{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-41","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-41","heading":"Provision of course of study in civics.","body":"3.\tBeginning 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.\nL.2021, c.185, s.3.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"adca910fe143047bc3dc5ab3662299b68bb8f7c9c5bd5e93ab76e0a3acebe02e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-40","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}