Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:64A-85 Direct Support Professional Career Development Pathway created, special attention to people with disabilities. 4. In collaboration with the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services and entities focused on promoting the self-determinati…

18A:64A-86 Appropriations; New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development grant distribution. 5. a. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education the sum of $1,000,000 for the purposes of fulfilling …

18A:64A-87 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Many individuals with developmental disabilities are not able to realize their potential as full community members with maximum independence and productivity because the education and related servic…

18A:64A-88 County college-based adult center for transition established; purpose, services provided. 2. a. The board of trustees of a county college shall establish a county college-based adult center for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities up to the age of…

18A:64A-89 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufacturing in Higher Education Act." L.2023, c.268, s.1.

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 n…

18A:64A-90 New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, promotion, support, manufacturing career pathway, higher education; rules, regulations. 2. a. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Secretary …

18A:64A-91 Identification of unemployed and underemployed residents to benefit from county college enrollment. 4. Each county college and local workforce development board shall establish a partnership to jointly engage with workforce training providers, economic development orga…

18A:64A-92 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.” L.2025, c.374, s.1.

18A:64A-93 New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative. 2. a. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development shall operate a New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, the purpose of which shall be to provide students, w…

18A:64E-12. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Institute of Technology Act of 1995." L.1995,c.400,s.1.

18A:64E-13. Definitions relative to New Jersey Institute of Technology 2. As used in this act "New Jersey Institute of Technology," hereinafter referred to as "university," shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public research universit…

18A:64E-14. New Jersey Institute of Technology established 3. There is hereby established a body corporate and politic to be known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The exercise by the university of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed to be public and essent…

18A:64E-15. Declaration of public policy 4. 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.1995,c.400,s.4.

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…

18A:64G-10. Depositories and custodians The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of said board's investment funds, shall select all depositories and custodians and shall negotiate and execute custody agreements in connection with the assets or investments of any said funds. L.1…

18A:64G-11. President of university; powers and duties The president of the university 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 university in all departments, branches and divis…

18A:64G-12. Employee retirement rights Subject to the provisions of P.L.1969, c. 242 and except as otherwise provided by law, the university shall be deemed to be an employer for the purposes of P.L.1954, c. 84, the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act" (C. 43:15A-1 et seq.) …

18A:64G-14. Personal liability of trustees and officers 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 thereof. L.1970, c. 102, …

18A:64G-15. Debts and liabilities; pledge of credit No provision in this act contained 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.1970, c. 102, s. 15.

18A:64G-16. Acquisition of university site by municipality; sale to university; municipal bond ordinance; gross debt reduction (a) A municipality in which a site has been selected, under this act for the university is hereby authorized to acquire such site and the governing body …

18A:64G-17. Sale of municipal hospital to university The governing body of any municipality in which a site has been selected for the university under this act and wherein a public hospital is located under the control of said governing body pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 30 of t…

18A:64G-18. Retirement rights of former municipal hospital employees The acquisition of the hospital by the university shall not alter the retirement anticipation of any former municipal employee of the hospital. a. Upon the effective date of the acquisition of the hospital by th…

18A:64G-19. Municipal hospital pension obligations; budget request; payment The comptroller of the university shall include such employer pension obligations in his budget request for inclusion in the annual appropriation paid by the State to the university. Payment of such money…

18A:64G-20. Payment of retirement, death or other benefits to former municipal hospital employees No retirement, death, or other benefits shall be payable by the State or the university to such former municipal employees, except that the board of trustees is hereby authorized and…

18A:64G-21. Continuance as university employees Upon the effective date of the acquisition of the hospital by the university, all permanent municipal employees of the hospital in the classified Civil Service, except physicians and dentists, shall continue as employees of the univ…

18A:64G-22. Transfer of appropriations and other moneys All appropriations, grants, and other moneys available and to become available to the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry are hereby transferred to the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey established her…

18A:64G-23. Transfer of employees All employees of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry are hereby transferred to the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Nothing in this act shall be considered to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or…