New Jersey Statutes 18A:3B-70. Substance use disorder recovery housing programs at certain institutions of higher education
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- 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
1. a. Within four years after the effective date of this act, each four-year public institution of higher education, in which at least 25% of the undergraduate students live in on-campus housing, shall establish a substance use disorder recovery housing program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide a supportive substance-free dormitory environment that recognizes the unique risks and challenges that recovering students face, and that provides support programs to recovering students who reside in the recovery housing to assist their efforts to remain substance-free. The program shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, peer support, and other appropriate services. An institution may designate a floor, wing, or other designated area within a dormitory building for the substance use disorder recovery housing program, and shall not be required to designate an entire dormitory building for the program.
b. The institution shall apply for any federal, State, corporate, or other grant funding that may be available to implement the substance use disorder recovery housing program.
L.2015, c.92, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.28.