New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-2.3. Criteria for determining eligibility for State student grant, scholarship
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-2.3
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) the student is a United States citizen or an eligible noncitizen, as determined under 20 U.S.C. § 1091;
(2) the student and the student’s parent have resided in the State for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the academic period for which State student assistance is being requested; and
(3) the student’s parent or guardian provides the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, upon request, with documentation to verify income and assets.
b. Any procedures and forms established by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and the Secretary of Higher Education for the purposes of this section shall not discriminate against eligible students based on the immigration status or national origin of the student or the student’s parent or guardian.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility for a State student grant or scholarship of any student who does not meet the requirements of this section but is otherwise eligible for State student assistance in accordance with law or regulation.
L.2019, c.383, s.2.