 12-month moratorium on establishment of new virtual charter schools and creates Virtual Charter School Task Force.

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

Senate Bill 102 · Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 103 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 108 · Requires public schools to include instruction on the events relating to September 11, 2001 and the death of Osama bin Laden, as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 110 · Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 112 · Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 125 · Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.*

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 146 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 135 · Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by the DOE every seven years rather than every three years.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 149 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 155 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 158 · Requires in public schools instruction on the contributions of United States veterans and the observance of patriotic exercises on certain holidays.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 165 · Authorizes a teacher leader endorsement to the instructional certificate.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 321 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 168 · Requires simple majority for proposal to increase school tax levy above tax levy growth limit.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 196 · Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 222 · 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 14, 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 January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 235 · 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 14, 2014 · Reported out after 156 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 250 · Authorizes school district hiring preference for veterans.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 253 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 256 · Authorizes the establishment of federal impact aid reserve account.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 263 · Permits a board of education to adopt a salary policy of up to five years.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 267 · Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 272 · Eliminates State aid growth limit for school districts in which individuals age 65 and over comprise more than 33.3 percent of the population.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 274 · 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 14, 2014 · Reported out after 513 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 283 · Establishes the "Private Investment in Public Education Fund."

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 284 · Specifies certain requirements for approval of a charter school application.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 285 · Requires binding arbitration to determine contested cases involving dismissal or reduction in compensation of tenured public school employees.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 286 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 289 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to ameliorate disparities among school districts with respect to educational technology.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 291 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 380 days · then passed the Senate

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

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 156 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 322 · Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 323 · Allows nonpublic schools to participate in joint purchasing agreements entered into by two or more school districts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 72 days

Senate Bill 331 · Requires Commissioner of Education to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on school districts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 338 · Eliminates the office of the executive couny superintendent of schools and transfers all the duties of that office to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 346 · Requires DCA to establish school security construction code applicable to construction of new public school facilities and school additions.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 357 · Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 391 · Requires two-way communications equipment on school buses.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 426 · Requires school districts to allow nonpublic school students to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 433 · Provides for designation of new charter school authorizers.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 434 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 436 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 440 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 441 · Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning electronic communications between employees and students.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 443 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 445 · Establishes Response to Intervention initiative in DOE to support and encourage school districts in implementation of Response to Intervention framework.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 671 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 446 · Requires DOE to train teachers and administrators and monitor districts on bias and discrimination in special education classification.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 447 · Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 671 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 448 · Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 449 · Creates corporate business tax and gross income tax credits to fund education enrichment demonstration program.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 450 · Authorizes public schools to serve to students certain produce grown in community garden.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 451 · Establishes Office of the Special Education Ombudsman in DOE.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 478 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 464 · Establishes annual sales tax holiday during first weekend of August for certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 85 days

Senate Bill 490 · Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 500 · Concerns subcontracting agreements entered into by public school districts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 513 days · then passed the Senate

Senate Bill 511 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 520 · Establishes loan redemption program for teachers to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public or nonpublic schools in New Jersey.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 16 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 527 · Provides local board of education with approval authority of charter school application.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 535 · Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 544 · Establishes Extended School Day and School Year Study Commission.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 565 · Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 568 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 569 · Establishes governance structure for county administrative school districts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 593 · Establishes Inspector General of Statewide Interscholastic Sports to monitor the operating and financial activities of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 596 · Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 625 · Clarifies calculation of at-risk weight in school funding formula.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 632 · Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 513 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 636 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 637 · Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 641 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 651 · Provides that a teaching staff member dismissed by a district due to a reduction in force who subsequently retires must be removed from preferred eligible lists and has no right of reemployment.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 658 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 699 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 679 · Allows establishment of county-wide purchasing system for certain school district services in certain counties; offers employment protections for certain food or custodial services employees; and regulates subcontracting by districts and public higher edu

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 683 · Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 694 · Directs Commissioner of Education to establish per pupil expenditure limits for classroom instruction, support services, and administrative costs.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 696 · Establishes the New Jersey State Commission on Education Reform to develop academic outcome-based per pupil public school funding amounts.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 700 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 701 · "Parent Empowerment and Choice Act"; enables parents to initiate reform in low performing schools through a petition process.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 721 · 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 January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 727 · "Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 742 · Requires that each school district conducting an interscholastic athletic program must employ one or more school athletic trainers.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 745 · Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 801 · Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Reported out after 321 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 810 · 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 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 823 · Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to develop career exploration report for students in grades 7 through 12.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 824 · Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for school districts, municipalities, and counties.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 892 · Directs the executive county superintendent of schools to select a new district of residence for students who reside on certain federal property who are not the dependent children of military personnel.

Sent January 14, 2014 · Stopped in committee after 0 days