A 2135 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires institutions of higher education to collect and report employment data for certain graduates.

This bill requires New Jersey colleges and universities to collect and publicly report employment outcomes and earnings data for recent graduates using the state's statewide data system. It directly affects all public and private post-secondary institutions in New Jersey by mandating they post this information on their websites, disaggregated by factors like race, income, and gender. Key provisions include annual updates to a "student consumer information report" covering employment data for the three most recent graduation years, alongside other metrics like graduation rates and costs. Institutions must also provide physical copies with admission applications and link to a state-maintained comparative profile. The goal is to give prospective students and families transparent, data-driven insights about post-graduation outcomes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill moved from technical review to introduction status, with a key terminology change broadening the scope from 'institutions of higher education' to 'post-secondary educational institutions.' Co-sponsors were reduced from three to one, and a new explanatory statement was added at the end describing the bill's requirements for employment data reporting.

Scope change

The term 'institutions of higher education' was replaced with 'post-secondary educational institutions' in the synopsis, potentially expanding which types of schools are covered by the employment data reporting requirement.

SCOPE

The synopsis changed from requiring 'institutions of higher education' to 'post-secondary educational institutions,' which could broaden applicability to include community colleges, trade schools, and other post-secondary entities beyond traditional four-year universities.

TECHNICAL

Two co-sponsors (Assemblywomen Morales and Brennan) were removed, leaving only Assemblywoman Speight as the sole sponsor.

A new STATEMENT section was added at the end of the bill explaining that institutions must provide employment outcomes and earnings data for graduates of the three most recent academic years through the New Jersey Statewide Data System within their consumer information reports.

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' and a pre-filed notice for the 2026 session was added.

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Committee

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors