---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits school nurse who is retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF.**"
description: "Permits school nurse who is retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4544"
citation: "New Jersey A 4544 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ED HEALTH", "PENSIONS TEA", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caputo, Ralph R.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pou, Nellie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a74dcce9-1787-4d2b-9930-4661cb71c1d6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "97a00fbbffbbe2aba13e9ea8f25e899c07873a7683171cc94ed089ca38e801f7"
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 4544 (219) — Permits school nurse who is retired from TPAF to return to employment for up to two years without reenrollment in TPAF.**

## 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/A5000/4544_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4544_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-0) (Pou) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3150 (2R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.296. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a74dcce9-1787-4d2b-9930-4661cb71c1d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).