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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (CCOG) › Section 9A:9-9.6 - Amount of grant award

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(a) A CCOG award shall cover up to the combined cost of in-county tuition and approved educational fees for up to 18 credit hours per semester for the county college at which the student is enrolled. The maximum CCOG award amount for individual students at each county college shall be calculated annually by the Authority subject to available appropriations. The maximum CCOG award amount for individual students at each county college shall not increase by more than three percent over the prior year.
1. The full amount of State, Federal, and institutional grants and scholarship aid received by the student for the purpose of paying tuition and approved educational fees shall be applied to the tuition and approved educational fee charges first, to reduce the amount of the CCOG award.
2. A student enrolled in fewer than 12 credits per semester shall be eligible for a maximum CCOG award amount that is prorated from the full-time CCOG award amount, based on the number of credits for which that student is enrolled.
i. Students enrolled for nine to 11 credits shall be eligible for 75 percent of the full CCOG award; and
ii. Students enrolled for six to eight credits shall be eligible for 50 percent of the full CCOG award.
3. A student enrolled at an out-of-county college shall be eligible for a CCOG award calculated based on the in-district rate of tuition and approved educational fees for the county college at which the student is enrolled, provided that the amount of a grant provided to a student under this paragraph does not exceed the amount of tuition and approved educational fees actually charged to the student.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (CCOG) › Section 9A:9-9.7 - Payments

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(a) The maximum number of semester award payments that a student may receive is five, unless the student is enrolled in a three plus one degree program, or in a program regularly requiring at least six semesters for completion, in which case, the maximum number of semester payment awards that a student may receive is six.
(b) Semesters for which a student is enrolled in at least six credits, but less than 12 credits, shall be counted as one-half of one semester of eligibility.
(c) CCOG payments are made for fall and spring semesters only.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (CCOG) › Section 9A:9-9.8 - Student notification

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The New Jersey county college the student attends shall notify the student of eligibility. Such notification by the county college shall include the amount of the CCOG award.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (CCOG) › Section 9A:9-9.9 - Appeals

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If, for any reason, a student, his or her family, or an institution feels that the application of these policies results in an unfair determination of eligibility, an appeal shall be filed with the Authority within 60 days of initial notification of eligibility or ineligibility for the CCOG award. All appeals shall be in writing, and, if appropriate, shall include any supporting documentation. Appeals shall be addressed to the Director of Grants and Scholarships, Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, PO Box 540, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0540 or submitted electronically, and shall contain the student's full name, NJHESAA ID number, college of attendance, and a description of the basis for the appeal. The Director of Grants and Scholarship shall respond in writing with the Authority's final determination of the appeal within 30 days of the Authority's receipt of the appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.1 - Purpose and scope

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The rules established by this subchapter provide the policies and the procedures for participation in the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program administered by the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (Authority). These scholarships shall be awarded annually to eligible students enrolled in a full-time course of study at a New Jersey county college, unless the student receives an exemption from the full-time course of study requirement pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-10.4(a)6iii.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.3 - General provisions

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General provisions for the Tuition Aid Grant and Garden State Scholarship Programs that pertain to residency set forth in 9A:9-2.2, noncitizens and resident aliens set forth in 9A:9-2.3, award adjustments, refunds, and collections set forth in 9A:9-2.1 2, check endorsements set forth in 9A:9-2.1 4, and accounting and auditing standards set forth in 9A:9-2.1 6 shall be in effect for the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.5 - Academic or disciplinary dismissal

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A student who is dismissed for academic or disciplinary reasons from a county college shall no longer be eligible for an NJ STARS scholarship.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.6 - Collection of overpayments, ineligible payments, or refunds

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If a student participating in the program is dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the student shall repay in full all amounts received under the program. The county college shall be responsible for collecting any required repayment, or the amount of any overpayment or other ineligible payment, of any State awards under this program, in accordance with the provisions of 18A:71B-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.7 - Amount of the scholarship

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A scholarship under the NJ STARS Program shall cover up to the full cost of tuition and approved fees for students who graduated high school prior to 2010. For students who graduated high school in 2010 or later, a scholarship under the NJ STARS Program shall cover up to the full cost of tuition. All NJ STARS scholarships are subject to the prior application of other State and Federal grants and scholarships against those costs, for up to 18 credit hours in any semester for an eligible student enrolled in a full-time course of study at the New Jersey county college serving the student's county of residence. The full amount of State and Federal need-based grants and merit scholarships received by the student shall be applied to tuition or tuition and fee charges, as applicable, to reduce the amount of the NJ STARS award.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.8 - Out-of-county students

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An otherwise eligible student, who can demonstrate to the Authority with a letter from the New Jersey county college serving his or her county of residence, stating that it does not offer the curriculum that the student chooses to study or that it cannot admit the student into the desired program of study due to lack of available space, which will exist for at least one year, shall be eligible for such scholarship at another New Jersey county college offering that curriculum or program of study. The amount of any scholarship allowed to a student at a county college serving a county other than the student's county of residence shall be computed as though the student were a resident of the county served by that college.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.9 - Student notification

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The Authority shall provide students with notice of conditional eligibility for an NJ STARS Scholarship in their senior year of high school. The New Jersey county college the student attends shall notify the student of final eligibility. Such notification by the county college will include the amount of the scholarship.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 10 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NJ STARS) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-10.10 - Appeals

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If, for any reason a student, his or her family, or an institution feels that the application of this subchapter results in an unfair determination of eligibility, an appeal shall be filed with the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority within 30 days of initial notification of eligibility or ineligibility. All appeals shall be in writing and addressed to the Director of Grants and Scholarships in the Authority, PO Box 540, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0540 or submitted electronically, and shall contain the student's full name, Social Security number or customer ID number, college of attendance, and a description of the basis for the appeal. The Director of Grants and Scholarship will respond with the Authority's final determination of the appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.1 - Purpose and scope

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The rules established by this subchapter provide the policies and procedures for participation in the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship II (NJ STARS II) Program administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. This program offers scholarships to NJ STARS scholars who attain an associate degree at a New Jersey county college and are enrolled in a full-time course of study at a New Jersey four-year institution of higher education no later than the second eligible term immediately following the student's attainment of an associate degree, unless the student receives an exemption from the full-time course of study requirement pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-11.5(a)5iii.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.3 - General provisions

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General provisions for the Tuition Aid Grant and Garden State Scholarship Programs, which pertain to residency set forth in 9A:9-2.2; noncitizens and resident aliens, set forth in 9A:9-2.3; award adjustments, refunds, and collections, set forth in 9A:9-2.1 2; check endorsements, set forth in 9A:9-2.1 4; and accounting and auditing standards, set forth in 9A:9-2.1 6, shall be in effect for this Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.4 - Acceptance of academic credits and admission by a participating institution

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(a) The policies and procedures established pursuant to 18A:62-46 et seq. shall govern the transfer of academic credits awarded by a New Jersey county college to an NJ STARS scholar who subsequently enrolls in a participating institution and is participating in the NJ STARS II Program at the institution pursuant to 18A:71B-86.5. The student may be required to earn additional credits to meet the requirements of his or her selected major.
(b) Nothing in the NJ STARS II Program shall be construed to require a participating institution to admit a student who is eligible for an NJ STARS II scholarship 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.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.6 - Student notification

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Students shall be notified of their eligibility for an NJ STARS II scholarship by the participating institution they attend. Participating institutions shall ensure that the college code in the student's State financial aid records reflects that the student is enrolled at their institution. All college code changes shall be made within established State deadlines.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.7 - Amount of the scholarship

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(a) A scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program shall be applied toward the cost of tuition, or in the case of a student who receives a Tuition Aid Grant, toward the cost of tuition and approved fees, subject to the prior application of other State and Federal grants and scholarships against such costs for an eligible student enrolled in a full-time course of study at a participating institution. A scholarship shall be paid to the participating institution an amount up to $ 1,250 per term. The cost of the scholarship shall be paid 100 percent by the State.
1. A scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for students enrolled part-time shall be prorated against the full time NJ STARS II awards as follows:
i. An eligible student enrolled for six to eight credits shall receive one-half of the value of the full-time award;
ii. An eligible student enrolled for nine to 11 credits shall receive three-quarters of the value of the full-time award; and
iii. Total NJ STARS II payments shall not exceed $ 5,000 for a student.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.8 - Renewal of the scholarship

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(a) In order for a recipient to be eligible for renewal of the NJ STARS II scholarship for the fourth academic year of study, the student must:
1. Continue to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 9A:9-11.5(a)1, 4, and 5.
2. Have attained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 prior to the start of the fourth academic year of study. A grade for credits earned during a summer term shall be included in the calculation of the student's cumulative grade point average for the student's third academic year of study.
3. In the case of a student who is receiving a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program and is in the third academic year of study in the 2011-2012 academic year, or was eligible but did not receive an award under the NJ STARS II Program for academic year 2011-2012 because the student's tuition or tuition and fees, as applicable, were fully covered by other State and Federal need-based grants or merit scholarships, the scholarship shall be administered and the student shall remain eligible for the program in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 2008, c. 124, as the same read prior to May 2, 2012.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.9 - Academic or disciplinary dismissal

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(a) A student who is dismissed for academic or disciplinary reasons from a participating institution shall no longer be eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program.
(b) If a student participating in the program is dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the student shall repay in full all amounts received under the program.
1. The participating institution shall be responsible for collecting the repayment, or the amount of any overpayment or other ineligible payment, of any State awards under the program in accordance with the provisions of 18A:71B-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 9 - GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS › Subchapter 11 - NEW JERSEY STUDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REWARD SCHOLARSHIP II (NJ STARS II) PROGRAM › Section 9A:9-11.10 - Appeals

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If, for any reason a student, his or her family, or an institution feels that the application of this subchapter results in an unfair determination of eligibility, an appeal shall be filed with the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority within 30 days of initial notification of eligibility or ineligibility. All appeals shall be in writing and addressed to the Director of Grants and Scholarships in the Authority, PO Box 540, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0540 or submitted electronically, and shall contain the student's full name, Social Security number or customer ID number, college of attendance, and a description of the basis for the appeal. The Director of Grants and Scholarship will respond with the Authority's final determination of the appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.1 - Purpose and scope

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The rules established by this subchapter provide the policies and procedures for participation in the Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. This program is intended to address the critical shortage of direct care professionals in the State by providing loan redemption incentives for persons who 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 sufficient, qualified professional staff are available to provide the direct care services that are needed by State residents. This program provides redemption of eligible student loan expenses incurred by program participants covering the cost of attendance while enrolled in an approved undergraduate or graduate course of study in exchange for full-time employment as a direct care professional at a qualified facility or agency following the participant's successful completion of the approved course of study.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"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 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 does 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 18A:71A-3.
"Direct care professional" means a professional staff member at a qualified facility who provides one or more of the social or health-related services to eligible persons in need of these services.
1. For purposes of this definition, "social or health-related services" means 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" means the cumulative total of the annual State and Federal student loans, including interest paid or due, covering the cost of attendance while enrolled in an approved course of study.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Authority or his or her designee.
"Legal and Governmental Affairs" means the Legal and Governmental Affairs office, or its successor office, located within the Authority.
"Program" or "SSSLRP" means the Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program established pursuant to P.L. 2005, c. 157.
"Program participant" means a person who meets the eligibility, application and contractual requirements for participation in the program.
"Qualified facility" means:
1. A facility operated by the Department of Human Services that provides direct care services to persons served by the department;
2. A county psychiatric hospital;
3. A facility operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission;
4. A veterans' memorial home operated by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and
5. 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.
"Student Loan Office" means the Student Loan Office, or its successor office, located within the Authority.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.3 - Listings of qualified facilities and filling qualified positions

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(a) Each year, as specified by the Authority, the Commissioner of Human Services, the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission and the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall each submit a list of qualified facilities and qualified direct care professional positions to the Executive Director of the Authority. Each agency shall also provide any updates to these listings to the Executive Director no later than June 1 of each year.
(b) 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 in accordance with P.L. 2005, c. 157.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.4 - Eligibility requirements for program participation

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(a) To be eligible for participation in the program, an applicant must:
1. Be a resident of the State of New Jersey and maintain domicile in the State during participation in the program;
2. 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;
3. Have been initially hired as a full-time direct care professional at a qualified facility on or after July 14, 2005, which is the date of program enactment; and
4. Have an outstanding balance with a State or Federal student loan program and not be in default on any student loan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.5 - Application procedures

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(a) In order to apply for participation in the program, an applicant must complete a loan redemption program application and submit it to the Student Loan Office.
1. The program application includes identifying information about the applicant as well as contact information, current employment, college attendance and graduation, the amount of the applicant's outstanding Federal and State student loans and the holder of those loans.
2. Inclusive within the program application, an applicant must also have his or her employer certify full-time employment as a direct care professional in a qualified facility before submitting the application to the Student Loan Office.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.6 - Terms for loan redemption

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(a) An applicant, who has met the eligibility requirements for participation in the program, shall enter into a written contract with the Authority. The contract shall specify the duration of the participant's approved employment service obligation, not to exceed four years, and the total amount of eligible student loan expenses to be redeemed by the State in return for service.
(b) Loan redemption under the program shall not exceed $ 5,000 of the principal and interest of eligible student loan expenses for each full year of approved employment service successfully completed by the program participant. The total loan redemption amount for a program participant shall not exceed $ 20,000. No amount of loan redemption shall be provided for service performed for less than a full year. Loan redemption will be applied first to outstanding State loans and then to outstanding Federal loans.
1. At the time an applicant is accepted as a program participant and has entered into a written contract with the Authority, the Authority will encumber up to $ 20,000 of program funds as necessary to provide for the redemption of the participant's eligible student loan expenses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.8 - Termination or suspension of the participant's employment service obligation and cancellation of the loan redemption contract by the Authority

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(a) The Authority shall terminate the participant's employment service obligation and cancel the loan redemption contract if it determines:
1. On the basis of a sworn affidavit of a qualified physician that the participant is totally and permanently disabled;
2. On the basis of a death certificate, or other evidence of death that is conclusive under State law, that the participant has died;
3. On the basis of substantiating documentation as may be deemed necessary by the Authority upon specific case review that continued enforcement of the employment service obligation may result in extreme hardship for the participant;
4. On the basis of substantiating documentation, as defined in (a)3 above, that the participant has been convicted of a felony and/or a high misdemeanor, as defined in 2C:1-4.d, or has committed an act of gross negligence in the performance of his or her employment service obligation; or
5. On the basis of substantiating documentation, as defined in (a)3 above, that the participant's license to practice in his or her chosen field has been suspended or revoked.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.9 - Cancellation of the loan redemption contract by the program participant

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A program participant may cancel his or her loan redemption contract with the Authority by submitting written notification to the Student Loan Office. The participant assumes full responsibility for repayment of the full amount of his or her loan(s) or that portion of the loan(s) that has not been redeemed by the State in return for partial fulfillment of the four-year contract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.10 - Allocation of funds for redemption of loans for an approved course of study

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The Authority shall provide loan redemption to program participants for eligible student loan expenses incurred for an approved course of study, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose. Of these funds, 80 percent shall be allocated to provide loan redemption to finance the undergraduate study of program participants and 20 percent shall be allocated to provide loan redemption to finance the approved course of graduate study of program participants.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.11 - Waiting list for eligible applicants if program funds are exhausted

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(a) In the event program funds are exhausted in a given fiscal year, eligible applicants will be placed on a waiting list for loan redemption in the date order in which the Authority received their applications.
(b) If program funds become available in a given fiscal year, the next eligible applicant on the waiting list will be notified of the availability of said funds and his or her potential eligibility for program participation.
(c) If program funds do not become available in a given fiscal year, eligible applicants on the waiting list will carry over to the next fiscal year for potential eligibility for program participation, subject to program funding.
(d) While an applicant may change employment in a qualified position or to another qualified facility or agency, he or she must be continuously employed as a full-time direct care professional by a qualified facility or agency to remain on the waiting list.
(e) When an eligible applicant on the waiting list is notified of his or her potential eligibility for program participation, the applicant shall submit certification of continuous full-time employment as a direct care professional by a qualified facility or agency to the Student Loan Office.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.12 - Appeals process

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(a) When an applicant has received a notification of ineligibility for program participation, he or she may submit a written appeal to the Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs within 30 days of the date of the notification. The written appeal must include the following:
1. A copy of the notification of ineligibility received by the applicant from the Authority; and
2. The reason(s) why the applicant feels he or she is eligible to participate in the program along with any documentation which the applicant has obtained to support the appeal, if applicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.13 - Program evaluation

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(a) The Authority shall annually submit a program report to the Governor and the Chairs 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:
1. The total number of participants receiving loan redemption under the program;
2. The approved course of study of each of the participants; and
3. The total number of participants who withdrew from the program and failed to complete the program's employment requirement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-2.14 - Reversion of participant's encumbered funds

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(a) In the event that any or all loan redemption funds encumbered for a program participant are not redeemed due to the termination of the participant's employment service obligation by the Authority or cancellation of the redemption contract by the participant, such funds will revert to the program fund and be available to enroll other eligible applicants.
(b) All unexpended program funds will carry over to the next fiscal year.
(c) The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall maintain the program fund containing State appropriations and carry-overs from the prior fiscal year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.1 - Purpose and scope

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The rules established by this subchapter provide the policies and procedures for participation in the Tuition Reimbursement Program for Psychiatrists administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. This Program shall provide reimbursement to Program participants for a portion of the eligible tuition expenses incurred by the participants in attending medical school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
"Eligible position" means full-time employment as a psychiatrist in a State underserved area or at a State psychiatric hospital, or at a combination thereof.
"Eligible tuition expenses" means tuition expenses that were incurred by a Program participant in attending an accredited medical school and were not covered by any grants or scholarships.
"Fiscal year" means the period of time beginning on July 1 of a given year and ending on June 30 of the following year.
"Full-time practice as a psychiatrist" means 35 hours per week in an eligible position.
"Mental healthcare services" means the assessment and treatment of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders.
"Program" means the Tuition Reimbursement Program for Psychiatrists established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:71C-59et seq.
"Program participant" means a psychiatrist who contracts with the Authority to provide mental health care services in a State underserved area or in a State psychiatric hospital in return for tuition reimbursement provided under the Program.
"State psychiatric hospital" means a State psychiatric hospital operated by the Department of Health and listed in N.J.S.A. 30:1-7.
"State underserved area" means a geographic area in this State that the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, determines, on the basis of health status and economic indicators, as having a physician shortage in the specialty of psychiatry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.3 - Designation of underserved areas; list of available positions in State psychiatric hospitals

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(a) In accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:71C-62, the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, shall designate State underserved areas that have a shortage of psychiatrists. In designating State underserved areas, the Commissioner of Health shall consider health status criteria and economic indicators including, but not limited to, the financial resources of the population who reside in the area under consideration and the population's access to mental health care services.
(b) The Commissioner of Health shall transmit to the Authority, a list of the State underserved areas and the projected number of psychiatrists needed in each area.
(c) The Commissioner of Health shall transmit to the Authority, the list of the State psychiatric hospitals and the projected number of psychiatrists needed in each hospital.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.4 - Eligibility requirements for Program participation

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(a) To be eligible for participation in the Program, an applicant must:
1. Maintain residency in the State during participation in the Program;
2. Be a State-licensed physician who has successfully completed all educational and residency training requirements for the practice of psychiatry by the date of execution of the Program contract;
3. Apply for the Program by September 30 of the calendar year after completing an accredited residency training program in psychiatry or completing an accredited fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry;
4. Agree to practice full-time as a psychiatrist in a State underserved area and/or in a State psychiatric hospital for a period of one to four years in return for the tuition reimbursement provided under the Program; and
5. Not be simultaneously participating in either the Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program, N.J.S.A. 18A:71C-32 et seq., or in the Federally administered National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, § 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §
											254l-1).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.5 - Application procedures

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(a) In order to apply for participation in the Program, an applicant must complete a tuition reimbursement Program application and submit it to the Authority between July 1 and September 30.
1. The Program application includes, but is not limited to:
i. The applicant's identification and contact information;
ii. Certification of full-time employment from the applicant's current employer or anticipated employer, including the start date;
iii. Proof of medical school attendance and graduation; and
iv. Proof of the amount of the applicant's tuition expenses for each year of medical school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.6 - Terms for tuition reimbursement

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(a) An applicant who is selected for participation in the Program shall enter into a written contract with the Authority. The contract shall specify the total amount of eligible tuition expenses to be reimbursed by the State, not to exceed 25 percent of the participant's eligible tuition expenses for the one academic year of medical school attendance in which tuition was the lowest, in return for each full year of service satisfactorily completed by the participant, not to exceed four years. The contract shall require a program participant to:
1. Charge for professional services at the usual and customary rate prevailing in the State underserved area, but allow a patient who is unable to pay that charge to pay at a reduced rate or receive care at no charge;
2. Not discriminate against any patient in the provision of mental health care services on the basis of that person's ability to pay or source of payment; and
3. Agree not to charge in excess of the limiting fee for a service, as determined by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, to a recipient of benefits under the Federal Medicare program established pursuant to Pub. L. 89-97 ( 42 U.S.C. §§
											1395 et seq.).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.7 - Termination or suspension of the participant's tuition reimbursement contract

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(a) The Authority shall terminate the participant's employment service obligation and cancel the tuition reimbursement contract if it determines:
1. On the basis of a sworn affidavit of a qualified physician, that the participant is totally and permanently disabled;
2. On the basis of a death certificate, or other evidence of death that is conclusive under State law, that the participant has died;
3. On the basis of substantiating documentation as may be deemed necessary by the Authority upon specific case review, that continued enforcement of the employment service obligation may result in extreme hardship for the participant;
4. That the participant is no longer employed in a qualified position;
5. That the participant has been convicted of a felony and/or a high misdemeanor, as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4.d, or has committed an act of gross negligence in the performance of his or her employment service obligation; or
6. That the participant's license to practice has been revoked or suspended for cause.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR PSYCHIATRISTS › Section 9A:10-3.8 - Appeals process

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(a) When an applicant has received a notification of ineligibility for Program participation, he or she may submit a written appeal to the Authority within 30 days of the date of the notification. The written appeal must include the following:
1. A copy of the notification of ineligibility received by the applicant from the Authority; and
2. The reason(s) why the applicant feels he or she is eligible to participate in the Program along with any documentation that the applicant has obtained to support the appeal, if applicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 4 - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM › Section 9A:10-4.1 - Purpose and scope

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The rules established by this subchapter provide the policies and procedures for participation in the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program administered by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. This program is intended to address the current and projected critical shortage of nurse faculty in the State by providing an incentive to enter graduate nursing education programs. This program provides redemption of eligible student loan expenses incurred by program participants in exchange for full-time faculty employment at a school of nursing in the State for a five-year period following completion of the approved graduate degree program.