Signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires labor movement history to be included in social studies curriculum for grades 6-12 in New Jersey.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Board of Education to adopt new Student Learning Standards in Social Studies pertaining to the history of labor and labor movements in The United States and New Jersey (Sec 1).

• Requires a board of education to include instruction on labor history and the contributions of the labor movement for students in grades 6-12, which must include all of the following (Sec 1):

• The history of organized labor;

• Notable Strikes throughout history;

• Unionization drives; and

• The collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace.

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text
Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires labor movement history to be included in social studies curriculum for grades 6-12 in New Jersey.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Board of Education to adopt new Student Learning Standards in Social Studies pertaining to the history of labor and labor movements in The United States and New Jersey (Sec 1).

• Requires a board of education to include instruction on labor history and the contributions of the labor movement for students in grades 6-12, which must include all of the following (Sec 1):

• The history of organized labor;

• Notable Strikes throughout history;

• Unionization drives; and

• The collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace.

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text
Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires labor movement history to be included in social studies curriculum for grades 6-12 in New Jersey.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Board of Education to adopt new Student Learning Standards in Social Studies pertaining to the history of labor and labor movements in The United States and New Jersey (Sec 1).

• Requires a board of education to include instruction on labor history and the contributions of the labor movement for students in grades 6-12, which must include all of the following (Sec 1):

• The history of organized labor;

• Notable Strikes throughout history;

• Unionization drives; and

• The collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace.

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text
Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text
Full Bill Text