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NJ A3798
NJ A3798Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
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Introduced
02/22/2024
02/22/2024
In Committee
02/22/2024
02/22/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 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 method for calculating state aid for special education in New Jersey's school funding formula. Instead, the bill requires state aid for special education to be calculated based on the actual number of special education students included in each district's resident enrollment. The bill makes corresponding changes to remove references to the state average classification rate for special education students that was used in the census-based method. This change aims to provide funding to school districts that more accurately reflects their actual special education costs.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 02/22/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A3798 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4000/3798_I1.HTM |
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