A 1129 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Increases sending district representation on receiving district's board of education in certain circumstances.

This bill (A1129) modifies representation rules for school districts sending students to another district (sending districts) on the receiving district's school board. It requires receiving districts to grant voting representation to sending districts (or groups of sending districts) when their students collectively make up at least 10% of the relevant grade enrollment, particularly in specified counties (third-class, 100,000-120,000 population). For smaller collective enrollments (below 10%), sending districts receive a non-voting representative. The bill directly affects sending districts in these scenarios and adjusts how school boards allocate voting seats based on student enrollment percentages.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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John DiMaio
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