Provides excused absence for public school student who participates in musical performance at military funeral, including playing "Taps."
This New Jersey bill allows public school students to miss class for participating in musical performances at military funerals, including playing "Taps," without the absence counting as unexcused. It directly affects students in public schools who perform at these ceremonies honoring veterans or service members. The law requires schools to record such absences as excused on attendance records, exclude them from perfect attendance calculations, and not list them on transcripts or employment forms. Students must provide documentation to verify their participation, as determined by school administrators.
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Guardian
RRepublican
P
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Vicky Flynn
RRepublican
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