Bill Text: NJ A1757 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-9)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-07-14 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [A1757 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A1757-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Diegnan, Wimberly, McKeon, Assemblywoman Quijano, Assemblymen Peterson, Coughlin, Eustace, Assemblywomen Mosquera, Pinkin, Jasey, Rodriguez-Gregg and Lampitt
SYNOPSIS
Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of the military.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning certain fees charged by 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. A public institution of higher education shall waive or reimburse the institution's application fee and fee for the receipt or transmission of a transcript for each veteran, member of the Armed Forces of the United States, member of the Reserve components thereof, or member of the New Jersey National Guard who resides in the State and accepts admission to the institution.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse the public institution's application fee and fee for the receipt or transmission of a transcript for veterans, members of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Reserve components thereof, or members of the New Jersey National Guard who reside in this State and accept admission to the public institution of higher education. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
