New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5608: Schools, private postsecondary-establishes tuition reimbursement program
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
Establishes tuition reimbursement program for students enrolled in certain private postsecondary educational schools.
What the bill says
An Act concerning certain private postsecondary institutions and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
An Act concerning certain private postsecondary institutions and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. A private career school shall obtain a performance bond payable to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in an amount to be determined by the commissioner. The proceeds of the performance bond may be used to pay approved refunds or to reimburse the fund established pursuant to section 2 of this act for refunds or other payments made to or on behalf of a student. 2. A restricted, nonlapsing, revolving Private Career School Student Tuition Protection Fund, to be managed and invested by the State Treasurer, is hereby established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide for a system of equitable refunds in the event of the closure of a private career school. The State Treasurer shall have full statutory powers of investment of the fund, except that any interest, income, and dividends derived from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The operating expenses of the fund shall be paid out of the monies in the fund. 3. a. A private career school shall pay to the State Treasurer, to be deposited into …
Sponsors
- Carmen Theresa Morales (D, 34) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AHI
Subjects: EDUCATION - FINANCE, HIGHER EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is A5608?
- A5608 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Schools, private postsecondary-establishes tuition reimbursement program.
- What does A5608 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning certain private postsecondary institutions and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5608?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AHI (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5608?
- Carmen Theresa Morales (D, 34).
- Where is the official record for A5608?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5608
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