Requires school report card to include information about placement of graduates, including apprenticeships.
This bill requires New Jersey public school districts to include data on post-graduation student placements - specifically noting apprenticeships - in annual school performance report cards. It directly affects all public school districts and their reporting to the state. The key mechanism adds a new requirement (item 16) to existing report card content, mandating that districts track and report the number and percentage of graduates placed in apprenticeships alongside other outcomes like college enrollment or employment. The Commissioner of Education will establish the methodology for collecting this data.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 18, 2024
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Bucco
RRepublican
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