A 3356 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides tuition-free credits to certain instituitions of higher education for certain law enforcement officers and firefighters and their spouses and dependents.

This bill provides tuition-free education for up to 16 credits per semester (maximizing eight semesters) at public or degree-granting private colleges to: - Retired law enforcement officers and firefighters who retired due to service-related injuries or illnesses, and - The spouse or dependent child of a New Jersey officer or firefighter who died in the line of duty. To qualify, applicants must be New Jersey residents, apply for all available federal and state student grants, and maintain academic standing. The state will reimburse institutions for tuition costs not covered by these grants, with spouses who already hold an undergraduate degree eligible for graduate studies (excluding medical, dental, and law programs).
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action Jan 29, 2024
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Jan 29, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
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