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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-86.4c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-86.4c - County college student to maintain certain cumulative average for eligibility for NJ STARS II program.

18A:71B-86.4c County college student to maintain certain cumulative average for eligibility for NJ STARS II program.  4. a. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a student enrolled in a county college in the 2019-2020 academic year shall attain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 upon graduation from the county college to be eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for the student's third academic year of study. b. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a student enrolled in a four-year institution of higher education in the 2019-2020 academic year shall remain eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program in his third semester of study at a four-year institution. To remain eligible for a scholarship in the fourth semester of study, a student who was enrolled in the 2019-2020 academic year shall attain a grade point average of at least a 3.25 based on the student's performance during the first three semesters of study at the four-year institution.  L.2020, c.31, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-86.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-86.5 - Transfer of academic credits.

18A:71B-86.5 Transfer of academic credits.  5. The policies and procedures set forth in the Statewide transfer agreement established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.175 (C.18A:62-46 et seq.) shall govern the transfer of academic credits awarded by a county college to an NJ STARS student who subsequently enrolls in a four-year public institution of higher education and is participating in the NJ STARS II Program at the institution. L.2005, c.359, s.5; amended 2008, c.124, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-86.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-86.6 - Report to Governor, Legislature; authority regulations.

18A:71B-86.6 Report to Governor, Legislature; authority regulations.  6. a. Not later than September 30, 2008, the authority shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the implementation of the NJ STARS II Program at the four-year public institutions of higher education. The report shall, for each institution, set forth statistics on and include an analysis of student participation in the program at the institution, the amounts of funding provided under the program to students enrolled at the institution, the amounts of funding made available to those participating students from State sources other than the NJ STARS II Program and from federal and institutional sources, and such other factors as the authority deems to be necessary or useful to the evaluation of the program. The report shall set forth the number of students participating in the program Statewide, including such statistical and demographic information as may be relevant and appropriate. b. The authority shall administer the provisions of this act and shall establish appropriate criteria, procedures, and guidelines for awarding New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward II Scholarships to eligible students in accordance with the provisions of this act. The authority shall adopt in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2005,c.359,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-86.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-86.7 - Construction of act relative to application, admissions procedures.

18A:71B-86.7 Construction of act relative to application, admissions procedures.  7. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a four-year public or independent institution of higher education to admit a student eligible for a scholarship under this act or to waive its admission standards and application procedures; except that the institution shall apply the same admission standards and application procedures that it applies to all other transfer students. L.2005, c.359, s.7; amended 2008, c.124, s.8; 2012, c.8, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-87 - Short title.

18A:71B-87 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program Act." L.2005,c.157,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-88 - Findings, declarations relative to social services student loan redemption.

18A:71B-88 Findings, declarations relative to social services student loan redemption.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A qualified and stable work force in public facilities and nonprofit social services agencies is essential to ensure the provision of quality services to persons in need of services, including persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities or other disabilities, persons in need of substance abuse treatment and juveniles under the custody and care of the Juvenile Justice Commission; b. These public facilities and social services agencies are currently facing a personnel crisis, which is expected to worsen in the next two decades; c. The entry-level and on-going salaries offered by these public facilities and social services agencies to direct care professionals are not always competitive with those offered in the private for profit sector, which limits the ability of these facilities and agencies to attract and retain qualified direct care professionals; d. Loan redemption programs can address the economic hardship of direct care professionals performing critical work in low-paying jobs, who in many instances are forced, because of their high loan debt and low incomes, to reject or abandon employment in the public sector, which is in great need of their skills and knowledge, for employment that is more financially rewarding; e. The departure of these skilled direct care professionals from the public and nonprofit sector is, in many cases, a loss to their own sense of personal fulfillment, to the consumers that they serve, and to society at large; and f. The establishment by this State of a loan redemption program for direct care professionals employed in public facilities and nonprofit agencies that contract with the Department of Human Services and the Juvenile Justice Commission is essential to address the need for the continued provision of high-quality services by these skilled and knowledgeable professionals. L.2005,c.157,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-89 - Definitions relative to social sciences student loan redemption.

18A:71B-89 Definitions relative to social sciences student loan redemption.  3. As used in this act: "Approved course of study" means: an undergraduate program leading to a bachelor's degree offered by a four-year public or independent institution of higher education; or a graduate program leading to a master's degree, which is offered by a public or independent institution of higher education, in a human services discipline such as social work, psychology or counseling, or a health-related profession such as occupational, physical or speech therapy. "Approved employment" means postgraduate, full-time employment as a direct care professional in a qualified facility. The term shall not include a paid student internship, paid fellowship, volunteer service or employment before graduation. "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3. "Direct care professional" means a professional staff member at a qualified facility who provides one or more of the following services to eligible persons: counseling; physical, occupational, recreational or speech therapy; case management; vocational training; assistance with activities of daily living; medication management; budgeting assistance; addiction treatment services; nutrition; and other clinical services. "Eligible student loan expenses" mean the cumulative total of the annual student loans, covering the cost of attendance while enrolled in an approved course of study. Interest paid or due on student loans that a program participant has taken out for use in paying the costs of attendance at an institution of higher education shall be considered eligible for reimbursement under the program. "Program" means the Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program established pursuant to this act. "Program participant" means a person who meets the requirements of the program. "Qualified facility" means: a. a facility operated by the Department of Human Services that provides direct care services to persons served by the department; b. a county psychiatric hospital; c. a facility operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission; d. a veterans' memorial home operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and e. a nonprofit agency in the State that contracts with the Department of Human Services or the Juvenile Justice Commission to provide direct care services to persons served by the department or commission. L.2005,c.157,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-90 - Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program.

18A:71B-90 Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program.  4. There is established the Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. The purpose of the program is to address the current and projected critical shortage of direct care professionals in the State by providing an incentive for persons to engage in employment at certain public facilities, and nonprofit social services agencies under contract with the Department of Human Services or the Juvenile Justice Commission, so as to ensure that State residents who are in need of direct care services at these facilities and agencies have sufficient, qualified professional staff in order to provide the needed services. The program shall provide loan redemption to finance the undergraduate or graduate study of program participants in exchange for full-time employment as a direct care professional at a qualified facility following completion of an approved course of study. L.2005,c.157,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-91 - Eligibility for participation in program.

18A:71B-91 Eligibility for participation in program.  5. To be eligible to participate in the program, a direct care professional shall: a. be a resident of the State and maintain domicile in the State during participation in the program; b. have successfully completed an approved course of study within a one-year period prior to being hired as a full-time direct care professional at a qualified facility; c. have been initially hired as a full-time direct care professional at a qualified facility on or after the date of enactment of this act; and d. have an outstanding balance with a State or federal student loan program and not be in default on any student loan.  L.2005,c.157,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-92 - Application for loan redemption.

18A:71B-92 Application for loan redemption.  6. An eligible direct care professional may apply to the authority for a loan redemption in such a manner as the authority prescribes and shall include all information and documentation required by the authority. a. A program participant shall enter into a written contract with the authority to participate in the program. The contract shall specify the duration of the applicant's required service and the total amount of eligible student loan expenses to be redeemed by the State in return for service. b. The redemption of loans under the program shall not exceed $5,000 of principal and interest of eligible student loan expenses for each full year of service satisfactorily completed by the program participant. The total loan redemption amount for a program participant, for four years of service, shall not exceed $20,000. No amount of loan redemption shall be provided for service performed for less than a full year. c. The period of service shall commence on or after the date of enactment of this act. L.2005,c.157,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-93 - Nullification of redemption contract.

18A:71B-93 Nullification of redemption contract.  7. a. A program participant who has entered into a redemption contract with the authority may nullify that contract by submitting written notification to the authority and assuming full responsibility for repayment of the full amount of the participant's loan or that portion of the loan that has not been redeemed by the State in return for partial fulfillment of the contract. b. In the case of a program participant's death or total or permanent disability, the authority shall nullify the service obligation of the participant, thereby terminating the participant's service obligation; or where continued enforcement of the contract may result in extreme hardship, the authority may nullify or suspend the participant's service obligation. L.2005,c.157,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-94 - Loan forgiveness awards.

18A:71B-94 Loan forgiveness awards.  8. The authority shall grant loan forgiveness awards subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, of which funds, 80% shall be allocated to provide loan redemption to finance the undergraduate study of program participants and 20% shall be allocated to provide loan redemption to finance the graduate study of program participants. L.2005,c.157,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-95 - Annual report.

18A:71B-95 Annual report.  9. The authority shall annually submit a report on the program to the Governor and the chairmen of the Senate Budget and Appropriations, Assembly Appropriations, Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens, and Assembly Health and Human Services committees, or their successor committees. The report shall be submitted no later than August 1 of each year and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for the prior fiscal year: a. the total number of participants receiving loan redemption under the program; b. the approved course of study of each of the participants; and c. the total number of participants who withdrew from the program and failed to complete the program's employment requirement. L.2005,c.157,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-96 - Rules, regulations.

18A:71B-96 Rules, regulations.  10. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and the executive director of the Juvenile Justice Commission, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act, including eligibility criteria for the program, procedures for determining the amount of the loan redemption award, and the types of direct care professional positions that qualify for the program. L.2005,c.157,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-97 - Filling of direct care professional position with persons having degrees.

18A:71B-97 Filling of direct care professional position with persons having degrees.  11. To better ensure the effectiveness of the program, any agency of the State, any political subdivision thereof, and any nonprofit agency in the State, that operates a qualified facility, or provides services under contract funded in whole or in part with State funds at a qualified facility shall make the greatest possible good faith effort to fill any direct care professional position at the qualified facility with a person having an undergraduate or graduate degree in a human services discipline, such as social work, psychology or counseling, or in a health-related profession such as occupational, physical, or speech therapy. L.2005,c.157,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-98 - Short title.

18A:71B-98 Short title.  1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Military Dependents Scholarship Fund Act." L.2015, c.117, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-99 - Military Dependents Scholarship Fund.

18A:71B-99 Military Dependents Scholarship Fund.  2. a. There is established in the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority a nonlapsing fund which shall be known as the Military Dependents Scholarship Fund. The fund shall be administered by the board of trustees established pursuant to section 3 of this act. b. The fund shall consist of: all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for inclusion in the fund; investment earnings of the fund; and moneys contributed to the fund by private sources, to be used for the purposes of this act. c. The moneys in the fund shall be invested and reinvested by the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury. L.2015, c.117, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-100 - Board of trustees.

18A:71B-100 Board of trustees.  3. a. The board of trustees of the Military Dependents Scholarship Fund shall consist of the State Adjutant General, or a designee, the State Treasurer, or a designee, the executive director of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, or a designee, the Secretary of Higher Education, or a designee, and nine public members appointed as follows: two by the President of the Senate, who shall not be of the same political party, two by the Speaker of the General Assembly, who shall not be of the same political party, and five by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, no more than three of whom shall be of the same political party. At least five of the public members shall be persons who were directly affected by Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. Two of the public members shall be named by the Governor to serve as co-chairpersons of the board. b. Each public member of the board shall serve for a term of three years and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified; except that of the first members appointed, two shall serve for one year, three shall serve for two years and four shall serve for three years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. c. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. Reasonable expenses of the board shall be paid out of the fund proceeds, subject to approval by the State Treasurer. d. The board shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (1) determine eligibility for a scholarship from the fund; (2) determine the amount of each scholarship award; (3) report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the performance of its duties in accordance with the provisions of this act; (4) solicit and raise private funds to finance the Military Dependents Scholarship program; and (5) receive and disburse such contributions to the fund as may be forthcoming from private and public sources. L.2015, c.117, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-101 - Awarding of scholarships.

18A:71B-101 Awarding of scholarships.  4. a. The board of trustees is authorized to award scholarships from the fund for the costs of undergraduate study at a public or independent institution of higher education to the spouse, child, or other eligible dependent of a New Jersey resident who is killed, officially listed as "Missing in Action" by the United States Department of Defense, or totally and permanently disabled as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a consequence of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. b. Scholarships from the fund may be awarded annually upon proper application by any student who qualifies under the criteria established by the authority. L.2015, c.117, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-102 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-102 - Qualifications for award of scholarship.

18A:71B-102 Qualifications for award of scholarship.  5. a. A Military Dependents Scholarship shall not be awarded to an applicant unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant: (1) will be or is enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program of study leading to a degree at an institution of higher education; and (2) has complied with all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act for the award, regulation and administration of scholarships from the fund. b. Eligibility for a Military Survivors Scholarship, in the case of a spouse or other eligible dependent, shall be limited to a period of 15 years from the date of death of the person, the date the person is officially listed as "Missing in Action" or the date upon which the person is certified to have been totally and permanently disabled for initial receipt of the benefits under the program. In the case of a dependent child, eligibility shall be limited to a period of eight years following graduation from high school. L.2015, c.117, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-103 - Rules, regulations.

18A:71B-103 Rules, regulations.  6. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, including establishing criteria for eligibility for a scholarship from the fund and procedures for determining the amount of each scholarship award. L.2015, c.117, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-104 - Definitions relative to engineering and science careers.

18A:71B-104 Definitions relative to engineering and science careers.  1. As used in this act: "Partner high school" means a high school that has been selected for participation in the New Jersey "Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES) Program" pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of this act. "Public or independent research university" means Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rowan University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, Kean University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Seton Hall University. "Underrepresented student" means a student who is a member of an underserved community or a member of a group that is underrepresented in the STEM fields. L.2019, c.431, s.1; amended 2021, c.282, s.60.