---
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).