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NJ S2794
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angela Mcknight
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AI Summary
- Establishes a "School Aid Contribution Fund" in the Department of the Treasury to collect voluntary taxpayer donations for public schools
- Allows New Jersey taxpayers to designate a portion of their gross income tax refund or make an enclosed contribution on their state tax return to support public school funding
- Requires the Legislature to annually appropriate all collected funds to the Department of Education for distribution to school districts under the School Funding Reform Act of 2008
- Prohibits contributions from being used to supplant existing State school aid appropriations, ensuring funds supplement rather than replace current funding levels
- Permits the Division of Taxation to deduct administrative and collection costs from receipts before depositing net contributions into the fund
Legislative Description
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to State aid for public schools.
Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Education1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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