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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A570 Eliminates In-State Tuition and Financial Aid Eligibility for Certain Students
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education CommitteeSponsors: Auth, Robert and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 570 repeals state laws that previously allowed certain students, including undocumented immigrants meeting specific high school attendance criteria, to qualify for rates and State student financial aid at public higher education institutions. The measure removes these pathways while maintaining tuition and aid provisions for students holding specific nonimmigrant visas such as T, U, H-1B, O-1, or O-2 visas.
Students who lack lawful immigration status and previously qualified for rates and financial aid will face higher out-of-State tuition costs and lose eligibility for State-funded grants and scholarship programs if the bill is enacted.
- New Jersey previously enacted legislation in 2013 allowing certain undocumented students who attended state high schools to qualify for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. context
- Subsequent legislation passed in 2018 expanded state financial aid eligibility to students who met the in-state tuition criteria. context
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.
undocumented students
Students without lawful immigration status lose eligibility for in-State tuition rates and State student financial aid.
public institutions of higher education
Colleges and universities must adjust tuition determinations and financial aid allocations based on the removal of the repealed eligibility criteria.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
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Reversal of Prior Higher Education Access Laws
Assembly Bill 570 systematically repeals prior legislative enactments from 2013 and 2018 that extended in-State tuition and financial aid benefits to undocumented students who met state high school attendance requirements.
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