A1886 • 2026

Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.

Children Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Tucker, Cleopatra G.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.

What This Bill Does

Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.
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

Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1886

ASSEMBLY, No. 1886

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex and Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires parents who intend to home-school their
children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school
district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act

concerning home-schooled children and
supplementing chapter 38 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 parent or guardian who
intends to home-school his child shall submit to the superintendent of the
resident school district no later than August 15 of each school year a letter
informing the superintendent of the decision to home-school the child for that
school year.� The resident district shall maintain a record of the name, age,
and place of residence of each home-schooled child in the district.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires parents who
intend to home-school their children to submit to the superintendent of the
resident school district by August 15 of each school year a letter informing
the superintendent of the decision to home-school the child for that school
year. Under the bill, the resident district is required to maintain a record of
the name, age, and place of residence of each home-schooled child in the
district.