S 3767 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires development of educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools; requires school districts to maintain list of locations providing swim lessons in certain circumstances.**

This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Education to create and distribute a water safety fact sheet to parents and guardians of students in public and nonpublic schools. The fact sheet must cover reducing drowning risks, the importance of swim lessons, proper flotation device use, and monitoring water conditions. Public school districts must annually distribute the fact sheet to parents and maintain an online list of local swim lessons (including free/reduced-cost options), updating it yearly. Nonpublic schools are encouraged but not required to distribute the fact sheet.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 7, 2024 Last action Dec 22, 2025
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 7, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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