S3580 • 2026

Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Beach, James
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.

What This Bill Does

Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires public institutions of higher education to waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and members of military.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3580

SENATE, No. 3580

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires public institutions of higher education to
waive or reimburse application fees and transcript fees for veterans and
members of military.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning certain fees charged by 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.��� A public institution of
higher education shall waive or reimburse the institution�s application fee and
fee for the receipt or transmission of a transcript for each veteran, member of
the Armed Forces of the United States, member of the Reserve components

thereof,
or member of the New Jersey National Guard who resides in the State and accepts
admission to the institution.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires a public
institution of higher education to waive or reimburse the institution�s
application fee and fee for the receipt or transmission of a transcript for
each veteran, member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Reserve
components thereof, or member of the New Jersey National Guard who resides in
the State and accepts admission to the public institution of higher education.