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S4292 • 2026

Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.

Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Turner, Shirley K.
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.

Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results to parents.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S4292

SENATE, No. 4292

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes timeline for DOE to provide State
assessment results to public schools and for public schools to provide results
to parents.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

concerning student testing in public schools and
supplementing 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. As used in this section,
"State assessment" means an assessment required pursuant to State or
federal law and administered to all students in a specific grade level or
subject area and whose results are aggregated for analysis at the district,
school, or student subgroup level.

���� b. No later than 30 days prior
to the last day of each school year, the Department of Education shall ensure
that the results of any State assessment administered in the school year are
provided to public schools.

���� c. No later than 15 days
following the receipt of State assessment results pursuant to subsection b. of
this section, a public school shall provide to the parents or guardians of a
student enrolled in the public school the student�s results on the State
assessment.

���� 2. The Commissioner of
Education shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to implement this act.

���� 3. This act shall take effect
immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the
date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Department of Education to ensure that the results of any State assessment are
provided to public schools no later than 30 days prior to the last day of each
school year. The bill also provides that no later than 15 days following the
receipt of State assessment results, a public school would provide to the
parents or guardians of a student enrolled in the public school the student�s
results on the State assessment.

���� Current State regulations
require chief school administrators to provide educators, parents, and students
with the results of State assessments within 30 days of receipt of the results
from the department.� However, State law and regulations do not establish a
deadline by which the department is required to provide State assessment
results to public schools.

���� This bill would require the
department to provide State assessment results to public schools no later than
30 days prior to the last day of each school year. The bill would also require
public schools to provide State assessment results to parents and guardians of
students enrolled in the public school no later than 15 days after receiving
the results from the department.