New Jersey Statutes 18A:71C-77. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:71C-77
- Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Public school: means a school, under college grade, which derives its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
“Authority” means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:71A-3
“Eligible tuition expenses” means tuition expenses that were incurred by a program participant in attending an accredited master’s degree or Ph.D. program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or that were incurred by a program participant in the completion of 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and which were not covered by any grants or scholarships.
“Program” means the tuition reimbursement program established pursuant to section 5 of this act for teachers who acquire a master’s degree or Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or who complete 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
“Program participant” means a teacher who contracts with the authority to teach STEM classes in a public school following the completion of a master’s degree or Ph.D. program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or following the completion of 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, in return for tuition reimbursement provided under the program.
L.2019, c.401, s.4.