Education

March 9, 2021 at 10:00am (EST)

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  Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.

• Tracked Bills to be Heard:

  S508 - Requires public and nonpublic secondary schools to annually conduct written or verbal substance use screening on all students using a particular screening program.

  S555 - Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.

  S1857 - Establishes five-year community schools pilot program.

  S2166 - Provides certain sending school districts one nonvoting advisory representative on receiving school district board of education.

  S3253 - Establishes alternate route to expedite certification of teachers at early college high school programs.

  S3434 - Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.

  S3470 - Allows certain students to repeat prior grade level during 2021-2022 school year upon parental request.

  S3475 - Establishes summer transition pilot program for rising kindergarten students who meet certain criteria.