NJASA Legislative Updates
February 27, 2019
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The following Legislative Activity took place, February 21, 2019:

A-4799 Lopez/Coughlin/Benson/Vitale/Ruiz
Permits self-administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate by students for adrenal insufficiency and requires that school districts and nonpublic schools establish policy for emergency administration of medication.
Substituted for S-3315 ; Passed Both Houses

S-1960 Diegnan, Jr./Beach
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Senate Amendment

S-2707 Ruiz/Madden, Jr./Lampitt/Vainieri Huttle/Armato
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence

S-2709 Ruiz/Madden, Jr./Mukherji/Lampitt/Chiaravalloti/Vainieri Huttle/Armato
Provides that certain persons who commit act of sexual penetration or sexual contact with students who are at least 18 but less than 22 years old are guilty of sexual assault or criminal sexual assault.
Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence

S-3330 Addiego/Singleton
Permits use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age.
Senate Amendment  

S-3498 Greenstein
Prohibits online education services from disclosing student educational records, amassing profiles of student data for non-educational purposes, and requires deletion of data in certain instances.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

SR86 Ruiz/Greestein
Urges public and nonpublic schools to annually provide parents opportunity to observe school security drill.
Resolution Passed Senate; Filed with Secretary of State
The following Legislative Activity took place, February 25, 2019:

A-4978 Timberlake/Zwicker/Vainieri Huttle
Prohibits online education services from disclosing student educational records, amassing profiles of student data for non-educational purposes, and requires deletion of data in certain instances.
Amended on Assembly floor, 2nd reading in Assembly
 
AJR180 DeAngelo/McKnight/Murphy
Designates February in each year as "Career and Technical Education Month" in New Jersey.
Passed in Assembly
 
S-371 Rice
Establishes two-generational school readiness and workforce development pilot program for certain low-income households.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
 
S-372 Rice/Singleton
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Substituted for A-131 ; Passed in Assembly and sent to Governor
 
S-1803 Turner
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.
Passed by the Senate
 
S-2711 Ruiz/Madden, Jr.
Mandates child abuse and sexual abuse training for all candidates for teaching certification.
Substituted for A-4405 ; Passed in Assembly

S-703 Ruiz/Singleton
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.
Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
 
S-3381 Ruiz
Revises provisions of law concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered in eleventh grade.
Received in Assembly w/o committee reference, 2nd reading in Assembly