New Jersey S 4349: Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger.

Bill Text

S4349 

SENATE, No. 4349 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 28, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL

District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Singleton and Gopal

SYNOPSIS

���� Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order 
multiples in public preschool programs. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning preschool enrollment and amending and 
supplementing P.L.2008, c.70.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.2008, 
c.70 (C.18A:36-38) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1. a. (1) A parent or guardian 
of twins or higher order multiples enrolled in the same [K] preschool 
through 8 grade level at the same public school may request that the children 
be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms.� The school 
principal may recommend a classroom placement to the parent or guardian and may 
provide the parent or guardian with professional education advice that will 
assist the parent or guardian in making the best decision for the children's 
education.� The parent or guardian shall request the classroom placement in 
writing no later than 14 days after the first day of each school year.� The 
school principal shall provide the classroom placement requested by the parent 
or guardian and the students shall remain in this initial placement for the 
duration of the school year unless the board of education makes a different 
classroom placement determination pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. 
of this section.

���� In the event that the twins or 
higher order multiples enroll in the school after the school year commences, 
the parent or guardian shall request the classroom placement in writing no 
later than 14 days after the first day of attendance.� The school principal 
shall provide the classroom placement requested by the parent or guardian if 
space is available in accordance with written local district class size 
requirements and the students shall remain in this initial placement for the 
duration of the school year unless the board of education makes a different 
classroom placement determination pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. 
of this section.

���� (2)�� A parent or guardian of 
twins or higher order multiples enrolled in the same 9 through 12 grade level 
at the same public school may request that the children be placed in the same 
classroom or in separate classrooms. The placement decision shall be made at 
the discretion of the school principal in the best interests of the school and 
its students.� The parent or guardian may appeal the school principal's 
decision to the board of education, which shall make a final determination on 
the placement.

���� b.��� A school principal may, 
after consultation with the students' parent or guardian and teachers at the 
end of the initial grading period, request that the board of education make a 
different classroom placement determination for the twins or higher order multiples 
if the initial classroom placement is determined to be disruptive to any of the 
students in the class or classes in which the students are enrolled or if the 
principal concludes that the initial placement does not sufficiently support 
the students' academic or social development. Upon receiving the request, the 
board of education shall make a final classroom placement determination.

���� c.���� As used in this 
section, "higher order multiples" means triplets, quadruplets, 
quintuplets, or larger group of siblings born at one birth.

���� d.��� The provisions of this 
section shall not apply to a school district which maintains only a single 
classroom for the grade level in which the twins or higher order multiples are 
enrolled.

���� e.���� The parent or guardian 
shall be responsible for any additional pupil transportation costs that are 
incurred by the school district as a result of providing the requested 
classroom placement, unless the school district is in agreement with the 
placement.

���� f.���� In the event that one 
of the twins or higher order multiples receives special education services, the 
requested classroom placement shall not be accommodated if the placement is 
inconsistent with a student's Individualized Education Plan.� 

���� g.� If the twins or higher 
order multiples enroll in a public preschool program operated by a licensed 
child care provider, the parent or guardian may request that the children be 
placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the licensed child 
care provider maintains multiple preschool classrooms.

(cf: P.L.2008, c.70, s.1)

���� 2.��� (New section) a.� A 
public school that utilizes a lottery system or open enrollment to award seats 
in a preschool program shall treat twins or higher order multiples as one unit 
in the lottery system or open enrollment. The tw