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Senator Joe Pennacchio said he is frustrated that the Corzine administration is dragging its feet on reforms of the state's NJBest college savings plan that would lower expenses for struggling middle class families.

College is so expensive that most parents can't afford to make mistakes when choosing where to send their children. This bill will help both parents and students make better choices about where to spend their precious educational dollars.

LAMPITT CAMPUS SECURITY BILL CLEARS SENATE PANEL
Measure Would Create Uniform System for Comprehensive Campus Security Reviews

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt sponsored to ensure that the state's college and universities have plans in place to address on-campus emergencies such as a violent attack or disease pandemic was released today by the Senate Education Committee.

DIEGNAN/BARNES/CONNERS/RAMOS BILL CREATING ‘TROOPS TO COLLEGE’ PROGRAM ADVANCES

Aims to Help Veterans Make Transition into Classroom

(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Peter J. Barnes III, Jack Conners and Ruben J. Ramos Jr. to help veterans make the transition from the battlefield to the college classroom was released today by an Assembly committee.

The bill would require the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans’ and Military Affairs, to establish the Troops to College Program.

The program would assist New Jersey’s public institutions of higher education in coordinating a comprehensive array of services to help veterans make the transition into the college classroom.

“Our veterans deserve the best, and that includes access to higher education,” said Diegnan (D-Middlesex).

CODEY, TURNER CALL FOR TASKFORCE TO CURB UNDERAGE DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

After Lengthy Senate Hearing Today, Top Lawmakers Look to Future

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) and Senate Education Chairwoman Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) today said they will introduce legislation to form a taskforce to examine best practices to curb underage and binge drinking on college campuses.  The announcement came after a lengthy hearing on the issue before the Senate Education Committee, which heard testimony from both Senators, several college presidents and administrators, law enforcement officials, and representatives from the state Department of Law and Public Safety and the Commission on Higher Education.

LOVE/LAMPITT/WAGNER/EVANS BILL TO REGULATE CREDIT CARD SOLICITATION ON CAMPUSES ADVANCES

Measure Would Require Credit Card Companies to Register with Colleges & Students to Complete Education Courses before Credit Cards Could be Issued

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee today released legislation Assemblywomen Sandi Love, Pamela R. Lampitt, Connie Wagner and Elease Evans sponsored to regulate how credit card companies solicit new customers on college campuses in New Jersey.

LOVE/LAMPITT BILL TO REGULATE CREDIT CARD SOLICTICATION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ADVANCES

Measure Would Require Credit Card Companies to Register with Colleges & Students to Complete Education Courses before Credit Cards Could be Issued

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee today released legislation Assemblywomen Sandi Love and Pamela R. Lampitt sponsored to regulate how credit card companies solicit new customers on college campuses in New Jersey.