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Special Education Task Force Report

3-13-14 Education and Related State Budget Issues in the News

Link to State School Aid Summaries re Gov's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2014-2015

7-18-13 Process for School Lunch Program Scrutinized and Reported Flawed by State Comptroller

7-11-13 NJ Spotlight on State Audit Report re Special Education Private Providers

State Audit Report: Special Education Private Provider Costs

6-24 and 25-13 State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 on the Governor's Desk

6-21-13 Trenton Compromises Puts State Budget FY'14 On Track To Gain Final Passage This Monday

Excerpts - GSCS 3-20-13Testimony before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

State Special Education Aid to districts: Compare FY 2012-2013 to FY2013-2014

Compare Special Education Aid FY'14 to SDA Assessment Fees FY'14

3-20-13 GSCS on State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 before Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Chart-Debt Service Fee Assessment on Local Districts FY'14 compared to FY'13

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 State Aid District-by-District Listing (xls)

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 County Listing State Aid (xls)

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Pre-School Aid (xls)

3-8-13 Department of Treasury Increases School Construction Fees Assessed to Local Districts Stresses Local School Budgets

2-27-13 In the News - Governor's State Budget Message...State School Aid, more

2-26-13 Early Information per Department of Treasury Website re Governor's Budget Message FY 2013-2014

2-26-13 School-Funding Issues Remain at Forefront 40 Years after Landmark Decision

2-26-13 Star Ledger - Gov. Christie to unveil budget plan for post-Sandy N.J.

2-4-13 Common Core and PAARC facing hardline questioning - Implementation, Testing Rationale and Extent, Costs

Members Only - GSCS Notes on Senate Education Committee Dialogues with Commissioner Cerf 1-28-13

1-14-13 and 1-15-13 Resolution voted out of Assembly and Senate Budget Committees 1-14-13 mostly along by party vote

Resolution voted out of Assembly and Senate Budget Committees 1-14-13 by partisan vote

1-14-13 Education Issues in the News

School Funding - Education Adequacy Report December 2012.PDF

State Budget Information FY 2012-13

State Aid Fiscal Year 2012-13

State Budget Information FY 2011-12

State Aid Fiscal Year 2011-12

Special Education Funding - Data, Charts

School Funding Reform Act 2008 (SFRA) - Links

2-26-13 Early Information per Department of Treasury Website re Governor's Budget Message FY 2013-2014
Governor Chris Christie Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Address Highlights Governor Christie today unveiled a FY 2014 budget that provides $32.9 billion in state spending with no tax increases. The budget includes a record $1.676 billion pension payment and a $40 million Sandy contingency fund for expenses not reimbursed by the Federal government. The budget reflects the Governor’s decision to participate in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Key funding priorities in Education, Higher Education, Health and Human Services include: Education • $87 million increase in state aid funding for schools bringing total state aid to almost $9 billion • $2 million to fund opportunity scholarship grants for needy students • $5 million for an “Education Innovation fund” to implement innovative teaching models in all schools Excerpt from State Budget Fiscal Year 2014 : Budget Summary
Delivering on the Promise of a Quality Education for Every Child in N.J.
Governor Christie’s Budget Funds Education At Record Level With An Increase To Nearly $9 Billion
HISTORIC SUPPORT FOR NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS Nearly One Billion Dollars in Education Funding Increases Over Three Years
Governor Christie's fiscal year 2014 budget represents a commitment to provide both the resources and reforms to deliver opportunity to every New Jersey child regardless of zip code. The budget proposes distributing approximately $9 billion in state aid to schools, $97.3 million more than distributed in fiscal year 2013, allowing for the continued implementation of a bold reform agenda to extend the promise of a quality education to every child in New Jersey.
Governor Christie is also providing the resources necessary to make the required payment on behalf of teachers towards their pensions. The State’s obligation to fund the health benefits of retired teachers and the social security costs of districts is also being met. Combined, these payments total close to $2.9 billion.
In total, the budget recommends spending $12.4 billion, or $670.6 million more than in fiscal year 2013 and nearly $1 billion more since fiscal year 2011, representing the largest appropriation of State education aid in New Jersey history.
• In fiscal year 2014, all districts will receive an increase in aid or maintain flat funding.
• A new category of aid for Under Adequacy Districts will benefit 131 districts that are at least 10% below adequacy.
• $4.14 million is provided to the districts that received Supplemental Enrollment Growth Aid (SEGA) funding in fiscal year 2013.
• A new geographic cost adjustment (GCA) will be used, smoothing artificial differences between counties.
• $49.1 million will be distributed to school districts accepted into the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program. There are 107 approved choice districts, up from 70 last year.
• Charter School aid supports hold harmless aid to charter schools and students coming from a nonpublic school. $16 million is recommended in fiscal year 2014, an increase of approximately $3 million from fiscal year 2013.
• The thresholds for the amounts reimbursed by the State for high-cost special needs students will be increased by $5,000 in order to ensure that the school districts serving those students with the highest cost services receive the highest reimbursement.

• $83.5 million is recommended for Nonpublic School Aid, $1 million more than provided in fiscal year 2013.