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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs."
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description: "Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "A 1070"
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citation: "New Jersey A 1070 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Pou, Nellie"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5353b4-f3c2-48e8-b1f4-fcba9abc7efc"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "37e3c35fe74bacac8f183e679a84537f17c701ae945ea70eacd8d609f0d8cd01"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 1070 (219) — Requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop guidance for institutions of higher education to identify cultural barriers in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A1500/1070_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
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- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
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- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
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- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
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- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
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- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
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- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2892
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- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
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- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.76. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb5353b4-f3c2-48e8-b1f4-fcba9abc7efc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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