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A1423 • 2026

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Park, Ellen J.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1423

ASSEMBLY, No. 1423

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK

District 37 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million for
New Jersey Commission on Asian American Heritage.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74.

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

���� 1.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund the
following amount for the purpose specified:

34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

30 Educational, Cultural, and
Intellectual Development

34 Educational Support Services

DIRECT STATE SERVICES

40-5064� Student Services ................................................... $1,000,000

���������������� Total Direct
State Services Appropriation,��������������������������

������������������ Educational
Support Services ..........................
$1,000,000

Direct State Services:

�������� 40��� New Jersey
Commission on Asian American Heritage� ($1,000,000)

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill makes a supplemental
appropriation of $1 million to support the New Jersey Commission on Asian
American Heritage.�

���� Under current law, the
commission is tasked with various responsibilities, including: providing
assistance and advice to public and nonpublic schools with respect to the
implementation of historical, cultural, and educational programs concerning
people of Asian and Asian American descent; infusing the history of Asian
Americans into the social studies curriculum in order to provide an accurate,
complete, and inclusive history; ensuring that teachers are equipped to
effectively teach the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies;
and developing, in consultation with the Department of Education, curriculum
guidelines for the teaching subjects and topics concerning and relating to the
culture, history, and heritage of people of Asian and Asian American descent.