Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:68-15. Statement in license of system of treatment taught A license issued pursuant to this article shall state plainly upon its face the system or branch of medicine or surgery or method of treatment of disease or abnormal physical condition which the school or college to wh…

18A:68-16. Term and revocation of license The license shall remain in force and effect until revoked. The state board of medical examiners may, after notice and hearing, revoke the license of any school or college which is so conducted and equipped as not to comply with the requi…

18A:68-17 Schools for midwifery, podiatric medicine excepted. 18A:68-17. This article shall not apply to a school conducted for the sole purpose of training persons to practice midwifery or podiatric medicine. L.1967, c.271; amended 2005, c.259, s.30.

18A:68-18. Penalty for violation of article A person violating any provision of this article shall be liable to a penalty of $500.00, which shall be recovered by and in the name of the state board of medical examiners in a summary proceeding in accordance with the penalty enforce…

18A:68-2. Right of seminaries or schools of theology to confer degrees Subject to the provisions of this chapter, any seminary or school of theology in this state, whether incorporated by special charter or under general laws, may, upon the precedent recommendation, or with the c…

18A:68-3 Filing of copy of certificate of incorporation; fee schedules. 18A:68-3. a. No corporation shall furnish instruction or learning in the arts, sciences, or professions for the purposes of admitting any person to the grade of a degree, or shall confer or participate in con…

18A:68-4. Revocation of license 18A:68-4. Any license issued under this article may be revoked by the Commission on Higher Education. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.196.

18A:68-5. Restraint of corporations operating without license 18A:68-5. When it shall appear that any corporation is carrying on the business of such instruction or teaching, or conferring any such degree, or giving any such diploma without such license, the Commission on Higher …

18A:68-6. Submission and approval as prerequisite to conferring of degrees 18A:68-6. No school, corporation, association or institution of learning conducted within this State and licensed by the Commission on Higher Education, nor any officer or member thereof, in recognition of…

18A:68-7. Withdrawal of approval; record of approvals and revocations 18A:68-7. The approval given by the Commission on Higher Education of the basis or conditions for the admission to the grade of a degree may be revoked for proper cause by the commission after hearing upon 20 d…

18A:68-8. Conferring degree during revocation The admitting of any person to any such grade of a degree by conferring the same upon him during the continuation of the revocation of such approval shall render any such school, corporation, association or institution of learning, or…

18A:68-9. Penalties; recovery 18A:68-9. An officer or member of a school, corporation, association or institution of learning who by vote or in any other manner or capacity, or a school, corporation, association or institution of learning which shall admit or participate in admit…

18A:71-28 Short title. This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "New Jersey Educational Opportunity Act of 1968." L.1968,c.142,s.1, eff.July 12, 1968.

18A:71-29 Liberal construction. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof. L.1968,c.142,s.2, eff.July 12, 1968.

18A:71-30 Definitions. 3. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings: The term "board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund created by section 4 of P.L.1968…

18A:71-31 "New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund." 4.(a) There is hereby created and established under the Commission on Higher Education, which is in but not of the Department of State, an educational opportunity fund which shall be known as the "New Jersey Educational Opportu…

18A:71-32 Membership. 5. (a) The board of directors of the fund shall consist of the chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and the chairperson of the Board of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority or their designees from among the public members and eight cit…

18A:71-33 Board's additional duties. 6. The board shall: (a) Administer all funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act. (b) Be an agency of communication with departments and agencies of the United States on the availability o…

18A:71-34 Awarding of "opportunity grants." 7. (a) The board is hereby authorized to award "opportunity grants" from the fund to needy students for undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree, associate degree, or other approved certificate and for graduate and professi…

18A:71-35 Prerequisites necessary for awarding grant. (a) No opportunity grant shall be awarded to any applicant therefor unless such applicant shall have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that he or she: (1) Is and has been a resident of the State for at least 12 mon…

18A:71-36 Financial resources of applicant; rules and regulations. In awarding opportunity grants pursuant to this act, the board shall take into account the financial resources available to the applicant to meet the cost of his higher education and the tuition, fees and living e…

18A:71-37 Period of assistance. No person shall be eligible for educational opportunity assistance pursuant to this act for more than six years, or for such other period of time as may be determined by the board to be necessary for the completion of an organized course of study. …

18A:71-38 No discrimination; number; amount. Opportunity grants shall be awarded by the board without regard to race, creed or religion and in such number and amount as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available therefor. L.1968,c.142,s.11.

18A:71-39 Remedial and supplementary education for grantees. 12. The board of directors shall develop, establish and maintain programs of remedial and supplementary education for the students who will receive educational opportunity assistance under this act. Such programs may be…

18A:71-40.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarship Act of 1989." L.1989, c.259, s.1.

18A:71-40.2. C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarships; created There are created C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarships which shall be maintained by the State and awarded and administered pursuant to this act to students from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds enrolled in the Minority S…

18A:71-40.3. Scholarships awarded annually C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarships shall be awarded annually by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund to 30 New Jersey law students from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds. Each of the participating law…

18A:71-40.4. Requirements for scholarship recipients No person shall be awarded a C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarship unless: a. The person has been a resident of New Jersey for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to receiving the scholarship; b. The person has dem…

18A:71-40.5. Amount of scholarship The amount of a C. Clyde Ferguson Scholarship shall be established by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund but shall not exceed the maximum amount of tuition, fees and on-campus housing charged at the Rutgers Sch…

18A:71-40.6. Renewal of scholarship Each C. Clyde Ferguson Law Scholarship shall be renewable annually for up to four years except that each scholarship shall remain in effect only if the holder of the scholarship continues to have financial need, achieves satisfactory academic p…

18A:71-40.7. Rules, regulations The board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1989, c…

18A:71-78.1 Tuition-free enrollment in postsecondary program for certain volunteers, family members. 1. A person who is an active member of a volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad or association in good standing and the dependent children and spouse of a v…

18A:71-78.2 Eligibility for tuition credit. 2. In order to be eligible to receive tuition credit at a county college, county vocational school or county technical institute, a person shall agree to serve as a member of a volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squ…

18A:71-78.3 Verification of service; transcript records. 3. Upon being accepted and enrolled in a county college, county vocational school or county technical institute, the volunteer, dependent child or spouse shall provide verification to the institution that the volunteer has …

18A:71-78.4 Issuance of letter of eligibility. 4. A municipality which chooses to participate in the tuition credit program shall issue a letter of eligibility to the volunteer, to be presented to the appropriate institution, stating that the individual is a member in good standi…

18A:71A-1. Short title. 18A:71A-1. Short Title. Section 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Law." L.1999,c.46,s.1.

18A:71A-10 Contracts, purchases, records, travel. 18A:71A-10. Contracts, Purchases, Records, Travel. a. The authority, in the exercise of its power to make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its po…

18A:71A-11 Certain pension, benefits, and employment classification provisions applicable to employees of the authority. 18A:71A-11. Certain Pension, Benefits, and Employment Classification Provisions Applicable to Employees of the Authority. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of …

18A:71A-12. Limitations on issue of bond anticipation notes and other obligations. 18A:71A-12. Limitations on Issue of Bond Anticipation Notes and Other Obligations. The authority may issue bond anticipation notes and other short-term obligations which may be renewed from time to…

18A:71A-13 Bonds, bond anticipation notes, other obligations: general provisions. 18A:71A-13. Bonds, Bond Anticipation Notes, Other Obligations: General Provisions. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the authority, every issue of its bonds, notes or obligations shal…

18A:71A-14 Bond resolutions. 18A:71A-14. Bond Resolutions. Any resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing any bonds or any issues of bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized as to: a. the pledgi…

18A:71A-15 Personal liability on bonds, notes and other obligations. 18A:71A-15. Personal Liability on Bonds, Notes and Other Obligations. Neither the members of the authority, nor any person executing bonds, notes or other obligations issued by it, nor any officer or employee of…

18A:71A-16 Purchase by authority of bonds, notes and other obligations. 18A:71A-16. Purchase by Authority of Bonds, Notes and Other Obligations. The authority shall have the power out of any funds available therefor to purchase its bonds, notes or other obligations. The authority…

18A:71A-17 Security for bonds. 18A:71A-17. Security for Bonds. In the discretion of the authority, any bonds issued by it may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a qualified bank as defined in section 1 of "The Banking Act of 1948," P.L.1948, c.67 (C.17:9A-1…

18A:71A-18 Liability for payment of bonds. 18A:71A-18. Liability for Payment of Bonds. Bonds issued pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-8 shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the St…

18A:71A-19 Rights of bondholders. 18A:71A-19. Rights of Bondholders. A holder of bonds issued by the authority pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-8, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein gi…