NJ S2643

Prohibits charter schools from establishing criteria to evaluate prospective students or imposing enrollment qualifications on students selected through random lottery processes.

Requires all public schools, including charter schools, to designate a student placement liaison responsible for coordinating student transitions and tracking enrollment data, with charter school liaisons also required to conduct exit interviews for non-graduating departures.

Mandates commissioner approval for charter schools to enroll students from outside their district, based on evaluation of fiscal impact, student population diversity, and educational quality effects on the student's home district.

Prohibits charter schools from counseling or advising students to withdraw, though child study teams may still consider alternative placements for students with disabilities in accordance with federal and state law.

Requires charter schools offering interscholastic athletics to join a voluntary athletic association (such as NJSIAA), and restricts non-resident students from participating in athletics unless they live within 20 miles of the school and meet grade-level enrollment timing requirements.