Requires school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
This bill requires New Jersey public school districts to add instruction about the dangers of texting while driving to health education for students in grades 9 through 12, starting with the 2012-2013 school year. The curriculum must cover how texting while driving correlates with dangerous driving behaviors (like lane-weaving) and provide statistics on accidents, injuries, and fatalities linked to this behavior. School districts must use this content as part of their existing health education standards, and the Commissioner of Education will provide sample lesson materials and resources to support implementation. The bill takes immediate effect upon passage.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
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Paul Kanitra
RRepublican
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Gerry Scharfenberger
RRepublican
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Vicky Flynn
RRepublican
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