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| Revises the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II Programs. |
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| This bill changes the NJ STARS and NJ STARS II scholarship programs. This bill limits the costs covered by the scholarship to tuition, as opposed to tuition and fees and allows a student recipient to use the NJ STARS II scholarship to attend a New Jersey four-year independent institution of higher education. Under current law a scholarship can only be used to attend a four-year public institution. Also under current law, a student with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.50 may receive a scholarship in an amount up to $3,000 per semester and a student with a GPA equal to or greater than 3.50 may receive a scholarship in an amount up to $3,500 per semester. This bill changes the maximum scholarship to $1,250 with a 3.25 minimum GPA. | ||||||||||||
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| Lampitt | Diegnan | Wilson | Wolfe | Fuentes | Spencer | Riley Chair |
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| Benson | Chivukula | Wisniewski | Johnson | Coughlin | DiMaio | Gove | ||||||
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| DeAngelo | Burzichelli | Gusciora | Mainor | Wagner | ||||||||
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| 1/10/2012 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee 3/5/2012 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee 3/12/2012 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading 3/15/2012 Substituted by S874Committee Voting: Assembly Higher Education Committee AHI 3/5/2012 – r/favorably – Yes {7} No {0} Not Voting {1} Abstains {0} – Roll Call Riley, Celeste M. (C) – Yes Giblin, Thomas P. (V) – Yes Brown, Christopher J. – Not Voting Coughlin, Craig J. – Yes DiMaio, John – Yes Gove, DiAnne C. – Yes Mainor, Charles – Yes Wagner, Connie – YesAssembly Appropriations Committee AAP 3/12/2012 – r/favorably – Yes {9} No {0} Not Voting {0} Abstains {0} – Roll Call Burzichelli, John J. (C) – Yes Barnes, Peter J., III (V) – Yes Casagrande, Caroline – Yes Chiusano, Gary R. – Yes Conaway, Herb, Jr. – Yes Lampitt, Pamela R. – Yes McHose, Alison Littell – Yes Prieto, Vincent – Yes Spencer, L. Grace – Yes This bill was voted favorably in the Higher Education Committee and then sent to the Appropriations Click the Committee Members picture to send an email in support or opposition of the bill. Remember, you should know why you support or oppose a bill and you should base your opinion on facts. When sharing how you feel, be respectful, clear, and stick to the topic. |
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