Makes supplemental appropriation of $144.2 million to provide additional Outcomes-Based Allocation funding to four-year public institutions of higher education.
This bill provides $144.2 million in supplemental funding to New Jersey's 13 public four-year universities through the Outcomes-Based Allocation program. It directly affects institutions like Rutgers, Montclair State, and Rowan University by tying funding to specific educational outcomes, including degrees awarded (especially in STEM/healthcare), diversity metrics, and support for low-income students. The funding supplements existing FY2025 appropriations and is distributed based on each institution's performance on these predefined metrics. This is a concrete budget adjustment, not a new policy, with no voting record or partisan context provided in the bill text.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 24, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
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Teresa Ruiz
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