Education

Senate Bill 2704 · Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.

Sent June 22, 2017 · Reported out after 165 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Senate Bill 2874 · Authorizes use of certain electric school buses.*

Sent June 22, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5023 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia and related conditions.

Sent June 19, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5024 · Establishes Child Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program in DOE to train school district staff to identify student victims.

Sent June 19, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4971 · Provides gross income tax credit for certain homeschooling expenses.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4977 · Requires school district's general fund tax levy account for at least 25 percent of school district's total general fund revenue; provides four-year phase-in.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4983 · Provides that public or nonpublic school employee who knowingly damages, disconnects, tampers, or interferes with operation of school emergency warning device is subject to civil penalty.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4984 · Includes accredited nonsectarian nonpublic schools not specifically approved for education of special education students on list of suitable placements for such students.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4987 · Expands definition of urban campus area; clarifies that employees of renaissance school project are in State-administered retirement system; provides greater flexibility in types of facilities which may be renaissance school projects.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4989 · Prohibits school bus from stopping for students at certain locations.

Sent June 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4888 · Provides that salary and other costs associated with Commissioner of Education's appointment of State monitor and other staff under "School District Fiscal Accountability Act" will be paid by State.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4902 · Permits choice districts to enroll students on tuition basis under certain circumstances.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4903 · Allows choice districts to enroll students on tuition basis under certain circumstances.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4904 · Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2757 · Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 3191 · Extends voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.

Sent June 1, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4836 · Requires public and nonpublic schools, local recreation departments, and youth serving organizations to have licensed athletic trainer present at youth athletic events that involve certain contact sports.

Sent May 18, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4837 · Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.

Sent May 18, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4858 · Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.

Sent May 18, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4860 · Prohibits person from buying, selling, making or altering, giving, issuing, obtaining or attempting to obtain high school transcripts with intent to deceive and establishes penalty.

Sent May 18, 2017 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4862 · Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete certain educational program at Rutgers University.

Sent May 18, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4772 · Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education and directs DOE to develop parent resource guide and select early intervention assessments for use in identifying language delays in deaf and hard of hearing children.

Sent May 11, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4779 · Provides gross income tax credit for certified teachers who incur expenses for classroom supplies.

Sent May 11, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4757 · Requires State to reimburse school districts for costs of transporting homeless students.

Sent March 23, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4760 · Establishes Task Force on Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities to study various issues including improving and streamlining tuition-setting process, funding, and fiscal accountability.

Sent March 23, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4177 · Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4726 · Provides immediate eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics for certain transfer students.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4737 · Requires candidates for certain teaching certificates to pass written test on foundations of teaching reading and diagnosing reading difficulties.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 990 · Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment

Sent March 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 991 · Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.

Sent March 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2138 · Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.

Sent March 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4645 · Requires sending district to allow student to transfer to recovery high school alternative education program, provided placement is considered clinically appropriate by alcohol and drug counselor.

Sent February 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4652 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for school districts regarding transgender students.

Sent February 28, 2017 · Moved on without a report after 114 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4615 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4599 · Requires public and nonpublic secondary schools to annually conduct written or verbal substance use screening on all students using a particular screening program.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1910 · Establishes Task Force on Safety in School Transportation.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2950 · Requires sending district to allow student to transfer to recovery high school alternative education program, provided placement is considered clinically appropriate by alcohol and drug counselor.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4585 · Provides for expedited appeal of school district's decision to deny access to student's service animal.

Sent February 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4538 · Authorizes use of electric school buses.

Sent January 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4546 · Directs State Board of Examiners to maintain list of certificate holders against whom the board has initiated certificate suspension or revocation proceedings.

Sent January 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4548 · Requires school district to admit child who is not resident of school district if grandparent resides in district and provides substantial afterschool care to child.

Sent January 30, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 211 · Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.*

Sent January 23, 2017 · Reported out after 115 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4500 · Requires certain ratios of school library media specialist to students in public schools.

Sent January 19, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4506 · Requires public schools, and nonpublic schools which receive federal funding, to provide students with information on rights afforded under Title IX, and provide contact information for Title IX coordinator.

Sent January 19, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4442 · Requires school districts, charter schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct and includes penalties for certain willful violations.

Sent January 10, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4453 · Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.

Sent January 10, 2017 · Reported out after 128 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 4457 · Provides certain immunity to board of director members and employees of private schools for students with disabilities if they report incidents of bullying in compliance with school policy.

Sent January 10, 2017 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2624 · Establishes Dual Enrollment Study Commission.*

Sent December 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4397 · Establishes School Asthma Protocol Task Force.

Sent December 15, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4411 · Provides that board of education may not exclude students with emotional or behavioral disorders from participating in summer programs.

Sent December 15, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4352 · Provides for elimination of newly formed non-operating school districts; establishes procedures for eliminating deficit that existed prior to merger; authorizes renting of school building for 10 years.

Sent December 5, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 56 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4358 · Requires school districts to maintain and pay premiums for student accident insurance.

Sent December 5, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4332 · Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.

Sent November 21, 2016 · Reported out after 196 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4333 · Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.

Sent November 21, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4318 · Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.

Sent November 14, 2016 · Reported out after 385 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4284 · Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*

Sent October 27, 2016 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4297 · Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual assembly commemorating September 11, 2001.

Sent October 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4260 · Directs DOE to develop Veterans in the Schools Program to teach students about military experiences of local veterans.

Sent October 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1474 · Requires teacher preparation program for instructional 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 October 20, 2016 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2323 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent October 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4233 · Requires high schools to offer computer science course.

Sent October 7, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4208 · Requires school districts to provide information to high school students on cancers of the reproductive system as part of the health curriculum.

Sent October 6, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4212 · Changes board of education voting requirements for appointment of superintendent of schools.

Sent October 6, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4225 · Requires DOH to establish comprehensive searchable website concerning educational programs and resources available to special education students.

Sent October 6, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4198 · Requires paraprofessionals employed by educational services commissions to receive by May 15 either contract for employment for next year or written notice that employment will not be offered.

Sent September 29, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4141 · Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.

Sent September 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4155 · Establishes Extended School Day and School Year Study Commission.

Sent September 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4175 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners for gifted and talented programs.

Sent September 19, 2016 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4177 · Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.

Sent September 19, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 182 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4063 · Limits use of student progress on standardized assessments to no more than 10 percent of overall evaluation.

Sent September 15, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4122 · Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.

Sent September 15, 2016 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4019 · Permits eligible students who are members of United States Armed Forces to wear military uniform at high school graduation.

Sent June 30, 2016 · Reported out after 137 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4023 · Requires public and nonpublic school to provide student with more information about NJ STARS Program and improve notification of potenial eligibilty.

Sent June 30, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4028 · Concerns speech rights of student journalists at public schools and public institutions of higher education.

Sent June 30, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 436 · Requires Department of Education to encourage boards of education to offer instruction in media literacy.

Sent June 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1144 · Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.

Sent June 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1451 · Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.

Sent June 27, 2016 · Reported out after 140 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2182 · Requires public and nonpublic school to provide student with more information about NJ STARS Program and improve notification of potenial eligibilty.

Sent June 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3923 · Provides adjustment to school district tax levy cap for expenditures associated with opening of new school facility during budget year.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3925 · Modifies various aspects of charter school program including approval, student admissions and enrollment procedures, and board of trustee membership.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3929 · Establishes State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3936 · "Student Online Personal Protection Act."

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 360 days

Assembly Bill 3940 · Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3944 · Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Reported out after 175 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3952 · Requires school districts to provide information on affirmative consent standard as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3953 · Provides that sensors required on newly-manufactured school buses be placed around bus in accordance with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidelines and will not be required until one year following enactment of original law.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3963 · Permits boards of education to convey certain school property to nonprofit senior citizen organizations for nominal consideration.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3964 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3976 · Requires Attorney General to provide assistance to public schools in legal proceedings related to reduction in federal aid in certain cases if school is compliant with NJ Law Against Discrimination.

Sent June 20, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3894 · Requires students to pass test identical to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics test as part of high school graduation requirements.

Sent June 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3898 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.

Sent June 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3830 · Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3839 · Requires school districts to notify State after receiving offer of assistance from federal government to address environmental issue.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3840 · Limits annual increase in tuition rates charged by county vocational school districts to two percent.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3844 · 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 June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3849 · Prohibits designation of certain assessments as high school graduation requirement during transitional period to new Statewide assessment system.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3854 · Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3855 · Requires DOE to train teachers and administrators and monitor districts on bias and discrimination in special education classification.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3856 · Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Reported out after 165 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3859 · Provides same military service credit for compensation purposes to noncertificated employees of school districts that is provided to certificated employees under current law.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3861 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3865 · Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3869 · Appropriates $50,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts that spend below adequacy.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3870 · Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Reported out after 256 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3875 · Requires charter school board member to reside in charter school's district of residence.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3879 · Requires school district to adopt policy allowing students in grades 9 through 12 who participate in certain interscholastic extracurricular activities to earn varsity letter.

Sent June 2, 2016 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 293 · Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.

Sent May 26, 2016 · Reported out after 357 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3780 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $103,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide preschool expansion aid to certain school districts.

Sent May 23, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3785 · Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.

Sent May 23, 2016 · Reported out after 203 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3790 · Limits expulsions and suspensions for students in preschool through grade 2 with certain exceptions; requires early detection and prevention programs for behavioral issues in preschool through grade 2.

Sent May 23, 2016 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3798 · Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.

Sent May 23, 2016 · Reported out after 360 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3799 · Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.

Sent May 23, 2016 · Reported out after 119 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3807 · 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 May 23, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3700 · Appropriates $5 million from General Fund to DOE for Bullying Prevention Fund.

Sent May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3702 · Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of State assessment.

Sent May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3729 · Requires course in civics or U.S. government as part of high school graduation requirements; requires school districts to use DOE's curriculum guidelines for civics.

Sent May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3752 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop best practices guidelines concerning student preparation for State assessments.

Sent May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3760 · 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 May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3766 · Provides list of various assessments to satisfy State high school graduation proficiency test requirement.

Sent May 19, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3629 · Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools and county colleges.

Sent April 14, 2016 · Reported out after 67 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3637 · Eliminates partial and full State intervention under New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.

Sent April 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3644 · Requires anti-bullying policy of public schools to include provision requiring principal to make preliminary determination and meet with parents of students involved in alleged bullying incident for that determination; extends time for investigating incid

Sent April 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3650 · Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.

Sent April 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3651 · Requires school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.

Sent April 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3652 · Establishes three-year nonpublic school pupil transportation pilot program in Lakewood School District to provide funding to consortium of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for district's mandated nonpublic school busing.

Sent April 14, 2016 · Moved on without a report after 67 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3655 · Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.*

Sent April 14, 2016 · Reported out after 417 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3494 · 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 April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3498 · Includes adjustment aid in calculation of districts' payments to charter schools under certain circumstances.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3508 · 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 April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3512 · Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3521 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide supplemental reading instruction to students in grades K through 3.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Reported out after 427 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3528 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $103,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide preschool expansion aid to certain school districts.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3531 · "Early Childhood Innovation Act"; establishes early childhood innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3535 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $30,482,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to certain school districts affected by State aid growth limit.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3544 · Requires explanatory statement on ballot question for school district capital projects to include certain information.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3569 · Amends definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3573 · Establishes "County Career Technical Education Annual Recognition Awards" to annually recognize best programs implemented by county vocational school districts.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3579 · Requires minimum geographic cost adjustment for school districts in all counties.

Sent April 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3472 · Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.

Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3481 · Requires school districts to employ a certain number of student assistance coordinators based on district enrollment.

Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 86 · Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools and county colleges.*

Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 177 · Establishes Task Force on School District Regionalization.

Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 381 · Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits interscholastic eligibility of certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade for athletic advantage.*

Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 792 · Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population.

Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 336 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3420 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $122,200,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to provide additional State school aid to school districts with equalized school tax rate greater than specified threshold.

Sent March 7, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3425 · Requires public and nonpublic schools, local recreation departments, and youth serving organizations to have licensed athletic trainer present at youth athletic events.

Sent March 7, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3444 · "The Smarter Lunchroom Act;" promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias.

Sent March 7, 2016 · Reported out after 437 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3449 · Provides excused absence for student who participates in State Agricultural Convention to receive recognition award.

Sent March 7, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3465 · Requires boards of education to conduct student vision screenings that include evaluation of visual acuity and binocular vision.

Sent March 7, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3369 · Establishes Department of Early Childhood.

Sent March 3, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3370 · Extends voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.

Sent March 3, 2016 · Reported out after 459 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3396 · Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.

Sent March 3, 2016 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 3148 · Authorizes school district hiring preference for veterans.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3170 · Establishes "New Jersey Works Dual Enrollment Option Program."

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3171 · Requires school districts to pay advanced placement examination fees for certain students and the State to reimburse school districts for the cost.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3175 · Establishes Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Task Force.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3240 · Requires certain employees and candidates for public school employment or service and youth camp employees to undergo child abuse record information check.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3244 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to provide assistive technology to elementary and middle school students with dyslexia.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 490 days

Assembly Bill 3248 · Directs Attorney General to establish "Student-Athlete's Bill of Rights" for interscholastic sports teams similar to requirement that Attorney General establish "Pledge's Bill of Rights" for fraternities and sororities at institutions of higher education.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3253 · Provides that public school used as polling place may not be open for classes on day of election.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3254 · 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 February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3255 · 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 February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3257 · Requires nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to a local law enforcement.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3258 · Requires public and nonpublic school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3264 · 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 February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3268 · Prohibits cloud computing service providers from disclosing data collected from public, private, or charter schools.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3297 · Establishes independent Office of Comptroller of Education and removes authority of State Comptroller with regard to oversight of boards of education.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3300 · Requires percentage of motor vehicle fines be used to support safe routes to school initiatives.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3307 · Allows school district to teach about traditional winter celebrations, display holiday symbols on school property, and include musical selections with religious themes.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3309 · 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 February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3310 · 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 February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3321 · "Empower the Principal Act"; eliminates local school superintendents and prohibits schools from having more than one assitant or vice-principal.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3331 · Requires school districts and charter schools to provide educationally appropriate alternative activities to students not participating in administration of certain standardized assessments.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3347 · Establishes New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy in Department of Education and requires school districts to designate school safety specialist.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3348 · Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3349 · Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3350 · Establishes a charter school review board in DOE to review charter school applications and modifies aspects of the charter school program including approval, monitoring, and evaluation of charter schools.

Sent February 22, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3079 · Requires certain coaches to successfully complete youth football league training course; requires DOH to approve course.

Sent February 18, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2837 · Provides an adjustment to school district tax levy cap for increases in special education costs per pupil in excess of $40,000 that exceed such prior year costs by more than 2%.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2839 · 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 February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2873 · Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.*

Sent February 16, 2016 · Reported out after 125 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2878 · Requires fire suppression systems in all elementary and secondary schools 12,000 square feet or larger.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2889 · Prohibits school districts from declaring as absent child performers who meet certain criteria.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2925 · Requires State Board of Education high school graduation requirements include instruction on tuition assistance programs and student loan debt; requires high school students to meet with guidance counselor to discuss tuition assistance and dual enrollment

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2929 · Establishes "Einstein Scholars Program."

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2930 · Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2981 · Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2983 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to award pupil transportation contracts that exceed bid threshold through request for proposals.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2985 · Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure they incorporate standards regarding engineering where appropriate.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2986 · Renames "county vocational school districts" as "county career academies."

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2989 · Provides county vocational school districts with the authority to name themselves in a manner that more accurately reflects their mission.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3019 · Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3042 · Requires public schools to include instruction on cursive handwriting.

Sent February 16, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2572 · Provides for implementation of full-day preschool programs in additional school districts; appropriates $110,000,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2632 · Requires DOE to adopt green cleaning policy for schools and child care centers with 50 or more students.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2633 · Increases fine for student truancy and requires truant student to attend court-ordered truancy counseling program or other appropriate program.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2634 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2636 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2639 · Requires design of new public schools to incorporate green building practices.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2640 · Requires the incorporation of solar panels in design and construction of new public school facilities.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2641 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2675 · Prohibits public school fund-raising activities which include unsupervised door-to-door sales by students.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2679 · Requires certain school buses to be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2684 · Authorizes educational service providers to provide in-district special education instructional programs.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2689 · "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 February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2691 · Requires criminal history background check for certain persons working at schools.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2706 · Requires board of education to unseal and announce contents of bids for certain subcontracting only at regularly scheduled, public meetings of the board.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2722 · Requires public schools to allow certain students not enrolled in the school to participate in interscholastic athletics.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2723 · Requires school districts to allow home-schooled students to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities in the student's resident district.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2733 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2736 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2739 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2760 · Provides explicit authorization for the Schools Development Authority to use the design/build/operate/maintain procurement model for school facilities projects.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2764 · Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2765 · Imposes three-year moratorium on use of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for certain purposes.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2766 · Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2767 · Prohibits the DOE from regulating the maximum salary amount a school district may pay its superintendent of schools.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2768 · 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 February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2779 · Creates advisory council to oversee revision of core curriculum content standards.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2780 · Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.

Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2786 · Requires teacher preparation program for instructional 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 February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 280 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2272 · Eliminates restriction on placement of special education students in sectarian schools.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2274 · Establishes maximum payment to virtual charter schools and requires State to pay portion of costs for first five years.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2275 · Establishes a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2290 · Authorizes board of education to establish community service credit program for high school students.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2291 · Requires an application fee to be paid to the DOE when applying to establish a charter school.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2292 · 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 February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 137 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2316 · 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 February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2326 · Designates cheerleading as interscholastic sport; requires safety harness at health clubs with members who are cheerleaders.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2330 · Permits use of virtual instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2352 · 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 February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 669 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2353 · 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 4, 2016 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 2356 · 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 February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2370 · Requires carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2386 · Provides grants and tax credits for school districts and private contractors for installing cameras on school buses.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2421 · Makes fiscal year 2016 State supplemental appropriation and reduces State appropriation to transfer appropriation from preschool education aid to TPAF.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2422 · Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.*

Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 284 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2469 · Requires a public school district to provide a daily recess period for students in grades kindergarten through 5.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2481 · 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 4, 2016 · Reported out after 228 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2499 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to address school climate issues related to harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2501 · Requires school district that includes any of grades 9 through 12 to biannually provide to local Workforce Investment Board list of students who left school prior to graduation.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2502 · Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2522 · Permits students who are eligible for special education services to enroll in noncustodial parent's school district of residence under certain circumstances.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2566 · Establishes Response to Intervention initiative in DOE to support and encourage school districts in implementation of Response to Intervention framework.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2567 · Requires school districts and DOE to post on their websites information regarding student participation in certain assessments.

Sent February 4, 2016 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 105 · Eliminates expansion of preschool education programs in "School Funding Reform Act of 2008."

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 129 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 134 · Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 142 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 149 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit, select, and train veterans for school security positions in school districts.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 159 · Requires various measures to address effects of low levels of lead exposure.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 166 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 181 · Establishes the Office of Dropout Prevention and Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in DOE, and the Student Dropout Prevention Task Force.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 190 · Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 191 · Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the General Assembly, and was vetoed

Assembly Bill 199 · Establishes reward program in DOE for districts with high academic performance and low per pupil expenditures.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 205 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 208 · Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from tax levy and appropriation cap, as applicable, for municipalities and counties.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 209 · Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 280 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 304 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 313 · Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 145 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 314 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 336 · Waives annual teacher evaluation requirement for certain teachers who supervise student teachers.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 505 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 387 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 406 · Provides additional State school aid to school districts experiencing enrollment increases due to conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-restricted developments.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 410 · Requires school districts to observe Veterans Day as school holiday.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 448 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 505 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 455 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 477 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 478 · Provides Student Population Density Aid to certain public school districts.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 493 · Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 477 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 503 · Prohibits student's individualized education program or 504 plan to include use of physical restraints or seclusion.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 509 · Revises State funding formula for public education.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 527 · Requires public schools which have automated external defibrillators to adopt policies concerning usage.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 586 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 597 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 236 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 601 · Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 605 · Requires DOE to create military-connected student identifier for inclusion in student-level database.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 700 · Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 715 · Establishes a formula for the distribution of State aid to school districts.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 722 · Defines a day in session for purposes of a school district's receipt of State school aid.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 730 · Requires school districts to provide for the safe operation of electrically operated partitions in classrooms or other school facilities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 753 · Directs Commissioner of Education to study curriculum requirements for geography education in high school.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 859 · Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school and summer programs; appropriates $60,000.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 878 · Requires charter school to apply for new charter to open new school building or satellite campus.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 879 · Requires charter schools to disclose on website and recruitment materials certain information regarding staff certifications.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 880 · Requires State to make charter school payments for initial year of charter school's operation.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 882 · Establishes task force to study issues and make recommendations regarding Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 896 · Revises penalties for a school bus driver who leaves a pupil on a school bus at the end of his route.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 921 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 931 · Establishes Autism Education Council.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 941 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 945 · Modifies school funding law to incorporate recommendations of DOE's Education Funding Report.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 956 · Requires private vocational schools to provide adequate written notification when planning to close facilities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1008 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1011 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1015 · Clarifies that teachers and professional support staff employed in charter schools and other public schools must meet the same certification requirements.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1016 · Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1018 · Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1021 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1022 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1023 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1024 · Directs Commissioner of Education to appoint coordinator and regional consultants to coordinate the education of students with traumatic brain injury.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 292 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1025 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1027 · Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1028 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1030 · Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 145 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1041 · Provides annual salary supplement for teachers earning National Board certification; appropriates $500,000.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1043 · Permits board of education to accept donations for purpose of providing property tax relief.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1074 · Clarifies circumstances in which school board member may participate in volunteer activities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1075 · Clarifies law on ethical conduct of board of education members and school administrators and provides specific requirements for boards invoking doctrine of necessity.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1076 · Provides that Commissioner of Education rather than school districts will be responsible for implementation of nonpublic textbook and nursing services programs.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1080 · Provides that certain districts are not penalized in the calculation of State debt service aid for school facilities projects in which bonds were authorized but not issued prior to effective date of P.L.2008, c.39.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1093 · Provides supplemental enrollment growth aid to districts that experienced significant enrollment growth; appropriates $21,881,000 to DOE.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1110 · Lowers age of compulsory school attendance to age five and requires that all school districts establish kindergarten programs.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1114 · Requires school districts to provide instruction on interacting with law enforcement as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.*

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 505 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1134 · Provides that school districts will present character awards to students during annual Week of Respect.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1158 · Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1188 · Provides for excused absences for public school students involved in election activities on day of general election under certain circumstances.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1191 · Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1205 · Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1224 · Requires public school districts to provide instruction on "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act" as part of core curriculum content standards.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1232 · The "New Jersey Parental Rights and Property Tax Reduction Act."

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1244 · Establishes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security in public and nonpublic schools.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1256 · Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1257 · 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 27, 2016 · Reported out after 236 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1271 · Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 383 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1272 · "Student Online Personal Protection Act." *

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 505 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1314 · "Opportunity Scholarship Act"; establishes pilot program in Department of Treasury providing tax credits to taxpayers contributing to scholarships for low-income children.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1333 · Prohibits administration of standardized assessments not required under State or federal law.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1334 · Allows parent, guardian, or adult student to prevent disclosure of student information to certain entities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1335 · Requires Commissioner of Education to develop lists of approved testing vendors and commercially-developed standardized assessments for use by public school districts.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1347 · Requires criminal history record check of school district volunteers.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1394 · Requires preschool tuition rates equal actual cost per pupil.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1435 · Provides that parent of nonpublic school pupil who lives more than 20 miles from school will receive payment toward transportation costs.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1439 · Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain failing schools under alternate route program.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1453 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1462 · Establishes school breakfast kiosk pilot program.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1476 · Provides for establishment of publicly-funded education savings accounts for use at educational institutions other than public elementary and secondary schools.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1531 · Requires school districts to provide transportation to public and nonpublic school pupils living along hazardous routes.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1566 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1571 · Provides for the designation of new charter school authorizers and additional modifications of the charter school program.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1572 · Eliminates public school district budget reduction appeals to the Commissioner of Education.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1575 · "School Children First Act"; establishes factors for determining compensation; requires principal consent for teacher placement; eliminates certain seniority rights.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1631 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1666 · Establishes uniform timelines for charter schools to accept applications, conduct lottery, and notify parents of students' acceptance.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1667 · Permits charter school to limit admission to single gender, students at-risk of academic failure, students with disabilities, or English language learners.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1669 · Modifies process for renewals and revocations of charters under which charter schools operate.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1673 · Prohibits the construction of school facilities on a contaminated or remediated site.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1752 · Exempts school district employees in certain counties from requirement to reside in State as pilot project; requires DOE report.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1771 · Prohibits boards of education from charging students a fee to participate in extracurricular activities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1782 · Requires that a teacher's evaluation take into consideration the degree of parental involvement and the impact it has on student achievement.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1785 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1795 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1847 · Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1865 · Provides that child study team members may be employees of the school district or of a DOE approved agency or clinic.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1874 · Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1882 · Prohibits certain school districts under State intervention from leasing building if purchase price would be less than total costs of lease.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 145 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1883 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $25,000,000 to DOE to provide additional State school aid to Paterson School District.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1885 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,100,000 to DOE to provide additional State school aid to Manchester Regional School District.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1956 · Prohibits administration of assessments developed by Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1959 · Authorizes executive county superintendent of schools to require implementation of shared services arrangements.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1962 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1987 · 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 January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1988 · Provides additional State school aid to county vocational school districts in which enrollment increases by more than 10%.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1989 · Provides State aid for certain adult education programs.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2035 · Permits charter school to limit admission to students with a substance abuse or dependence disorder.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2096 · Sets criteria for online learning provided to public school students.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2143 · Provides for the removal of a State Board of Education member for failure to attend three consecutive board meetings without good cause.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2155 · 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 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2158 · Authorizes use of emergency reserve fund or proceeds from bonds issued by EDA to finance school security improvements.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2169 · Eliminates school district budget per pupil administrative cost limits.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2186 · Allows school districts to enter into school construction public-private partnership agreements with private entities.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2191 · Establishes Flexible Pathways Initiative in the Department of Education.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2194 · Creates corporate business tax and gross income tax credits to fund education enrichment demonstration program.

Sent January 27, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2195 · 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 27, 2016 · Reported out after 236 days · did not pass the General Assembly