Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-6

  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • County college: means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties, offering programs of instruction, extending not more than two years beyond the high school, which may include but need not be limited to specialized or comprehensive curriculums, including college credit transfer courses, terminal courses in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical institute type programs. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-1
  • Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
18A:64A-6. If a majority of the votes in a county are cast against a proposal for the establishment of a county college, the board of chosen freeholders of such county may not establish a county college unless thereafter the board:

a. Submits a petition to the Commission on Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of section 18A:64A-2, and

b. Submits a proposal for the establishment of a county college at a general election and has it approved by a majority of the votes of the county voting thereon.

The board of chosen freeholders shall not resubmit a proposal which has been defeated to the voters of the county before the third general election thereafter; however, an alternate proposal may be submitted at any general election.

L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.124.

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