SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3013

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 7, 2020

The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 3013.

This bill changes all references of security aid to health and safety aid in the “School Funding Reform Act of 2008,” P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), and related statutes to reflect that a secure school also includes students’ mental health and wellbeing.

     This bill also amends the “Secure Schools for All Children Act,” P.L.2016, c.49 (C.18A:58-37.8 et seq.), to provide that the aid allocated for the provision of security services to nonpublic schools under the statute may also be used for mental health services.  The bill also makes various other changes to the law to reflect this change.