Bill Text: NJ S2335 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S2335 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-S2335-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2335

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JANUARY 25, 2024

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  BRIAN P. STACK

District 33 (Hudson)

Senator  ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

 

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Education Committee on February 15, 2024, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning instruction on Latino and Hispanic Americans in public schools and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. 

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.   a. ¹The State Board of Education shall adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies and English Language Arts on Latino and Hispanic American history.

      b.¹A board of education shall include instruction on the history and contributions of Latino and Hispanic Americans in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the school district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies and English Language Arts.

      ¹[b.] c.¹    The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.321 (C.18A:4-48), shall provide school districts with sample learning activities and resources that may be used to support implementation of the instructional requirement. 

 

      2. This act shall take effect immediately ¹[and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment]¹.¹The standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 1 of P.L.    , c.     (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall occur concurrent with each update to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46).¹