The following Legislative Activity took place, March 25, 2019:
A-769
Caputo/Giblin/Vainieri Huttle
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Substituted for
S-1130
; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
A-4342
Tully/Swain/Benson/Egan Jones/Lagana
Requires public school student to carry identification card at school-sponsored, off-campus activities and requires principal to keep list of students on school buses used for school-sponsored activities in case of emergencies.
Passed by the Assembly; Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recom.; Passed Both Houses;
Signed today, April 3, 2019, by the Governor P.L.2019, c.57
Requires provision in school transportation contracts for termination of contract for certain misconduct by school bus contractor; authorizes temporary debarment of certain school bus contractors.
A-4848
Karabinchak/Reynolds-Jackson
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding implementation of "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Provides school district will receive no less than amount of State aid received in 2017-2018 school year.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Permits approved private schools for students with disabilities to include in tuition calculation hourly rates for healthcare provider consultants which equal average hourly rates paid by certain public schools serving students with disabilities.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
ACR-225
Reynolds-Jackson/Holley/Speight
Encourages school districts to remove "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from school curriculum.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Designates April of each year as "Financial Literacy Month" in New Jersey.
Passed by the Assembly
Designates second week of March in each year as "STEM Week."
Passed by the Assembly
S-703
Ruiz/Singleton/Lampitt/Jasey/McKnight
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.
Substituted for
A-3141
; Passed Both Houses
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.
Passed by the Senate
Establishes "Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
S-2575
Diegnan, Jr./Greenstein
Establishes task force to examine and make recommendations regarding implementation of "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
A-1428
McKnight/Chaparro/Chiaravalloti/Vainieri Huttle/Ruiz/Cunningham
Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.
Substituted for
S-2653
; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
S-2676
Bucco/Lagana/Schaer/Calabrese/Tully
Requires boards of education and nonpublic schools to provide law enforcement authorities with copies of blueprints and maps of schools and school grounds.
Substituted for
A-4112
; Passed Both Houses
Requires 11th grade students to complete civics course as part of high school graduation requirements.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
