Proposed amendment to New Jersey Constitution to allow Legislature to determine public school funding and components.

This bill proposes an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution to allow the Legislature to decide how to provide for a thorough and efficient system of free public schools. The Legislature would pass laws to identify the components of a public school system and determine how to fund it. The funding would be equitable and based on recent data, considering the needs of students and school districts. The amendment explicitly states there is no minimum or maximum amount of required State school funding and does not require the State to base funding on prior year amounts.

Proposed amendment to New Jersey Constitution to allow Legislature to determine public school funding and components.

This bill proposes an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution to allow the Legislature to decide how to provide for a thorough and efficient system of free public schools. The Legislature would pass laws to identify the components of a public school system and determine how to fund it. The funding would be equitable and based on recent data, considering the needs of students and school districts. The amendment explicitly states there is no minimum or maximum amount of required State school funding and does not require the State to base funding on prior year amounts.