NJ A1677

Public institutions of higher education in New Jersey would be prohibited from increasing tuition for resident undergraduate students for four continuous academic years after initial enrollment

Students in programs that regularly require more than four years to complete (such as five-year programs) would have their tuition frozen for the full duration of their required program length

The tuition freeze applies only to New Jersey resident undergraduate students at public colleges and universities

The law would take effect immediately upon enactment and first apply to students enrolling in the academic year following passage

Sponsored by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (District 15) and Assemblyman Sterley S. Stanley (District 18) for the 2026 legislative session