---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate."
description: "Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 2193"
citation: "New Jersey A 2193 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS", "SCI AND TECH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3152c6a-8652-4d79-97ec-5fdd5776fe7f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "80e05d60eb3ee849ee2a1b6041da0b6781b92870b692d2affe5b1aff834584b0"
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 2193 (218) — Directs State Board of Education to authorize computer science education endorsement to instructional certificate.

## 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/2018/Bills/A2500/2193_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2500/2193_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (29-0) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1816 (2R)
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.81. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3152c6a-8652-4d79-97ec-5fdd5776fe7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).