---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate."
description: "Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate endorsement to instructional certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 858"
citation: "New Jersey S 858 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULA", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caputo, Ralph R.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7472eb4d-68aa-4a02-9b08-6439be27928e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3adacad81c5a1b793d76d20d6abb6ac3f39f9394b1e9117ab202135a56a933fb"
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 858 (218) — Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess appropriate 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/S1000/858_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/858_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (29-0) (Turner) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A674 (1R)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-3-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.171. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7472eb4d-68aa-4a02-9b08-6439be27928e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).