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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey establishes $5 million health care student loan and tuition relief grant program
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure CommitteeSponsors: Carol Murphy and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey creates a grant program within the Department of Health to provide student loan and tuition relief to health care professionals, funded by a $5 million . s apply for grants to assist students who commit to a three-year employment agreement at a . The measure takes effect immediately but remains inoperative for 60 days.
Health care students and professionals in New Jersey may receive up to $10,000 annually and $30,000 in total debt relief, provided their employing hospitals supply matching funds equal to 200 percent of the grant amounts.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health care professionals and students
Eligible individuals may receive up to $10,000 per year and $30,000 in total for student loan or tuition relief, subject to a three-year employment commitment at a partner hospital.
Partner hospitals
Hospitals participating in the program must provide matching funds equal to at least 200 percent of the grant amount and secure three-year employment agreements with participating health care professionals.
New Jersey State Department of Health
The department is tasked with establishing the grant program, evaluating applications, executing grant agreements, and submitting annual effectiveness reports.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the financial limits on grants given to individual students?
Do partner hospitals have to contribute matching funds?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
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Public-Private Healthcare Financing Structure
The bill establishes a funding model where state grant dollars are conditioned on a 200 percent non-State matching commitment from participating hospitals.
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