Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:3B-45 Guidelines, criteria for collection, calculation of information. 3. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall issue guidelines and criteria for collecting and calculating the information required pursuant to section 2 of this act and shall prescribe a uniform reporting…

18A:3B-45.1 Performance quality standard, established, Secretary of Higher Education; career-oriented programs of study; rules, regulations. 1. a. As used in this section, "career-oriented program of study" means a program that provides occupation-specific knowledge and technical…

18A:3B-45a Time-to-degree completion reported on website, student outcomes, higher education. 1. a. As used in this section, “time-to-degree completion” means the time elapsed between the student’s initial enrollment in a four-year public institution of higher education and the d…

18A:3B-46 Definitions relative to structure and fiscal management of higher education. 1. As used in this act: "Commission" means the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education established pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-13); "Public research university" means R…

18A:3B-47 Secretary of Higher Education. 2. The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Secretary of Higher Education who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until a successor is appointed and qualified…

18A:3B-48 Audit committee. 3. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish an audit committee. The chairman of the committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise and the governing board shall make efforts to …

18A:3B-49 Internal auditor. 4. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall approve the appointment of an internal auditor, who shall have a direct reporting relationship to the board, the president, and the chief financial officer. The internal au…

18A:3B-5. Termination of offices, terms 5. The offices and terms of the Chancellor of Higher Education, vice-chancellor, the assistant chancellors and the directors of the various divisions and offices of the Department of Higher Education, except as herein otherwise provided, sh…

18A:3B-50 Independent outside auditor. 5. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall retain an independent outside auditor who is a certified public accountant to conduct an annual audit of the institution's financial accounts in accordance wi…

18A:3B-51 Submission of audit to commission. 6. a. The president and chief financial officer of a public research university or a State college shall submit the annual audit to the commission and shall certify that they have reviewed the financial statements and that, based on th…

18A:3B-52 Policies, procedures for reports of wrongdoing, confidentiality. 7. In accordance with standards established by the Attorney General, the governing board of a public research university or State college shall establish written policies and procedures that provide confid…

18A:3B-53 Recommendations for penalties for noncompliance. 8. The commission shall submit to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), recommendations for the establishment of penalties for noncompliance with the provisions of s…

18A:3B-53.1 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: "Financial instability" means a finding of instability on the financial condition of a public institution of higher education by the Secretary of Higher Education, upon consideration of a set of comprehensive financial responsibili…

18A:3B-53.10 State monitor, annual report to Governor, Legislature. 10. A State monitor appointed to an institution pursuant to section 4 of this act shall report annually to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the fisc…

18A:3B-53.2 Annual fiscal monitoring report, Secretary of Higher Education. 2. In addition to submitting the annual audit pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51), a public institution of higher education shall submit an annual fiscal monitoring report to the Office…

18A:3B-53.3 Comprehensive, fiscal, governance operations audit, Secretary of Higher Education, discretion. 3. a. Pursuant to a schedule established by the secretary, a public institution of higher education shall undergo a comprehensive audit. The secretary shall facilitate the a…

18A:3B-53.3a Annual fiscal monitoring report, audit published on website, higher education. 2. a. A public institution of higher education shall provide for public inspection on its website a copy of the institution’s annual fiscal monitoring report submitted pursuant to section …

18A:3B-53.4 Secretary of Higher Education, State monitor, direct oversight, authority; conditions. 4. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall have the authority to appoint a State monitor and additional staff as necessary, to provide dir…

18A:3B-53.5 State monitor, duties, responsibilities, public institutions of higher education. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a State monitor appointed pursuant to section 4 of this act shall: a. oversee the fiscal management and expenditures of fun…

18A:3B-53.6 State monitor, designated State officer; fiscal accountability plan, progress reports, issuance; transition plan, develop; salary. 6. a. A State monitor appointed pursuant to section 4 of this act shall be considered a State officer for purposes of the "New Jersey Tor…

18A:3B-53.7 Governing board, public institution of higher education, approve, chief financial officer appointment, reporting relationship. 7. The governing board of a public institution of higher education shall approve the appointment of a chief financial officer, who shall have…

18A:3B-53.8 Chief financial officer, public institution of higher education, duties, responsibilities. 8. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish the duties and responsibilities of a chief financial officer of a public institution of higher education, which shall inc…

18A:3B-53.9 Chief financial officer, public institution of higher education, training program. 9. a. As a condition of appointment as a chief financial officer of a public institution of higher education pursuant to section 8 this act, the chief financial officer shall complete a…

18A:3B-54 Additional authority of commission. 9. a. In addition to the authority granted to the Commission on Higher Education pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-14), the commission shall develop and enforce a code of standards to define and regulate the types of …

18A:3B-55 Notice of representation filed by governmental affairs agent, reports. 10. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a governmental affairs agent who is retained by a governing board of a public research university or a State college shall file a n…

18A:3B-56 Approval of contract. 11. Any proposed contract to retain the services of a governmental affairs agent shall be considered by the governing board of a public research university or a State college at a public meeting and approval of the contract shall require the adopti…

18A:3B-57 Policies concerning professional services contracts. 12. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish policies concerning professional services contracts which, at a minimum, shall include procedures for the review of propose…

18A:3B-58 Executive committee. 13. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish an executive committee composed of the chairman of the governing board, the vice-chairman, and the chairmen of any committees established by the board, and su…

18A:3B-59 Compensation committee. 14. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish a compensation committee. The compensation committee shall have a written charter that addresses the committee's purpose and responsibilities which shal…

18A:3B-6 Powers, duties of governing boards of institutions of higher education. 6. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall have the following general powers and duties to fulfill its mission and the Statewide goals in cooperation with other insti…

18A:3B-6.1 Educational research and service corporation. 2. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college may join with other public research universities, State colleges, county colleges, public institutions of higher education primarily located in th…

18A:3B-6.2 Regulation of purchase of certain real property by representative of public institution of higher education. 1. a. The president or any other officer or employee of a public institution of higher education shall not take final action on behalf of the institution for th…

18A:3B-6.3 Required training program for governing board member of public institution. 1. a. As a condition of serving as a member of the governing board of a public institution of higher education, a person shall be required to complete a training program developed by that insti…

18A:3B-6.4 Rules, regulations. 3. The Secretary of Higher Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.250, s.3.

18A:3B-6.5 Cooperative pricing system, governing board authority; definitions. 11. a. (1) The governing board of a public institution of higher education may by resolution establish a cooperative pricing system with the governing boards of other public institutions of higher educ…

18A:3B-60 Nominations and governance committee. 15. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish a nominations and governance committee. The nominations and governance committee shall have a written charter that defines the committee's…

18A:3B-61 Fundraising and development strategies. 16. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall develop and implement fundraising and development strategies that encourage the active involvement of all board members and that, as may be appropria…

18A:3B-62 Provision of information, orientation, training. 17. A public research university and State college shall provide information, orientation, and training to each of its governing board members on the legal and ethical responsibilities of a member of the governing board. …

18A:3B-63 Procedure for change in programmatic mission. 18. a. When a public research university or a State college determines to seek a change to its programmatic mission, the university or college shall submit to the commission: (1) a notice of the intent to seek a change to th…

18A:3B-64 Meeting convened by commission. 19. The commission shall convene a meeting, at least once a year, of representatives of all public and independent institutions of higher education to discuss issues related to the development and implementation of new degree programs. L.…

18A:3B-65 Plan for branch campus, additional location; definitions. 20. a. Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Higher Education, the governing board of a public research university or a State college may establish a branch campus. The governing board shall submit the plan…

18A:3B-66 Reference to mean, refer to Secretary of Higher Education. 21. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Educa…

18A:3B-67 Regulations. 22. The Commission on Higher Education shall adopt regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this act. L.2009, c.308, s.22.

18A:3B-68 Adoption of policy by public institutions of higher education. 28. a. A public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to be included in its student code of conduct prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy shall contain, at a minimum: (…

18A:3B-69 Emergency operations plan for institutions of higher education. 1. a. The governing board of each institution of higher education shall develop and coordinate an emergency operations plan to ensure the continuity of essential institution functions under all circumstance…

18A:3B-6a Policies, procedures, guidelines relative to student fees. 1. The governing board of a public institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall: a. develop written policies and procedures that establish a system of int…