S 1545 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Expands Tuition Aid Grant program to part-time undergraduates.

S 1545 expands New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) program to include part-time undergraduate students at public and private colleges and universities (excluding county colleges), who are currently ineligible for the state financial aid program. The bill requires that part-time students receive grants adjusted proportionally to their enrollment level (e.g., half-time students would receive half the grant amount of full-time students). It also mandates separate budget appropriations for part-time grants to ensure funding is allocated specifically for this expanded eligibility. This change aims to improve access to state financial aid for students who cannot enroll full-time due to work, family, or other responsibilities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors