S 3537 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires State to bear partial cost of transportation of certain homeless students to school.

This bill requires the State of New Jersey to cover transportation costs exceeding a district's average per-pupil transportation expense for two specific groups of homeless students. First, it applies when homeless students attend school in their "district of residence" while temporarily living in another district (e.g., due to shelter placement). Second, it applies to students displaced by terrorism or natural disasters who remain in their original school district for up to two years. Currently, school districts cover all transportation costs for these students, but this bill shifts the burden for costs above the district's average to the state. The change takes effect immediately for the next full school year following enactment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
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Governor
Introduced Sep 12, 2024 Last action Dec 5, 2024
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Dec 5, 2024
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Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
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Dec 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
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Sep 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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