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S 4752

Establishes a program for the sharing of veteran contact information

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jamaal Bailey

Home-schooled students would be allowed to try out for and participate in district-sponsored extracurricular activities, under the same rules as enrolled students.

REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
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Bill Summary · S 4752

S 4752 — Comprehensive Summary

Note on the bill title: The title provided, “Establishes a program for the sharing of veteran contact information,” does not align with the text of the introduced version, which concerns the participation of home-schooled students in school-sponsored extracurricular activities. The following summary reflects the introduced version content.

Overview

  • Bill Number: S 4752
  • Title (introduced text): Establishes eligibility and access for home-schooled students to participate in district-sponsored extracurricular activities.
  • Status: Referred to the appropriate committee (Senate Education) and noted as introduced in October 2025; additional committee references appear in the bill’s record.
  • Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (primary)
  • Related actions: Companion bills exist (A 2641 and A 80; other related S bills cited). The bill is connected to efforts to expand participation rights for home-schooled students in NJ public districts.

Purpose and intent

  • The bill aims to allow home-schooled students to try out for and participate in any school-sponsored extracurricular activity in the student’s district of residence.
  • Activities covered include clubs, musical ensembles, statewide interscholastic sports programs, and theatrical productions.
  • Participation would occur under the same criteria and rules that apply to students enrolled in the district.

Key provisions

1) Access and participation
- A home-schooled student may try out for and participate in any district-sponsored extracurricular activity in the resident district.
- The student must be subject to the same eligibility and tryout criteria as district-enrolled students.
- The student must follow all policies, rules, and regulations of the governing organization of the extracurricular activity.

2) Interscholastic athletics
- If the activity is interscholastic athletics, the student must demonstrate to the board of education that they did not transfer to a home-school program for athletic advantage.
- A student who withdraws from a public school to enroll in a home-school program and becomes ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics at withdrawal due to academic, behavioral, or eligibility standards shall remain ineligible to compete.

3) Physical examinations and medical testing
- If a required physical examination or medical test is part of participation and the district offers the examination to enrolled students, the district must allow a home-schooled student to access the examination or test.
- The district must publish the examination/test dates and times on its website.

Effective date

  • The act is stated to take effect immediately upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • Home-schooled students residing in New Jersey districts.
  • School districts and their governing organizations responsible for extracurricular activities and athletics.
  • District boards of education, which would implement residency verification, eligibility checks, and access to medical examinations when offered to enrolled students.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced in the Senate on October 27, 2025.
  • Referred to the appropriate committee(s) for consideration (notably Senate Education; additional references to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs appear in the record, suggesting possible cross-reference or duplicate entries).
  • Related companion bills exist in the Assembly (A 2641, A 80) and prior-session S bills (S 8501, S 2406).

Potential impact

  • Increases inclusivity by granting home-schooled students the opportunity to participate in district activities under the same standards as enrolled students.
  • Potential administrative and resource considerations for districts (verification of residency, eligibility determinations, scheduling, and access to medical testing).
  • Clarifies athletic eligibility considerations to deter use of home-school status for athletic advantage.

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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