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NJ S1579
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Carmen Amato
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AI Summary
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Appropriates funds from the Property Tax Relief Fund to provide supplemental special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, and transportation aid to eligible New Jersey school districts for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Eligibility requires school districts to have experienced State school formula aid reductions in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years and to be currently spending below adequacy levels.
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Supplemental aid only applies when a district's aid amounts calculated under P.L.2018, c.67 ("S2") are less than amounts calculated under the original School Funding Reform Act of 2008 formulas.
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Funding provided is in addition to existing 2024-2025 State school aid allocations and any amounts received through the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program (P.L.2024, c.13).
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Intended as temporary assistance to help qualifying districts avoid severe budget cuts while a permanent solution to State school aid inequities is developed.
Legislative Description
Provides supplemental appropriation to ensure certain school districts receive additional amounts of special education categorical, security categorical, and transportation aids.
Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
1/13/2026