---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"VETeach Pilot Program\" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans."
description: "Establishes \"VETeach Pilot Program\" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2764"
citation: "New Jersey S 2764 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e28f8b85-4f9d-4f5c-b47f-462a68df253c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a4cf2cc8b36944368740344eac9dba00730c0b66456084c73ef3116e9ff59ff3"
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 2764 (220) — Establishes "VETeach Pilot Program" in DOE to facilitate teacher certification of veterans.

## 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/S3000/2764_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AED 12/14/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2764_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Umba, Brandon E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4361 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.215. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e28f8b85-4f9d-4f5c-b47f-462a68df253c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).