S 1374 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.

S 1374 requires New Jersey school districts to employ at least one full-time school psychologist per school, with a maximum student-to-psychologist ratio of 500:1. This directly affects all public school students and school districts across New Jersey, mandating staffing levels aligned with national best practices. School districts must apply for federal funds to help implement these requirements. The law takes effect immediately but will first apply in the second full school year after enactment.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 3 edits · Jan 13, 2026

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This is a procedural transition from technical review to introduced status for S 1374. Senator Corrado was removed as a co-sponsor, and a STATEMENT section was added providing background context on the bill's purpose (requiring school counselors and setting a 500:1 student-to-psychologist ratio). No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's operative text.

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Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Education Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' indicating a procedural stage change.

Senator Kristin M. Corrado (District 40) and Senator Singleton were removed as co-sponsors.

A STATEMENT section was added at the end explaining the bill's purpose: requiring local boards of education to employ fulltime school counselors in each school and capping the student-to-school-psychologist ratio at 500:1, with background on NASP national recommendations.

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Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor