A 5966 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.

This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Education to provide school districts with annual preliminary State aid notices by December 1st, detailing the minimum State aid amount they'll receive for the following school year. It also creates a New Jersey Education Funding Portal on the Department of Education website that will make transparent how school funding is calculated, allowing districts and the public to adjust data inputs like enrollment and property values to estimate potential funding impacts. The bill modifies school funding calculations by changing how districts determine their local share based on property values and income, and it gives districts facing potential aid reductions the ability to submit and revise their budgets within the first six months of the budget year. These changes aim to increase transparency and provide more flexibility for school districts in budget planning.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jul 24, 2025 Last action Dec 4, 2025
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Dec 4, 2025
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Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
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Jul 24, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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