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S3436 • 2026

"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.

"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Beach, James
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.

"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.

What This Bill Does

  • "Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
  • Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

"Combat to College Act"; grants priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3436

SENATE, No. 3436

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� �Combat to College Act�; grants priority course
registration to military service members and veterans attending public
institutions of higher education.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning military service members and veterans at
public institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 62 of Title
18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� This act shall be known
and may be cited as the �Combat to College Act.�

���� 2.��� a.� As used in this
section:

���� �Service member� means an
individual who is serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the
United States, a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard.

���� �Veteran� means an individual
who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve
component thereof, or the National Guard, and who was honorably discharged or
released under honorable circumstances from active service.

���� b.��� A service member or
veteran who is living in New Jersey and attending a public institution of
higher education shall be granted priority in registering for courses at the
public institution of higher education.� Priority course registration shall
occur using the same procedures used by other segments of the student
population, if any, that are offered priority registration by the institution.

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full academic year
following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that
military service members and veterans who live in New Jersey and attend a
public institution of higher education will be granted priority in registering
for courses at the public institution of higher education.� The priority registration
benefit applies to current military service members serving on active duty and
to veterans who were honorably discharged or released under honorable
circumstances from active service.� Priority course registration for service
members and veterans will occur using the same procedures used by other
segments of the student population, if any, that are offered priority
registration by the institution.