2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 18A - Education
Section 18A:35-41 - Provision of course of study in civics.

18A:35-41 Provision of course of study in civics.

3. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each board of education shall provide a course of study in civics, which shall be taken by all students in an appropriate middle school grade. The course shall address: the values and principles underlying the American system of constitutional democracy; the function and limitations of government; and the role of a citizen in a democratic society. The board shall ensure that the course of study includes a minimum of two quarters of instruction, or the equivalent.

L.2021, c.185, s.3.

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