A 5410 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes additional public inspection requirements for school district budgets.

This bill requires New Jersey school districts to make three versions of their budgets publicly accessible: the proposed budget submitted to the Commissioner, the commissioner-approved version (posted 48 hours before public hearings), and the final adopted budget. All versions must be available online (if a district has a website) and in print in "user-friendly" plain language, with additional copies provided upon request. The bill expands current transparency requirements by adding the commissioner-approved budget to the public inspection process and mandates plain-language summaries. It directly affects all New Jersey school districts preparing budgets for the 2026-2027 school year or later.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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