School Library Legislation - New Jersey
Updated June 2024
1. Ratio Bill S1903 : Would require a certain number of certified school library media specialists to students.
Sponsors - Senate: Jim Beach (LD6) - Education Committee, Linda Greenstein (14),
Take Action - (Send email to Senate members using the Save School Librarians - NJASL Ratio Petition
2. The Freedom to Read Bill S2421 and A3446 : Comprehensive, affirmative bill that would protect the right to read in libraries across New Jersey.
Sponsors - Senator Andrew Zwicker (LD16), Senator Teresa Ruiz (LD29), and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis (LD16)
Take Action - (Send email to Senate members using the Save School Librarians - NJASL Book Bans Petition
June 6, 2024 Update: The Freedom to Read Act (A3446) was voted out of the Assembly Education Committee!
Here are the Assembly Education Committee members to either call or email:
Assembly Sponsor, Michelle Drulis. aswdrulis@njleg.com (908) 829-4191
Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (Chair of Assembly Education Committee) (856) 435-1247 AswLampitt@njleg.org
Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (Vice-chair of Assembly Education Committee) (732) 875-3833 AsmStanley@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Rosaura Bagolie (973) 535-5017 AswBagolie@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis (908) 679-8889 AswMatsikoudis@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Carmen Morales (973) 450-0484 AswMorales@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Alixon Collazos-Gill 973-509-0388 Aswcollazosgill@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Lisa Swain (201) 576-9199 AswSwain@njleg.org
Click Here to view the joint Press Release regarding Legislative Bill A3446 from NJLA and NJASL
Complete Legislative Details for both School Library Bills
Google Document with complete details listing all sponsors and legislative districts..
How a Bill Becomes a Law - NJ Legislative Process
Please take a few minutes to review the sponsors of these bills. If your legislator is listed as a sponsor, please thank them for their sponsorship. If your legislator is not listed as a sponsor, please call or email their office to ask them to sponsor the bill. Click on this link to find your legislator.