New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5645: State aid, preliminary-require Comm. of Ed. provide notice to school districts
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
Requires Commissioner of Education to provide preliminary State aid notice to school districts.
What the bill says
An Act concerning State school aid and amending P.L.1996, c.138.
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
An Act concerning State school aid and amending P.L.1996, c.138. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 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: Annually, no later than the end of the first week in November, the commissioner shall provide each district with a preliminary State aid notice that details the maximum amount of aid payable to the district in the succeeding school year pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.).] Annually, within two days following the transmittal of the …
Sponsors
- Andrea Katz (D, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS
Common questions
- What is A5645?
- A5645 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): State aid, preliminary-require Comm. of Ed. provide notice to school districts.
- What does A5645 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning State school aid and amending P.L.1996, c.138.
- What is the status of A5645?
- In committee as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AED (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5645?
- Andrea Katz (D, 8).
- Where is the official record for A5645?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5645
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