{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41.8","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to protective eyeware for children participating in sports.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tEye injuries are the leading cause of preventable blindness and visual impairment in children, and most injuries occurring in school-aged children are sports-related;\nb.\tEvery 16 minutes a child incurs a sports-related eye injury severe enough to require a visit to the emergency room;\nc.\tAccording to Prevent Blindness America, 90% of all eye injuries can be avoided by the use of appropriate eye protection; and\nd.\tIt is necessary and prudent to educate parents and children about sports-related eye injuries in order to reduce the needless loss of sight that can occur during sports activities.\nL.2013, c.183, s.1.","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":"3120aa9554d0a02efefd8c1e0e25b32f5749e1e8a591c7d4897ce19c4f14594d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}