S.3598

Directs Commissioner of Education to establish criteria and make recommendations on designation of school districts as SDA districts.

Introduced·2/19/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey S3598 mandates the Commissioner of Education to recommend economic and school facilities adequacy criteria for designating school.

New Jersey S3598 requires the Commissioner of Education to recommend to the Legislature by March 1, 2026, and every five years thereafter, the economic and school facilities adequacy criteria for designating school districts as SDA districts. The economic criteria may include equalized valuation per resident pupil, district income per resident pupil, and municipal overburden. The school facilities adequacy criteria may include overcrowding and critical health and safety needs.

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History

Feb 19

Senate

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee