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NJ A2746
NJ A2746Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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 the United States and is declared by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits is 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 is to be credited towards this employment or seniority credit, including service that occurred prior to the professional's employment as an educational support professional.
AI Summary
This bill extends a benefit previously available only to teaching staff members to educational support professionals, who are defined as school district employees who are not teachers. Specifically, it allows these educational support professionals to receive up to four years of credit towards their seniority for time spent in active military service, provided they are declared eligible for federal veterans' benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This credit will be treated as if the professional had been employed by the school district for the same duration as their military service, and it applies to any military service, even if it occurred before their employment as an educational support professional.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (12)
Andrea Katz (D)*,
Tennille McCoy (D)*,
Carol Murphy (D)*,
Aura Dunn (R),
Gregory Myhre (R),
Erik Peterson (R),
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),
Brian Rumpf (R),
William Sampson (D),
Gerry Scharfenberger (R),
Balvir Singh (D),
Cleopatra Tucker (D),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2746 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A3000/2746_I1.HTM |
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