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NJ A1296
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Cody Miller
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AI Summary
- Training completion deadline for governing board members shortened from one year to six months after appointment, with training required within six months of each successive term
- Secretary of Higher Education gains authority to develop and arrange training programs, removing this responsibility from individual institutions (except county colleges, which use the New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
- Training curriculum expanded to include the governing board's role in financial management of higher education institutions, alongside existing topics like ethics, open meetings laws, and fiduciary responsibilities
- Board members who fail to complete training after a 30-day grace period may be deemed to have resigned at the Secretary's discretion and face a two-year ban from appointment to any public higher education governing board
- $350,000 annually appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education to implement the revised training program
Legislative Description
Revises training requirements for governing board members of public institutions of higher education.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Higher Education1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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