S 170 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires Commissioner of Education to recommend dates for spring break in school districts.

This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Education to annually recommend specific dates for spring break closures in public school districts. School districts must consider these recommendations when creating their school calendars, and the Commissioner must provide the recommended dates to all districts by June 30th of the prior school year. The policy directly affects all public school districts in New Jersey by adding a state-level recommendation to their spring break scheduling process. The bill takes effect in the first full school year after enactment, with the Commissioner able to take preparatory actions ahead of time.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

General Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jul 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

This is a procedural transition from a technical review version back to an introduced version of the bill. Assembly sponsors (Karabinchak and Kearney) were removed, the status was updated to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' and a summary statement section was added at the end. The substantive policy content requiring the Commissioner of Education to recommend spring break dates and notify districts by June 30th remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak (District 18, Middlesex) removed as a sponsor.

Co-sponsor Assemblyman Kearney removed.

Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Education Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

A STATEMENT section was added at the end summarizing the bill's purpose: requiring the Commissioner of Education to annually recommend spring break dates and notify school districts no later than June 30th of the prior school year.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-13-0)

lower

Jun 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by the Senate (27-13)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors