---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners for gifted and talented programs."
description: "Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners for gifted and talented programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4175"
citation: "New Jersey A 4175 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Holley, Jamel C.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1b4281-ef4e-43a2-9eb4-e2c38d746057"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a0cb5aee88a1a061f1077d9fbefd8ddbdf4b1e01b837b5d56bb2e419a6c361c5"
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 4175 (217) — Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on identifying English language learners for gifted and talented programs.

## 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/A4500/4175_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4175_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2808 (1R)
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.171. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1b4281-ef4e-43a2-9eb4-e2c38d746057`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).