New Jersey 2022-2023 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A292 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 10/18/2022

                            [First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 292   STATE OF NEW JERSEY 220th LEGISLATURE    PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION   

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 292 



STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

  

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION

 

   Sponsored by: Assemblyman  MICHAEL TORRISSI, JR. District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden) Assemblyman  BRANDON UMBA District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden) Assemblywoman  CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER District 28 (Essex)   Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman DeAngelo         SYNOPSIS      Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher.    CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT       As reported by the Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 17, 2022, with amendments.     

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  MICHAEL TORRISSI, JR.

District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)

Assemblyman  BRANDON UMBA

District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)

Assemblywoman  CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman DeAngelo

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires DOE to include military-connected student identifier in student-level database; requires district inform teacher when military-connected student enrolls in class taught by teacher. 

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

     As reported by the Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 17, 2022, with amendments.

   

 An Act concerning the maintenance of certain student information and supplementing chapter 7E and 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, "military-connected student" means a student enrolled in a public school in the State who is a dependent of a member of:      1[1)] (1)1   the armed forces of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;      1[2)] (2)1   the National Guard; or      1[3)] (1)1   any other reserve component of the armed forces.      b.    1[Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the] The1 student-level database maintained by the Department of Education shall include an identifier for military-connected students.  The Commissioner of Education shall include information in the report issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.235 (C.18A:7E-1 et seq.), that summarizes the academic engagement and outcomes of military-connected students, including attendance rates, performance on State assessments, 1and1 high school graduation rates1[, and post-secondary plans]1.  The information shall be consistent with the provisions of the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974" (20 U.S.C. s.1232g).          2.    a.  As used in this section, "military-connected student" means a student enrolled in a public school in the State who is a dependent of a member of:      1[1)] (1)1 the armed forces of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;      1[2)] (2)1   the National Guard; or      1[3)] (3)1   any other reserve component of the armed forces.      b.    1[Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, a] A1 school district shall notify a classroom teacher of the enrollment of a military-connected student in any class taught by the teacher.  The purpose of the notification is to provide the teacher with the opportunity to monitor a military-connected student's level of academic engagement, and to provide additional academic support to the student as needed.      1c.  A parent or guardian of a military-connected student may opt their child out of being identified to the teacher as a military-connected student, pursuant to subsection b. of this section.  At the request of a parent or guardian, the school district shall not notify a classroom teacher of the enrollment of the military-connected student pursuant to this section.1        3.    This act shall take effect immediately1and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment1. 

An Act concerning the maintenance of certain student information and supplementing chapter 7E and 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, "military-connected student" means a student enrolled in a public school in the State who is a dependent of a member of:

     1[1)] (1)1   the armed forces of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;

     1[2)] (2)1   the National Guard; or

     1[3)] (1)1   any other reserve component of the armed forces.

     b.    1[Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the] The1 student-level database maintained by the Department of Education shall include an identifier for military-connected students.  The Commissioner of Education shall include information in the report issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.235 (C.18A:7E-1 et seq.), that summarizes the academic engagement and outcomes of military-connected students, including attendance rates, performance on State assessments, 1and1 high school graduation rates1[, and post-secondary plans]1.  The information shall be consistent with the provisions of the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974" (20 U.S.C. s.1232g).  

 

     2.    a.  As used in this section, "military-connected student" means a student enrolled in a public school in the State who is a dependent of a member of:

     1[1)] (1)1 the armed forces of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;

     1[2)] (2)1   the National Guard; or

     1[3)] (3)1   any other reserve component of the armed forces.

     b.    1[Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, a] A1 school district shall notify a classroom teacher of the enrollment of a military-connected student in any class taught by the teacher.  The purpose of the notification is to provide the teacher with the opportunity to monitor a military-connected student's level of academic engagement, and to provide additional academic support to the student as needed.

     1c.  A parent or guardian of a military-connected student may opt their child out of being identified to the teacher as a military-connected student, pursuant to subsection b. of this section.  At the request of a parent or guardian, the school district shall not notify a classroom teacher of the enrollment of the military-connected student pursuant to this section.1

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately1and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment1.