12. a. There shall be established an executive board which performs such duties as determined by the council. The executive board shall be composed of 17 members as follows:

The president of Rutgers, The State University;

The president of New Jersey Institute of Technology;

The president of Rowan University;

The president of Montclair State University;

The president of Kean University;

Three presidents of State Colleges who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector;

Five presidents of county colleges who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector;

Three presidents of independent institutions who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector;

One president of the proprietary schools which have been authorized to offer licensed degree programs who shall be selected by the presidents of these proprietary schools.

b. The chair of the executive board shall be rotated among the following: one of the presidents of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the president of Rowan University, the president of New Jersey Institute of Technology, the president of Montclair State University, and the president of Kean University; a president selected by the presidents of the State Colleges; a president selected by the presidents of the county colleges; and a president selected by the presidents of the independent institutions. The chair of the executive board shall serve for a two-year period. Biennially, the executive board shall select the chair in the manner provided above, but not necessarily in the order provided above.

c. The chair of the executive board shall also serve as the chair of the council.

L.1994, c.48, s.12; amended 1999, c.46, s.30; 2003, c.99, s.2; 2009, c.246, s.2; 2012, c.45, s.68; 2017, c.178, s.38; 2021, c.282, s.38.