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S3750
SENATE, No. 3750
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires institutions of higher education and
proprietary degree-granting institutions that have agreements with online
program managers to disclose certain online program information.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning the disclosure of online program
information by certain institutions 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.��� a.� As used in this
section, �online program manager� means an entity that enters into a contract
or agreement
related exclusively to
online degree and certificate program delivery, including online programs with
required in-person clinical and other instruction
with an institution of
higher education or proprietary degree-granting institution to provide one or
more of the following services on behalf of the institution in exchange for
financial compensation: advertising and marketing services; recruiting, admissions,
and financial services; instruction services; student support services;
technology resources and support services; and curriculum development services.
���� b.��� An institution of higher
education or proprietary degree-granting institution that enters into an
agreement with an online program manager shall make publicly available on its
website the following information on the online programs that are supported by
the online program manager:
���� (1)�� the name of the online
program manager contracted by the institution;
���� (2)�� the admission
requirements;
���� (3)�� the online program�s
tuition costs compared to on-campus program tuition costs;
���� (4)�� the financial aid
available for the online program;
���� (5)�� the average financial
aid amount provided to students in the online program; and
���� (6)�� the percentage of
students in the online program that receive financial aid.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires an
institution of higher education or proprietary degree-granting institution to
make publicly available on its website certain information on its online
programs if the institution has entered into an agreement with an online
program manager.� An online program manager (OPM) is defined under the bill as
an entity that enters into a contract or agreement
related exclusively
to online degree and certificate program delivery, including
online programs with required in-person clinical and other instruction,
with
an institution of higher education or proprietary degree-granting institution
to provide one or more of the following services on behalf of the institution
in exchange for financial compensation: advertising and marketing services;
recruiting, admissions, and financial services; instruction services; student
support services; technology resources and support services; and curriculum
development services.
���� The institution of higher
education or proprietary degree-granting institution is required to make
publicly available on its website the following information on the online
programs that are supported by the online program manager:
���� (1)�� the name of the online
program manager;
���� (2)�� admission requirements;
���� (3)�� the online program�s
tuition costs compared to on-campus program tuition costs;
���� (4)�� the financial aid
available for the online program;
���� (5)�� the average financial
aid amount provided to students in the online program; and
���� (6)�� the percentage of
students in the online program that receive financial aid.