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A4568 • 2026

Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.

Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bagolie, Rosaura
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.

Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Permits boards of education to provide chess instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4568

ASSEMBLY, No. 4568

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblywoman� ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits boards of education to provide chess
instruction to students in grades two through eight in certain circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning chess instruction and amending
P.L.1992, c.201.

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

���� 1. Section 1 of P.L.1992
(C.18A:35-4.15) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.�� The Legislature finds and
declares that:

���� a.�� chess increases strategic
thinking skills, stimulates intellectual creativity, and improves
problem-solving ability while raising self esteem;

���� b.�� when youngsters play
chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and
consequences, and visualize future possibilities;

���� c.�� in countries where chess
is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in the ability to
recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science; and�

���� d.�� instruction in chess
[
during the
second grade
]

in grades two through eight
will enable pupils to learn skills which
will serve them throughout their lives.�

(cf. P.L.1992, c.201, s.1)

���� 2. Section 2 of P.L.1992
(C.18A:35-4.16) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.�� Each board of education
may offer instruction in chess
[
during
the second grade
]

in grades two through eight
for pupils in gifted and talented and
special education programs. The Department of Education may establish
guidelines to be used by boards of education which offer chess instruction in
those programs.

(cf: P.L.1992, c.201, s.2)�

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill permits a board of
education to offer instruction in chess in grades two through eight for
students in gifted and talented and special education programs. Current law
provides that the Department of Education may establish guidelines to be used
by boards of education which offer chess instruction in those programs.