A 1236 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget.

This bill requires Type II school districts in New Jersey that lack a board of school estimate to hold their annual school budget elections in November. It mandates that these districts must obtain voter approval for their base budget through this November election process. The law directly affects specific school districts without a board of school estimate, ensuring their budget approvals follow a standardized November election schedule. This change modifies election timing requirements for budget adoption but does not alter the underlying budget calculation formulas or funding mechanisms.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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