Sponsored by:
Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.
District 9 (Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Tiver and Henry
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the calculation of State school aid and supplementing P.L.1996, 138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Education shall, upon request of a school district, provide the district with the following information:
(1) a general explanation of the methodology used to calculate State school aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.); and
(2) a more detailed review of the specific calculation of that school district’s State school aid allocation, including but not limited to, a review of the calculations completed to determine the district’s adequacy budget, equalization aid, and local share.
b. The department shall complete its response to a request submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section within five business days of receiving the request.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Education to, upon request of a school district, provide the district with the following information:
(1) a general explanation of the methodology used to calculate State school aid pursuant to the State school funding formula law; and
(2) a more detailed review of the specific calculation of that school district’s State school aid allocation, including but not limited to, a review of the calculations completed to determine the district’s adequacy budget, equalization aid, and local share.
The bill requires the department to complete its response to a request submitted pursuant to the bill’s provisions within five business days of receiving the request.