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NJ S187
NJ S187Ensures no school district receives State school aid reduction greater than five percent.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill establishes a new category of State school aid entitled "stabilized reduction aid." Under the bill, stabilized reduction aid is to be used to ensure that, in the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district receives no greater than a five percent reduction in State school aid compared to the prior school year. The bill specifies that a county vocational school district would receive the greater of the amount of State school aid calculated pursuant to the provisions of the bill or the amount of State school aid calculated with the inclusion of vocational expansion stabilization aid. Under current law, vocational expansion stabilization aid ensures that a county vocational school district receives no less than the sum of the district's State school aid received in the 2017-2018 school year.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new category of state school aid called "stabilized reduction aid" to ensure that school districts do not experience a reduction in state school aid greater than five percent compared to the previous school year, starting in the 2024-2025 school year. This aid will be calculated to provide districts with the greater of their current aid calculation or the prior year's aid minus no more than five percent. For county vocational school districts, they will receive the greater of the aid calculated under this new provision or the aid calculated using a previous law that ensured they received at least the amount of state school aid from the 2017-2018 school year, plus any vocational expansion stabilization aid. "State school aid" in this context refers to several types of funding, including equalization aid, special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, transportation aid, and adjustment aid.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S187 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S0500/187_I1.HTM |
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