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Committee advances bill to excuse absences for students attending military recruitment activities and MEPS appointments
New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary
S2457 was released by the committee as amended to clarify a cumulative cap of three excused absences per school year for military recruitment-related activities; Kittatinny school board member Lou Sylvester testified, citing a student who needed multiple MEPS appointments.
The Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee released S2457, which would permit excused absences for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions and military recruitment-related activities. Committee amendments clarify that there is a…
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