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)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Coughlin, Assemblywoman Mosquera, Assemblyman Garcia, Assemblywoman Watson Coleman, Assemblymen McKeon and Wisniewski
SYNOPSIS
Directs Secretary of Higher Education to establish common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on October 2, 2014, with amendments.
An Act concerning the establishment of a common 1[core]1 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 1[core]1 course numbering system for general education 1[core]1 classes leading to an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree at a public institution.
b. The common 1[core]1 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 1[core]1 course numbering system.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.