Yesterday, the New Jersey Senate passed unanimously bills that
previously had been advanced by the New Jersey Assembly earlier in
the week. Governor Murphy has begun signing those bills and is
anticipated he will ultimately sign all of them in short order.
Please see below for legislation in particular subject matter
areas. (Status of Bills Updated on 3/22/20)
SCHOOLS
Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum
180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.
(A3813/S2292) Still Pending
This bill would allow school districts, including county
vocational school district, or county special services school
district to meet the 180-day requirement in a year with an
excessive number of unexpected school closures due to an epidemic,
or a weather or other emergency through the use of virtual or
remote instruction. Specifically, in the event that a district is
required to close its schools for more than three school days due
to an epidemic,
