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Bill Text

A3795 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3795 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman AURA K. DUNN

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits public institution of higher education from 
charging tuition to student who is dependent child of veteran who died or is 
disabled as result of service-related injury.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning tuition-free enrollment in public 
institutions of higher education for certain students and supplementing chapter 
62 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The dependent child 
of a veteran who entered the United States Armed Forces in New Jersey or was a 
New Jersey resident upon entry into the United States Armed Forces, and either 
died as a result of a service-related injury or illness, is missing in action 
(MIA), or is totally and permanently disabled as a result of a service-related 
injury or illness as certified by the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs, shall be entitled to up to 60 credit hours tuition-free in a public 
institution of higher education associate degree program and up to 120 credit 
hours tuition-free in a public institution of higher education baccalaureate 
degree program provided that:

���� (1)�� the dependent child has 
no federal veterans education benefits, or no federal veterans education 
benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition that exceed the amount of tuition 
free credit hours established in this section;

���� (2)�� the dependent child is a 
New Jersey resident;

���� (3)�� the dependent child 
meets the grade point average requirements of the institution�s satisfactory 
academic progress policy in a degree program as determined by the institution�s 
financial aid policy;

���� (4)�� the dependent child has 
been accepted to pursue a course of undergraduate study and is enrolled as an 
undergraduate student in good standing at that institution;

���� (5)�� the dependent child has 
applied for all available State student grants and scholarships and all 
available federal student grants and scholarships for which the dependent child 
is eligible;

���� (6)�� the dependent child has 
applied for tuition benefits available through the United States Department of 
Veterans Affairs for which the dependent child is eligible under the 
"Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008," 
Pub.L.110-252 (38 U.S.C. s.3301 et seq.); and

���� (7)�� available classroom 
space permits and tuition-paying students constitute the minimum number 
required for the course.

���� b.��� The State shall 
reimburse each public institution of higher education for the costs of waiving 
tuition pursuant to the provisions of this section.� 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately. 

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that the dependent 
child of a veteran who entered the United States Armed Forces in New Jersey or 
was a New Jersey resident upon entry into the United States Armed Forces, and 
either died as a result of a service-related injury or illness, is missing in 
action (MIA), or is totally and permanently disabled as a result of a 
service-related injury or illness as certified by the United States Department 
of Veterans Affairs, is entitled to up to 60 credit hours tuition-free in a 
public institution of higher education associate degree program and up to 120 
credit hours tuition-free in a public institution of higher education 
baccalaureate degree program provided that:

���� (1)�� the dependent child has 
no federal veterans education benefits, or no federal veterans education 
benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition that exceed the amount of tuition 
free credit hours established in this act;

���� (2)�� the dependent child is a 
New Jersey resident;

���� (3)�� the dependent child 
meets the grade point average requirements of the institution�s satisfactory 
academic progress policy in a degree program as determined by the institution�s 
financial aid policy;

���� (4)�� the dependent child has 
been accepted to pursue a course of undergraduate study and is enrolled as an 
undergraduate student in good standing at that institution;

���� (5)�� the dependent child has 
applied for all available State student grants and scholarships and all 
available federal student grants and scholarships for which the dependent child 
is eligible;

���� (6)�� the dependent child has 
applied for tuition benefits available through the United States Department of 
Veterans Affairs for which the dependent child is eligible under the 
"Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008," 
Pub.L.110-252 (38 U.S.C. s.3301 et seq.); and

���� (7)�� available classroom 
space permits and tuition-paying st