S3248 • 2026

Prohibits public institution of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Turner, Shirley K.
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits public institution of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits public institution of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.
Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-02-02 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits public institution of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years following student's initial enrollment.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3248

SENATE, No. 3248

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 2, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits public institution of higher education from
increasing resident undergraduate tuition for four continuous academic years
following student's initial enrollment.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

concerning undergraduate tuition rates at public
institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 62 of Title 18A of
the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a public institution
of higher education shall not increase the tuition of a resident undergraduate
student for four continuous academic years following the student's initial enrollment
in the institution or, in the case of a student enrolled in an undergraduate
program regularly requiring more than four academic years to complete, for the
number of academic years required for completion.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall first apply to students who initially enroll in
public institutions of higher education in the academic year next following the
date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits a public
institution of higher education from increasing the tuition of a resident
undergraduate student for four continuous academic years following the
student's initial enrollment or, in the case of a student enrolled in an
undergraduate program regularly requiring more than four academic years to
complete, for the number of academic years required for completion.