Raises age requirement of compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years old.

S 2599 raises New Jersey's compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18 years. This means students must attend school or receive equivalent instruction until age 18 (unless they graduate early), directly affecting all students in public schools and their parents/guardians. The bill amends key statutes to update age ranges in truancy enforcement, parental penalties, and juvenile delinquency definitions from "16" to "18." It applies to students in eighth grade at the time of enactment but excludes those who entered ninth grade before the effective date.