Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

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 serv…

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 graduat…

18A:71B-9 False information; penalty. 18A:71B-9. False Information; Penalty. A person who knowingly and willfully furnishes any false or misleading information for the purpose of obtaining a scholarship or tuition assistance grant, or of enabling another to obtain a scholarship o…

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 o…

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…

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 participan…

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 amou…

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 participant…

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 co…

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 Youth Justice Commission, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et…

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 pr…

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.

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…

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 appropri…

18A:71C-10 Deduction of overdue student loan payments from wages of employees of the state, institution of higher education and public authorities. 18A:71C-10. Deduction of Overdue Student Loan Payments From Wages of Employees of the State, Institution of Higher Education and Pub…

18A:71C-11 Regulations. 18A:71C-11. Regulations. The Department of the Treasury and the authority shall jointly promulgate regulations concerning the procedures and methods to be employed for the implementation of the provisions of this act concerning deductions for overdue stude…

18A:71C-12 Deduction of overdue student loan payments from wages of county and municipal employees. 18A:71C-12. Deduction of Overdue Student Loan Payments from Wages of County and Municipal Employees. Whenever any officer or employee of a county or municipality has failed to make…

18A:71C-13 Guidelines for payment of arrearages. 18A:71C-13. Guidelines for Payment of Arrearages. The Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury and the Higher Education Student Assistance Auth…

18A:71C-14 Deduction of overdue student loan payments from wages of certain boards or authorities. 18A:71C-14. Deduction of Overdue Student Loan Payments From Wages of Certain Boards or Authorities. Whenever any officer or employee of a local board of education, a county or munic…

18A:71C-15 Guidelines for payment of arrearages. 18A:71C-15. Guidelines for Payment of Arrearages. The Department of Education and the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury and the Higher E…

18A:71C-16 Deduction of overdue student loan payments from wages of employees of the private sector. 18A:71C-16. Deduction of Overdue Student Loan Payments From Wages of Employees of the Private Sector. Whenever any officer or employee or any employer within or outside this State…

18A:71C-17 Lien not treated as wage execution. 18A:71C-17. Lien Not Treated as Wage Execution. The lien against an employee's wages undertaken pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71C-10, N.J.S.18A:71C-12, N.J.S.18A:71C-14 and N.J.S.18A:71C-16 shall not be considered an execution against wages …

18A:71C-18 Exchange of information with other State departments and agencies. 18A:71C-18. Exchange of Information with Other State Departments and Agencies. The authority may use the following procedures to locate borrowers who have failed to make scheduled payments to the author…

18A:71C-19 Professional or occupational misconduct. 18A:71C-19. Professional or Occupational Misconduct. a. Notwithstanding provisions of any law to the contrary, any State professional or occupational licensing board shall define a borrower's delinquent or default status of any …

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 applica…

18A:71C-20 Deductions of overdue payments from State lottery winnings. 18A:71C-20. Deductions of Overdue Payments from State Lottery Winnings. a. The Director of the Division of State Lottery in the Department of the Treasury and the executive director shall initiate an ongoing d…

18A:71C-21 College loans to assist state students loan program. 18A:71C-21. College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program. There is hereby established within the authority a New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program. Under the NJCLASS Loan Pro…

18A:71C-21.1 Annual report on NJCLASS Loan Program. 1. The authority shall annually submit to the Governor and to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly a report on the NJCLASS Loan Program. The report shall be submitted no later than August 1 of each…

18A:71C-21.2 Development of student loan comparison information document. 2. a. The authority shall develop a student loan comparison information document. The document shall provide information that allows a borrower to compare an NJCLASS loan with loans available under federal …

18A:71C-22 College loans to assist State Students Loan Fund. 18A:71C-22 College loans to assist State Students Loan Fund. a. The authority shall establish and maintain a special fund called the "New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Fund" in which there…

18A:71C-23 Eligible borrower. 18A:71C-23. Loans under the NJCLASS Loan Program may be made to eligible borrowers. An eligible borrower is an eligible student or any parent or legal guardian providing financial support for a dependent eligible student. The authority shall set maxi…

18A:71C-24 Eligible institution. 18A:71C-24. Eligible Institution. Unless restricted by the authority by regulations, "eligible institution" means, for the purposes of this article only, an institution of higher education licensed by the appropriate agency or department and accre…

18A:71C-25 Maximum loan amounts. 18A:71C-25. a. The authority shall establish maximum annual loan amounts and maximum total loan amounts which may be made under the NJCLASS Loan Program; however, the amount of a NJCLASS Loan Program loan may not exceed, in combination with other …

18A:71C-26 Accrual of interest; payment. 18A:71C-26. Accrual of Interest; Payment. Interest on each NJCLASS Loan Program loan shall accrue from the date of the making of the loan; however, the payment of the principal or the interest or both may be deferred until a time or times …

18A:71C-27 Student eligibility. 18A:71C-27. Student Eligibility. a. Unless otherwise restricted by the authority by regulation, an eligible student under the NJCLASS Loan Program shall: (1) be a New Jersey resident enrolled on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate or gra…

18A:71C-28 Limitations on program; fees. 18A:71C-28. Limitations on Program; Fees. a. The authority may limit the number of students who receive NJCLASS Loan Program loans for attendance at any educational institution with a default rate exceeding the standard which will be set b…

18A:71C-29 Certain actions prohibited concerning NJCLASS loans. 18A:71C-29. a. Unless expressly limited to federal programs, the information exchange, wage withholding, collection procedures, repayment determinations, and other provisions set forth under article 1 of this part sh…

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 m…

18A:71C-30 Act not to affect higher education student assistance fund. 18A:71C-30. Act Not to Affect Higher Education Student Assistance Fund. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the power of the authority to establish and maintain the Higher Education Student Ass…

18A:71C-31 Falsely securing State loan; crime. 18A:71C-31. Falsely Securing State Loan; Crime. Any person who, having obtained a State loan under this act, solicits, applies for, or accepts another such loan, except as specifically authorized in this act, and any person who knowi…

18A:71C-31.1 Discharge of student loan in case of death of borrower. 1. a. In the event of the death of an eligible student borrower under the NJCLASS Loan Program, the authority shall fully discharge the obligation of the student borrower and a parent or guardian who cosigned th…

18A:71C-31.2 Discharge of student loan in case of total, permanent disability of borrower. 2. a. In the event that an eligible student borrower under the NJCLASS Loan Program becomes totally and permanently disabled, the authority shall fully discharge the obligation of the stude…

18A:71C-31.3 Deferment of student loan payments due to temporary total disability. 3. a. In the event that an eligible student borrower under the NJCLASS Loan Program becomes temporarily totally disabled, the authority shall grant a deferment of payment of loan principal and inte…

18A:71C-31.4 Repayment Assistance Program. 1. a. In order to assist borrowers who are facing economic hardships, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall establish a Repayment Assistance Program for new loans originated under the Standard New Jersey College Loans t…

18A:71C-31.5 Household Income Affordable Repayment Plan. 2. a. To provide further assistance to borrowers who continue to face economic hardships after exhausting their eligibility for the Repayment Assistance Program, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall estab…

18A:71C-31.6 Funding for programs included in bond indentures. 3. For new Standard NJCLASS loans financed in whole or in part by bonds issued by the authority pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-8, funding for the Repayment Assistance Program established pursuant to section 1 of this act a…