Creates Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding; appropriates $200,000.*

This bill establishes a Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding to examine New Jersey's higher education system, including how colleges and universities are governed, funded, and overseen. The task force, composed of 14 members representing universities, faculty, students, and state officials, will analyze current challenges and identify best practices to develop recommendations. The bill appropriates $200,000 to fund the task force's work and requires a final report with findings to be submitted to the Governor and Legislature within one year.