Provides tuition-free credits to certain institutions of higher education for certain law enforcement officers and firefighters and their spouses and dependents.
S 168 provides tuition-free credits for eligible retired New Jersey law enforcement officers and firefighters who retired due to service-related injuries, as well as for their spouses and dependent children. Retirees can take up to 16 tuition-free credits per semester (max 8 semesters) at public or private degree-granting colleges, after applying for all available federal and state financial aid. Dependents of officers/firefighters who died in the line of duty also qualify for the same tuition benefit, with spouses who already hold bachelor's degrees eligible for graduate studies (excluding medical/law programs). The state reimburses institutions for waived tuition costs not covered by existing grants or scholarships.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
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Vince Polistina
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