Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning student parents at institutions of higher education and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Each institution of higher education shall designate at least one employee to serve as a student parent liaison. The student parent liaison shall be responsible for ensuring that student parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary services for their academic success. The student parent liaison shall, at a minimum, provide information to student parents on the availability of:
(1) academic support services;
(2) student academic success strategies; and
(3) any other resources developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.
b. The student parent liaison shall serve as the primary point of contact for student parents seeking accommodations or leave related to parenting.
c. Contact information for the student parent liaison shall be easily accessible through the Internet website of the institution.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month beginning after the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill directs each institution of higher education to designate at least one employee to serve as a student parent liaison. The student parent liaison is to ensure that student parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary services for their academic success. The student parent liaison is to, at a minimum, provide information to student parents on the availability of:
(1) academic support services;
(2) student academic success strategies; and
(3) any other resources developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.
Under the bill, the student parent liaison is to be the primary point of contact for student parents seeking accommodations or leave related to parenting. Contact information for the student parent liaison is to be easily accessible through the Internet website of the institution.