---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population."
description: "Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 792"
citation: "New Jersey S 792 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c63367f-5c48-44dc-b5de-4b5043bae22e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "400d4b42cd22db557b8e8d71576e6784fe560a9ceb40e7638c1760cb11a19cb4"
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 792 (217) — Permits newly created regional school districts or enlarging regional school districts to determine apportionment methodology for their boards of education on basis other than population.

## 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/S1000/792_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (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`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1271
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.45. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c63367f-5c48-44dc-b5de-4b5043bae22e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).