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S4081 • 2026

Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.

Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.

Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
  • 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. 2026-05-04 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires DOE to provide information to school districts on calculation of State aid upon request.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S4081

SENATE, No. 4081

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 4, 2026

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.

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An Act
concerning the calculation of State school aid and
supplementing P.L.1996, 138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.).

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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.