S 3074 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assigns financial responsibility of educating homeless student to district of attendance.

This bill changes which school district pays for the education of homeless students in New Jersey. For the first school year after a family becomes homeless, the district where the parent or guardian last lived before homelessness covers costs. In subsequent years, the district where the child attends school becomes responsible for funding. If a child stays in a shelter or transitional housing for over one year, the State pays tuition instead. It directly affects homeless students and school districts managing educational costs.
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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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