New
Jersey City University Faculty Handbook
GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
The New
Jersey Presidents’ Council
Assisting the
Commission in providing statewide coordination for New Jersey higher education
is the Presidents’ Council, similarly established in law under the Higher
Education Restructuring Act of 1994. Each president of a public institution
of higher education in the state, and each president of an independent institution
which receives direct state aid, serves as an ex officio member of the council.
The following
are the statutory responsibilities of the Presidents’ Council:
-
Provide public information and research on higher education issues;
- Review and
make recommendations to the commission concerning proposals for new programs
that exceed the programmatic mission of an institution or that change the
programmatic mission of an institution;
- Review and
comment on proposals for new programs that demand significant added resources
or raise significant issues of duplication but do not exceed the programmatic
mission of the institution or require a change in the programmatic mission.
If the council determines that a proposed new program is unduly expensive
or unduly duplicative, the council shall refer that proposal to the commission
for review; however, unless the commission disapproves of that program within
60 days of its referral, the program shall be deemed approved;
- Encourage
the formation of regional or other alliances among institutions including
inter-institutional transfers, program articulation, cooperative programs
and share resources and develop criteria for "full faith and credit"
transfer agreements between county colleges other institutions of higher
education. The council shall also keep institutions apprised of the discontinuance
of programs at other institutions and each president shall notify the council
of any such action;
- Advise and
assist the commission in developing and updating a plan for higher education
in the state including, but not limited to, the establishment of new institutions,
closure of existing institutions and consolidation of institutions;
- Provide policy
recommendations on statewide higher education issues;
- Recommend
to the governor, legislature and commission on policy and overall levels
of funding for students and programs necessary to ensure accessibility of
higher education;
- Transmit
to the governor, legislature and commission a general budget policy statement
regarding overall state funding levels;
- Upon referral
from the commission pursuant to this act provide recommendations concerning
institutional licensure and university status;
- Appoint subcommittees
consisting of the presidents of the institutions of the various higher education
sectors to decide matters, within the authority of the council. The presidents
of the independent institutions shall develop a unified request for state
support under chapter 72B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statues. The presidents
of the county college sector shall develop a unified request for state support
under chapter 61A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statues; and
- Consult with
other institutions of higher education which do not receive direct state
aid when actions of the council directly affect such institutions.
Source: N.J. State
College Trustees’ Reference Guide, 4th Ed., NJ State Governing Board Association,
Inc., Trenton, NJ, 1994.