Bill > A1608

Introduced Session

This bill requires each school district that includes grades kindergarten through six to develop and incorporate a fitness and nutritional wellness program into the district's curriculum as part of its implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. The purpose of the educational program is to reduce childhood and adolescent obesity by promoting healthy lifestyle habits, including physical activity and good nutrition. Under the bill, the wellness program is required, at a minimum, to include:· an overview of the different types of foods and food groups, including information on how to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy foods; · instruction concerning the impact that an adequate and well-balanced diet has on an individual's overall physical and mental health;· instruction concerning the impact that exercise and maintaining an active lifestyle has on an individual's overall physical and mental health; and· workshops or other events informing students and their parents or guardians of the importance of a well-balanced diet and exercise on an individual's overall physical and mental health.

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Sean Kean (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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