WeVote
Log In

Bill

Bill

S 3902

Requires nebulizers on school grounds; appropriation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Parker

S3902 lets 11th–12th graders miss up to 3 days for college visits and allows excused absences for military recruitment activities, with no transcript impact.

REFERRED TO FINANCE
0
WeVote Research Nonpartisan
Bill Summary · S 3902

Summary — S3902 (2024-2025 session)

Note on document discrepancy: The bill metadata title (“Requires nebulizers on school grounds; appropriation”) does not match the bill text provided. The text and committee statement for S3902 address excused absences for college/postsecondary visits and military recruitment/enlistment activities. This summary reflects the bill text and committee amendments as reported March 3, 2025.

Main purpose

S3902 permits certain excused absences for New Jersey public school students — specifically for (1) college visits and visits to postsecondary technical institutions and (2) activities required for military recruitment or enlistment — and protects those absences from being recorded on transcripts or counted against perfect-attendance records.

Key provisions

  • Excused absences for college/postsecondary visits:
    • Students enrolled in grade 11 or 12 are eligible for a cumulative total of three (3) excused absences per school year for college visits or visits to postsecondary technical institutions.
  • Excused absences for military recruitment/enlistment-related activities:
    • Any pupil (as amended) who is absent to complete a military recruitment-related activity will have that absence recorded as an excused absence.
    • “Military recruitment-related activity” is defined broadly to include testing, medical or physical evaluations, interviews, fingerprinting, and other activities required by the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard to be eligible to enlist.
  • Confidentiality/recording limits:
    • Excused absences authorized under the bill must not be shown on transcripts, applications, employment forms, or similar documents requesting attendance information.
    • Such absences must not be counted when determining a student’s perfect attendance for the school year.
  • Documentation:
    • Pupils must provide any documentation the superintendent or school administrative principal deems necessary to substantiate the excused absence.
  • Effective date:
    • Per Senate committee amendments, the bill is to take effect in the first full school year following enactment.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Public school students in grades 11 and 12 (and pupils participating in military recruitment activities as amended), and their families.
  • Secondary: School districts, superintendents, principals (who may request documentation), and entities that review attendance records (colleges, employers).
  • Military recruiters and postsecondary institutions (indirectly, through facilitated access for students).

Legislative status and key actions (selected)

  • Introduced in Senate: December 5, 2024 (referred to Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee).
  • Reported out of Senate Military & Veterans’ Affairs Committee with amendments: March 3, 2025.
  • Passed Senate: June 2, 2025 (vote 38–0).
  • Received in Assembly: June 12, 2025 (referred to Assembly Education Committee).
  • Also listed as referred to Finance on January 30, 2025.

Sponsors and related bills

  • Sponsors (per bill text): Senators Anthony M. Bucco and Jon M. Bramnick; co-sponsors include Senators Corrado, Space, Tiver, Amato, Mukherji, Beach, and Sarlo.
  • Note: metadata also lists Kevin S. Parker as a sponsor; consult official legislative records for final sponsorship.
  • Companion/related measures: A5148 (companion), prior-session and related bills include S2569, S959, S6504, S2361, S3767, S3273, S4931.

Potential impact

  • Eases the process for college-bound students to attend campus/technical school visits without penalty.
  • Supports students pursuing military service by ensuring required enlistment/recruitment activities do not harm attendance records or applications.
  • Requires school administrators to adopt procedures to accept documentation and to withhold specified excused absences from transcripts and attendance-based awards.

For the official text, amendments, and final sponsor list, consult the New Jersey Legislature bill tracking page for S3902.

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

Sign in to ask a question.