Extends statutory pause on collection of student growth objective data.
This bill extends a pause on collecting new student growth objective data for teacher evaluations in New Jersey schools. It applies to the 2024-2025 school year and subsequent years until the next revision of education regulations (N.J.A.C.6A:10). During this pause, school districts must use existing student growth data from the previous year for evaluations, though new teachers or those without prior data must still set objectives and collect data during this period. The pause ends once updated evaluation guidelines are implemented following recommendations from the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force. This directly affects teachers, principals, and school districts in New Jersey.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Dec 9, 2024
Signed Jun 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
34–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican15
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.79.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-2-6)
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-4)
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (61-2-8)
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
5 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Simonsen
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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