NJASA Legislative Updates
September 5, 2018
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The following Legislative Activity took place, July 30, 2018:

A-4306 Clifton
Requires school bus drivers to pass physical performance test to operate school bus.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4310 Lopez/McKnight
Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

The following Legislative Activity took place, August 24, 2018:

A-542 Mazzeo/Lagana/Adrzejczak/Zwicker/Land/Benson/Downey/Ruiz/Bateman
Requires certain schools to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by school nurse or trained employee.
Approved P.L.2018, c.106.

The following Governor's action took place, August 27, 2018:

A-764 Caputo/Tucker/Quijano/Vainieri Huttle/Sumter/McKnight/Conaway, Jr./Houghtaling/Rice/Ruiz/Bucco
"Alyssa's Law"; requires public school buildings to be equipped with panic alarm linked to local law enforcement.
Conditional Veto , Received in the Assembly; First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only; 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov.'s Recommend

A-4181 Egan Jones/Barclay/Murphy
Clarifies that employees of renaissance school projects are in State administered retirement systems.
Conditional Veto , Received in the Assembly; First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only; 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov.'s Recommend

S-2293 Sweeney/Oroho/Gordon/Bucco/Benson/Burzichelli/Lampitt
"Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $500,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance certain school, school district, and county college capital projects; appropriates $5,000.
Conditional Veto , Received in the Senate; 2nd Reading in the Senate on Concur. w/Governor's Recommend; Emergency Resolution; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly on Concurrence with Gov. Recommend; Motion To Susp Rule 22:5; Passed Assembly; Approved P.L.2018, c.119.

The following Legislative Activity took place, August 27, 2018:

A-4334 Bucco
Authorizes county sheriff to appoint Class Three special law enforcement officer to provide security at county community college or vocational school.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee

A-4337 Benson
"Transportation for Hazardous Walking Routes Act"; requires school districts to provide busing for students required to walk to school along hazardous routes and prohibits school bus stops within 250 feet of residence of sex offender.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-4339 Swain/Tully/Benson/Egan Jones
Requires school bus operations in State to comply with certain federal regulations.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4341 Benson/Swain/Tully/Egan Jones
Requires school bus drivers to retake certain knowledge test upon license renewal.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4342 Tully/Swain/Benson/Egan Jones
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.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4343 Benson/Tully/Swain/Egan Jones
Requires boards of education and school bus contractors employ certain school bus safety personnel.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4344 Swain/Egan Jones/Tully/Benson
Requires employing board of education or school bus contractor, within 24 hours of notification that school bus driver's license is suspended or revoked, to verify to DOE that driver is no longer operating school bus.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4345 Tully/Swain/Benson/Egan Jones
Requires safety education training twice per school year for school bus drivers and school bus aides.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

A-4346 Tully/Swain/Benson/Egan Jones
Requires school bus drivers to submit medical certificate to MVC to prove continuing physical fitness and to submit to medical examination that includes certain screenings.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

S-2861 Corrado
Requires school districts to provide instruction on mental health as part of health education curriculum.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-2875 Diegnan, Jr.
Requires student-athletes to submit evidence to school of screening for sickle cell trait.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-2883 Holzapfel
Includes value of certain properties exempt from taxation in valuation used to calculate State school aid.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-2886 Madden, Jr./Greenstein
Provides anti-stigmatization protections to public school student whose school breakfast or school lunch bill is in arrears and requires school district to communicate about arrearages to parent and not to student.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee