Text of NJ A 1605 (2026)

ASSEMBLY, No. 1605 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean) Assemblyman CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic) Assemblyman JAY WEBBER District 26 (Morris and Passaic) SYNOPSIS Prohibits board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students in preschool through grade four. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel. An Act concerning sex education in public schools and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. A board of education shall not provide instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students enrolled in preschool through grade four. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this act, revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to reflect the provisions of subsection a. of this section. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill prohibits a board of education from providing instruction in family life education, sex education, sexual health, sexual orientation, or gender identity to students enrolled in preschool through grade four. The bill also requires that the State Board of Education, within 30 days of the bill's effective date, revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to reflect the bill's provisions