ASSEMBLY, No. 3424
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman HEATHER SIMMONS
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
SYNOPSIS
Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on October 5, 2026, with amendments.
An Act concerning priority registration at 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. a. 1[A] An undergraduate1 student enrolled in an institution of higher education that provides priority registration for 1any other undergraduate1 students shall be granted priority in registering for courses at the institution provided that the student is:
(1) the parent or legal guardian of a child who is under 18 years of age; and
(2) a resident of the State.
b. Priority course registration shall occur using the same procedures used by other segments of the student population that are offered priority registration by the institution.
c. Prior to the registration period for each academic semester, an institution shall provide notice to students who may be eligible for priority registration pursuant to this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.