---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually."
description: "Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3149"
citation: "New Jersey A 3149 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARITIES", "EDUCATION", "ENVIRONMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Codey, Richard J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a39139a0-0440-4824-b630-de68decea35e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d4764defd46c93bf9afd704051cc193992bb1396ee9e04885c95acf005e4f257"
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 3149 (220) — Changes entity responsible for management of NJ School of Conservation to nonprofit organization, and directs DOE to request funding for center annually.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A3500/3149_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Conditional Veto 9/29/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A3500/3149_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S438
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2022-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2022-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2022-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.116. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a39139a0-0440-4824-b630-de68decea35e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).