New Jersey Statutes 18A:7B-8. Office of Education in Department of Corrections; establishment; director; appointment; salary; powers; duties
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:7B-8
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner 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
The director shall hold the appropriate certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners and shall be qualified by training and experience for his position and shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Corrections. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by the commissioner.
The director shall establish primary, secondary, and vocational programs which meet the educational needs of school age persons for whom the department is responsible. Appropriate credit and certification shall be given for the successful completion of such programs.
Within any available appropriation, the program of education shall include adult, post-secondary and college programs offered by institutions licensed by the Department of Education or the Commission on Higher Education.
L.1979,c.207,s.12; amended 1994,c.48,s.56.