The following bills were introduced on September 21, 2020:
Requires school programs of virtual or remote instruction to be implemented primarily through use of virtual instructional sessions.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Amends School Ethics Act to prohibit school official from using or attempting to use official position to promote or advance political activities within 90 days of election.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Requires public schools to allow at-risk teachers and other employees to complete employment duties remotely during 2020-2021 school year.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4695 Speight/Reynolds-Jackson/Holley
Requires DOE to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4696 Vainieri Huttle/Verrelli
Concerns State criteria for determining whether child has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-4703 DePhillips/Bergen/Vainieri Huttle
Establishes child care costs reimbursement grant program in DCF; appropriates $500,000.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
Allows groups of no more than 15 children in child care center classrooms.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
Changes filing deadline for nominating petitions by school board candidates at general election from last Monday in July to 64th day preceding general election.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Establishes flexible instructional day program to allow students to continue instruction at home when district must close its schools and to permit district to count flexible instructional days in meeting 180-day school year requirement.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Revises criteria to determine provider subsidy payments and applicant income eligibility child care services for 2020-2021 school year.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
Increases child care provider payments and revises hourly limits on child care for school-aged children under subsidized child care assistance program during 2020-2021 school year.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee; Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee; Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes Digital Divide Solutions Grant Program in DOE to assist public schools in purchase of online instruction equipment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
