A 1326 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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

This bill establishes a 13-member Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding to examine New Jersey's public higher education system. The task force, including representatives from the governor, legislature, university leaders, and labor groups, will analyze governance structures, funding mechanisms, reporting requirements, and workforce alignment over one year. It must hold public hearings and submit recommendations to the governor and legislature by the one-year deadline, using $200,000 in state funds for its operations. The bill does not enact policy changes but creates a study mechanism to inform future funding and governance decisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 28, 2026
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Introduced Reprint · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill received its first reprint after passing the Assembly Higher Education Committee with amendments on May 4, 2026. The substantive change adds a representative of the New Jersey Education Association as a new member of the Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Funding, increasing total membership from 13 to 14. Three additional co-sponsors were also added.
SCOPE

A representative of the New Jersey Education Association was added as a new member appointed by the Governor, bringing the task force total from 13 to 14 members.

TECHNICAL

Three additional co-sponsors were added: Assemblyman Scharfenberger, Assemblywoman Brennan, and Assemblyman Kearney.

The bill status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review' to 'As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on May 4, 2026, with amendments.'

The legislative STATEMENT section (a summary of the bill's provisions) was removed from this version, likely to be updated in a subsequent reprint.

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Total actions
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Committee
3
Jun 28, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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