STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblywoman MARLENE CARIDE
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman GABRIELA M. MOSQUERA
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman B.DeCroce
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students who have children to purchase meal plans, live in on-campus housing, or pay gym fees.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning certain students enrolled in institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 3B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. An institution of higher education shall not require any student enrolled in the institution who has full or partial custody of a child to:
a. purchase a meal plan;
b. reside in on-campus housing; or
c. pay any fees associated with the use of a campus gym, fitness center, or other recreational facility.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply in the first full academic year beginning after the effective date of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill places restrictions on certain requirements that institutions of higher education can impose on students enrolled in the institution who are parents. Under the bill, an institution of higher education in New Jersey would not require any enrolled student who has full or partial custody of a child to purchase a meal plan, reside in on-campus housing, or pay any fees associated with the use of a campus gym, fitness center, or other recreational facility.