August 3, 2017
The following Legislative Activity took place July 31, 2017: 

S-3422/A-18 Sweeney/Greenstein/Bateman/Maher Muoio/Giblin/Mazzeo/Gusciora/Benson/DeAngelo/Vainieri Huttle/Zwicker/Barclay/Egan Jones
Amends Fiscal Year 2018 annual appropriation act to ensure involuntarily furloughed State employees receive retroactive salary payments for State government budget shut down.
Substituted for A-18; Passed Both Houses; Signed by the Governor

A-5091 Eustace
Requires all students enrolled in grade eight to have certain physical examination that includes cardiac component.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

A-5137 Munoz
Directs school districts to permit students to use sunscreen at school and allows school employees to assist with sunscreen application in certain circumstances.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

AR-279 Vainieri Huttle/Lampitt
Urges school administrators, teachers, parents, and students to be better educated about potential health impacts of heavy backpacks and take proactive measures to avoid injury.
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

S-1451 Ruiz/Allen/Holley/McKnight/Singleton
Directs DOE to make database of special education decisions available on website.
Approved P.L.2017, c.103.

S-2348 Ruiz/Diegnan, Jr./Lampitt/Vainieri Huttle/Maher Muoio/Mosquera/DiMaio/McKnight/Mukherji
Includes students who participate in school intramural sports programs in the student-athlete head injury safety program.
Approved P.L.2017, c.105.

S-2485 Diegnan, Jr./Turner
Requires school districts to offer course in computer science and DOE to adopt changes to NJ Student Learning Standards in computer science.
Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading

The following Legislative Activity took place August 1, 2017: 

A-3406 Wisniewski/Lampitt

Establishes teen driver orientation program.

Passed by the Assembly


A-3407 Wisniewski/Lampitt
Establishes certain additional examination and special learner's permit requirements.
Passed by the Assembly

A-4453 Downey/Houghtaling/Ruiz

Requires pupils who reside on certain federal property to enroll in resident school district in accordance with schedule determined by executive county superintendent of schools.

Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly


A-5137 Munoz

Directs school districts to permit students to use sunscreen at school and allows school employees to assist with sunscreen application in certain circumstances.

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee


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