---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with graduation and transfer rates of State tuition aid grant recipients."
description: "Directs institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with graduation and transfer rates of State tuition aid grant recipients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2563"
citation: "New Jersey A 2563 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3356b54-dde0-417c-85c7-d8484935be87"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "644456ed446ead92d5c1c1ba4f82197043cd77a3650420c42cd8fecfe5ed45f1"
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 2563 (217) — Directs institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to provide Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with graduation and transfer rates of State tuition aid grant recipients.

## 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/A3000/2563_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1753
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.47. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3356b54-dde0-417c-85c7-d8484935be87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).