---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*"
description: "Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2832"
citation: "New Jersey S 2832 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5e232fe-de5e-4d89-9f4c-09701c589e7e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0c1b14c8f8d8814af1f4f9316fc043062040e766ab7bfa5d5c0ab8a1146926ca"
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 2832 (219) — Allows student enrolled in institution of higher education who has completed 30 semester-hour credits to serve as substitute teacher; extends time period substitute teacher may serve during public health emergency.*

## 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/S3000/2832_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2832_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (22-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (29-2) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5295 (1R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-6-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.87. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5e232fe-de5e-4d89-9f4c-09701c589e7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).