Requires appointment of State monitor to school districts that receive 70 percent or more of revenue from State aid.

This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Education to appoint a state monitor for school districts receiving 70% or more of their total revenue from state aid, as reported in the Department of Education's Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. It directly affects districts like Trenton Public Schools (86.3% state aid) and Newark City (79.2%), which currently rely heavily on state funding. The monitor would have direct oversight authority over the district's business operations and personnel decisions, similar to existing oversight under the School District Fiscal Accountability Act. This policy change aims to enhance financial accountability for districts with high dependence on state funding.