Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families
Signed by Governor Phil Murphy
Title: Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for military families.
Establishes the “Purple Stars School Program” in the Department of Education (Sec. 1).
Specifies that schools shall be annually recognized as Purple Heart schools if they have made significant progress to respond to the challenges military-connected students encounter during the transition to a new school when the student’s parent or guardian is an active duty member of the United States military (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the goal of the program is to ensure that staff can help manage the challenges military-connected students encounter when they move between schools with different cultures, curricula, standards, course offerings, schedules, and graduation requirements (Sec. 1).
Establishes the criteria for a Purple Heart school, which will include but not be limited to (Sec. 1):
Raise awareness and recognize the value of military service;
Respond to the unique educational and social-emotional challenges of military-connected students;
Highlight and promote equity, inclusion, and belonging;
Create safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all students, faculty, and staff;
Provide teachers, faculty, and staff with opportunities for instruction in easing the entry into the new school environment for military-connected students; and
Provides the necessary programs and services.
Title: Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families
Title: Establishes the Purple Star Schools Program for Military Families