Establishes program to provide guaranteed admission to public institutions of higher education for certain public school students.
S 4791 establishes a program offering guaranteed conditional admission to New Jersey's public colleges for eligible high school seniors based on academic merit. It requires the Secretary of Higher Education to set minimum academic standards considering GPA, class rank, rigorous coursework (like AP/IB classes), test scores, and state assessments. Eligible students must be NJ residents for at least one year and first-time applicants to full-time degree programs. The bill mandates annual reports tracking admitted students' demographics and assessing impacts on low-income students and out-migration, with admission not guaranteeing specific majors or programs.
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 27, 2025
Last action Oct 27, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
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Jim Beach
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