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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-4.6 Tuition aid program: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-4.6, Tuition aid program: State service. Each State department or agency, subject to available appropriations, shall establish a tuition aid program, available to eligible employees to complete und Full text with 1 recorded amendment, cited by 3 other rules.

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Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

Every State department and agency has to establish a tuition aid program, subject to available appropriations, for eligible employees taking undergraduate, graduate, technical or supplemental coursework at an accredited institution that relates to current or planned job responsibilities. The ceiling moves rather than sitting at a fixed figure: no employee may receive tuition aid in a semester exceeding the cost of six credits at a New Jersey State College or at Rutgers, whichever is higher. Reimbursement follows evidence of satisfactory completion as the department determines. The plan, filed either with the human resource development plan or on its own, must state eligibility criteria and acceptable grades, the funds allocated, who administers it, the amount and form of reimbursement, and how employees are told the outcome. Amendments go in a month before implementation, notice is posted throughout the agency, and semi-annual reports go to the Commission.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-4.6. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Each State department or agency, subject to available appropriations, shall establish a tuition aid program, available to eligible employees to complete undergraduate, graduate, technical or supplemental coursework at an accredited educational institution which relate to current or planned job responsibilities. #

(b) The tuition aid program may be submitted for approval as part of the HRD plan (See N.J.A.C. 4A:6-4.3) or as a separate plan for approval by the Chairperson or designee and shall include: #

1. Employee eligibility criteria and acceptable grades and course completion for reimbursement; #

2. Amount of funds allocated for tuition aid; #

3. Name of the individual charged with administering the program; #

4. Amount and form of reimbursement; and #

5. Procedures for notifying employees of approval or disapproval. #

(c) Any amendment to the plan must be submitted for approval at least one month prior to implementation. #

(d) No employee shall receive tuition aid per semester in an amount that exceeds the cost of six credits at a New Jersey State College or Rutgers, the State University, whichever is higher. #

(e) Reimbursement shall be made upon evidence of satisfactory completion of the courses as determined by the department or agency. #

(f) Notice, eligibility and application procedures for tuition aid shall be posted throughout the department or agency. #

(g) Each State department or agency shall also submit semi-annual reports to the Civil Service Commission in such form and detail and according to such time schedule as the Department shall prescribe and include: #

1. Names and titles of all employees receiving tuition aid; #

2. Amount of aid received by each employee; #

3. Equal employment and affirmative action data; #

4. Information relating to the course and educational institution; and #

5. Other information as may be requested by the Chairperson or designee. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 1 recorded change.

  1. AmendedR.2016 d.171
    48 N.J.R. 5(a); 48 N.J.R. 2775(b)

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