New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5153: School nursing svcs & security svcs, nonpublic-permit unexpended St. aid
Status: Passed one chamber, September 28, 2026
Requires unexpended State aid for nonpublic school nursing services and nonpublic school security services to be used to support nonpublic school transportation services.*
What the bill says
An Act concerning State aid for nonpublic schools and amending P.L.1991, c.226 and P.L.2016, c.49. 1. Section 9 of P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-31) is amended to read as follows: 9. a. The support limit for the 1997-98 school year shall be $61.44. For each school year thereafter the commissioner shall determine the support limit by multiplying the support limit for the previous school year times the sum of 1.0 plus the average annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for the New York and Philadelphia areas during the fiscal year preceding the prebudget year as reported by the United.
From the committee substitute text, June 15, 2026:
An Act concerning State aid for nonpublic schools and amending P.L.1991, c.226 and P.L.2016, c.49. 1. Section 9 of P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-31) is amended to read as follows: 9. a. The support limit for the 1997-98 school year shall be $61.44. For each school year thereafter the commissioner shall determine the support limit by multiplying the support limit for the previous school year times the sum of 1.0 plus the average annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for the New York and Philadelphia areas during the fiscal year preceding the prebudget year as reported by the United States Department of Labor. b. On or before November 5 of each year, each board of education shall forward to the commissioner an estimate of the cost of providing, during the next school year, the services required pursuant to [this act] [ADDED: P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.)] and the number of pupils attending nonpublic schools located within the district as of the last school day of October of the current school year, excluding those pupils who have refused nursing services pursuant to section 8 of [this act] [ADDED: P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-30)] . The commissioner shall provide State aid to each school district in an amount equal to the number of nonpublic school pupils within the district identified by the district on …