Bill Text: NJ A390 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A390 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-A390-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 390

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  JACK CONNERS

District 7 (Burlington and Camden)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Egan, Chivukula, Assemblywoman Greenstein and Assemblyman Coutinho

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Provides that public schools will not be in session on Veterans' Day of each year.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

An Act concerning the public school calendar 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.    The school calendar adopted by a board of education of a public school district shall provide that school is not in session on Veterans' Day, November 11th, of each year in recognition of the service and sacrifices of veterans of this State and country.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill directs that the board of education of a public school district must adopt a calendar that provides that school will not be in session on Veterans' Day, November 11th, of each year.  School sessions will not be held on this date in recognition of the service and sacrifices of veterans of this State and country.