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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-15 - Public policy

18A:74-15. Public policy  It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of New Jersey to encourage, promote and support the extension of public library services by aiding in the construction and expansion of public library buildings. L.1973, c. 381, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-16 - Definitions relative to library construction.

18A:74-16 Definitions relative to library construction.  3. For the purposes of this act unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: a. "Act" means the "New Jersey Library Construction Incentive Act." b. "Area" means all or part of one or more political subdivisions of the State of New Jersey. c. "Project," "construction project," "rehabilitation project," "expansion" or "acquisition," means a project which is eligible for a grant under regulations and standards promulgated under this act. When used alone, "project" means any construction, expansion, or rehabilitation project or acquisition. d. "Public library" means a library that serves free of charges all residents of an area without discrimination and receives its financial support, in whole or in part, from public funds. "Public library" does not include any special-purpose library, such as a law, medical, school or academic library, which are organized to serve a special clientele or purpose. e. "Authorized applicant" means a public library as defined in paragraph d. hereof. f. "Eligible project costs" means costs incurred in a project approved by the President of Thomas Edison State College, a portion of which may be reimbursed. g. "President" means the President of Thomas Edison State College. h. "Fiscal year" means the period between July 1 of any calendar year and June 30 of the next succeeding calendar year. L.1973,c.381,s.3; amended 2001, c.137, s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-17 - Administration of act.

18A:74-17 Administration of act.  4. The administration of this act shall be governed by rules and regulations recommended and promulgated by the State Librarian with the approval of the President of Thomas Edison State College. L.1973, c.381, s.4; amended 2001, c.137, s.38; 2010, c.87, s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-18 - Participation in grants.

18A:74-18 Participation in grants.  5. In order to participate in any grant made according to the provisions of this act, the applicant shall comply with the rules and regulations adopted as provided in section 4 of this act. Application for grants under this act shall be made to the President on forms specified in said rules and regulations. Applications shall be approved by the President in accordance with said rules and regulations. The President is hereby empowered to withhold any grants from any public library which does not comply with said rules and regulations. L.1973,c.381,s.5; amended 2001, c.137, s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-19 - Reimbursement for project costs.

18A:74-19 Reimbursement for project costs.  6. The President shall reimburse each authorized applicant whose application has been approved for a portion of its eligible project costs, determined in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. L.1973,c.381,s.6; amended 2001, c.137, s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-20 - Project costs eligible for grants.

18A:74-20 Project costs eligible for grants.  7. The following project costs shall be eligible for grants, at the discretion of the President, when incurred after the date of project approval, or after such date as is indicated in paragraphs 3 and 5 of this section: a. Construction of new buildings to be used for public library purposes. b. Expansion, rehabilitation or acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes. c. Expenses (other than interest and the carrying charge on bonds) related to the acquisition of land on which there is to be construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes which are incurred within the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the project is approved by the President, provided such expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions. d. Site grading and improvement of land on which buildings used for public library purposes are located or are to be located. e. Architectural, engineering, consulting and inspection services related to the specific project for which application for financial assistance is made, provided the costs of such services are incurred within three fiscal years preceding the year in which the project is approved by the President. f. Expenses (other than interest and the carrying charges on bonds) related to the acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes, provided such expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions. g. Expenses relating to the acquisition and installation of initial equipment to be located in public library facilities, provided by a construction project, including all necessary building fixtures and utilities, office furniture and public library equipment, such as library shelving and filing equipment, card catalogs, cabinets, circulation desks, reading tables, study carrels, booklifts, elevators and information retrieval devices (but not books or other library materials). L.1973,c.381,s.7; amended 2001, c.137, s.41.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-21 - Projects to be accessible, usable by persons with disabilities.

18A:74-21 Projects to be accessible, usable by persons with disabilities.  8. The President shall require that projects constructed with the use of State funds under this act shall, to the extent appropriate, be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. L.1973, c.381, s.8; amended 2001, c.137, s.42; 2017, c.131, s.62.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-22 - Credit to State for unused facilities, equipment, land.

18A:74-22 Credit to State for unused facilities, equipment, land.  9. Whenever public library facilities, items of equipment or land to which the State has contributed funds under this act are not used for the purposes authorized by the act, the President may require that the State be credited with its proportionate share of the fair market value of such facilities, equipment, or land. All moneys so credited shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey. In no event, however, may the President require that the State be so credited when such facilities, equipment or land have been used in excess of 20 years for the purposes authorized by this act. L.1973,c.381,s.9; amended 2001,c.137,s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-23 - Costs of administration and supervision of act; limitation

18A:74-23. Costs of administration and supervision of act; limitation  All costs attributable to the administration and supervision of this act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall not exceed 8% of the total amount appropriated annually for the purposes of this act. L.1973, c. 381, s. 10, eff. July 1, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-24 - Definitions relative to public library project grant program

18A:74-24. Definitions relative to public library project grant program  1. For the purposes of this act: "Area" means all or part of one or more political subdivisions of the State of New Jersey; "Authority" means the "New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority" established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:72A-1 et seq.; "Board" means the Public Library Construction Advisory Board established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-26); "Eligible project costs" means costs incurred in a project approved by the board; "Fund" means the "Public Library Project Fund" established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-25); "Project" means any construction, expansion, rehabilitation or acquisition project eligible for a grant under regulations promulgated under section 3 of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-26); "Public library" means a library that serves free of charge all residents of an area as established pursuant to chapter 33 or chapter 54 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes; or a library established pursuant to N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq. and receiving public funds pursuant to R.S.40:54-35; "Secretary" means the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey or the Secretary's designated representative. L.1999,c.184,s.1; amended 2001, c.148.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-25 - "Public Library Project Fund."

18A:74-25 "Public Library Project Fund."   2. The "Public Library Project Fund" is established as a separate account in the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to carry out the purposes of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.). The fund shall be administered by the authority and shall be credited with: a. moneys received from the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-28); b. moneys appropriated by the State for the purposes of the fund; and c. all interest and investment earnings received on moneys in the fund. L.1999,c.184,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-26 - Public Library Construction Advisory Board.

18A:74-26 Public Library Construction Advisory Board.  3. There is created a Public Library Construction Advisory Board to be comprised of seven members as follows: the Secretary of State or the secretary's designee who shall serve as the chair; the State Librarian or the librarian's designee; the President of Thomas Edison State College, or the president's designee; and four persons with library, construction, or finance experience who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and until their successors are appointed and shall have qualified. Moneys in the fund shall be distributed as grants to public libraries for part of eligible project costs as enumerated in section 4 of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-27), based on criteria and a competitive selection process established by the board. The board shall promulgate regulations prescribing procedures for applying for a grant and the terms and conditions for receiving a grant. A grant application shall include a complete description of the project to be financed and an identification of additional sources of revenue to be used. An application shall be reviewed, and approved or denied by the board in accordance with uniform procedures by resolution of the board. When a grant is approved by the board, the board shall establish the recommended grant amount and shall submit to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, the board's approved amount of the grant and a brief description of the project for approval by the committee. Any grant not disapproved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within 30 days of such submission shall be deemed approved by the committee. After a grant application is approved by the committee, the board shall forward a copy of the application and certify the approved amount of the grant to the authority. L.1999, c.184, s.3; amended 2010, c.87, s.45.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:74-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:74-27 - Project costs eligible for grants.

18A:74-27 Project costs eligible for grants.   4. The following project costs shall be eligible for grants, at the discretion of the board: a. Construction of new buildings to be used for public library purposes; b. Expansion, rehabilitation or acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes; c. Expenses, other than interest and the carrying charge on bonds, incurred after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.), related to the acquisition of land on which there is to be construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes, provided the expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions; d. Site grading and improvement of land on which buildings used for public library purposes are located or are to be located; e. Architectural, engineering, consulting and inspection services related to the specific project for which application for financial assistance is made; f. Expenses, other than interest and the carrying charges on bonds, related to the acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes, provided the expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions; and g. Expenses relating to the acquisition and installation of equipment to be located in public library facilities, including all necessary building fixtures and utilities, office furniture and public library equipment, such as library shelving and filing equipment, catalogs, cabinets, circulation desks, reading tables, study carrels, and information retrieval devices including video, voice, and data telecommunications equipment and linkages with a useful life of 10 years or more necessary for Internet access, but not including books or other library materials. L.1999,c.184,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-1 - Compact; preamble

18A:75-1. Compact; preamble  The Compact for Education is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Preamble Whereas, The proper education of all citizens is one of the most important responsibilities of the states to preserve a free and open society in the United States; and, Whereas, The increasing demands of our whole national life for improving and expanding educational services require a board exchange of research data and information concerning the problems and practices of education; and, Whereas, There is a vital need for strengthening the voices of the states in the formulation of alternative nationwide educational policies, The states affirm the need for close and continuing consultation among our several states on all matters of education, and do hereby establish this Compact for Education. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-2 - Article I. Purpose and policy

18A:75-2. Article I. Purpose and policy  A. It is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding among executive, legislative, professional, educational and lay leadership on a nationwide basis at the state and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystallization and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearing house of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different places throughout the nation, so that the executive and legislative branches of state government and of local communities may have ready access to the experience and record of the entire county, and so that both lay and professional groups in the field of education may have additional avenues for the sharing of experience and the interchange of ideas in the formation of public policy in education. 4. Facilitate the improvement of state and local educational systems so that all of them will be able to meet adequate and desirable goals in a society which requires continuous qualitative and quantitative advance in educational opportunities, methods and facilities. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and state initiative in the development, maintenance, improvement and administration of educational systems and institutions in a manner which will accord with the needs and advantages of diversity among localities and states. C. The party states recognize that each of them has an interest in the quality and quantity of education furnished in each of the other states, as well as in the excellence of its own educational systems and institutions, because of the highly mobile character of individuals within the nation, and because the products and services contributing to the health, welfare and economic advancement of each state are supplied in significant part by persons educated in other states. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-3 - Article II. State defined

18A:75-3. Article II. State defined  As used in this compact, "state" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-5 - Article IV. Powers

18A:75-5. Article IV. Powers  In addition to authority conferred on the commission by other provisions of the compact, the commission shall have authority to: 1. Collect, correlate, analyze and interpret information and data concerning educational needs and resources. 2. Encourage and foster research in all aspects of education, but with special reference to the desirable scope of instruction, organization, administration, and instructional methods and standards employed or suitable for employment in public educational systems. 3. Develop proposals for adequate financing of education as a whole and at each of its many levels. 4. Conduct or participate in research of the types referred to in this article in any instance where the commission finds that such research is necessary for the advancement of the purposes and policies of this compact, utilizing fully the resources of national associations, regional compact organizations for higher education, and other agencies and institutions, both public and private. 5. Formulate suggested policies and plans for the improvement of public education as a whole, or for any segment thereof, and make recommendations with respect thereto available to the appropriate government units, agencies and public officials. 6. Do such other things as may be necessary or incidental to the administration of any of its authority or functions pursuant to this compact. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-6 - Article V. Cooperation with federal government

18A:75-6. Article V. Cooperation with federal government  A. If the laws of the United States specifically so provide, or if administrative provision is made therefor within the federal government, the United States may be represented on the commission by not to exceed 10 representatives. Any such representative or representatives of the United States shall be appointed and serve in such manner as may be provided by or pursuant to federal law, and may be drawn from any one or more branches of the federal government, but no such representative shall have a vote on the commission. B. The commission may provide information and make recommendations to any executive or legislative agency or officer of the federal government concerning the common educational policies of the states, and may advise with any such agencies or officers concerning any matter of mutual interest. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:75-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:75-7 - Article VI. Committees

18A:75-7. Article VI. Committees  A. To assist in the expeditious conduct of its business when the full commission is not meeting, the commission shall elect a steering committee of 32 members which, subject to the provisions of this compact and consistent with the policies of the commission, shall be constituted and function as provided in the bylaws of the commission. One fourth of the voting membership of the steering committee shall consist of Governors, 1/4 shall consist of legislators and the remainder shall consist of other members of the commission. A Federal representative on the commission may serve with the steering committee, but without vote. The voting members of the steering committee shall serve for terms of 2 years, except that members elected to the first steering committee of the commission shall be elected as follows: 16 for 1 year and 16 for 2 years. The chairman, vice chairman, and treasurer of the commission shall be members of the steering committee and, anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, shall serve during their continuance in these offices. Vacancies in the steering committee shall not affect its authority to act, but the commission at its next regularly ensuing meeting following the occurrence of any vacancy shall fill it for the unexpired term. No person shall serve more than 2 terms as a member of the steering committee: provided that service for a partial term of 1 year or less shall not be counted toward the 2-term limitation. B. The commission may establish advisory and technical committees composed of State, local, and Federal officials, and private persons to advise it with respect to any one or more of its functions. Any advisory or technical committee may, on request of the States concerned, be established to consider any matter of special concern to 2 or more of the party States. C. The commission may establish such additional committees as its bylaws may provide. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 68, s. 1, eff. June 21, 1968.