Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen McKnight, Reynolds-Jackson, Lampitt, Pintor Marin, Jasey, Assemblymen Sampson and Tully
SYNOPSIS
Provides additional State school aid to certain school districts; appropriates $102,784,455.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the provision of State school aid for certain school districts and making an appropriation.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a school district for which the State aid differential, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67), is positive in the 2023-2024 school year and that is subject to a State school aid reduction pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-68) shall receive an amount of State school aid, in addition to the amount proposed in the State aid notice for the 2023-2024 school year distributed to school districts in March 2023, equal to 66 percent of the difference between the amount of aid received for the 2022-2023 school year and the amount of aid proposed for the 2023-2024 school year. To receive the amounts provided pursuant to this section, a school district shall submit to the Commissioner of Education, in a manner and form to be prescribed by the commissioner, a written plan explaining how the district intends to fund operations in future school years in which the district does not receive Stabilization Aid or similar supplemental State school aid.
b. In addition to the amounts proposed in the State aid notices for the 2023-2024 school year distributed to school districts in March 2023, there is appropriated the sum of $102,784,455 from the Property Tax Relief Fund to the Department of Education to effectuate the provisions of this act. The aid shall be distributed to school districts in the amounts as follows:
|
District |
County |
Amount |
|
Brigantine City |
Atlantic |
$ 179,930 |
|
Buena Regional |
Atlantic |
$ 8,399 |
|
Corbin City |
Atlantic |
$ 14,276 |
|
Estell Manor City |
Atlantic |
$ 120,028 |
|
Folsom Boro |
Atlantic |
$ 59,834 |
|
Mainland Regional |
Atlantic |
$ 48,907 |
|
Margate City |
Atlantic |
$ 678 |
|
Mullica Twp |
Atlantic |
$ 150,361 |
|
Somers Point City |
Atlantic |
$ 728,519 |
|
Ventnor City |
Atlantic |
$ 113,804 |
|
Weymouth Twp |
Atlantic |
$ 96,798 |
|
New Milford Boro |
Bergen |
$ 397,496 |
|
Rockleigh |
Bergen |
$ 1,379 |
|
Waldwick Boro |
Bergen |
$ 137,612 |
|
Bordentown Regional |
Burlington |
$ 427,888 |