---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings."
description: "Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 742"
citation: "New Jersey S 742 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - STATE", "POLICE", "SCH BOARDS", "SCH FACILITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Rible, David P.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f2aa3f4-c723-4945-9158-923fabfb2268"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8904a5b8539c642f4fa847978ff1f9a178553abc0b16a3e2f3f7f49a75b8858a"
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 S 742 (217) — Requires board of education to enter into agreement with law enforcement authorities regarding access to live video streams of public school buildings.

## 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/S1000/742_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/742_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1205 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.119. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f2aa3f4-c723-4945-9158-923fabfb2268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).