Requires proprietary degree-granting institutions to disclose status as for-profit business; requires institution of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institution to disclose accreditation status.

S3360

SENATE, No. 3360

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 5, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires proprietary degree-granting institution to
disclose status as for-profit business; requires institution of higher
education and proprietary degree-granting institution to disclose accreditation
status.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning transparency in higher education and
supplementing 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.� Each proprietary
degree-granting institution shall disclose its status as a for-profit business
in a prominent place on: the institution�s official website; contracts for
instruction; catalogs; and all promotional digital and print media created on or
after the effective date of this act.� The disclosure shall be made in a type
size as large or larger than any other text on the website, page, or document,
except for the type size of the name of the institution.� The disclosure shall
be presented in a manner reasonably calculated to draw the attention of the
reader.�

���� 2. a. Each institution of
higher education and proprietary degree-granting institution shall disclose its
accreditation status on the institution�s official website, contracts for
instruction, catalog, and all promotional digital and print media created on or
after the effective date of this act.� The disclosure shall be made in a type
size as large or larger than any other text on the institution�s official
website, contracts for instruction, catalog, and promotional digital and print
media, except for the type size of the name of the institution.� The disclosure
shall be presented in a manner reasonably calculated to draw the attention of
the reader.�

���� b. In the event that the
institution�s official website, contracts for instruction, catalog, or
promotional digital or print media created on or after the effective date of
this act includes content pertaining to the institution�s accreditation with an
agency not recognized by the United States Department of Education, the
disclosure required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be restated
on each page in which a reference to accreditation appears.�

���� c. As used in this section,
�accreditation status� means whether the institution has received the
appropriate accreditation from an agency recognized by the United States
Department of Education.�

���� 3. This act shall take effect
on the 90th day after the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This
bill requires a proprietary degree-granting institution to disclose the
institution�s status as for-profit businesses and requires institutions of
higher education to disclose the institution�s accreditation status.�

���� Under the bill, each
proprietary degree-granting institution is required to disclose its status as a
for-profit business in a prominent place on: the institution�s official
website; contracts for instruction; catalogs; and all promotional digital and
print media created on or after the bill�s effective date.� The disclosure is
required to be made in a type size as large or larger than any other text on
the website, page, or document, except for the type size of the name of the
institution.� The disclosure will be presented in a manner reasonably
calculated to draw the attention of the reader.�

���� The bill also requires each
institution of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institution to
disclose its accreditation status on the institution�s official website,
contracts for instruction, catalog, and all promotional digital and print media
created on or after the bill�s effective date.� The disclosure is required to
be made in a type size as large or larger than any other text on the
institution�s official website, contracts for instruction, catalog, and
promotional digital and print media, except for the type size of the name of
the institution.� The disclosure must be presented in a manner reasonably
calculated to draw the attention of the reader.�

���� Under the bill, if the
institution�s official website, contracts for instruction, catalog, or
promotional digital or print media includes content pertaining to the
institution�s accreditation with an agency not recognized by the United States
Department of Education, the accreditation disclosure required by the bill is
required to be restated on each page in which a reference to accreditation
appears.