New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A4420 Compare Versions

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1	1	ASSEMBLY, No. 4420 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MAY 16, 2024
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3	3	ASSEMBLY, No. 4420
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7	7	221st LEGISLATURE
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11	11	INTRODUCED MAY 16, 2024
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15	15	Sponsored by: Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Scharfenberger and McGuckin 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 As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN
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23	23	District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
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27	27	Co-Sponsored by:
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41	41	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.
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51	51	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.
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53	53	An Act concerning institutional scholarships and financial aid and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
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57	57	Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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61	61	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.
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63	63	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:
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65	65	(1) State operating aid;
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67	67	(2) the proceeds of State-supported revenue bonds that are issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority;
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69	69	(3) the proceeds of State general obligation bonds; or
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71	71	(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.
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75	75	2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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85	85	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.
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87	87	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.
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89	89	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.