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NJ S247
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
- Prohibits the New Jersey State Board of Education from requiring satisfactory performance on any statewide proficiency test as a condition for high school graduation
- Shifts authority for setting minimum proficiency levels in reading, writing, and computational skills from the state to local boards of education
- Allows out-of-school youth or adults age 18 and older who met other district graduation requirements to apply for and receive a State endorsed diploma without passing a graduation test
- Removes graduation proficiency test results from required data in school district report cards and renaissance school project evaluations
- Repeals multiple sections of existing law mandating the administration of the 11th-grade graduation proficiency test and related commissioner review and reporting requirements
Legislative Description
Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
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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