---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes various changes to New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; establishes child protection worker caseload standards."
description: "Makes various changes to New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; establishes child protection worker caseload standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3707"
citation: "New Jersey A 3707 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-20T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c658a1bb-55a2-43f7-bdfa-4b52befa7a2e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6d3d907a71dc693a4c619c62206b2fb12a8ea4012c6783dee613e418cb3a4d22"
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 3707 (220) — Makes various changes to New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; establishes child protection worker caseload standards.

## 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/2022/A4000/3707_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHU 10/17/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3707_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2395 (2R)
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.130. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c658a1bb-55a2-43f7-bdfa-4b52befa7a2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).