---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150."
description: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4597"
citation: "New Jersey A 4597 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SUPPL APPROP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3ba52a5-0540-479c-be8f-567fef730699"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "79a60d1307c30fa52210424f0fb802a1ee368115dbe768f72df2ba8985b4384e"
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 4597 (218) — Makes supplemental appropriation of $11,300,000 from General Fund to DOE to increase per pupil funding for nonpublic security aid from $75 to $150.

## 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/A5000/4597_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3080
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.168. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3ba52a5-0540-479c-be8f-567fef730699`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).