A.Z. v. Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

The opinion of the court was delivered by

OSTRER, J.S.C.

(temporarily assigned).

This appeal requires us to construe the provisions of New Jersey’s student financial aid laws that define who is eligible to receive a Tuition Aid Grant (TAG). N.J.S.A. 18A:71B-2; N.J.S.A. 18A:71B-20(c)(1). A.Z., a United States citizen and a resident of New Jersey since 1997, appeals from the determination of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA or Authority) that she is ineligible to receive a TAG “because [her] parents are not legal New Jersey residents[.]” We conclude the Authority’s decision…