New Jersey Statutes 18A:62-4.3b. Definitions relative to veterans given priority course registration to attend college
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:62-4.3b
- 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
- population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Service member” means an individual who is serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard.
“Veteran” means an individual who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard, and who was honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service.
b. A service member or veteran who is living in New Jersey and attending a public institution of higher education shall be granted priority in registering for courses at the public institution of higher education. Priority course registration shall occur using the same procedures used by other segments of the student population, if any, that are offered priority registration by the institution.
L.2019, c.326, s.2.