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NJ A1668
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Cody Miller
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AI Summary
- Shortens mandatory training deadline for public higher education governing board members from one year to six months after appointment, with training required again within six months of each successive term
- Shifts authority over training program development from individual institutions to the Secretary of Higher Education, who will prescribe subject matter and arrange for training providers
- Requires board members who were previously exempted from training to complete it within six months of the bill's effective date
- Establishes that failure to complete training within a 30-day grace period (after notification) may constitute resignation from the board at the secretary's discretion, with a two-year disqualification from reappointment to any public higher education governing board
- Appropriates $350,000 annually from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education to implement the training program
Legislative Description
Revises training requirements for governing board members of public institutions of higher education.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
1/9/2024
Committee Referrals
Higher Education1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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