New Jersey A 1613: Concerns discrimination because of familial status.

Bill Text

A1613 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1613 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Fantasia

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize 
security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning security categorical aid, amending P.L.2016, 
c.49, and supplementing chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Section 3 of P.L.2016, 
c.49 (C.18A:58-37.10) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.��� A board of education of 
a school district in which a nonpublic school is located shall within the limit 
of funds appropriated or otherwise made available, adopt policies and 
procedures to provide the students who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic 
school with security services, equipment, or technology to help ensure a safe 
and secure school environment.� School security services may include the 
hiring of school security personnel.

(cf: P.L.2016, c.49, s.3)

���� 2.��� (New section) A board of 
education may utilize security categorical aid received pursuant to section 14 
of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-56) to hire school security personnel.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill would permit a board 
of education to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security 
personnel.� Under the bill, school security services that are provided to a 
nonpublic school under the provisions of the �Secure Schools for All Children 
Act� would include the hiring of school security personnel.

���� Under the �School Funding 
Reform Act of 2008,� school districts throughout the State receive a category 
of funding identified as security categorical aid.� This bill would permit a 
board of education to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security 
personnel.

���� Under the �Secure Schools for 
All Children Act,� a board of education is required to adopt policies and 
procedures to provide students enrolled full-time in a nonpublic school within 
the district with security services, equipment, or technology to help ensure a 
safe and secure school environment.� Current Department of Education Guidance 
concerning the �Secure Schools for All Children Act� includes the hiring of 
security guards as acceptable security service expenditures.� This bill amends 
the �Secure Schools for all Children Act� to specify that school security 
services may include hiring of school security personnel.