---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes task force to evaluate quality, efficacy, costs, and educational outcomes of online courses offered by public and independent institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions during COVID-19 pandemic. *"
description: "Establishes task force to evaluate quality, efficacy, costs, and educational outcomes of online courses offered by public and independent institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions during COVID-19 pandemic. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4836"
citation: "New Jersey A 4836 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "EDUCATION", "INTERNET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Pou, Nellie", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae6bea1f-3324-4f12-8a7f-2c296fcd131d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9e38513b4f7326201b9b565f43e29b49ed189903b04ad45a5806d8be37c90ebd"
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 4836 (219) — Establishes task force to evaluate quality, efficacy, costs, and educational outcomes of online courses offered by public and independent institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions during COVID-19 pandemic. *

## 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/2020/Bills/A5000/4836_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4836_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3313 (2R)
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.299. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae6bea1f-3324-4f12-8a7f-2c296fcd131d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).