Ensures no school district receives State school aid reduction greater than five percent.
This bill prevents New Jersey school districts from facing state aid cuts exceeding 5% compared to the previous year. It requires districts to receive either the newly calculated state aid amount or the prior year's funding reduced by no more than 5%. County vocational school districts receive the greater of this new calculation or their existing aid formula, which includes a 2017-2018 baseline. The policy applies starting the 2024-2025 school year and aims to stabilize funding for all public school districts.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Jim Beach
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