SENATE, No. 2601

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 8, 2024

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Phases out State tuition aid grants for students enrolled in proprietary institutions.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act concerning State tuition aid grants and supplementing chapter 71B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, a State tuition aid grant for a student enrolled in a proprietary institution licensed to award academic degrees shall be limited to students who received an award prior to that academic year.  The student shall be eligible to receive a State tuition aid grant for the number of academic years authorized pursuant to section b. of
N.J.S.18A:71B-20.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, a State tuition aid grant for a student enrolled in a proprietary institution is to be limited to students who received an award prior to that academic year.  In effect, the bill initiates a phase-out of State tuition aid grants for students enrolled in proprietary institutions. Students in a proprietary institution who received an award prior to the 2024-2025 academic year will continue to receive an award until the student is no longer eligible.