STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, No. 698

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblywoman SUMTER)

ADOPTED: JUNE 21, 2021

      These Assembly Amendments require incarcerated individuals from this State to be counted at their residential address for the apportionment of regional school district board of education members. Under the amendments, the adjusted federal census data as reported by the Secretary of State would be the basis for the apportionment of members of the board of education of regional school districts.