---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM."
description: "Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 1625"
citation: "New Jersey A 1625 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "MINORITY", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Pou, Nellie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c97a03b-a158-473d-bdad-ff8ca9312e3e"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "44895980e6cf40df24c45e3d5bf36ae30c254ae1d513b37bc0891aca3f1c1535"
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 1625 (219) — Directs DOE to develop outreach program to encourage young women and minorities to pursue post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM.

## 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/A2000/1625_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2000/1625_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2854 (1R)
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.239. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c97a03b-a158-473d-bdad-ff8ca9312e3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).