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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-31 - Definitions relative to higher education finance.

18A:62-31 Definitions relative to higher education finance.  3. As used in this act: "Amount" of a contribution or a donation means, in the case of property other than cash, the fair market value of the property contributed or donated as of the close of business on the day on which the recipient of that contribution or donation acquires ownership of the property. "Contribution year" means the fiscal year in which the endowment contribution or contributions were made, with respect to which State matching funds under sections 5 through 7 of P.L.1999, c.226 (C.18A:62-33 through C.18A:62-35) are sought or have been paid. "Donation" means the conveyance by gift of property consisting of cash or marketable securities, the corpus of which property may, under the terms of the gift, be expended by the donee, and the income from which property may, but need not, be restricted under those terms as to use for particular purposes stipulated by the donor. "Donation year" means the fiscal year in which the donation or donations were made, with respect to which State matching funds under sections 9 through 11 of P.L.1999, c.226 (C.18A:62-37 through C.18A:62-39) are sought or have been paid. "Endowment contribution" means the conveyance by gift of property consisting of cash or marketable securities, the corpus of which property may not, under the terms of the gift, be expended by the person to whom the contribution is made, and the income from which property may, but need not, be restricted under those terms as to use for particular purposes stipulated by the contributor. "Fiscal year" means the State fiscal year. "Gift" means a completed irrevocable transfer of property, including transfer by testamentary disposition, for which transfer the transferor receives no consideration, and in which property the transferee's interest is not subject to any retained interest of the transferor or to any concurrent or future interest of any other person. L.1999,c.226,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-32 - "Higher Education Incentive Endowment Fund"

18A:62-32. "Higher Education Incentive Endowment Fund"  4. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a non-lapsing fund, the "Higher Education Incentive Endowment Fund" (the "endowment fund"), which, subject to the availability of funds, shall be used to provide State matching funds against endowment contributions to four-year public institutions of higher education, two-year public institutions of higher education, and independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, or their institutionally related foundations, in accordance with the provisions of sections 5 through 7 of this act and subject to the provisions of subsections a. and b. of section 12 of the act. L.1999,c.226, s.4; amended 1999, c.368, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-33 - State matching funds for endowment contributions to four-year public institutions

18A:62-33. State matching funds for endowment contributions to four-year public institutions  5. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation shall have made an endowment contribution to a four-year public institution of higher education, or to a foundation institutionally related to such a public institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to receive State matching funds in subsequent fiscal years as follows: a. In the fiscal year first following the contribution year, the institution or foundation may apply to the State Treasurer for State matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of each such contribution received in the contribution year. There shall be no limit on the number of such endowment contributions from single contributors in that contribution year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more each for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire contribution year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that contribution year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this subsection and shall pay that amount from the endowment fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied; and b. In the second fiscal year following the contribution year and in each of the eight subsequent fiscal years following the second fiscal year, the institution or foundation shall be entitled to receive from the endowment fund, without application, State matching funds in an amount equal to the amount paid under subsection a. of this section. L.1999,c.226, s.5; amended 1999, c.368, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-35 - State matching funds for endowment contributions to four-year independent institutions

18A:62-35. State matching funds for endowment contributions to four-year independent institutions  7. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation makes an endowment contribution to a four-year independent institution of higher education that receives direct State aid, or to a foundation institutionally related to such an institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to apply for and to receive State matching funds in the amount of $100,000 with respect to each such contribution. There shall be no limit on the number of such endowment contributions from single contributors in a contribution year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more each for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire contribution year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that contribution year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this section and shall pay that amount from the endowment fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied. An institution or foundation that shall have received payment of State matching funds under this section with respect to a contribution year shall not thereafter receive additional State matching funds with respect to the same contribution year. L.1999,c.226, s.7; amended 1999, c.368, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-36 - "Higher Education Incentive Grant Fund"

18A:62-36. "Higher Education Incentive Grant Fund"  8. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a non-lapsing fund, the "Higher Education Incentive Grant Fund" (the "grant fund"), which, subject to the availability of funds, shall be used to provide State matching funds against donations to four-year public institutions of higher education, two-year public institutions of higher education, and independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, or their institutionally related foundations, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9 through 11 of this act and subject to the provisions of subsections a. and b. of section 12 of the act. L.1999,c.226, s.8; amended 1999, c.368, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-37 - State matching funds for donations to four-year public institutions

18A:62-37. State matching funds for donations to four-year public institutions  9. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation shall have made a donation to a four-year public institution of higher education, or to a foundation institutionally related to such a public institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to receive State matching funds under this section. In the fiscal year next following the donation year, the institution or foundation may apply to the State Treasurer for State matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of each such donation received in the donation year. There shall be no limit on the number of such donations from single donors in that donation year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more each for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire donation year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that donation year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this subsection and shall pay that amount from the grant fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied. An institution or foundation that shall have received payment of State matching funds under this section with respect to a donation year shall not thereafter receive additional State matching funds with respect to the same donation year. L.1999,c.226, s.9; amended 1999, c.368, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-39 - State matching funds for donations to four-year independent institutions

18A:62-39. State matching funds for donations to four-year independent institutions  11. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation makes a donation to a four-year independent institution of higher education that receives direct State aid, or to a foundation institutionally related to such an institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to apply for and to receive State matching funds in the amount of $100,000 with respect to each such donation. There shall be no limit on the number of such donations from single donors in that donation year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire donation year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that donation year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this section and shall pay that amount from the grant fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied. An institution or foundation that shall have received payment of State matching funds under this section with respect to a donation year shall not thereafter receive additional State matching funds with respect to the same donation year. L.1999,c.226, s.11; amended 1999, c.368, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-40 - Ineligibility for receipt of State matching funds; use of matching funds

18A:62-40. Ineligibility for receipt of State matching funds; use of matching funds  12. a. No institution of higher education having a total endowment of more than $1,000,000,000, and no foundation institutionally related to such an institution, shall be eligible to receive State matching funds under this act. b. No endowment contribution or donation to an institution of higher education from a foundation institutionally related to that institution shall be eligible to be matched with State funds under the provisions of this act. c. The matching funds provided to an institution of higher education or to a foundation institutionally related to such an institution pursuant to sections 4 through 11 of this act shall be used by the institution or foundation exclusively for academic purposes and shall not be used to fund any activity, program or project unrelated or only incidentally related to those purposes, such as the award of athletic scholarships, except that the matching funds may be used for the payment of the cost of building construction, in accordance with the terms as to use for particular purposes stipulated by the donor of the endowment contribution or donation. The matching funds provided shall not be used for the purpose of sectarian instruction, the construction or maintenance of sectarian facilities, or for any other sectarian purpose or activity. These restrictions shall not apply to the use by the institution or foundation of any of the endowment contributions and donations with respect to which those matching funds were paid. L.1999,c.226, s.12; amended 1999, c.368, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-41 - Documents included with application for State matching funds; information required

18A:62-41. Documents included with application for State matching funds; information required  13. In order for an institution or foundation to receive in a fiscal year State matching funds pursuant to an application therefor under the provisions of this act, the governing body of the institution or foundation shall provide the State Treasurer with a copy of the institution's annual independent financial audit, the institution's education foundation audit, or other financial certification, as deemed appropriate by the Treasurer, that verifies that the institution has raised the necessary amount through endowment contributions or donations to qualify for the State matching funds. An institution or foundation receiving State matching funds shall also provide in each fiscal year the annual average amount of endowment contributions and donations received in the contribution year and the donation year and in the five previous contribution and donation years. L.1999,c.226, s.13; amended 1999, c.368, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-42 - Funds administered separately

18A:62-42. Funds administered separately  14. a. The endowment fund and the grant fund shall be administered separately by the State Treasurer. Each fund shall consist of moneys appropriated or otherwise made available to it by the Legislature and any interest received on the investment of moneys in that fund. b. If, in any fiscal year, the fund balance in either the endowment fund or the grant fund is insufficient to fund payment in full of the State matching funds authorized to be paid under the provisions of this act, the amount of available funds shall be prorated among all eligible applicants. L.1999,c.226, s.14; amended 1999, c.368, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-43 - Rules, regulations.

18A:62-43 Rules, regulations.  15. The State Treasurer shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1999,c.226,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-44 - Reasonable substitution of certain courses for certain disabled college students.

18A:62-44 Reasonable substitution of certain courses for certain disabled college students.  1. a. Any student attending a public institution of higher education in the State or an independent institution of higher education which receives direct State aid or a degree-granting post secondary institution whose students are eligible for State tuition grants and scholarships, who is hearing impaired, visually impaired, or learning disabled shall be eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements, provided that: (1) Documentation is provided that the student's request for substitution of a specific course is related to the disability; (2) The substitution of a specific course does not constitute a fundamental alteration in the nature of the degree requirements and the specific course is not required for professional certification; and (3) The specific courses are not offered by a public or independent institution of higher education as requirements for a health professions degree. b. The Commission on Higher Education may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), provided that the rules and regulations are not inconsistent with federal rules and regulations. L.2002, c.110,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-45 - Provision of organ donation information at institutions of higher education.

18A:62-45 Provision of organ donation information at institutions of higher education.  1. a. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, each public institution of higher education in the State shall provide information to its students, either through student health services or as part of the curriculum, that emphasizes the benefits to the health and well-being of society and the lives that are saved through organ donations, and that instills knowledge that will enable young adults to make an informed decision about registering to become an organ donor or designating a decision-maker to make the decision on behalf of the young adult. The information shall also instill an understanding of the outcome if no decision about becoming an organ donor or designating a decision-maker is registered or otherwise recorded. The information provided shall be prepared in collaboration with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey.  b. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, each independent institution of higher education in the State is encouraged to provide information to its students, either through student health services or as part of the curriculum, that emphasizes the benefits to the health and well-being of society and the lives that are saved through organ donations, and that instills knowledge that will enable young adults to make an informed decision about registering to become an organ donor or designating a decision-maker to make the decision on behalf of the young adult. The information shall also instill an understanding of the outcome if no decision about becoming an organ donor or designating a decision-maker is registered or otherwise recorded. The information provided shall be prepared in collaboration with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey. L.2007, c.121, s.1; amended 2008, c.48, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:62-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:62-46 - Transfer of academic credits from county colleges.

18A:62-46 Transfer of academic credits from county colleges.  1. Each public institution of higher education, in consultation with the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and the New Jersey Presidents' Council, shall establish and enter into a collective Statewide transfer agreement that provides for the seamless transfer of academic credits to a baccalaureate degree program from a completed associate of arts degree program, a completed associate of science degree program, or a completed associate in applied science in technical studies degree program which has credits transferred by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship programs. The transfer agreement shall include: a. a listing of the general education core courses as stipulated by the Presidents' Council; b. policies and procedures for the seamless transfer and application of academic credits to a baccalaureate degree program from a completed associate degree program, including a guarantee that an associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, or associate in applied science in technical studies degree which has credits transferred by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship programs, awarded by a county college established pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall be fully transferable and credited as the first two years of a baccalaureate degree program at the four-year public institution of higher education in the State to which a student is admitted;  c. policies and procedures for the implementation of an appeals process for students and institutions to resolve disputes regarding the transfer of academic credits;  d. policies and procedures for the annual review and update of the agreement; and  e. policies and procedures for the collection of data by the commission to ensure that all participating institutions of higher education are in compliance with the provisions of this act and to ensure that the agreement is fostering both a seamless transfer process and the academic success of transfer students at the senior institutions. The commission shall annually determine the data to be collected and shall notify each participating institution in a timely manner.  The policies and procedures set forth in the transfer agreement shall be fully operational by September 1, 2008, except that, with respect to associate in applied science in technical studies degree programs which have credits transferred by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship programs, the transfer agreement shall be fully operational by September 1, 2011. L.2007, c.175, s.1; amended 2009, c.200, s.2.