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NJ S1031
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jon Bramnick
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AI Summary
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Directs the New Jersey State Treasurer to reduce State operating aid to public research universities by amounts spent implementing agreements made with student protestors related to the Israel-Hamas conflict that began October 7, 2023
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Specifies deductions for costs including: accepting displaced Gazan students, 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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Requires aid reductions for hiring professors specializing in Palestine or Middle East studies, establishing a Palestinian studies center, and departmentalizing Middle East studies programs
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Includes deductions for costs related to displaying flags of territories controlled by designated foreign terrorist organizations and providing amnesty to those involved in what the bill terms "anti-Semitic protests"
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Pre-filed for the 2026 New Jersey legislative session by Senator Jon M. Bramnick (District 21), responding specifically to student encampments at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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 in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
1/13/2026