A 3416 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides gross income tax deduction to eligible educators and paraprofessionals for expense of classroom supplies.

This bill creates a $250 annual gross income tax deduction for eligible New Jersey educators and paraprofessionals for unreimbursed classroom supply expenses. It directly affects K-12 teachers, counselors, principals, and school aides (working at least 900 hours yearly) employed by public or private NJ schools. The deduction covers expenses like books, computers, software, and classroom materials, excluding nonathletic health/PE supplies. The policy applies to taxable years starting after the bill's enactment date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

760
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic52
51 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors