Requires principals and teachers of public schools to conduct two sentence oral recitation from Declaration of Independence before opening of school each day in grades three through 12; appropriates $10,000.

This bill requires public school principals and teachers in New Jersey to lead a daily two-sentence recitation of the Declaration of Independence for students in grades three through twelve. The specific text to be read covers the famous preamble regarding equality and the consent of the governed, and it must occur after the pledge of allegiance but before the school day begins. To support this requirement, the legislation appropriates $10,000 to the Department of Education to create and distribute notices to school districts outlining the new obligation. Additionally, the bill mandates that schools develop an age-appropriate curriculum explaining the historical significance of the recited passage and includes exemptions for students with conscientious objections or children of foreign diplomats.