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NJ A510

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Auth

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands existing course completion protections for National Guard and Reserve students to cover monthly drills, annual training, and all active duty (voluntary or involuntary), not just mobilization deployments

  • Requires all public and private colleges to provide academic accommodations for missed classes due to military obligations, including lecture notes, tutor access, and at least five days per missed class to complete coursework

  • Mandates professors and military students enter signed contracts detailing academic obligations when military duties interrupt coursework, with professors subject to disciplinary action for non-compliance

  • Requires institutions to accept up to 30 undergraduate credits and 12 graduate credits from American Council on Education military experience recommendations toward degree programs

  • Assigns enforcement of higher education military student protections to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Legislative Description

Requires institutions of higher education to provide greater assistance to certain students with military obligations.

Higher Education

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/13/2026

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