A 3768 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires provision of water safety instruction as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

This bill requires all New Jersey public school districts to add water safety instruction to health education for students in grades K-12, as part of existing curriculum standards. It specifically mandates teaching students about rip tides, beach safety practices (especially for those not near coastlines), distress hand signals, and lifeguard sightline limitations. The instruction must be integrated into the standard health curriculum, affecting every public school student statewide. The requirement takes effect for the first full school year following the bill's enactment.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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