6. a. Not later than September 30,2006, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the implementation of the NJ STARS Program at the several county colleges. The report shall, for each college, set forth statistics on and include an analysis of student participation in the program at the college, the amounts of funding provided under the program to students enrolled at the college, the amounts of funding made available to those participating students from State sources other than the NJ STARS Program and from federal and institutional sources, and such other factors as the authority deems to be necessary or useful to the evaluation of the program.

b. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall administer the provisions of this act and shall establish appropriate criteria, procedures, and guidelines for awarding New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarships to eligible students in accordance with the provisions of this act. The authority shall adopt in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

L.2004,c.59,s.6.