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Assembly committee advances bills to declare May Water Safety Month and require school water-safety fact sheets
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee voted to release A4762, designating May as Water Safety Month, and A4763, requiring the Education Department to develop and publish a water-safety fact sheet and a statewide list of swim lesson locations for schools to share.
The Assembly Education Committee voted to release Assembly Bill A4762, which would designate May of each year as Water Safety Month in New Jersey, and Assembly Bill A4763, which would require the Commissioner of Education to produce and publish an annual water-safety fact sheet and a county-organized list of locations offering swim lessons and water-safety courses.
The measures seek to raise awareness about drowning prevention and to provide K-12 educators and parents with free resources. Proponents said the bills would make proven materials more accessible to schools and families ahead of summer swimming season.
Libby Vincent, senior vice president of association business solutions for the YMCA State Alliance, told the committee the YMCA and its partner organizations already teach water safety and that the bills would…
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