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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships."
+description: "Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 1668"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1668 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "HIGHER ED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff2d3ada-d046-4601-b45e-7073782c310f"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "3404a9904361cb28218cc9fdf055ed49f552ce6f2ca9af2f4e160bc68a160dbd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1668 (217) — Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1668_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1668_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported without recommendation out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
+- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKeon) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-7) `passage`
+- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S354 (1R)
+- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
+- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.17. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff2d3ada-d046-4601-b45e-7073782c310f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+