---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Secretary of Higher Education and DOLWD to establish performance quality standards for career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education, degree-granting proprietary institutions, and private career schools. *"
description: "Requires Secretary of Higher Education and DOLWD to establish performance quality standards for career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education, degree-granting proprietary institutions, and private career schools. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 1695"
citation: "New Jersey A 1695 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "INTERNET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Quijano, Annette", "Quijano, Annette", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/567d8c7e-b0de-4aa2-be74-2ee3ee661180"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "78f77726b77b468aedc9708c25d66a8785a791f16ede9da02e604fdbf2ac24d4"
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 1695 (220) — Requires Secretary of Higher Education and DOLWD to establish performance quality standards for career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education, degree-granting proprietary institutions, and private career schools. *

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1695_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHI 3/14/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1695_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Not reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Not reported out of Assembly Committee with amendment Assembly Higher Education Committee
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (46-31-1) `passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S495 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-17) `passage`
- **2022-07-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.76. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/567d8c7e-b0de-4aa2-be74-2ee3ee661180`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).