Bill Text: NJ S1760 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: "Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and in State tuition rate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-14 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S1760 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-S1760-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Pou
SYNOPSIS
"Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act;" defines domicile for dependent students for the purpose of eligibility for State student loans, grants, or scholarships and in-State tuition rate.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Higher Education Committee on May 14, 2012, with amendments.
An Act concerning higher education and supplementing chapter 62 and chapter 71B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Citizenship Equality Act."
2. a. A dependent student shall be considered domiciled in this State for the purposes of determining eligibility for a State student loan, grant, or scholarship if the student meets the following criteria:
(1) the student is a United States citizen;
(2) the student has resided in the State for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the academic period for which State student assistance is being requested; and
(3) the student's parent or guardian provides the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with documentation that the parent or guardian has filed a New Jersey and federal income tax return 1, or with evidence of withholding of income tax,1 for the most recent tax year.
b. 1[Notwithstanding the provisions of] A dependent student may not establish eligibility for a State student loan, grant, or scholarship pursuant to1 subsection a. of this section 1[to the contrary, a dependent student whose] if the student's1 parent has not lived in this State for a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the initial academic period for which State student assistance is being requested 1[shall be considered to be in the State for the temporary purpose of obtaining an education and shall be ineligible for such assistance]1.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility for a State student loan, grant, or scholarship of any student who does not meet the requirements of this section but is 1otherwise1 eligible for State student assistance in accordance with law or regulation.
3. a. A dependent student shall be considered domiciled in this State for the purposes of determining eligibility for the in-State undergraduate tuition rate at a public institution of higher education if the student meets the following criteria:
(1) the student is a United States citizen;
(2) the student has resided in the State for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months before first enrolling in a public institution of higher education; and
(3) the student's parent or guardian provides the 1[Higher Education Student Assistance Authority] public institution of higher education1 with 1[documentation that the parent or guardian has filed a] copies of any1 New Jersey and federal income tax return 1filed by the parent or guardian, or with evidence of withholding of income tax,1 for the most recent tax year.
b. 1[Notwithstanding the provisions of] A dependent student may not establish eligibility for the in-State undergraduate tuition rate pursuant to1 subsection a. of this section 1[to the contrary, a dependent student whose] if the student's1 parent has not lived in this State for a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the student's initial enrollment in a public institution of higher education 1[shall be considered to be in the State for the temporary purpose of obtaining an education and shall be ineligible for the in-State undergraduate tuition rate]1.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility for the in-State undergraduate tuition rate of any student who does not meet the requirements of this section but is 1otherwise1 eligible for the in-State undergraduate tuition rate at a public institution of higher education in accordance with law or regulation.
4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first be applicable to the determination of State student assistance for the 2012-2013 academic year.
