Eliminates US citizenship requirement for student representatives on boards of trustees of certain public institutions of higher education.

This bill removes the requirement that student representatives on public university boards of trustees must be U.S. citizens. It directly affects international students enrolled full-time at New Jersey public colleges and universities who previously would have been ineligible due to citizenship status. The key change amends three statutes (P.L.1986 c.139, P.L.2012 c.45, and P.L.2017 c.178) by deleting the phrase "and citizens of the United States" from eligibility criteria. Student representatives must still be full-time, in good academic standing, and 18+ years old. The bill maintains existing terms (two years, with first year as alternate) and participation rules for student board members.