Prohibits requiring students to wear face masks in schools and on school buses.
S 455 prohibits public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools in New Jersey from requiring students to wear face masks indoors or outdoors on school property or while riding school buses. The bill directly affects all students attending these schools by removing mandatory mask-wearing rules in those settings. It explicitly allows students to voluntarily wear masks if they choose. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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