{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-77","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-77","heading":"Definitions.","body":"4.\tAs used in sections 5 through 8 of this act:\n\"Authority\" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3.\n\"Eligible tuition expenses\" means tuition expenses that were incurred by a program participant in attending an accredited master's degree or Ph.D. program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or that were incurred by a program participant in the completion of 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and which were not covered by any grants or scholarships.\n\"Program\" means the tuition reimbursement program established pursuant to section 5 of this act for teachers who acquire a master's degree or Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or who complete 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.\n\"Program participant\" means a teacher who contracts with the authority to teach STEM classes in a public school following the completion of a master's degree or Ph.D. program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or following the completion of 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, in return for tuition reimbursement provided under the program.\nL.2019, c.401, s.4.","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":"1d8cfb00bcd4ed992155ae5661b10c4dcef9e752e5dc8075ca5008f1ff625969","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-76","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-78"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}