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This bill eliminates the authority of the New Jersey State Board of Education to place school districts under partial or full State intervention under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC), which is the state's system for monitoring school district performance. The bill mandates that any school district currently under partial or full State intervention will be returned to full local control within one year of the bill's effective date. Furthermore, within four months of the bill's enactment, the board of education of a district that has not had its governance component returned to local control must call a special election allowing voters to choose whether the district should be classified as a Type I or Type II district. If voters choose Type I classification, the district will be governed by the corresponding legal provisions after January 31 (or June 30 for districts in first-class cities), and if voters choose Type II classification, the district will be governed by the appropriate Type II district provisions. The bill effectively removes state intervention mechanisms and gives local communities more direct control over their school districts' governance.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4240