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NJ S3298

NJ S3298
Permits youth-serving patriotic societies to speak with public school students during regular school hours.


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Introduced
11/03/2022
In Committee
11/03/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires the principal of a public school to permit a representative of a patriotic society that is intended to serve young people under the age of 21 to speak to students during regular school hours in the first quarter of the school year. A patriotic society interested in speaking with students must provide the school principal with verbal or written notice of the society's intent to speak to the students to inform the students about the civic involvement of the society, and to explain how students may participate in or join the patriotic society. The bill provides that a patriotic society cannot solicit personal information from students during the visit. Under the bill, a school principal has discretion over the time, place, and manner of the representative's visit. As used in this bill, "patriotic society" means an organization listed in Title 36 of the United States Code.

AI Summary

This bill requires the principal of a public school to permit a representative of a "patriotic society" (an organization listed in Title 36 of the United States Code that is intended to serve young people under the age of 21) to speak to students during regular school hours in the first quarter of the school year. The patriotic society must provide the school principal with notice of its intent to speak to the students to inform them about the society's civic involvement and how they can participate or join. The bill prohibits the patriotic society from soliciting personal information from students during the visit, and gives the school principal discretion over the time, place, and manner of the representative's visit.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee (on 11/03/2022)

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