New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 10 - STUDENT LOAN AND COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Subchapter 8 - LOAN REDEMPTION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED FIELDS EMPLOYED IN LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS
Section 9A:10-8.6 - Termination or suspension of the Program participant's participation contract

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 9A:10-8.6

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

(a) The Authority shall terminate the Program participant's participation contract if it determines:

1. On the basis of a sworn affidavit of a qualified physician, that the participant is totally and permanently disabled;

2. On the basis of a death certificate, or other evidence of death that is conclusive under State law, that the participant has died;

3. On the basis of substantiating documentation, as may be deemed necessary by the Authority upon specific case review, that continued enforcement of the employment service obligation may result in extreme hardship for the participant;

4. That the participant is no longer teaching in a high-need field at a low-performing school, except as permitted at N.J.A.C. 9A:10-8.5(d);

5. That the participant's certification has been revoked;

6. That the participant has been convicted of a felony and/or a high misdemeanor, as defined at N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4.d, has committed an act of gross negligence in the performance of his or her employment service obligation, or that the participant has not met the employer's performance standards; or

7. The participant has not submitted the certification required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:10-8.5(c) to receive the loan redemption within 60 days of written request for the required documents by the Authority.

(b) The Authority may suspend the Program participant's participation contract if the Authority determines, on the basis of substantiating documentation, as may be deemed necessary by the Authority upon specific case review, that continued enforcement of the employment service obligation may result in extreme hardship for the participant. Extreme hardships include, but are not limited to, temporary disability, active duty military service, or temporary suspension of the participant's professional license pending the outcome of an investigation.

1. The Authority may suspend the Program participant's participation contract for a period of up to two calendar years from the date the suspension commences. At the end of the first year of suspension, the participant must provide the Authority with substantiating documentation, as defined in this subsection, to renew the suspension for a second year.

2. The suspension, as stipulated at (b)1 above, may be extended beyond two years for exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Authority on the basis of substantiating documentation, as defined in this subsection.

(d) The Authority shall have final decision-making authority to terminate a participant's participation contract.

(e) Participants who nullify their participation agreement, or whose participation agreements are terminated by the Authority, are not eligible to reapply to participate in the Program.

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