S 703 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes supplemental appropriation of $3.5 million to provide additional State school aid to Freehold Regional School District.

This bill provides a $3.5 million supplemental appropriation from the Property Tax Relief Fund to the Freehold Regional School District for additional state school aid. It directly affects over 10,000 high school students in the district, specifically allowing the district to continue offering "courtesy busing" transportation - non-mandatory services for students living less than 2.5 miles from school. The funding prevents the district from eliminating this service, which it planned to cut due to prior state aid reductions totaling $20 million since 2019. The bill specifies the funds must be used to maintain this transportation for approximately 30% of students who rely on it due to unsafe walking conditions.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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