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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64L-4 - Duties of staff of service

18A:64L-4. Duties of staff of service
4. The director and staff of the CPTAS shall:
a. Establish a data base of information on available and promising new coastal protection methods and make this information available, upon request, to county and municipal governmental entities;
b. Evaluate, or cause to be evaluated, available and promising new coastal protection methods as to practicability, technical performance, and cost effectiveness;
c. Promote sharing of information on coastal protection methods between interested and knowledgeable parties and county and municipal governmental entities within the State;
d. Sponsor or conduct conferences, workshops, and demonstration projects to publicize successful coastal protection methods;
e. Identify problem areas in developing or implementing coastal protection methods, and encourage academic, corporate, or public efforts for their resolution;
f. Compile and disseminate, upon request, lists of engineering and other consulting services engaged in coastal protection work;
g. Promote, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, demonstration projects for available and promising new coastal protection methods, and disseminate the results of such demonstration projects;
h. Document and publicize successful coastal protection methods and projects;
i. Provide information on available public and private funding sources for coastal protection efforts and projects;
j. Provide general information on federal and State regulations concerning coastal protection efforts and projects;
k. Collect and disseminate educational and training materials to assist county and municipal governmental employees with respect to undertaking or supervising coastal protection efforts or projects;
l. Make on-site visits to coastal protection projects upon request of a county or municipal governmental entity, and make on-site assessments thereof;
m. Provide, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, extension services to county and municipal governmental entities concerning coastal protection, including, upon request, outreach and technical advice on coastal protection methods and projects; and
n. Submit annually to the Legislature a review and evaluation of State and federal coastal protection programs and projects.
L.1993,c.176,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-3 - "Rowan University" defined.

18A:64M-3 "Rowan University" defined.
35. a. As used in sections 36 through 62 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-4 through C.18A:64M-30) "Rowan University" shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public research university herein designated "Rowan University" as presently and hereafter constituted, including all departments, colleges, schools, centers, branches, educational and other units and extensions thereof, extension and cooperative education programs, continuing education programs, and all other departments of higher education maintained by the educational entity of the university.
b. As used in sections 36 though 62 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-4 through C.18A:64M-30), "university" shall mean "Rowan University."
L.2012, c.45, s.35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-4 - Rowan University established.

18A:64M-4 Rowan University established.
36. There is hereby established a body corporate and politic to be known as Rowan University. The exercise by the university of the powers conferred by this act, including the presentation and operation of a four-year allopathic medical school, shall be deemed to be public and essential governmental functions necessary for the welfare of the State and the people of New Jersey.
L.2012, c.45, s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-5 - Governance, conduct of university.

18A:64M-5 Governance, conduct of university.
37. It is declared to be the public policy of the State that the university shall be given a high degree of self-government and that the governance and conduct of the university shall be free of partisanship.
L.2012, c.45, s.37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-6 - Board of trustees continued.

18A:64M-6 Board of trustees continued.
38. The board of trustees of the university is continued and shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges and shall be subject to the duties, obligations, and responsibilities set forth in this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-7 - Determination of composition, size of board of trustees.

18A:64M-7 Determination of composition, size of board of trustees.
39. a. The composition and size of the board of trustees shall be determined by the board; however, the board shall have not less than seven nor more than 15 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board of trustees shall recommend potential new members to the Governor. The terms of office of appointed members shall be for six years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30. Each member shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the remainders of the unexpired terms. Any member of a board of trustees may be removed by the Governor for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
b. Members of the board as of the effective date of this act shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms and the qualification in office of their successors.
c. All voting members of the board of trustees, before undertaking the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the State of New Jersey and of the United States, to bear allegiance to the government of the State, and to perform the duties of their office faithfully, impartially and justly, to the best of their ability.
d. Members of the board of trustees shall not receive compensation for their services. Each trustee shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of his duties or in rendering service as a member of or on behalf of the board or any committee of the board.
e. The board of trustees shall elect its chairperson from among its voting members annually in July. The board shall select such other officers from among its members as shall be deemed necessary.
f. A voting member of the board of trustees shall not be a salaried official of the State of New Jersey, or receive remuneration for services from the university. No trustee shall be appointed who is an employee or paid official of any hospital affiliated with the university. If any member of the board shall become ineligible by reason of the foregoing, a vacancy in his office as trustee shall thereby occur.
g. The board of trustees shall have the power to appoint and regulate the duties, functions, powers and procedures of committees, standing or special, from its members and such advisory committees or bodies as it may deem necessary or conducive to the efficient management and operation of the university, consistent with this act and other applicable statutes.
L.2012, c.45, s.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-8 - Election of student representatives.

18A:64M-8 Election of student representatives.
40. The board of trustees of the university shall provide for the election of two student representatives, who shall be full-time, regularly matriculated students in good academic standing, and who shall be 18 years of age or older and citizens of the United States. The student representatives shall be elected by the members of the student government association to serve on the board of trustees for terms of two years commencing at the next organization of the board.
a. A student shall be elected for a two-year term, but shall serve during the first year as an alternate member, and as a voting member during the second year.
Any vacancies which occur shall be filled by the student governing body for the unexpired term only.
b. The standards for eligibility for student representatives on the board of trustees shall be the same as those required for other student government officers.
c. The student members shall be entitled to full participation in all activities of the board except that they shall not participate in:
(1) Any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of employment, terms and conditions of employment, evaluation of the performance of, promotion or disciplining of any specific prospective officer or employee or current officer or employee employed or appointed by the board, unless all the individual employees or appointees whose rights could be adversely affected request in writing that the matter or matters be discussed at a public meeting;
(2) Any matter involving the purchase, lease, acquisition or sale of real property with public funds, the setting of banking rates or investment of public funds, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed; and
(3) Any pending or anticipated litigation in which the board is, or may become, a party, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed, or any matters falling within the attorney-client privilege, to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer.
d. Upon assuming office, the students shall agree to adhere to such standards of responsibility and confidentiality as are established by the board of trustees.
L.2012, c.45, s.40.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-9.1 - Public - private partnership agreement.

18A:64M-9.1 Public - private partnership agreement.
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:64-85) to the contrary, Rowan University may enter into a public-private partnership agreement in accordance with the provisions of that section.
L.2013, c.227, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-9.2 - Rowan University authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.

18A:64M-9.2 Rowan University authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.
4. a. Rowan University is authorized to be a participating contracting unit in a cooperative pricing system established pursuant to the laws of this State.
b. The university may make purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement, including a cooperative purchasing agreement in existence as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.50 (C.18A:64-63.1 et al.), in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1996, c.16 (C.52:34-6.2).
c. The State Treasurer may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
L.2016, c.50, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-10 - Certain functions, powers, duties exercised, performed by Director of Division of Investment.

18A:64M-10 Certain functions, powers, duties exercised, performed by Director of Division of Investment.
42. All functions, powers and duties relating to the investment or reinvestment of funds other than those funds specified in subsection w. of section 41 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-9) within the jurisdiction of the board of trustees including the purchase, sale, or exchange of any investments or securities may be exercised and performed by the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1950, c.270 (C.52:18A-79 et seq.) if so authorized by the board. Before any such investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange shall be made by the director for or on behalf of the board of trustees, the Director of the Division of Investment shall submit the details thereof to the board, which shall, itself or by its finance committee, within 48 hours, exclusive of Sundays and public holidays, after such submission to it, file with the director its written acceptance or rejection of such proposed investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange; and the director shall have authority to make such investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange for or on behalf of the board, unless there shall have been filed with him a written rejection thereof by the board or its finance committee as herein provided. The board of trustees shall determine from time to time the cash requirements of the various funds and accounts established by it and the amount available for investment, all of which shall be certified to the State Treasurer and the Director of the Division of Investment.
The finance committee of the board of trustees shall consist of three members of the board who shall be appointed in the same manner and for the same term as other committees of the board are appointed.
L.2012, c.45, s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-11 - Maintenance of Internet website for board of trustees.

18A:64M-11 Maintenance of Internet website for board of trustees.
43. The university shall maintain an Internet website for the board of trustees. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to board operations and activities. The following information shall be posted on the board's website:
a. the board's rules, regulations, resolutions, and official policy statements;
b. notice, posted at least five business days prior to a meeting of the board or any of its committees, setting forth the time, date, location, and agenda of the meeting;
c. the minutes of each meeting of the board and its committees; and
d. information on any contract entered into by the board that was not competitively bid and the statutory authority for the contracting process.
The website shall be updated on a regular basis.
L.2012, c.45, s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-12 - Additional rights of board of trustees.

18A:64M-12 Additional rights of board of trustees.
44. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall be vested with the right of perpetual succession and shall have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges that are incident to the proper governance, conduct, and management of the university and the control of its properties and funds and such powers granted to the university or the board or reasonably implied, may be exercised without recourse or reference to any department or agency of the State, except as otherwise provided by this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-13 - Appointment, compensation of president of the university.

18A:64M-13 Appointment, compensation of president of the university.
45. The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a president of the university. The president shall be responsible to the board of trustees and shall have such powers as shall be requisite for the executive management and conduct of the university in all departments, branches and divisions, and for the execution and enforcement of bylaws, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes, and orders governing the management, conduct and administration of the university.
L.2012, c.45, s.45.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-14 - Immunity from personal liability.

18A:64M-14 Immunity from personal liability.
46. No trustee or officer of the university shall be personally liable for any debt, obligation, or other liability of the university or incurred by or on behalf of the university or any constituent unit thereof.
L.2012, c.45, s.46.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-15 - Advice to Governor, Legislature.

18A:64M-15 Advice to Governor, Legislature.
47. The board of trustees shall advise the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education and the President's Council and successor bodies, on the manner in which the facilities and services of the university may be utilized so as to increase the efficiency of the public education system and provide, maintain, and improve upon the quality of higher education for the people of the State. The board of trustees shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature respecting the needs for the facilities and services of the university as an educational instrumentality of the State for that purpose.
L.2012, c.45, s.47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-16 - University personnel eligible for participation in certain public retirement plans.

18A:64M-16 University personnel eligible for participation in certain public retirement plans.
48. Subject to the provisions of P.L.1969, c.242 (C.18A:66-167 et seq.) and except as otherwise provided by law, the university shall be deemed to be an employer for the purposes of the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act," P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.), and shall also be deemed to be a "public agency or organization" within the meaning of section 71 of that act (C.43:15A-71). Further, the university's commissioned police officers shall be eligible for participation in and subject to the provisions of the "Police and Firemen's Retirement Systems Act," P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.), and the university shall be deemed an employer within the meaning of that act.
L.2012, c.45, s.48.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-17 - Construction of act.

18A:64M-17 Construction of act.
49. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises, or advantages heretofore obtained or enjoyed by the university or any constituent unit thereof, under any authority or any act of this State or under any grant, deed, conveyance, transfer, lease, estate, remainder, expectancy, trust, gift, donation, legacy, devise, endowment or fund, all of which are hereby ratified and confirmed except insofar as the same may have expired, be or have been repealed or altered, or may be inconsistent with this act or with existing provisions of law; subject however, thereto and to all of the rights, obligations, relations, conditions, terms, trust, duties, and liabilities to which the same are subject.
L.2012, c.45, s.49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-18 - Officers, agents, employees unaffected.

18A:64M-18 Officers, agents, employees unaffected.
50. The enactment and adoption of this act shall not, of itself, affect the official, operational, or organizational status of any officer of the university or any and all outstanding authorizations of any officer, agent, or employee to take specified action, or any and all outstanding commitments or undertakings of or by the university, except and only to the extent that any of the same may be inconsistent with this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.50.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-20 - Certain actions unaffected.

18A:64M-20 Certain actions unaffected.
52. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against Rowan University, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the university as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or regulation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, Rowan University, and all such matters or proceedings pending before Rowan University on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the university, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.2012, c.45, s.52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-21 - References refer to Rowan University.

18A:64M-21 References refer to Rowan University.
53. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Rowan University, the same shall mean and refer to Rowan University, herein referred to as "university," established as a public research university pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.53.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-22 - Powers of Secretary of Higher Education.

18A:64M-22 Powers of Secretary of Higher Education.
54. The general powers of supervision and control of the Secretary of Higher Education at the request of the Governor over Rowan University include the power to visit the university to examine into its manner of conducting its affairs and to enforce an observance of its laws and regulations and the laws of the State.
L.2012, c.45, s.54.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-23 - Governor of contract claims, suits.

18A:64M-23 Governor of contract claims, suits.
55. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the "New Jersey Contractual Liability Act" (N.J.S.59:13-1 et seq.) to the contrary, contract claims and suits against the university shall be governed by that act.
L.2012, c.45, s.55.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-24 - Warranty by contractor.

18A:64M-24 Warranty by contractor.
56. Every contract or agreement negotiated, awarded or made pursuant to this act shall contain a suitable warranty by the contractor that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure such contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee, except bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the contractor for the purpose of securing business, for the breach or violation of which warranty the university shall have the right to annul such contract without liability or in its discretion to deduct from the contract price or consideration the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee.
L.2012, c.45, s.56.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-25 - Violations deemed misdemeanor.

18A:64M-25 Violations deemed misdemeanor.
57. Any person willfully authorizing, consenting to, making or procuring to be made payment of university funds for or on account of any purchase, contract or agreement known to him to have been made or entered into in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.2012, c.45, s.57.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-26 - Certain transactions prohibited.

18A:64M-26 Certain transactions prohibited.
58. The payment of any fee, commission or compensation of any kind or the granting of any gift or gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly, whether or not in connection with any purchase, sale or contract, to any person employed by Rowan University, having any duties or responsibilities in connection with the purchase or acquisition of any property or services by the university, by or on behalf of any seller or supplier who has made, negotiated, solicited or offered to make and contract to sell or furnish real or personal property or services to the university is hereby prohibited. Any person offering, paying, giving, soliciting or receiving any fee, commission, compensation, gift or gratuity in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.2012, c.45, s.58.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-27 - Terms of board members unaltered.

18A:64M-27 Terms of board members unaltered.
59. The provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof.
L.2012, c.45, s.59.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-29 - Liberal construction.

18A:64M-29 Liberal construction.
61. This act, being deemed and declared necessary for the welfare of the State and the people of New Jersey to provide for the development of public higher education in the State and thereby to improve the quality and increase the efficiency of the public system of educational services of the State, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof.
L.2012, c.45, s.61.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-30 - Allocation to Department of State.

18A:64M-30 Allocation to Department of State.
62. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-27), the university is allocated to the Department of State for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution. Notwithstanding this allocation, the university shall be independent of any supervision or control of the Department of State or any board, commission, or officer thereof and the allocation shall not in any way affect the principles of institutional autonomy established by that act and as otherwise enumerated herein.
L.2012, c.45, s.62.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-31 - Certain functions, powers, duties, rights transferred to Rowan.

18A:64M-31 Certain functions, powers, duties, rights transferred to Rowan.
8. a. All functions, powers, duties, and rights of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, related directly or indirectly to the establishment, maintenance, and operation as to the School of Osteopathic Medicine, are hereby transferred and assigned to Rowan University. All of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's rights, title, and interest in the School of Osteopathic Medicine, its auxiliary and supporting institutions and the campus located in Stratford including, but not limited to, all associated fixed tangible assets, real property, building and all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property contained therein, are hereby transferred to Rowan University and shall be devoted to the purposes of public higher education in the State in accordance with the terms of any gift, grant, trust, contract or other agreement with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States or with any public body, department or any agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm or corporation.
Rowan University shall be obligated to take any such action as may be required to ensure that the School of Osteopathic Medicine maintains proper accreditation.
The facilities, equipment, and fixtures shared on the effective date of this act by the School of Osteopathic Medicine and other schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey located on the Stratford campus shall continue to be shared until such time as the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University and the board of trustees of Rowan University reach an agreement on the shared use of facilities, equipment, and fixtures on the Stratford campus.
b. It is hereby stated and acknowledged that osteopathic medical education is critical to the health and welfare of the residents of the State. In order to preserve a strong osteopathic academic resource for the State, the School of Osteopathic Medicine shall maintain its own academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels, separate and distinct from any other medical school, including without limitation, another medical school affiliated with the same university.
c. The School of Osteopathic Medicine shall maintain a principal clinical affiliation with at least one hospital, clinical affiliations with other hospitals deemed necessary by the school to fulfill its mission, and shall maintain the current faculty practice plan.
L.2012, c.45, s.8; 2016, c.28, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-31.1 - Intention of the Legislature to protect Rowan University; reimbursement.

18A:64M-31.1 Intention of the Legislature to protect Rowan University; reimbursement.
6. In transferring the assets of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rowan University, it is the intention of the Legislature to protect Rowan University, and to hold it harmless, subject to future appropriation, for unexpected costs or losses associated with undisclosed liabilities of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey that were not reasonably foreseeable or contemplated at the time of the transfers required by this act. Therefore, if Rowan University experiences, during fiscal years 2014 and 2015, costs or losses associated with liabilities of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey that were not identified in the certified financial statements of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for the time periods preceding the incurrence of the cost or loss, the State shall reimburse Rowan University for such cost or loss, subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
L.2013, c.227, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-32 - Transfer of appropriations, grants, moneys, employees, property to Rowan.

18A:64M-32 Transfer of appropriations, grants, moneys, employees, property to Rowan.
9. Upon the transfer of the School of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rowan University pursuant to section 8 of this act:
a. all appropriations, grants, debt service, research funds, and other moneys available and to become available to the School of Osteopathic Medicine are hereby transferred to Rowan University, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by the State budget or by State and federal law. Included in this provision are moneys currently received by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for the services and systems that provide the infrastructure for the educational, research, and clinical missions of the School of Osteopathic Medicine and for the maintenance and operation of the Stratford campus, such as specialized research equipment, information technology services that support research and clinical activities, and specialized legal services related to research and intellectual property development.
b. all employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine are hereby transferred to Rowan University. Nothing in this act shall be considered to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him under any pension law or retirement system or any other law of this State.
c. all files, books, papers, records, equipment, and other property of the School of Osteopathic Medicine are hereby transferred to Rowan University.
d. all orders, rules or regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the School of Osteopathic Medicine, or by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on its behalf, shall be continued with full force and effect as the orders, rules and regulations of Rowan University until amended or repealed pursuant to law.
e. Rowan University shall be allocated the appropriations previously provided and received for institutional support, centralized services, State-funded personnel and budgeted positions, and grants-in-aid made available to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for the operations of the School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Stratford campus. In order to provide for a smooth transfer, Rutgers, The State University and Rowan University may enter into shared services agreements relating to centralized services at the schools.
f. all grants, appropriations, budgeted amounts, gifts, bequests, tuition, endowments, and any other funding of any type whatsoever from any source whatsoever which has been designated for use, or is used by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at the School of Osteopathic Medicine or which has been designated for use in connection with the establishment, construction, operation, and expansion of the School of Osteopathic Medicine shall be allocated to Rowan University.
L.2012, c.45, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-33 - Disposition of certain medical malpractice claims.

18A:64M-33 Disposition of certain medical malpractice claims.
10. For medical malpractice claims incurred at the School of Osteopathic Medicine before or after the effective date of this act, Rowan University shall elect within 75 days of the signing of this act whether it, and its employees, shall be represented in all such matters by the Attorney General. If Rowan University elects to be represented by the Attorney General, then the Department of the Treasury shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with Rowan University modeled on the June, 2003 memorandum of agreement between the Department of the Treasury and the University of Medicine and Dentistry concerning the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund and moneys in the fund known as the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund shall be available to Rowan University solely to indemnify and defend medical malpractice claims against employees, officers, and servants of the School of Osteopathic Medicine. If Rowan University elects not to be represented by the Attorney General, then it shall be required to provide employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine with defense and indemnification consistent with the terms and conditions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., in lieu of the defense and indemnification that such employees would otherwise seek and be entitled to from the Attorney General pursuant to N.J.S.59:10-1 et seq. and P.L.1972, c.48 (C.59:10A-1 et seq.).
L.2012, c.45, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-34 - Certain debts transferred to Rowan.

18A:64M-34 Certain debts transferred to Rowan.
11. All debts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey incurred in the operation and administration of the School of Osteopathic Medicine and debt specifically and directly related to the real and personal property being transferred in Stratford are hereby transferred to Rowan University, and all creditors of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey may enforce those debts against Rowan University in the same manner as they might have had against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the rights and remedies of those creditors shall not be limited or restricted in any manner by this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-35 - Employee status unaffected.

18A:64M-35 Employee status unaffected.
12. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey of their rights, privileges, obligations or status with respect to any pension, retirement, or health benefits system. The employees shall, upon transfer to Rowan University, retain all of their rights and benefits under existing collective negotiations agreements or contracts until such time as new or revised agreements or contracts are agreed to. Notwithstanding the limitations on the number of Statewide negotiations units set forth in section 1 of P.L.2005, c.142 (C.34:13A-5.10), employees shall continue to be represented by the majority representative that represented them as employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, unless the employees choose to change their majority representative pursuant to law. Rowan University shall assume all obligations under existing or expired collective negotiations agreements that covered employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on the effective date of this act.
Employees in an existing University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey negotiations unit employed at the School of Osteopathic Medicine on the effective date of this act, who are transferred to or become employees of Rowan University shall be deemed to constitute an appropriate collective negotiations unit under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
Nothing in this act shall affect the civil service status, if any, of those officers or employees. Nothing in this act shall affect the tenure, rank, or academic track of any of those employees holding a faculty position.
b. The employees shall, upon transfer to Rowan University, not be considered new employees for any purpose and shall retain any accrued seniority, rank, and tenure, which shall be applied when determining eligibility for all benefits, including all paid leave time, longevity increases, and promotions.
L.2012, c.45, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-36 - Certain properties transferred.

18A:64M-36 Certain properties transferred.
13. Notwithstanding the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 002-2009 to the contrary, the properties referenced in paragraph 2b.ii of the plan are hereby transferred from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rowan University without monetary or other consideration on or before September 1, 2013.
L.2012, c.45, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-37 - Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.

18A:64M-37 Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.
33. There is established the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.
a. The board shall be composed of seven members as follows: two members appointed by the board of trustees of Rowan University from among its members; two members appointed by the board of directors of Rutgers University-Camden from among its members; and three members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board shall elect a chairperson from among its membership.
b. The term of office of a member of the board appointed by the board of trustees of Rowan University or the board of directors of Rutgers University-Camden shall be coterminous with his term on that board. The term of office of the Governor's appointees shall be six years. An appointed member may be removed for cause by the board of trustees or the board of directors that appointed the member, or by the Governor in the case of his appointees.
c. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified, and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the remainder of the unexpired term.
d. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
e. The board may be staffed by employees of Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden.
L.2012, c.45, s.33; amended 2013, c.227, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-38 - Authority, responsibilities of Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.

18A:64M-38 Authority, responsibilities of Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.
34. The Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors shall have the authority and responsibility to act, in all cases subject to and not inconsistent with the requirements and standards of applicable accreditation authorities, to:
a. approve or disapprove of the establishment or expansion of any schools, programs, or departments after the effective date of this act in the area of the health sciences proposed by either the board of trustees of Rowan University or the board of directors of Rutgers University-Camden;
b. determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of curriculum and programs of Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden in the area of the health sciences, including dual degree programs and partnerships between the institutions;
c. make recommendations to Rowan University and to Rutgers, The State University for joint faculty appointments to Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden;
d. provide curricular oversight of joint programs in the area of the health sciences of Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden; and
e. develop plans for the operation and governance of health science facilities, including plans concerning the development and financing of capital improvements or expansions of health science facilities.
"Health sciences" for purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, biochemistry, biomedicine, genetics, bioengineering, public health, and physician-related studies. The board shall not take any action to use, transfer, commit, or control the endowment funds or any other funds provided to or accumulated by and under the control of either institution without the respective approval of the Rowan University Board of Trustees or the Rutgers Board of Governors. The board shall have no authority over the tenure or contract rights of faculty at either Rutgers, The State University or Rowan University.
The board shall not take any action that would violate any of the bond covenants of Rutgers, The State University or Rowan University.
Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden shall each appropriate $2,500,000 per year to the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors for administration and other necessary expenses.
L.2012, c.45, s.34; amended 2013, c.227, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-38.1 - Additional powers, duties.

18A:64M-38.1 Additional powers, duties.
5. In addition to the authority and responsibility of the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors pursuant to section 34 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-38), the board shall have the power and the duty, subject to the limitations set forth in that section including the appropriations limit applicable to Rowan University and Rutgers, The State University set forth therein, and consistent with the provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), to:
a. Enter into contracts and agreements with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States, or with any public body, department, or other agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm, or corporation, which are deemed necessary or advisable by the board for carrying out the provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.);
b. Exercise the right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), to acquire any property or interest therein, provided that this right shall be exercised only in a municipality that has been under rehabilitation and economic recovery pursuant to the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.);
c. Accept from any government or governmental department, agency, or other public or private body or from any source grants or contributions of money or property which the board may use for or in aid of any of its purposes; and
d. Acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, own, lease, dispose of, use and operate property, whether real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for its purposes.
L.2013, c.227, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-39 - Layoffs of certain employees prohibited.

18A:64M-39 Layoffs of certain employees prohibited.
138. On and between the enactment date of this act and July 1, 2014, there shall be no layoff of any employee represented by a majority representative, who was employed as of the enactment date of this act, at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University Hospital, Rutgers, the State University or Rowan University as a result of any reorganization, restructuring, transfer or acquisition of any school, facility, hospital, entity, function or operation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers, the State University or Rowan University that occurs pursuant to or as a result of the implementation of this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.138.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-40 - Construction of act.

18A:64M-40 Construction of act.
139. Nothing in P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) shall be construed to modify or contravene the rights and obligations of employers or employees under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
L.2012, c.45, s.139.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-41 - Pledge, covenant with bond holders.

18A:64M-41 Pledge, covenant with bond holders.
140. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds heretofore issued and outstanding pursuant to a bond resolution of Rutgers, The State University or Rowan University that the entities established pursuant to this act shall abide by and otherwise fulfill the terms of any agreement, covenant, or indenture made by Rutgers, The State University to its bond holders and Rowan University to its bond holders, and will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of such holders.
L.2012, c.45, s.140.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-42 - Transition committee.

18A:64M-42 Transition committee.
142. The State Treasurer shall establish a Transition Committee in such composition and with such subcommittees as he deems appropriate to advise him regarding all matters pursuant to this act, related to the division, allocation and assignment of State appropriations, debt issues, allocation of budgets, allocation of State personnel, and allocation of costs and resources, monetary and otherwise, of centralized services, involving Rowan University, Rutgers University-Camden, Rutgers, The State University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and University Hospital. Upon the advice of the committee or of its subcommittees, the State Treasurer shall be empowered to take all necessary administrative acts to implement the provisions of this act.
L.2012, c.45, s.142.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64M-43 - Transfer provisions interdependent, essential.

18A:64M-43 Transfer provisions interdependent, essential.
143. The provisions of each of the transfers of the schools, functions, institutes, campuses and centers, and rights, assets and privileges thereof, shall be considered to be interdependent and essential to the intent and purpose of this act and shall be non-severable, and if any of these transfers shall be deemed unenforceable or invalid, the remaining transfers shall be unenforceable and invalid.
L.2012, c.45, s.143.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64N-3 - Designation as public research university.

18A:64N-3 Designation as public research university.
3. As used in this act "Montclair State University," hereinafter referred to as "university," shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public research university herein designated "Montclair State University" as presently and hereafter constituted, including all departments, colleges, schools, centers, branches, educational and other units and extensions thereof, extension and cooperative education programs, continuing education programs and all other departments of higher education maintained by the educational entity of the university.
L.2017, c.178, s.3.