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NJ A5179
NJ A5179Requires appointment of State monitor to school districts that receive 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid.
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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires a State monitor to be appointed in a school district if the percentage of the school district's revenue derived from State aid is 70 percent or greater of total revenue according to the most recent information reported in the Department of Education's Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. A monitor appointed pursuant to the bill's provisions is to have direct oversight of a board of education's business operations and personnel matters and generally have the same powers as a State monitor appointed pursuant to current State law known as the "School District Fiscal Accountability Act." According to the 2024 version of the Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending, the following school districts received 70 percent or more of their total revenue from State sources in the 2022-2023 school year: District NameCountyRevenue: State %Trenton Public School DistrictMercer86.3%Plainfield CityUnion84.7%Union CityHudson84.6%City Of Orange Twp.Essex83.3%Camden CityCamden82.8%Bridgeton CityCumberland82.0%Elizabeth CityUnion81.5%Pleasantville CityAtlantic81.1%Gloucester CityCamden80.8%Irvington TownshipEssex80.8%Keansburg BoroMonmouth80.2%East OrangeEssex79.9%Vineland CityCumberland79.7%New Brunswick CityMiddlesex79.7%Newark CityEssex79.2%Paterson CityPassaic78.7%Pemberton Twp.Burlington78.3%Folsom BoroAtlantic78.1%Perth Amboy CityMiddlesex78.1%Lindenwold BoroCamden75.6%Fairfield Twp.Cumberland75.4%Lakehurst BoroOcean75.4%West New York SchoolsHudson74.8%Cumberland Co. VocationalCumberland74.5%Passaic CityPassaic73.9%Millville CityCumberland73.2%Salem CitySalem71.4%Garfield CityBergen71.2%Penns Grove-Carneys Point RegionalSalem70.0%
AI Summary
This bill requires the Commissioner of Education to appoint a State monitor to any school district that receives 70 percent or more of its total revenue from State aid, as reported in the Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. The State monitor will have direct oversight of the school district's business operations and personnel matters, with powers similar to those outlined in the existing School District Fiscal Accountability Act, with a few minor exceptions. The bill applies to a list of 30 school districts across New Jersey that currently meet the 70 percent State aid threshold, including districts in cities like Trenton, Camden, Newark, and Paterson. The monitor's role is to provide enhanced financial and operational supervision, ensuring accountability and potentially addressing fiscal challenges in districts heavily dependent on State funding. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment, and notably, it does not apply to districts that already have a State monitor appointed under a different provision of law.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (5)
Robert Clifton (R)*,
Alex Sauickie (R)*,
Dawn Fantasia (R),
Michael Inganamort (R),
Gregory Myhre (R),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/14/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A5179 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A5500/5179_I1.HTM |
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