---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows TPAF retiree to be employed, without TPAF reenrollment, by school district as certificated superintendent or administrator for more than two years when in best interests of school district."
description: "Allows TPAF retiree to be employed, without TPAF reenrollment, by school district as certificated superintendent or administrator for more than two years when in best interests of school district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3899"
citation: "New Jersey S 3899 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PENSIONS TEA", "SCH BOARDS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9285be24-224c-4167-bbbe-cdbc8db82682"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ddd5bd7e0ce1b4c6de3e2373fd6e2df2de6b76715f49509fa63c723fcaa8657d"
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 3899 (218) — Allows TPAF retiree to be employed, without TPAF reenrollment, by school district as certificated superintendent or administrator for more than two years when in best interests of school district.

## 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/S4000/3899_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4000/3899_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Zwicker) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5375 (1R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-5-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.184. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9285be24-224c-4167-bbbe-cdbc8db82682`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).