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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ADOPTIONS 

(a) 

DIVISION OF CODES AND STANDARDS 

Notice of Administrative Correction 

Uniform Construction Code 

Public School Facility Plan Review and Inspections ; 

Uniform Construction Code Enhancements in 

Public School Facilities 

N.J .A.C. 5:23-3.11 A 

Take notice that the Department of Community Affairs discovered an 

error in N.J .A .C . 5 :23-3 .11A. Effective July 6, 1998, the Department 

adopted amendments to N.J .A .C . 5:23-3 .t1A(d)6 . See 30 N.J.R. 1377(a) 

and 2431(b) . In the published notice of proposal, the following phrase in 

the paragraph's first sentence, '`and other exterior exits that are required 

to serve 50 or more persons,' appeared omitting (but not proposing for 

deletion) the word "exterior ." This unintended omission was continued in 

the notice of adoption, and was incorporated into the Code through the 7-

6-98 Code update . While the paragraph was subsequently recodi6ed as, 

N .J .A .C . 5 :23-3 .I IA(c)2, effective April 17, 2000 (see 31 N.J .R . 4151(a) 

and 32 N.J .R. 1376(a)), the omission of "exterior" has continued in the 

Code. This notice of administrative correction restoring "exterior" is 

published pursuant to N.J .A .C . 1 :30-2.7 . 

Full text of the corrected rule follows (addition indicated in boldface 

thus) : 

5 :23-3 .11A Public school facility plan review and inspections ; Uniform 

Construction Code enhancements in public school facilities 

(a)-(b) (No change.) 

(c) The Department or the municipal code enforcing agency providing 

construction code plan release or inspection shall be responsible for 

enforcing the following Uniform Construction Code enhancements in 

public school facilities : 

l . (No change.) 

2 . Manual fire alarm boxes, in addition to requirements from Section 

907.3 of the building subcode, shall be provided in the natural path of 

escape from fire, near each exterior door from the corridor, kitchen, 

heater room and other exterior exits that are required to serve 50 or more 

persons . Additional fire alarm boxes shall be located in the main office, 

stage, at each stairway entrance from a corridor or place of assembly and 

near one exterior exit in each section of a place of assembly . It shall not 

be necessary to traverse more than 200 feet of unobstructed horizontal 

distance on the same floor in order to reach a fire alarm box. 

3 .-4 . (No change.) 

(d) (No change .) 

certification for individuals and business firms providing services on 

unregulated heating oil tank systems in any of the categories listed in 

N.J .A .C 7 :14B-16 .5 will be given . All applications for the September 17, 

2009 tests must be received by July 15, 2009. 

Pursuant to N.J .A.C 7 :14B-16 .5(a)7, an applicant for the subsurface 

evaluation of unregulated heating oil tank systems classification 

examination shall hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution 

in a natural (earth, biological, or environmental), physical or chemical 

science, or appropriate engineering discipline . 

Take further notice that the Department is providing the following 

one-time alternative to the aforementioned education requirement 

pursuant to the Site Remediat'ion and Reform Act at N.J .S .A . 58: 10C-13d 

and 15 : 

An otherwise qualified applicant who does not hold a bachelor's 

degree from an accredited institution of higher education, but has at least 

14 years of full-time professional experience investigating and 

remediating discharges from unregulated heating oil tank systems, of 

which at least five years shall have occurred in New Jersey immediately 

prior to submission of the application, may take the examination. The 

applicant shall meet all other requirements as provided in the N.J .A.C . 

7 :14B-16 .5 . An applicant who does not satisfactorily complete the 

examination authorized pursuant to this subsection shall not be authorized 

to reapply for certification . 

Applications for examination can be obtained from the Department's 

Bureau of Exams and Licensing by calling (609)777-1013 . 

Take further notice that the Department is also making the 

administrative changes to N.J .A.C. 7:14B-16.1(d), in accordance with 

that subsection. 

Full text of the changed rule follows (addition indicated in boldface 

thus ; deletions indicated in brackets [thus]) : 

7 :14B-16 .1 Scope and applicability 

(a)-(c) (No change .) 

(d) As of [the date of publication of a notice by the Department in the 

New Jersey Register and on the Department's website at 

www.nj,gov/dep/sm that the Department has established a testing 

program of obtaining certification under this subchapter for individuals or 

business firms providing services on unregulated heating oil tanks] July 

6, 2009, any individual or business firm providing services on 

unregulated heating oil tank systems in any of the categories listed in 

N.J .A .C . 7 :14B-16 .3 shall meet the requirements of N.J .A .C . 7:14B-16 .5 . 

[This notice shall include a notice of administrative change amending this 

subsection to include the date that the notice was published.] 

(C) 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

(b) 

SITE REMEDIATION PROGRAM 

Notice of Application Date for Certification 

Examination ; and 

Notice of Intent to Implement an Alternate Education 

Requirement for the Subsurface Evaluator 

Certification 

Underground Storage Tank Rules, N.J .A.C . 7:14B 

Certification Examination for Persons Installing, 

Testing, Removing and Remediating Unregulated 

Heating Oil Tanks 

Notice of Administrative Changes 

N.J .A.C . 7:14B-16.1 

Take notice that pursuant to N.J .A .C 7 :14B-16 .1(d). the Department 

is announcing that on September 17 . 2009 an examination for obtaining 

DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY 

Notice of Administrative Correction 

Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution from Oxides 

of Nitrogen 

Definition of "Interim Period" 

N.J .A.C . 7:27-19.1 

Take notice that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has 

discovered an error in the definition of "interim period" at N.J .A .C . 7 :27-

19 .1 . The text of paragraph 2 was proposed, at 40 N.J .R . 4390(a), 4461, 

to,have a final clause of "but no later than 12 months after (the operative 

date of these amendments) ." In changing the date reference text to a date 

definite in the processing of the notice of adoption, the OAL 

inadvertently did not include "12 months after" in the asterisked brackets 

for deletion upon adoption, but did insert the correct date of 12 months 

after the operative date (May 19, 2010). (See 41 N.J .R . 1752(a) . 1834 .) 

Therefore, the text of paragraph 2 reading "but no later than 12 months 

after May 19 . 2010" is being corrected to delete "12 months after." This 

notice of administrative correction is published pursuant to N.J .A .C. 

1 :30-2.7 . 

CITE 41 N.J.R. 2648) NEW JERSEY REGISTER, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009 
ADOPT-IONS 

Full text of the corrected rule tollows (deletion indicated in brackets [thus]) : 

' ' 27-19 .1 Definitions 

The following words and terms. when used in this subehapter. shall 

have the following meanings, unless the context clearl% utdicates 

otherwise. . ' "Interim period" means the period of time beginning on l9a~ 3 1 . 1995. and ending when phased compliance under N .1 .A .C . , :2'-19 .21 or 19 .23 

is to be completed . or the period of' time tin pha.ed compliance under 

'\ .J .A .C . 7:27-19 .22 a, indicated by 2 below. as applicable . 

1 . (No change.) 

2 . For purposes of phased compliance for reasuns of practicability 

pursuant to N.J .A .C 7 :27-19 .22, the interim period begins on May 19 . 

_'009 and ends on the date when an owner or operator is to attain full 

compliance with this subchapter, but no later than [12 months after] May 

19. 20 10 . 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

(a) 

HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE 

AUTHORITY 

Grant and Scholarship Programs 

New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward 

Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program and New Jersey 

Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship II 

(NJ STARS II) Program 

Adopted Amendments : N .J .A.C. 9A:9-10.6,10.9, 

10.11,11 .1,11 .2,11 .4,11 .5,11 .7and11 .8 

Adopted Repeals : N .J .A.C. 9A:9-10.3,10.4 and 10 .5 

Adopted New Rule: N.J .A.C. 9A:9-10.2 

Proposed : March 16. 2009 at 41 N.J .R. I 139(a) . 

Adopted: May 20. 2009 by the Higher Education Student Assistance 

Authority, Maria 1 . Torres. Chairperson . 

Filed : June 8. 2009 as R .2009 d.216, without change. 

Authority : N.J .S .A. 18A:71 A-1 et seq . . 18A:71 E3-86 ttrtd 18,V71 B86.6 and P.L . 2008 . c . 124. 

Effective Date: July 6, 2009. 

Expiration Date: August 7 . 2012. 

Summary qf Puhlic Comment and Agenc_v Response 

No comments were received . 

Federal Standards Statement 

A Federal standards analysis i . not required since the adopted 

amendments and new rules are not sabiect to any Federal requirements or 

;tandards . 

Full text of the adoption follows : 

SI;BCHAPTFR Itl . NEW .iERSFY .STCIDENT TUITION 

ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP lN.J 

ST y RS) PRT)GRANI 

9 .-1 :9-10 .2 Definitions 

The following words and terms. xNhcn used in thi, suhchapter. shall 

have the following meanings . unless tilt! context cleark indicates 

utherv% i,e: - 

"Appru\ed fees" means Lzeneral tees_ student serviceiactivit_~ tees : 

lechnology, fees : and required course ;equipment fees . 

`,luthoritv"" means the Higher Educanon Student Assistance ALIthOrih 

~~stablished pursuant to N .J .S .a . I SA :71 A-3. 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

-Fli_ible high school"* means a public or 11011-pubhc high school 

locatcd~ in the '-,late . or other high schools as may be deemed by the 

authority to have a rigorous course Of study . 

"Eligible institution" means a New Jersey county college serving the 

student's count` of residence pursuant to N ..I .S .A . 18.a :6TA-1 et seq .. 

except as otherwise indicated in N .J .A .C 9,a :9-10 .8 . 

"Full-time enrollment" in any sentester. including summer . means a 

course of study leading to a degree from the county college of enrollment, 

that includes .it least 12 credit hours . not including any credit hours in a 

remedial or developmental curriculum . Full-time enrollment for a 

summer semester consists oti the total number of credits taken during all 

sessions in that summer. 

--NJ STARS -scholar'* means a student "ho received a scholarship 

under the tiew .lerseN .Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program, established pursuant to P.L. 2004. c 59, or was 

eligible fur but did not receive a scholarship under NJ STARS because 

the student',, tuition was fully covered by other State and Federal need 

based grants or merit scholarships . 

**Program" or -NJ STARS` means the New Jersey Student Tuition 

Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program established 

pursuant to P .L 2004. c . 59. 

"Rigorous high -school course of study" means a course of study that is 

in accordance with the standards established by the Commission on 

Higher Education in consultation vNith the Commissioner of Education . 

9A:9-10 .3 (No change in text.) 

9A:9-10 .4 Eligibility requirements 

(a) A student shall be eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS 

Program for up to five semesters, including summers. This period of 

eligibility also includes any semester for uhich a student qualifies for the 

,chularship but does not receive payment pursuant to N . .f .A .C . 9A:9-10.7 . 

In order to qualify for this scholarship, a student must meet the following 

eligibility requirements : I . A student must have completed a ri-oruus high school course of 

study and graduated from high school in 200-4 or later, and must enroll in 

a full-time course of study at a New ,Jersey county college by the fifth 

semester after high school graduation ; 

2. Upon notice from the Authority of conditional eligibility for the 

Program. a student shall take a college placement test selected bN the 

New .Jersey C ottncil of County Colleges and administered by the county 

colleae in the county of' the student"s school district at no cost to the 

,tttdent or the school district . The county colleges may enter into an 

agreement with ,he school district to administer the test at the high school 

or Other selected site within the district . 

i . The ruunt~ college shall notifj- any student who does not achieve the 

required score on the placement test that the student requires remediation 

prior to becoming an NJ .STARS scholar . The student has the 

respotisihility to address the identified deficiencies through such means as 

the student determines, including enrollment in remedial classes at the 

county college during the senior year of high school . 

ii . A Student shall have one year from September I following high 

school eraduation to demonstrate the skill levels required to pursue 

courses 1'or credit at a county college. The student shall become an NJ 

STAR scholar eligible fur five semesters of NJ STARS scholarships if 

during or at the end of the one-year period the student demonstrates the 

required ability, A student loses eligibility to become an NJ STARS 

Scholar it the student continues to require remediation at the end of the 

one-} ear period : 

3 . For the first year of enrollment. a student must have graduated in the 

top 15 .0 percent of the student' :, high school graduating class and at the 

time of graduation must have met. and continue to meet, all residency and 

citizenship requirements set forth in N.J . VC. 9A:9-2 .2 and 2.3 : 

-! . After the first ~ear of enrollment. the scholarship shall continue to 

be pa~able to an eliaible student if the student has attained a cumulative 

grade point aNera~e (GPA) of at least 3 .0 (on a =f .0 scale) at the start of 

the student's .econd \ear of count\ college enrollment . 

i . If an N.1 STARS recipient ha ; less th,in a 3 .0 GPA at the start of the 

Iccond semest~r of the first \eer of cnunt\ college enrollment . the Student 

,,hall participate in an enrichment program designed by the county college 

NEA1 .IERSEN REGISTER, yIOND.al . .lt L1 6, 2001) (CITF 41 N .,I .R. 26-t9) 
4-Om "-'(5 ( 0- t 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

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7 :11-4 .4 Debt service cost component 

(a) The debt service costs component is based upon the amount to be 

included for debt service costs with respect to each annual payment 

period or portion thereof, and will be that amount accruing in the bond 

year (starting on August 1 of each calendar year and ending on the next 

following July 3 1) or corresponding portion thereof, commencing during 

the fiscal year (starting on July 1 of each calendar year and ending on the 

next following June 30) within which such annual payment period or 

portion thereof falls . The debt service costs include the aggregate 

amounts payable during the specified period for: 

1 .-3 . (No change .) 

4 . Any amounts payable into any debt service reserve fund established 

for any Authority bonds. 

(b) The following Debt Service rates based on a sales base of 16 .125 

million gallons per day, apply to all initial water purchase contract 

customers, and all delayed water purchase contract customers, who fully 

satisfied their contractual delayed water purchase surcharge obligations at 

the commencement of their contract terms : 

Rate/Million Gallons 

Period (Coverage 120 percent) 

7/1/2009 to 6/30/2010 $568 .26 

(c) A delayed water purchase surcharge will be assessed to all water 

purchasers who entered into a water purchase contract for an 

uninterruptible service commencing subsequent to the system operation 

date (delayed water purchase contract) . This includes a purchaser under 

an initial water purchase contract, which provides for an increase in the 

amount of uninterruptible service effective subsequent to the system 

operation date . 

1 . The following debt service rate based on a sales base of 4.435 

million gallons per day, applies to the delayed water purchase contracts 

commencing July 1, 2001, October 1, 2002, and January 1, 2005 in lieu 

of the debt service rate set forth in (b) above . 

Rate/Million Gallons 

Period (Coverage 120 percent) 

7/1/2009 to 6/30/2010 $763.24 

(d) (No change .) 

a:11-4 .5 Source water protection fund component 

(a) (No change .) 

(b) The source water protection fund component is as follows : 

Period Rate/Million Gallons 

7/1/2009 to 6/30/2010 $15.00 

7:11-4 .7 Uninterruptible service 

(a) The rates, charges and debt service assessments per mg of water set 

forth in the rate schedule for uninterruptible service under initial water 

purchase contracts for the fiscal year are based upon: 

1 . (No change .) 

(b)-(d) (No change .) 

7:11-4 .11 Standby service 

(a) The rates for standby service shall consist of: 

1 . A standby charge established in N.J .A.C . 7 :11-4 .12 for each month 

during which standby service is available equal to the capacity, in mgd, 

of the purchaser's withdrawal facilities to be served by such standby 

service multiplied by the rate per mg for uninterruptible service set forth 

in N.J .A.C . 7 :11-4.3, 4 .4 and 4 .5 ; and 

2. A charge for water actually consumed in any month at the rate per 

mg of water established by the rates for short-term service as set forth in 

N.J .A .C . 7 :11-4 .10 at the time of such consumption, minus the standby 

charge for such month. 

(b)-(c) (No change .) 

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ADOPTIONS 

7 :11-4 .12 Standby charge 

A purchaser classified under standby service shall pay a monthly 

minimum charge based on the capacity of the purchaser's withdrawal 

system as specified below. Said purchaser shall also pay for all water 

withdrawn during the month in excess of such monthly standby charge 

based on charges as set forth under N.J .A.C . 7:11-4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 . 

Maximum with drawal caoacity Charge per month 

Each 1 MGD (700 GPM) or *[$401 .001* *$396.79* plus 

fraction thereof. annual debt service cost 

component rate established in 

N.J .A.C . 7:11-4 .4(b) plus the 

Source Water Protection Fund 

component established in 

N.J .A .C . 7 :11-4 .5 . 

7 :11-4 .14 Late payment interest charge 

All amounts not paid when due shall be subject to a late payment 

charge at two percent above the prime rate of the bank holding short-term 

deposits of the Authority, prevailing on the due date, but not to exceed 18 

percent per annum, from the date when due until paid . 

7:11-4 .16 Procedures for rate adjustments 

(a) Prior to amending the schedule of rates, charges and debt service 

assessments established by this subchapter, the Authority shall : 

1 .-3 . (No change.) 

4 . Schedule a meeting with the purchasers, the Department of the 

Treasury, Division of the Ratepayer Advocate and the Board of Public 

Utilities and other interested persons within 45 days after sending them 

notice of the proposed amendments to the rate schedule regarding the 

proposed amendments: 

i . At the meeting, the purchasers, the Department of the Treasury, 

Division of the Ratepayer Advocate; the Board of Public Utilities and 

other interested persons will be invited to submit written questions which 

will be put into the hearing record and which will be answered by the 

Authority at the public hearing ; 

ii . (No change.) 

5 .-6 . (No change.) 

7. Permit, within 10 working days after receipt of the answer, 

contractual water purchasers, the Department of the Treasury, Division of 

the Ratepayer Advocate, the Board of Public Utilities and attendees to 

respond in writing to the answers of the staff for the record; 

8 .-9 . (No change.) 

(b) (No change.) 

(a) 

DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY 

Notice of Administrative Correction 

Air Pollution Control 

Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution from Oxides 

of Nitrogen 

2009 HEDD Emission Reduction Compliance 

Demonstration Protocol 

N .J .A.C. 7 :27-19.29 

Take notice that the Department of Environmental Protection 

discovered an error in N.J .A.C . 7 :27-19 .29(b)2 as amended effective 

April 20, 2009, operative May 19, 2009 (see 40 N.J.R. 4390(a) and 41 

N.J .R. 1752(a)) . As explained in the sixth paragraph Response to 

Comment 49 in the notice of adoption (41 N.J.R. 1763), the proposed 

deadline for the submission of the 2009 HEDD Emission Reduction 

Compliance Demonstration Protocol of "30 days after the operative date 

of this rule" was changed upon adoption to be the amendment's operative 

date (that is, May 19, 2009) . Due to an error in the processing for 

publication of the notice of adoption by the Office of Administrative 

(CITE 41 N.J .R. 2470) NEW JERSEY REGISTER, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009 
ADOPTIONS 

Law, the date 30 days after the operative date (June 18, 2009) rather than 

the operative date was inserted into the paragraph upon adoption . 

Through this notice of administrative correction, published pursuant to 

N.J .A .C . 1 :30-2 .7, the erroneous date is corrected to the operative date . 

Full text of the corrected rule follows (addition indicated in boldface 

thus ; deletion indicated in brackets [thus]) : 

7 :27-19 .29 2009 HEDD Emission Reduction Compliance 

Demonstration Protocol 

(a) (No change .) 

(b) Each owner or operator identified in (a) above shall : 

1 . (No change .) 

2. Submit to the Department, at the address at (b)5 below, by [June 

18,] May 19, 2009, a 2009 Protocol ; 

3 .-5 . (No change .) 

(c)-(k) (No change .) 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

(a) 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND 

Administrative Procedures and Policies 

Readoption with Amendments: N.J.A.C. 9A:11 

Adopted Recodification: N.J .A.C. 9A:11-2.3 as 2.4 

Proposed : November 3, 2008 at 40 N.J .R. 6365(a). 

Adopted: April 30, 2009 by the Educational Opportunity Fund Board 

of Directors, Geraldine Reed-Brown, Interim Chairperson. 

Filed: May 13, 2009 as R.2009 d.187, without change . 

Authority: N.J.S .A. 18A:71-28 et seq. and 18A:71-33 through 36 . 

Effective Date : May 13, 2009, Readoption; 

June 15, 2009, Amendments and Recodification . 

Expiration Date: May 13, 2014. 

Summary of Public Comment and Agency Response : 

COMMENT: Jeanpublic(cr~yahoo .com indicated that the Fund needs to 

"make sure that illegal immigrants are not eligible for American tax 

dollars ." 

RESPONSE: No changes were made in the rules as a result of this 

comment. One of the eligibility requirements for participation in the New 

Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) is that a noncitizen of the 

United States or a resident alien must present affirmative evidence that he 

or she is not in the United States for the temporary purpose of obtaining 

an education. The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education/EOF 

Program recognizes that the State of New Jersey resources dedicated to 

higher education are finite and makes every effort to insure that they are 

being utilized to meet the needs of students who legitimately meet the 

eligibility criteria. 

Federal Standards Statement 

The rules readopted with amendments and recodification are not 

subject to a Federal standards analysis under Executive Order No. 27 (1994) and N.J.S .A . 52:4B-22 et seq. because EOF was established bv 

New Jersey legislation, is wholly supported by State appropriations, and 

is not subject to any Federal requirement or standards . 

Full text of the readopted rules can be found in the New" Jersey 

Administrative Code at N.J .A.C . 9A:11 . 

Full text of the adopted amendments follows : 

SUBCHAPTER 1 . AUTHORITY, MISSION AND SCOPE 

9A:11-1 .2 De$nitions 

The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the 

following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 

"Ability to benefit" means the provisions under which a student who 

has neither a high school diploma nor its recognized equivalent may 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

become eligible to receive Federal Title IV, Higher Education Assistance 

funds and the procedures and conditions under which the Federal 

Secretary of Education determines that a state or institutional process 

demonstrates that students pursuing that course of action will benefit 

from the education and training being offered them. 

"Allocation" means the distribution of the annual appropriation to 

support campus programs and student grants approved by the EOF Board 

of Directors in the following funding categories : Summer Article III 

undergraduate, Summer Article III graduate, Summer Article IV, 

Academic Year Article III undergraduate, Academic Year Article in 

graduate, Academic Year Article IV any special project funding during 

the summer or academic year from either Article III or Article IV, 

Ferguson and King Scholarships. 

"Article III" means a New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund 

undergraduate or graduate student financial aid grant awarded to an 

eligible student for the academic year or summer session, or funds used to 

support the summer program . It is also referred to as Opportunity Grants . 

"Article IV" means a New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund 

academic year or summer grant allocated to a participating New Jersey 

college or university to provide program support services to EOF-eligible 

students. It is also referred to as Supplemental Opportunity Grants . 

"EOF equity index" means the ratio of the EOF cohort graduation rate 

to the overall institutional cohort graduation rate . 

"EOF transfer student" means an undergraduate student who received 

an initial Article III student grant while earning their associate degree and 

wishes to pursue a baccalaureate degree at a New Jersey institution that 

participates in the EOF program, or a student who received an initial 

Article III student grant and wishes to complete their degree at a New 

Jersey institution other than the one where they received their initial 

Article III student grant . 

"Federal poverty guidelines" means the family poverty thresholds 

established annually by the United States Department of Health and 

Human Services . 

"Historical poverty code" means the code assigned to the six criteria 

students can use to demonstrate a history of poverty, that must be entered 

into the New Jersey student grant payment system to process an 

institution's request for an initial academic year Article III undergraduate 

EOF student grant . 

"Senior institution" means a baccalaureate (or higher) degree-granting 

college or university. 

9A:11-1 .3 EOF mission statement 

The New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund contributes to the 

development of a college-educated public that reflects the diversity of 

New Jersey. In partnership with New Jersey colleges and universities, the 

Fund provides access to higher education and support for highly 

motivated students who exhibit the potential for success, but who come 

from families/communities disadvantaged by low income and the lack of 

access to the quality educational preparation necessary to attend college. 

Through its partnership with participating institutions of higher 

education, the Fund seeks to maximize educational opportunities for EOF 

students by providing direct program services designed to promote 

persistence through degree completion. Accordingly, EOF -supports 

innovative educational initiatives, supplemental instruction, support 

services, academic and educational advisement, and leadership 

development activities to improve the student's chance of academic 

success . In concert with other sources of student financial assistance, the 

Fund also attempts to make college affordable for those students who find 

the costs of higher education an impediment to access and student 

persistence . 

9A:11-1 .4 Scope 

(a) The rules in this chapter govern the awarding of Article III 

undergraduate EOF grants to students for study leading to approved 

certificates, associate degrees, and/or baccalaureate degrees, and the 

NEW JERSEY REGISTER, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009 (CITE 41 N.J.R 2471)