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NJ A2922
NJ A2922Requires appointment of State monitor to school districts that receive 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid.
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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 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 mandates the appointment of a State monitor to oversee the business operations and personnel matters of any school district where at least 70 percent of its total revenue comes from State aid, as reported in the Department of Education's Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. This monitor will possess powers similar to those granted under the existing "School District Fiscal Accountability Act," which aims to ensure financial responsibility in schools. The bill specifies that this oversight is to be implemented by the Commissioner of Education and will apply to districts heavily reliant on state funding, with the exception of those already under a State monitor appointed through other existing legislation.
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 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2922 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A3000/2922_I1.HTM |
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