A1605 • 2026

Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Kean, Sean T.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.
Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1605

ASSEMBLY, No. 1605

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Assemblyman CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman JAY WEBBER

District 26 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits board of education from providing
instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual
orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act
concerning sex education in public schools and
supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.�

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

���� 1.��� a.� A board of education
shall not provide instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual
health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students enrolled in
preschool through grade four.�

���� b.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46) or any other law,
rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall, within
30 days of the effective date of this act, revise the New Jersey Student Learning
Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to reflect the
provisions of subsection a. of this section.�

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits a board of
education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education,
sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students enrolled in
preschool through grade four.�

���� The bill also requires that
the State Board of Education, within 30 days of the bill�s effective date,
revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and
Physical Education to reflect the bill�s provisions