---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances."
description: "Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3904"
citation: "New Jersey A 3904 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULA", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Cardinale, Gerald", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Stanfield, Jean"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2338acd-9b88-4918-b564-f57bd132b2bc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "816a8eda7e2c9de1446ed4766a5c0b581c05dd028bce30462548fb86f39367e3"
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 3904 (219) — Permits use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement under certain circumstances.

## 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/A4000/3904_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3904_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Cardinale) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2337
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.27. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2338acd-9b88-4918-b564-f57bd132b2bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).