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NJ S3356
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Pathway to Nursing Scholarship Program" to address New Jersey's current and projected critical shortage of nurses by incentivizing healthcare workers to pursue nursing education
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Appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to provide 100 scholarships of $10,000 each to qualified recipients
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Eligibility requires applicants to be New Jersey residents, currently or previously employed in healthcare, and enrolled in an approved nursing program (associate's, bachelor's degree, or Board of Nursing certificate program)
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Applicants must submit a written statement committing to work as a nurse upon completing their nursing education, and must remain in good academic standing to maintain the scholarship
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Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) will administer the program in consultation with the New Jersey Board of Nursing
Legislative Description
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop pathway to nursing scholarship for health care workers who want to become nurses; appropriates $1 million.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
2/5/2026