S 2030 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes Elementary Home Reading Grant Program; appropriates $500,000 to DOE from federal funds.

S 2030 establishes New Jersey's Elementary Home Reading Grant Program to improve reading proficiency among elementary students. The bill appropriates $500,000 from unspent federal pandemic funds to provide matching grants to school districts partnering with nonprofits. These programs must mail weekly reading books to students' homes, include multilingual parent engagement calls/texts, offer 6-9 books for students to keep, and track metrics like books read and parental involvement. The program targets underperforming students, prioritizes districts with high numbers of economically disadvantaged students, and requires annual reporting on outcomes to the Legislature.
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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 in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Vince Polistina
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