Directs DOH to develop guidelines for school districts and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness campaigns.*

A2195 1R

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2195

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Donlon, Assemblyman Karabinchak,
Assemblywomen Collazos-Gill, Carter, Assemblymen Sampson, Calabrese,
Assemblywomen McCoy and Park

SYNOPSIS

���� Directs DOH to develop guidelines for school districts
and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness
campaigns.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Health Committee on March
9, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act
concerning vaping and supplementing Title 26 of the
Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� The Department of
Health
1
[
and
]

, in
consultation with
1

the Department of Education
1
and
the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education,
1
shall
develop and distribute to school districts and institutions of higher education
guidelines on how to implement anti-vaping campaigns on their campuses.� The
purpose of the guidelines shall be to assist school districts, colleges, and
universities in equipping adolescents and young adults with research backed
material on the dangers of vaping, or e-cigarette use, in an effort to combat
the increased use of e-cigarettes among adolescents and young adults.� The
guidelines shall reflect findings and incorporate content from the �Tobacco
Free for a Healthy NJ� program and the �Don�t Get Vaped In� training initiative
developed by the Office of Tobacco Control and Prevention in the Department of
Health.� The
1
[
Departments of
Education and
]

Department of
1

Health
1
,
in consultation with the

Department of Education and the Office of the Secretary
of Higher Education
1

shall review
1
[
and update
]
1

the guidelines annually
1
and
update the guidelines as necessary
1
.
�In developing and updating the guidelines, the departments shall seek the
input and recommendations of school district administrators, educators, health
professionals, and other appropriate stakeholders.

���� b.��� The guidelines,
developed pursuant to this section, at minimum, shall include recommendations
for:

���� (1)�� implementing an
in-school and on-campus multi-tiered anti-vaping campaign that focuses on
theories that promote age-appropriate positive behavior change among
adolescents and young adults;

���� (2)�� disseminating
research-backed materials on the dangers of vaping, as it relates to:� its
effects on the users� lungs, effects on mental health, how it compares to
cigarette smoking, dangers to pregnant women, and its impact on people in the
workplace and small children;

���� (3)�� using decision-making
models and decision-making aids to help students make healthy decisions and
overcome peer pressure that encourages vaping; and

���� (4)�� incorporating marketing
materials, such as pamphlets, to promote on-campus age-appropriate anti-vaping
information to middle school students, high school students, and college age
adults.�

���� c.���� The Departments of
Education and Health shall post the guidelines developed pursuant to this
section on the Internet websites of each respective department.� The
departments shall also include links on the websites to anti-vaping resources
related to student e-cigarette use for school administrators, educators, staff,
students, and their families.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and
1
[
shall first
apply to the first full school year
]

the guidelines developed pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be released
within one calendar year
1

following the date of enactment.