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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarifies that certain students are eligible for NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship upon initial enrollment at institution of higher education on part-time basis."
+description: "Clarifies that certain students are eligible for NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship upon initial enrollment at institution of higher education on part-time basis."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 4115"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4115 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holley, Jamel C."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09d35356-a8f7-4ed3-a960-0f38db98738c"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "a6985c0b09f2aa9fc2d0441528ff5054fb50cbe8f2b31e1b9a198b93ed58451e"
+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 4115 (218) — Clarifies that certain students are eligible for NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship upon initial enrollment at institution of higher education on part-time basis.
+
+## 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/2018/Bills/A4500/4115_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
+- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2787
+- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
+- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.232. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09d35356-a8f7-4ed3-a960-0f38db98738c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+