Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:64E-16. Board of trustees continued 5. The board of trustees of the university is continued and shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges and shall be subject to the duties, obligations, and responsibilities set forth in this act. L.1995,c.400,s.5.

18A:64E-17 Membership of board of trustees; organization. 6. a. Membership of the board of trustees shall consist of the Governor, or his designee, and the Mayor of Newark, as ex officio nonvoting members, and, as voting members, up to 15 members appointed by the Governor with th…

18A:64E-18. Authority, responsibilities of board trustees. 7. The board of trustees of the university shall have general supervision over and be vested with the conduct, control, management and administration of the university. It shall have the authority and responsibility to: a…

18A:64E-18.1 New Jersey Institute of Technology authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system. 3. a. The New Jersey Institute of Technology is authorized to be a participating contracting unit in a cooperative pricing system established pursuant to the laws of this Stat…

18A:64E-19. Additional powers, duties of board of trustees 8. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall be vested with the right of perpetual succession and shall have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges that are inci…

18A:64E-20. Appointment of president 9. The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a president of the university. The president shall be responsible to the board of trustees and shall have such powers as shall be requisite, for the executive management and conduct of the…

18A:64E-21. Immunity of trustees, officers 10. No trustees or officer of the university shall be personally liable for any debt, obligation or other liability of the university or incurred by or on behalf of the university or any constituent unit thereof. L.1995,c.400,s.10.

18A:64E-22. Board to advise Governor, Legislature 11. The board of trustees shall advise the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education and the President's Council and successor bodies, to the end that the facilities and services of the univ…

18A:64E-23. University deemed employer 12. Subject to the provisions of P.L.1969, c.242 (C.18A:66-167 et seq.) and except as otherwise provided by law, the university shall be deemed to be an employer for the purposes of the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act," P.L.1954, c.…

18A:64E-24. Construction of act 13. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises or advantages heretofore obtained or enjoyed by the university or any constit…

18A:64E-25. Official acts preserved 14. The enactment and adoption of this act shall not, of itself, affect the official, operational or organizational status of any officer of the university or any and all outstanding authorizations of any officer, agent or employee, to take spe…

18A:64E-26. Establishment of university; effect on appropriations, employees, etc. 15. Upon the establishment of the body corporate and politic known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology: a. All appropriations available to the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the …

18A:64E-27. Actions, proceedings not affected 16. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against the New Jersey Institute of Technology, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same ef…

18A:64E-28. References mean New Jersey Institute of Technology 17. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the same shall mean and refer to the New …

18A:64E-29. Board of trustees continued 18. The board of trustees of the university is continued and the provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or requ…

18A:64E-30. Credit of State not pledged 19. No provision of this act shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit, of the State of New Jersey. L.1995,c.400,s.19.

18A:64E-31. Liberal construction 20. This act, being deemed and declared necessary for the welfare of the State and the people of New Jersey to provide for the development of public higher education in the State and thereby to improve the quality and increase the efficiency of th…

18A:64E-32. University allocated to Department of State 21. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et seq.), the university is allocated to the Department of State for the purposes of complyi…

18A:64E-33 NJIT may enter into private partnerships agreements under certain circumstances. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:64-85) to the contrary, the New Jersey Institute of Technology may enter into a public-private partnership agreemen…