Bill Text: NJ A5911 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires certain districts to receive State school aid during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-21 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A5911 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A5911-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain districts to receive State school aid during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the provision of State school aid for certain school districts.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-68) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a school district in which the State aid differential, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67), is positive and that is subject to a State school aid reduction pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-68) shall receive an amount of State school aid in both the 2021-2022 school year and the 2022-2023 school year equal to the amount of State school aid provided to the district in the 2020-2021 school year.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that a school district that has a positive State aid differential and is subject to a reduction in State school aid under P.L.2018, c.67 (commonly referred to as "S-2") will receive an amount of State school aid in both the 2021-2022 school year and the 2022-2023 school year equal to the amount of the district's State school aid in the 2020-2021 school year.
