---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.*"
description: "Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 1553"
citation: "New Jersey S 1553 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Jaffer, Sadaf F.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-11-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d838852-8504-475a-8654-81aad88664e8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f31e42731c75dd0f51d2878a7af47b341963fce2e29e49ca8407df32381770f1"
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 1553 (220) — Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.*

## 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/S2000/1553_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 2/23/23 4R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2000/1553_R4.HTM)
3. **Reprint Assembly 2/9/23 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2000/1553_R3.HTM)
4. **Reprint SED 5/9/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2000/1553_R1.HTM)
5. **Reprint Senate 6/16/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2000/1553_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Umba, Brandon E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4525 (2R)
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-3-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-1) `passage`
- **2023-11-27T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.180. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d838852-8504-475a-8654-81aad88664e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).