Permits parents or guardians of twins or higher order multiples who attend school in Nassau or Suffolk county to request placement of such children in the same classroom; repealer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jack Martins

Public colleges must share SNAP and local food‑assistance information with admitted and registered students, including links and campus resources.

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Summary — S-3890 (1R) — Student food assistance information requirement

Note on title discrepancy
- The title you provided (about placement of twins in the same classroom) does not match the bill text and documents supplied. The legislative materials for S-3890 describe a bill addressing food insecurity among college students by requiring dissemination of information about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and campus/community food resources. This summary covers the actual bill text and supporting documents.

Main purpose

Require the Commissioner of Human Services (in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education) to create general SNAP outreach materials and require public institutions of higher education to provide that information — plus information about campus and local food assistance resources — to admitted and registered students. The goal is to raise awareness of SNAP and other food assistance options for college students.

Key provisions

Commissioner of Human Services, with the Secretary of Higher Education, shall develop general program information about the federal SNAP program.

As amended by the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, the required information must include a link to the SNAP application and a link to NJ 2-1-1 (the Statewide information and referral service for health, emergency, and human services resources).

Each public institution of higher education must include the above SNAP/NJ 2-1-1 information:

with its initial offer of admission; and
via email to students upon each semester’s registration.

Each institution also must provide information on any food assistance, pantry, meal-swipe, or similar programs offered by the institution or available in the community.

The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Statutory placement: supplements Title 18A (education) and Title 44 (human services) of New Jersey law.

Who is affected

Public institutions of higher education in New Jersey (state colleges, universities, and county/community colleges) — required to distribute materials as part of admissions and registration communication.

Current and prospective students at those institutions — easier access to SNAP application resources and local food assistance information.

Department of Human Services and the Secretary of Higher Education — DHS must prepare the materials in consultation with the Secretary.

Fiscal impact

Office of Legislative Services (OLS) assessments (March 14 and June 4, 2025): potential, indeterminate annual cost increases for some public institutions depending on current practices, but likely not significant because many institutions already run hunger-awareness efforts (e.g., under the Hunger‑Free Campus Act). DHS likely incurs no additional cost since informational resources already exist. FY2025 Hunger‑Free Campus grants (~$1.1 million) noted for context.

Legislative status and timing

Introduced: November 18, 2024 (Senator Jack M. Martins, primary sponsor).

Committee actions: reported favorably by Senate Higher Education (Feb 10, 2025); amended and reported by Senate Budget & Appropriations (Mar 17, 2025).

Passed Senate: June 2, 2025 (38–0).

Received in Assembly and referred to Assembly Appropriations: June 12, 2025.

Effective date: immediate upon enactment.

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