Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblywoman CELESTE M. RILEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblyman JOSEPH CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Assemblywoman LINDA STENDER
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblywoman NANCY J. PINKIN
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Coughlin, Assemblywoman Mosquera and Assemblyman Garcia
SYNOPSIS
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common core course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the establishment of a common core course numbering system at public institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 62 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey President’s Council, in consultation with each public institution of higher education, shall develop, implement, and maintain a common core course numbering system for general education core classes leading to an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree at a public institution.
b. The common core course numbering system shall be fully operational by September 1, 2016.
2. An independent institution of higher education in the State may elect to participate in the common core course numbering system.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
Under this bill, the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey President’s Council, in consultation with each public institution of higher education, will develop, implement, and maintain a common core course numbering system for general education core classes leading to an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree. The common core course numbering system must be fully operational by September 1, 2016. An independent institution of higher education in the State may choose to participate in the common core course numbering system.