---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes certain changes to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educator grant program."
description: "Makes certain changes to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educator grant program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2563"
citation: "New Jersey S 2563 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE", "EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11a9e3f5-7db5-48dc-9c1e-3142e2f0fb0b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4a56756456956c12184e1b0917fb617c2c45a1ed09b0a3aa10138a8b9fe95298"
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 2563 (220) — Makes certain changes to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educator grant program.

## 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/S3000/2563_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AED 9/22/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2563_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **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, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3834 (1R)
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.119. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11a9e3f5-7db5-48dc-9c1e-3142e2f0fb0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).