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NJ A3850
NJ A3850Requires reporting on post-secondary placement in registered apprenticeships and enlistment in military services as part of school district accountability measure.
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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 the Commissioner of Education to include information about post-secondary placement in registered apprenticeships and enlistment in military service in the "school report cards," which are now referred to as the "school performance reports." School performance reports contain information on a number of student outcomes, including graduation and dropout rates, as well as a general profile of the post-graduation plans of a graduating class. This bill would require school performance reports to include information on the number of students achieving post-secondary placement in a registered apprenticeship or enlisting in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard. The bill also requires the commissioner, in accordance with federal law, to include this information as an indicator to be integrated into the summative scores calculated by the department for each school and school district as part of the State's federal accountability system. Under the bill, the commissioner is to update the accountability formula to ensure that this information does not negatively impact a school or school district's summative score. The bill defines a registered apprenticeship to mean an apprenticeship in a program providing to each trainee combined classroom and on-the-job training under the direct and close supervision of a highly skilled worker in an occupation recognized as an apprenticeable trade, which is registered by the Office of Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor and meets the standards established by that office.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that the Commissioner of Education incorporate data on the number and percentage of 12th-grade students who enter registered apprenticeships or enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces, including Reserve components and the National Guard, into the state's school performance reports, which are part of the school accountability system. A "registered apprenticeship" is defined as a program offering combined classroom and on-the-job training under skilled supervision in an apprenticeable trade, registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. This new information will be integrated as an indicator into the summative scores used to evaluate schools and districts under federal law, specifically the Every Student Succeeds Act, with the Commissioner required to adjust the accountability formula to ensure this data does not negatively affect a school or district's overall score.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
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/A3850 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A4000/3850_I1.HTM |
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