A 521 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Modifies conditions for regional school district use of property assessments as basis for apportionment of costs to participating municipalities.

This bill changes how regional school districts in New Jersey apportion costs (like school funding) among participating municipalities. It allows districts to base these costs partly or entirely on property assessments, rather than solely on student enrollment, but only if three conditions are met: all municipalities have recent property revaluations within five years of each other, or all have property valuation ratios above 90%, or all are within 5% of each other's ratios. This ensures property-based cost sharing is fair and accurate across municipalities. The bill directly affects local governments that participate in regional school districts.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bob Auth
Bob Auth
RRepublican
NJ
39