Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH A. LAGANA
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act to Amend "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved July 1, 2018 (P.L.2018, c.53).
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.2018, c.53, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2019, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development 31 Direct Educational Services and Assistance STATE AID |
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02-5120 Nonpublic School Aid ...................................................... |
$11,300,000 |
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Total State Aid Appropriation, |
$11,300,000 |
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Direct Educational Services and Assistance .................... |
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State Aid: |
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02 Nonpublic Security Aid .......................... |
($11,300,000) |
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2. The following language provision in section 1 of P.L.2018, c.53, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2019, is amended to read as follows:
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34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development 31 Direct Educational Services and Assistance STATE AID |
From the amount hereinabove appropriated for Nonpublic Security Aid, the Commissioner of Education shall provide State aid to each school district in an amount equal to [$75] $150 multiplied by the number of nonpublic school students within the district identified by the district on or before November 5 for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure a safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill makes a supplemental appropriation of $11.3 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education to increase funding for nonpublic security aid. Under the appropriations act for fiscal year 2019, school districts received $75 per student enrolled in a nonpublic school located in the district for the purpose of providing security services, equipment, or technology to the nonpublic school. This bill increases the funding to $150 per pupil.