New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-55. Definitions regarding scholarship
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-55
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- 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
“Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Tony Pompelio Commemorative Scholarship Fund for the children of crime victims created pursuant to this act.
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board.
“Executive director” means the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority.
“Authority” means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:71A-1 et seq., the “Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Law,” or any body, entity, commission, or department succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon the authority by N.J.S. 18A:71A-1 et seq. shall be given by law.
“Public Institutions of Higher Education” means the State colleges and universities created pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; the county colleges; the New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rutgers, the State University; Rowan University; Montclair State University; Kean University; and any other public universities, colleges, county colleges and junior colleges now or hereafter established or authorized by law.
L.2000, c.163, s.3; amended 2012, c.45, s.98; 2017, c.178, s.59; 2021, c.282, s.59.