---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises State financial aid requirements to align with simplification of Free Application for Federal Student Aid under federal law."
description: "Revises State financial aid requirements to align with simplification of Free Application for Federal Student Aid under federal law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2884"
citation: "New Jersey A 2884 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e35dff6-3f06-4d78-b611-de8c2e5bd01c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2bf1d5bc7bac0c2ae1d49151328a8135afed7007b0d965885181daa4f97f9cc5"
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 2884 (220) — Revises State financial aid requirements to align with simplification of Free Application for Federal Student Aid under federal law.

## 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/A3000/2884_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-3-0) `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1885
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-14) `passage`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.10. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e35dff6-3f06-4d78-b611-de8c2e5bd01c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).