This bill prohibits undocumented students in New Jersey from receiving the State Tuition Aid Grant and Summer Tuition Aid Grant. While it maintains eligibility for other financial aid programs permitted by federal law, it specifically bars access to these two state-funded grants for students without lawful immigration status. The legislation requires the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and the Secretary of Higher Education to update application procedures to verify citizenship or eligible noncitizen status before awarding these specific grants.
This bill would remove eligibility for in-state tuition rates and certain state financial aid programs at New Jersey public colleges and universities for students without lawful immigration status. Under the proposed changes, only U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens would qualify for these benefits, even if they meet other requirements like attending New Jersey high school for three years or more. The legislation also repeals existing provisions that allowed some undocumented students to participate in these programs, while leaving unchanged the eligibility rules for students holding T or U visas or dependents of certain visa holders.
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.
This bill prevents new employees of school board and county college insurance groups from joining New Jersey's state retirement system (PERS). It also ends retirement coverage for current employees in these groups with fewer than 10 years of service credit. Employees with 10 or more years may keep their retirement coverage if they continue working without interruption. The bill repeals prior laws that allowed certain employees on leave to purchase additional pension credit.
This bill phases out New Jersey's state tuition aid grants for students attending proprietary (for-profit) colleges. Starting with the first full academic year after enactment, new students at these institutions will no longer qualify for state aid grants. Current students who received aid before the phase-out period can continue receiving it until they are no longer eligible under existing rules. The policy directly affects students at licensed for-profit colleges seeking state financial assistance for tuition.
This bill repeals New Jersey laws that allowed certain undocumented students meeting specific criteria to qualify for in-state tuition and state financial aid at public colleges. It eliminates the requirement that students must have attended a New Jersey high school for three or more years, graduated from a New Jersey high school (or equivalent), and enrolled as an entering student or currently enrolled as of a specified date. The bill also removes the requirement for undocumented students to file an affidavit about applying for legal immigration status. This change directly affects undocumented students who previously met these criteria but no longer qualifies them for these benefits. Provisions for students with T/U visas or dependents of H-1B/O-1/O-2 visa holders remain unchanged.
This New Jersey Assembly Resolution (AR 20) urges the U.S. Congress to remove federal court jurisdiction over cases where states require undocumented immigrant children to pay school tuition. It also asks the Supreme Court to overturn *Plyler v. Doe* (1981), which established that states cannot deny public education to undocumented children. The resolution does not create new law but formally requests federal action to return education policy authority to states. It directly addresses how states may fund education for undocumented students, referencing the Supreme Court's conflicting rulings on the issue. This is a non-binding request, not a legislative proposal.
This New Jersey bill (A-532) would require public school districts to provide vouchers covering 75% of tuition at nonpublic schools for students whose parents withdraw them due to objections about curriculum content. It specifically protects objections related to material conflicting with parental beliefs about sex, sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or morality. The voucher amount is calculated based on the district's per-pupil spending, prorated for remaining school days. The bill is currently pending in the Assembly Education Committee (introduced January 13, 2026) and would directly affect parents who withdraw children over curriculum disputes and the school districts funding those vouchers.
This New Jersey bill (A 323) requires public school districts to charge tuition to students who are not U.S. citizens or legal immigrants, while allowing citizens and legal immigrants to attend free. Specifically, schools must verify a child's citizenship or immigration status before enrollment; students without documentation must pay annual tuition of at least $1,000 per year. Districts must report the number of tuition-paying students and collected funds in school report cards, and post this data online. The bill directly affects non-citizen students, including undocumented children, and aims to shift educational costs away from taxpayers by requiring tuition payments from this group.
This bill requires New Jersey's State Treasurer to deduct from public research universities' state operating funds the costs incurred by institutions in implementing agreements made with student protestors related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. It specifically targets expenses like accepting displaced Gazan students, creating an Arab Cultural Center, partnering with Birzeit University, hiring staff focused on Middle East/Palestine studies, establishing a Palestinian studies center, displaying certain flags, and providing amnesty for participants in anti-Semitic protests. The legislation directly affects public research universities (as defined in state law) that reached such agreements with protestors. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
