New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-8. Boards of trustees; apportionment of membership where established in more than one county
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-8
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
- County superintendent: means the County Superintendent of Schools. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Employee: includes the holder of any position or employment. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
The appointing authority of the county shall establish a trustee search committee of not less than five members who shall be residents of the county. The members of the trustee search committee shall not be elected public officials and shall not be eligible for appointment to the board of trustees for a period of six months after their service on the trustee search committee. The trustee search committee shall nominate individuals for consideration by the appointing authority of the county for appointment to the board of trustees.
When a county college is established by more than one county, the board of trustees shall be increased by two members for each additional participating county. The membership of the board of trustees shall be apportioned by the commission among the several counties as nearly as may be according to the number of inhabitants in each county as shown by the last federal census, officially received by the Governor of this State. Each apportionment shall continue in effect until a reapportionment shall become necessary by reason of receipt by the Governor of the next federal census or the enlargement of the board by the admission of one or more additional counties as provided for in section 18A:64A-24 Each county shall be entitled to have at least two members and the county superintendent of the schools of said county on the board of trustees.
Amended 1979, c.252; 1981, c.329, s.2; 1994, c.48, s.125; 2007, c.147, s.1; 2021, c.369, s.6.