A 1646 — Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.

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Assemblywoman MELINDA KANE District 6 (Burlington and Camden) Assemblywoman  ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE District 27 (Essex and Passaic)    Co-Sponsored  by:   SYNOPSIS      Establishes timelines for review and approval by Commissioner of Education of annual certified audits submitted by approved private schools for students with disabilities.

Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson   CURRENT  VERSION  OF  TEXTSYNOPSIS      AsEstablishes reportedtimelines for review and approval by theCommissioner Assemblyof Education Committeeof onannual Maycertified 7,audits 2026,submitted by approved private schools for students with amendments.disabilities.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on September 17, 2026, with amendments.

            1.  a.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education shall not issue an adverse finding, adjustment, or penalty regarding a review of an annual independent certified audit conducted on behalf of an approved private school for students with disabilities, beyond the following timelines:

          (1)  for an independent certified audit submitted for any school year ending after the effective date of this act, seven years following the date of the submission of the audit;

or           (2) for an independent certified audit submitted for any school year ending prior to the effective date of this act, seven years following the date of the submission of the audit or 1[two] three1 years following the effective date of this act, whichever is the later date.

          b.  If the commissioner does not conduct and complete the audit review pursuant to the timelines established in subsection a.

           2c.  2.   The Thisprovisions actof shallsubsection takea. effect immediately.

of this section shall not apply if the commissioner becomes aware that an approved private school for students with disabilities knowingly submitted an independent certified audit that:

      (1) included false information;

or       (2) omitted to include any error, omission, irregularity, violation of law, or discrepancy found in the books or accounts.2        2.    This act shall take effect immediately.