New Jersey A3460 requires children under 6 entering public schools or Head Start Programs for the first time to have a comprehensive eye examination.

New Jersey A3460 mandates that children under the age of 6, enrolling in public preschools, public schools, or Head Start Programs for the first time, must have a comprehensive eye examination completed by January 1 of their initial enrollment year. This examination must be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist and includes a child's history, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, visual acuity, ocular alignment and motility, refraction, and assessment of accommodation and binocular vision. The State Board of Education will oversee this requirement.

New Jersey A3460 requires children under 6 entering public schools or Head Start Programs for the first time to have a comprehensive eye examination.

New Jersey A3460 mandates that children under the age of 6, enrolling in public preschools, public schools, or Head Start Programs for the first time, must have a comprehensive eye examination completed by January 1 of their initial enrollment year. This examination must be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist and includes a child's history, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, visual acuity, ocular alignment and motility, refraction, and assessment of accommodation and binocular vision. The State Board of Education will oversee this requirement.