Higher Educational Services FY 2019-2020 · 2019-05-01 · Higher Educational Services FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points 1 The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) 1. The

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The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) 1. The State does not have a defined methodology or formula for allocating State appropriations to the senior public institutions of higher education. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal, however, includes a total of $35 million in “Outcomes-Based Allocations” to each of the senior public institutions of higher education. According to the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in Brief, the $35 million represents a redistribution of $15 million in current operating aid and $20 million in new funding. A corresponding language provision on page D-341 of the budget proposal states that the Outcomes-Based Allocation program is based on a funding rationale that takes into consideration: (1) the total number of degrees awarded by the institution; (2) the number of degrees awarded by the institution to individuals from underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups; and (3) the percentage of students at the institution who qualify for need-based financial aid awards at the State and federal levels. In implementing the Outcomes-Based Allocation program in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal, the OSHE calculated individual institution totals, which added together the number of degrees awarded by the institution in Fiscal Year 2018, the number of degrees awarded by the institution to individuals from underrepresented ethnic and racial minority backgrounds in Fiscal Year 2018, and the number of Federal Pell Grant recipients at the institution in the 2017-2018 academic year. The OSHE then summed all of the institution totals to obtain a Statewide grand total and calculated each institution’s percentage of the Statewide grand total. These percentages were then applied to the $35 million recommended appropriation for the Outcomes-Based Allocation program to calculate the final Outcomes-Based Allocation for each institution. The recommended language provision further stipulates that the institutions receiving awards under the Outcomes-Based Allocation program are required to: (1) commit to the principles of the State Plan for Higher Education; (2) adopt a Financial Aid Shopping Sheet for all undergraduate students; (3) participate in good faith discussions led by the Secretary of Higher Education to improve future distribution of funding to institutions consistent with State priorities; (4) share program-level spending information to assist in the distribution of future funding; and (5) comply with other requirements determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Higher Education. The OSHE has noted that the recommended Fiscal Year 2020 funding for Outcomes-Based Allocations is the first step toward providing a more rational approach to funding higher education in the State. • Question: Please describe the reasons for basing the Outcomes-Based

Allocation program on the metrics described above and in the manner described above. Why were these three metrics chosen as opposed to other alternatives?

The purpose of the outcomes-based funding rationale is to allocate state funding in a way that aligns with and furthers the state’s policy priorities. The recently released state plan for higher education, Where Opportunity Meets Innovation, highlights a student-focused approach to meeting the economic needs of the state. In particular, this methodology is intended to increase credential attainment among students of color and low-income students. The metrics used in the Outcomes-Based Allocation align with this focus.

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The state plan, as well as previous legislative efforts, emphasize the need to ensure students not only enroll in college, but that they successfully complete their programs as well. The use of degree completion is designed to acknowledge this important goal. By using overall numbers rather than rates, we are able to account for both the idea of completion along with the size of the institution. Students of color represent a growing segment of the state’s population but complete at rates lower than their peers. The second component of the allocation takes into account the number of completers who are under-represented minority students, as a way to encourage colleges to enhance their support for minority students. The last measure of low-income student enrollment is designed to acknowledge the importance of serving students from lower income backgrounds.

• Question: Is the formula used to calculate the Outcomes-Based Allocations

intended to be applied to a greater percentage of overall funding in subsequent fiscal years? If so, in what ways does the OSHE intend on doing so?

The intention is for new funding for higher education to flow through the Outcomes-Based Allocation moving forward. We will determine appropriate amounts for new funding as part of the Governor’s Budget proposal in future years, in conversation with the legislature.

• Question: To date, how many institutions are in compliance with the

requirements to receive Outcomes-Based Allocations? In permitting the Secretary to establish “...such other requirements determined to be appropriate…”, how does the policy provide clarity to an institution’s leaders about the steps necessary to receive all of its aid?

OSHE intends to create a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with institutions to clarify the requirements of the Outcomes Based Allocations quickly upon passage of the FY2020 budget. This MOU will make clear the steps that institutions need to take to receive their aid so that there is no confusion.

2. On March 26, 2019, the Governor and the Secretary of Higher Education announced New Jersey’s new State Plan for Higher Education. The plan establishes a vision for higher education in the State, and outlines a New Jersey Student Bill of Rights, which states that all students in the State should have: (1) early exposure to college; (2) clear and comprehensible financial information; (3) affordable and predictable education costs; (4) experiential learning opportunities; (5) supportive faculty and staff; (6) support for on-time college completion; (7) opportunities to earn college credit outside the classroom; (8) high-quality academic programs; (9) safe, supportive, and inclusive campuses; and (10) a voice in the decisions that affect their education.


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Executive Order No. 61, which was released in concert with the State Plan, established the Task Force on New Jersey’s Plan for Higher Education. The task force is to be divided into five working groups, namely: the Working Group on Creating On-Ramps to College, the Working Group on Making College Affordable, the Working Group on Student Success, the Working Group on Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments, and the Working Group on Research, Innovation, and Talent. The OSHE is required to provide staff support to the task force. • Question: Does the Fiscal Year 2020 budget provide resources to provide

staff support to the five working groups and to undertake other activities necessary to implement the State Plan for Higher Education?

The Fiscal Year 2020 budget does not explicitly provide resources to provide staff support to the five working groups. The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education will use existing resources and staff support to undertake the activities necessary to implement the State Plan for Higher Education.

3. On November 6, 2018, voters approved a public question that authorized the issuance of $500 million in general obligation bonds in accordance with the provisions of the “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act,” P.L.2018, c.119, approved by the Governor on August 27, 2018. Under that act, the proceeds of the bonds are to be allocated as capital project grants as follows: $350 million for county vocational school district career and technical education grants and for kindergarten through grade 12 school security project grants; $50 million for county college career and technical education grants; and $100 million for school district water infrastructure improvement grants. The bond act provides that procedures for the review and approval of, and eligibility criteria for, career and technical education grants given to county colleges are to be developed by the Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. The bond act stipulates that a county college applying for a career and technical education grant must demonstrate how the proposed project to be financed through bond funds will: increase the capacity of the county college to offer career and technical education programs; prepare students for high demand, technically skilled careers; and align with labor market demands or economic development goals.

• Question: Please provide details on the timetable for the issuance of information by the Secretary on the application process and selection criteria for the county college career and technical grants authorized under the bond act. How will the allocation of the $350 million bond funds between county vocational school district career and technical education and school security project grants be determined? Will details on the evaluation process for selecting the projects to be awarded grants, including the specific evaluation criteria, and the scoring based on those criteria for each project for which funding is sought, be made publicly available? If not, will this information be made available to the Legislature at the time that the list of approved projects is submitted for its approval?

The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education along with the New Jersey Departments of Education and Labor and Workforce Development have been


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working on the development of the regulations, application and selection criteria for all the projects. OSHE’s involvement in the bond funding pertains only to the $50 million for county college grants for career and technical education. OSHE is working with the partner agencies to align the application and selection criteria across agencies. Once the regulation, application, and selection criteria are finalized, OSHE will share with the public and the legislature.

4. The public research universities, State colleges and universities, independent institutions, and county colleges were invited in 2013 to apply for approximately $1.3 billion in bond funds under the “Building Our Future Bond Act,” the “Higher Education Equipment Leasing Fund Act,” the “Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund Act,” the “Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund Act,” and the “Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund Act.” The Higher Education Capital Facilities Programs Solicitation for Grant Applications set forth a number of criteria for the review and selection of capital projects. A final project list was adopted in July 2013. On November 16, 2015, the Secretary announced a second round of funding totaling $180 million from the 2012 “Building Our Future Bond Act” ($34.3 million) and the “Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund Act,” ($146 million). On June 28, 2016, the Secretary transmitted to the Legislature a list of 35 capital project grants for 32 institutions of higher education across the State, selected from among 65 applications submitted. Since the Legislature and Joint Budget Oversight Committee took no action to disapprove the projects, the projects were deemed approved. • Question: Please provide updated tables for each of the bond funds listed

above, listing by institution the approved projects and the amount of grant funds allocated for each project, disbursement to date, and the undisbursed balance of the allocation for the project, as well as the overall total amount allocated, disbursed, and undisbursed.

The tables for the requested Building Our Future Bond Program and the other state backed programs are attached. See Attachment A.

5. P.L.2018, c.92 (C.18A:3B-34.2), approved August 17, 2018 and effective immediately, established the Statewide “30 Credits Per Year to Finish” communication campaign, to raise awareness among students and their families that a student should take no less than 30 credits per year if intending to graduate within two years in the case of an associate degree or within four years in the case of a baccalaureate degree. • Question: Has the communication campaign been implemented? If so, what

strategies did the OSHE employ in implementing the campaign? What amount of funding was provided for the purposes of the campaign?

The “30 Credits Per Year to Finish” communication campaign is in the process of being implemented within the year. While no funding was provided for the campaign, OSHE supports the need to raise awareness among students and their families about time to degree completion, including it as a recommendation in the


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recently released state plan, Where Opportunity Meets Innovation: A Student–Centered Vision for New Jersey Higher Education. Since the higher education plan has been released, OSHE is working with colleges to develop appropriate materials.

6. P.L.2018, c.144 (C.18A:3B-78 et seq.) permits the establishment by county colleges and four-year institutions of higher education of “three plus one” degree programs in which a student can receive a baccalaureate degree by spending three years at a county college and one year at a four-year institution. • Question: How many “three plus one” degree programs currently exist in

New Jersey? Which county colleges and four-year institutions are involved in these programs? How many students are currently participating in these three plus one programs?

Currently, there are twelve “three plus one” degree programs that are offered in New Jersey. Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) offers eight “three plus one” programs in partnership with Rowan University and Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) offers four “three plus one” programs in partnership with Rowan University, with two more programs scheduled to begin at RCGC in the fall of 2019. OSHE does not collect enrollment data for 3+1 programs specifically at the state level, but individual colleges should be able to provide this information.

7. The OSHE, the Department of Education, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development have led New Jersey’s “65 by ‘25” effort, the goal of which is to ensure that 65 percent of working-age adults in New Jersey attain a post-secondary degree or certification by 2025. • Question: What has been the increase in the percentage of working adults

who have attained a post-secondary degree or certification since the implementation of this effort? What is the current percentage of New Jersey working-age adults which hold such a degree or certification?

As of 2014, the benchmark year for the 65 x 25 launch, 50.1% of New Jersey residents between ages 25 to 64 possessed a college degree or high-quality certificate. In 2017, the most recent available year, 52.7% of New Jersey residents met that standard, including 49.7% with an associate degree or higher and 3.0% with a high-quality certificate.

8. The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program, established in 1968 under P.L.1968, c.142 (C.18A:71-28 et seq.), supports educationally and economically disadvantaged students for undergraduate and graduate study at public and private institutions of higher education in New Jersey. The EOF program, which is administered by the Secretary of Higher Education, has 43 participating public and private institutions. The EOF program consists of Opportunity Grants and Supplementary Education Program Grants.


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Opportunity Grants are awarded to students during the academic year to assist them in meeting college expenses, such as fees, books, room, board, and transportation that are not covered by the State's Tuition Aid Grant program. Summer program grants are available for incoming students who are making the transition to college. Supplementary Education Program Grants are provided to the public and private institutions to provide various campus outreach and support services, including tutoring, counseling, supplemental instruction, and leadership development. The institutions must provide matching funds as a condition for the receipt of grants. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget increases funding for the EOF program by $2.25 million or 5 percent compared to the Fiscal Year 2019 adjusted appropriation. Funding for both Opportunity Grants and Supplemental Education Program Grants is increased by $1.125 million over the Fiscal Year 2019 adjusted appropriations. • Question: What are the minimum and maximum academic year Opportunity

Grant award amounts in Fiscal Year 2019 for students attending: (1) county colleges; (2) public four-year colleges and universities; (3) public research universities; and (4) independent colleges and universities? Will the minimum award amounts increase as a result of the increased appropriations recommended for Fiscal Year 2020?

See Attachment B. • Question: What was the Fiscal Year 2019 matching funds amount

contributed by the institutions under the EOF’s Supplementary Education Program Grants component toward the EOF campus programs versus the contribution from State funds?

State Funds: $14,647,495 Total Matching Funds from all participating Institutions: $23,630,145 9. P.L.2017, c.130 (C.18A:62-46.1) requires each institution of higher education, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Presidents’ Council, to enter into a collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement. Under the agreement, a student enrolled in a four-year institution of higher education who has a cumulative total of 66 credits earned between a county college and the four-year institution may be awarded an associate degree by the county college. The policies and procedures established in the reverse transfer agreement were to be fully operational by September 1, 2018. In response to a Fiscal Year 2019 OLS Discussion Point question regarding P.L.2017, c.130, the OSHE stated that the Presidents’ Council has a pre-existing Statewide Transfer Initiative which includes, among other provisions, reverse transfer from a four-year institution to a county college. A report attached to the OSHE’s response indicated that 14 of the 19 county colleges had entered into one or more reverse transfer agreements with various four-year institutions. At the time of the response, the OSHE stated that there were 24 completed agreements. Despite the Presidents’ Council’s initiative, the OSHE indicated that it was


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prepared to work with institutions in coordinating efforts to fully comply with P.L.2017, c.130 by the final implementation date of September 1, 2018. • Question: Please provide an update on the progress in creating and

finalizing the Reverse Transfer Agreement required pursuant to P.L.2017, c.130. Please provide a copy of any draft or final agreement, if available, or a summary of the OSHE’s and the institutions’ efforts to develop the agreement.

OSHE has worked closely with the Transfer Committee of the Presidents’ Council (NJPC) to develop the statewide Reverse Transfer Agreement required pursuant to P.L.2017, c.130. A draft agreement has been created for consideration by the NJPC for a decision on whether to adopt the draft as the final agreement. The draft agreement has been submitted along with this response. See Attachment C.

10. P.L.2019, c.32 established several multiyear schedules for gradually raising the State minimum wage from currently $8.85 per hour to not less than $15.00 per hour. The increase may affect programs run by the OSHE that have means-tested eligibility criteria. In Fiscal Year 2020, the general State minimum wage will rise as follows: 1) on July 1, 2019 to $10.00 per hour; and 2) on January 1, 2020, to not less than $11.00 per hour. The general minimum wage schedule will increase to at least $12 per hour on January 1, 2021; $13 per hour on January 1, 2022; $14 per hour on January 1, 2023; and $15 per hour on January 1, 2024. • Question: Please quantify the fiscal impact to the OSHE in Fiscal Year 2020

of the increases in the minimum wage of enrollees in programs run by the OSHE that have means-tested eligibility criteria. Relative to current compensation levels, please provide the same information assuming an hourly minimum wage of $12, $13, $14, and $15. Please list the programs with income-based eligibility criteria that will be affected by P.L.2019, c.32 and for each such program specify the law’s projected effects on enrollment, the benefits provided to enrollees, and the projected cost savings to the OSHE.

The only program that OSHE administers with the means-tested eligibility criteria is the Educational Opportunity Fund Program. The program serves students from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The latest eligibility information is provided below. The minimum wage increase will have no impact on EOF Income Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2020.

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2018-2019 EOF Income Eligibility Scale with Asset Cap Calculation

Applicants with a Household Size of

Gross Income Not to Exceed

Asset Cap Calculation (Not to exceed*) * = Based on Household Size for ALL Students

1 $24,120.00 $4,824.00 2 $32,480.00 $6,496.00 3 $40,840.00 $8,168.00 4 $49,200.00 $9,840.00 5 $57,560.00 $11,512.00 6 $65,920.00 $13,184.00 7 $74,280.00 $14,856.00 8 $82,640.00 $16,528.00

For each additional member of the household add $8,360.00 $1,672.00

Minimum Wage Increase

Year Hourly Wage

Annual Income*

2019 $10.00 $20,800.00 2020 $11.00 $22,880.00

* Based on 40 hour week

The OSHE would not experience any cost savings as a result of the minimum wage increase, as there are currently more students eligible than funding allows. Students who are no longer eligible based on the income eligibility scale would likely be replaced with other students who were not funded previously as a consequence of limited funding. As the minimum wage gets phased in over time OSHE will continue to monitor the impact on the program.


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The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) 11. The Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Act included $25 million to fund the first phase of the Community College Opportunity Grant (“CCOG”) Program. This funding was noted in the Fiscal Year 2019 Governor’s Budget Message as the first step in making county college tuition-free for all. Of the $25 million appropriation, $20 million was appropriated to the HESAA for the purposes of providing grants to eligible enrollees at county colleges, beginning with the Spring 2019 semester. A press release issued by the Governor on September 27, 2018, announced that, in the Spring 2019 semester, an estimated 13,000 qualifying students would be able to attend one of 13 county colleges free of tuition and certain educational fees. County college students enrolled in at least six credits with annual income not exceeding $45,000 would be eligible to receive CCOG awards to pay the costs of tuition and approved educational fees not already covered by other available grant funds applied to the student’s account. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget includes a total of $58.5 million in CCOG grants, a $33.5 million or 134 percent increase over the Fiscal Year 2019 adjusted appropriation. The funding will allow the CCOG program to be implemented at all 19 county colleges in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters for dependent students enrolled in 12 or more credits and independent students enrolled in six or more credits. Grants are available to eligible students whose annual family income does not exceed $45,000. The money appropriated to the CCOG program in Fiscal Year 2020 is estimated to allow over 18,000 students to attend county college at no cost. • Question: Please provide an update on the number of students who were

able to attend county college at no cost in the Spring 2019 semester as a result of the CCOG program. How many of those students were part-time students and how many were full-time students? What was the total dollar amount of CCOG awards distributed to students? If feasible, please provide a breakdown of this information by county college.

9,313 students have been identified as potentially eligible for CCOG at the 13 pilot colleges because the tuition and fees charged to these students was calculated as exceeding the federal, state, and other grant and scholarships aid for which they are eligible. Over the next two months, county colleges will continue to work with HESAA to determine how many of these students will ultimately directly receive CCOG awards. In addition to the availability of CCOG to enable these students to attend county college tuition- and fee-free in Spring 2019, as a result of the interest generated by the promise of college affordability through the CCOG pilot program, approximately 2,400 additional students are attending county colleges tuition-free this semester through newly-realized eligibility for TAG. We have observed a sharply reduced drop-off in TAG awards at county colleges between Fall 2018 and Spring 2019, compared to the experience in prior years. This additional level of TAG awards at these institutions can be attributed to the impact of CCOG raising awareness of the affordability of county college. Similarly, this increased awareness enabled many other students to attend county college tuition-free due to newly-found eligibility for federal Pell grants.


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Preliminary data suggest that 42% of CCOG recipients are full time and 54% are part time, however final student counts are still in progress.

• Question: On average, what was the percentage of tuition and fees that were

covered by CCOG awards in the Spring 2019 semester, after factoring in all other forms of aid that were applied before CCOG awards?

For those students who are eligible for CCOG awards, this aid covers approximately 43% of total tuition and approved educational fees for the semester.

• Question: For Fiscal Year 2019, are there any unexpended balances that

exist, or are expected, from the appropriation for CCOG student grants? If unexpended balances exist, to what extent was the unexpended amount used to augment the Tuition Aid Grant program for county colleges, per the language provision on page B-157 of the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Handbook?

This semester, HESAA is continuing to work with the county colleges to identify students among the 9,313 CCOG-eligible students who may be awarded CCOG aid that will draw on current unexpended balances. In addition to the language on page B-157 of the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Handbook, there is also language which allows all funds within HESAA’s Student Assistance Program budget to be transferred interchangeably.

• Question: Please provide a detailed explanation of the data and

methodology used to obtain the estimate that, in Fiscal Year 2020, 18,000 students will be able to attend county college at no cost due to CCOG awards.

To generate cost estimates for CCOG, last year we asked each of the 19 county colleges to provide student unit record data about all students enrolled in the Fall of 2018, including each student’s credits attempted, tuition and fees charged, and actual awarded financial aid from federal Pell grants and other non-State grants and scholarships. We analyzed the sum of these 19 data tables to find those students who had calculated need for CCOG. To develop the estimate in the Governor’s FY20 Budget Message, we identified 15,982 students with calculated CCOG need totaling $25.4 million per semester. Using assumptions about additional costs in FY 2020 due to the promotion and increased awareness of free county college statewide for two semesters, we estimated 18,000 students would have a calculated CCOG need totaling $58.6 million. Please see HESAA Attachment 1.

12. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget recommends $437.9 million for the Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) program, which is an increase of $5 million or 1.2 percent over the Fiscal Year 2019 adjusted appropriation. Budget evaluation data indicate that the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriation will support an estimated 67,798 awards in the 2019-2020 academic year, which is an increase of 1,796 awards or 2.7 percent over the previous academic year.


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The budget proposal also eliminates language included in the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Act that stipulated that TAG awards may not exceed two percent above the levels provided by the HESAA in the prior fiscal year. That language provision had been included in the appropriations acts since Fiscal Year 2015. As revised, the language allows HESAA to set TAG award levels without reference to any prior year level, floor or ceiling. • Question: What was the average TAG award increase in Fiscal Year 2019?

How does the average Fiscal Year 2019 TAG award increase compare to the average tuition increase for: (1) county colleges; (2) public four-year colleges and universities; (3) public research universities; and (4) independent colleges and universities?

The average TAG award increase in FY 2019 was 2.0%. The weighted average tuition increase for county colleges was 3%; for public four-year institutions was 2.2%; for public research universities was 2.4%; and for independent institutions was 2.3%.

• Question: What is HESAA’s policy for TAG grants for the 2019-2020

academic year? How does this policy address ongoing concerns about college affordability? For Fiscal Year 2020, what is the estimated impact of removing the two percent growth limit on TAG awards? In the absence of budget language limiting TAG increases, or creating any other linkage, to Fiscal Year 2019 awards or tuition levels, how will HESAA finally determine the percentage by which TAG awards will change for Fiscal Year 2020, by sector? Why should the Legislature provide so much discretion to HESAA in setting TAG awards for the next academic year?

The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget recommends increased funding for TAG program by $5 million over the prior year’s level. This would maintain level funding of TAG award dollar amounts for students’ undergraduate education in a New Jersey two-year or four-year degree program, while also providing the additional funds necessary for two expansions of access to TAG awards, to New Jersey Dreamers and to participants in the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJSTEP) program.

Using this level funding, HESAA does not anticipate any increase in the dollar value of award amounts for TAG in Fiscal Year 2020. HESAA is not seeking additional discretion beyond its current authority with regards to setting dollar amounts of TAG awards in the coming academic year.

13. P.L.2018, c.23 (C.18A:71B-2.1) provides that a student who meets the requirements of P.L.2013, c.170 (C.18A:62-4.4), except for the requirement to enroll in a public institution of higher education, is eligible to apply for and participate in any State student assistance program. P.L.2013, c.23 had extended in-State tuition to a student, including a student without lawful immigration status, enrolled in public institutions of higher education, if the student met certain criteria outlined in that law, including the requirement that the student attended a high school in the State for at least three years and graduated from a high school in the State or attained the equivalent of a high school diploma in the State.


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Upon the enactment of P.L.2018, c.23 on May 9, 2018, the HESAA instituted the New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application to allow these newly-eligible students to apply for State student assistance. • Question: How many students, in total, submitted the New Jersey Alternative

Financial Application in the Fall 2018 semester and, if available, in the Spring 2019 semester? How many of those applicants were denied State financial aid and for what reasons?

For the Fall 2018 semester HESAA received 1,209 completed applications. Of those, 513 New Jersey Dreamers met all eligibility criteria and had applications that were submitted within the filing deadline and received grants in Fall 2018 (which totaled $1.625 million in state aid). Some students who did not receive grants had New Jersey Eligibility Index scores above the threshold for need-based aid, while others did not complete state verification of information submitted for eligibility; in addition, many of the completed applications were from students who did not ultimately enroll in an eligible New Jersey institution of higher education in the Fall of 2018. Institutional-level Spring 2019 data will not be finalized and available to HESAA until the after the end of the spring semester.

• Question: If feasible, please provide an update on how many students without lawful immigration status are expected to receive financial assistance in the Spring 2019 semester. Please provide a breakdown of this information by institution and student financial aid program. Please also provide information on the total dollar amount of financial assistance awarded to students without lawful immigration status, broken down by institution and student financial aid program.

Institutional-level Spring 2019 data will not be finalized and available to HESAA until the after the end of the spring semester.

14. Currently, N.J.S.18A:71B-2 states that a person who is incarcerated is not eligible for State student financial aid. Federal law also prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving federal Pell Grants, which is the major federal grant for needy students. A federal pilot program launched in 2016 called the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, however, temporarily lifts the ban on Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals and provides need-based Pell Grants to people in state and federal prisons through partnerships with 64 colleges across 26 states. In New Jersey, Rutgers University-Newark and Raritan Valley Community College are the selected academic institutions under the Second Chance Pell program, while seven State correctional facilities participate in the pilot program. The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ STEP) initiative coordinates the college courses offered in prisons under the Second Chance Pell program. NJ STEP is an association of higher education institutions in New Jersey that works in partnership with the State Department of Corrections and the State Parole Board to, among other services, provide higher education courses toward a college degree for students while they are incarcerated.


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Proposed revisions to budget language governing the TAG program (page D-305) would provide TAG awards to incarcerated individuals, consistent with the Governor’s intentions as stated on page 14 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in Brief. • Question: What are the expected expenditures for funding Tuition Aid Grants

for incarcerated individuals under this language provision? Does the estimate factor in federal Pell Grants received under the Second Chance Pell program, assuming continuation of the program at the federal level? How many incarcerated individuals are expected to receive Tuition Aid Grants under this language provision? How many of these individuals are expected to also receive Pell grants under the Second Chance Pell Program? Please provide a detailed explanation of the data and methodology used to obtain the estimate. Will the calculation of TAG awards for incarcerated persons differ in any way from the calculation of awards for other students?

HESAA anticipates administering this initiative in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) which currently oversees the federal Second Chance Pell demonstration program. As the Governor’s initiative makes incarcerated persons eligible for State student aid grants and scholarships, the federal Pell Grant program is not a factor in calculating the independent awarding of State-funded financial aid. According to data provided by DOC, currently there are 476 incarcerated persons participating in the NJ STEP program: 432 enrolled in Associate’s degree programs through Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) and 44 enrolled in Bachelor’s degree programs through Rutgers University-Newark. Of the participants in the RVCC program, 351 enrolled part-time, while 81 enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. All of the Rutgers participants enrolled part-time. Under current TAG guidelines, we estimate that those enrolled through RVCC would be eligible to receive TAG award amounts ranging from $669 to 1,337 depending on the number of credits taken each semester, while those enrolled through Rutgers would not receive TAG awards as State law does not provide TAG to part-time students at Senior institutions of higher education. Under these assumptions, HESAA estimates $625,000 in total TAG award payments under the program in FY2020.

15. Under P.L.2009, c.145 (C.18A:71C-32 et seq.), the “Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program,” a primary care provider working in a medically underserved community in the State may have up to $120,000 in student loans repaid by the State. Similarly, the “Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program,” P.L.2009, c.236 (C.18A:71C-53 et seq.) provides loan repayment assistance to individuals who, among other requirements, completed a graduate degree in nursing sciences and have obtained full-time faculty employment at a school of nursing in the State. Section 9 of the act establishing the “Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program” stipulates that 25 percent of the amount appropriated to the Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program will be used to finance the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program.


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The Fiscal Year 2020 budget includes $255,000 for the Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program, which represents a $1.245 million or 83 percent reduction from the Fiscal Year 2019 adjusted appropriation. • Question: Given that expenditures from the Primary Care Practitioner Loan

Redemption Program account have totaled over $1 million per year over recent fiscal years, please explain the reasons for the recommended $1.245 million decrease for Fiscal Year 2020. How would the reduction affect individuals who receive loan redemption assistance under the Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program and the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program? How many persons are on the waiting list for each program? How many applicants have been omitted from the waiting list due to funding-related restrictions on the size of the waiting list?

The recommended decrease for Fiscal Year 2020 program impacts a relatively

small number of individuals. Historically, even when considering the waiting list, the program has not attracted a large number of applicants. The FY2020 recommendation still provides $250,000 which represents New Jersey’s match to the federal physician loan redemption program within the National Health Services Corps program which is still available to interested individuals.

Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program (PCPLRP): Funds are encumbered for the four years of enrollment, so a reduction would not impact currently enrolled individuals. The most recent enrollment for July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 was 13 individuals (five Physicians, five Dentists, one Physician Assistants and two Nurse Practitioners). As of March 31, 2019 there are a total of 57 individuals enrolled in the program (16 Physicians, 23 Dentists, five Physician Assistants and 13 Nurse Practitioners). Payout varies, up to a maximum of $120,000 per individual for a maximum of four years while the individual works in an underserved area. There are currently seven individuals on the PCPLRP waiting list, with another eight expected to be placed on the waiting list once all program requirements are met. No applicants have been omitted from the waiting list as there are not funding-related restrictions on the size of the waiting list.

Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program: Funds are encumbered for the five years of enrollment, so a reduction would not impact currently enrolled individuals. There are currently four individuals enrolled in the program and they are expected to finish payout by 2023. Benefits vary for the individual, with a maximum of up to $50,000 for five years of commitment. This program is under-utilized and typically only awards $50,000 - $100,000 per year, and as a result there is no waiting list. Current budget language allows the unspent Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption funds to be reallocated to the PCPLRP.

16. P.L.2016, c.71 (C.18A:71C-31.1 et seq.) provided for the forgiveness of New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Program loans in the event of the death or total and permanent disability of a student borrower. In the event of the death or the total and permanent disability of an eligible student borrower under the NJCLASS Loan Program,


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the HESAA shall fully discharge the obligation of the student borrower and a parent or guardian who cosigned the loan. • Question: For Fiscal Year 2020, what is the projected amount of loan

forgiveness of NJCLASS Program loans due to the death or total and permanent disability of a student?

For FY19 as of March 31, 2019, loan forgiveness for death or total and permanent disability is $1,028,543 for 41 students and 93 loans, or .07% of total outstanding loans. We estimate that approximately $1.4 million in loans will be forgiven for these reasons in FY 2020. As the NJCLASS loan program is funded through the annual sale of tax-exempt bonds, no State funds will be affected by expenses incurred by the loan forgiveness as a result of death or total and permanent disability. Cash flow structures estimated at the time of issuance of the bonds included a provision for these funds.

17. The HESAA currently offers two programs that assist NJCLASS Loan Program borrowers who are facing financial hardship to avert default: the Repayment Assistance Program (RAP) and the Household Income Affordability Repayment Plan (HIARP). The RAP is designed to provide payment relief when all parties to the loan are facing financial hardship. Borrowers with eligible loans can enroll in the RAP for up to two years. During the RAP period, a payment on eligible NJCLASS loans is to be reduced to 10 percent of the total of the household income of all of the parties to the loan that exceeds 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline for their family size, with a minimum monthly payment of $5 per eligible loan. Interest that accrues during the RAP period is paid by the HESAA. All other payments received during the RAP period are applied to reduce principal. The RAP is available for NJCLASS loans with applications that were received on or after June 1, 2017. NJCLASS loans applied for prior to June 1, 2017, that are used to attend school for academic terms that begin on or after August 1, 2017, are also eligible for the RAP. The HIARP is designed to provide additional payment relief when all parties to the loan still face financial hardship after exhausting their two years of RAP eligibility. Through the HIARP program, monthly payments on eligible Standard NJCLASS loans will be reduced to 15 percent of the total of the household income of all of the parties to the loan that exceeds 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline for their family size, with a minimum monthly payment of $25. The repayment term for loans in the HIARP program will be extended to 25 years from the date of origination and any remaining balance at the end of 25 years will be forgiven. During the HIARP period, interest continues to accrue on the loan. Payments received while in the HIARP will be applied directly to principal. Amounts forgiven after 25 years may be taxable to the borrower. HIARP is available for Standard NJCLASS loans with applications that were received on or after June 1, 2018. • Question: How many borrowers are currently in the RAP? To date, what is

the total amount of interest that has been paid on loans on behalf of borrowers in the RAP? What are the expected expenses for the program for Fiscal Year 2020 and moving forward?


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As the NJCLASS loan program is funded through the annual sale of tax-exempt bonds, no State funds will be affected by expenses incurred by the RAP and HIARP default avoidance programs. Currently eight borrowers are participating in RAP as of March 31, 2019, for which HESAA has paid out approximately $26,000 in interest. FY2019 projections are $50,000 to $75,000. FY 2020 costs are projected to be approximately $300,000.

• Question: How many borrowers are in or are expected to enter, the HIARP? What is the dollar amount of the loans of the borrowers who have entered or are expected to enter the HIARP? What are the expected expenses for the program for Fiscal Year 2020 and moving forward?

As the NJCLASS loan program is funded through the annual sale of tax-exempt bonds, no State funds will be affected by expenses incurred by the RAP and HIARP default avoidance programs.

There are currently no borrowers approved for HIARP. HIARP requires applicants to first exhaust two years of payment relief through RAP. The first RAP borrower, if all parties to the loan are still experiencing material financial hardship, would be eligible to apply for HIARP in December 2019.

18. The HESAA has publicly indicated that it encourages all students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to ensure that students are able to take advantage of financial aid programs for which they may qualify. • Question: What is the current FAFSA completion rate? What efforts has the

HESAA undertaken to increase this percentage?

HESAA has a wide array of programs to encourage FASFA completion including outreach to students, families, secondary school counselors, and community groups. As of April 18, 2019, 59 percent of New Jersey’s 104,389 college-bound high school seniors have completed the application. New students have until September 15, 2019 to file their FAFSA for enrollment in the Fall of 2019.

Throughout Academic Year 2018-19, HESAA reached more than 58,000 individuals through informational events for students, families, school counselors, and community groups in every county of New Jersey. More than 900 secondary school counselors participated in a Financial Aid Training Institute conducted by HESAA staff at 10 different locations across the state and counselors tell us how much they value the opportunity to bring back lessons learned at these workshops to the high school students and families they advise. We delivered financial aid presentations at 350 high schools around the state, as well as at five middle schools, and provided information to the public at several dozen additional venues, including libraries, community support centers, constituent services conferences sponsored by federal and state legislators’ offices, adult learning centers, Upward Bound and GEAR UP events, and college/career fairs. HESAA employees also delivered presentations using


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REAL Money 101, HESAA’s financial literacy curriculum, at 16 libraries, YMCAs, and neighborhood centers last year, covering topics such as banking, savings, budgeting, investments, and financing. And through our partnership with EverFi, HESAA is providing a valuable interactive financial literacy program to students at 64 high schools around the state, and so far this academic year, more than 2,000 students have benefitted from this program, as measured by their significant average increases in assessment scores. HESAA extended this valuable service to New Jersey’s colleges and universities at no charge to the institutions.

19. P.L.2019, c.32 established several multiyear schedules for gradually raising the State minimum wage from currently $8.85 per hour to not less than $15.00 per hour. The increase may affect programs run by the HESAA that have means-tested eligibility criteria. In Fiscal Year 2020, the general State minimum wage will rise as follows: 1) on July 1, 2019 to $10.00 per hour; and 2) on January 1, 2020, to not less than $11.00 per hour. The general minimum wage schedule will increase to at least $12 per hour on January 1, 2021; $13 per hour on January 1, 2022; $14 per hour on January 1, 2023; and $15 per hour on January 1, 2024. • Question: Please quantify the fiscal impact to the HESAA in Fiscal Year 2020

of the increases in the minimum wage of enrollees in programs run by the HESAA that have means-tested eligibility criteria. Relative to current compensation levels, please provide the same information assuming an hourly minimum wage of $12, $13, $14, and $15. Please list the programs with income-based eligibility criteria that will be affected by P.L.2019, c.32 and for each such program specify the law’s projected effects on enrollment, the benefits provided to enrollees, and the projected cost savings to the authority.

The following programs administered by HESAA have income-based eligibility criteria:

Tuition Aid Grant program Community College Opportunity Grant program

Based on preliminary estimates increases in the minimum wage will have no impact on the CCOG program at current eligibility levels. TAG program award levels are not determined until the HESAA Board’s annual mid-summer meeting, and HESAA is unable to ascertain any level of impact on TAG award recipients in FY2020 at this time.

20. General Provision 89 of the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Act authorizes State agencies to obtain employment and income information from third-party commercial consumer reporting agencies for the purpose of obtaining real-time employment and income information to help determine program eligibility. The intent of the general provision is to achieve cost savings, improve timeliness, and minimize fraud.


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• Question: Please describe the extent to which the HESAA uses the services of third-party commercial consumer reporting agencies for the purpose of obtaining real-time employment and income information to help determine program eligibility. What cost savings does the HESAA attribute to the use of commercial consumer reporting agencies in the eligibility determination process? If the HESAA does not use such services, please provide the reason(s) for not doing so.

HESAA does not use third-party commercial consumer reporting agencies for the purpose of obtaining real-time employment and income information to help determine program eligibility. HESAA does not need to use the consumer reporting agencies for this purpose, as we rely on applicants’ self-certification, which we can verify using tax information provided through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). NJCLASS borrowers are required to fill out the FASFA.


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The Council of County Colleges

28. The Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Act included $25 million to fund the first phase of the Community College Opportunity Grant Program (CCOG). This funding was noted in the Fiscal Year 2019 Governor’s Budget Message as the first step in making county college tuition-free for all. Of the $25 million appropriation, $5 million was dedicated to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the purpose of providing planning grants to county colleges to develop plans for a program of free county college education. A press release issued by the Governor on September 27, 2018, announced that each of New Jersey’s county colleges were to receive a $250,000 grant for student outreach, recruitment and support, and to build capacity for future expansion of the CCOG program. • Question: Using the CCOG planning grants, what specific efforts did the

county colleges undertake for student outreach, recruitment and support, and capacity-building for future expansion of the CCOG program?

Beginning in October 2018, $250,000 in grants were provided to each community college to support innovative and extensive efforts to recruit and support new students as well as to continue to support the student learning experience at New Jersey’s community colleges. These grants to the community colleges are critical in expanding important services and outreach efforts to help students enroll, remain, and complete community college. Student outreach and recruitment efforts The 19 community colleges implemented efforts tailored to the specific, unique needs of their students and counties. Each community college implemented outreach strategies to raise awareness of available financial aid, including CCOG, and the benefits of earning a college degree. Specific examples of these efforts include:

• Marketing campaigns included digital campaigns targeted to prospective

students as well as current students about the possibility of tuition-free college. These campaigns used popular social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, to promote the CCOG program.

• Colleges worked closely with existing and new community and government partners to inform potential new students about the CCOG program. These included partnerships with local Workforce Development Boards to inform unemployed and underemployed individuals about the program and partnerships with community-based and faith-based organizations to inform residents and community members about the program. College leaders also made presentations to local community, civic and religious groups, and colleges distributed CCOG materials, in a variety of languages, to partner organizations.

• Colleges produced print pieces (postcards, fliers, and banners) to advertise to current students, graduating high school students, and other targeted groups such as high school guidance counselors.


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• Large banners were hung in student centers and additional print materials were positioned around the campuses to increase current students’ awareness of the grant.

• Colleges developed mailers for key contacts and as a small “leave-behind” for members of the business community.

• Multiple communication methods for inquiries were used, including email, a hotline and a web-based form with a single point-of-contact to receive and respond to all inquiries.

• Temporary recruiters were hired to assist in outreach in key public spaces such as retail, job centers and other public places of accommodation.

• Frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) documents, which appear in digital assets and print, were distributed throughout colleges’ internal communities and placed in high-visibility, student-facing areas such as admissions. FAQs were also distributed at external events and community outreach initiatives and translated into multiple languages (such as Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian).

• Some presidents sent letters to elected officials announcing the college’s status as a grant recipient and welcomed their questions and support in raising awareness.

• “Frontline” meetings were held to share grant details with all employees who interface directly with students.

• Faculty/staff leaders were leveraged as ambassadors speaking on behalf of the grant.

Student supports The 19 community colleges developed new and strengthened existing academic and student support services to assist CCOG students with applying for financial aid, identifying majors, enrolling in courses, accessing tutoring, and receiving other supports. Specific examples of these efforts include:

• Tutoring was expanded to also be available online anytime. • Intrusive and personalized financial aid support was expanded to include

additional financial aid workshops. • Grant funds were used to support additional hours for part-time advisers,

counselors, and financial aid representatives. • One-stop student service centers were created to provide registration, advising,

financial aid, and cashiering services to students all in one place. • Cross-functional teams featuring advisors, counselors, and faculty were created

to offer academic support to students who were receiving funds from the grant. Web-based software that can schedule and track student appointments, tutor schedules, and generate a variety of data was used - including semester and annual reports.

• One college hired a Director of Advisement and Retention to implement an academic advisement redesign. Other part-time staff were hired to help students


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manage the non-financial barriers to academic achievement by increasing student engagement and providing consistent messaging across Recruitment, Admissions, Advisement, Registration, Payment, Financial Aid, Support Services, and Customer Service areas. Capacity-building The 19 community colleges developed and implemented essential professional development initiatives to ensure faculty and staff provide the very best academic and student support services to CCOG students. In addition, community colleges created and filled new positions to specifically assist CCOG students. Specific examples of these efforts include:

• A Center for Teaching Excellence was established at one college to provide

collaborative professional development for adjunct faculty, along with additional professional development sessions, including Diversity and Equity for both full-time faculty and staff.

• In order to enhance colleges’ work in attracting, propelling, and graduating under-represented students, faculty and staff participated in professional development conferences such as the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity (NCORE).

• A Student Success Coach was hired at one college to focus on early-alert indicators to help retain students. Throughout the year, faculty and staff were able to submit an early alert form to the Student Success Coach who identified students’ needs and connected them with appropriate resources.

Enrollment Specialists were hired to focus on helping potential students to navigate the enrollment processes at the institution. One Specialist focused on the onboarding of new students, while the other Specialist was tasked with researching opportunities in the county for recruiting adults and other students who may qualify for CCOG.

• Question: For the 13 county colleges that were selected as CCOG pilot sites

in Fiscal Year 2019, has the CCOG program significantly increased enrollment, especially amongst CCOG-eligible individuals with annual incomes under $45,000?

Final analysis of the impact of the CCOG program on student enrollment is not available at this time. This initial one semester pilot was implemented during spring semester, when new enrollment at community colleges is historically limited in number and the pilot program was implemented on a tight time frame, limiting the amount of time for recruitment efforts. Despite these challenges, individual colleges have reported that the initial one semester pilot effort of the CCOG program has had a positive impact on student enrollment.


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The 13 participating colleges all implemented extensive outreach efforts to current students to encourage them to participate in the program, to potential new students through marketing and advertising efforts and partnerships, and to students who had attended community college in the past but were no longer enrolled. Preliminary reports from individual colleges have indicated that the program has increased spring enrollment, as compared to spring semester 2018, assisted students to remain enrolled in community colleges, and increased the number of former students who have returned to community college. Colleges also report that more students completed a financial aid application as a result of the CCOG program and that some of those students found that they were eligible for other state and federal financial aid and did not need to rely on the CCOG program. More information will be available in the following months.

29. On March 25, 2019, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education released a Request for Proposals (RFP) providing county colleges participating in the Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) pilot program the opportunity to submit a one-time only request for additional funding for a special project for the Spring 2019 semester. The RFP states that funds provided for special projects will not be counted towards the county college’s current CCOG capacity-building grant for Fiscal Year 2019. A separate allocation would be used to help create, strengthen, and/or promote student success by focusing on addressing material hardships students might face, which could include food and housing insecurity, transportation, child care support, and the cost of books. County colleges may apply for up to $10,000 in funds, and the deadline to submit a request was April 5, 2019. Programs that are selected for additional support are required to expend all funds by June 30, 2019. • Question: How many and which county colleges submitted applications

under this RFP? For each county college, what was the amount of funds requested and granted? For what projects did each county college request funding?

Sixteen of the 19 county colleges submitted applications under the RFP. Please see below for the college, amount requested, and amount received.


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College Amt Requested

Amt Received

Summary

Atlantic Cape $10,000 $10,000 Food for Finals: Stock food pantries on-site and raise awareness of food insecurity

Bergen $10,000 $10,000 Urgent Support Initiative: Provide transportation & grocery cards to be given out by health service counselors based on need; Restocking of food pantry

Brookdale $10,000 $10,000 Establishing a Culture of Care: Send staff to Open Educational Resources conference and then have these staff members 'train the trainers' based on what they learn from attending; Utilize Student Lounge for students seeking additional support services; training session on 'The Invisibility of Poverty,' Communications/marketing

Camden $7,086 $7,086 Food Pantry: Stocking food for pantry sites, provide stipend for pantry supervisors at two campuses

Cumberland $10,000 $10,000 Startup and initial operations of a food pantry Essex $10,000 $10,000 Food Pantry: Safely source & distribute food to

students in need (training program for volunteers; create a food insecurity resource center; develop nutrition literacy program; develop business model (tech/operations for pantry)

Hudson $10,000 $7,500 Hudson Helps Initiative: Transportation and food gift cards for students in need; Stock food for pantry

Mercer $10,000 $9,680 Expanding Emergency Fund: Providing vouchers for meals, transportation, and books for those in need

Middlesex $10,000 $10,000 Emergency Fund: Stock items for pantry, book, and childcare vouchers

Ocean $10,000 $10,000 Univision Marketing Partnership: Marketing support services available on campus in Spanish

Passaic $10,000 $10,000 Establish a student-led food pantry, including building pantry, creating awareness, and creating tracking system

Raritan $10,000 $10,000 Student Achievement Fund: Food, transportation, and book vouchers

RCBC $10,000 $10,000 Establish food pantry: Marketing and set-up Salem $10,000 $10,000 Open Educational Resources Conversion and

Accuplacer Replacement Sussex $10,000 $10,000 Rural Ride: Helping students who have emergency

transportation issues get to campus with gas/uber cards

Union $10,000 $10,000 Enhances to Food Assistance Programs (meal vouchers, restocking pantry, marketing campaign about SNAP)


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30. A press release posted on the Department of Human Services website in November 2018 announced an expansion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for certain community college students. The eligibility expansion allows New Jersey students who meet SNAP income eligibility standards and participate in approved Career and Technical Education programs at county colleges to access food assistance through SNAP. According to the press release, in 2017, 67,000 students were enrolled in career and technical education programs, with an estimated 45 percent of those students considered low-income based on financial aid records. • Question: Please describe the outreach and student awareness efforts, if

any, that county colleges have employed to publicize the SNAP eligibility expansion. To date and to the best of the county colleges’ knowledge, has the eligibility expansion increased the number of students accessing SNAP benefits?

New Jersey’s community colleges recognize that the expansion of eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for students who participate in approved Career and Technical Education programs will have a significant positive impact on food insecurity among students. Community colleges have worked closely with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and local County Welfare Agencies to publicize the SNAP eligibility expansion to students. DHS and the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) have held conference calls with designated lead staff members at each college and with staff of County Welfare Agencies (CWA) to further ensure that these efforts are well coordinated.

Outreach efforts vary greatly across the 19 community colleges and have included the following: use of student services staff to counsel students about SNAP eligibility, the posting and distribution of fliers and other promotional materials to students, posting and distribution of information through college websites, student e-mail accounts, learning management systems, and social media, and outreach to students who are receiving assistance from college managed food banks / pantries.

In addition to outreach efforts to students, the SNAP eligibility expansion has strengthen relationships between community colleges and local social service agencies. One college has entered into a partnership with its county division of social services, assigning a social worker to be on campus two days a week to educate students about SNAP eligibility and the application process. One college has hosted a representative from the county human services office on campus to meet with students. One college is collaborating with the Center for Food Action to promote SNAP eligibility for community college students. Also, community colleges are providing professional development to student services and support staff members regarding SNAP eligibility and the application process.

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although community colleges do not have access to SNAP program data from the County Welfare Agencies or DHS.

Community colleges are committed to working with DHS and the CWAs to further increase access to SNAP benefits for food insecure students.

31. P.L.2019, c.32 established several multiyear schedules for gradually raising the State minimum wage from the current $8.85 per hour to not less than $15.00 per hour. The increase may affect staff at the county colleges and third parties that provide services to or on behalf of the county colleges. In Fiscal Year 2020, the general State minimum wage will rise as follows: 1) on July 1, 2019 to $10.00 per hour; and 2) on January 1, 2020, to not less than $11.00 per hour. The general minimum wage schedule will increase to at least $12 per hour on January 1, 2021; $13 per hour on January 1, 2022; $14 per hour on January 1, 2023; and $15 per hour on January 1, 2024. • Question: Please quantify the fiscal impact to the county colleges in Fiscal

Year 2020 of the increases in the minimum wage of the colleges’ employees from $8.85 to $10 per hour on July 1, 2019 and from $10 to $11 per hour on January 1, 2020, and the number of employees who will be impacted by each increase. Relative to current compensation levels, please provide the same information assuming an hourly minimum wage of $12, $13, $14, and $15.

A full fiscal impact of increases in the minimum wage on community colleges, including the impact on employees and third-party contracts, has not been conducted.

• Question: Please quantify the fiscal impact to the county colleges in Fiscal

Year 2020 of the increases in the minimum wage of employees of third parties that provide services either to the county colleges, including temporary employment services, or on behalf of the institution according to contractual agreements. Relative to current compensation levels, please provide the same information assuming an hourly minimum wage of $12, $13, $14, and $15.

A full fiscal impact of increases in the minimum wage on community colleges, including the impact on employees and third-party contracts, has not been conducted.

32. P.L.2017, c.130 (C.18A:62-46.1) requires each institution of higher education, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Presidents’ Council, to enter into a collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement. Under the agreement, a student enrolled in a four-year institution of higher education who has a cumulative total of 66 credits earned between a county college and the four-year institution may be awarded an associate degree by the county college. The policies and procedures established in the reverse transfer agreement were to be fully operational by September 1, 2018. In response to a Fiscal Year 2019 OLS Discussion Point question, the OSHE stated that the Presidents’ Council has a pre-existing Statewide Transfer Initiative which includes, among other provisions, reverse transfer from a four-year institution to a county college. A


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report attached to the OSHE’s response indicated that 14 of the 19 county colleges had entered into one or more reverse transfer agreements with various four-year institutions. At the time of the response, the OSHE stated that there were 24 completed agreements. • Question: Over the last academic year, what is the number of associate’s

degrees that have been awarded by the county colleges through reverse transfer?

Community college presidents have worked with the NJ Presidents’ Council to develop a statewide reverse transfer agreement so that colleges and universities can help facilitate the awarding of an associate’s degree through reverse transfer. This agreement is expected to be approved in the near future. A full and accurate count of the number of associate’s degrees that have been awarded by county colleges through reverse transfer is not currently available.

Building Our Future General Obligation Bonds 2014

ALLOCATION PAYMENTS RECEIPTS OTHER ALLOCATION

BALANCE

Atlantic Cape Community College 002-01 $ 2,676,394.00 $ (2,647,043.15) -$ -$ 29,350.85$ Atlantic Cape Community College 002-02 $ 2,984,039.00 $ (2,984,039.00) -$ -$ -$ Atlantic Cape Community College 002-04 $ 680,062.00 $ (680,062.00) -$ -$ -$ Atlantic Cape Community College 002-06 $ 500,620.00 $ (416,915.05) -$ -$ 83,704.95$ Bergen Community College 004-01 $ 12,750,000.00 $ (11,549,121.96) -$ -$ 1,200,878.04$ Beth Medrash Govoha 006-01 $ 5,118,000.00 -$ -$ -$ 5,118,000.00$ Beth Medrash Govoha 006-02 $ 5,517,747.00 -$ -$ -$ 5,517,747.00$ Bloomfield College 007-02 $ 2,200,000.00 $ (2,200,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Brookdale Community College 008-01 $ 12,000,000.00 $ (12,000,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Caldwell College 010-01 $ 952,975.00 $ (952,975.00) -$ -$ -$ Caldwell College 010-02 $ 692,447.00 $ (663,522.09) -$ -$ 28,924.91$ Camden County College 011-04 $ 4,410.00 $ (4,410.00) -$ -$ -$ Camden County College 011-05 $ 4,577,724.00 $ (4,577,724.00) -$ -$ -$ Centenary College 012-01 $ 1,628,000.00 $ (1,628,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Centenary College 012-03 $ 477,000.00 $ (477,000.00) -$ -$ -$ The College of New Jersey 013-05 $ 40,000,000.00 $ (40,000,000.00) -$ -$ -$ The College of Saint Elizabeth 014-02 $ 1,990,366.00 $ (1,990,366.00) -$ -$ -$ County College of Morris 015-01 $ 5,273,438.00 $ (5,273,438.00) -$ -$ -$ County College of Morris 015-02 $ 2,226,562.00 $ (2,226,562.00) -$ -$ -$ Drew University 018-01 $ 2,094,000.00 $ (2,094,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Essex County College 021-01 $ 5,484,375.00 $ (292,219.43) -$ -$ 5,192,155.57$ Essex County College 021-03 $ 4,495,735.00 $ (3,441,540.83) -$ -$ 1,054,194.17$ Essex County College 021-04 $ 5,013,628.00 $ (320,585.84) -$ -$ 4,693,042.16$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-03 $ 675,000.00 $ (675,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-04 $ 825,000.00 $ (825,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-10 $ 225,000.00 $ (225,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-11 $ 225,000.00 $ (148,359.68) -$ -$ 76,640.32$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-13 $ 4,553,250.00 $ (4,553,250.00) -$ -$ -$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-16 $ 393,750.00 $ (393,750.00) -$ -$ -$ Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-19 $ 1,875,000.00 $ (1,875,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Felician College 023-01 $ 2,450,000.00 $ (2,450,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Georgian Court University 024-01 $ 1,031,696.00 $ (1,031,696.00) -$ -$ -$ Georgian Court University 024-02 $ 817,757.00 $ (817,757.00) -$ -$ -$ Georgian Court University 024-05 $ 904,493.00 $ (904,493.00) -$ -$ -$ Gloucester County College 025-01 $ 8,573,526.00 $ (8,573,526.00) -$ -$ -$ Gloucester County College 025-02 $ 532,575.00 $ (532,575.00) -$ -$ -$ Gloucester County College 025-03 $ 1,499,508.00 $ (1,499,508.00) -$ -$ -$ Gloucester County College 025-05 $ 4,386,906.00 $ (4,386,624.41) -$ -$ 281.59$ Hudson County Community College 026-01 $ 8,100,000.00 $ (8,100,000.00) 78,731.25$ -$ 78,731.25$ Kean University 027-01 $ 35,700,000.00 $ (35,700,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Kean University 027-02 $ 1,987,500.00 $ (1,569,493.89) -$ -$ 418,006.11$ Kean University 027-03 $ 3,150,000.00 $ (3,150,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Mercer County Community College 028-01 $ 7,350,000.00 $ (7,100,550.11) -$ -$ 249,449.89$ Middlesex County College 030-01 $ 10,200,000.00 $ (10,200,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Montclair State University 032-01 $ 39,284,018.00 $ (39,284,018.00) -$ -$ -$ Montclair State University 032-02 $ 46,878,894.00 $ (46,574,158.42) -$ -$ 304,735.58$ New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-01 $ 30,659,497.00 $ (30,659,497.00) -$ -$ -$ New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-03 $ 9,000,000.00 $ (9,000,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Ocean County College 036-03 $ 8,550,000.00 $ (8,550,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Passaic County Community College 037-01 $ 900,000.00 $ (900,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Passaic County Community College 037-02 $ 1,125,000.00 $ (1,125,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Passaic County Community College 037-04 $ 307,500.00 $ (295,977.61) -$ -$ 11,522.39$ Raritan Valley Community College 043-01 $ 6,900,000.00 $ (6,900,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-05 $ 21,465,000.00 $ (21,465,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-08 $ 13,522,950.00 $ (13,522,950.00) -$ -$ -$ Rider University 045-01 $ 4,200,000.00 $ (4,200,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Rowan University 046-03 $ 40,393,881.00 $ (40,393,881.00) -$ -$ -$ Rowan University 046-04 $ 45,958,106.00 $ (45,958,106.00) -$ -$ -$ Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-25 $ 82,000,000.00 $ (74,766,276.67) -$ -$ 7,233,723.33$ Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-40 $ 35,000,000.00 $ (34,010,852.89) -$ -$ 989,147.11$ Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-43 $ 46,875,000.00 $ (38,662,051.36) -$ -$ 8,212,948.64$ Saint Peter's University 048-01 $ 2,766,000.00 $ (2,766,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Salem Community College 049-02 $ 3,000,000.00 $ (2,987,496.15) -$ -$ 12,503.85$ Seton Hall University 050-01 $ 6,336,000.00 $ (6,336,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Thomas Edison State College 056-01 $ 12,726,000.00 $ (12,726,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Union County College 057-01 $ 1,405,848.00 $ (1,356,920.24) 70,431.56$ -$ 119,359.32$ Rutgers, The State University of NJ 058-01 $ 10,000,000.00 $ (9,303,418.13) -$ -$ 696,581.87$ The William Paterson Univ of NJ 061-01 $ 30,000,000.00 $ (26,049,688.95) -$ 3,950,311.05$

714,047,177.00$ (668,924,399.86)$ 149,162.81$ -$ 45,271,939.95$

PROJECT

Attachment A

Building Our Future General Obligation Bonds 2017

ALLOCATION PAYMENTS RECEIPTS OTHER ALLOCATION

BALANCE

Brookdale Community College 108-02 $ 1,200,000.00 $ (1,078,296.51) -$ -$ 121,703.49$ Rowan College at Burlington County 109-01 $ 5,100,000.00 $ (5,100,000.00) -$ -$ -$ Caldwell University 110-01 $ 920,520.00 $ (920,520.00) -$ -$ -$ Camden County College 111-01 $ 7,420,276.00 $ (5,156,879.14) -$ -$ 2,263,396.86$ Rowan College at Gloucester County 125-01 $ 4,500,000.00 $ (4,500,000.00) -$ -$ -$ New Jersey Institute of Technology 135-01 $ 113,516.00 -$ -$ -$ 113,516.00$ Passaic County Community College 137-01 $ 1,200,000.00 -$ -$ -$ 1,200,000.00$ Stevens Institute of Technology 152-01 $ 1,815,500.00 $ (1,815,500.00) -$ -$ -$ Sussex County Community College 154-01 $ 3,120,203.00 $ (198,900.01) -$ -$ 2,921,302.99$ Union County College 157-02 $ 3,961,671.00 -$ -$ -$ 3,961,671.00$ Warren County Community College 160-01 $ 2,000,000.00 $ (1,411,529.14) -$ -$ 588,470.86$ William Paterson University 161-02 $ 2,785,638.00 $ (2,785,638.00) -$ -$ -$ Monmouth University 162-01 $ 1,815,500.00 $ (1,815,500.00) -$ -$ -$

35,952,824.00$ (24,782,762.80)$ -$ -$ 11,170,061.20$

PROJECT

ALLOCATIONPROJECT ALLOCATION PAYMENTS RECEIPTS OTHER BALANCE

New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-01 2,575,524.00$ (2,575,524.00)$ -$ -$ 0.00$ New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-03 500,000.00 (500,000.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-10 350,000.00 (350,000.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-12 260,859.00 (260,859.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-13 63,157.00 (63,157.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-14 101,060.00 (101,060.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-16 468,575.00 (342,056.28) - - 126,518.72Rowan University 046-17 464,186.00 (464,186.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-18 978,161.00 (978,161.00) - - (0.00)Rowan University 046-19 1,280,000.00 (1,210,065.94) - - 69,934.06Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-29 150,000.00 - - - 150,000.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-31 250,000.00 (76,899.25) - - 173,100.75Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-35 2,250,000.00 (2,246,323.31) - - 3,676.69Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-36 650,000.00 (594,608.75) - - 55,391.25Kean University 027-01 112,500.00 (112,500.00) - - 0.00Kean University 027-05 125,000.00 (125,000.00) - - 0.00Montclair State University 032-07 6,250,000.00 (5,141,745.25) - - 1,108,254.75New Jersey City University 034-02 866,789.00 (828,823.43) - - 37,965.57Ramapo College of NJ 042-05 393,000.00 (385,018.49) - - 7,981.51Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-12 775,000.00 (775,000.00) - - 0.00The College of New Jersey 013-05 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - (0.00)The College of New Jersey 013-06 3,550,000.00 (3,550,000.00) - - (0.00)The William Paterson Univ of NJ 061-04 244,000.00 (240,579.29) - - 3,420.71Atlantic Cape Community College 002-05 567,000.00 (567,000.00) - - 0.00Bergen Community College 004-04 1,071,000.00 (921,810.85) - - 149,189.15Brookdale Community College 008-01 192,518.00 (170,477.46) - - 22,040.54Brookdale Community College 008-02 968,044.00 (965,013.59) - - 3,030.41Burlington County College 009-01 506,029.00 (506,029.00) - - 0.00Camden County College 011-03 828,996.00 (828,996.00) - - 0.00County College of Morris 015-07 172,725.00 (172,725.00) - - 0.00Cumberland County College 016-01 390,600.00 (390,600.00) - - 0.00Essex County College 021-03 340,315.00 (316,766.62) - - 23,548.38Essex County College 021-05 3,073,220.00 (2,338,486.97) - - 734,733.03Hudson County Community College 026-01 202,075.00 (199,613.18) - - 2,461.82Hudson County Community College 026-04 286,000.00 (273,398.10) - - 12,601.90Mercer County Community College 028 617,400.00 (617,400.00) - - 0.00Ocean County College 036-01 659,766.00 (659,766.00) - - 0.00Passaic County Community College 037-04 268,645.00 (223,871.78) - - 44,773.22Passaic County Community College 037-05 323,638.00 (323,638.00) - - 0.00Raritan Valley Community College 043-03 546,591.00 (546,591.00) - - 0.00Raritan Valley Community College 043-06 212,805.00 (212,805.00) - - 0.00Sussex County Community College 054-02 365,400.00 (312,723.50) - - 52,676.50Warren County Community College 060-01 417,000.00 (417,000.00) - - 0.00Bloomfield College 007-01 317,500.00 (317,500.00) - - 0.00Caldwell College 010-02 171,477.00 (170,067.34) - - 1,409.66Centenary College 012-01 37,000.00 (35,997.63) - - 1,002.37The College of St. Elizabeth 014-01 401,500.00 (401,500.00) - - 0.00Drew University 018-01 51,500.00 (51,500.00) - - 0.00Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-06 806,188.00 (784,210.02) - - 21,977.98Felician College 023-01 375,000.00 (375,000.00) - - 0.00Princeton Theological Seminary 038-01 241,722.00 - - - 241,722.00Princeton Theological Seminary 038-02 113,712.00 - - - 113,712.00Princeton Theological Seminary 038-03 289,889.00 - - - 289,889.00Rider University 045-01 355,000.00 (355,000.00) - - 0.00Seton Hall University 050-02 485,601.00 (434,548.12) - - 51,052.88Stevens Institute of Technology 052-01 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Stevens Institute of Technology 052-05 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00GRAND TOTALS 41,313,667.00$ (37,811,602.15)$ -$ -$ 3,502,064.85$

New Jersey Educational Facilities AuthorityHigher Education Capital Financing Grant Program Technology Infrastructure Fund

Series 2014As of April 17, 2019

NJEFA 4/17/2019


New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-01 20,000,000.00$ (20,000,000.00)$ -$ -$ 0.00$ Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-26 4,250,000.00 (4,234,500.34) - - 15,499.66Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-38 17,250,000.00 (17,249,198.73) - - 801.27Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-39 10,750,000.00 (10,750,000.00) - - (0.00)Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-41 16,750,000.00 (16,750,000.00) - - (0.00)Rutgers, The State University of NJ 058-02 4,030,705.00 (3,369,016.50) - - 661,688.50Rutgers, The State University of NJ 058-03 16,000,000.00 (14,813,459.44) - - 1,186,540.56University Hospital 058-04 37,000,000.00 (10,651,963.45) - - 26,348,036.55Kean University 027-03 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Kean University 027-05 1,500,000.00 (1,500,000.00) - - 0.00New Jersey City University 034-03 32,000,000.00 (32,000,000.00) - - 0.00Ramapo College of New Jersey 042-01 16,912,000.00 (17,132,730.00) 220,730.00 - (0.00)The College of New Jersey 013-04 6,000,000.00 (5,632,893.60) - - 367,106.40Drew University 018-01 759,240.00 (759,240.00) - - 0.00Georgian Court University 024-05 5,000,000.00 (5,000,000.00) - - (0.00)Seton Hall University 050-01 1,200,000.00 (1,200,000.00) - - 0.00Stevens Institute of Technology 052-05 750,000.00 (750,000.00) - - 0.00Burlington County College 009-03 2,640,000.00 (2,640,000.00) - - 0.00County College of Morris 015-04 1,490,400.00 (1,490,400.00) - - (0.00)Cumberland County College 016-01 1,364,000.00 (1,364,000.00) - - 0.00Essex County College 021-02 55,250.00 (55,250.00) - - 0.00Gloucester County College 025-04 4,015,800.00 (4,015,800.00) - - 0.00Hudson County College 026-01 2,376,000.00 (2,376,000.00) - - 0.00Mercer County Community College 028-02 855,000.00 (855,000.00) - - 0.00Middlesex County College 030-01 2,992,000.00 (2,939,264.66) - - 52,735.34Ocean County College 036-02 1,692,769.00 (1,384,236.46) - - 308,532.54Passaic County College 037-03 2,068,000.00 (2,068,000.00) - - 0.00Raritan Valley Community College 043-02 8,000,000.00 (8,000,000.00) - - 0.00Sussex County College 054-01 1,276,000.00 - - - 1,276,000.00

219,977,164.00$ (189,980,953.18)$ 220,730.00$ -$ 30,216,940.82$

New Jersey Educational Facilities AuthorityHigher Education Facilities Trust Fund


NJEFA 4/17/2019


New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-01 3,107,902.00$ (3,105,488.87)$ -$ -$ 2,413.13$ New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-03 4,000,000.00 (2,873,766.60) - - 1,126,233.40Rowan University 046-11 750,000.00 (750,000.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-03 1,500,000.00 (1,497,052.70) - - 2,947.30Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-04 2,075,000.00 (2,074,501.31) - - 498.69Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-05 700,000.00 (700,000.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-10 513,173.00 (457,813.56) - - 55,359.44Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-12 10,000,000.00 (9,723,730.82) - - 276,269.18Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-14 525,000.00 (525,000.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-15 561,294.00 (561,294.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-18 5,000,000.00 (4,701,840.17) - - 298,159.83Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-28 900,000.00 (896,846.61) - - 3,153.39Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-30 1,298,900.00 (1,298,872.89) - - 27.11Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-32 3,025,000.00 (2,923,963.49) - - 101,036.51Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-33 820,000.00 (799,411.72) - - 20,588.28Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-34 1,977,608.00 (1,975,934.21) - - 1,673.79Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-36 5,000,000.00 (4,770,459.17) - - 229,540.83Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-37 7,000,000.00 (6,942,101.98) - - 57,898.02Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-46 2,313,100.00 (2,231,798.85) - - 81,301.15Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-47 547,000.00 (539,684.30) - - 7,315.70Kean University 027-01 1,150,000.00 (258,532.20) - - 891,467.80Kean University 027-02 100,000.00 (75,718.77) - - 24,281.23Kean University 027-03 250,000.00 (126,358.35) - - 123,641.65Kean University 027-05 937,500.00 - - - 937,500.00Montclair State University 032-10 700,000.00 (700,000.00) - - 0.00Montclair State University 032-11 700,000.00 (447,226.91) - - 252,773.09New Jersey City University 034-04 1,718,215.00 (1,370,943.52) - - 347,271.48Ramapo College of NJ 042-01 750,000.00 (747,138.70) - - 2,861.30Ramapo College of NJ 042-05 534,000.00 (534,000.00) - - 0.00Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-04 1,195,000.00 (1,195,000.00) - - 0.00Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-07 6,400,000.00 (6,400,000.00) - - 0.00The College of New Jersey 013-03 6,900,035.00 (6,900,035.00) - - (0.00)Thomas Edison State College 056-02 585,000.00 (583,417.68) - - 1,582.32The William Paterson Univ of NJ 061-04 1,739,521.00 (1,738,314.40) - - 1,206.60Atlantic Cape Community College 002-03 803,542.00 (803,542.00) - - (0.00)Bergen Community College 004-03 2,023,000.00 (2,020,949.06) - - 2,050.94Brookdale Community College 008-01 1,730,398.00 (1,250,668.53) - - 479,729.47Brookdale Community College 008-02 993,905.00 (813,921.05) - - 179,983.95Burlington County College 009-02 1,427,852.00 (1,375,848.00) - - 52,004.00Camden County College 011-02 1,281,890.00 (1,275,651.00) - - 6,239.00County College of Morris 015-06 1,274,387.00 (1,274,387.00) - - (0.00)Cumberland County College 016-02 737,800.00 (737,800.00) - - (0.00)Essex County College 021-02 640,967.00 (450,800.78) - - 190,166.22Hudson County Community College 026-01 651,910.00 (560,070.35) 20,782.00 - 112,621.65Mercer County Community College 028 473,400.00 (242,729.49) - - 230,670.51Mercer County Community College 028-02 401,250.00 - - - 401,250.00Middlesex County College 030-01 1,618,400.00 (134,989.59) - - 1,483,410.41Ocean County College 036-04 1,549,603.00 (1,549,603.00) - - 0.00Passaic County Community College 037-04 1,118,416.00 (1,117,946.10) - - 469.90Sussex County Community College 054-02 690,200.00 (690,200.00) - - (0.00)Warren County Community College 060-01 500,000.00 (500,000.00) - - 0.00Centenary College 012-01 125,000.00 (125,000.00) - - 0.00Drew University 018-01 703,754.00 (665,978.46) - - 37,775.54Felician College 023-01 550,000.00 (449,990.53) - - 100,009.47Georgian Court University 024-05 686,040.00 (686,040.00) - - 0.00Seton Hall University 050-02 1,511,931.00 (1,504,606.07) - - 7,324.93Stevens Institute of Technology 052-01 2,500,000.00 (2,500,000.00) - - (0.00)Stevens Institute of Technology 052-05 2,000,000.00 (2,000,000.00) - - (0.00)GRAND TOTALS 101,266,893.00$ (93,156,967.79)$ 20,782.00$ -$ $ 8,130,707.21

New Jersey Educational Facilities AuthorityHigher Education Capital Financing Grant Program Equipment Leasing Fund


NJEFA 4/17/2019


New Jersey Institute of Technology 135-01 19,886,484.00$ (15,225,685.53)$ -$ -$ 4,660,798.47$ Rowan University 146-01 6,010,400.00 (981,063.03) - - 5,029,336.97Rowan University 146-03 9,989,600.00 (7,519,660.47) - - 2,469,939.53Rutgers, The State University of NJ 147-03 9,500,000.00 (7,120,765.86) - - 2,379,234.14Rutgers, The State University of NJ 147-06 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 147-08 4,500,000.00 (1,710,749.79) - - 2,789,250.21Kean University 127-02 3,000,000.00 (1,935,645.06) - - 1,064,354.94Montclair State University 132-01 7,000,000.00 (7,000,000.00) - - 0.00New Jersey City University 134-01 5,222,725.00 (4,054,941.06) - - 1,167,783.94Ramapo College of New Jersey 142-01 15,000,000.00 (6,546,235.87) - - 8,453,764.13Stockton University 144-02 22,000,000.00 (22,000,000.00) - - 0.00The College of New Jersey 113-04 8,000,000.00 (1,248,550.92) - - 6,751,449.08Thomas Edison State University 156-02 170,000.00 (170,000.00) - - 0.00William Paterson University 161-02 4,271,268.00 (4,271,268.00) - - 0.00Bloomfield College 107-01 1,000,000.00 (888,634.01) - - 111,365.99Centenary University 112-01 38,295.00 (38,295.00) - - 0.00College of Saint Elizabeth 114-01 350,000.00 (350,000.00) - - 0.00Drew University 118-01 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Fairleigh Dickinson University 122-01 2,854,095.00 (2,410,600.97) - - 443,494.03Felician University 123-01 500,000.00 (500,000.00) - - 0.00Georgian Court University 124-01 568,133.00 (504,175.60) - - 63,957.40Monmouth University 162-01 3,184,500.00 (3,184,500.00) - - 0.00Rider University 145-01 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Saint Peter's University 148-01 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Seton Hall University 150-01 1,500,000.00 (1,300,271.41) - - 199,728.59Stevens Institute of Technology 152-01 17,434,500.00 (17,434,500.00) - - 0.00GRAND TOTALS 145,980,000.00$ (110,395,542.58)$ -$ -$ 35,584,457.42$

New Jersey Educational Facilities AuthorityHigher Education Capital Improvement Fund

Series 2016 BAs of April 17, 2019

NJEFA 4/17/2019


New Jersey Institute of Technology 035-01 30,000,000.00$ (30,000,000.00)$ -$ -$ -$ Rowan University 046-05 7,934,403.00 (7,934,403.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-07 1,030,885.00 (1,030,885.00) - - 0.00Rowan University 046-09 17,622,760.00 (17,622,760.00) - - 0.00Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-42 38,300,000.00 (38,298,217.24) - - 1,782.76Rutgers, The State University of NJ 047-45 59,000,000.00 (55,028,514.79) - - 3,971,485.21Kean University 027-05 7,800,000.00 (7,800,000.00) - - 0.00Ramapo College of New Jersey 042-06 900,000.00 (124,037.50) - - 775,962.50Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-01 4,200,000.00 (4,200,000.00) - - (0.00)Richard Stockton College of NJ 044-09 6,400,000.00 (5,737,735.21) - - 662,264.79Thomas Edison State College 056-03 1,397,000.00 (1,397,000.00) - - (0.00)Thomas Edison State College 056-04 1,913,000.00 (1,913,000.00) - - 0.00Caldwell College 010-02 239,715.00 (239,715.00) - - 0.00Caldwell College 010-03 1,750,718.00 (1,750,718.00) - - 0.00Drew University 018-01 3,202,615.00 (3,202,615.00) - - 0.00Fairleigh Dickinson University 022-01 582,000.00 (558,097.25) - - 23,902.75Felician College 023-01 1,000,000.00 (1,000,000.00) - - 0.00Princeton University 039-01 3,202,500.00 (3,191,171.77) - - 11,328.23Princeton University 039-02 3,250,000.00 (3,250,000.00) - - 0.00Seton Hall University 050-03 2,180,000.00 (1,287,698.00) - - 892,302.00GRAND TOTALS 191,905,596.00$ (185,566,567.76)$ -$ -$ 6,339,028.24$

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NJEFA 4/17/2019

FY19 EOF Undergraduate Grant Award Ranges

Attachment B

Note: The minimum award amounts for Fiscal year 2019 for any student attending the above mentioned universities is $100.00. The additional funding will allow for an increase in the maximum annual award amount by $50 ($25/per semester).

Semester Maximum

Academic Year Maximum

Undergraduate

Community College

Full-Time $575 $1,150

Part-Time $288 $576

State Colleges and Universities and Public Research Universities

Full-Time Commuter $625 $1,250

Part-Time Commuter (6-8 credits) $313 $626

Part-Time Commuter (9-11 credits) $469 $938

Full-Time Residential $750 $1,500

Part-Time Residential (6-8 credits) $450 $900

Part-Time Residential (9-11 credits) $600 $1,200

Independent Colleges

Full-Time $1,300 $2,600

Part-Time (6-8 credits) $650 $1,300

Part-Time (9-11 credits) $975 $1,950

Graduate

State Colleges and Universities $1,200 $2,400

Independent Colleges $1,475 $2,950

Public Research Universities $1,475 $2,950

Biomedical and Health Sciences Schools $2,225 $4,450

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SAMPLE STATEWIDE REVERSE TRANSFER AGREEMENT

I. PURPOSE

The purpose of this Reverse Transfer Agreement (“Agreement”), made on______________(date) between New Jersey’s four-year Institutions (“Four-YearInstitution”) and New Jersey’s community colleges (“Community College”) is to createan opportunity for students enrolled at a Four-Year Institution who have transferred creditfrom a Community College to earn an Associate degree from their former CommunityCollege.

This Agreement allows students who meet the specific criteria described below to transfercredits earned at a Four-Year Institution back to a Community College in order to satisfythe requirements for the Associate degree, as determined by the Community College.

II. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In order to participate in the reverse transfer process:

A. Students must have met the residency requirement and designated minimumgrade point average at the Community College prior to enrollment at the Four-Year Institution.

B. Students must have applied and been admitted to the Four-Year Institution.

C. Following enrollment at the Four-Year Institution, students must have earned acumulative total of 66 semester hours between the Community College and theFour-Year Institution.

D. Students must be current with financial obligations to both the Four-YearInstitution and the Community College.

III. REVERSE TRANSFER PROCESS

A. Each Four-Year Institution will annually provide notification to currently enrolledstudents about the opportunity to obtain an associate degree under this Agreementthrough, at a minimum, publication of said notification in the institution’s catalog,student handbook, and website. Said notification shall include the eligibilityrequirements as stated in Section II, above, and the procedures by which a studentmay initiate the reverse transfer process through a request to the Four-YearInstitution to transmit the student’s transcripts or academic data files to theCommunity College requested by the student. Upon receipt of such a request, each

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Four-Year Institution will determine whether the student meets the eligibility requirements in II.B, above, and II.D, above, inasmuch as II.D applies to financial obligations to the Four Year Institution. If the student is determined to have met those requirements, the Four-Year Institution will transmit the students’ transcripts or academic data files to the Community College requested by the student along with a notation that the student has indicated that they intend to seek a reverse transfer.

B. The Community College will conduct an audit in a timely fashion to determinewhether the student meets the criteria in II.A, above, as well as II.D, inasmuch asII.D applies to financial obligations to the Community College and whether theassociate degree requirements have been satisfied. The Community College willdetermine, using its sole discretion and according to its established policies, theacceptance of transfer credits.

C. If necessary, the Community College will inform potentially eligible studentsof any additional procedures or requirements that must be completed in orderfor them to be awarded an Associate degree.

D. Upon either the successful completion of the audit described in III.D. aboveand, if applicable, the successful completion of any additional procedures orrequirements, the Community College will grant the students an Associatedegree for the semester in which the audit was successfully completed and, ifapplicable, all additional procedures or requirements are satisfied.

E. The Community College will inform students who are not eligible to be awarded adegree what course(s) and/or other requirement(s) remain to be completed.

IV. INSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS

A. Each Community College and Four-Year Institution will designate aninstitutional staff person to provide oversight of the Reverse Transfer program.

B. Each Community College and Four-Year Institution will make all reasonableefforts to ensure all the pertinent institutional personnel and offices (e.g.,Admissions, Advising, Records, Registrar offices and faculty) are aware of theAgreement and of their responsibilities to facilitate it.

C. Each Community College shall take reasonable steps to inform current studentsabout the opportunity to obtain an Associate degree through this Agreement.

D. Each Community College shall have a procedure through which a student seekinga reverse transfer can appeal a decision that the student believes is not consistentwith this Agreement. The procedure shall be published in the institution’s catalog,student handbook, and website. A student who wishes to appeal a decision must

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file that appeal with the Community College through that procedure. Such appeal must be submitted by the student within 30 days of receiving the decision in question. The Community College will provide a decision to the student within 60 days of receipt of the appeal. The decision of the Community College is final.

E. Each Community College shall provide that college’s specific standards under

II.A., above, to the New Jersey Presidents’ Council for publication on the NJ Transfer website. Each Community College shall also be responsible for providing updates to those standards to the New Jersey Presidents’ Council in the event that those standards are changed.

V. DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION

A. In accordance with FERPA policies, the Community Colleges will create policies

and procedures to share the number of degrees awarded and other outcomes and data with their partner Four-Year Institutions on an annual basis; and the Four-Year Institutions and Community Colleges will submit any annual reports that might be required by the NJ Presidents’ Council and/or the Secretary of Higher Education.

B. The NJ Presidents’ Council and the Secretary of Higher Education will create

policies and procedures to review the effectiveness and success of the Agreement on an annual basis; and adjust the terms of the Agreement as needed.

VI. INSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS A. Each Party reserves the right to add, discontinue or modify its institutional

policies at any time.

VII. GOVERNING LAW

A. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New Jersey, and all Parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of New Jersey.

VIII. SEVERABILITY

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If any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated.

IX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties hereto and supersedes

any and all Reverse Transfer Agreement(s) already in place between the individual New Jersey Four-Year Institutions and Community Colleges. This Agreement may be altered or modified only in writing signed by the Parties hereto.

X. COUNTERPART This Agreement is made in duplicate, each of which shall be an original and held by each

of the Parties hereto, but all counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

XI. TERM This Agreement will become effective upon the execution of signatures of the

presidents of the respective Parties and will commence ______________________.

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