Bill > S903

This bill establishes educational service agencies for procuring custodial and food services in schools and ensures certain employee rights for affected employees. The key provisions are: - Mandates the creation of educational service agencies at the county level to facilitate the procurement of custodial and food services for school districts through cooperative purchasing. - Requires school districts to acquire these services only through the master contracts awarded by the educational service agencies, with some exceptions for existing contracts. - Establishes representative assemblies and boards of directors to govern the educational service agencies, including setting budgets, employing staff, and entering into contracts. - Provides protections for service employees, such as requiring successor contractors to offer employment to existing employees, prohibiting discharge without just cause, and preserving seniority and recall rights. - Allows school districts to withdraw from membership in the educational service agency, though they cannot then contract directly with private providers. - Aims to achieve cost savings through economies of scale while preserving school district control over core functions.

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S903