Allows students to use certain grant awards during summer session.

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ASSEMBLY, No. 2014

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER

District 37 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Speight

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows students to use certain grant awards during
summer session.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning the use of certain student assistance grants
and supplementing chapters 71 and 71B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� A student may elect
to use a portion of a tuition aid grant award to enroll in the summer session
that follows the academic year for courses that will fulfill graduation
requirements or that will award credits in the student�s academic major.� Prior
to the beginning of the academic year, a student shall notify the authority of
the student�s intent to use a portion of the tuition aid grant award for the
summer session, and the authority shall adjust the amount of the tuition aid
grant award that will be disbursed during the academic year accordingly and
notify the student that using a portion of the tuition aid grant award during
the summer session will decrease the amount of the award that will be disbursed
during the academic year by a specific dollar amount each semester.

���� �b.�� For each institution
that participates in the tuition aid grant program, the authority shall
annually report:

���� (1)� the number of students
who did and did not use a portion of a tuition aid grant award to enroll in the
summer session; and

���� (2)� the number and percent of
students who did and did not use a portion of a tuition aid grant award to
enroll in the summer session who graduated within 100 percent and 150 percent
of normal completion time.

���� �c.�� The use of a tuition aid
grant award for a summer session shall not count towards the number of academic
years for which a student is eligible to receive a grant pursuant to the
provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.18A:71B-20.

���� 2.��� a. �A student may elect
to use a portion of an opportunity grant to enroll in the summer session that
follows the academic year for courses that will fulfill graduation requirements
or that will award credits in the student�s academic major.� Prior to the
beginning of the academic year, a student shall notify the Office of the
Secretary of Higher Education of the student�s intent to use a portion of the
opportunity grant for the summer session, and the secretary shall adjust the
amount of the opportunity grant that will be disbursed during the academic year
accordingly and notify the student that using a portion of the opportunity
grant during the summer session will decrease the amount of the grant that will
be disbursed during the academic year by a specific dollar amount each
semester.

���� �b.�� For each institution
that participates in the educational opportunity assistance program, the
secretary shall annually report:

���� (1)� the number of students
who did and did not use a portion of an opportunity grant to enroll in the
summer session; and

���� (2)� the number and percent of
students who did and did not use a portion of an opportunity grant to enroll in
the summer session who graduated within 100 percent and 150 percent of normal
completion time.

���� �c.�� The use of an
opportunity grant for a summer session shall not count towards the number of
years for which a student is eligible to receive a grant pursuant to the
provisions of section 10 of P.L.1968, c.142 (C.18A:71-37).

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full academic year
following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

����� This bill provides that a student may elect to use a
portion of a tuition aid grant (TAG) award, or an opportunity grant funded
through the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), during the summer session
following the academic year for courses that fulfill graduation requirements or
award credits in the student�s academic major.� The student would be
responsible for notifying the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
(HESAA), in the case of TAG, or the Office of the Secretary of Higher
Education, in the case of EOF, of the intent to use a portion of the award
during the summer.� HESAA or the secretary, as appropriate, would adjust the
amount of the student�s award that will be disbursed during the academic year,
and notify the student that using a portion of the grant during the summer
session will reduce the amount of the award that will be disbursed during the
academic year.� HESAA or the secretary, as appropriate, would also be required
to annually report the number of students who did and did not use a portion of
a grant award to enroll in courses during the summer, and the number and
percent of these students who graduated within 100 percent and 150 percent of
normal completion time.

����� This bill implements a recommendation of the College
Affordability Study Commission which released its final report in September
2016.