---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program."
description: "Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4435"
citation: "New Jersey A 4435 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "MENTAL HEALT", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Corrado, Kristin M.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Speight, Shanique", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c3ff3a6-cbb1-4495-aa07-9b12d39c7fd1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5a488783d641d39f4df8259770e84fe34767128331ff6e70adf0c88741bf8310"
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 4435 (219) — Requires DCF to give priority to certain school districts with student mental health counseling centers in awarding grants under School Based Youth Services Program.

## 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/A4500/4435_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4435_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4435_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-0-2) `passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2717 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.323. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c3ff3a6-cbb1-4495-aa07-9b12d39c7fd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).