N.J. Assembly committee approves bill allowing schools to charge students for summer classes
Published: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:00 PM Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:02 PM
TRENTON — A New Jersey Assembly committee has approved a bill allowing public school districts to bill parents for children's summer school classes.
The Assembly Education Committee voted unanimously today to advance the bill allowing schools to pass on the costs of summer remedial and enrichment classes to families that can afford it.
Full tuition would be charged for students from families whose household income exceeds the limit qualifying them for the reduced-price school lunch program.
Less well-off families would be charged partial tuition.
Districts would be barred from charging families with incomes below the federal poverty guideline. A family of four earning less than $22,050 is considered below the poverty level.
The Senate has not taken up the bill.
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