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S3860 • 2026

Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.

Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending 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
Singer, Robert W.
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.

Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.

What This Bill Does

  • Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending 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. 2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending 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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S3860

SENATE, No. 3860

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ROBERT W. SINGER

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Grants priority course registration to certain
student parents attending institutions of higher education.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning priority registration at 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. �
An undergraduate
student enrolled in an
institution of higher education that provides priority registration for
any other undergraduate
students shall be
granted priority in registering for courses at the institution provided that
the student is:

���� (1) �the parent or legal
guardian of a child who is under 18 years of age; and

���� (2) �a resident of the State.

���� b. �Priority course
registration shall occur using the same procedures used by other segments of
the student population that are offered priority registration by the
institution.

���� c. �Prior to the registration
period for each academic semester, an institution shall provide notice to
students who may be eligible for priority registration pursuant to this
section.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that an
undergraduate student enrolled in an institution of higher education that
already offers priority registration to any other undergraduate students is to
be granted priority in registering for courses at the institution provided that
the student is a resident of New Jersey and is the parent or legal guardian of
a child under 18 years of age.

���� The bill also provides that
the priority course registration is to occur using the same procedures used by
other segments of the student population that are offered priority registration
by the institution. Prior to the registration period for each academic
semester, an institution of higher education is required to notify students
eligible for priority course registration under the bill. ��� Currently, some
institutions of higher education offer priority registration to certain
students, including student-athletes, students with disabilities, and current
and former military service members. This bill requires those institutions to
expand priority registration eligibility to include student parents.