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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3-30 - Actions prohibited by institution of higher education.

18A:3-30 Actions prohibited by institution of higher education.  2. No public or private institution of higher education in this State shall: a. Require a student or applicant to provide or disclose any user name or password, or in any way provide access to, a personal account or service through an electronic communications device. b. In any way inquire as to whether a student or applicant has an account or profile on a social networking website. c. Prohibit a student or applicant from participating in activities sanctioned by the institution of higher education, or in any other way discriminate or retaliate against a student or applicant, as a result of the student or applicant refusing to provide or disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device as provided in subsection a. of this section. L.2012, c.75, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3-31 - Waiver, limitation of protection by student, requirement prohibited.

18A:3-31 Waiver, limitation of protection by student, requirement prohibited.  3. No public or private institution of higher education in this State shall require a student or applicant to waive or limit any protection granted under this act. An agreement to waive any right or protection under this act is against the public policy of this State and is void and unenforceable. L.2012, c.75, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3-32 - Violations, remedies.

18A:3-32 Violations, remedies.  4. Upon violation of any provision of this act, an aggrieved person may, in addition to any other available remedy, institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, within one year from the date of the alleged violation. In response to the action, the court may, as it deems appropriate, order or award any one or more of the following: a. With respect to an applicant: (1) injunctive relief; (2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the applicant as a result of the violation, taking into consideration any failure to admit the applicant in connection with the violation; and (3) reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. b. With respect to a current or former student: (1) injunctive relief as it deems appropriate; (2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the student or former student as a result of the violation; and  (3) reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. L.2012, c.75, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-1 - Short title

18A:3A-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies Act." L.1984, c. 149, s. 1, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-2 - Legislative findings, determinations and declarations

18A:3A-2. Legislative findings, determinations and declarations  The Legislature finds, determines and declares: a. It is a fundamental aspiration of the people of New Jersey to live in a peaceful world, in which the threat of war, with its material destruction and human suffering, is steadily reduced and ultimately eliminated; b. Accordingly, it is an appropriate act of State government, in furtherance of this aspiration, to promote the development, collection and analysis of the best research on, and most advanced techniques of, conflict resolution and peaceful settlement of disputes; and c. It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the Institute established pursuant to this act shall produce significant aid to the understanding and implementation of methods for prevention of violent conflict arising from disputes on all levels of human interaction; and it is reasonably anticipated that, in addition to its primary benefits aimed at the avoidance of armed national conflict, the results of the Institute's labors will produce significant benefits of a domestic nature here in New Jersey--as in improving labor-management relations, mediating environmental issue disputes and mitigating landlord-tenant conflicts. L.1984, c. 149, s. 2, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-3 - Institute on Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies

18A:3A-3. Institute on Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies  3. a. There is established in, but not of, the Department of State the New Jersey Institute on Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies, hereinafter referred to as the Institute.  b. The Institute shall be under the direct management and supervision of the Secretary of State, who shall, by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), provide for its organization and methods of proceeding, so as to fulfill the purposes prescribed in section 4 of this act.  c. The secretary may at any time, and from time to time, enter into agreements with any public or private institution of higher learning in this State, under which such institution shall undertake to carry out any of the functions or projects of the Institute, pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1984, c.149 (C.18A:3A-4); and in consideration of such undertaking the secretary may authorize the payment to such institution of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Institute under this act or any other law, or from any other lawful source, and which are determined by him to be necessary or appropriate for the funding of the function or project so undertaken.  L.1984,c.149,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-4 - Duties

18A:3A-4. Duties  The Institute created by this act shall: a. Foster wide varieties of approaches to conflict resolution by sponsoring research, seminars, conferences, and other activities which may contribute to the fulfillment of the goals set forth in section 2 of this act; b. Facilitate the collection of, and access to, the best available research relating to the understanding, analysis and techniques of conflict resolution; and c. Take steps, through or in cooperation with public and private institutions of higher learning in the State, to develop courses and curricula in conflict resolution and peace studies, including a range of programs and study materials that will offer appropriate choices for use at all academic levels and for pupils of all age groups, so that the most advanced and most useful knowledge in this field shall be widely and effectively disseminated. L.1984, c. 149, s. 4, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-5 - Findings and recommendations; transmittal

18A:3A-5. Findings and recommendations; transmittal  In order to make a concrete and substantial contribution to peace through understanding, the Institute shall annually, and at such other times as it deems appropriate, transmit its findings and recommendations to the presiding officers of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, to each of the members of the Congress of the United States elected from New Jersey, to the appropriate officers of the Department of State and the Department of Defense, to the Executive Office of the President, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and to other such institutions which are devoted to the study and advancement of peace. L.1984, c. 149, s. 5, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3A-6 - Advisory board

18A:3A-6. Advisory board  6. To assist him in the organization of the Institute, and in fulfilling his other duties and responsibilities under P.L.1984, c.149 (C.18A:3A-1 et seq.), the secretary shall appoint an advisory board, which shall be broadly representative of those organizations and individuals having active interest in, and academic or practical knowledge and experience in, the methods and techniques of conflict resolution and the peaceful settlement of disputes; including, without limitation, representatives of religious, cultural and academic organizations, and persons actively engaged in the promotion of international and intercultural understanding, the study or conduct of foreign relations, and the advancement of world peace.  L.1984,c.149,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-1 - Short title

18A:3B-1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994."  L.1994,c.48,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-2 - Findings, declarations

18A:3B-2. Findings, declarations  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the institutions of higher education are one of the most valuable and underutilized resources in the State; and  b. the elimination of unnecessary State oversight and its accompanying bureaucracy will serve to unleash the creativity and innovation of these institutions; and  c. the restructuring of higher education must ensure that student aid programs are not only preserved but strengthened and that the State continue to foster and encourage programs to promote diversity and accessibility; and  d. the institutions of higher education in the State shall be responsible for achieving the Statewide goals of affordability and accessibility for all students, institutional excellence, and effectiveness in addressing the societal and economic needs of the State; and  e. in order to provide institutions with the ability to fulfill their mission and Statewide goals, greater decision making and accountability must be placed at the institutional level and structures must be established to ensure cooperation among institutions and coordination at the State level; and f. the State benefits from a coordinated system of higher education that includes public and private institutions which offer a variety of programs with a range of choices and which addresses the needs of the State including its citizens and employers.  L.1994,c.48,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-3 - Definitions.

18A:3B-3 Definitions.  3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3;  "Commission" means the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education established by this act;  "Council" means the New Jersey Presidents' Council established by this act;  "Council of County Colleges" means the New Jersey Council of County Colleges established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-26; "County college" means an educational institution established by one or more counties, pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; "Educational research and services corporation" means a nonprofit corporation whose voting members are public research universities, State colleges, county colleges, public institutions of higher education primarily located in the State of New Jersey, and nonprofit independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid; "Programmatic Mission" means all program offerings consistent within those levels of academic degrees or certificates that the institution has been authorized to grant by the State Board of Higher Education prior to the effective date of this act or approved thereafter by the commission;  "Public Research University" means Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rowan University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, and Kean University;  "State college" means any of the State colleges or universities established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes including any State college designated as a teaching university. L.1994, c.48, s.3; amended 1999, c.46, s.27; 2012, c.45, s.67; 2015, c.140, s.1; 2017, c.178, s.36; 2021, c.282, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-4 - Department of Higher Education abolished

18A:3B-4. Department of Higher Education abolished  4. The Department of Higher Education created by P.L.1967, c.271 (C.18A:3-1 et seq.) is abolished as a principal department in the Executive Branch of State Government and all of its functions, powers and duties, except as herein otherwise provided, are terminated.  L.1994,c.48,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-5 - Termination of offices, terms

18A:3B-5. Termination of offices, terms  5. The offices and terms of the Chancellor of Higher Education, vice-chancellor, the assistant chancellors and the directors of the various divisions and offices of the Department of Higher Education, except as herein otherwise provided, shall terminate upon the effective date of this act.  L.1994,c.48,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-6a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-6a - Policies, procedures, guidelines relative to student fees.

18A:3B-6a Policies, procedures, guidelines relative to student fees.  1. The governing board of a public institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall: a. develop written policies and procedures that establish a system of internal controls over the development and management of mandatory student fees and ensure that these controls are applied consistently. The written policies shall define who is responsible for the assessment or adjustment of the mandatory student fees, and shall include guidelines for monitoring whether mandatory student fee revenue is used efficiently and for the intended purpose; b. assess each of the institution's mandatory student fees individually and document the criteria and justification for any adjustments made to the fees. For each mandatory student fee the documentation shall include, at a minimum, the purpose of the student fee, the criteria used to determine its rate, the projected mandatory fee revenue, and the appropriate use of the revenue; c. establish separate funds in the institution's budget for each individual mandatory student fee to promote transparency of fee revenue and expenditures; d. implement accounting procedures that establish a process to accurately identify transactions related to mandatory student fee activity and the expenditures related to each of the mandatory student fees; and e. include in the institution's description of its mandatory student fees, all uses of the fee monies including salaries.  L.2019, c.201, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-6.1 - Educational research and service corporation.

18A:3B-6.1 Educational research and service corporation.  2. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college may join with other public research universities, State colleges, county colleges, public institutions of higher education primarily located in the State of New Jersey, and nonprofit independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, to form an educational research and services corporation to be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, within the meaning of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501). b. (1) An educational research and services corporation may act as a lead agency or contracting unit for the procurement of goods or services concerning educational technology systems and related services by those entities comprising the educational and research services corporation. (2) An educational research and services corporation shall be deemed a local unit for the purposes of the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35) and may act as a lead agency or contracting unit for the procurement of goods or services concerning educational technology systems and related services by municipalities, fire districts, counties, local authorities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), school districts, county colleges, State colleges, public research universities, nonprofit independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, or any combination of those entities. c. An educational research and services corporation formed under P.L.2015, c.140, shall be subject to all applicable requirements under all applicable State and local procurement laws, including, but not limited to, section 1 of P.L.1977, c.33 (C.52:25-24.2), P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-55 et seq.), and P.L.2005, c.51 (C.19:44A-20.13 et seq.). L.2015, c.140, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-6.2 - Regulation of purchase of certain real property by representative of public institution of higher education.

18A:3B-6.2 Regulation of purchase of certain real property by representative of public institution of higher education.  1. a. The president or any other officer or employee of a public institution of higher education shall not take final action on behalf of the institution for the purchase of real property the cost of which is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of section 10 of P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-10), unless the president or other officer or employee notifies the governing board of the institution and the general counsel of the institution of the proposed action and the governing board approves the final action. Final action shall not include any ministerial of non-substantive changes made to a contract subsequent to the governing board's approval, or any action that falls within the authority previously granted to the president or any other officer or a board trustee by the governing board. b. The public institution of higher education shall submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Secretary of Higher Education, and the State Comptroller, on the purchase of real property the cost of which is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of section 10 of P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-10). The report shall be filed within five days following the submission of the institution's binding offer to the seller for the purchase of the real property. The report shall be in addition to any notice of award or notice of the commencement of any procurement process that is required to be provided to the State Comptroller in accordance with section 10 of P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-10). c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel any action on the part of a public institution of higher education that is governed pursuant to N.J.S.18A:65-1 et seq. L.2017, c.30, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-6.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-6.3 - Required training program for governing board member of public institution.

18A:3B-6.3 Required training program for governing board member of public institution.  1. a. As a condition of serving as a member of the governing board of a public institution of higher education, a person shall be required to complete a training program developed by that institution in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education that is designed to clarify the roles and duties of a governing board member. b. The training shall be completed no later than one year after the date that the person is appointed as a member of the governing board of a public institution of higher education; except that a person who serves as a member of a governing board prior to the effective date of this act shall not be required to complete the training. c. The institution, in consultation with the secretary, shall: (1) prescribe the subject matter of the training which shall include, but need not be limited to, governance responsibilities, ethical standards, due diligence, the requirements of the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), and P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), issues associated with laws on privacy, board member fiduciary responsibilities, and a review of the types of financial, organizational, legal, and regulatory issues that a member of a governing board may be required to consider in the course of discharging the member's governance responsibilities; (2) provide the training directly or arrange for, or specify, the entity or entities to provide the training. In the case of a county college, the secretary shall designate the New Jersey Council of County Colleges to provide the training; (3) conduct a periodic review of the prescribed subject matter of the training to insure that the training includes information on relevant changes to State or federal law and other information deemed necessary to enable governing board members to serve effectively; (4) certify completion of the training for each governing board member upon receipt of documentation thereof, as provided on a form and in a manner prescribed by the secretary, or otherwise arrange for certification by the training entity; and (5) take other such actions as the secretary determines appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.250, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-6.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-6.4 - Rules, regulations.

18A:3B-6.4 Rules, regulations.  3. The Secretary of Higher Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.250, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-7 - "New Jersey Presidents' Council" established.

18A:3B-7 "New Jersey Presidents' Council" established.  7. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Presidents' Council." Each president of a public institution of higher education in the State and of an independent institution which receives direct State aid shall be a member of the council and shall serve ex officio. The presidents of the proprietary schools which have been authorized to offer licensed degree programs shall also serve as members of the council, ex officio. The presidents of the two institutions primarily involved in the preparation of professional persons in the field of religion which enroll the largest number of pupils in State licensed degree programs shall also serve as members of the council, ex officio, to represent the interests of all such schools. L.1994, c.48, s.7; amended 1995, c.268, s.1; 2003, c.99, S.1; 2009, c.246, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:3B-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:3B-9 - Powers of council

18A:3B-9. Powers of council  9. The council shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers:  a. To make, amend, and repeal rules and bylaws for its own governance and guidance not inconsistent with State or federal law;  b. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; c. To maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may designate; and  d. To sue and be sued in its own name and to retain legal counsel of its choosing.  L.1994,c.48,s.9.