---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes alternate route to expedite certification of teachers at early college high school programs."
description: "Establishes alternate route to expedite certification of teachers at early college high school programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3253"
citation: "New Jersey S 3253 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38a0a4cd-3d56-41b2-aa15-0ff77fdc8051"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d649b82fcbfb9a1654f7bace3c83539bbf03d3c629bfa329fe5ab89fe65fd2a3"
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 3253 (219) — Establishes alternate route to expedite certification of teachers at early college high school programs.

## 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/S3500/3253_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3253_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2619 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.279. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38a0a4cd-3d56-41b2-aa15-0ff77fdc8051`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).