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NJ A4384
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alex Sauickie
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AI Summary
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State Treasurer would debit from public research university State operating aid amounts equal to costs of implementing agreements made with student protestors related to the Israel-Hamas conflict that began October 7, 2023
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Costs subject to deduction include: accepting displaced Gazan students and providing institutional aid, establishing an Arab Cultural Center, creating partnerships with Birzeit University, and hiring administrators with expertise in Arab/Palestinian/Muslim cultural competency
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Additional deductible costs include hiring professors specializing in Palestine or Middle East studies, establishing a center for Palestinian studies, departmentalizing Middle East studies, and displaying flags of territories controlled by designated foreign terrorist organizations
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Costs of providing amnesty to students, student groups, faculty, and staff involved in anti-Semitic campus protests would also be deducted from State aid
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Bill was introduced February 19, 2026 and responds specifically to encampments at Rutgers University-New Brunswick where the university reached agreements with protestors
Legislative Description
Directs State Treasurer to debit from State operating aid allocated to public research university amount equal to costs incurred by institution in implementing agreements reached with certain student protestors.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
2/19/2026