The following legislative activity took place on October 8, 2020:
A-1003 Downey/Wimberly/Vainieri Huttle
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
A-1040 Jasey/Caputo/Pintor Marin/Sumter/Wimberly
Requires that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
A-1632 Lampitt/Reynolds-Jackson/Caputo
Requires school district to establish "School Meal Fund" to assist students with school meal bill in arrears.
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires State to sell and convey to Educational Services Commission of New Jersey certain land and improvements known as Piscataway Regional Day School.
Approved P.L.2020, c.103.
Requires school districts to ensure school buildings are open each school day to provide special education and related services to students with disabilities in-person during 2020-2021 school year.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires use of annual baseline concussion testing for student-athletes and cheerleaders in grades six through 12.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires legislative approval of changes to core curriculum content standards and Statewide assessments.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Establishes Safe and Equitable Remote Learning Program in DOE to support provision of mobile broadband Internet access service and remote learning safe havens by certain school districts.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Establishes office in BPU to assist in provision and expansion of broadband Internet service in State to address inequities in accessing broadband service.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
Establishes Mental Health Awareness Pilot Program in DOE.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires studies on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elementary and secondary school attendance and higher education enrollment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of State assessment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Makes various changes in the charter school program in regard to student enrollment procedures, charter revocation, and monitoring of charter schools.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Provides that public school parent who objects to learning material or activity that parent considers harmful may receive voucher from school district to enroll student in nonpublic school.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
