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NJ S2398

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Shirley Turner

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proprietary degree-granting institutions must prominently disclose their for-profit status on official websites, contracts for instruction, catalogs, and all promotional materials created after the bill takes effect

  • All institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions must disclose whether they are accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized agency on websites, contracts, catalogs, and promotional materials

  • Disclosures must appear in type size equal to or larger than any other text except the institution's name, and be presented in a manner designed to draw reader attention

  • When any promotional material references accreditation from an agency not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the institution's actual accreditation status must be restated on each page where such references appear

  • The law takes effect 90 days after enactment

Legislative Description

Requires proprietary degree-granting institutions to disclose status as for-profit businesses and requires institutions of higher education and proprietary degree-granting institutions to disclose accreditation status.

Higher Education

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

1/29/2024

Committee Referrals

Higher Eduction1/29/2024

Full Bill Text

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