Broadens eligibility of NJ STARS Program by permitting later entry into program.
This bill amends New Jersey's NJ STARS scholarship program to remove a one-year deadline for students who qualify for the scholarship but initially lack college readiness. It directly affects high school seniors in New Jersey who meet NJ STARS eligibility criteria but need remedial coursework to take college-level classes. The key change eliminates the requirement that these students must demonstrate readiness within one year of graduation, instead allowing their eligibility to remain active indefinitely as long as they meet the program's criteria when they enroll. This provides more time for students to complete necessary remediation before accessing the scholarship for up to five semesters of county college study.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
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