New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A2746: Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
What the bill says
An Act concerning seniority of educational support professionals and supplementing chapter 28 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning seniority of educational support professionals and supplementing chapter 28 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this section, educational support professional means a school district employee other than a teaching staff member. b. In computing length of service for seniority purposes, every educational support professional who has served in the active military of the United States and is declared by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits shall be entitled to receive equivalent years of employment or seniority credit, up to four years, for that service as if the professional had been employed for the same period of time at the school district. Any military service shall be credited towards this employment or seniority credit, including service that occurred prior to the professionals employment as an educational support professional. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT Current law provides that a teaching staff member may receive up to four years of credit, in computing length of service for seniority purposes, for military service. This bill provides a similar benefit to educational support professionals. Under the bill every educational support professional who has served in the active military of …
Sponsors
- Andrea Katz (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Aura K. Dunn (R, 25)
- Cleopatra G. Tucker (D, 28)
- Balvir Singh (D, 7)
- Erik Peterson (R, 23)
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Gregory E. Myhre (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : SUB BY S2962
- : REP 2RA
- : REP REF AED
- : INT 1RA REF AMV
Votes
- Assembly Education Committee: Reported favorably (June 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported favorably (May 7, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION, VETERANS AND MILITARY
Common questions
- What is A2746?
- A2746 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc.
- What does A2746 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning seniority of educational support professionals and supplementing chapter 28 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A2746?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: SUB BY S2962 (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2746?
- Andrea Katz (D, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2746?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2746
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