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A2325 • 2026

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Peterpaul, Luanne M., Esq.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.
  • Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for Community College Opportunity Grant.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2325

ASSEMBLY, No. 2325

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL

District 11 (Monmouth)

SYNOPSIS

���� Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for
Community College Opportunity Grant.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74.

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

���� 1.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund the
following amount for the purpose specified:

74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

30 Educational, Cultural, and
Intellectual Development

36 Higher Educational Services

2405 Higher Education Student
Assistance Authority

GRANTS-IN-AID

45-2405� Student Assistance
Programs .............................. $1,200,000

���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������

������������������ Higher
Education Student Assistance Authority
$1,200,000

Grants-in-Aid:

�������� 45��� Community
College Opportunity

������������������ Grant.................................................... ($1,200,000)

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides a
supplemental appropriation of $1.2 million for the Community College
Opportunity Grant program.� This program provides grants to eligible students
covering the remaining cost of tuition and approved educational fees, which is
not covered by State, federal, or any other need-based grant or merit
scholarship, for up to 18 credits in any semester. An eligible student: is
enrolled in at least six credits; does not have a prior college degree;
completes a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or New Jersey Alternative
Financial Aid Application; meets certain academic progress standards; and has a
total household adjusted gross income between $0 and $65,000.� In State fiscal
year 2026, prior recipients of the grant with a total household adjusted gross
income between $65,001 and $80,000 may receive up to one half of the maximum
award.�� Meanwhile, previous grant recipients with a total household adjusted
income between $80,001 and $100,000 may receive up to one third of the maximum
award.