N.J.S.A. 18A:64E-18.1 — New Jersey Institute of Technology authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.

18A:64E-18.1 New Jersey Institute of Technology authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system. 3. a. The New Jersey Institute of Technology is authorized to be a participating contracting unit in a cooperative pricing system established pursuant to the laws of this State. b. The university may make purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement, including a cooperative purchasing agreement in existence as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.50 (C.18A:64-63.1 et al.), in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1996, c.16 (C.52:34-6.2). c. The State Treasurer may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2016, c.50, s.3. 18A:64E-19. Additional powers, duties of board of trustees 8. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall be vested with the right of perpetual succession and shall have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges that are incident to the proper governance, conduct and management of the university and the control of its properties and funds and such powers granted to the university or the board or reasonably implied, may be exercised without recourse or reference to any department or agency of the State, except as otherwise provided by this act. L.1995,c.400,s.8. 18A:64E-20. Appointment of president 9. The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a president of the university. The president shall be responsible to the board of trustees and shall have such powers as shall be requisite, for the executive management and conduct of the university in all departments, branches and divisions, and for the execution and enforcement of bylaws, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes and orders governing the management, conduct and administration of the university. L.1995,c.400,s.9. 18A:64E-21. Immunity of trustees, officers 10. No trustees or officer of the university shall be personally liable for any debt, obligation or other liability of the university or incurred by or on behalf of the university or any constituent unit thereof. L.1995,c.400,s.10. 18A:64E-22. Board to advise Governor, Legislature 11. The board of trustees shall advise the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education and the President's Council and successor bodies, to the end that the facilities and services of the university may be utilized so as to increase the efficiency of the public education system and provide, maintain and improve upon the quality of higher education for the people of the State. The board of trustees shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature respecting the needs for the facilities and services of the university as an educational instrumentality of the State for that purpose. L.1995,c.400,s.11. 18A:64E-23. University deemed employer 12. Subject to the provisions of P.L.1969, c.242 (C.18A:66-167 et seq.) and except as otherwise provided by law, the university shall be deemed to be an employer for the purposes of the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act," P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.) and shall also be deemed to be a "public agency or organization" within the meaning of section 71 of that act (C.43:15A-71). Further, the university's commissioned police officers shall be eligible for participation in and subject to the provisions of the "Police and Firemen's Retirement Systems Act" P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.) and the university shall be deemed an employer within the meaning of that act. L.1995,c.400,s.12. 18A:64E-24. Construction of act 13. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises or advantages heretofore obtained or enjoyed by the university or any constituent unit thereof, under any authority or any act of this State or under any grant, deed, conveyance, transfer, lease, estate, remainder, expectancy, trust, gift, donation, legacy, devise, endowment or fund, all of which are hereby ratified and confirmed except insofar as the same may have expired, be or have been repealed or altered, or may be inconsistent with this act or with existing provisions of law; subject however, thereto and to all of the rights, obligations, relations, conditions, terms, trust, duties and liabilities to which the same are subject. L.1995,c.400,s.13. 18A:64E-25. Official acts preserved 14. The enactment and adoption of this act shall not, of itself, affect the official, operational or organizational status of any officer of the university or any and all outstanding authorizations of any officer, agent or employee, to take specified action, or any and all outstanding commitments or undertakings of or by the university, except and only to the extent that any of the same may be inconsistent with this act. L.1995,c.400,s.14. 18A:64E-26. Establishment of university; effect on appropriations, employees, etc. 15. Upon the establishment of the body corporate and politic known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology: a. All appropriations available to the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act and to become available shall be transferred to the university by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by the State budget; b. All other grants, gifts, other moneys and property available to the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act and to become available to or for the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall be transferred to the university and shall be available for the objects and purposes of the university, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State and federal law or otherwise; c. All employees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act shall become employees of the university. Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to deprive any person of any right of tenure or under any retirement system or to any pension, disability, social security or similar benefit, to which the person is entitled by law or contractually; d. All files, papers, records, equipment and other personal property of the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall be transferred to the university; and e. All orders, rules or regulations theretofore made or promulgated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall continue in full force and effect as the orders, rules and regulations of the university until amended or repealed by the university. L.1995,c.400,s.15. 18A:64E-27. Actions, proceedings not affected 16. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against the New Jersey Institute of Technology, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the university as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or regulation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and all such matters or proceedings pending before the New Jersey Institute of Technology on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the university, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.1995,c.400,s.16. 18A:64E-28. References mean New Jersey Institute of Technology 17. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the same shall mean and refer to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, herein referred to as "university," established as a public institution of higher education pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1995,c.400,s.17. 18A:64E-29. Board of trustees continued 18. The board of trustees of the university is continued and the provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof. L.1995,c.400,s.18. 18A:64E-30. Credit of State not pledged 19. No provision of this act shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit, of the State of New Jersey. L.1995,c.400,s.19. 18A:64E-31. Liberal construction 20. This act, being deemed and declared necessary for the welfare of the State and the people of New Jersey to provide for the development of public higher education in the State and thereby to improve the quality and increase the efficiency of the public system of educational services of the State, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof. L.1995,c.400,s.20. 18A:64E-32. University allocated to Department of State 21. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et seq.), the university is allocated to the Department of State for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution. Notwithstanding this allocation, the university shall be independent of any supervision or control of the Department of State or any board, commission or officer thereof and the allocation shall not in any way affect the principles of institutional autonomy established by that act and as otherwise enumerated herein. L.1995,c.400,s.21.

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