A3460

Requires young children entering public schools or Head Start Programs for first time to have comprehensive eye examination completed.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

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.

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Education Committee
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History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee