S4091 • 2026

Clarifies applicability of "School Ethics Act" to personal statements of board members.

Education

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Sponsor: O'Scanlon, Declan J., Jr.
Last action: 2026-05-04
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Clarifies applicability of "School Ethics Act" to personal statements of board members.

What This Bill Does

Clarifies applicability of "School Ethics Act" to personal statements of board members.
Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-05-04 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Clarifies applicability of "School Ethics Act" to personal statements of board members.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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S4091

SENATE, No. 4091

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� DECLAN J. O'SCANLON, JR.

District 13 (Monmouth)

SYNOPSIS

���� Clarifies applicability of �School Ethics Act� to
personal statements of board members.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning school board members and supplementing
P.L.1991, c.393 (C.18A:12-21 et seq.).

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

���� 1.��� Nothing in the �School
Ethics Act,� P.L.1991, c.393 (C.18A:12-21 et seq.), including the Code of
Ethics for School Board Members established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001,
c.178 (C.18A:12-24.1), shall be construed to prohibit or limit a board member
from speaking, including via social media, on a matter of public concern, such
as a school-related matter.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that the
�School Ethics Act� is not to be construed to prohibit or limit a board of
education member from speaking, including via social media, on a matter of
public concern, such as a school-related matter.