The following legislative activity took place on June 2, 2022:
A-2365 Danielson/Giblin/Jaffer
Requires school food vendors to engage in public education campaigns and develop promotional materials to educate parents and guardians of students about existing and expanding school meals program options.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
Requires schools to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to students from working class, middle-income families; designated as "Working Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Establishes "Purple Star Schools Program" in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families.
Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning needs of transgender students.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Codifies and expands Medicaid coverage for certain school-based services.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee
Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires local contracting units, boards of education, and county colleges to purchase hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles when purchasing vehicles.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Establishes loan redemption program for teachers to redeem loan amounts received under the New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program through employment in public or nonpublic schools in New Jersey.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires certain school districts to include fitness and nutrition wellness program as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Permits school districts to employ safe schools resource officers or Class Three special law enforcement officers for security purposes, and requires school districts to have agreement with local law enforcement governing placement of school security personnel.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Allows public schools to let certain students not enrolled in school participate in high school interscholastic athletics; allows public high schools in same district to enter into cooperative sports programs under certain conditions.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Establishes education savings accounts for students whose school districts require face masks or do not offer in person instruction.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires instruction on information literacy in curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4175 Timberlake/Haider/Reynolds-Jackson
Requires school district to provide majority of preschool pupil placements at licensed child care provider programs.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4178 Lopez/Speight/Carter/Murphy
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
A-4187 Speight/Sumter/McKnight
Required Commissioner of Education to develop emergency notification system to alert students and staff of active shooter on school grounds.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4225 Jaffer/Conaway, Jr./Calabrese
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
Urges United States Congress to pass "Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021."
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Requires school districts to include environmental sustainability plan in long-range facilities plan.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Directs DOE to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in separate content area of Information Literacy.
Establishes program in DOE to reimburse school districts for providing menstrual products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Transferred to Senate Education Committee; Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Requires registration of international student exchange visitor placement organizations with Commissioner of Education.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Establishes Grow Your Own Teacher Loan Redemption Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Establishes Department of Early Childhood.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Makes certain changes to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educator grant program.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Requires State Board of Education to permit candidates awaiting teacher certification to submit affidavit to hiring school district affirming certification requirements have been met.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Establishes New Jersey Educator Scholarship Program.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading; Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Directs DOE to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to teaching and education support professions; appropriates $1 million.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes education savings accounts for students whose school districts require face masks or do not offer in person instruction.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires school districts to develop threat assessment teams at each school district.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Permits use of preferred names on student diplomas.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes pilot program to create student mental health assistance programs in selected school districts.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires Department of Education to annually report use of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires that in-service training for school employees on safety and security include component on behavioral threat assessment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires Commissioner of Education to review school safety and security plans.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Provides that school district may not prohibit active or retired law enforcement officer or registered security officer from carrying firearm in performance of school security duties if authorized under State law to carry.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
