Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:71A-23 Higher Education Student Assistance Fund. 18A:71A-23. Higher Education Student Assistance Fund. The authority shall establish and maintain a special fund called the "Higher Education Student Assistance Fund" solely for its activities as a guaranty agency and lender und…

18A:71A-24 Loan Reserve Fund. 18A:71A-24. Loan Reserve Fund. a. Within the Higher Education Student Assistance Fund, the authority shall establish and maintain a special fund called the "Loan Reserve Fund" in which shall be deposited: (1) all reserve funds held by the authority; …

18A:71A-25 Capital Reserve Fund; use; investment. 18A:71A-25. Capital Reserve Fund; Use; Investment. a. The authority shall establish and maintain a special fund called the "New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Capital Reserve Fund" in which there shall be deposited: (1…

18A:71A-26 Dissolution. 18A:71A-26. Dissolution. Should the Legislature act to dissolve the authority, the dissolution shall not be complete until all loans guaranteed have been paid by the borrower, or if in default, by the authority. Thereafter, upon dissolution of the authorit…

18A:71A-27 Effect of partial invalidity; severability. 18A:71A-27. Effect of Partial Invalidity; Severability. If any clause, sentence, article, paragraph, section or part of this act be adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalid…

18A:71A-28 Transfer of functions, powers and duties of office of student assistance. 18A:71A-28. Transfer of Functions, Powers and Duties of Office of Student Assistance. a. The Office of Student Assistance in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury is abolished and all its f…

18A:71A-29 Transfer of Functions, powers and duties of student assistance board. 18A:71A-29. Transfer of Functions, Powers and Duties of Student Assistance Board. a. The Student Assistance Board in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury established pursuant to section 1 of P…

18A:71A-3 Higher Education Student Assistance Authority created. 18A:71A-3. Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Created. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, a body corporate and politic, shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State Government…

18A:71A-30 Transfer of functions, powers and duties of higher education assistance authority. 18A:71A-30. Transfer of Functions, Powers and Duties of Higher Education Assistance Authority. a. The Higher Education Assistance Authority in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury…

18A:71A-31 Abolishment of executive director of student assistance programs. 18A:71A-31. Abolishment of Executive Director of Student Assistance Programs. The Office of the Executive Director of Student Assistance Programs in the Office of Student Assistance, established pursuant…

18A:71A-32 Construction of law. 18A:71A-32. Construction of Law. The enactment of this revision law shall not: a. affect the tenure, compensation and pension rights, if any, of the lawful holder thereof, in any position held in the Office of Student Assistance on the effective da…

18A:71A-33 Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to be responsible for implementation. 18A:71A-33. Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to Be Responsible for Implementation. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, with the aid of any department or offi…

18A:71A-34 Limitation on powers of authority; bond holders protected. 18A:71A-34. Limitation on Powers of Authority; Bond Holders Protected. The powers conferred in this act upon the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall be exercised with due regard for the rights o…

18A:71A-35 Development, distribution of student loan repayment information document. 1. a. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall develop a student loan repayment information document. The document shall include, but need not be limited to: examples of monthly an…

18A:71A-4 Board of the authority. 18A:71A-4. a. The Board of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall consist of 18 members as follows: the State Treasurer, ex-officio, or a designee; the Secretary of Higher Education, ex-officio, or a designee from among the publi…

18A:71A-5 Executive director. 18A:71A-5. Executive Director. a. The executive director of the authority shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except…

18A:71A-6 Organization of the board. 18A:71A-6. Organization of the Board. a. Meetings of the board shall be held at such time and place as the members shall determine. A majority of the members in office at a meeting at which public members of the board are present shall be nece…

18A:71A-7 Limitation of liability, conflict of interest, compensation. 18A:71A-7. Limitation of Liability, Conflict of Interest, Compensation. a. The personal liability of members of the board, which shall be a public entity under the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et…

18A:71A-8 General powers of the authority. 18A:71A-8. General Powers of the Authority. The authority shall have the power to: a. adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; b. maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it ma…

18A:71A-9 Further powers of the authority. 18A:71A-9. Further Powers of the Authority. The authority shall have the following powers to: a. further access to postsecondary education, whether by loans, grants, scholarships, savings programs, or other means as approved by the Legis…

18A:71B-1 Eligible institution defined. 18A:71B-1. Eligible Institution Defined. Unless otherwise restricted by the authority by regulation, "eligible institution" for purposes of this chapter only means an institution of higher education in this State that is licensed by the Com…

18A:71B-10 Collection of overpayments and ineligible payments of financial aid. 18A:71B-10. Collection of Overpayments and Ineligible Payments of Financial Aid. Because the institution is responsible for ensuring a student's eligibility for financial aid awarded under this chapte…

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…

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 re…

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 pro…

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 effec…

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…

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 underr…

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 scho…

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…

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…

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.…

18A:71B-11 Scholarships created. 18A:71B-11. Scholarships Created. There are hereby created Garden State Scholarships which shall be maintained by the State, awarded to secondary school students with records of distinguished achievement and promise, and used for undergraduate stu…

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.

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 A…

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…

18A:71B-113 Eligibility for financial aid grant. 3. a. To be eligible to receive a financial aid grant under the Community College Opportunity Grant Program, a student shall: (1) be a legal resident of the State in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.18A:71B-2 or be eligible …

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…

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 goa…

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 S…

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 i…

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 …

18A:71B-12 Administration by the authority. 18A:71B-12. Administration by the Authority. The authority shall administer the provisions of this article, establish criteria, methodology and guidelines for awarding Garden State Scholarships, adopt rules and regulations, and prescrib…

18A:71B-13 Criteria, methodology and guidelines; revisions. 18A:71B-13. Criteria, Methodology and Guidelines; Revisions. Any revisions to criteria, methodology and guidelines in effect at the date this act becomes effective shall, after consultation with the Commission on Higher …

18A:71B-14 Award of scholarships. 18A:71B-14. Award of Scholarships. As determined by the authority and subject to the amount of appropriations available therefor, a Garden State Scholarship shall be awarded annually to each eligible New Jersey resident enrolled as a full-time un…

18A:71B-15 Renewal of scholarships. 18A:71B-15. Renewal of Scholarships. Each Garden State Scholarship awarded shall be renewable annually for up to four years except that, in the case of a scholarship holder who is enrolled in a course of study required by the institution to cov…