The following legislative activity took place on June 29, 2022:
A-2365 Danielson/Giblin/Jaffer/Gopal/Ruiz
Requires school food authorities 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.
Substituted for S-1928; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses
A-2368 Coughlin/Lampitt/Jasey/Ruiz/Vitale
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."
Substituted for S-1677; Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses
A-3149 McKeon/Dancer/Benson/Smith/Codey
Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually.
Substituted for S-438; Passed Both Houses
A-3196 Caputo/Lampitt/Jasey/Jaffer
Requires State Board of Education to administer New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment as field test for class of 2023.
Approved P.L.2022, c.60.
A-3990 Stanley/Tully/Karabinchak/Diegnan, Jr./Corrado
Provides temporary one-year extension of service life of school buses for 2022-2023 school year; authorizes chief administrator to allow one-year extension in subsequent two school years.
Approved P.L.2022, c.41.
Requires public schools to develop threat assessment teams.
Substituted for S-2765; Passed Both Houses
A-4225 Jaffer/Conaway, Jr./Calabrese/Gopal/Greenstein
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
Substituted for S-2831; Passed Both Houses
A-4402 Appropriates $50,638,729,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
A-4406 Sawyer/McCarthy Patrick
Exempts from "Sales and Use Tax Act" certain retail sales of computers, school computer supplies, school supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials and sport or recreation equipment.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
A-4419 Reynolds-Jackson/WImberly
Requires school districts to close schools on days of general and primary elections.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Revises certain requirements concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered to eleventh grade students.
Passed by the Senate
A-3149 McKeon/Dancer/Benson/Smith/Codey
Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually.
Substituted for S-438; Passed Both Houses
S-896 Turner/Greenstein/Verrelli/Jaey/Benson/Reynolds-Jackson/Caputo
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility.
Passed Both Houses
Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certifications.
Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Requires school districts to provide instruction on prevention of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases and to develop policy concerning removal of ticks.
Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
S-896 Turner/Greenstein/Verrelli/Jasey/Benson/Reynolds-Jackson/Caputo
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility.
Substituted for A677/3562; Passed by the Assembly; Received in the Senate; Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses
Permits police officers to be present at public school or senior residential center being used as polling place under certain circumstances.
Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
