---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force."
description: "Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3776"
citation: "New Jersey S 3776 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Morales, Carmen Theresa", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-10-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9445356a-1726-48a6-8509-9ecba8c05391"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "8196aeafa56a3fa5454ba01edefa5334ac6261cf82c2640cba98d5987fed086e"
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 3776 (221) — Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force.

## 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/S4000/3776_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AED 6/16/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3776_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3776_R3.HTM)
4. **Reprint SED 5/12/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3776_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT GR — **26–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5779 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (26-12)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.181. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9445356a-1726-48a6-8509-9ecba8c05391`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).