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S1819 • 2026

Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Singleton, Troy
Last action
2026-06-18
Official status
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature

    Passed by the Senate (39-0)

  2. 2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature

    Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

  3. 2026-06-01 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

  4. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires nonpublic school to forward student discipline records of students who transfer to public school.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S1819 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1819

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

Senator� RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Timberlake, Wimberly and Turner

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires nonpublic school to forward student
discipline records of students who transfer to public school.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Education Committee on June
1, 2026, with amendments.

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An Act
concerning certain nonpublic school student records and
supplementing chapter 36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this
section, �nonpublic school� means an elementary or secondary school within the
State, other than a public school, offering education for grades kindergarten
through 12, or any combination of them, wherein any child may legally fulfill
compulsory school attendance requirements and which complies with the
requirements of Title VI of the �Civil Rights Act of 1964,� Pub.L.88-352 (42
U.S.C. s.2000d et seq.).

���� b.��� (1)� In the event that a
student enrolled in a nonpublic school transfers to a public school, the chief
school administrator of the nonpublic school shall, upon the written request of
the school district to which the student is transferring, provide to the
district
1
,
within 14 calendar days of the district�s request,
1
all
information in the student�s record related to disciplinary action taken
against the student by the nonpublic school.� The nonpublic school shall also
notify the district, in writing, if it has obtained any information pursuant to
section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60) or section 1 of P.L.2009, c.157
(C.2C:43-5.1)
1
within
14 calendar days of the district�s written request
1
.� If
the school district does not receive those records, it shall use every
available means to obtain the records.

���� (2)� Written consent of the
parent or adult student shall not be required as a condition of receipt of the
information required to be provided pursuant to this section; however, written
notice of the transfer shall be provided by the nonpublic school to the parent
or adult student.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.