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NJASA Members
Melanie Schulz, NJASA Director of Government Relations
March 21, 2017
NJASA Legislative Update
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The following Bill was introduced, March 1, 2017:
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for school districts regarding transgender students.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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The following Legislative Activity took place on Wednesday, March 15, 2017:
A-2340 Benson/Maher Muoio/Gusciora
Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.
Substituted for S-2108; Passed by the Senate
A-3056 Taliaferro/Dancer/Houghtaling/Space/Andrzejczak/Webber
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" immunity protections to public and nonpublic schools.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
A-4284 Quijano/Benson/Maher Muoio/Caride/Vainieri Huttle/McKnight/Wimberly/Sumter/Diegnan, Jr./Beach
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.
Substituted for S-2675 (1R); Passed by the Senate
S-990 Cunningham/Sweeney/Singer
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.
Passed by the Senate
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Passed by the Senate
Requires board of education to provide an individual textbook for each student enrolled in a class.
Passed by the Senate
S-2360 Allen/Greenstein/Bateman/Smith
Requires Department of Agriculture to develop voluntary guidelines to encourage school districts and institutions of higher education to donate excess food; extends "Food Bank Good Samaritan Act" protections to school districts.
Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.
Passed by the Senate
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.
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates certain decedents.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Emergency Resolution; Passed by the Senate
Repeals prohibition on elementary and secondary school students bringing or possessing paging devices on school property.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Expresses Legislature's intent that school districts and public institutions of higher education continue to act as safe zones and protect identities and data related to undocumented students and families.
Resolution Passed Senate; Filed with Secretary of State
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The following Legislative Activity took place on Thursday, March 16, 2017:
A-2340/S-2108 Benson/Maher Muoio/Gusciora/Greenstein/Diegnan, Jr.
Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.
Substituted for S-2108; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses)
A-4206 Karabinchal/Prieto/Webber/Holley
Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office.
Passed by the Assembly
A-4284/S-2675 Quijano/Benson/Maher Muoio/Caride/Vainieri Huttle/McKnight/Wimberly/Sumter/Diegnan, Jr./Beach
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.
Substituted for S2675; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses)
A-4457 Caride/Quijano/Singleton/Chiaravalloti
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.
Passed by the Assembly
A-4682 Prieto/Jasey/Schaer/Vainieri Huttle
Establishes Dual Enrollment Study Commission
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
Requires that school counselor preparation programs include credits on college and financial planning and that school districts provide professional development opportunities to school counselors on these topics.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
ACR-215 Jasey/Caride/Benon/Quijano/Caputo/Jimenez/Egan Jones/McKeon
Determines that State Board of Education regulations to revise assessment required for students to demonstrate graduation proficiency are inconsistent with legislative intent.
Passed in Assembly
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.
Substituted for A-1271; Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses)
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The following Legislative Activity took place, Monday, March 20, 2017:
A-4177 Mazzeo/Lagana/Andrzejczak/Zwicker/Land/Benson/Downey
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee; Reported out of committee with committee amendments, referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4726 Wimberly/Sumter/Barclay/Holley/Oliver/Green/McKnight
Provides immediate eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics for certain transfer students.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires candidates for certain teaching certificates to pass written test on foundations of teaching reading and diagnosing reading difficulties.
Introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires Center for Occupational Employment Information to share labor market information with school districts and public institutions of higher education.
Introduced and referred to Assembly Labor Committee
If you have any questions regarding the legislative information above, please email me at
mschulz@njasa.net.
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