FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL GIVEN TO IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR VETS

Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Sgt. Robert Andrzejczak and Vince Mazzeo that would allow veterans attending a public college or university in New Jersey to pay in-state tuition rates gained final legislative approval in the Senate on Thursday. The measure now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill, to be known as the “New Jersey Tuition Equality for America’s Military (NJTEAM) Act,” would allow a veteran or covered individual attending a public institution of higher education in New Jersey while living in New Jersey to be considered a resident of the state for the purpose of determining tuition, regardless of the veteran’s or covered individual’s state of residence.