Loading chat...
NJ S2646
Bill
Status
2/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Ruiz
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Executive county superintendents must submit a school district consolidation plan to the Commissioner of Education within 12 months, recommending consolidation of districts with fewer than 500 students and establishment of regional school districts.
-
The Commissioner has six months to approve or disapprove consolidation plans; disapproved plans must be modified and resubmitted within 30 days.
-
State-funded feasibility studies are required for each proposed regional district, analyzing enrollment projections, racial composition, financial impacts, transportation costs, and potential savings.
-
Consolidation plans must ensure the regionalization does not increase segregation by race, socioeconomic status, disability, or English Language Learner status, and must demonstrate potential for improved efficiency and enhanced learning.
-
Approved regional districts must be established by July 1 of the fifth full school year following approval, without requiring voter approval as currently mandated under existing law.
Legislative Description
Requires school districts to provide training and coaching to certain teachers on student literacy and reading interventions; requires DOE to establish program for literacy coaches.
Combined with another Bill
Last Action
Combined with S2644/2645 (SCS)
6/20/2024