This bill allows New Jersey National Guard members to transfer their tuition benefit to a spouse or dependent child. Specifically, members can transfer 50% of their benefit (covering up to 8 credits per semester) to a dependent child or 100% (covering up to 16 credits per semester) to a spouse. To qualify, the spouse or child must be enrolled full-time at a public New Jersey institution, apply for all available state and federal grants/scholarships, and the Guard member can only transfer the benefit to one person. The bill amends existing law to expand benefit eligibility to family members while maintaining current requirements for enrollment and financial aid applications.
This bill requires New Jersey's Secretary of Higher Education to create a public career and education guide for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities attending state colleges. The guide must detail campus resources (like disability career centers, internships, and accommodations such as note-takers or accessible housing), provide job-seeking guidance (including disclosure strategies, accommodation requests, and workers' rights), and list disability-focused support organizations. It will be developed with input from the Labor Commissioner and college leaders, then made freely available online. The bill directly supports students with disabilities in navigating both academic and career pathways.
This bill (A 3773) would allow students receiving financial aid from New Jersey's Educational Opportunity Fund to qualify for SNAP benefits without meeting the standard 20-hour weekly work requirement. It directly affects low-income college students who receive Educational Opportunity Fund awards, which support attendance at higher education institutions. The bill requires the state to first seek federal approval for a waiver of the work requirement, with the Department of Human Services applying for this within 90 days of the law's effective date. Once approved, the state must implement the change and run a public awareness campaign to inform eligible students about the new SNAP eligibility rules.
This bill prohibits New Jersey's four-year public colleges from charging tuition or fees to the spouse or dependent child of a disabled veteran who meets specific criteria. To qualify, the student must be accepted for undergraduate study, have applied for all available state/federal grants and scholarships, and applied for VA tuition benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The state will reimburse institutions for waived tuition costs. It directly affects disabled veterans' families seeking undergraduate education at public universities.
This bill would allow New Jersey students receiving Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) aid to qualify for food assistance (SNAP) without meeting the federal 20-hour weekly work requirement typically needed for student SNAP participation. It directly affects low-income college students who receive EOF grants, which provide financial aid for higher education. The exemption requires federal approval first - New Jersey must apply for this within 90 days - and cannot take effect until federal law, regulation, or a waiver permits it without penalty to the state. After approval, the state must implement the change and run a public awareness campaign to inform students about the new eligibility.
This bill provides tuition assistance to retired New Jersey law enforcement officers who retired due to disability. Eligible officers can attend public colleges or approved private institutions tuition-free for up to 16 credits per semester, provided they apply for all available federal and state student aid first. The program covers undergraduate and graduate studies at qualifying institutions, mirroring a similar existing benefit for National Guard members. It applies only to officers who retired in good standing after meeting minimum service requirements (four+ years) and meeting disability retirement criteria under specific statutes. The state will reimburse institutions for tuition not covered by other aid.
This bill requires boards of trustees at New Jersey State colleges/universities and county colleges to include two employee members. These members must be recommended by labor organizations representing staff, appointed by the Governor, and serve two-year terms (with initial one-year terms for some). Employee members have full voting rights except on matters involving staff employment or working conditions. The law directly affects all State and county college boards by mandating staff representation on governance bodies.
New Jersey's Assembly Bill A4294 establishes the "Two to Four Tuition Free Students Program," covering full tuition costs for eligible students who attend a county college for their first two years of undergraduate study before transferring to a public four-year college. To qualify, students must be accepted to a public four-year institution, qualify for the State Tuition Aid Grant, apply for all available grants/scholarships, elect to attend their county college for two years, and meet income thresholds (NJ Eligibility Index ≤2499). The program ensures all credits earned at the county college transfer fully toward a bachelor's degree at the four-year institution. It applies specifically to students enrolled in New Jersey county colleges and public four-year universities, with no cost to the student for tuition during the covered periods.
S 3354 would expand New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) program to include part-time undergraduate students at eligible public and private colleges and universities. Currently, only full-time students qualify, but this bill adds that part-time students meeting financial need and academic requirements would receive TAG awards, with each part-time year counting as half a full-time year toward the maximum four-and-one-half-year eligibility period. This change directly affects part-time students who are currently excluded from the state's financial aid program, making them eligible for the same grant support as full-time students.
This bill requires the State Treasurer to withhold state operating funds from New Jersey's public research universities to cover costs incurred by institutions in implementing agreements made with student protestors during the Israel-Hamas conflict protests (starting October 7, 2023). It specifically targets expenses like accepting displaced Gazan students, creating cultural centers, forming partnerships with Birzeit University, hiring specialists in Palestine/Middle East studies, establishing new academic programs, displaying certain flags, and granting amnesty to participants in anti-Semitic protests. The bill mandates that these costs be deducted directly from the universities' state aid allocations. It was introduced as a response to agreements reached at Rutgers University following campus protests, aiming to prevent taxpayer funding of these specific protest-related initiatives.
