On Monday, September 12, 2016 the following legislative activity occurred:
A-191 Caputo/Diegnan, Jr./Spencer/Tucker/Quijano/Vainieri Huttle/Sumter/ McKnight
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Excludes certain increases in school security expenditures from the tax levy cap applicable to school districts.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Increases to under $15,000 from under $10,000 amount of permitted annual compensation paid to TPAF retiree reemployed as athletic coach by former school district within 180 days of retirement.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
A-3348 Diegnan, Jr./Wolfe/Holley/Jasey/McKnight
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
A-3349 / S-2438 Diegnan, Jr./Wolfe/Holley/Jasey/McKnight/Quijano
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.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Directs Commissioner of Education to encourage implementation of Natural High Drug Prevention Program in school districts.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Requires school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Requires certain school security measures to be incorporated in architectural design of new school construction and certain school security measures for existing buildings.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Establishes State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Designates the second Friday of December of each year as "Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel (PSRPs) in Our Schools Day" in New Jersey to recognize the contributions of paraprofessionals and school-related personnel.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Urges President to establish Presidential Youth Council.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
