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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-90 - State college risk management group, board of trustees.

18A:64-90 State college risk management group, board of trustees.
5. a. The board of trustees of a public college risk management group shall have not less than three or more than 15 trustees. A trustee shall be a natural person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of this State. A majority of the trustees of a group shall be members or employees of member institutions of higher education, provided that a trustee who ceases to be a member or employee of a four-year public institution of higher education may be allowed to serve for not more than 90 days following cessation without violating this provision.
b. A trustee shall not be paid a salary, except that the written trust instrument may provide for reimbursement for actual expenses incurred on behalf of the fund and for compensation not to exceed $200 for any day or portion of a day spent at a meeting of the trustees. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a trustee shall not enter into any contract with the group or receive any moneys or other compensation or thing of value whatsoever from the group for services performed for or on behalf of the group.
L.2010, c.99, s.5; amended 2023, c.65, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-91 - Bylaws required, functioning; annual report.

18A:64-91 Bylaws required, functioning; annual report.
6. a. A public college risk management group, or any joint liability fund of the group, shall not begin functioning as a means of providing coverage or protection for or among its members until the group's bylaws have been filed with and approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may disapprove the bylaws only if the bylaws do not conform with the provisions of P.L.2010, c.99 (C.18A:64-86 et seq.). The commissioner shall set forth the reasons for disapproval in writing. If the commissioner fails to approve or disapprove the bylaws within 60 days following filing of the bylaws with the commissioner, the bylaws shall be deemed approved. The reasonable costs of the commissioner's review of the bylaws shall be chargeable to the colleges seeking to establish the group.
b. A public college risk management group shall file an annual report, on a form to be prescribed by the commissioner, and shall include a financial statement of the group's assets and liabilities, the claims paid during the preceding 12 months, current reserves, incurred losses, and any other information that the commissioner may require.
c. The commissioner shall have authority to examine the books, records and affairs of any public college risk management group or any of its liability funds at a time to be fixed by the commissioner. The reasonable costs of any examination or review shall be chargeable to the public college risk management group.
d. If at any time the commissioner determines that the public college risk management group has experienced a deterioration in its financial condition which adversely affects or will adversely affect its ability to pay expected losses, the commissioner may:
(1) require an increase in the reserves of the group as required by section 4 of P.L.2010, c.99 (C.18A:64-86 et seq.); or
(2) require the purchase of excess insurance or reinsurance.
L.2010, c.99, s.6; amended 2023, c.65, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-92 - Appropriation, payment, funds, premiums.

18A:64-92 Appropriation, payment, funds, premiums.
7. Funds for premiums required by the contract between the governing body of the four-year public institution of higher education and the board of trustees of the public college risk management group shall be appropriated and paid as set forth in the contract in the same manner as appropriations are made for other expenses of the four-year public institution of higher education.
L.2010, c.99, s.7; amended 2023, c.65, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-93 - Rules, regulations.

18A:64-93 Rules, regulations.
8. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment, operation, modification and dissolution of a public college joint liability fund established pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2010, c.99 (C.18A:64-86 et seq.).
L.2010, c.99, s.8; amended 2023, c.65, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-94 - Findings, declarations relative to the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.

18A:64-94 Findings, declarations relative to the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The people of New Jersey need accurate, relevant, timely, and trustworthy news and information to be civically engaged, make informed voting decisions, and work toward common solutions in their communities.
b. News media operations in the State have endured major cutbacks in recent years, resulting in less coverage of important State matters. These cutbacks not only hurt the news media's financial health, but also harm communities by reducing the news and civic information to which residents have access.
c. This situation has resulted in the need to authorize the establishment of, and to fund, the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium (consortium), a consortium of six State public universities, to advance research and innovation in the field of media and technology to better inform the State's communities to benefit the State's civic life and evolving information needs.
d. By leveraging the resources, knowledge, and expertise of the State's public universities through a partnership with The College of New Jersey, Kean University, Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, and Rutgers, The State University, the consortium could bolster public-interest journalism, civic information, and media innovation.
e. The consortium would provide grants that support news and information that benefit the State's civic life and meet the evolving information needs of New Jersey's underserved communities.
f. Investments from the consortium, supporting the State's academia, media, innovation, and community service sectors, could advance these goals while ensuring financial sustainability, accountability, and lasting public faith in both the consortium and the work it supports.
g. It is therefore necessary and in the public interest to establish the consortium and provide a funding source for the awarding of grants to organizations working to meet these goals.
L.2018, c.111, s.1; amended 2021, c.282, s.40.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-95 - Definitions relative to the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.

18A:64-95 Definitions relative to the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
2. As used in P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-94 et seq.):
"Board of directors" or "board" means the board of directors of the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-96).
"Consortium" means the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-96).
"In-kind contribution" means a contribution of goods or services, other than a cash grant.
"Local community organization" means a locally-based organization serving a community of people having shared interests that is incorporated, organized, and operated in such a manner as to qualify as a nonprofit corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3).
"Member university" means The College of New Jersey, Kean University, Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, and Rutgers, The State University.
L.2018, c.111, s.2; amended 2021, c.282, s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-96 - New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.

18A:64-96 New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
3. a. There is established the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium which shall consist of the following member universities: The College of New Jersey; Kean University; Montclair State University; the New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rowan University; and Rutgers, The State University. The purpose of the consortium shall be to advance research and innovation in the field of media and technology to benefit the State's civic life and evolving information needs.
b. The consortium shall be established as a nonprofit corporation that is an educational and charitable corporation validly existing and in good standing under the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," P.L.1983, c.127 (N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq.), is incorporated, organized, and operated in such a manner as to qualify as a nonprofit corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3), and structured as a supporting organization to its member universities in a manner that the Internal Revenue Service would deem the consortium to be a public charity, and shall be subject to all applicable State laws governing nonprofit corporations. The consortium shall be accountable and subject to the same federal Internal Revenue Code disclosure requirements of any nonprofit organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s.6033, such as making public its Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and filing a copy of that form and a copy of its annual financial report and audited financial reports with the Attorney General.
L.2018, c.111, s.3; amended 2021, c.282, s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-97 - Board of directors.

18A:64-97 Board of directors.
4. a. The consortium shall have a board of directors that shall set strategic priorities and metrics to guide the consortium's grant-making and other initiatives, as well as to approve grants pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-100).
b. The board of directors shall consist of 16 members as follows:
(1) two members appointed by the Governor who shall not be of the same political party;
(2) one member appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly;
(4) six members, no more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, appointed by the president of each member university, each of whom shall have background or experience in the field of journalism, media, or technology; and
(5) four members, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, appointed by a majority vote of the 12 board members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection, of which: (a) one member shall represent the media sector; (b) one member shall represent the technology sector; and (c) two members, not employed by the State or a member university at the time of the member's appointment, shall have demonstrated a record of commitment to public service and understand the importance of media and technology to the State's future.
c. Each board member shall serve a term of four years, except that the member representing the New Jersey media sector shall serve an initial term of one year and the member representing the New Jersey technology sector shall serve an initial term of two years. No board member shall serve more than two four-year terms. In the appointment of members to the board, every effort shall be made to strive for diversity and balance of representation according to gender, race, ethnicity, and geography within any limits allowed under law. Any vacancies in the appointed membership of the board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. Board members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties within the limits of funds available to the board.
L.2018, c.111, s.4; amended 2021, c.282, s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-98 - Executive director.

18A:64-98 Executive director.
5. a. The board shall appoint and employ an executive director, and fix the executive director's compensation and conditions of employment. The executive director shall be the chief executive, administrative, and operational officer of the consortium and shall direct and supervise the administrative affairs and the general management of the consortium. The executive director shall oversee the consortium's day-to-day operations, which includes working with the board to meet the consortium's goals and grant-making requirements, hiring and managing program officers and administrative staff pursuant to subsection b. of this section, acting as spokesperson for the consortium's work, and raising funds from external sources. The executive director shall attend all meetings of the board.
b. (1) The executive director shall employ program officers who shall be experienced practitioners with a strong understanding of the media or civic technology fields. The executive director shall strive to appoint program officers that represent the State's racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity within any limits allowed under law. The program officers shall manage the grant-making process, in accordance with the consortium's goals. The grant-making process shall include soliciting, recommending, and processing grant proposals, working with grantees to ensure work on grant project ideas, and directing public engagement and evaluation efforts.
(2) The executive director shall employ no more than three administrative staff to provide operational support for the consortium, including office management, support for the executive director and program officers, coordination among member universities, payment to grantees, human resources, and logistics.
c. To save on startup, operating, and ongoing administrative costs, one member university shall be responsible for housing the consortium and providing back-office support.
L.2018, c.111, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-99 - Collaboration among member universities.

18A:64-99 Collaboration among member universities.
6. The consortium shall be a collaborative effort among the member universities. Each member university shall focus its initiatives on one area of expertise and the board of directors shall decide on each member university's focus of expertise in order to allow for greater collaboration among member universities, decrease competition for grants, and reduce redundancy of efforts. Member universities may collaborate on projects together, as well as seek out other academic institutions to partner with on seeking grants.
L.2018, c.111, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-100 - Eligibility for grants; project goals.

18A:64-100 Eligibility for grants; project goals.
7. a. To be eligible for a grant from the consortium, a grant proposal application shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) evidence of a collaboration between at least one member of the faculty or graduate student of a member university and at least one local community organization, media organization, or technology-based organization;
(2) information demonstrating that the collaboration would be a mutually respectful partnership wherein all community and member university participants invest in a project designed to serve the consortium's mission and the goals cited pursuant to subsection b. of this section; and
(3) proof that the member university or universities in total will provide an amount of funding or make an in-kind contribution having a value that matches 10 percent of the amount of grant funding for which the applicant has applied, if an application is sponsored by one or more member universities. For a grant proposal application sponsored by a member university housing the consortium and providing back-office support pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-98), the cost of that housing and support to that member university shall count towards the funding or in-kind contribution match from that member university.
b. The consortium shall provide grants for projects that achieve the following goals:
(1) improve the quantity and quality of civic information in New Jersey communities;
(2) give residents enhanced access to useful government data and public information through innovative applications, platforms, and technologies;
(3) train students, professionals, and community members in the practice of community storytelling, journalism, and media production;
(4) nurture better civic engagement and dialogue inside and between New Jersey communities;
(5) better meet the information needs of low-income communities and racial and ethnic communities that have been underserved by the media; and
(6) invest in research and practices that can help media outlets become more closely connected to their audiences and more sustainable without government support.
L.2018, c.111, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-101 - Grant agreement.

18A:64-101 Grant agreement.
8. A grant issued by the consortium shall be in the form of a grant agreement. A grant agreement shall include a provision establishing a set of metrics for assessing the goals contained in the agreement to ensure evaluation of a grantee project on how well those metrics are being met and any other relevant accountability measures. The set of metrics shall be established by the board in conjunction with the executive director and program officers. The agreement shall include the expectations stated between the consortium and the grantee, which shall include, but not be limited to, a statement that:
a. the grantee shall be independent from the influence of the State, a member university, and any other grantor or contributor of funds or outside source; and
b. any grantor or other contributor of funds to the grantee shall acknowledge in writing the grantor's or contributor's understanding that the grant or donation does not entitle the grantor or contributor to dictate or influence the content of any work the grantee produces or may produce.
L.2018, c.111, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64-102 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature; public hearings.

18A:64-102 Annual report to Governor, Legislature; public hearings.
9. a. The consortium shall annually report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, on the activities of the consortium and make the report available on the consortium's Internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) a list of all grant applicants and approved grant applicants;
(2) the grant amounts of approved grant applicants;
(3) the amount of matching funds and types of in-kind contributions provided to approved grant applicants; and
(4) a status report on the activities funded by an approved grant applicant.
b. The consortium shall make available on its Internet website its grant-making criteria and other relevant documents.
c. The board, in conjunction with the executive director and program officers, shall hold one public hearing annually in the northern, central, and southern regions of the State. The public hearings shall provide a forum for the board to report on how the public funds that the consortium receives are spent and to gather public input on what the consortium's mission should be and whether the consortium is meeting its mission. Public input shall be used to assess whether the consortium's grant-making metrics and process for issuing grants needs to be changed.
L.2018, c.111, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-1 - Definitions

18A:64A-1. Definitions
18A:64A-1. As used in this chapter:
a. "Base year" means the fiscal year two years prior to that in which the budget is to be implemented; provided, however, for determining the level of State aid for fiscal 1982, the "base year" shall be the fiscal year three years prior to that in which the budget is to be implemented;
b. "Capital outlay expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the acquisition, landscaping or improvement of land; the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, remodeling, alteration, addition or enlargement of buildings or other structures; and the purchase of furniture, apparatus and other equipment;
c. "County college" means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties, offering programs of instruction, extending not more than two years beyond the high school, which may include but need not be limited to specialized or comprehensive curriculums, including college credit transfer courses, terminal courses in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical institute type programs;
d. "Educational and general costs" means expenditures of a county college according to regulations established by the State Treasurer;
e. "Local bond law" means the local bond law, chapters 1 and 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:1-1 et seq.);
f. "Operational expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the regular or ordinary expenses of the college, including administrative, maintenance, minor capital and salary expenses but excluding capital outlay expenses;
g. "Elected public official" means a person elected to a public office in the State of New Jersey other than an elected representative serving on a board of education pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:12-1 and section 1 of P.L.1977, c.30 (C.18A:54-16.1).
L.1967, c.271; amended 1981,c.329,s.1; 1983,c.518,s.1; 1994,c.48,s.119.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-2 - Petition to establish a college

18A:64A-2. Petition to establish a college
18A:64A-2. When the board of chosen freeholders of one or more counties, after study and investigation, shall deem it advisable for such county or counties to establish a county college, such board or boards of county freeholders may petition the Commission on Higher Education for permission to establish and operate a county college. A report shall be attached to such petition and shall include information on the higher educational needs of the county or counties, a description of the proposed county college, the proposed curriculum, an estimate of the cost of establishing and maintaining such county college, and any other information or data deemed pertinent.
The commission shall determine whether there is a need for such college and whether the county or counties have the financial capacity to support such college. If the commission finds such a need to exist and further finds that establishing and maintaining such college is financially feasible, it shall approve the petition and shall so notify the board or boards of chosen freeholders.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.120.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-3 - Upon approval, establishment of college by resolution; publication; public hearing; referendum petition

18A:64A-3. Upon approval, establishment of college by resolution; publication; public hearing; referendum petition
18A:64A-3. Whenever the board or boards of chosen freeholders receive notification that the Commission on Higher Education approves the establishment of a county college, each participating board may provide by resolution for the establishment of a county college in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Prior to the final passage of said resolution, the board of chosen freeholders shall have published, in full, in a newspaper circulating in the county, the resolution together with the time and place of a public hearing to be had upon said resolution. Said publication shall be at least 10 days prior to the time fixed for the public hearing.
Within five days after passage, the resolution shall be published in full in a newspaper circulating in the county and a copy of said resolution shall be filed for public inspection with the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders and with the clerk of each municipality in said county. The resolution shall become effective in said county 45 days after passage unless there is filed with the county clerk within said 45 days, a petition requesting a referendum in said county signed by either five per cent or 10,000 of the registered voters of said county, whichever is lesser, or such a petition authorized by the governing body of a municipality or municipalities representing in total at least 15% of the population of said county. If such petition is so filed, the proposal for the establishment of a county college shall be submitted to the registered voters of said county at the next general election.
Where a county college is to be established by more than one county, similar resolutions authorizing the establishment of such county college shall be passed by the board of chosen freeholders in each participating county. If a petition such as is described above is filed in one or more said participating counties, then the proposal for the establishment of a county college shall be submitted to the registered voters of the county or counties in which such petition or petitions are filed.
The county clerk of each participating county shall notify the commission and the board of chosen freeholders of each other participating county upon the elapse of 45 days after the passage of the resolution in said county whether the question of the establishment of a county college is to be submitted to the registered voters of said county at the next general election.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.121.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-4 - Referendum; how conducted

18A:64A-4. Referendum; how conducted
18A:64A-4. If a proposal for the establishment of a county college is to be submitted to the registered voters of the county, the county clerk shall have published at least 10 days before said general election notice thereof in a newspaper circulating in the county and the county clerk shall have printed or cause to be printed on the official ballot to be used at such general election the following:
If you favor the proposition printed below, make a cross (X), plus (+) or check (!) mark in the square opposite the word "Yes." If you are opposed thereto, make a cross (X), plus (+) or check (!) mark in the square opposite the word "No."
Yes. Shall a county college be established in
....... pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A
No. of the New Jersey Statutes?
If a county college is to be established in one county, the name of the county, and if it is to be established in more than one county, the names of the counties, should be inserted in the question.
In any county in which voting machines are used the question shall be placed upon the official ballots to be used upon the voting machines without the foregoing instructions to the voters and shall be voted upon by the use of such machines without marking as aforesaid.
If the question of the establishment of a county college is submitted to the people of the county, that county clerk shall send notice of the results of said election to the commission and the board of chosen freeholders of each of the participating counties.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.122.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-5 - Upon approval, establishment of college in several counties

18A:64A-5. Upon approval, establishment of college in several counties
18A:64A-5. If at said election the proposal for the establishment of the county college is approved by a majority of all the votes cast both for and against said question in the county, then the board of chosen freeholders shall proceed to establish a county college.
Where the county college is to be established by more than one county, then the boards of chosen freeholders of the participating counties shall not establish a county college until the commission notifies said boards that a similar resolution of the board of chosen freeholders in each participating county has become effective upon the elapse of the 45-day period or the proposal for the establishment of a county college has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of said county at a general election.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.123.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-6 - Upon unfavorable vote, limitations on resubmission

18A:64A-6. Upon unfavorable vote, limitations on resubmission
18A:64A-6. If a majority of the votes in a county are cast against a proposal for the establishment of a county college, the board of chosen freeholders of such county may not establish a county college unless thereafter the board:
a. Submits a petition to the Commission on Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of section 18A:64A-2, and
b. Submits a proposal for the establishment of a county college at a general election and has it approved by a majority of the votes of the county voting thereon.
The board of chosen freeholders shall not resubmit a proposal which has been defeated to the voters of the county before the third general election thereafter; however, an alternate proposal may be submitted at any general election.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.124.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-8 - Boards of trustees; apportionment of membership where established in more than one county.

18A:64A-8 Boards of trustees; apportionment of membership where established in more than one county.
18A:64A-8. For each county college there shall be a board of trustees, consisting of the county superintendent of schools and 10 persons, eight of whom shall be appointed by the appointing authority of the county with the advice and consent of the board of chosen freeholders, at least two of whom shall be women and two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, according to criteria and for such initial terms as shall be established. However, no trustee shall be appointed after July 1, 1994 who is an employee of a constituent county. The president of the college shall serve as an ex officio member of the board of trustees without vote. In addition, the student body of each county college shall be entitled to elect from the graduating class one representative to serve as a member on the board of trustees for a term of one year commencing at the first meeting of the board in July following graduation of his class. The student representative may be granted voting rights by a majority vote of the members of the board of trustees. If the board of trustees grants the student representative voting rights and all members of the board are present at the board meeting and there is a tie vote, the chairman shall break the tie.
The appointing authority of the county shall establish a trustee search committee of not less than five members who shall be residents of the county. The members of the trustee search committee shall not be elected public officials and shall not be eligible for appointment to the board of trustees for a period of six months after their service on the trustee search committee. The trustee search committee shall nominate individuals for consideration by the appointing authority of the county for appointment to the board of trustees.
When a county college is established by more than one county, the board of trustees shall be increased by two members for each additional participating county. The membership of the board of trustees shall be apportioned by the commission among the several counties as nearly as may be according to the number of inhabitants in each county as shown by the last federal census, officially received by the Governor of this State. Each apportionment shall continue in effect until a reapportionment shall become necessary by reason of receipt by the Governor of the next federal census or the enlargement of the board by the admission of one or more additional counties as provided for in section 18A:64A-24. Each county shall be entitled to have at least two members and the county superintendent of the schools of said county on the board of trustees.
Amended 1979, c.252; 1981, c.329, s.2; 1994, c.48, s.125; 2007, c.147, s.1; 2021, c.369, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-9 - Qualifications of appointed members of boards, terms of office, etc.; filling vacancies; no compensation of members

18A:64A-9. Qualifications of appointed members of boards, terms of office, etc.; filling vacancies; no compensation of members
18A:64A-9. Appointed members of the board of trustees shall have been residents of the county for a period of four years prior to said appointment, and no elected public official or employee of the county college shall serve as a voting member of the board. The term of office of appointed members, except for the first appointments, shall be for four years. Each member shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any appointed member may be removed by the board of chosen freeholders of the appointing county for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
A voting member of a board of trustees shall not be eligible to accept employment as an employee of the college at which he has served as a member of the board for a period of two years following resignation or expiration of his term as a member.
In the case of a county college established by one county, the terms of office of members initially appointed to the board of trustees by the appointing authority of the county shall be as follows: two persons shall receive terms of one year; two, terms of two years; two, terms of three years; and two, terms of four years.
In the case of a county college established by more than one county, the terms of the members initially appointed to the board of trustees shall be fixed so that as nearly as possible, one-quarter of the appointed members will receive terms of four years, one-quarter terms of three years, one-quarter terms of two years and the remainder terms of one year. Such terms shall be allocated by the commission among the participating counties, in accordance with the number of members on the board of trustees apportioned to each county, starting with the terms of four years, by allocating one of such terms to each of the participating counties in alphabetical order of the names of such counties, and continuing, still in such order, with the terms of three years, the terms of two years and the terms of one year.
Members initially appointed to the board may serve from the time of their respective appointments, but the term of such office shall be deemed to commence as of November 1 of the year in which the appointment was made.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1969,c.249; 1981,c.329,s.3; 1994,c.48,s.126.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-10 - County college board officers

18A:64A-10. County college board officers
The board of trustees of a county college shall organize annually in November by the election of a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers as the board shall determine.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1985, c. 173, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-11 - Boards of trustees bodies corporate; designation, custody and responsibility for property and management and control of college; annual report

18A:64A-11. Boards of trustees bodies corporate; designation, custody and responsibility for property and management and control of college; annual report
18A:64A-11. The board of trustees shall be a body corporate and shall be known as the "board of trustees of ........" (here insert the name of the county college).
The board of trustees shall have custody of and be responsible for the property of the college and shall be responsible for the management and control of said college. The board shall make an annual report to the Commission on Higher Education and to the board of chosen freeholders of each participating county.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.127.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-13 - Teaching staff, employees and administrative officers other than president; rights and privileges.

18A:64A-13 Teaching staff, employees and administrative officers other than president; rights and privileges.
The teaching staff employees and administrative officers other than the president of the county college are hereby held to possess all the rights and privileges of teachers employed by local boards of education. The president and teaching staff members shall be eligible for membership in the teachers' pension and annuity fund.
For the benefit of its other officers and employees, the county college, as a public agency, may elect to participate in the public employees' retirement system.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-13.1 - County college employee permitted to waive health care coverage.

18A:64A-13.1 County college employee permitted to waive health care coverage.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a county college that enters into a contract providing group health care benefits to its employees may allow any employee who is eligible for other health care coverage to waive coverage under the county college's plan to which the employee is entitled by virtue of employment with the county college. The waiver shall be in such form as the county college shall prescribe and shall be filed with the county college. In consideration of filing such a waiver, a county college may pay to the employee annually an amount, to be established in the sole discretion of the county college, which shall not exceed 50% of the amount saved by the county college because of the employee's waiver of coverage, and, for a waiver filed on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2, which shall not exceed 25%, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the county college because of the employee's waiver of coverage. An employee who waives coverage shall be permitted to resume coverage under the same terms and conditions as apply to initial coverage if the employee ceases to be covered through the other health care coverage for any reason, including, but not limited to, the retirement or death of the employee's spouse or divorce. An employee who resumes coverage shall repay, on a pro rata basis, any amount received which represents an advance payment for a period of time during which coverage is resumed. An employee who wishes to resume coverage shall file a declaration with the county college in such form as the county college shall prescribe, that the waiver is revoked. The decision of a county college to allow its employees to waive coverage and the amount of consideration to be paid therefor shall not be subject to the collective bargaining process.
L.2003, c.3, s.3; amended 2010, c.2, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-13.1a - Premiums paid by county college employees.

18A:64A-13.1a Premiums paid by county college employees.
16. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2 and upon the expiration of any applicable binding collective negotiations agreement in force on that effective date, employees of a county college shall pay 1.5 percent of base salary, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary or other compensation, for health care benefits coverage provided by the employer, notwithstanding any other amount that may be required additionally by the employer or through collective negotiations agreements for such coverage. This section shall apply also when the health care benefits coverage is provided through an insurance fund or joint insurance fund or in any other manner.
L.2010, c.2, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-13.2 - County college board of trustees, notices of certain layoffs; required.

18A:64A-13.2 County college board of trustees, notices of certain layoffs; required.
1. The board of trustees of a county college shall provide to a member of the non-academic support staff who has been employed for at least one year a notice not less than 30 days prior to the date of the layoff of the member which is necessary for reasons of financial exigency or enrollment decline. If the member has been employed for less than one year, the board shall provide a notice of not less than 14 days prior to the date of the layoff of the member which is necessary for reasons of financial exigency or enrollment decline. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a negotiated agreement in which the deadlines for such notices exceed the applicable 30 days or 14 days.
L.2005,c.253,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-14 - Selling, giving or leasing property to boards

18A:64A-14. Selling, giving or leasing property to boards
18A:64A-14. Counties, municipalities, school districts or special schools may sell, give or lease any of their property, including county or municipal funds, to the board of trustees of a county college.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.129.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-15 - Boards of school estimate

18A:64A-15. Boards of school estimate
Each county college shall have a board of school estimate.
In the case of a county college established by one county, such board shall consist of the chairman of the board of chosen freeholders, two members of the board of chosen freeholders appointed by that board and two members of the board of trustees appointed by that board.
In the case of a county college established by more than one county, such board shall consist of the chairman of the board of chosen freeholders from each participating county, one member of the board of chosen freeholders from each participating county appointed by that board and one member of the board of trustees from each participating county appointed by that board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-16 - Appointments to boards of school estimate; filling vacancies; secretary; powers

18A:64A-16. Appointments to boards of school estimate; filling vacancies; secretary; powers
Appointments to the board of school estimate shall be made annually on or before December 1 and any vacancy in the board's membership by reason of the resignation, death or removal of any member thereof shall be filled by the board which originally appointed the members. The secretary of the board of trustees shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate but shall receive no additional compensation therefor.
The board of school estimate shall fix and determine by official action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for use of the county college for the operation and capital outlay expenses for the school year, exclusive of the amount to be received from the state and other sources.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-18 - Appropriation of amounts to be raised by boards of chosen freeholders and raising by taxation

18A:64A-18. Appropriation of amounts to be raised by boards of chosen freeholders and raising by taxation
The board of chosen freeholders shall, upon receipt of the certificate, appropriate the amount of the operation expenses certified therein, in the same manner as other appropriations are made by said board and the amount shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner as moneys appropriated for other purposes in the counties are appropriated, levied and collected.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-20 - Emergency appropriation for college purposes

18A:64A-20. Emergency appropriation for college purposes
18A:64A-20. If the board of trustees shall determine that it is necessary in any school year to raise money in addition to the amount in its annual budget for such year for:
(1) current expenses for the operation and maintenance of the college when the amount necessary therefor was underestimated in the budget;
(2) repair or utilization of property destroyed or made unsuitable by accident or other unforeseen cause; or
(3) meeting emergencies arising since the preparation of such budget;
the board shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate a statement of the amount of money determined to be necessary therefor.
The board of school estimate shall meet within a reasonable time after the delivery of the statement and fix and determine the amount necessary for such purpose or purposes. In the case of a county college established by more than one county, the board shall apportion upon the basis of the apportionment valuations as defined in R.S.54:4-49, such amount among the participating counties. In the case of a county college joinder created pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-24 subsequent to the enactment of P.L.1998, c.140, the amount to be raised may be apportioned among the participating counties upon the basis of apportionment valuations, as defined in R. S. 54:4-49; or, upon the basis of unweighted student credit hours; or upon the basis of any combination of apportionment valuations and unweighted student credit hours as determined by the board of school estimate. The board shall then certify the amount so determined and apportioned to the board of trustees of the college and to each participating board of chosen freeholders.
The board of chosen freeholders, upon receipt of such certificate, shall appropriate the amount certified therein and shall raise such amount in the manner provided for by N.J.S.18A:64A-18 and 18A:64A-19.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994, c.48, s.132; 1998, c.140, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:64A-21 - First year's estimates of expenses, etc.; preparation, delivery

18A:64A-21. First year's estimates of expenses, etc.; preparation, delivery
18A:64A-21. Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in N.J.S.18A:64A-17, during the calendar year in which the board or boards of chosen freeholders first establish a county college, the board of trustees of the county college may prepare and deliver to the board of school estimate of the college an estimate of the amount necessary to finance the county college until the first regular budget is adopted and available.
The board of school estimate shall meet within a reasonable time after the delivery of said estimate and shall fix and determine the amount necessary to so finance the county college and, if more than one county participated in establishing the county college, shall apportion said amount upon the basis of apportionment valuations as defined in R.S.54:4-49. The board shall then certify the amount so determined to the board of trustees of the college and to the board of chosen freeholders of each participating county.
The board of chosen freeholders shall, upon receipt of the certification, appropriate its share of said amount in the manner provided for by N.J.S.18A:64A-18 and 18A:64A-19.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.133.