---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers."
description: "Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4433"
citation: "New Jersey A 4433 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED", "MENTAL HEALT", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Corrado, Kristin M.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mukherji, Raj"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77d71c64-a461-4ab1-bcb5-8b1e044e516d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "95fad4659133436874fa3e2736cd9815b426bebb817432df39a48e3b922bbebe"
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 4433 (219) — Creates grant program to encourage school districts to partner with institutions of higher education in training school-based mental health services providers.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4500/4433_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4433_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4433_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2715 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.322. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77d71c64-a461-4ab1-bcb5-8b1e044e516d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).