NJASA Legislative Update

April 5, 2023

On April 3, 2023, Governor Murphy signed S-3732 that provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $103,023,579.

The following legislative activity took place on March 6, 2023:

S-3703 Testa, Jr.

Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

The following legislative activity took place on March 13, 2023:

S-3715 Turner

Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3717 Singleton

Establishes "Workplace Readiness Week" in public schools and requires certain labor rights information be included in employment of minors database.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

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

A-4639 Caputo/Jasey/McKnight/Wimberly

Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.

Reported and Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee

A-4722 McKeon

Permits certain school districts to establish State military impact aid reserve account.

Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading

A-4977 Lampitt/Benson/Wimberly

Establishes School Safety and Security Task Force.

Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading



A-5303 Thomson/Kean/Barranco

Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5307 Speight/Stanley/Benson

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

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee 

A-5308 Caputo/Jasey/Benson

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

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

S-3089 Gopal/Bucco

Permits certain school districts to establish State military impact aid reserve account.

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

S-3728 Connors/Holzapfel

Requires schools to report certain assaults to law enforcement.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

The following legislative activity took place on March 20, 2023:

A-3681 Lampitt

Establishes New Jersey Educator Scholarship Program; appropriates $3 million.

Senate Amendment

A-4720 Schaer/Swain/Karabinchak/Gopal/Greenstein

Requires Commissioner of Education to distribute survey to school districts regarding instruction on Holocaust and genocides.

Substituted for S-3145; Passed Both Houses

A-5308 Caputo/Jasey/Benson

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

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

A-5313 Dunn

Directs Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines on outdoor education opportunities.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-3080 Ruiz/Burgess/Caputo/Giblin/Tucker

Establishes position of Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson; establishes "School Disconnection Prevention Task Force."; appropriates $200,000.

Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Concur by Senate Amendments; Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence 

S-3153 Codey

Authorizes schools to receive and compost food waste from other schools, under certain conditions.

Passed by the Senate; Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading

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

A-5060 Reynolds-Jackson/Lampitt/Verrelli/Carter

Expands scope of school district employee sick leave.

Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

A-5329 Stanley/Atkins

Extends useful service life of certain school buses to 20 years.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee



A-5336 Benson

Requires public schools to develop policy for emergency administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulator on students with seizure disorder.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5340 Reynolds-Jackson/Wimberly/Timberlake

Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

The following legislative activity took place on March 30, 2023:

A-1174 Jasey/Benson

Requires certain documentation of needs of students with disabilities during school security drills and emergency situations and in school security plans; requires staff training on needs of students with disabilities in emergency planning.

Assembly Floor Amendment Passed

A-4444 Jasey/Flynn/Mukherji/Park/Caputo

Upgrades certain types of assault against sports officials to aggravated assault.

Passed by the Assembly

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

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

Substituted for A-2815; Passed by the Assembly

S-2463 Smith/Zwicker/Egan/McKnight

Requires school districts to provide instruction on prevention of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases in grades kindergarten through 12; requires DOH to publish certain guidelines concerning ticks.

Substituted for A-4820; Passed by the Assembly; Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses

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

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

Substituted by Substituted for A-1992; Passed by the Assembly

S-2463 Smith/Zwicker/Egan/McKnight

Requires school districts to provide instruction on prevention of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases in grades kindergarten through 12; requires DOH to publish certain guidelines concerning ticks.

Substituted for A-4820; Passed by the Assembly; Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses

S-3349 Sarlo/Cryan/Calabrese

Requires payment of tuition for certain non-resident public school students.

Substituted for A-5327; Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence; Passed Both Houses; Sent to Governor

S-3741 Singer

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

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

S-3752 Testa, Jr.

Requires parents to provide certain legal documents to change student name on official school records.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee