A 1699 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides an excused absence for pupil who serves as poll worker on election day.

This New Jersey bill allows public school students aged 16 or older to miss school on election days without penalty if they work as paid poll workers. It requires schools to record such absences as "excused" on attendance records and not count them toward perfect attendance. Schools must also exclude these absences from transcripts and employment forms that list attendance history. Students must provide documentation to verify their poll worker role to school administrators. The bill directly affects student poll workers and school attendance policies in New Jersey public schools.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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