S 3902 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.*

This bill allows 12th-grade students in New Jersey public schools to receive excused absences for military enlistment activities without affecting their attendance records. It specifically covers required steps like testing, medical evaluations, interviews, and fingerprinting for those enlisting in the U.S. military or National Guard. Schools cannot count these absences toward perfect attendance records or list them on transcripts, applications, or employment forms. Students must provide documentation to verify their military enlistment plans to school officials.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors