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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-46.1 - Collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.

18A:62-46.1 Collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement.
1. a. Each institution of higher education, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Presidents' Council, shall establish and enter into a collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement. Under the agreement, a student enrolled in a four-year institution of higher education who has a cumulative total of 66 credits earned between a county college and the four-year institution may be awarded an associate degree by the county college. The reverse transfer agreement shall address the following:
(1) the effective communication between the county college and the four-year institution on student transcripts and course equivalencies;
(2) the process by which a student is notified of potential eligibility, and by which the four-year institution obtains the consent of the student for release of his transcript to the county college;
(3) procedures for advising students on the courses that a student needs to complete to attain an associate degree;
(4) policies and procedures for the annual review and update of the agreement; and
(5) policies and procedures for the collection of data by the secretary to ensure that all institutions are in compliance with this section. The secretary shall annually determine the data to be collected and shall notify each institution in a timely manner.
b. The policies and procedures set forth in the collective Statewide reverse transfer agreement shall be fully operational by September 1, 2018.
c. (1) The annual report prepared by the Secretary of Higher Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.175 (C.18A:62-49) shall include an analysis of each institution's compliance with the provisions of this section.
(2) In the first annual report issued after the effective date of this act, the secretary shall identify the institutions that have entered into a reverse transfer agreement prior to that effective date, and the institutions that enter into an agreement on or after that effective date.
L.2017, c.130, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-47 - Adoption of policies, procedures regarding certain transfers.

18A:62-47 Adoption of policies, procedures regarding certain transfers.
2. On or before January 1, 2008, each public institution of higher education shall, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education and the Presidents' Council, develop and adopt as part of the collective Statewide transfer agreement established pursuant to section 1 of this act policies and procedures for the transfer of credits earned by a student who has not completed his associate degree program prior to transferring into a baccalaureate degree program, 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, those policies and procedures shall be developed and adopted on or before January 1, 2011.
L.2007, c.175, s.2; amended 2009, c.200, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-49 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.

18A:62-49 Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
4. The Commission on Higher Education shall prepare an annual report containing a compilation of the data collected pursuant to subsection e. of section 1 of this act, an analysis of the effect of the agreement on the transfer process and on the academic success of transfer students at the senior institutions, and an analysis of each participating institution's compliance with the provisions of this act. The commission shall submit the report to the Legislature and the Governor by November 15th of each year.
L.2007,c.175,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-50 - Cooperation considered relative to annual appropriation.

18A:62-50 Cooperation considered relative to annual appropriation.
5. The cooperation of each public institution of higher education in abiding by the terms of the agreement shall be reviewed and considered by the Governor and the Legislature when making the annual appropriation for the institution.
L.2007,c.175,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-51 - Construction of act as to standards and procedures for admission.

18A:62-51 Construction of act as to standards and procedures for admission.
6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require any public or independent institution of higher education to admit a student or to waive its admission standards and application procedures.
L.2007,c.175,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-52 - Website to provide information on educational benefits for veterans.

18A:62-52 Website to provide information on educational benefits for veterans.
1. A public institution of higher education shall provide a link on its website to access information on federal and State educational benefits available to veterans. The link shall be placed in a prominent location on the website and its content shall be in accordance with guidelines of the New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education.
L.2011, c.151, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-53 - Definitions relative to certain credit card solicitations.

18A:62-53 Definitions relative to certain credit card solicitations.
1. As used in this act:
"Credit" means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment.
"Credit card" means any card, plate, coupon book, or other single credit device that may be used from time to time to obtain credit.
"Direct merchandising" means the promotion to sell or offer any goods, wares, services or merchandise to any person by means of interpersonal contact or through the use of displays.
"Public institution of higher education" means Rutgers, The State University, the State colleges or universities established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the county colleges and any other public university or college now or hereafter established or authorized by State law.
"Student" means a person who is a matriculated student at a public institution of higher education in this State whose billing address is in this State.
L.2013, c.18, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-54 - Direct merchandizing of credit cards to students, certain circumstances; prohibited.

18A:62-54 Direct merchandizing of credit cards to students, certain circumstances; prohibited.
2. A public institution of higher education is not authorized to enter into any agreement, or to permit any of its agents or student organizations to enter into any agreement, for the direct merchandising of credit cards to any students.
L.2013, c.18, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-56 - Number of credits required for baccalaureate degree; exceptions.

1. a. A public institution of higher education shall allow a student or a faculty or other staff member to identify his sexual orientation and gender identity on any form used by the institution to collect demographic information on gender, race, or ethnicity.
b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall apply to all forms that are created or updated by the institution on or after the effective date of this section; except that an institution shall not be required to update any existing forms solely for the purpose of complying with subsection a. of this section.
L.2017, c.268, s.1.
18A:62-56 Number of credits required for baccalaureate degree; exceptions.
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, beginning with students who initially enroll in a baccalaureate degree program in the fall semester of 2019, the standard number of credits required for the award of a baccalaureate degree from a four-year public institution of higher education is 120 credit hours.
b. The standard number of credit hours established pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not apply if:
(1) the degree program is defined as a five-year degree program;
(2) professional accreditation requires a greater number of credit hours or requires course work that cannot be completed in 120 credits; or
(3) certification requirements result in a need for credit hours in excess of 120.
c. (1) The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish standards for the purposes of complying with the credit hour limit established by this section for institutions of higher education that use nontraditional course credit systems.
(2) Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, a four-year public institution of higher education that uses a nontraditional course credit system shall submit a written request to the secretary for permission to comply with the credit hour limit in accordance with the standards established by the secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. The request shall provide information on why the institution is not able to comply with the requirements of subsection a. of this section and shall include such other information as the secretary deems necessary. Within 60 days of the submission of the request, the secretary shall advise the institution on whether it may meet the credit hour limit in accordance with the standards established by the secretary.
L.2018, c.93, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-57 - Associate degree, number of credits required; exceptions.

18A:62-57 Associate degree, number of credits required; exceptions.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, beginning with students who initially enroll in an associate degree program in the fall semester of 2019, the standard number of credit hours required for the award of an associate degree from a county college is 60 credit hours.
b. The standard number of credit hours established pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not apply if:
(1) the degree program is defined as more than a two-year degree program;
(2) professional accreditation requires a greater number of credit hours or requires course work that cannot be completed in 60 credits; or
(3) certification requirements result in a need for credit hours in excess of 60.
c. (1) The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish standards for the purposes of complying with the credit hour limit established by this section for institutions of higher that use nontraditional course credit systems.
(2) Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, a county college that uses a nontraditional course credit system shall submit a written request to the secretary for permission to comply with the credit hour limit in accordance with the standards established by the secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. The request shall provide information on why the county college is not able to comply with the requirements of subsection a. of this section and shall include such other information as the secretary deems necessary. Within 60 days of the submission of the request, the secretary shall advise the county college on whether it may meet the credit hour limit in accordance with the standards established by the secretary.
L.2018, c.93, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-58 - Approval of additional exceptions.

18A:62-58 Approval of additional exceptions.
3. The governing board of a public institution of higher education, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, may approve exceptions to the credit hour requirements in addition to those established pursuant to subsection b. of sections 1 and 2 of this act.
L.2018, c.93, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-59 - Report.

18A:62-59 Report.
4. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, the secretary shall submit a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the number of four-year public institutions of higher education and county colleges that are in compliance with the provisions of this act.
L.2018, c.93, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-61 - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program.

18A:62-61 Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program.
2. The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish a Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide grants to public institutions of higher education that have one or more campuses that are designated by the secretary as hunger-free campuses. The purpose of the grant funding shall be to:
a. address student hunger;
b. leverage more sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on campus;
c. raise awareness of services currently offered on campus which address basic food needs; and
d. continue to build strategic partnerships at the local, State, and national levels to address food insecurity among students.
L.2019, c.89, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-62 - Conditions for designation.

18A:62-62 Conditions for designation.
3. In order to be designated as a hunger-free campus, the institution shall:
a. establish a Campus Hunger Task Force that meets a minimum of three times per academic year to set at least two goals with action plans;
b. designate a staff member responsible for assisting students with enrollment in the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
c. provide options for students to utilize SNAP benefits at campus stores that meet the federal standards set by the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture;
d. participate in an awareness day campaign activity and plan a campus awareness event during the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week;
e. provide at least one physical food pantry on campus, or enable students to receive food through a separate, stigma-free arrangement;
f. develop a "Swipe Out Hunger" student meal credit sharing program, or designate a certain amount of funds for free meal vouchers that might otherwise be raised through a "Swipe Out Hunger" program; and
g. annually conduct a student survey on hunger, developed by the Secretary of Higher Education, and submit the results of the survey and a best practices campus profile to the secretary at a time prescribed by the secretary for inclusion in a comparative profile of each campus designated as a hunger-free campus. In the development of the survey, the secretary may utilize any existing surveys designed to collect information on food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
L.2019, c.89, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-63 - Allocation of grant funding.

18A:62-63 Allocation of grant funding.
4. The secretary shall allocate grant funding to each public institution of higher education that has one or more campuses designated by the secretary as a hunger-free campus in accordance with the criteria established pursuant to section 3 of this act. The secretary shall determine the amount of each grant which shall be used by the institution to further address food insecurity among students enrolled in the institution.
L.2019, c.89, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-64 - Award of college credit for course at county fire academy.

18A:62-64 Award of college credit for course at county fire academy.
1. a. Any person who successfully completes a course at a county fire academy shall receive college credit for the course at a four-year public institution of higher education that offers a fire science degree program if: (1) the institution determines after a review of the curriculum of the course offered by the county fire academy that the curriculum is similar to the curriculum of a course offered in its fire science program; and (2) upon completion of the course, the person successfully completes an examination approved by the institution. The institution shall waive any credit-by-exam fee that it may charge.
b. The county fire academies shall work jointly with four-year public institutions of higher education that offer a fire science degree program to identify courses at the county fire academies which offer a curriculum similar to that of courses included in the fire science programs of those institutions.
L.2019, c.341, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-65 - Definitions relative to institutional financial aid.

18A:62-65 Definitions relative to institutional financial aid.
1. As used in this act:
"Cost of attendance" means cost of attendance as defined pursuant to 20 U.S.C. s.1087ll.
"Expected family contribution" means expected family contribution as determined pursuant to 20 U.S.C. s.1087nn.
"Financial need" means cost of attendance minus expected family contribution.
"Institutional financial aid" means need-based and merit-based grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and all other forms of financial assistance provided by a public institution of higher education that are not loans or work-study programs.
"Private scholarships" means scholarships awarded by businesses, private foundations, nonprofit organizations, and service groups. Private scholarships shall not include awards funded by a private organization which is affiliated with a public institution of higher education and requests the institution's assistance in selecting the recipients of scholarships.
L.2021, c.223, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-66 - Reduction of student's institutional financial aid; reasons.

18A:62-66 Reduction of student's institutional financial aid; reasons.
2. a. A public institution of higher education may reduce a student's institutional financial aid as a result of the awarding of private scholarships to the student only under the circumstances enumerated in subsections b. and c. of this section.
b. If a student's total financial aid from all sources exceeds the student's financial need, a public institution of higher education may reduce the student's institutional financial aid until the student's total financial aid no longer exceeds the student's financial need.
c. In addition to the reduction authorized pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a public institution of higher education may reduce a student's institutional financial aid if the institution receives approval from the organization that awarded the private scholarship that caused the reduction authorized pursuant to subsection b. of this section.
d. A public institution of higher education may reduce a student athlete's institutional financial aid in order to comply with the individual or team financial aid restrictions of any athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
L.2021, c.223, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-67 - Definitions relative to student's right to freedom of speech and press.

18A:62-67 Definitions relative to student's right to freedom of speech and press.
3. a. As used in this section:
"School-sponsored media" means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public institution of higher education, distributed or generally made available to members of the student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media adviser. School-sponsored media does not include media intended for distribution or transmission solely in the classroom in which the media is produced.
"Student journalist" means a student at a public institution of higher education who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.
"Student media adviser" means an individual employed, appointed, or designated by a public institution of higher education to supervise or provide instruction relating to school-sponsored media.
b. Except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of this section, a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the public institution of higher education or by use of institution facilities, or produced in conjunction with a course in which the student is enrolled. Subject to subsection c. of this section, a student journalist is responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent a student media adviser from teaching professional standards of English and journalism to student journalists.
c. This section does not authorize or protect expression by a student that:
(1) is libelous or slanderous;
(2) constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy;
(3) is profane or obscene;
(4) violates federal or State law; or
(5) so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of an unlawful act, the violation of policies of the public institution of higher education, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the institution.
d. An employee of a public institution of higher education shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student engaged in the conduct authorized under this section, or refusing to infringe upon conduct that is protected by this section, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or paragraph 6 of Article I of the New Jersey Constitution.
L. 2021, c.309, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:62-68 - Public institution, higher education, governing board, permit, use, building, facility, visitorial power, New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.

18A:62-68 Public institution, higher education, governing board, permit, use, building, facility, visitorial power, New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.
2. a. As used in this section, "authority" means the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:72A-4.
b. The governing board of a public institution of higher education may permit the use of any part of a building or facility of the institution, or of its subsidiaries or affiliates, in whole or in part, by one or more other public institutions of higher education in a manner that the education of students in the various institutions of higher education may be conducted cooperatively and made more widely and efficiently available to the people of the State.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if the building or facility of the institution is owned by the authority, the governing board of the institution shall obtain the authority's prior written consent to such use as permitted by this subsection.
c. The care, custody, and control of any building or facility used jointly by two or more public institutions of higher education pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall remain vested in the governing board of the institution which permits the use of the building or facility.
d. The care, custody, and control of a building or facility owned by a public institution of higher education and used wholly by a second public institution of higher education shall be exercised by the second institution of higher education, subject to the visitorial power of the first institution.
e. The care, custody, and control of a building or facility of a public institution of higher education owned by the authority and used wholly by a second public institution of higher education shall be exercised by the second institution of higher education, subject to the visitorial power of the first institution and the authority.
L.2023, c.65, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:63-1 - Establishment of summer school and extension courses; curricula

18A:63-1. Establishment of summer school and extension courses; curricula
18A:63-1. Summer schools and extension courses for the purpose of training and educating persons, in the science of education and in the art of teaching elementary agriculture, manual training, household economics and such other subjects as may be prescribed, shall be established and maintained in the State colleges.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.89.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:63-2 - Tuition and incidental fees

18A:63-2. Tuition and incidental fees
18A:63-2. The State colleges and State summer schools may charge tuition and incidental fees in extension courses and summer school courses.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.90.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-1 - Decentralization of authority

18A:64-1. Decentralization of authority
18A:64-1. The Legislature hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the State that the State colleges shall be and continue to be given a high degree of self-government and that the government and conduct of the colleges shall be free of partisanship. The Legislature finds further that a decentralization of authority and decision-making to the boards of trustees and administrators of the State colleges will enhance the idea of self-government. Such colleges shall be maintained for the purpose of providing higher education in the liberal arts and sciences and various professional areas, including the science of education and the art of teaching, at such places as may be provided by law. The names of the colleges shall be designated by the board of trustees subject to regulations of the Commission on Higher Education concerning university status. The name of each of the existing State colleges shall continue the same unless a new name is so designated.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1969,c.145,s.1; 1986,c.42,s.2; 1994,c.48,s.93.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-3 - Board of trustees.

18A:64-3 Board of trustees.
18A:64-3. The composition and size of the board of trustees shall be determined by the board; however, each 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. Each 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.
amended 1986, c.42, s.3; 1994, c.48, s.94; 1999, c.324; 2009, c.308, s.27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-4 - Meeting and organization

18A:64-4. Meeting and organization
Each such board shall meet and organize annually at a regular meeting held during the second week of September, by the election of a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers as the board shall determine. Such officers shall serve until the following September meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in such offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only.
The board may meet at such other times and at such places as it may designate.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-6.1 - Contracts; warranty; violation

18A:64-6.1. Contracts; warranty; violation
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 State college 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.1969, c. 145, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-6.2 - Payments in violation of act; misdemeanor

18A:64-6.2. Payments in violation of act; misdemeanor
Any person willfully authorizing, consenting to, making or procuring to be made payment of State College 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.1969, c. 145, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-6.3 - Payment or gift by person dealing with State college prohibited; misdemeanor

18A:64-6.3. Payment or gift by person dealing with State college prohibited; misdemeanor
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 the State college, having any duties or responsibilities in connection with the purchase or acquisition of any property or services by the State college, 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 State college 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.1969, c. 145, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-7 - Additional powers and duties

18A:64-7. Additional powers and duties
18A:64-7. The board of trustees of a State college, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall have and exercise the powers, rights and privileges that are incident to the proper government, conduct and management of the college, and the control of its properties and funds and such powers granted to the college 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 article or applicable law.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.97.