---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued Credentials in 12 months. *"
description: "Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued Credentials in 12 months. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1887"
citation: "New Jersey S 1887 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Singleton, Troy", "Space, Parker", "Wirths, Harold J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6af62dd1-2418-499e-9465-bbc375ce7375"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f97feccf7b693f6a8591b56e33dfac903c7c165e5165e3abbd182194086c9ebb"
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 1887 (218) — Directs Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to establish pilot program to assist certain unemployed and underemployed individuals to complete industry-valued Credentials in 12 months. *

## 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/S2000/1887_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1887_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AM/AM — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4164 (2R)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred by Senate Amendments (36-0) (Greenstein)
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.252. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6af62dd1-2418-499e-9465-bbc375ce7375`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).