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NJ A408
NJ A408Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
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Introduced
01/14/2020
01/14/2020
In Committee
01/14/2020
01/14/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under the provisions of the "School Funding Reform Act of 2008," P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), the State provides special education aid to school districts using the census-based method. Under this method, districts receive funding for special education based on the assumption that a fixed percent of the total student population requires special education services, rather than using the actual number of special education students to determine the amount of State aid that school districts will receive. This bill eliminates the use of the census-based methodology, and calculates State aid for special education based on the actual number of special education students included in the district's resident enrollment.
AI Summary
This bill eliminates the use of the census-based methodology for calculating state aid for special education in New Jersey school districts. Instead, the bill requires the state to provide special education aid based on the actual number of special education students included in each district's resident enrollment. This change moves the funding formula away from using a fixed percentage of the total student population for special education, and instead bases aid on the real-time needs of each district's student population.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (7)
Ronald Dancer (R)*,
Sean Kean (R)*,
Edward Thomson (R)*,
Chris DePhillips (R),
Serena DiMaso (R),
Parker Space (R),
Harold Wirths (R),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/14/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A408 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/A0500/408_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2020/A0500/408_I1.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A0500/408_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A0500/408_I1.PDF |
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