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A200
ASSEMBLY, No. 200
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Inganamort
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires school districts to allow students receiving
equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in
school-sponsored extracurricular activities in student's resident district.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning the participation of certain students
in extracurricular activities and supplementing chapter 42 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 permit students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than
at school to try out for, and participate in, any school-sponsored
extracurricular activity including, but not limited to, clubs, musical
ensembles, Statewide interscholastic sports programs, and theatrical
productions in the student�s district of residence in accordance with the same
criteria established for students enrolled in the district.� A student
receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school who wishes to
participate in an extracurricular activity in the resident district shall:
���� (1)�� provide proof that the
student resides in the district;
���� (2)�� meet the eligibility and
try out criteria for participation in the activity; and
���� (3)�� comply with all
policies, rules, and regulations of the governing organization of the
extracurricular activity.
���� b.��� In the event that the
extracurricular activity is interscholastic athletics, the student shall
demonstrate to the board of education that the student did not transfer to a
program providing equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school for athletic
advantage. A student who withdraws from a public school to enroll in a program
providing equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school and who is ineligible
to participate in interscholastic athletics at the time of withdrawal from the
public school due to a failure to meet academic, behavioral, or eligibility
standards, shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletic
competition.
���� c.���� If the school-sponsored
extracurricular activity requires the completion of a physical examination or
medical test as a condition of participation and the school district of
residence offers the requisite examination or test to the students enrolled in
the school district, the school district shall permit a student receiving
equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to access the examination or
test and shall publish the dates and times of the examination or test on its
website.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires school
districts to allow students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at
school to participate in any school-sponsored extracurricular activity
including, but not limited to, clubs, musical ensembles, Statewide
interscholastic sports programs, and theatrical productions in the student�s
district of residence in accordance with the same criteria established for
students enrolled in the district.
���� Under the bill, a student receiving
equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school who wishes to participate in an
extracurricular activity in the resident district is required to:
���� (1)�� provide proof that the
student resides in the district;
���� (2)�� meet the eligibility and
try out criteria for participation in the activity; and
���� (3)�� comply with all
policies, rules, and regulations of the governing organization of the
extracurricular activity.
���� In the event that the
extracurricular activity involves participation in interscholastic athletics,
the student is to demonstrate to the board of education that the student did
not transfer to a program providing equivalent instruction elsewhere than at
school for athletic advantage.
���� Under the bill, if the
extracurricular activity requires the completion of a physical examination or
medical test as a condition of participation and the school district of
residence offers the examination or test to the students enrolled in the school
district, then the school district is required to allow a student receiving
equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to access the examination or
test and publish the dates and times of the examination or test on its website.