S 1819 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

This bill requires nonpublic schools (like private or religious schools) to share a student's disciplinary records with public school districts when the student transfers. Specifically, upon a public school's written request, nonpublic schools must provide all disciplinary information they have about the student and notify the district if they hold court or law enforcement records related to the student. No parental consent is needed to share these records, though nonpublic schools must inform parents or the student themselves about the transfer. The law applies to all nonpublic schools in New Jersey that serve grades K-12 and aims to align disciplinary record transfers with existing procedures for public school students.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

General Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from its initial introduction through the Senate Education Committee, which reported it with amendments on June 1, 2026. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a 14-calendar-day deadline for nonpublic schools to provide disciplinary records and court/law enforcement notifications to public school districts upon request. Additional co-sponsors were also added.

REQUIREMENT

A 14-calendar-day deadline was added requiring nonpublic schools to provide all disciplinary action information to the requesting public school district within 14 calendar days of the district's written request.

A 14-calendar-day deadline was added for nonpublic schools to notify the district in writing about any information obtained from courts or law enforcement agencies (under C.2A:4A-60 or C.2C:43-5.1), also within 14 calendar days of the district's written request.

SCOPE

The bill status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel' to 'As reported by the Senate Education Committee on June 1, 2026, with amendments,' indicating it passed committee and is ready for floor consideration.

TECHNICAL

Senator Raj Mukherji (District 32, Hudson) was added as a co-sponsor along with Senators Timberlake, Wimberly, and Turner.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 18, 2026

Committee

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by the Senate (39-0)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

upper

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors