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S2912 • 2026

Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mukherji, Raj
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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Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature

    Passed by the Senate (40-0)

  2. 2026-06-18 New Jersey Legislature

    Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

  3. 2026-06-01 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

  4. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S2912 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2912

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

Senator� VIN GOPAL

District 11 (Monmouth)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators McKnight, Timberlake and Wimberly

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires instruction on voting in curriculum of
students in grade 12 as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning
Standards in Social Studies.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Education Committee on June
1, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act

concerning civics education in public high
schools 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.

1
[
Each
]

The State Board of Education shall adopt New
Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies pertaining to voting and
ensure that instruction on voting is incorporated in an appropriate place in
the curriculum of students in grade 12. The standards adopted by the State
Board pursuant to this subsection shall occur concurrent with each update to
the New Jersey Student Learning Standards required pursuant to section 4 of
P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46).

���
b. Beginning with the first full school year
following the date of enactment, each
1
board of education of a school district
1
[
, as applicable,
]
1
shall incorporate instruction on voting in an
appropriate place in the curriculum for students in grade 12 as part of the
school district�s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards
in Social Studies.� The instruction shall provide students with information on:

����� (1)� the
importance of voting, including the role and responsibilities of citizens as
voters;

����� (2)� voter
registration, including eligibility requirements, and information on the
pre-registration and registration processes; and

����� (3)� how
to vote, including locating polling places or requesting an absentee ballot;
and

�����
1
[
b.
]

c.
1
��� School districts may collaborate with election officials to develop
the curriculum pursuant to subsection a. of this section.� School districts may
also collaborate with local boards of elections to assist in providing students
with voter pre-registration or registration forms.

����� 2.�� This
act shall take effect immediately
1
[
and shall first be applicable in the first full
school year following the date of enactment
]
1
.