The following Legislative Activity took place on Monday, February 27, 2017:
A-3785 Downey/Houghtaling/Jasey/Singleton/Holley/Caride/Wimberly
Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.
Received in Senate and referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee; Reported out of committee, 2nd reading in Senate
A-3944 Mazzeo/Lagana/Vainieri Huttle/Benson/Caride/Wimberly
Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents of student-athletes and cheerleaders concerning use and misuse of prescription opioids.
Received in Senate and referred to Senate Education Committee
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.
Received in Senate and referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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.
Reported from Senate Committee with
Amendments, 2nd Reading
S-991 Cunningham/Sweeney/Singer
Revises and renames NJSTARS; repeals NJSTARS II; establishes NJ HonorScholars Program.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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.
Transferred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.
Reported out of Senate committee, 2nd reading in Senate
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.
Introduced and referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.
Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
SCR-134 Gill/Vitale/Ruiz/Quijano/Oliver/Johnson/Caride
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.
Received in Senate, 2nd reading in Senate to concur with Assembly Amendments
