{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-68","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-68","heading":"Eligibility for participation.","body":"3.\tTo be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall:\na.\tbe a resident of the State and maintain residency during program participation;\nb.\tbe a graduate of an approved STEM degree program at an institution of higher education located in New Jersey;\nc.\thave an outstanding balance on a qualifying student loan and not be in default on any qualifying student loan;\nd.\thave been employed full-time in a designated high-growth STEM occupation for a minimum of four years prior to initial application to the program and be employed thereafter for an additional one to four years in a designated high-growth STEM occupation;\ne.\tprovide certification that the applicant's employer has agreed to annually provide the applicant at least a 100 percent match of the loan redemption benefit under the program during the applicant's participation in the program and employment in a designed high-growth STEM occupation; and\nf.\tsatisfy any additional criteria the authority may establish.\nL.2018, c.142, s.3.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ad87f1cbb097900521819883e816faee7cb045b96ec62b1d2e99e8279b80f43b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-67","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-69"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}