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type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct."
description: "Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 414"
citation: "New Jersey S 414 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR", "SCH BOARDS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony R.", "Downey, Joann", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9e164cf-8f13-4105-a66c-8a126260f842"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "e21176e8f38786401352a35d3c8d5787a8a85264f86930bce6fe2e439a4aa122"
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 414 (218) — Requires school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and contracted service providers to review employment history of prospective employees who will have regular contact with students to ascertain allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
## 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/S0500/414_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/414_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **60** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **730** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **110** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **390** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3381
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.5. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9e164cf-8f13-4105-a66c-8a126260f842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).