Requires executive county superintendent of schools to establish consolidation plan to combine school districts in county into regional school districts.
This bill requires New Jersey's executive county superintendents to develop plans to consolidate school districts with fewer than 500 students into regional districts. The plan must propose either all-purpose regional districts serving multiple grade levels or limited-purpose districts for specific services like transportation or administration. The commissioner of education must approve or modify the plan within six months, and if approved, feasibility studies must be conducted to ensure regionalization doesn't increase segregation, improves efficiency, and coordinates curriculum. If the feasibility study meets specific requirements, the regional districts would be established within five years without requiring voter approval.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 13, 2025
Last action Nov 13, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
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