New Jersey § 18a:36-35

§ 18a:36-35.

a. No school district, charter school, renaissance school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach

School for the Deaf shall make available to the enrolled students of the district

or school or to the public an Internet website or web service unless the Internet

website or web service complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

2.1 Level AA or the most up-to-date version of the guidelines if the guidelines are

approved by the Commissioner of Education, or any other applicable guidelines or requirements

as may be designated or approved by the Commissioner of Education. b. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure to obtain a statement

of assurance that shall be submitted by the school district, charter school, renaissance

school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf concerning the accessibility

compliance status of the Internet website or web service of a school district, charter

school, renaissance school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf. The Department of Education shall be responsible for collecting the statements of

assurance, which shall attest that an Internet website or web service complies with

the requirements of this section and shall post such information on the Department

of Education's Internet website which shall be updated every two years. c. (1) If a school district, charter school, renaissance school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach

School for the Deaf establishes an Internet website or web service after the effective

date of this act, 1 the public school shall submit the statement of assurance to the department. An Internet website or web service established by a school district, charter school,

renaissance school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf before or after

the effective date of this act shall be permitted to operate while pending receipt

of the statement of assurance by the department. (2) Every two years following the effective date of this act, a school district, charter

school, renaissance school, or the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf shall submit

the statement of assurance attesting to the compliance of each Internet website or

web service operated by the school district, charter school, renaissance school, or

the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf with the requirements of this section. d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to bar, exclude, or otherwise affect

any right or action that exists under the “Law Against Discrimination,” P.L.1945,

c. 169 ( C.10:5-1 et seq. ). e. As used in this section, “ Internet website or web service ” includes any webpage, website, web service, online curriculum, or online third party

or open educational resource product that is made available to enrolled students or

the public by a school district, charter school, renaissance school, or the Marie

H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf through the Internet. 1

L.2021, c. 461, eff. July 1, 2022.