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This bill establishes a mediation process for school ethics complaints. Under the bill, the School Ethics Commission is required to provide an opportunity for a complainant and any school official named in the complaint to engage in mediation to determine whether the complaint may be dismissed without further proceedings. If the complainant and any school official named in the complaint agree to mediation, the commission is required to assign a mediator to conduct a mediation conference. Prior to commencement of the mediation conference, the mediator is to require the complainant and any school official named in the complaint to sign a confidentiality pledge to ensure that discussions that occur during the mediation remain confidential. If the mediation results in the complainant dismissing the complaint, the complainant and any school official named in the complaint are required to sign a written agreement that memorializes the dismissal of the complaint. However, if the complainant does not dismiss the complaint after the mediation conference, the commission is required to follow the current procedure established by law to determine whether a school official has violated the "School Ethics Act," or a school board member has violated the Code of Ethics for School Board Members.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*,  Angela Mcknight (D)*, 

Senate Education Hearing (11:00:00 5/12/2025 Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ) (on 05/12/2025)

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