---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year."
description: "Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3785"
citation: "New Jersey A 3785 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Downey, Joann", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2a36b3c-2d27-4669-a57f-0c6355bb5d4c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d3501eebbb121bcce80d8442cf52c2e88f4d855c50c0483caeb70de4bd3d5f52"
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 3785 (217) — Requires State to pay educational costs of students who reside in homeless shelter outside district of residence for more than one year.

## 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/A4000/3785_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2396
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.83. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2a36b3c-2d27-4669-a57f-0c6355bb5d4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).