---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Purple Star Schools Program\" in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families. *"
description: "Establishes \"Purple Star Schools Program\" in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3694"
citation: "New Jersey A 3694 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Moen, William F.", "Stanfield, Jean"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-09-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a56e5e2b-2107-415a-bf85-4ccdcbd4a403"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "40bf7637a0d1f6d0099a6cafb64685fa8609bb6012ebad828724103639836323"
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 3694 (220) — Establishes "Purple Star Schools Program" in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3694_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AMV 5/19/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3694_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — primary (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1800 (1R)
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2022-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.108. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a56e5e2b-2107-415a-bf85-4ccdcbd4a403`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).