STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Kearney
SYNOPSIS
Requires Commissioner of Education to recommend dates for spring break in school districts.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Education Committee with technical review.
An Act concerning school calendars and supplementing chapter 36 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. The Commissioner of Education shall annually recommend the dates on which a school district may close the schools of the district for a spring break. If a school district determines to close the schools of the district for a spring break, the district shall consider the recommendation of the commissioner as part of its scheduling.
b. On an annual basis, the commissioner shall inform school districts of the recommended dates of spring break no later than June 30th of the prior school year.
2. This act shall take effect in the first full school year following the date of enactment, except the commissioner may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.