New Jersey A 262: Exempts judges and justices from jury duty.

Bill Text

A262 

ASSEMBLY, No. 262 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman PAUL KANITRA

District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Assemblyman GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN

District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Flynn and Assemblyman Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires school districts to provide instruction on 
the dangers of texting while driving as part of the Core Curriculum Content 
Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning driver safety instruction in public 
school districts 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.� Beginning with the 
2012-2013 school year, each school district shall incorporate instruction on 
the dangers of cell phone usage and text messaging while driving into the 
health education curriculum for students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the 
district�s implementation of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in 
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.

���� b.��� The instruction shall 
provide students with:

���� (1)� information concerning 
the correlation between distracted driving and erratic driving behavior, such 
as lane-weaving and sudden speed changes, and driving accidents; and

���� (2)� statistics concerning the 
number of driving accidents, injuries, and fatalities resulting from cell phone 
usage and text messaging while driving.

���� c.��� The Commissioner of 
Education shall provide school districts with sample learning activities and 
resources designed to promote awareness of the dangers associated with cell 
phone usage and text messaging while driving. 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires school 
districts to provide instruction on the dangers of cell phone usage and text 
messaging while driving as

part of the implementation of the 
Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical 
Education.� The instruction will provide students in grades 9 through 12 with: 
information concerning the correlation between distracted driving and erratic 
driving behavior, such as lane-weaving and sudden speed changes, and driving 
accidents; and statistics concerning the number of driving accidents, injuries 
and fatalities resulting from cell phone usage and text messaging while 
driving.

���� Under the bill, the 
Commissioner of Education will provide school districts with sample learning 
activities and resources designed to promote awareness of the dangers 
associated with cell phone usage and text messaging while driving.