---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Tuition Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program."
description: "Establishes Tuition Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 775"
citation: "New Jersey S 775 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "EDUC FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Sacco, Nicholas J.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cef0b05c-f5b4-4495-94cb-0ff64994b55c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5c8cd3ecfb054f03c76e6f24905a5cdfcbad3f655993865c5f57cbd15a599f2a"
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 S 775 (218) — Establishes Tuition Aid Grant Study Commission to examine New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant Program and make recommendations regarding improvements to program.

## 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/S1000/775_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/775_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-0) (Cunningham) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1997 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-1-1) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.298. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cef0b05c-f5b4-4495-94cb-0ff64994b55c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).