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NJ S3128
Requires school district to close schools on religious holiday included on list of holidays promulgated by Commissioner of Education if 10 percent or more of students observe holiday.
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Introduced
10/18/2018
10/18/2018
In Committee
10/18/2018
10/18/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, the absence of a student from school due to the observance of a religious holiday must be recorded by the school district as an excused absence. Any transcript or form on which information concerning a student's attendance is requested, may include with respect to absences only those absences that are not due to the observance of a religious holiday. The Commissioner of Education annually promulgates a list of religious holidays to which the excused absence requirement is applicable. This bill provides that in the event that a religious holiday included on the list of holidays promulgated by the commissioner is observed by 10 percent or more of the students enrolled in a school district, the board of education must close the schools of the district on that religious holiday.
AI Summary
This bill requires school districts to close schools on religious holidays included on the list promulgated by the Commissioner of Education if 10% or more of the students in the district observe that holiday. Current law only requires that absences due to religious holiday observance be recorded as excused absences, but this bill mandates school closure if a significant portion of the student population observes the holiday.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee (on 10/18/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3128_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3128_I1.PDF |
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