---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates second Friday in December of each year as \"PSRPs in Our Schools Day\" in New Jersey to recognize contributions of paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs).*"
description: "Designates second Friday in December of each year as \"PSRPs in Our Schools Day\" in New Jersey to recognize contributions of paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs).*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "SJR 76"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 76 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Matsikoudis, Michele", "Rodriguez, Gabriel", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/363b0e81-8004-42aa-824b-952c76d3f8e8"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a94d1b043bf5f4fe42f398cc31493cd3e7c65d055727649654c0dc1942d051f4"
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 SJR 76 (221) — Designates second Friday in December of each year as "PSRPs in Our Schools Day" in New Jersey to recognize contributions of paraprofessionals and school-related personnel (PSRPs).*

## 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/SJR/76_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SED 5/6/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/SJR/76_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — primary (person)
- Rodriguez, Gabriel — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR101 (1R)
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR-1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/363b0e81-8004-42aa-824b-952c76d3f8e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).