NJ A4348

Creates a 10-member task force to examine school discipline policies in New Jersey public schools, focusing on racial disparities and effectiveness in reducing problem behaviors while protecting student and staff safety.

Task force membership includes representatives from the Department of Education, school boards, teacher unions, principals, administrators, and charter schools, with appointments made within 30 days of the act's effective date.

Requires examination of discipline practices including suspensions and expulsions of preschool students, review of federal guidance documents from 2014 on nondiscriminatory discipline administration, and study of emerging best practices.

Mandates the task force submit a final report with findings and legislative recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within 12 months of organizing.

Task force expires 30 days after issuing its report; members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for necessary expenditures.