New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5186: County-Based School Security Pilot Program-establish in DOE;$15M
Status: In committee, September 14, 2026
Establishes School Security Pilot Program in DOE; appropriates $15 million.*
What the bill says
An Act establishing the 1[County-Based]1 School Security Pilot Program, supplementing chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation.
From the amended text, September 14, 2026:
An Act establishing the 1[County-Based]1 School Security Pilot Program, supplementing chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this act: Commissioner means the Commissioner of Education. 1[Pilot county means Essex, Mercer, and Camden counties.] [ADDED: Participating district means a school district selected by the commissioner to participate in the pilot program.] 1 Pilot program means the 1[County-Based]1 School Security Pilot Program, established pursuant to subsection b. of this section. 1 [ADDED: Rolling mobile ballistic shield system means a wheeled or rolling, maneuverable ballistic protection system designed to provide substantially full-body ballistic coverage, from approximately head level to lower-extremity level, to one or more persons while permitting protected movement during an active-threat response, rescue, evacuation, or other emergency operation. The system shall:] [ADDED: (1) meet or exceed the ballistic performance requirements associated with National Institute of Justice Level III protection, or an equivalent or successor ballistic-resistance standard recognized by the National Institute of Justice; ] [ADDED: (2) incorporate a transparent ballistic viewing component sufficient to permit forward observation while maintaining ballistic protection; and ] [ADDED: (3) be configured to permit deployment and maneuverability through standard school building corridors and doorways.] 1 b. There is established …
Sponsors
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Erik K. Simonsen (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Votes
- Assembly Education Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 14, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS, EDUCATION - SCHOOL FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is A5186?
- A5186 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): County-Based School Security Pilot Program-establish in DOE;$15M.
- What does A5186 do?
- In its own words: An Act establishing the 1[County-Based]1 School Security Pilot Program, supplementing chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation.
- What is the status of A5186?
- In committee as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: REP/ACA REF AAP (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5186?
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5186?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5186
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