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A 5670

Authorizes Michael Winston Hoard, the widower of Kathy Marie Dwyer-Hoard, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Paula Kay

Repeals a NJ law that barred funding for legislative-advocacy groups on tuition bills; removes referendum and labeling rules, allowing more flexible, immediate advocacy fees.

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Bill Summary · A 5670

Summary — A-5670 (Introduced May 15, 2025)

Note: the bill text provided for A-5670 repeals a New Jersey law concerning student tuition billing (P.L.1995, c.63 / C.18A:62-22). The initial “Bill Information” title about “Authorizes Michael Winston Hoard …” appears to be from a different measure and does not match the bill text below. This summary treats the bill text as the authoritative content.

Main purpose

A-5670 would repeal P.L.1995, c.63 (codified at N.J.S.A. 18A:62-22), a statute that currently restricts how funds for legislative agents or organizations that attempt to influence legislation may be assessed on student tuition bills at public institutions of higher education.

Key provisions

  • Repeal: The bill consists of a single substantive provision — repeal of P.L.1995, c.63 (C.18A:62-22).
  • Effective date: The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Under the repealed statute, the following were prohibited or regulated:
- Governing bodies of public institutions were prohibited from allowing funds for legislative agents or organizations that attempt to influence legislation to be assessed on student tuition bills.
- Optional fees could be assessed for nonpartisan organizations that employ legislative agents or attempt to influence legislation only if authorized by a majority vote in a student referendum.
- Optional fees appearing on tuition bills had to be separately identified and accompanied by explanatory language stating the fee was not mandatory, could be added by the student, had been placed on the bill at the request of the student body, and did not necessarily reflect institutional endorsement.

A-5670 would eliminate those statutory prohibitions and the referendum/labeling requirements.

Who would be affected

  • Students at New Jersey public institutions of higher education (who currently see or are protected from certain billing items).
  • Student governments and student organizations that engage in legislative advocacy.
  • Governing bodies (boards of trustees/regents) of public colleges and universities.
  • Organizations or paid legislative agents employed by student groups.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Repeal removes a statutory safeguard that limited or conditioned assessment of fees related to legislative advocacy on tuition bills. This could allow institutions or student bodies greater flexibility to place such fees on billing statements (subject to other policies or law).
  • The practical outcome depends on institutional policies, collective bargaining, and other legal constraints; repeal does not itself create a new fee mechanism but removes the explicit statutory restriction and referendum requirement.
  • Possible issues for students: changes in how advocacy-related fees appear on tuition bills, whether fees are optional or mandatory, and transparency/consent protections that previously were required.
  • Policy debates likely to focus on student free expression and association, transparency in student fees, and the role of student-funded advocacy.

Procedural status and sponsors

  • Introduced in the Assembly on May 15, 2025; referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee (legislative status shows referral to committee).
  • Sponsors listed in the bill text: Assemblywomen Linda S. Carter (District 22), Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (District 15), and Shama A. Haider (District 37); several co-sponsors are named in the version.
  • Companion / related bills: S-4272, S-4725, A-10546 (prior session).

If enacted, the repeal would take immediate effect.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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