N.J.S.A. 18A:7C-16 — Report to Governor, Legislature.

18A:7C-16 Report to Governor, Legislature. 4. The commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), by September 1 of each school year that includes the number of students awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy in the previous school year, the languages in which those students attained proficiency, and the methods used by students to demonstrate proficiency for the State Seal of Biliteracy. L.2015, c.303, s.4. 18A:7D-28.5. New budget increase for supplemental State aid 4. Each regional school district formed after the effective date of this act shall, for the purposes of calculation of its maximum permissible net budget pursuant to the provisions of section 85 of P.L.1990, c.52 (C.18A:7D-28), have its net budget for the prebudget year increased by an amount equal to the supplemental State aid received by the district pursuant to section 3 of this act plus the amount of any start-up costs incurred by the district in the regionalization process including, but not limited to, the costs to the district of a regionalization study, program expansion, transportation expansion, and modifications to collective bargaining agreements. L.1993,c.67,s.4. 18A:7E-1. Findings, declarations on school report card programs 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The State of New Jersey has invested more resources than virtually any other state in the nation in its students, teachers and schools, yet parents and other interested members of the community have a difficult time determining the educational results of the expenditure of their tax dollars; b. Obtaining complete and accurate information on the performance of local schools can be a difficult and confusing task and concerned individuals have no place to turn to get an objective and authoritative evaluation of their local schools; c. The establishment of school report cards would provide a simple and uniform mechanism for measuring the return on the investment which the people of this State are making in the education of their children; d. Nationally, a school report card program is recognized as an important component of the current educational reform effort; and e. The Commissioner of Education is encouraged to seek continued financial and technical support from the business and nonprofit communities for the preparation and dissemination of the report cards. L.1995,c.235,s.1. 18A:7E-2. School Report Card Program 2. The Commissioner of Education shall develop and administer a School Report Card Program. The program shall provide for the annual preparation and dissemination of a school report card to parents and other interested taxpayers within each local school district. In order to avoid duplication and minimize the expense of this program, the commissioner shall coordinate the school report card program with other State and federal programs that require school districts to collect and publish data. The commissioner is authorized to collect the data and to define the terms as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.235,s.2.

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