A 2100 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits educational research and services corporation to act as lead agency or contracting unit for procurement of any goods or services.*

This bill (A 2100) expands the authority of educational research and services corporations in New Jersey. It allows these corporations - formed by public universities, colleges, and state-aided institutions - to act as lead agencies for procuring *any* goods, services, or public works, not just educational technology systems as previously permitted. This change applies to all member institutions (including schools, counties, municipalities, and local authorities) that join these corporations. The bill modifies existing law to remove the prior restriction on procurement scope, while requiring compliance with all state and local procurement rules.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

General Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 4 edits

MODERATE

The Assembly Higher Education Committee narrowed the scope of this bill by removing the provision that would have allowed educational research and services corporations to act as lead agencies for procurement of public works. The committee report version limits their expanded procurement authority to goods and services only, excluding public works projects. A co-sponsor (Assemblywoman Morales) was also added.

SCOPE

Removed the authority for educational research and services corporations to act as lead agency or contracting unit for procurement of public works. This appears in two sections (b(1) and b(2)) where 'and public works' was struck from the list of procurements the corporation may handle.

The synopsis was updated to reflect the narrowed scope, now stating the bill permits procurement of 'any goods or services' rather than 'any goods or services and public works.'

TECHNICAL

Assemblywoman Morales was added as a co-sponsor.

Status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel' to 'As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on March 9, 2026, with amendments.' The STATEMENT section was removed, which is standard when a bill advances past introduction.

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How they voted

This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (78-0-0)

lower

Jun 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

lower

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor