S.690

Requires four-year public institutions of higher education to require undergraduate students to complete course on climate change.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey S690 mandates four-year public institutions of higher education to require undergraduate students to complete a climate change course.

New Jersey S690 requires the governing boards of four-year public institutions of higher education to adopt a policy mandating full-time undergraduate students to complete a course on climate change prior to graduation. The policy must identify various courses across multiple disciplines that satisfy the requirement, including upper-level courses dedicating at least 30 percent of their content to climate change and providing instruction relevant to students' fields of study. The policy applies to students enrolling on or after the bill’s effective date.

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Higher Eduction Committee
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History

Jan 13

Senate

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee