New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S2962: Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc
Status: Signed into law, September 28, 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. This bill requires every educational support professional who has served in the active military of …
Sponsors
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Andrea Katz (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Troy Singleton (D, 7)
- Robert W. Singer (R, 30)
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31)
- Kristin M. Corrado (R, 40)
- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D, 18)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Aura K. Dunn (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : APP P.L.2026, c.93.
- : PA PBH (79-0-0)
- : SUB FOR A2746
- : REP 2RA
- : R/A REF AED
- : PS (36-0)
- : REP 2RS
- : REF SED
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SHI
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc (June 30, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Education Committee: Reported favorably (June 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc (May 28, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Education Committee: Reported favorably (May 11, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Higher Education Committee: Reported favorably (February 12, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION, VETERANS AND MILITARY
Common questions
- What is S2962?
- S2962 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Educational support professionals-prov seniority service credit for military svc.
- What does S2962 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 S2962?
- Signed into law as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: APP P.L.2026, c.93. (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2962?
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2962?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S2962
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