---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements."
description: "Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1256"
citation: "New Jersey A 1256 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Caride, Marlene", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/196f2a34-bbdc-4329-b1f2-907254fd5610"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "33c663eea3d5339c4ed8adcd0b71074e2cd308d7f828b53a70e1fb04d3cde7df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 1256 (217) — Requires State Board of Education regulations regarding school nurse certification to include certain minimum eligibility requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1256_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1256_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–16** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–1** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-16-2) `passage`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Bateman) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1381 (1R)
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.70. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/196f2a34-bbdc-4329-b1f2-907254fd5610`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).