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A 2165

Relates to posting of private property

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Angelino and 8 co-sponsors

Expands NJ in-State tuition to include military spouses; preserves resident status if a service member relocates; covers dependents who spent 3+ years in NJ high school.

REFERRED TO CODES
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Bill Summary · A 2165

Summary of Assembly Bill A-2165 (New Jersey)

Note: The bill text and summary below focus on in-State tuition eligibility for certain military-affiliated students, not on “posting of private property” despite the file title.

Overview

  • Bill number: A-2165
  • Official focus: Amends state law to expand in-State tuition eligibility to include the spouse of a United States military service member, and to preserve in-State status for spouses/dependents if the service member is relocated out of New Jersey due to ongoing military service, under specified conditions.
  • Purpose: Align tuition residency rules with the realities of military family mobility and ensure continued access to in-State tuition for affected spouses and dependents.
  • Introduction/status: Introduced January 9, 2024; currently referred to Codes (with prior committee actions noted). A related version was reported from an Assembly committee in May 2024.

What the bill would do (Key Provisions)

1) Expand in-State status to include the service member’s spouse
- Current rule: United States military personnel and their spouses/dependents living in New Jersey and attending public higher education in New Jersey are treated as state residents for tuition purposes.
- New rule (a): The in-State tuition classification would also apply to the military service member’s spouse who is living in New Jersey and attending public higher education in New Jersey.

2) Preserve in-State status when the service member relocates out of state
- If the service member is relocated out of New Jersey due to continued military service, the spouse or dependent shall continue to be regarded as a resident for tuition purposes, provided:
- (1) The spouse or dependent was enrolled in a New Jersey public institution prior to relocation, and
- (2) The spouse or dependent maintains continuous enrollment at the New Jersey public institution.

3) Extend in-State status to certain dependent children who attended New Jersey high school
- A dependent child of United States military personnel who attended high school in New Jersey for at least three years shall be regarded as a New Jersey resident for tuition purposes, regardless of where the child resides upon enrollment in a public institution of higher education in New Jersey.

4) Effective date
- The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • United States military personnel stationed in New Jersey and their spouses/dependents enrolled in public institutions of higher education in New Jersey.
  • Dependents who attended New Jersey high school for at least three years and are enrolling in New Jersey public higher education.
  • Public colleges and universities in New Jersey (administrative processes for determining tuition residency).

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Introduced: January 9, 2024
  • Committee actions: Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee; later actions include referral to Appropriations (May 2024) and to Codes (January 15, 2025). A companion bill exists in another chamber (S-2005).

Sponsors and related measures

  • Primary sponsor: Brian Manktelow
  • Cosponsors include: Nader Sayegh, Robert Smullen, Philip Palmesano, Stephen Hawley, Jeff Gallahan, Joe DeStefano, Brian D. Miller, Joe Angelino
  • Related/companion: S-2005 (Senate companion)
  • Related prior bills: A-9618, A-6429, A-4716, A-3661 (prior-session references)

Potential impact

  • Access: Increases eligibility for in-State tuition by extending benefits to military spouses and certain dependents.
  • Equity: Acknowledges family stability considerations for military households.
  • Fiscal: Likely affects tuition revenue calculations and residency determinations at NJ public institutions; exact fiscal impact would require a detailed cost analysis.
  • Administrative: Institutions would need to apply the expanded criteria consistently, including monitoring of enrollment continuity and pre-relocation enrollment status.

This bill seeks to modernize tuition residency rules to better support military families while preserving eligibility when service members relocate out of state due to service.

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

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