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The following legislative activity took place on May 11, 2023:
A-165 Carter/Kennedy/Timberlake
Establishes "New Jersey STEM Scholars Grant Pilot Program" in Department of Education.
Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
A-1349 Mosquera/Murphy/McKnight
Establishes program in DOE to reimburse school districts for providing menstrual products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-2831 Speight/Atkins/McKnight
Requires DCF and DOE to establish policies and procedures relating to child abuse and neglect and child abuse prevention during certain public health emergencies.
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
A-4835 Moen, Jr./Benson/Moriarty
Permits certain persons to operate Type S school buses.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
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.
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations 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.
Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
A-5417 Lampitt/Jasey/Swain
Prohibits limiting number of county college credits that may be applied towards educator preparation program and teacher certification requirements.
Reported and Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
A-5419 Lampitt/Lopez/Mosquera
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
A-5421 Carter/DeAngelo/Murphy
Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields.
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
A-5431 Verrelli/McKnight
Establishes Anti-Bullying Youth Council to assist Anti-Bullying Task Force.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5432 Verrelli/McKnight
Requires schools and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every two years and install filters certified to reduce lead levels.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
A-5446 McKnight
Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of books at school book fairs.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5447 DiMaio
Establishes "Subaccount for School Funding Protection" reserve account in Property Tax Relief Fund to prevent state aid losses for schools during economic emergency.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5456 DePhillips
Requires legislative approval of updates or revisions to core curriculum content.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5457 Jasey/McKnight
Requires certain ratios of school library media specialists to students in public schools.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
A-5459 Freiman
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $6,500,000.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee
S-1221 Ruiz/Gopal
Establishes program in DOE to reimburse school districts for providing menstrual products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Education Committee
S-3798 Ruiz/Corrado/Turner
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.
Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
S-3804 Steinhardt
Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
S-3814 Ruiz
Establishes emergency teacher certificate in certain circumstances.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
S-3817 Greenstein/Cruz-Perez
Requires public schools to develop policy for emergency administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagus nerve stimulators on students with seizure disorders.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
S-3834 Singer/Singleton
Expands Community College Opportunity Grant Program to include career and technical education programs at county colleges and county vocational schools.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
S-3835 Turner
Permits teacher and professional staff member who provides special services retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF if employment commences during 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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