S1374 • 2026

Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.

Budget Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Lagana, Joseph A.
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.

What This Bill Does

Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.
Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-03-02 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2026-03-02 New Jersey Legislature
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S1374 TR

SENATE, No. 1374

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOSEPH A. LAGANA

District 38 (Bergen)

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Singleton

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires local boards of education to employ certain
number of school psychologists.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Education Committee with
technical review.

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An Act
concerning school psychologists and supplementing
chapter 27 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The board of
education of a school district shall, at a minimum, employ and assign on a
fulltime basis to each school within the school district at least one school
psychologist.� The maximum student to school psychologist ratio per school in a
school district shall be 500:1.

���� b.��� A school district shall
apply for any federal funds which may be available to implement, or to aid in
implementing, the provisions of this section.

���� c.���� As used in this
section, �school psychologist� means a person who holds a New Jersey standard
educational services certificate with a school psychologist endorsement.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall first apply in the second full school year next
following the date of enactment.