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NJ S2190
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Ruiz
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the requirement that New Jersey's graduation proficiency test be administered specifically to 11th grade students, instead allowing the State to administer the assessment at an unspecified time during high school
- Students in the graduating classes of 2024 and 2025 are grandfathered under previous State Board of Education regulations from October 4, 2021, and the March 2022 assessment given to the class of 2023 is designated as a field test with no graduation consequences
- Requires the Commissioner of Education to begin developing or designating new graduation proficiency assessments within 60 days of enactment for students graduating in 2026 and beyond, with input from education stakeholders
- Allows the Commissioner to designate existing assessments rather than requiring development of new tests, and permits multiple assessments rather than a single test to measure reading, writing, and computational skills
- Requires local school boards to provide instructional support and preparation to all students to meet graduation proficiency standards, and students who fail initially must be given an opportunity to retest
Legislative Description
Revises certain requirements concerning graduation proficiency test and eliminates requirement that graduation proficiency test be administered to eleventh grade students.
Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Education1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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