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NJ S735
NJ S735Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would increase sending district representation on a receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances. Under current law, a sending district is entitled to representation on a receiving district's board of education when the sending district's students comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the students in the grades of the receiving district. If two or more sending districts do not individually meet this percent threshold, but collectively comprise at least 15 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of the receiving district, the sending districts are required to collectively have two representatives on the receiving district's board of education. The bill provides that two or more sending districts that do not meet the requirements for representation under current law and collectively comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of a receiving district that is located in a county of the third class, having a population greater than 100,000 people but less than 120,000 people according to the 2020 federal decennial census, are to have one representative on the receiving district's board of education. Additionally, the bill provides that two or more sending districts that do not meet the requirements for representation under current law and collectively comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of a receiving district may collectively have one representative on the receiving district's board of education, subject to the approval of a majority of the board's members. Finally, the bill provides that if two or more sending districts collectively comprise less than 10 percent of the total enrollment of students in the relevant grades in the receiving district, the sending districts are to collectively have one non-voting representative on the receiving district's board of education.
AI Summary
This bill increases sending district representation on a receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances. Under current law, a sending district is entitled to one representative on the receiving district's board if its students comprise at least 10% of the total enrollment. If two or more sending districts collectively comprise at least 15% of the total enrollment, they are entitled to two representatives. The bill adds three new provisions: 1) if two or more sending districts collectively comprise at least 10% of the total enrollment in a receiving district located in a county with a population between 100,000 and 120,000, they are entitled to one representative; 2) if two or more sending districts collectively comprise at least 10% of the total enrollment, they may have one representative with the approval of the receiving district's board; and 3) if two or more sending districts collectively comprise less than 10% of the total enrollment, they are entitled to one non-voting representative.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S735 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1000/735_I1.HTM |
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