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NJ A4692
NJ A4692Eliminates use of census-based funding of special education aid in school funding law.
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Introduced
11/26/2018
11/26/2018
In Committee
11/26/2018
11/26/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under the provisions of the "School Funding Reform Act of 2008," P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), the State provides special education aid to school districts using the census-based method. Under this method, districts receive funding for special education based on the assumption that a fixed percent of the total student population requires special education services, rather than using the actual number of special education students to determine the amount of State aid that school districts will receive. This bill eliminates the use of the census-based methodology, and calculates State aid for special education based on the actual number of special education students included in the district's resident enrollment.
AI Summary
This bill eliminates the use of the census-based methodology for calculating special education aid and instead calculates state aid for special education based on the actual number of special education students included in the district's resident enrollment. Under the current "School Funding Reform Act of 2008," districts receive special education funding based on the assumption that a fixed percentage of the total student population requires special education services, rather than the actual number of special education students. This bill changes that approach to provide state aid for special education based on the real number of special education students in each district.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (6)
Ronald Dancer (R)*,
Sean Kean (R)*,
Edward Thomson (R)*,
Serena DiMaso (R),
Parker Space (R),
Harold Wirths (R),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 11/26/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4692_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4692_I1.PDF |
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