---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution."
description: "Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 869"
citation: "New Jersey S 869 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b66a6b94-2f99-472c-883f-8b8dfbbabbd4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2b72444bd8a751816770c58dce7ad9173000acb5d356e33945214b30bec0bca3"
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 869 (218) — Permits establishment by county and four-year institutions of higher education of three plus one degree programs for receipt of baccalaureate degree after spending three years at county college and one year at senior institution.

## 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/S1000/869_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/869_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1890 (1R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.144. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b66a6b94-2f99-472c-883f-8b8dfbbabbd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).