New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5572: Interdistrict public school choice program-concerns
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Permits choice district to enroll certain new out-of-district students on tuition basis following termination of district choice program.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the interdistrict public school choice program and amending P.L.2010, c.65.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning the interdistrict public school choice program and amending P.L.2010, c.65. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 8 of P.L.2010, c.65 (C.18A:36B-21) is amended to read as follows: 8. a. (1) The school board of a sending district may adopt a resolution to restrict enrollment of its students in a choice district to a maximum of [10%] [ADDED: 10 percent] of the number of students per grade level per year limited by any resolution adopted pursuant to this paragraph and [15%] [ADDED: 15 percent] of the total number of students enrolled in the sending district, provided that the resolution shall be subject to approval by the commissioner upon a determination that the resolution is in the best interest of the district's students and that it will not adversely affect the district's programs, services, operations, or fiscal conditions, and that the resolution will not adversely affect or limit the diversity of the remainder of the student population in the district who do not participate in the choice program. (2) Enrollment restriction percentages adopted by any resolution pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be compounded from year to year and shall be based upon the enrollment counts for the year preceding the sending district's initial year …
Sponsors
- Erik K. Simonsen (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS
Common questions
- What is A5572?
- A5572 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Interdistrict public school choice program-concerns.
- What does A5572 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the interdistrict public school choice program and amending P.L.2010, c.65.
- What is the status of A5572?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AED (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5572?
- Erik K. Simonsen (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for A5572?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5572
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