Bill Text: NJ S4095 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires students to complete free application for federal student aid as part of high school graduation requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-09-10 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee [S4095 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-S4095-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 4095

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  ROBERT W. SINGER

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires students to complete free application for federal student aid as part of high school graduation requirements.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning graduation requirements for high school students and supplementing chapter 7C 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.  Beginning with the 2020-2021 grade eleven class, the State Board of Education shall require that the local graduation requirements adopted by a board of education include the requirement that a student complete and submit a free application for federal student aid.

     b.  The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Executive Director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, shall publish a list of resources for school districts, parents, and students that include instructions on how to complete a free application for federal student aid.

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 grade eleven class, the State Board of Education will require that the local graduation requirements adopted by a board of education include the requirement that a student complete and submit a free application for federal student aid, generally referred to as FAFSA. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Executive Director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, is directed to publish a list of resources for school districts, parents, and students that include instructions how to complete a FAFSA.