---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*"
description: "Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 1669"
citation: "New Jersey A 1669 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bagolie, Rosaura", "Beach, James", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d392539-fed4-40d3-94b8-7df2e7998894"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "038ca486e175653f2b9a559cd8860d6cd0619482749c622c9f8356e510d82593"
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 1669 (221) — Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers; repeals law establishing alternative certificate of eligibility.*

## 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/2024/A2000/1669_I2.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 5/13/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A2000/1669_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **75–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bagolie, Rosaura — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — cosponsor (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-2-0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1287 (1R)
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-2) `passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-1-0) `passage`
- **2024-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.26. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d392539-fed4-40d3-94b8-7df2e7998894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).