N.J. Admin. Code § 5:44-2.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 5:44-2.5 - Waivers

(a) The DCA Commissioner shall waive all or part of the Training Program course requirements in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-46 and 47 upon a determination of course equivalency by the Department on a case-by-case basis.

1. The determination of course equivalency shall list the courses submitted for determination and indicate to which course(s) of the LHA/MRA Training Program the course is equivalent.

(b) A commissioner or executive director shall be eligible for a waiver of a required State Training Program course upon completion of an equivalent course taken from a professional training institution or organization recognized by the Department, provided it was acquired within three years of the request and satisfies the criteria and standards established for course equivalency in this subchapter.

(c) The Department will utilize the following criteria for judging equivalency:

1. The course must have been organized and presented under the auspices of a recognized educational or professional institution;

2. The course shall have included seven hours of class instruction for a full-day course, and 3.5 hours of instruction for a half-day course, not counting examinations. (Independent study, video or home study courses shall not be considered);

3. Registrants in the course must have satisfactorily completed at least one written evaluation;

4. Satisfactory completion of the course must have been based upon providing correct responses to no less than 70 percent of the questions on the evaluation;

5. The course was completed within three years of the request for a waiver; and

6. The content, topics and material of the alternate course shall be essentially the same as that of the required State course.

(d) Individuals requesting a course waiver from the Department shall be responsible for the following:

1. Assuming all costs associated with the waiver;

2. Obtaining a Waiver Procedures Form from the Department; and

3. Submitting a course description, official transcript or certificate of completion and other required documentation, together with a completed Waiver Procedures Form, to the Department for review.

i. Waiver forms may be obtained from and shall be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources, PO Box 806, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0806 Attention: Housing Authority Unit.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:44-2.5

Amended by R.2000 d.61, effective 2/22/2000.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3250(a), 32 New Jersey Register 690(a).
Rewrote the section.