S 3910 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes various changes to provision of preschool aid and facilities requirements; establishes Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee; requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts.*

This bill requires all New Jersey school districts to provide universal access to free full-day preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children by a date determined by each district. It establishes preschool expansion aid to support districts that don't yet offer universal free preschool and mandates a "mixed delivery method" combining district programs, licensed child care providers, and Head Start programs. School districts must submit implementation plans by July 1, 2025, with a statewide strategic plan due by July 1, 2026. The bill also requires all school districts to offer full-day kindergarten, with possible waivers if sufficient preschool expansion aid funding exists.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Nov 18, 2024 Signed Jul 9, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025

How they voted

2810
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
3 Yea 10 Nay 2
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 9, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.100.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (53-25-2)
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (28-10)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Nov 18, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors