Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits public institution of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning undergraduate tuition rates at public institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 62 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, rule or regulation to the contrary, a public institution of higher education shall not increase the tuition of a resident undergraduate student for four continuous academic years following the student's initial enrollment in the institution or, in the case of a student enrolled in an undergraduate program regularly requiring more than four academic years to complete, for the number of academic years required for completion.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to students who initially enroll in public institutions of higher education in the academic year next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits a public institution of higher education from increasing the tuition of a resident undergraduate student for four continuous academic years following the student's initial enrollment or, in the case of a student enrolled in an undergraduate program regularly requiring more than four academic years to complete, for the number of academic years required for completion.