---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates April of each year as \"Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Month\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates April of each year as \"Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Month\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "AJR 204"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 204 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec8ea1c0-a37a-462e-975b-fa19659885b8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "eed99107d383804244a9ace1b6eff7e54112b53023126da54c6cf15600480de2"
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 AJR 204 (219) — Designates April of each year as "Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Month" in New Jersey.

## 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/AJR/204_I1.HTM)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+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, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR105
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, JR-6 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec8ea1c0-a37a-462e-975b-fa19659885b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).