NJASA Legislative Update

March 2, 2023

The following legislative activity took place on February 16, 2023:

 

A-3227 Lampitt/Jasey

Prohibits State Board of Education from limiting number of certain two-year college credits that may be applied towards meeting teacher certification requirements.

Recommitted to Assembly Higher Education Committee



A-4890 Lampitt/Jaffer/Jasey

Establishes High Efficiency Accelerated Learning Grant Program and Tutoring Advisory Commission.

Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee

 

A-5193 McKeon/Wimberly

Permits high performing school districts to be monitored by DOE under New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) every seven years rather than every three years.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5199 Lopez/Wimberly

Establishes Office of Learning Loss Czar

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

The following legislative activity took place on February 23, 2023:

 

A-4496 Coughlin/Lampitt/Karabinchak/Wimberly

Revises various provisions of law governing construction of school facilities projects and operations of New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

 

A-4525 Lampitt/Jaffer/Jasey

Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.

Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee; Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading

 

A-5220 Dunn

Requires boards of education to adopt suicide prevention policies and DOE to establish model suicide prevention policy.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5221 Dunn

Permits excused student absences for mental or behavioral health reasons.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

S-1553 Beach

Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.

Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee; Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading

 

S-3330 Bramnick/Cryan

Requires school districts to provide instruction on grief as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

 

S-3543 Gopal

Directs DOE to develop guidelines for school districts concerning student mental health services.

Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading



S-3624 Corrado

Requires school districts to let nonpublic school students participate in district high school interscholastic athletics.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3629 Pennacchio

Revises process for use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3634 Beach

Establishes County-Based School Security Pilot Program in DOE; appropriates $15 million.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee