NJASA Legislative Updates
March 19, 2019
If you have any questions regarding the legislative information below, please email me at  mschulz@njasa.net . 
The following Legislative Activity took place, March 11, 2019:

A-5172 Houghtaling
Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5174 Downey
Modifies calculation of school districts' local share for determining equalization aid.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5175 Downey
Makes supplemental appropriation of $25,000,000 from General Fund to DOE to support extraordinary special education costs aid.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5176 Downey
Revises schedule of State school aid reductions for school districts.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5187 Karabinchak
Changes deadline for submission of public questions from school board to county clerk for printing on ballot to 35 days before April school election.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

AR50 McKnight/Chaparro/Chiaravalloti
Urges Congress and President to designate second week of June of each year as "Kids Entrepreneurship Awareness Week."
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
The following Legislative Activity took place, March 14, 2019:

A-1428 McKnight/Chaparro/Chiaravalloti/Vainieri Huttle
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.

S-2707 Ruiz/Madden, Jr./Lampitt/Vainieri Huttle/Armato
Establishes task force within DOE on prevention of sexual abuse of children.
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses)

S-3580 Singer
Requires school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to offer Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
The following Legislative Activity took place, March 18, 2019:

A-3141 Lampitt/Jasey/McKnight
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.
Reported out of committee, 2nd reading in Assembly

A-5197 Dancer
Authorizes board of education to lease certain property.
Introduced and referred to Assembly Education Committee

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.
Reported out of committee, 2nd reading in Assembly

S-1796 Addiego/Sweeney
Permits school district of residence to provide aid in-lieu-of transportation to pupil attending Marine Academy of Science and Technology provided certain conditions are met.
Reported out of committee with committee amendments, 2nd reading in Senate

S-1960 Diegnan, Jr./Beach
Permits school bus driver to administer epinephrine to student in emergency under certain circumstances.
Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading

S-3172 Cryan/Ruiz
Requires public school instruction in mental health as it relates to suicide prevention and provides various elements which may be included in instruction.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-2861 Corrado
Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee; SCS 3081

S-3288 Singleton
Requires DOE to define expenditures for behavior modification at approved private schools for students with disabilities as allowable instructional cost for purposes of tuition rate setting.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3327 Ruiz/Cruz-Perez
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Received in Assembly and referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3330 Addiego/Singleton
Permits use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee

The following bills were signed by Governor Murphy on March 18, 2019:
 
S-2712 Ruiz/Madden, Jr./Lampitt/Murphy
Mandates certain training for DOE arbitrators.
Signed by the Governor P.L.2019, c.45
 
S-2714 Ruiz/Madden, Jr./Lampitt/Armato/Murphy
Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate.
Signed by the Governor P.L.2019, c.46
 
S-2715 Madden, Jr./Ruiz/Lampitt/Reynolds-Jackson
Requires Attorney General to develop protocol for retaining footage from school surveillance system.
Signed by the Governor P.L.2019, c.47