---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools."
description: "Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2486"
citation: "New Jersey S 2486 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULA", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7464fc36-cffe-48db-b21f-c2dc2f15ba90"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "adbf275209bcd747268253c6178bdc305e6211082784720cf25597202d0a4702"
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 2486 (219) — Establishes Clayton Model Pilot Program in DOE to provide school-based social emotional learning to students in grades kindergarten through five at certain public schools.

## 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/S2500/2486_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2486_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- EMERGENCY — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (37-0) (Sweeney) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (39-0) (Weinberg)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4264 (1R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.85. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7464fc36-cffe-48db-b21f-c2dc2f15ba90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).