---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students."
description: "Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4854"
citation: "New Jersey A 4854 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Schnall, Alexander"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b9552b7-63d5-4b72-a54a-a5d8b79d3851"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "3a50653b4ab0deeb84e0106c27798eb510c0365fa20d95f47f85821a68f91585"
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 4854 (221) — Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students.

## 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/A5000/4854_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4854_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint ASL 4/10/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4854_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint SBA 11/13/25 4R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4854_R4.HTM)
5. **Reprint SED 6/5/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4854_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Schnall, Alexander — primary (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4312 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.252. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b9552b7-63d5-4b72-a54a-a5d8b79d3851`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).