Bill Text: NJ S3976 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Grants priority course registration to certain student parents attending institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-16 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee [S3976 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S3976-Introduced.html
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. A student enrolled in an institution of higher education that provides priority registration for 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 a student enrolled in an institution of higher education that already offers priority registration to 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.
