A 1646 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.

This bill sets strict deadlines for the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to review annual audits submitted by Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities (APSSDs). For audits submitted after the bill's effective date, the Commissioner must complete the review within seven years of submission; for older audits, the deadline is seven years after submission or two years after the bill's effective date (whichever is later). If the Commissioner misses these deadlines, the audit is automatically approved, preventing indefinite delays that previously disrupted school district budgeting and created unfair financial penalties for APSSDs. The bill directly affects APSSDs and the school districts that fund them through tuition payments.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026
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Introduced Reprint · 2 edits
MINOR
The Assembly Education Committee amended Bill A1646 by extending the deadline for the Commissioner of Education to act on pre-existing APSSD audits from two years to three years after the effective date of the act. The explanatory statement was also removed, which is standard when a bill moves from introduction to committee report.
TIMELINE

The deadline for the Commissioner of Education to issue an adverse finding, adjustment, or penalty on audits submitted for school years ending before the effective date of the act was extended from two years to three years after the effective date.

TECHNICAL

The full explanatory statement (STATEMENT) section was removed from the bill text, which is a standard formatting change when a bill advances from introduction to committee report.

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May 7, 2026
Committee
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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