New Jersey S 3862: Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

Bill Text

S3862 

SENATE, No. 3862 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ROBERT W. SINGER

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires each institution of higher education to 
designate student parent liaison. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning student parents at institutions of higher 
education and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.� 

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

����� 1. �a. �Each institution 
of higher education shall designate at least one employee to serve as a student 
parent liaison.� The student parent liaison shall be responsible for ensuring 
that student parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary 
services for their academic success.� The student parent liaison shall, at a 
minimum, provide information to student parents on the availability of:

����� (1) �academic support 
services;

����� (2) �student academic 
success strategies; and

����� (3) �any other resources 
developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.� 

����� b.� The student parent 
liaison shall serve as the primary point of contact for student parents seeking 
accommodations or leave related to parenting.

����� c.� Contact information 
for the student parent liaison shall be easily accessible through the Internet 
website of the institution.� 

���� 2.� This act shall take effect 
on the first day of the fourth month beginning after the date of enactment.� 

STATEMENT

����� This bill directs each 
institution of higher education to designate at least one employee to serve as 
a student parent liaison.� The student parent liaison is to ensure that student 
parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary services for their 
academic success.� The student parent liaison is to, at a minimum, provide 
information to student parents on the availability of:

����� (1) �academic support 
services;

����� (2) �student academic 
success strategies; and

����� (3) �any other resources 
developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.� 

����� Under the bill, the 
student parent liaison is to be the primary point of contact for student 
parents seeking accommodations or leave related to parenting.� �Contact 
information for the student parent liaison is to be easily accessible through 
the Internet website of the institution.�