---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs DOE to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy.*"
description: "Directs DOE to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 588"
citation: "New Jersey S 588 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULA", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Testa, Michael L.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cf6fe19-8fbb-437e-ba42-6c71874e246c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "450be1af90df1cdd521b1efdce16b2b01828011dcfcd694d9cf9cce61baefd81"
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 588 (220) — Directs DOE to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy.*

## 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/S1000/588_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute AED 9/22/22 SCS 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/588_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute AST 9/22/22 2R SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/588_R2.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Substitute SED 6/2/22 SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1000/588_U1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeFuccio, DeAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McClellan, Antwan L. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4169 (ACS/1R)
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Umba)
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (41-31-0) (Benson)
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-8-4) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.138. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cf6fe19-8fbb-437e-ba42-6c71874e246c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).