Provides tuition benefits at public institutions of higher education to New Jersey residents who are members of reserve component of Armed Forces of United States.
This bill provides New Jersey residents who are members of the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, or Coast Guard Reserve with tuition-free enrollment at public colleges for up to 16 credits per semester. It requires reservists to first apply for federal benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill, with the state reimbursing public colleges for uncovered tuition costs. The law also extends similar tuition benefits to children or surviving spouses of reservists killed in service. Eligibility requires completion of basic military training, enrollment as a student in good standing, and meeting federal benefit application requirements.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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