New Jersey A 1625: Limits certain unused sick leave pay and vacation leave carry-forward for school and local employees; limits sick leave use by new public employees before retirement.

Bill Text

A1625 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1625 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Scharfenberger, McGuckin, 
Azzariti Jr. and Auth

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits institution of higher education from 
establishing scholarship fund or student assistance program limited to students 
who are citizens or permanent residents of country or territory controlled by 
terrorist organization.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning institutional scholarships and 
financial aid 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.� An institution of 
higher education shall not establish any scholarship fund or student assistance 
program that is only available to students enrolled in the institution who are 
citizens or permanent residents of a country or territory that is controlled by 
a foreign terrorist organization as designated by the United States Secretary 
of State pursuant to 8 U.S.C. s.1189.

���� b.� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any other law to the contrary, an institution that violates the 
provisions of this section shall be prohibited from receiving:

���� (1) State operating aid;

���� (2) the proceeds of 
State-supported revenue bonds that are issued by the New Jersey Educational 
Facilities Authority; 

���� (3) the proceeds of State 
general obligation bonds; or 

���� (4) funds awarded to a student 
enrolled in the institution and distributed through any State student 
assistance or scholarship program administered by the Higher Education Student 
Assistance Authority.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits an 
institution of higher education from establishing a scholarship fund or student 
assistance program that is only available to students enrolled in the 
institution who are citizens or permanent residents of a country or territory 
that is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated by the 
United States Secretary of State.

���� An institution that violates 
the provisions of the bill is prohibited from receiving: State operating aid; 
the proceeds of State-supported revenue bonds that are issued by the New Jersey 
Educational Facilities Authority; the proceeds of State general obligation 
bonds; or funds awarded to a student enrolled in the institution and 
distributed through any State student assistance or scholarship program 
administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

���� The bill is in response to 
encampments on the lawns of Voorhees Mall at Rutgers University-New Brunswick 
by students demanding various actions from the institution in response to the 
Israel-Hamas conflict. One of the demands requested by the students was, �the 
acceptance of at least 10 displaced Gazan students to study at Rutgers 
University on scholarship.� The institution reached an agreement with the 
student group, agreeing to meet 8 out of 10 of the demands, including the 
acceptance of the Gazan students, in return for an end to the encampment.