Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:65-22 Quorums. 18A:65-22. a. Eight members of the board of governors shall constitute a quorum. b. Such number, not less than 12, of the board of trustees as shall be determined by the board, and until so determined, 12 members, shall constitute a quorum. c. A quorum of a joi…

18A:65-23. Chairman of each board to be elected The board of governors and the board of trustees shall each elect its own chairman from among its respective members. L.1967, c.271

18A:65-24. Government, control, administration, etc., of corporation and the university The government, control, conduct, management and administration of the corporation and of the university shall be respectively vested in and allocated between the board of governors and the bo…

18A:65-25. Authority and responsibility of board of governors 18A:65-25. The board of governors shall have general supervision over and be vested with the conduct of the university. It shall have the authority and responsibility to: a. Determine policies for the organization, adm…

18A:65-26. Board of trustees; control of properties, funds, trusts, investments, etc.; committee memberships The board of trustees: (1) Shall act in an overall advisory capacity; (2) Shall (a) control (i) properties, funds and trusts vested, as of August 31, 1956, in the corporat…

18A:65-27. Public policy of State 18A:65-27. I. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of New Jersey that: a. the corporation and the university shall be and continue to be given a high degree of self-government and that the government and conduct of the corpo…

18A:65-28. Boards' powers, rights, etc., incident to their responsibilities The boards shall have and exercise the powers, rights and privileges that are incident to their respective responsibilities for the government, conduct and management of the corporation, and the control o…

18A:65-29. Joint sessions of boards a. The boards may meet in joint session for the purpose of consultation and discussion, or to act upon any matter which requires joint or concurrent action of both boards. b. The boards by joint or concurrent action may adopt, and from time to …

18A:65-3. "The state university" or "the university" defined and described The term "the state university" or "the university," as used in this chapter, shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the educational entity conducted by the corporati…

18A:65-30 Powers of each board. 18A:65-30. Each board shall have the power to appoint and regulate the duties, functions, powers and procedures of committees, standing or special, from its members and such advisory committees or bodies, as it may deem necessary or conducive to th…

18A:65-31. President of corporation; powers; term; filling vacancy a. There shall be a president of the corporation and of the university. b. He shall be responsible to the boards, and shall have such powers as shall be requisite, for the executive management and conduct of the c…

18A:65-32. Annual report; contents; filing The corporation shall, annually on or before July 31, file in the office of the secretary of state a report (a) of the election and appointment of the, and the names and residences of the, members of the board of governors and of the boa…

18A:65-33. Gifts, grants, legacies, endowments, etc.; to vest in and inure to the benefit of the corporation Every gift, grant, legacy, bequest, devise, endowment, estate, remainder, or expectancy, contained in any will, deed, declaration of trust, transfer, or other instrument, …

18A:65-33.1. Care, custody and control of State property 18A:65-33.1. The corporation shall have the care, custody and control of such property as the State now has or shall hereafter acquire at the university, subject to the visitorial powers of the Chairman of the Commission on…

18A:65-33.2. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that the land owned or operated by Rutgers, The State University, in central New Jersey represents one of the few significant parcels of undeveloped land in a region experiencing extraordinary development pres…

18A:65-33.3. Notice of intent Whenever the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University intends to sell, exchange, lease or dispose of, or otherwise convey any interest, legal or equitable, in undeveloped real property held by the university or held by the State and in the…

18A:65-33.4. Public hearing Within 60 days after providing notification pursuant to section 2 of this act, of the intent to sell, lease or otherwise convey land, the Board of Governors shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of permitting the public to comment on the propo…

18A:65-33.5. Subject to local requirements Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and except with regard to facilities which are directly related to the provision of educational services, any development of real property held by the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State…

18A:65-34. Visitorial powers of supervision and control 18A:65-34. The visitorial general powers of supervision and control of the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education at the request of the Governor over Rutgers, The State University, are continued and are defined as th…

18A:65-35. Board of governors, Commission on Higher Education, Presidents' Council; recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature 18A:65-35. The board of governors shall advise, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education and the Presidents' Council, to the end …

18A:65-36. State college for benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts continued The state college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts maintained by the university is continued as part of the university. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-37. Payments, in lieu of interest, on proceeds of public land scrip The sum which is paid by the state annually in semiannual payments pursuant to the certificates of indebtedness which were issued under section 2 of the act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled "An a…

18A:65-38. Moneys devoted to courses in agriculture and mechanic arts The corporation shall devote the moneys paid to it under the provisions of section 18A:65-37 wholly and exclusively to the maintenance of such courses of instruction as shall carry out the intent of the act of …

18A:65-39. Free scholarships; number; qualifications and terms The university shall, in each year, furnish gratuitous education in the courses of instruction described in section 18A:65-38, in such manner as may be prescribed by the legislature, or otherwise, to such number of st…

18A:65-4. Vested rights, grants, charter privileges, etc., not affected; exceptions Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, charter rights, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises or advantages…

18A:65-40. Annual reports of board of governors The board of governors shall annually make and distribute the reports required by paragraph 4 of section 5 of the act of congress cited in section 18A:65-37. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-41. Payment for agricultural college; application; courses of instruction The moneys received and to be received by this state under the act of congress approved August 30, 1890, shall immediately and as soon as received be paid over by the state treasurer, upon the warran…

18A:65-42. Maintenance of courses The corporation shall maintain therein a college or department which shall provide nondegree courses in agriculture, equipped and designed for the practical education of students, in both general and specific lines of farming. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-43. Subjects of instruction The college or department shall offer special instruction in agricultural fields including forestry, horticulture, nutrition and biochemistry, food science, wildlife conservation--conservation biology, environmental science (including air and wa…

18A:65-44. Buildings, apparatus and machinery The college or department shall be provided with suitable buildings for stock judging, butter making, milk testing, and lecture rooms. The buildings shall be equipped with the necessary apparatus and machinery for carrying out the spe…

18A:65-45. Instructors The corporation shall employ competent instructors of the necessary educational and scientific acquirements, to conduct the college or department. They shall teach the theoretical and practical part of the subjects provided for in section 18A:65-43. L.1967,…

18A:65-46. Board of managers of agricultural experiment station; number; appointment; terms; vacancies The board of managers of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station shall consist of the president of the university, the director of the New Jersey agricultural experiment …

18A:65-47. Appointed members in office, retained The appointed members of the board of managers in office upon the effective date of this chapter shall continue in office until the expiration of the respective terms for which they were appointed. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-48. Members, no compensation except for expenses The members of the board of managers shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual expenditures incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-49. Board of managers, functions, powers and duties The board of managers shall act as agent of the board of governors in managing and directing the New Jersey agricultural experiment station. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-5. Officers or outstanding commitments not affected The enactment and adoption of this chapter shall not of itself affect the official status of any officer of the corporation or the university, or any outstanding authorization of any officer, agent or employee to take any…

18A:65-50. Appropriations Appropriations for the maintenance of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station and for the utilization of its services shall be separately made by line items. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-51. Designation of the corporation to receive federal appropriations The assent of the state to the grants of moneys for the purposes, upon the terms and in accordance with the several conditions and provisions of the acts of congress hereinafter enumerated having been her…

18A:65-52. Authority of corporation to receive federal appropriations and conduct the work The assent of the legislature having been heretofore given to the provisions and requirements of the act of congress of May 8, 1914, and May 22, 1928, the corporation is authorized and empo…

18A:65-53. Supplemental appropriations by counties or municipalities In all cases where agricultural extension, home demonstration or boys' and girls' club work receives, or shall receive, funds or aid from the federal government or the state government, the board of chosen freeh…

18A:65-54. School of ceramics continued The corporation shall maintain a department in the university known as the school of ceramics which shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction in accordance with recognized standards of engineering education in the fields of ceramic…

18A:65-55. Ceramic research station The corporation shall in the school of ceramics establish programs of research in the field of ceramics to aid in carrying on its programs of instruction and to assist the ceramic industry of the state in the solution of technical problems and …

18A:65-55.1. Legislative findings The Legislature finds there is need in New Jersey for academic contributions to the administration of criminal justice through teaching, research and leadership, including the training of administrators and those requiring scientific background i…

18A:65-55.2. Establishment and maintenance The President and the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University, are authorized and directed to establish and maintain within the University a School of Criminal Justice. L.1968, c. 280, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.

18A:65-56. Graduate school of social work continued The corporation shall maintain in the university a graduate school of social work to be known as the graduate school of social work. L.1967, c.271.

18A:65-57. Courses of instruction The school of social work shall offer courses of instruction in accordance with professional standards in the field of social work for persons preparing to enter this profession. It shall also provide part-time instruction for the benefit of pers…