---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office."
description: "Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4206"
citation: "New Jersey A 4206 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Prieto, Vincent", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/967dcfce-6a27-487c-a7fa-5a87d02fb87d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d0b6e191200b20995e01b07723397a39a66c8f78ce728d11fba44ad8c0632ee0"
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 4206 (217) — Requires candidates for election to school board to file with their nominating petitions specific affirmation that they have not been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from office.

## 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/A4500/4206_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2676
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.219. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/967dcfce-6a27-487c-a7fa-5a87d02fb87d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).