New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 4 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHARGEBACK
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9A:4-1.4 - Procedures

(a) The issuance of a certificate of residence by the chief fiscal officer of the student's county of residence shall signify the resident county's agreement to pay its share of the operating expenses of the receiving community college.

(b) If the chief fiscal officer of a county refuses to issue a certificate of residence, the chief fiscal officer shall so inform the applicant, give the reason for the refusal, and explain that the applicant may appeal to the board of chosen freeholders of the county within 10 days of the receipt of notice of refusal. The board of chosen freeholders shall make a determination after a hearing, upon 10 days' notice to the chief fiscal officer and the applicant, and such determination shall be final and binding on the county.

(c) The student shall present the certification of residence to the admitting college and shall subsequently be required to pay the prevailing in-county tuition rate and such other fees as may be required of students who reside in the county.

(d) The college accepting out-of-county students on a chargeback basis shall charge the sending counties according to a system of differential chargeback rates as determined by the State Treasurer in consultation with the Council of County Colleges.

(e) The receiving community college, when billing another county for a chargeback student, shall identify the courses or programs in which the student is enrolled.