NJASA Legislative Update

May 11, 2023

The following legislative activity took place on May 8, 2023:

 

A-1168 Jasey/Lampitt/McKnight

Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

 

A-1791 DeAngelo/Verrelli/McKnight/Turner/Greenstein

Establishes "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" to annually recognize outstanding career and technical education students.

Approved P.L.2023, c.47.

 

A-3274 Benson/Reynold-Jackson/Atkins

Requires DCA to establish procedures for inspection and abatement of mold hazards in residential buildings and school facilities, and certification programs for mold inspectors and mold hazard abatement workers.

Reported and Referred to Assembly Housing Committee

 

A-5370 Dunn

Provides for direct State payment of cost of special education and related services for certain students.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5374 Stanley/Reynolds-Jackson/Karabinchak

Requires local boards of education to employ at least one school social worker per school.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5375 Stanley/Reynolds-Jackson/Karabinchak

Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of staff with expertise in student mental health.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5376 Flynn/Scharfenberger

"Pandemic Education Relief Act"; provides additional State school aid for certain school districts that have previously experienced reductions and establishes allowable uses of aid.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5378 Coughlin

Requires Commissioner of Education to establish matching grant program for certain school districts and schools using federal funds to increase instructional time and accelerate learning.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5379 Wirths

Provides that certain school districts will not receive State school aid reductions in 2023-2024 school year.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee


A-5399 Sauickie

Makes supplemental appropriation of $100 million for Stabilization Aid and $20 million for Education Rescue Grant Program in 2023-2024 school year.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5400 Sauickie

Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $156,896,994.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5401 Sauickie

Provides additional State pupil transportation aid to school districts that meet certain criteria.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5404 Rooney/Karabinchak

Permits eligible high school students to take certain courses at county college.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

 

A-5411 Speight/Atkins

Establishes requirements for removal of students from public school pending mental health clearance.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5412 Greenwald

Establishes nonpublic school transportation program to provide funding to consortiums of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5416 Wimberly/Giblin/Haider

Requires State Board of Education to authorize alternate route to expedite teacher certification of persons employed as paraprofessionals in school districts.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5417 Lampitt/Jasey/Swain

Prohibits limiting number of county college credits that may be applied towards educator preparation program and teacher certification requirements.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5418 Atkins/Verrelli/Spearman

Establishes Teacher Certification Reimbursement Fund in DOE to reimburse certain teachers for costs associated with certification.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5419 Lampitt/Lopez/Mosquera

Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee


A-5420 Tully/Chaparro/Conaway, Jr.

Establishes New Jersey Student Educator Stipend Program.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5421 Carter/DeAngelo/Murphy

Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5422 Jasey/Lampitt/Mukherji

Permits teacher, and professional staff member who provides special services, who retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during the 2023-2024 school year.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5423 Lampitt/Reynolds-Jackson

Expands eligibility for NJCLASS Teacher Loan Redemption Program.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5424 Lampitt/McKnight/Pintor Marin

Provides deduction from gross income of $500 for full-time educators and paraprofessionals and $350 for part-time educators and paraprofessionals.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5425 Moen, Jr./Shanique Speight

Requires State Board of Education to reduce clinical practice requirements for certain teacher candidates.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

A-5426 Park/Mejia/Stanley

Establishes New Jersey Student Educator Tuition Remission Program.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

 

S-528 Ruiz/Pou/Murphy/Wimberly/McKnight

Requires certain additional school district personnel to complete training program on suicide prevention.

Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence


S-715 Codey/Durr/Conaway, Jr./Murphy/Wimberly

Establishes commission to study effects on adolescents of social media usage in and out of school.

Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence

 

S-3760 Cryan

Authorizes State employees to take administrative leave days in observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; requires school districts to permit students excused absences for observance of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3763 Burgess

Permits students experiencing menstrual disorder to attend school remotely.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3766 Thompson

Requires schools to be used as polling places only if other public, private, or commercial locations are not available.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

 

S-3773 Gopal/Lagana

Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of books at school book fairs.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3787 Schepisi

Provides Supplemental Transportation Growth Aid for school districts in 2023-2024 school year; appropriates $31.6 million.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

 

S-3798 Ruiz

Permits teacher, and professional staff member who provides special services, who retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during the 2023-2024 school year.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee