Makes supplemental appropriation of $144.2 million to provide additional Outcomes-Based Allocation funding to four-year public institutions of higher education.
This bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $144.2 million in state funds to New Jersey's 13 public four-year universities, including Rutgers campuses, NJIT, Rowan, and others. It adds to existing "Outcomes-Based Allocation" funding by tying disbursements to specific measurable outcomes, such as degrees awarded, diversity metrics, STEM healthcare degrees, and enrollment from low-income students. The funds are distributed directly to each institution based on their performance against these state-defined metrics. This is a funding mechanism, not a policy change, and affects all 13 participating public universities in New Jersey.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
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