---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes school districts to maintain surplus at four percent for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.*"
description: "Authorizes school districts to maintain surplus at four percent for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2691"
citation: "New Jersey S 2691 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "LOC GOVT", "LOCAL BUDGET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Pou, Nellie", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df589f5f-af8f-44d7-bc15-72c0e0c8c8c6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4b94cdecdaae2e7068782327abed2cd34646c5f9d32c01e8c1700cf902a23c1d"
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 2691 (219) — Authorizes school districts to maintain surplus at four percent for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.*

## 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/S3000/2691_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2691_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4310 (1R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-2-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.35. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df589f5f-af8f-44d7-bc15-72c0e0c8c8c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).