A 4443 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to State aid for public schools.

This bill allows New Jersey taxpayers to voluntarily contribute a portion of their state income tax refund (or make a separate payment) directly to public school funding when filing their tax return. Taxpayers would indicate this choice on their return, with funds deposited into a new "School Aid Contribution Fund" managed by the state Treasury. The Legislature would then annually appropriate all collected funds to supplement, not replace, existing state school aid under the 2008 School Funding Reform Act. This directly affects taxpayers who choose to participate and provides additional resources for public school districts without reducing regular state funding allocations.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 20, 2024 Last action May 20, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
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