Revises certain membership requirements of Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage.
This bill revises membership requirements for New Jersey's Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage, which advises the state on cultural and educational programs. It removes the prior requirement that certain appointed members hold a Master's degree in Latino/Hispanic studies or culture, and eliminates the specific need for members to have served as leaders of community organizations. Instead, it requires all public members to have "knowledge and experience in Latino or Hispanic studies or education." The change affects how the Governor, Senate President, and Assembly Speaker appoint the 19 public members to the 21-member commission, while maintaining that at least half must be of Latino/Hispanic descent.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 17, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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