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NJ A6251
NJ A6251"Radical Regimes Education Act"; requires age-appropriate instruction on certain governmental regimes in grades nine through 12.
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Introduced
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
In Committee
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires a school district to incorporate instruction on the atrocities committed by the governments of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Nazi Germany as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for students in grades nine through 12. The instruction required by the bill would meet the requirements established by the State Board of Education and be appropriate to, and reflect the age and comprehension of, the students enrolled in the particular grade level. The instruction is also required to include: content on the history surrounding the establishment and expansion of the U.S.S.R., PRC, and Nazi Party; the human rights abuses and genocides committed by the U.S.S.R., PRC, and Nazi Party throughout the course of history; the use of gulags, forced labor, and concentration camps as a means to suppress free speech and punish political dissension; and any other information associated with the U.S.S.R., the PRC, and the Nazi Party, as deemed appropriate by the State board. The bill requires the Commissioner of Education to provide school districts with sample instructional materials and resources that may be used to support implementation of the bill's requirements.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Radical Regimes Education Act," requires high school students in New Jersey (grades 9-12) to receive instruction about the atrocities committed by three specific governmental regimes: the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.), the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Nazi Germany. The instruction must be part of the existing Social Studies curriculum and must be age-appropriate, considering students' comprehension levels. The required content will include the historical background of these regimes' establishment and expansion, their human rights abuses and genocides, and specific methods of oppression such as gulags (Soviet labor camps), forced labor, and concentration camps. These lessons are intended to demonstrate how these regimes suppressed free speech and punished political dissent. The New Jersey Commissioner of Education is tasked with providing school districts with sample instructional materials to support implementation of these requirements. The bill will take effect immediately and will first be applied in the next full school year following its enactment.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 12/11/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A6251 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A6500/6251_I1.HTM |
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