Sponsored by:
Senator SAMUEL D. THOMPSON
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Oroho, Schepisi, Pennacchio, Testa, A.M.Bucco and Stanfield
SYNOPSIS
Provides that certain school districts will receive State school aid in amounts equal to aid provided in 2020-2021 school year.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the provision of State school aid for certain school districts.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-68) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a school district in which the State aid differential, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67), is positive and that is subject to a State school aid reduction pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-68) shall receive an amount of State school aid in the 2021-2022 school year equal to the amount of State school aid provided to the district in the 2020-2021 school year.
b. To the extent permitted by federal law, the costs borne by the State to ensure that a school district receives State school aid in the amount provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be paid for from federal funds allocated to the State under the federal “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,” Pub.L.116-136, the federal “Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021,” Pub.L.116-260, the federal “American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act,” Pub.L.117-2, or any other federal funding made available to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
2. This act shall take effect immediately but shall remain inoperative until the enactment into law of the fiscal year 2022 appropriations act.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that a school district that has a positive State aid differential and is subject to a reduction in State school aid under P.L.2018, c.67 (commonly referred to as “S-2”) will receive an amount of State school aid in the 2021-2022 school year equal to the amount of the district’s State school aid in the 2020-2021 school year. The bill requires that the costs borne by the State to provide this level of State school aid would be paid for from federal funds allocated to the State under the federal “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,” the federal “Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021,” the federal “American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act,” or any other federal funding made available to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.