---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill."
description: "Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3349"
citation: "New Jersey A 3349 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMER SVCS", "POLICE", "SCH FACILITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Wolfe, David W."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e75a7f53-318b-488f-bcdd-6e2d881d22b6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e3236e81ae241cbc1e70c18e96f5447356d150f3da57aef230285647ab3d937a"
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 3349 (217) — Requires annual school security training for school employees to be conducted collaboratively with emergency responders; requires law enforcement officer to annually attend at least one school security drill.

## 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/A3500/3349_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2438
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.80. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e75a7f53-318b-488f-bcdd-6e2d881d22b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).