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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-105 - "Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES) Program."

18A:71B-105 "Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES) Program."  2. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish the New Jersey "Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES) Program." The purposes of the program are to increase the participation of underrepresented students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields; and to develop a larger and more diverse STEM workforce in the State. The ACES Program shall consist of two components: (1) a residential pre-college summer program for selected high school students established pursuant to section 3 of this act; and (2) an undergraduate ACES Scholar program established pursuant to section 4 of this act. b. The secretary shall select up to eight public or independent research universities in New Jersey to implement the ACES Program, based upon the university's interest in participating in the program and subject to the availability of funds. A public or independent research university that wants to participate shall submit an application to the secretary, which includes a proposal for implementing both the pre-college summer program and the undergraduate ACES Scholar program in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of this act. The university's proposal shall also include the university's plans for funding its share of the program costs and for obtaining the necessary private sector funding pursuant to section 5 of this act. L.2019, c.431, s.2; amended 2021, c.282, s.61.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-106 - Residential pre-college summer program.

18A:71B-106 Residential pre-college summer program.  3. a. Each research university that participates in the ACES Program shall establish a residential pre-college summer program for selected underrepresented high school students who attend a partner high school. Partner high schools shall be selected by the research university, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, based on certain criteria including the high school's population of underrepresented students, socioeconomic status, the availability of rigorous STEM coursework, and a supportive school administration. During each school year, teachers and school counselors at a partner high school shall identify and nominate talented underrepresented students for participation in the ACES pre-college program for the upcoming summer. Each student who is selected for the pre-college summer program shall receive a tuition-free scholarship to participate in the program and travel stipends, if necessary. b. The ACES pre-college summer program at each participating research university shall consist of a one or two-week immersive, residential program that introduces high school students to a range of topics in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology in a hands-on learning environment. The program shall provide the students with exposure to the college experience and encourage the students to pursue an education in the STEM fields. The pre-college summer program and follow-up activities at each participating research university shall include, at a minimum, the following components: (1) exposure to the STEM disciplines with a focus on hands-on learning; (2) engagement with faculty, staff, and current students at the university during and after the pre-college summer program; (3) counseling on the college admissions and financial aid processes; (4) introduction to successful university graduates who work in the STEM fields in New Jersey, including corporate site visits to STEM and technology companies; (5) customized college visit days during the college admissions process for students who attended the pre-college summer program; and (6) professional development programs for teachers and school counselors at the partner high schools. L.2019, c.431, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-107 - Undergraduate ACES Scholar program.

18A:71B-107 Undergraduate ACES Scholar program.  4. a. Each research university that participates in the ACES Program shall establish an undergraduate ACES Scholar program, which provides talented underrepresented students who have been accepted for admission to the university and who are interested in pursuing a degree in a STEM discipline, with generous financial aid packages and enhanced academic support as they pursue their baccalaureate degrees. In selecting students for participation in the undergraduate ACES Scholar program, the university may give preference to students who previously participated in the ACES pre-college summer program. b. The undergraduate ACES Scholar program at each participating research university shall include, at a minimum, the following components: (1) admissions and financial aid workshops for high school students interested in applying for the undergraduate ACES Scholar program; (2) a substantial scholarship package for each student selected to participate in the ACES Scholar program, including support for tuition, fees, and living expenses; (3) customized campus visit days for the ACES Scholars and their families; (4) enhanced academic support services for the ACES Scholars throughout the pursuit of their college degrees;  (5) mentorship programs, including faculty and peer mentoring;  (6) alumni networking opportunities; (7) opportunities for co-operative education and internship programs with New Jersey STEM companies; and (8) any other services as determined by the research university to assist the ACES Scholars in acclimating to college and succeeding as they pursue their STEM degrees. c. The Secretary of Higher Education may require, as a condition of participating in the ACES Scholar program and receiving scholarship funds, that the participating students commit to working in the State of New Jersey for four years after graduating from the research university. L.2019, c.431, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-108 - Funding.

18A:71B-108 Funding.  5. The New Jersey ACES Program established pursuant to this act shall be funded equally by three sectors: the State of New Jersey; the participating public or independent research universities; and the State's private sector. The State shall fund one-third of the annual total program costs through appropriations, and the participating research universities shall fund one-third of the annual total program costs. The participating research universities shall be responsible for soliciting and securing the remaining one-third of program costs from the New Jersey private sector including corporations and companies representative of the STEM industry. L.2019, c.431, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-109 - Annual report.

18A:71B-109 Annual report.  6. Each research university that participates in the ACES Program shall annually submit a report on the program to the Secretary of Higher Education in a time and manner as determined by the secretary. The report shall include, but not be limited to: a. the number of eligible underrepresented students who were nominated for the pre-college summer program and who applied for admission to the university; b. the number of eligible underrepresented students who participated in the pre-college summer program and who enrolled in the university; c. the number and percentage of pre-college summer program students who participated in the undergraduate ACES Scholar program; d. the number and percentage of pre-college summer program students who enrolled in a STEM undergraduate degree program; e. the annual retention rate of undergraduate students who enrolled in the university after participating in the pre-college summer program; f. the graduation rate and employment data for students who participated in the undergraduate ACES Scholar program, including the corporations and companies employing the students; and g. the amount of private funding secured by the university from the State's private sector, including from corporations and companies representative of the STEM industry. L.2019, c.431, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-110 - Rules, regulations.

18A:71B-110 Rules, regulations.  7. 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. L.2019, c.431, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-111 - Definitions relative to financial aid for county college students.

18A:71B-111 Definitions relative to financial aid for county college students.  1. As used in this act: "Annual adjusted gross income" means: a. for a dependent student, the annual adjusted gross income of the student's parent or legal guardian, as reported on the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid or other financial aid form; and  b. for an independent student, the annual adjusted gross income of the student and, if applicable, the spouse of the student, as reported on the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid or other financial aid form.  "Approved educational fees" means general education fees, registration fees, facility fees, technology fees, laboratory fees, student service and activity fees, and program and course fees, including fees associated with coursework in nursing, culinary, and other career and technical education programs as determined by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education , subject to the limit of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the program.  "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3.  "Out-of-county college" means a county college that is outside of a student's county of residence.  "Program" means the Community College Opportunity Grant Program created pursuant to section 2 of this act.  "Three plus one degree program" means a baccalaureate degree program created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.144 (C.18A:3B-78).  L.2021, c.26, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-112 - Community College Opportunity Grant Program.

18A:71B-112 Community College Opportunity Grant Program.  2. There is hereby created the Community College Opportunity Grant Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide financial aid grants to eligible county college students, to cover the costs of tuition and approved educational fees that are not already covered by any other State, federal, and institutional need-based grants or merit scholarships and to provide county colleges with Student Success Incentive funding for outreach and student success initiatives. The financial aid grants distributed to eligible students under the program shall be administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, while the Student Success Incentive funding distributed to county colleges under the program shall be administered by the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education.  L.2021, c.26, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-114 - Amount of grant distributed.

18A:71B-114 Amount of grant distributed.  4. a. A grant distributed to an eligible student under the Community College Opportunity Grant Program shall cover the remaining cost of tuition and approved educational fees, which is not covered by State, federal, or any other need-based grant or merit scholarship, for up to 18 credits in any semester. The full amount of State, federal, and institutional need-based grant or merit scholarships received by an eligible student shall be applied to the amount of tuition and approved educational fees charged to an eligible student. The remaining balance of tuition and approved educational fees shall be covered by a grant under the program.  b. A full award under the program to a student at a county college shall be equal to the student's full cost of approved tuition and approved educational fees, subject to the prior application of all other State, federal, and institutional need-based grants and merit scholarships against those costs, for up to 18 credits in any semester, for an eligible student for a full-time semester in an associate's degree, certificate, or three plus one degree program. For an eligible student enrolled in at least six credits but less than 12 credits in an associate's degree, certificate, or three plus one degree program, a grant under the program shall be pro-rated from the full-time approved tuition and approved educational fees based on the number of credits for which that student is enrolled.  c. The authority shall, for each county college, annually establish a maximum individual grant amount awarded under the program. The maximum individual grant amount for each county college shall not increase by more than three percent over the prior year.  L.2021, c.26, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-115 - Annual appropriation.

18A:71B-115 Annual appropriation.  5. a. The Legislature shall annually appropriate to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education such funds as may be necessary for Student Success Incentive funding to provide capacity-building grants to each county college to support the goals of the Community College Opportunity Grant Program. The Secretary of Higher Education shall distribute funding made available pursuant to this section to county colleges for outreach, recruitment, and promoting the success of county college students. The secretary shall establish the purposes for which a county college may use a grant received pursuant to this section, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) establishing mentorship programs; (2) hosting events to assist students and families in completing financial aid applications; and  (3) addressing students' material hardships, such as lack of access to food, medical care, housing, child care, and transportation. b. The secretary shall distribute the funding made available pursuant to this section. The secretary may retain up to five percent of the funding for grant administration activities designed to increase the effectiveness of the program. Fifty percent of the remaining appropriation shall be distributed equally among all of the county colleges, while the other fifty percent of the remaining appropriation shall be distributed based on the total number of students at each county college who received awards under the program during the previous academic year.  L.2021, c.26, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-116 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-116 - Rules, regulations.

18A:71B-116 Rules, regulations.  6. 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 sections 1 through 4 of this act. The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education 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 section 5 of this act.  L.2021, c.26, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-117 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-117 - Findings, declarations relative to eligibility for certain programs.

18A:71B-117 Findings, declarations relative to eligibility for certain programs.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that the State spends considerable funds on educational institutions, including proprietary schools, training providers, and other postsecondary schools. It is in the State's interests to ensure that State funds going to schools, training providers, or their students, are funding consistently high-quality educational experiences, but the State does not have the resources to monitor these programs daily. Instead, to ensure that limited State funds are expended on high-quality programs, the State depends on students' ability to effectively vindicate their rights under State and federal law in litigation against educational institutions that are or may receive funds. Lawsuits like these deter the misuse of State funds without the expenditure of State resources on enforcement, and public filings resulting from such litigation may be monitored by the State to assess whether it is spending its limited funds appropriately.  The Legislature further finds and declares that such educational institutions frequently require their students to sign enrollment contracts that include forced arbitration and other restrictive clauses, including clauses that require students to waive their right to participate in a class action against the company. These clauses impede students from being able to sue to enforce State and federal law against their educational institutions, and the few private and individual arbitrations that students are able to file against educational institutions are not publicly filed and available for monitoring by the State.  L.2021, c.53, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71B-118 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71B-118 - Eligibility contingent on actions of institution, school.

18A:71B-118 Eligibility contingent on actions of institution, school.  2. a. A student enrolled in a public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall be ineligible to receive any form of student assistance from the State, including grants, scholarships, and loans, in the event that the institution or school requires the student to:  (1) submit to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding to resolve any matter thereafter relating to the student's enrollment prior to the commencement of any legal action; (2) resolve a complaint relating to the student's enrollment through an internal dispute process; (3) waive any right, forum, or procedure afforded to the student, including any right to file and pursue a civil action, class action or a complaint with, or otherwise notify, any State agency, other public prosecutor, law enforcement agency, or any court or other governmental entity of any alleged violation of the student's rights; or  (4) be prohibited from disclosing, discussing, describing, or commenting upon the terms of the student's enrollment agreement or any violation thereof. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a student from receiving any form of student assistance from the State for which the student is eligible at a different institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees. b. A public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall not threaten, retaliate, or discriminate against any student because of the refusal by the student to: consent to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding; resolve a complaint through an internal dispute process; waive any right, forum, or procedure; or consent to a prohibition to disclose, discuss, describe or comment upon any enrollment agreement terms or violations thereof.  c. A public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall not require a student to opt out of a waiver or take any affirmative action in order to preserve his rights pursuant to this section. d. In the event that a public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees requires a student to enter into an enrollment contract or similar agreement, the institution shall annually submit such contracts or agreements to the Secretary of Higher Education.  e. Nothing in this act shall be construed to invalidate a written arbitration agreement that is otherwise enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.s.1 et seq.). L.2021, c.53, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71C-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71C-1 - Administration by the authority.

18A:71C-1 Administration by the authority.  18A:71C-1. Administration by the authority. It shall be the duty of the authority to administer the Federal Family Education Loan Program for this State. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations, and prescribe and provide appropriate forms for application as may be necessary or appropriate for administering the programs of a State guaranty agency, pursuant to 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq.  As used in this act: "Federal Family Education Loan" (FFEL) program means the programs of the United States government making low interest loans available to students or parents of students to pay for their cost of attending post-secondary institutions established pursuant to 20 U.S.C.s.1071. "Federal loan" or "FFEL Loan" means any loan made under the FFEL program. "Guaranty agency" means any State agency or not-for-profit corporation which has entered into an agreement with the United States Secretary of Education to guarantee loans made under the FFEL program and which guarantees loans to eligible residents and nonresidents of this State. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71C-2 - Application; grounds for approval.

18A:71C-2 Application; grounds for approval.  18A:71C-2. Application; Grounds for Approval. Any application for a federal loan under this article shall be submitted to the authority for its approval, and the authority shall approve the application only if it finds that the applicant is an eligible borrower under the "Higher Education Act of 1965," Pub.L.89-329 (20 U.S.C.s.1001 et seq.), and implementing rules and regulations, and has complied with all rules adopted by the authority pursuant to this article in connection with the granting of the loans. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:71C-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:71C-3 - Approval and granting of federal loan.

18A:71C-3 Approval and granting of federal loan.  18A:71C-3. Approval and Granting of Federal Loan. Upon approval by the authority of a federal loan application, any eligible lender may make a loan as approved and upon the terms and conditions required under this article, but no moneys shall be advanced or paid under any loan until the applicant has satisfied the authority, and the eligible institution certifies to the lender that the applicant, or the person on behalf of whom the parent is the applicant, has been admitted to, or is in regular attendance and in good standing at, an eligible institution located in this State or elsewhere. Any lender making a loan shall cooperate with the authority in supervising the use of credit in accordance with its purposes. If disbursement of loan proceeds is in the form of a check, the check representing the loan proceeds shall be made payable to the applicant and the eligible institution jointly, except when the applicant is attending an eligible institution not located in the United States, in which instance the check may be made payable to the applicant only. Disbursement may also be made by master check, electronic funds transfer, or other methods permitted under 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq.  L.1999,c.46,s.1.