A 5167

ASSEMBLY, No. 5167
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED JUNE 1, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman� ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Kearney
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires Commissioner of Education to recommend dates
for spring break in school districts.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act concerning school calendars and supplementing chapter
36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a. The Commissioner of
Education shall annually recommend the dates on which a school district may
close the schools of the district for a spring break.� If a school district
determines to close the schools of the district for a spring break, the district
shall consider the recommendation of the commissioner as part of its
scheduling.
���� b.��� On an annual basis, the
commissioner shall inform school districts of the recommended dates of spring
break no later than June 30th of the prior school year.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect in the first full school year following the date of enactment, except
the commissioner may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as
shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the
Commissioner of Education to annually recommend the dates on which a school
district may close its schools for a spring break.� In order to assist school
districts in the development of their school calendars, the commissioner is required
to inform the school districts of the dates for spring break no later than June
30th of the prior school year. The bill is to take effect in the first full
school year following the enactment date of the bill.