---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate."
description: "Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2714"
citation: "New Jersey S 2714 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d26a8f5c-3623-4afe-a7a1-bd1f0e9a870d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "19398defbafc2b3067d12e096efff74d4906adcdc1ce8ec3fcc2855dc216c69b"
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 2714 (218) — Requires school districts to notify State Board of Examiners when teaching staff member fails to report child abuse for determination of revocation or suspension of certificate.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2714_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Peters, Ryan E. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4408
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.46. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d26a8f5c-3623-4afe-a7a1-bd1f0e9a870d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).