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type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE."
description: "Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 3424"
citation: "New Jersey A 3424 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matsikoudis, Michele", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae038bfa-4afe-45d4-bc8e-e110965c343e"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a3e7daa1bae33dc866eb00008e9a82b1b91e5c1a638f9066c703e2a1f0bbaa6c"
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 3424 (221) — Establishes certain program requirements for school counselor certification; outlines role and duties of school counselor; requires professional development for school counselors; establishes position of School Counselor Liaison in DOE.
## 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/A3500/3424_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A3500/3424_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matsikoudis, Michele — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-2-3) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1784 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-08-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.133. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae038bfa-4afe-45d4-bc8e-e110965c343e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).