Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:3B-77

  • 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
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. A public institution of higher education shall not use State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay an individual for any speaking engagement at or hosted by the institution, including the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by the institution. In the event that an institution violates the provisions of this section, the State Treasurer shall debit from the institution’s State operating aid an amount equal to the amount paid by the institution to the speaker.

L.2017, c.61, s.1.