New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 95 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Subchapter 8 - COMMISSION OPERATED VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Section 10:95-8.3 - College services

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:95-8.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) College services are designed to assist Commission clients who require college training in order to achieve their vocational goal. The Commission monitors eligible clients during their college careers and functions as a resource to clients for information concerning:

1. Financial aid and similar benefits;

2. College admissions and qualifications;

3. Specific college programs;

4. A specific client's qualifications for college admission; and

5. The acceptance of a client for college services.

(b) Each applicant for college training shall meet the following criteria:

1. The client shall meet the eligibility requirements for vocational rehabilitation services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:91-2;

2. The client shall not be receiving financial aid from another state or territory;

3. The client shall not be residing in New Jersey for the sole purpose of receiving support for college training from the Commission;

4. The client shall be formally accepted into a full-time college program;

5. The client's vocational goal shall have been endorsed by the Commission;

6. The client, or his or her guardian, shall submit a completed Commission Financial Survey Form to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 10:91-3; and

7. The client, or his or her parent or guardian, shall complete a Financial Aid Form (FAF) or its equivalent as required by the college or university to determine if the client is eligible for any financial assistance from sources outside the Commission. This information will then be used to determine if the client is eligible for financial assistance from the Commission (see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3).

(c) The vocational rehabilitation counselor, along with his or her supervisor, shall be responsible for making the recommendation to accept the client for college services based on the criteria in (b) above.

(d) The Commission shall provide reader service, books and supplies, in accordance with the rates set forth in 10:95-8.8, and academic intervention for all clients as needed.

(e) Appeals shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 10:95-19.

(f) Each client, or his or her parent or guardian, shall annually complete the Financial Aid Form (FAF) or its equivalent in order to determine whether the client is eligible for any financial assistance other than from the Commission (see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3).

(g) The Commission shall annually review the Financial Survey Form in order to determine the client's level of financial participation (see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3).

(h) All college expenses shall be subject to the Financial Aid Form or equivalent or Commission needs test. The expenses of eligible clients receiving college sponsorship by the Commission under this subchapter shall be paid by the Commission as follows:

1. Tuition and room and board costs shall be paid up to the current rates charged for clients attending the least expensive public New Jersey State college/university;

2. For clients attending private in-State colleges and universities or private or public out-of-State colleges and universities, tuition, and room and board costs may not exceed the rates charged by the least expensive New Jersey State college/university;

3. Each eligible client attending a full-time undergraduate/graduate program may receive a stipend for reader/amanuensis services and books and supplies according to the established Commission fee schedule as set forth in 10:95-8.8;

4. Transportation services may be available to eligible clients in accordance with the criteria set forth at 10:95-15.1; and

5. Personal maintenance is issued at the discretion of the vocational rehabilitation counselor based on documented economic need (see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3).

(i) The client's college program shall be consistent with his or her interests, aptitudes and abilities, and informed choice, as documented in the client's case record and shall be supportive of the client's vocational goal. The IPE shall be reviewed at least annually and amended, as necessary, and documented in the consumer's case record.

(j) Each client will be expected to complete a degree program within the same time frame as customarily required of other full time students enrolled in the same program.

(k) Each client shall be expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA or better average on the undergraduate level and a 3.0 GPA on the graduate level. Failure to maintain at least a 2.0 GPA will result in loss of Commission sponsorship.

(l) Each client shall be expected to provide documentation of grades and course selection on an annual basis.

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