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NJ S3296
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kristin Corrado
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AI Summary
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Public institutions of higher education in New Jersey must provide an alternative scholarship to student-athletes whose athletic scholarships are rescinded or not renewed due to incapacitating injury or illness
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The replacement scholarship must equal the value of the original athletic scholarship and continue for the remainder of the student's undergraduate enrollment or five academic years total (including time on athletic scholarship), whichever is shorter
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Incapacitating injury or illness is defined as one directly related to participation in intercollegiate athletics that the institution's medical staff determines makes the athlete medically ineligible to continue competing
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The bill applies only to undergraduate students participating in intercollegiate athletics at public higher education institutions
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The legislation would take effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Requires public institution of higher education to provide alternative scholarship to student-athlete who loses athletic scholarship due to injury.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
2/2/2026