Bill Text: NJ A2957 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-28 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A2957 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-A2957-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 2957

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 28, 2022

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  NANCY F. MUNOZ

District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning school district policies on student sun protection and supplementing chapter 40 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.  As used in this section, "sunscreen" means a topical product used for the purpose of limiting skin damage caused by overexposure to the sun, and which is regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter use.

     b.    Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a board of education shall adopt a policy concerning a student's use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, such as hats and sunglasses, while outdoors at school and school-sponsored functions.  The policy shall not require a student to provide documentation from a physician or other licensed health care professional in order to use sunscreen or sun-protective clothing while outdoors at school or a school-sponsored function.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect in the first full school year following the date of enactment.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires school districts to adopt a policy concerning a student's use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, such as hats and sunglasses, while outdoors at school and school-sponsored functions. The policy will not require a student to provide documentation from a physician or other licensed health care professional in order to use sunscreen or sun-protective clothing while outdoors at school or a school-sponsored function. The bill will take effect in the first full school year following the bill's enactment.