The following Legislative Activity took place, February 7, 2019:
Requires school security training for persons employed by public and nonpublic schools in substitute capacity and for employees and volunteers of youth programs operated in school buildings.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Extends transmittal date deadline for fiscal year 2019-2020 gubernatorial budget message to Legislature from fourth Tuesday in February to March 5, 2019.
Approved P.L.2019, c.35.
Authorizes establishment of charter school payment reserve account in school districts.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires school buses to be equipped with flashing white strobe light.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
Establishes Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage in DOE.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Establishes measures to provide employment stability for high school coaches employed in school districts.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5012
Downey/Houghtaling/Carter
Requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of electronic cigarette usage as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Establishes pilot program in DOE to recruit disadvantaged or minority men to teach in certain underperforming schools under alternate route program.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Establishes "Deaf Student's Bill of Rights."
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Establishes Working Group on Deaf Education; directs DOE to develop parent resource guide; requires DOE and DOH to collect and report certain data on elays in deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 5.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Requires boards of education and nonpublic schools to provide law enforcement authorities with copies of blueprints and maps of schools and school grounds.
Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
Establishes youth apprenticeship pilot program in Department of Education.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Permits use of public schools and school district property for certain child care services for children younger than school age.
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with
Amendments
, 2nd Reading
Revises provisions of law concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered in eleventh grade.
Reported from Senate Committee with
Amendments
, 2nd Reading
Requires school district transportation supervisor to conduct monthly school bus condition inspection of contractors' buses and check for valid school bus driver's license.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
S-3433
Pennacchio/Diegnan, Jr.
"Mallory's Law"; revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
