---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year \"Bridge Year Pilot Program\" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*"
description: "Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year \"Bridge Year Pilot Program\" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2383"
citation: "New Jersey S 2383 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EDUCATION", "EMERG MGMT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16b28e14-6f00-4979-b08b-f342e9e4574f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "448cd2191b892e5d2a6fcda29bc6cc8c922c9a18d9a88a8a8e491904970c9276"
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 2383 (219) — Requires Commissioner of Education to establish three-year "Bridge Year Pilot Program" for certain students who were impacted by public health state of emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019.*

## 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/2020/Bills/S2500/2383_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2383_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2500/2383_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- EMERGENCY — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–17** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Sarlo) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Emergency Resolution (39-0) (Sarlo)
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4142 (ACS)
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (56-17-5) `passage`
- **2020-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.41. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16b28e14-6f00-4979-b08b-f342e9e4574f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).