Bill Text: NJ A3578 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides supplemental appropriation of $85,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DCA for consolidation study of certain school districts in Atlantic County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-05 - Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading [A3578 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A3578-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman VINCENT MAZZEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
SYNOPSIS
Provides supplemental appropriation of $85,000 from Property Tax Relief Fund to DCA for consolidation study of certain school districts in Atlantic County.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved June 30, 2014 (P.L.2014, c.14).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2014, c.14, there is appropriated out of the Property Tax Relief Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 70 Government Direction, Management and Control 75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid STATE AID |
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04 8030 Local Government Services ...................................... |
$85,000 |
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Total State Aid Appropriation, |
$85,000 |
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State Subsidies and Financial Aid................................. |
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State Aid: |
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04 Supplemental Fiscal Year 2015 Consolidation |
($85,000) |
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The amount hereinabove appropriated for Supplemental Fiscal Year 2015 Consolidation shall be used to study the feasibility of consolidation of the Atlantic County school districts of Northfield, Linwood, Somers Point and Mainland Regional into a single consolidated school district with one superintendent.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill makes a supplemental appropriation of $85,000 to the Department of Community Affairs for a study of the feasibility of consolidating the Northfield, Linwood, Somers Point, and Mainland Regional school districts in Atlantic County into a single school district with one superintendent. The source of the appropriated funds is the Property Tax Relief Fund, a portion of which is currently designated to support local government unit consolidation. School district consolidation may result in lower property taxes for the residents of the municipalities involved.
The Northfield, Linwood and Somers Point school districts are sending districts for the Mainland Regional school district. To reduce costs by avoiding the duplication of personnel, services, and materials this bill authorizes $85,000 for a study of the potential for consolidation of these school districts.
