Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:64O-13 Internet website for board of trustees. 13. The university shall maintain an Internet website for the board of trustees. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to board operations and activities. The website shall be updated on a regular…

18A:64O-14 Additional powers, duties. 14. 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 incident to the proper g…

18A:64O-15 Appointment, compensation of president. 15. 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 …

18A:64O-16 Immunity from personal liability. 16. No trustee 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 , subsidiary, or affiliate ther…

18A:64O-17 Advice to Governor, Legislature. 17. The board of trustees shall advise the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education and the President's Council and successor bodies, on the manner in which the facilities and services of the univ…

18A:64O-18 University deemed employer for certain purposes. 18. 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 Syst…

18A:64O-19 Construction of act. 19. 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 consti…

18A:64O-2 Findings, declarations relative to urban research universities. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Kean University is a State university located in Union, Toms River, Manahawkin, and Jefferson, New Jersey, and Wenzhou, China, currently operating pursuant to …

18A:64O-20 Current officers unaffected; expectations. 20. 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 e…

18A:64O-21 Effect of establishment of body corporate and politic known as Kean University. 21. Upon the establishment of the body corporate and politic known as Kean University: a. all appropriations, grants, debt service, research funds, and other monies available to Kean Univer…

18A:64O-22 Certain actions unaffected. 22. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against Kean University, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the university as if t…

18A:64O-23 Reference to public research university. 23. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Kean University, the same shall mean and refer to Kean University, herein referred to as "un…

18A:64O-24 Powers of Secretary of Higher Education. 24. a. The general powers of supervision and control of the Secretary of Higher Education at the request of the Governor over Kean University include the power to visit the university to examine into its manner of conducting its…

18A:64O-25 Governance of contract claims and suits. 25. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the "New Jersey Contractual Liability Act" (N.J.S.59:13-1 et seq.) to the contrary, contract claims and suits against the university shall be governed by that act. L.2021, c.282, s.25…

18A:64O-26 Warranty by contractor. 26. Every contract or agreement negotiated, awarded or made pursuant to this act shall contain a suitable warranty by the contractor that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure such contract upon an agreem…

18A:64O-27 Violation, misdemeanor. 27. Any person willfully authorizing, consenting to, making or procuring to be made payment of university funds for or on account of any purchase, contract or agreement known to the person to have been made or entered into in violation of any of…

18A:64O-28 Prohibitions relative to purchase, acquisitions of property or services. 28. The payment of any fee, commission or compensation of any kind or the granting of any gift or gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly, whether or not in connection with any purchas…

18A:64O-29 Terms of present board members. 29. 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 require the reappointment thereof. L.2021, c.282, s.29.

18A:64O-3 Designation as public research university. 3. As used in this act "Kean University," hereinafter referred to as "university," shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public urban research university herein designated "Kean Unive…

18A:64O-30 Construction. 30. 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.2021, c.282, s.30.

18A:64O-31 Liberal construction. 31. 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: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…

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,…

18A:64O-34 Short title. 1. Sections 1 through 10 of P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 through 18A:64O-43) shall be known and may be cited as the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act.” L.2025, c.218, s.1.

18A:64O-35 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Kean University is a public urban research university, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, with campuses at three locations in New Jersey, including a main campus in Unio…

18A:64O-36 Merger authorized, New Jersey City University, Kean University. 3. (New section) In order to carry out the purposes of the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) and ensure that the students of New Jersey City U…

18A:64O-37 New Jersey City University functions, powers, duties, rights transferred, assigned to Kean University. 4. a. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from the State or federal a…

18A:64O-38 New Jersey City University Foundation, status, merger. 5. Nothing in the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall be construed to affect the status of the non-profit corporation known as the New Jersey City …

18A:64O-39 Transfer of New Jesey City University financials, employees, properties. 6. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from State or federal authorities and any applicable accredi…

18A:64O-4 Body corporate and politic. 4. There is hereby established a body corporate and politic to be known as Kean University. The exercise by the university of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed to be public and essential governmental functions necessary for the…

18A:64O-40 Kean University – New Jersey City University merger, actions, proceedings. 7. The “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall not affect any actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against New …

18A:64O-41 New Jersey City University debts transferred to Kean University. 8. a. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from State or federal authorities and any applicable accrediting …

18A:64O-42 New Jersey City University employees, merger with Kean University. 9. a. Nothing in the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall be construed to deprive any employees of New Jersey City University, upon empl…

18A:64O-43 New Jersey City University – Kean University merger, no further approval required. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University shall not require any further approval from any officer, comm…

18A:64O-5 Public policy. 5. It is declared to be the public policy of the State that the university shall be given a high degree of self-government and that the governance and conduct of the university shall be free of partisanship. L.2021, c.282, s.5.

18A:64O-6 Board of trustees. 6. 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.2021, c.282, s.6.

18A:64O-7 Composition, size of board; terms. 7. a. The composition and size of the board of trustees shall be determined by the board; however, the board shall have not less than seven nor more than 15 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and co…

18A:64O-8 Election of student representatives. 8. The board of trustees of the university shall provide for the election of two student representatives, who shall be full-time, regularly matriculated students in good academic standing and who shall be 18 years of age or older and…

18A:64O-9 Powers, duties. 9. The board of trustees of the university shall have the general supervision over and be vested with the conduct of the university. It shall have the power and duty to: a. adopt, use, and modify, as it deems appropriate, a corporate seal; b. determine t…