---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption Program; supports partnership between public institution of higher education and federal Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative and establishment of Center for Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; appropriates $3.5 million.*"
description: "Establishes Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption Program; supports partnership between public institution of higher education and federal Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative and establishment of Center for Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; appropriates $3.5 million.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5712"
citation: "New Jersey A 5712 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AVIATION", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Polistina, Vincent J."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62847acc-1465-4df3-a4e3-ad10320c09cd"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "f4f24b62856e6b2d022809f4cf623b8d77d98922ada0e48f9c12c1d72d44783d"
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 5712 (221) — Establishes Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption Program; supports partnership between public institution of higher education and federal Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative and establishment of Center for Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; appropriates $3.5 million.*

## 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/2024/A6000/5712_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 6/19/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5712_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AHI 6/12/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5712_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint SBA 12/15/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5712_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **66–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — primary (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-5-2) `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4432 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-3-2) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.269. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62847acc-1465-4df3-a4e3-ad10320c09cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).