- 1. Any child who wears corrective eyeglasses while participating in
racquetball, squash, tennis, women’s lacrosse, basketball, women’s
field hockey, badminton, paddleball, soccer, volleyball, baseball or
softball, sponsored by a school, community or government agency,
shall be required to wear protective eyewear that meets the frame
[and lens] standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM F803 1) and lens standards of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI Z87.00).
2. The New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,
established under P.L. 1999, c.265 (C.26:1A-37.5 et.seq.) is
authorized to provide grants to assist low-income families in
purchasing the protective eyewear. As used in this section, a “low-
income family” means a family which qualifies for low-income housing
under the standards promulgated by the Council on Affordable
Housing pursuant to the “Fair Housing Act,” P.L. 1985, c.222 (C.52:
27D-301 et 1[seq.] al.1).
3. No school, community or government agency engaged in
organizing, teaching, refereeing or coaching a sports activity
described in section 1 of this act shall be liable in a civil action for
failure to administer or enforce the provisions of this act.
4. This act shall take effect six months after the date of enactment.
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Protective Eyewear for Children
| In New Jersey... It’s The Law CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Senate Education Committee on May 5, 2005 (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 1/10/2006) An Act concerning protective eyewear for certain children and supplementing Title 5 of the Revised Statutes. Be it Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: |
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