NJ A2978

Prohibits four-year public institutions of higher education in New Jersey from charging tuition to spouses or dependent children of disabled veterans pursuing undergraduate degrees

Requires eligible students to apply for all available state and federal grants, scholarships, and VA tuition benefits under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act before receiving the tuition waiver

Limits eligibility to students in good academic standing, with tuition waiver contingent on available classroom space and minimum course enrollment requirements being met

Mandates the State reimburse institutions of higher education for all costs associated with waiving tuition under this program

Defines "disabled veteran" as a person honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces who has a total and permanent disability certified by the VA as resulting from military service