Provides tuition fee waiver apprenticeship courses.
This bill waives tuition for the classroom portion of state-recognized apprenticeship programs at New Jersey public colleges and vocational schools for students with household income below the state median. To qualify, students must not have employer-covered tuition, exhaust federal financial aid options, and maintain active apprenticeship employment with satisfactory academic progress. The state will reimburse institutions for waived tuition costs, effective immediately for the next academic year. It directly affects low-income apprentices in eligible vocational training programs across New Jersey.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 14, 2024
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1
Committee
2
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
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