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NJ S328
NJ S328Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.
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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 would increase sending district representation on a receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances. Under current law, a sending district is entitled to representation on a receiving district's board of education when the sending district's students comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the students in the grades of the receiving district. If two or more sending districts do not individually meet this percent threshold, but collectively comprise at least 15 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of the receiving district, the sending districts are required to collectively have two representatives on the receiving district's board of education. The bill provides that two or more sending districts that do not meet the requirements for representation under current law and collectively comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of a receiving district that is located in a county of the third class, having a population greater than 100,000 people but less than 120,000 people according to the 2020 federal decennial census, are to have one representative on the receiving district's board of education. Additionally, the bill provides that two or more sending districts that do not meet the requirements for representation under current law and collectively comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the relevant grades of a receiving district may collectively have one representative on the receiving district's board of education, subject to the approval of a majority of the board's members. Finally, the bill provides that if two or more sending districts collectively comprise less than 10 percent of the total enrollment of students in the relevant grades in the receiving district, the sending districts are to collectively have one non-voting representative on the receiving district's board of education.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the rules for when school districts that send their students to another district (sending districts) get representation on the board of education of the district where their students attend (receiving district). Currently, a sending district gets one representative if its students make up at least 10% of the receiving district's enrollment in the relevant grades. If multiple sending districts don't individually meet this threshold but collectively have at least 15% of the students, they get two representatives. This bill introduces new provisions: two or more sending districts that don't meet the current representation thresholds but collectively have at least 10% of the students in a receiving district located in a specific type of county (third class, with a population between 100,000 and 120,000 according to the 2020 census) will now have one representative. Additionally, two or more sending districts that don't meet the current thresholds but collectively have at least 10% of the students in any receiving district may have one representative, but this requires approval from a majority of the receiving district's board members. Finally, if two or more sending districts collectively have less than 10% of the students, they will have one non-voting representative. The bill also clarifies that these additional representatives are voting members, with limits on the total number of additional members based on the original size of the receiving district's board.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
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/S328 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S0500/328_I1.HTM |
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