A 5233 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes "Protecting Legally-Present Youngsters' Limited Educational Resources Act"; requires students who are not U.S. citizens or legal immigrants to pay tuition to attend public schools.

This bill would require New Jersey public schools to charge tuition to students who are not U.S. citizens, not in the process of obtaining citizenship, or do not have legal immigration status. School districts must verify students' immigration status through documentation, and students without proper documentation would need to pay at least $1,000 per school year in tuition. The bill mandates that school districts report the number of students paying tuition and the total amount collected in annual school report cards. It directly challenges the Supreme Court's Plyler v. Doe decision, which established that undocumented children have a right to free public education. The bill claims this change would allow New Jersey to better allocate public education funds to citizens.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 27, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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Paul Kanitra
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