S1343 • 2026

Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.*

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Pennacchio, Joseph
Last action: 2026-06-18
Official status: Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.*

Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.* Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

What This Bill Does

Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.* Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
2026-05-28 New Jersey Legislature
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
2026-03-02 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under 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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S1343 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1343

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOSEPH PENNACCHIO

District 26 (Morris and Passaic)

Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Timberlake and Gopal

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits students to be eligible for high school
graduation credits in career readiness or career and technical education for
completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As amended by the Senate on May 28, 2026.

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An Act

concerning credit for graduation requirements
and supplementing chapter 35 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. A student who
successfully completes a course at a county fire academy shall be eligible to
receive credit toward meeting high school graduation requirements for
1
[
health,
safety, and physical education
]

career readiness or career and technical education
1
in
accordance with N.J.A.C.6A:8-5.1, provided that the
1
[
student
]
1
:

���� (1)��
1
county
fire academy ensures that the course aligns with the New Jersey Student
Learning Standards in Career Readiness, Life Literacies, and Key Skills;

����
(2) student
1
is
between the ages of 16 and 18 years old;

����
1
[
(2)
]

(3)
student
1

completes an examination, as applicable, to become a junior firefighter, or an
equivalent position; and

����
1
[
(3)
]

(4)
student
1

commits to volunteer at the fire department that serves the municipality in
which the student resides for a period of two years.

���� b.��� Nothing in this act
shall be construed as fulfilling the requirement to become a member of the
Junior Firefighter�s Auxiliary established pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-96.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year
following the date of enactment.