New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5720: Special ed-monitor & enforce cert orders of compliance & corrective action plans
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
Requires additional monitoring and enforcement of certain orders of compliance and corrective action plans issued during special education disputes.
What the bill says
An Act concerning enforcement of special education law and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
An Act concerning enforcement of special education law and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint personnel from the Office of Special Education, or in the case of a complaint against the Office of Special Education, an independent investigator, to monitor the implementation of the provisions of an order of compliance or corrective action plan issued to a school district or other public or private education agency responsible for the development and implementation of a students individualized education program or for provision of special education and related services to New Jersey students as a result of a State complaint investigation conducted in accordance with State and federal special education laws. b. At the conclusion of each applicable time limit specified for a school district or other public or private education agency to have implemented the provisions of an order of compliance or corrective action plan as well as at the end of one year from the date of the report finding noncompliance, the Office of Special Education or independent investigator shall forward to the Commissioner of Education and the complainant a written report indicating whether the issues have been resolved, and if not, …
Sponsors
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Eliana Pintor Marin (D, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Subjects: EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is A5720?
- A5720 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Special ed-monitor & enforce cert orders of compliance & corrective action plans.
- What does A5720 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning enforcement of special education law and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A5720?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AED (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5720?
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5720?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5720
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