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NJ S3912

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angela Mcknight

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits New Jersey higher education institutions from providing incentive compensation or tuition sharing to online program management (OPM) companies, except for recruiting international students

  • Requires all OPM contracts to be submitted to the Secretary of Higher Education within 20 days of execution, with existing contracts due within 30 days of the act's effective date

  • Bars governing boards from approving OPM contracts that allow tuition sharing, grant curriculum or admissions decision-making authority to OPMs, permit OPMs to hire instructors, or let OPMs use institutional branding without clear third-party disclosure

  • Mandates annual reporting by OPMs and institutions to detail expenditures by category, student demographics, State financial aid recipients, Pell Grant and federal loan data, and payments made to OPM companies

  • Imposes civil penalties of $10,000 per violation or the maximum incentive compensation owed to the OPM under the contract, whichever is greater

Legislative Description

Concerns incentive compensation and contracts between online program management companies and institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions.

Higher Education

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Eduction3/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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