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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64O-32 - Allocation to the Department of State.

18A:64O-32 Allocation to the Department of State.
32. 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.2021, c.282, s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64O-33 - Rights, obligations of employers, employees unaffected.

18A:64O-33 Rights, obligations of employers, employees unaffected.
33. Nothing in P.L.2021, c.282 (C.18A:64O-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.2021, c.282, s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-2 - The term "the corporation" defined; trusts imposed

18A:65-2. The term "the corporation" defined; trusts imposed
The term "the corporation," as used in this chapter, shall mean the said body corporate and politic, incorporated under the name of "the trustees of Queen's-College, in New Jersey," by royal charter dated November 10, 1766 (amended March 20, 1770), confirmed and amended by acts of the legislature of the state of New Jersey adopted June 5, 1781, and May 31, 1799, respectively, and having perpetual succession and existence; its name having been changed to "the trustees of Rutgers college in New Jersey" by act of the legislature adopted November 30, 1825 and to "Rutgers, the state university" pursuant to an act of the legislature, approved June 1, 1956; one of the departments maintained by which is and continues to be the land grant college of New Jersey; the property and educational facilities, rights and privileges of which are and shall continue to be impressed with a public trust for higher education of the people of the state of New Jersey; and which is the instrumentality of the state for the purpose of operating the state university. Nothing herein contained shall impress with such trust any property of the state.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-3 - "The state university" or "the university" defined and described

18A:65-3. "The state university" or "the university" defined and described
The term "the state university" or "the university," as used in this chapter, shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the educational entity conducted by the corporation, heretofore designated "the state university of New Jersey," as now and hereafter constituted, including all departments, colleges, schools, centers, branches, educational and other units and extensions thereof, including the state college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, the agricultural experiment station, the New Jersey agricultural experiment station managed and directed by the board of managers, Douglass college, the Paterson college, the graduate school of social work, the school of ceramics, the departments of higher education, formerly maintained by the university of Newark, including the college of arts and sciences, the school of business administration and the school of law, and those, formerly maintained by the college of South Jersey, including the junior college and the school of law, and all other departments of higher education maintained by the corporation.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-4 - Vested rights, grants, charter privileges, etc., not affected; exceptions

18A:65-4. Vested rights, grants, charter privileges, etc., not affected; exceptions
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, charter rights, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises or advantages heretofore obtained or enjoyed by the corporation or the university or any constituent unit thereof, under authority of its charter 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 or have been repealed or altered or may be inconsistent with this chapter or with existing provisions of law; subject, however, thereto and to all of the rights, obligations, relations, conditions, terms, trusts, duties and liabilities to which the same are subject.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-5 - Officers or outstanding commitments not affected

18A:65-5. Officers or outstanding commitments not affected
The enactment and adoption of this chapter shall not of itself affect the official status of any officer of the corporation or the university, or any outstanding authorization of any officer, agent or employee to take any specified action, or any outstanding commitment or undertaking of or by the corporation or the university, except to the extent that any of the same may be inconsistent with this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-6 - Tenure, civil service and retirement rights

18A:65-6. Tenure, civil service and retirement rights
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to deprive any person of any right of tenure, or under civil service, or under any retirement system, or to any pension, disability or social security or similar benefits, to which he is entitled by law or contractually.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-9 - Chapter liberally construed

18A:65-9. Chapter liberally construed
This chapter, being deemed and hereby 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 increase the efficiency of the public school system of the state, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-9.1 - Certain repealers saved

18A:65-9.1. Certain repealers saved
Section 36 of chapter 61 of the laws of 1956 entitled "An Act concerning The Trustees of Rutgers College in New Jersey, the State University of New Jersey, changing its name to Rutgers, The State University, reorganizing the Board of Trustees thereof, and creating a Board of Governors having general supervision over and vested with the conduct of the University, amending its Charter, and repealing Section 3 of Chapter 49 of the Laws of 1945, approved March 26, 1945 (P.L.1945, page 115), and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this Act," approved June 1, 1956 (P.L.1956, c. 61), is saved from repeal. [This section repeals certain acts and also provisions of the charter and resolutions of the board of trustees of the university inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.]
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-12 - Board of governors continued, powers, etc.

18A:65-12. Board of governors continued, powers, etc.
The board of governors of the corporation is continued and it shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges, and be subject to the duties, obligations and responsibilities set forth and expressed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-13 - Board of trustees continued, powers, etc.

18A:65-13. Board of trustees continued, powers, etc.
The board of trustees of the corporation is continued and it shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges, and be subject to the fiduciary and other duties, obligations and responsibilities, set forth and expressed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14 - Board of governors, membership, classification, terms, succession.

18A:65-14 Board of governors, membership, classification, terms, succession.
18A:65-14. The membership of the board of governors shall be classified as follows and consist of:
a. the president of the corporation, serving as an ex officio non-voting member; and
b. 15 voting members,
i. seven of whom shall be appointed by the Governor of the State, with the advice and consent of the Senate, with one of these members being a resident of Camden County, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly and who shall be a resident of Essex County, and
ii. seven of whom shall be appointed by the board of trustees, from among their members, one of whom shall be a resident of Essex County and one of whom shall be a resident of Middlesex County, elected and serving under the provisions of subsection I.c. or I.d. of 18A:65-15.
The first additional appointments made by the Governor pursuant to P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall not require the advice and consent of the Senate, but thereafter such advice and consent shall be required.
All members shall serve for terms of six years, except that the terms of those initially appointed by the Governor which began on September 1, 1956, shall expire respectively (as designated by him) one, two, three, four, five and six years after June 30, 1956, and terms of those initially appointed by the board of trustees which began on September 1, 1956, shall expire respectively (as designated by the board) two, three, four, five and six years after June 30, 1956; all of whose respective successors shall be appointed to serve six-year terms. Governors may succeed themselves for not more than one additional term after having served one full six-year term (including an initial term beginning on September 1, 1956, and expiring on June 30, 1962).
amended 1994, c.48, s.177; 2012, c.45, s.87.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.1 - Campus advisory board for Rutgers University-Newark.

18A:65-14.1 Campus advisory board for Rutgers University-Newark.
20. a. As used in this section, "northern counties" means Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union, Sussex, and Warren Counties.
b. Effective July 1, 2013, a campus advisory board shall be appointed for Rutgers University-Newark. The campus advisory board shall work with the chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark in implementing the teaching, research, and service mission of Rutgers University-Newark, the engagement of the campus with its local community, its region, and the State, and its commitment to academic excellence, access, and diversity.
The campus advisory board shall be composed of 13 members as follows: the chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark who shall serve ex-officio; the member of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University who is appointed by the board of trustees and who is, pursuant to N.J.S.18A:65-14, required to be a resident of Essex County; two Rutgers University-Newark faculty members one of whom is appointed by the faculty union and one of whom is elected by the Rutgers Newark Faculty Council; one member of the Rutgers University-Newark administration appointed by the Rutgers University-Newark chancellor; one Rutgers University-Newark staff member selected from among the staff unions; two student representatives appointed by the Rutgers University-Newark student governing association; three members of the local community, two of whom shall be selected by the Office of Community Affairs from community organizations with one of these members being an alumnus of Rutgers University-Newark, and one of whom shall be selected by the Mayor of the City of Newark; and two public members who are appointed by the chancellor and who are residents of a northern county.
All members shall serve a term of two years, renewable by reappointment or re-election in the same manner as the initial selection. A president of the advisory board shall be selected for a one-year term by a vote of the members of the campus advisory board, and may be so elected for successive terms without limit.
A member shall be subject to removal, after a hearing by a majority of the campus advisory board, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interest of Rutgers University-Newark.
The board shall meet and organize annually at a regular meeting held during the second week in September. The president shall serve until the following September and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only.
Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
The campus advisory board shall hold at least one public meeting each semester.
L.2012, c.45, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.2 - Duties of campus advisory board.

18A:65-14.2 Duties of campus advisory board.
21. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:65-25 or any other section of law to the contrary, the campus advisory board of Rutgers University-Newark shall:
a. advise the president and the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University on the selection of the Rutgers University-Newark chancellor;
b. propose capital projects and bonding for Rutgers University-Newark to the board of governors of Rutgers University; and
c. propose an annual budget for Rutgers University-Newark to the board of governors of Rutgers University.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, or diminish the authority of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University to grant tenure and promotions to faculty at Rutgers University-Newark, establish standards for academic programs and for the awarding of degrees for Rutgers University-Newark, and make final decisions on capital projects, bonding, and the annual budget for Rutgers University-Newark.
L.2012, c.45, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.3 - Appropriations to Rutgers University-Newark.

18A:65-14.3 Appropriations to Rutgers University-Newark.
22. State support for the continuing operations of programs operated by Rutgers University-Newark prior to the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), including support for fringe benefit costs, shall be appropriated by the Legislature directly to Rutgers University-Newark.
L.2012, c.45, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.4 - Rights of employees of Rutgers University-Newark unaffected.

18A:65-14.4 Rights of employees of Rutgers University-Newark unaffected.
23. a. The provisions of all collective negotiations agreements applicable to employees of Rutgers University-Newark in effect on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) shall remain in full force and effect until such time as new or revised agreements or contracts may be established. All persons employed at Rutgers University-Newark shall continue to be represented by the majority representative that represented them on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall continue to be represented in the Rutgers University-wide collective negotiations units they were in on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) and shall continue to be covered by the collective negotiations agreements that were in effect on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.). Employees of Rutgers University-Newark shall continue to be employees of Rutgers, The State University and Rutgers, The State University shall continue to be the public employer of such employees as that term is defined by the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person employed at Rutgers University-Newark of any tenure or contract rights or to in any manner affect the tenure, contract, rank, or academic track of any employees holding a faculty position. Such tenure, contract, rank, and academic track shall continue to be through Rutgers, The State University and shall be held and granted pursuant to the authority of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University for all current and future employees employed at Rutgers University-Newark.
c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees employed at Rutgers University-Newark of their rights, privileges, obligations or status under any pension, retirement, health benefits system, civil service law or any other law of the State.
L.2012, c.45, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.5 - Annual certified public reporting process of Rutgers; auditing mechanisms.

18A:65-14.5 Annual certified public reporting process of Rutgers; auditing mechanisms.
25. a. The board of governors of Rutgers, The State University shall establish an annual certified public reporting process of the finances of Rutgers, The State University in order to measure the flow of resources across the campuses of the university.
b. The State Auditor shall develop auditing mechanisms to measure the allocation and transfer of resources across campuses including methods to account for inter-campus joint ventures, and shall annually report on the results of those mechanisms after receiving the report of Rutgers, The State University.
L.2012, c.45, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.6 - Campus board of directors for Rutgers University-Camden.

18A:65-14.6 Campus board of directors for Rutgers University-Camden.
26. a. As used in this section, "southern counties" means Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem Counties.
b. Effective July 1, 2013, a campus board of directors shall be appointed for Rutgers University-Camden. The campus board of directors shall be composed of 10 members as follows: the chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden who shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member; three members appointed by the board of governors of Rutgers University; two members appointed by the board of trustees of Rutgers, The State University from among its non-public members; and four members, who are residents of the southern counties, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The terms of office of a member appointed by the board of governors or the board of trustees of Rutgers University shall be coterminous with his term on that board. The members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of six years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30; except that of the members first appointed by the Governor, one shall serve for a term of six years, one shall serve for a term of four years, one shall serve for a term of three years, and one shall serve for a term of two years. 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. A director appointed by the Governor may succeed himself for not more than one additional term after having served one full six-year term.
A director shall be subject to removal, after a hearing by a majority of the campus board of directors, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interest of Rutgers University-Camden, subject to review and confirmation by the Governor in the case of his appointees or by the board of governors or the board of trustees, as applicable, in the case of that board's appointees.
c. The board shall meet and organize annually at a regular meeting held during the second week of September, by the election of a chair, vice-chair, and such other officers as the board shall determine. The officers shall serve until the following September meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in the offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only.
d. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
L.2012, c.45, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.8 - Maintenance of Internet website for board of directors.

18A:65-14.8 Maintenance of Internet website for board of directors.
28. Rutgers University-Camden shall maintain an Internet website for the board of directors. 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.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.9 - Appropriations directly to Rutgers University-Camden.

18A:65-14.9 Appropriations directly to Rutgers University-Camden.
29. State support for the operation of Rutgers University-Camden, including support for fringe benefits costs, shall be appropriated by the Legislature directly to Rutgers University-Camden.
L.2012, c.45, s.29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.10 - Duties of board of governors.

18A:65-14.10 Duties of board of governors.
30. The board of governors of Rutgers University shall establish:
a. standards for the establishment and evaluation of academic programs of Rutgers University-Camden;
b. standards for the award of degrees to students enrolled in the academic degree programs of Rutgers University-Camden; and
c. standards for the promotion and award of tenure to faculty employed at Rutgers University-Camden.
L.2012, c.45, s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.11 - Rights of employees of Rutgers University-Camden unaffected.

18A:65-14.11 Rights of employees of Rutgers University-Camden unaffected.
31. a. The provisions of all collective negotiations agreements applicable to employees of Rutgers University-Camden in effect on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) shall remain in full force and effect until such time as new or revised agreements or contracts may be established. All persons employed at Rutgers University-Camden shall continue to be represented by the majority representative that represented them on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be represented in the Rutgers University-wide collective negotiations units they were in on the effective date of this act, and shall continue to be covered by the collective negotiations agreements that were in effect on the effective date of this act. Persons employed at Rutgers University-Camden shall continue to be employees of Rutgers, The State University and Rutgers, The State University shall continue to be the public employer of such employees as that term is defined by the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person employed at Rutgers University-Camden of any tenure or contract rights or to in any manner affect the tenure, contract, rank, or academic track of any employees holding a faculty position. Such tenure, contract, rank, and academic track shall continue to be through Rutgers, The State University and shall be held and granted pursuant to the authority of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University for all current and future employees employed at Rutgers University-Camden.
c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees employed at Rutgers University-Camden of their rights, privileges, obligations, or status under any pension, retirement, health benefits system, civil service law or any other law of this State.
L.2012, c.45, s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.12 - Transfer of monies, funding, personnel to Rutgers University-Camden.

18A:65-14.12 Transfer of monies, funding, personnel to Rutgers University-Camden.
32. All monies and funding including, but not limited to, grants, gifts, bequests, tuition, endowments, appropriations, capital improvement expenditures, debt service, research funds, State-funded personnel and budgeted positions, institutional support, centralized services, and grants-in-aid, previously allocated or otherwise provided to Rutgers University for the use of Rutgers University-Camden, regardless of source, which remain unexpended on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall be transferred to Rutgers University-Camden.
L.2012, c.45, s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.13 - Campus advisory board.

18A:65-14.13 Campus advisory board.
146. Effective July 1, 2013, a campus advisory board shall be appointed for Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The campus advisory board shall work with the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick in implementing the teaching, research, and service mission of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the engagement of the campus with its local community, its region, and the State, and its commitment to academic excellence, access, and diversity.
The campus advisory board shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick who shall serve ex-officio; the member of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University who is appointed by the board of trustees and who is, pursuant to N.J.S.18A:65-14, required to be a resident of Middlesex County; two Rutgers University-New Brunswick faculty members one of whom is appointed by the faculty union and one of whom is elected by the Rutgers-New Brunswick Faculty Council; one member of the Rutgers University-New Brunswick administration appointed by the Rutgers University-New Brunswick chancellor; one Rutgers University-New Brunswick staff member selected from among the staff unions; two student representatives appointed by the Rutgers University-New Brunswick student governing association; and three members of the local community, two of whom shall be selected by the Office of Community Affairs from community organizations with one of these members being an alumnus of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and one of whom shall be selected by the Mayor of the City of New Brunswick.
All members shall serve a term of two years, renewable by reappointment or re-election in the same manner as the initial selection. A president of the advisory board shall be selected for a one-year term by a vote of the members of the campus advisory board, and may be so elected for successive terms without limit.
A member shall be subject to removal, after a hearing by a majority of the campus advisory board, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interest of Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
The board shall meet and organize annually at a regular meeting held during the second week in September. The president shall serve until the following September and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only.
Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
The campus advisory board shall hold at least one public meeting each semester.
L.2012, c.45, s.146.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.14 - Duties of campus advisory board.

18A:65-14.14 Duties of campus advisory board.
147. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:65-25 or any other section of law to the contrary, the campus advisory board of Rutgers University-New Brunswick shall:
a. advise the president and the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University on the selection of the Rutgers University-New Brunswick chancellor;
b. propose capital projects and bonding for Rutgers University-New Brunswick to the board of governors of Rutgers University; and
c. propose an annual budget for Rutgers University-New Brunswick to the board of governors of Rutgers University.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, or diminish the authority of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University to grant tenure and promotions to faculty at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, establish standards for academic programs and for the awarding of degrees for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and make final decisions on capital projects, bonding, and the annual budget for Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
L.2012, c.45, s.147.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-14.15 - Appointment of chancellor.

18A:65-14.15 Appointment of chancellor.
145. The president of Rutgers, The State University, in consultation with the New Brunswick campus advisory board, shall appoint a chancellor for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, who shall not be the president of the university. The president of Rutgers, The State University, in consultation with the Newark campus advisory board, shall appoint a chancellor for Rutgers University-Newark. The chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark shall have direct responsibility for the management of Rutgers University-Newark, and the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick shall have direct responsibility for the management of Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Each chancellor shall report directly to the president of the university.
L.2012, c.45, s.145.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-16 - Governors and trustees, beginning and ending of terms; vacancies.

18A:65-16 Governors and trustees, beginning and ending of terms; vacancies.
18A:65-16. (a) The terms of all governors and trustees which are limited shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, commence on July 1 in the first year, and end on June 30 in the last year, of such term.
(b) In case a governor or a trustee is elected president and he thereby becomes a nonvoting governor or trustee ex officio, a vacancy in his prior office as governor or trustee shall thereby occur.
(c) In case a trustee is appointed a governor by the Governor of the State, a vacancy in his prior office as trustee shall thereby occur.
(d) Any vacancy occurring during the term of any governor or trustee (other than by the expiration of his term) shall be filled for the unexpired term only, in the same manner and subject to the same provisions, as in the case of his appointment or election; subject, however, to the provisions of subsection I.d. of section 18A:65-15.
amended 1994, c.48, s.179; 2015, c.12, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-17 - Restriction on receiving certain remuneration by members of boards

18A:65-17. Restriction on receiving certain remuneration by members of boards
18A:65-17. No person, other than the president, shall be eligible to membership on the board of governors, if he is a salaried official of the State of New Jersey, or shall be eligible to membership on either the board of governors or the board of trustees, if he is receiving remuneration for services from the corporation or the university. If any member of either board shall become ineligible by reason of the foregoing, a vacancy in his prior office as governor or trustee, as the case may be, shall thereby occur.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.180.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-18 - Oaths

18A:65-18. Oaths
Each governor and each trustee taking office, before entering on the duties of his 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 his office faithfully, impartially and justly, to the best of his ability.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-19 - Procedure for removal of governor or trustee

18A:65-19. Procedure for removal of governor or trustee
(a) Any governor shall be subject to removal after hearing, by a majority of the board of governors, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interests of the corporation or the university, subject to review and confirmation (i) by the governor of the state in the case of his appointees, and (ii) by the board of trustees in the case of its appointees.
(b) Any trustee other than one serving under the provisions of subsection I.a. of 18A:65-15 shall be subject to removal after hearing for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interests of the corporation or the university (i) by the governor of the state in the case of a trustee appointed by him or (ii) in the case of a trustee elected by the board of trustees, by a majority of the then membership of the board of trustees.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-20 - No compensation; expenses paid

18A:65-20. No compensation; expenses paid
The governors and trustees shall not receive compensation for their services as such. Each governor and trustee shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of his duties or in rendering service as a member of or on behalf of either board or any committee of either board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-22 - Quorums.

18A:65-22 Quorums.
18A:65-22. a. Eight members of the board of governors shall constitute a quorum.
b. Such number, not less than 12, of the board of trustees as shall be determined by the board, and until so determined, 12 members, shall constitute a quorum.
c. A quorum of a joint meeting of the boards shall be present if eight governors and not less than a majority of the trustees then in office (other than those who are governors), are present.
amended 2013, c.218.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-24 - Government, control, administration, etc., of corporation and the university

18A:65-24. Government, control, administration, etc., of corporation and the university
The government, control, conduct, management and administration of the corporation and of the university shall be respectively vested in and allocated between the board of governors and the board of trustees as set forth and expressed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-26 - Board of trustees; control of properties, funds, trusts, investments, etc.; committee memberships

18A:65-26. Board of trustees; control of properties, funds, trusts, investments, etc.; committee memberships
The board of trustees:
(1) Shall act in an overall advisory capacity;
(2) Shall (a) control (i) properties, funds and trusts vested, as of August 31, 1956, in the corporation in possession or remainder or expectancy (other than and expressly excluding properties and funds owned by or title to which is in the state of New Jersey or which are held upon an express trust for the use of the state, or which have been acquired by the use of moneys appropriated by the state or by the federal government to the use of the corporation or the land grant college of New Jersey, including but not limited to real estate, buildings, improvements, fixtures, and appurtenances thereto, and tangible personal property); and (ii) properties, funds and trusts received by the corporation on or after September 1, 1956, by private gift, donation, bequest or transfer, in any manner, under the terms of any applicable trust, gift, bequest or donation dated or delivered (aa) prior to September 1, 1956, unless otherwise designated, or (bb) on or after September 1, 1956, if so designated; provided, however, that all property, educational facilities, rights and privileges which are impressed with a public trust for higher education of the people of the state of New Jersey shall continue to be so impressed; and (b) make available (after meeting all expenses of its administration) to the board of governors the income from such funds and the use of or income from such properties, subject to the provisions stated hereinafter in section 18A:65-27;
(3) Shall have sole authority over the investment of funds under its control;
(4) Shall have power to maintain such administrative staff and incur and pay such expenses as it deems reasonably necessary to the effective exercise of its functions and responsibilities under this chapter or by reason of any other fiduciary responsibilities to which it is subject; and
(5) Shall be represented on the membership of the committees of the several colleges.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-27 - Public policy of State

18A:65-27. Public policy of State
18A:65-27. I. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of New Jersey that:
a. the corporation and the university shall be and continue to be given a high degree of self-government and that the government and conduct of the corporation and the university shall be free of partisanship; and
b. resources be and continue to be provided and funds be and continue to be appropriated by the State adequate for the conduct of a State university with high educational standards and to meet the cost of increasing enrollment and the need for proper facilities.
II. In consideration of the utilization by the State for the purposes of public higher education of privately donated properties and funds valued as at September 1, 1956 at approximately $50,000,000, and the prospect of future private donations, the State by this chapter agrees with the board of trustees and its successors that:
a. if the properties and funds controlled by the trustees shall not be properly applied in accordance with the provisions of subsection d. of section 18A:65-25 for the purpose of higher education and in accordance with the terms of any applicable testamentary, trust, or other special provision; or
b. if, without the consent of the board of trustees,
(1) the university is not continued to be designated and maintained as the State University of New Jersey, or
(2) the name of the university shall be changed, or
(3) a vacancy in the office of the president of the university shall be filled otherwise than by appointment of the board of governors with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, or
(4) the provisions for the essential self-government of the university, viz., the provisions of sections 18A:65-12 to 18A:65-16, inclusive, 18A:65-19, 18A:65-24 to 18A:65-26, inclusive, 18A:65-28, subsection b. of 18A:65-29, 18A:65-30, subsection c. of 18A:65-31, 18A:65-33, 18A:65-6, 18A:65-9 and 18A:65-4, or any of them or of this section 18A:65-27, are amended or altered in any substantial respect or repealed; or
c. if provision shall not be made by the State sufficient to enable the board of trustees to discharge its trust to apply the trust assets described in subsection 2 of section 18A:65-26 for public higher education through the conduct of a university with high educational standards, the board of trustees, after careful consideration and on not less than 60 days' prior written notice to the board of governors and to the Governor, shall have and may exercise the right to withhold or withdraw the use of the properties and funds above described in subsection 2 of section 18A:65-26, or any part of them, (aa) subject to adjudication by the courts of the State, and (bb) subject to their proper application for the purposes of public higher education and in accordance with the terms of any applicable testamentary, trust or other special provision.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.182.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-28 - Boards' powers, rights, etc., incident to their responsibilities

18A:65-28. Boards' powers, rights, etc., incident to their responsibilities
The boards shall have and exercise the powers, rights and privileges that are incident to their respective responsibilities for the government, conduct and management of the corporation, and the control of its properties and funds, and of the university, and the powers granted to the corporation or the boards or reasonably implied, may be exercised without recourse or reference to any department or agency of the state, except as otherwise expressly provided by this chapter or other applicable statutes. The provisions of sections 11 and 13 of chapter 20 of the Laws of 1944 shall not be deemed or construed to be applicable to the corporation or the university.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-29 - Joint sessions of boards

18A:65-29. Joint sessions of boards
a. The boards may meet in joint session for the purpose of consultation and discussion, or to act upon any matter which requires joint or concurrent action of both boards.
b. The boards by joint or concurrent action may adopt, and from time to time amend, bylaws, ordinances, statutes, rules, regulations and orders applicable to such matters as require or are subject to the exercise of joint responsibility or action, and each board may adopt, and from time to time amend, bylaws, ordinances, statutes, rules, regulations and orders applicable to such matters as require or are subject to the exercise of its responsibility or its action, subject, in either case, to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable statutes.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-30 - Powers of each board.

18A:65-30 Powers of each board.
18A:65-30. Each board 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 corporation and the university, consistent with this chapter and other applicable statutes. The board of governors may appoint trustees to membership on its committees, without vote.
amended 2015, c.12, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-31 - President of corporation; powers; term; filling vacancy

18A:65-31. President of corporation; powers; term; filling vacancy
a. There shall be a president of the corporation and of the university.
b. He shall be responsible to the boards, and shall have such powers as shall be requisite, for the executive management and conduct of the corporation and the university in all departments, branches and divisions, and for the execution and enforcement of the bylaws, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes and orders governing the management, conduct and administration thereof. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the board of governors.
c. In case of a vacancy in the office, the president shall be elected by the board of governors, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-32 - Annual report; contents; filing

18A:65-32. Annual report; contents; filing
The corporation shall, annually on or before July 31, file in the office of the secretary of state a report (a) of the election and appointment of the, and the names and residences of the, members of the board of governors and of the board of trustees, and (b) of the election and appointment of the executive officers of the corporation, including the president, provost, vice president if any, secretary, assistant secretaries, treasurer and assistant treasurers, and the comptroller and assistant comptroller, at the time in office.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-33 - Gifts, grants, legacies, endowments, etc.; to vest in and inure to the benefit of the corporation

18A:65-33. Gifts, grants, legacies, endowments, etc.; to vest in and inure to the benefit of the corporation
Every gift, grant, legacy, bequest, devise, endowment, estate, remainder, or expectancy, contained in any will, deed, declaration of trust, transfer, or other instrument, to or for or inuring to the benefit of the corporation or the university, or any constituent unit thereof, whenever established or acquired, and every chose in action, to which the corporation is or shall be entitled, in whatever name and under whatever title, made heretofore or hereafter to become effective or to be made, shall continue to be vested or shall vest in and shall inure to the benefit of the corporation as completely and effectually as though expressly made to it in its name and for its use and benefit; and none of the same shall lapse, terminate or revert by reason of the enactment of this chapter; subject, however, to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws, and to all of the rights, obligations, relations, conditions, terms, trusts, duties and liabilities to which the same are subject; and it may effectually execute and give receipts and discharges therefor and other instruments in its name or in the name in which the same may have been made or given for its use and to its benefit.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-33.1 - Care, custody and control of State property

18A:65-33.1. Care, custody and control of State property
18A:65-33.1. The corporation shall have the care, custody and control of such property as the State now has or shall hereafter acquire at the university, subject to the visitorial powers of the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education at the request of the Governor.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.183.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-33.2 - Findings, declarations

18A:65-33.2. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that the land owned or operated by Rutgers, The State University, in central New Jersey represents one of the few significant parcels of undeveloped land in a region experiencing extraordinary development pressures; that Rutgers as the State university bears a special responsibility to the people and the interests of New Jersey; and that it is imperative that public policy decisions that will shape the face of New Jersey for centuries be made with a commitment to the overall interests of the State and its people.
L. 1988, c. 180, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-33.3 - Notice of intent

18A:65-33.3. Notice of intent
Whenever the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University intends to sell, exchange, lease or dispose of, or otherwise convey any interest, legal or equitable, in undeveloped real property held by the university or held by the State and in the custody of the university, the board shall, not less than six months prior to the intended conveyance, provide written notice of intent to the Governor, the Senate Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committee, or its successor, and the General Assembly Appropriations Committee, or its successor.
L. 1988, c. 180, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:65-33.4 - Public hearing

18A:65-33.4. Public hearing
Within 60 days after providing notification pursuant to section 2 of this act, of the intent to sell, lease or otherwise convey land, the Board of Governors shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of permitting the public to comment on the proposed conveyance.
L. 1988, c. 180, s. 3.