---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program scholarship may be awarded in any semester of attendance or enrollment at institution of higher education in State."
description: "Provides that New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program scholarship may be awarded in any semester of attendance or enrollment at institution of higher education in State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 806"
citation: "New Jersey S 806 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bcde831-7ffa-4811-aef9-eae5307625d2"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "68cf23400de26c5ce839a8cae5ade718be8b6c2d6b439cb032c03fd9fc30d5c1"
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 806 (219) — Provides that New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program scholarship may be awarded in any semester of attendance or enrollment at institution of higher education in State.

## 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/S1000/806_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A895
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.81. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bcde831-7ffa-4811-aef9-eae5307625d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).