---
type: "Bill"
title: "Grants reciprocity to teachers with certain out-of-state certificates."
description: "Grants reciprocity to teachers with certain out-of-state certificates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2831"
citation: "New Jersey S 2831 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d46bff01-bf60-4ede-ae21-fe51a4c17ed1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3c8fbe060a883229face3f727983059b91f23a8a08c08eaad6c3e32a51d48473"
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 2831 (219) — Grants reciprocity to teachers with certain out-of-state certificates.

## 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/S3000/2831_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2831_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+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`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (22-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (22-0) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4783 (2R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-1) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.57. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d46bff01-bf60-4ede-ae21-fe51a4c17ed1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).