---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships."
description: "Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1668"
citation: "New Jersey A 1668 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff2d3ada-d046-4601-b45e-7073782c310f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3404a9904361cb28218cc9fdf055ed49f552ce6f2ca9af2f4e160bc68a160dbd"
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 1668 (217) — Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships.

## 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/2016/Bills/A2000/1668_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1668_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported without recommendation out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKeon) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-7) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S354 (1R)
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.17. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff2d3ada-d046-4601-b45e-7073782c310f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).