New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A3881: St. school aid & district budgets-modifies cert provisions in school funding law
Status: In committee, June 15, 2026
Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law.
What the bill says
An Act concerning State school aid, amending P.L.1996, c.138 and P.L.2007, c.260, and supplementing P.L.2007, c.260.
From the amended text, June 15, 2026:
An Act concerning State school aid, amending P.L.1996, c.138 and P.L.2007, c.260, and supplementing P.L.2007, c.260. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1[1. Section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) is amended to read as follows: 5. As used in this section, "cost of living" means the CPI as defined in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-45). a. Within 30 days following the approval of the Educational Adequacy Report, the commissioner shall notify each district of the base per pupil amount, the per pupil amounts for full-day preschool, the weights for grade level, county vocational school districts, at-risk pupils, bilingual pupils, and combination pupils, the cost coefficients for security aid and for transportation aid, the State average classification rate and the excess cost for general special education services pupils, the State average classification rate and the excess cost for speech-only pupils, and the geographic cost adjustment for each of the school years to which the report is applicable. [ADDED: Beginning with State school aid calculated for the 2026-2027 school year, the commissioner shall annually, no later than the end of the first week in December, provide each district with a preliminary State aid notice that details the minimum amount of State aid payable to the district in the succeeding school year pursuant …
Sponsors
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Sterley S. Stanley (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Anthony Angelozzi (D, 8)
- Carmen Theresa Morales (D, 34)
- Erik K. Simonsen (R, 1)
- Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16)
Latest actions
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Votes
- Assembly Education Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (June 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT - STATE AID
Common questions
- What is A3881?
- A3881 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): St. school aid & district budgets-modifies cert provisions in school funding law.
- What does A3881 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning State school aid, amending P.L.1996, c.138 and P.L.2007, c.260, and supplementing P.L.2007, c.260.
- What is the status of A3881?
- In committee as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: REP/ACA REF AAP (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3881?
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3881?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3881
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