New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM
Section 9A:10-2.6 - Terms for loan redemption
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An applicant, who has met the eligibility requirements for participation in the program, shall enter into a written contract with the Authority. The contract shall specify the duration of the participant's approved employment service obligation, not to exceed four years, and the total amount of eligible student loan expenses to be redeemed by the State in return for service.
(b) Loan redemption under the program shall not exceed $ 5,000 of the principal and interest of eligible student loan expenses for each full year of approved employment service successfully completed by the program participant. The total loan redemption amount for a program participant shall not exceed $ 20,000. No amount of loan redemption shall be provided for service performed for less than a full year. Loan redemption will be applied first to outstanding State loans and then to outstanding Federal loans.
(c) In order to continue eligibility for loan redemption under the program, a participant must submit certification, prior to the annual redemption of loan indebtedness, of his or her full-time employment as a direct care professional in a qualified facility to the Student Loan Office.