N.J. Stat. tit. 18A, ch. 60

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-1 Requirements for tenure.

18A:60-1. The services of all professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, supervisors, registrars, teachers, and other persons employed in a teaching capacity, who are or shall hereafter be employed by the commissioner in the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf or in any other educational institution, or employed in any State college or in any county college, and teachers and other certified persons employed in State institutions within the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Human Services, with the exception of the Director of Educational Services, shall be under tenure during good behavior and efficiency: a. after the expiration of a period of employment of three consecutive calendar years in any such institution or institutions; or b. after employment for three consecutive academic years together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year in any such institution or institutions; or c. after employment in any such institution or institutions, within a period of any four consecutive academic years, for the equivalent of more than three academic years. An academic year, for the purpose of this section, means the period between the time school opens in the institution after the general summer vacation until the next succeeding summer vacation. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any faculty member employed by a State or county college who begins employment after the 1973-74 school year. L.1967, c.271; amended 1986, c.158, s.2; 1999, c.46, s.33; 2006, c.47, s.101.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-1.1 Findings, declarations.

1. The Legislature hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the State of New Jersey to provide job security during good behavior and efficiency for the teachers and other certified professional educators employed in State institutions within the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Human Services. To accomplish this goal it is appropriate to provide tenure protection for such professionals teaching in such State institutions, subject to the provisions set forth in this act. L.1986, c.158, s.1; amended 2006, c.47, s.102.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-1.2 Tenure after 3 years' service.

3. Any teacher or other certified individual serving in a teaching capacity in a State institution within the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Human Services as of July 1, 1986, who has completed at least two academic years of teaching service or its equivalent within three calendar years with satisfactory evaluations, shall acquire tenure under this act upon the completion of one additional calendar year of satisfactory service in such capacity. L.1986, c.158, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.103.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-2 Dismissal and reduction in salary

No such professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, supervisor, registrar, teacher, or other person employed in a teaching capacity, so under tenure, shall be dismissed or subjected to a reduction in salary except for inefficiency, incapacity, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or other just cause, and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title. L.1967, c.271.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-3 Reduction in staff.

18A:60-3. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be held to limit the right of the commissioner, in the case of any educational institution conducted under his jurisdiction, supervision or control; or the Commissioner of Corrections, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Human Services, in the case of any State institution conducted under their jurisdiction, supervision or control; or of the board of trustees of a college, in the case of a college, to reduce the number of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, supervisors, registrars, teachers, or other persons employed in a teaching capacity in any such institution or institutions when the reduction is due to natural diminution of the number of students or pupils in the institution or institutions. Dismissals resulting from such reduction shall not be by reason of residence, age, sex, marriage, race, religion, or political affiliation. When such professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, supervisors, registrars, teachers, or other persons employed in a teaching capacity under tenure are dismissed by reason of such reduction, those professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, supervisors, registrars, teachers, or other persons employed in a teaching capacity having the least number of years of service to their credit shall be dismissed in preference to those having longer terms of service. Should any such professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, supervisor, registrar, teacher, or other person employed in a teaching capacity under tenure be dismissed as a result of such reduction, such person shall be and remain upon a preferred eligible list in the order of years of service for reemployment, whenever vacancies occur, and shall be reemployed by the commissioner in such order, when, and if, a vacancy in a position for which such professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, supervisor, registrar, teacher, or other person employed in a teaching capacity shall be qualified. Such reemployment shall give full recognition to previous years of service. L.1967, c.271; amended 1986, c.158, s.4; 2006, c.47, s.104.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-5 Indemnity of employees in certain criminal actions

Should any criminal action be instituted against any such employee for any such act or omission and should such proceeding be dismissed or result in a final disposition in favor of such employee, the state shall reimburse him for the cost of defending such proceeding, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the original hearing or trial and all appeals. L.1967, c.271.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-6 Short title

This act shall be known and may be cited as "The State and County College Tenure Act." L.1973, c. 163, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-7 Definitions

2. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning: a. "Academic rank" means instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and professor. b. "Faculty member" means any full-time member of the teaching staff appointed with academic rank. Other full-time professional persons shall be considered faculty members if they concurrently hold academic rank. L.1973,c.163,s.2; amended 1994,c.48,s.73.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-8 Tenure in academic rank; conditions.

3. Faculty members at a county college shall be under tenure in their academic rank, but not in any administrative position, during good behavior, efficiency and satisfactory professional performance, as evidenced by formal evaluation and shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, unsatisfactory professional performance, incapacity or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, after employment in such college or by such board of trustees for a. 5 consecutive calendar years; or b. 5 consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next academic year; or c. the equivalent of more than 5 academic years within a period of any 6 consecutive academic years. L.1973, c.163, s.3; amended 2013, c.235, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-9 Tenure by exceptional action after 2 years service

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this act a board of trustees may, as an exceptional action and upon the recorded two-thirds majority roll call vote of all its members and upon the recommendation of the president, grant tenure to an individual faculty member after employment in such college or by such board of trustees for 2 consecutive academic years. The provisions of this section shall not be negotiable as a term and condition of employment under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1968, c. 303. L.1973, c. 163, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-10 Establishment of procedure for career development

5. It shall be the responsibility of the board of trustees and the president of each State and county college, in conjunction with their faculty to establish a formal procedure for the career development of all members of the professional staff including, but not limited to, a systematic and regular evaluation for the purpose of identifying any deficiencies, extending assistance for their correction and improving instruction. L.1973,c.163,s.5; amended 1994,c.48,s.74.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-11 Inapplicability of act to faculty member with tenure prior to second day of 1973-74 school year

The provisions of section 3 of this act shall not apply to any faculty member who shall have acquired tenure prior to the second day of the 1973-74 school year. L.1973, c. 163, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-12 Nontenured faculty member prior to end of 1973-74 school year; election of program for tenure; notice

Any nontenured faculty member presently employed by a State or county college or who begins employment in the 1973-74 school year may elect to be included under the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:60-1 or the provisions of section 3 of this act. On or before November 1, 1973, or within 60 days of employment each nontenured faculty member at a State or county college shall notify the college president in writing of his intention to be governed under the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:60-1 or the provisions of section 3 of this act. Any faculty member not filing a written notice in the prescribed manner shall be governed under the provisions of section 3 of this act. L.1973, c. 163, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-13 Faculty members beginning employment after 1973-74 school year; application of act

The provisions of section 3 of this act shall apply to all faculty members beginning their employment after the 1973-74 school year. L.1973, c. 163, s. 8, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-14 Professional staff without faculty rank; contracts

Members of the professional staff not holding faculty rank may be appointed by a board of trustees for 1-year terms; provided, however, that after employment in a college for 5 consecutive academic years or for the equivalent of 5 academic years within a period of any 6 consecutive academic years, such employees may be offered contracts of no more than 5 years in length. During the period of such contracts, such employees shall be subject to dismissal only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and must be notified by the president not later than 1 year prior to the expiration of such contracts of the renewal or nonrenewal of the contract. L.1973, c. 163, s. 9, eff. July 1, 1973. Amended by L.1979, c. 21, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-15 Application of act to full-time faculty members

This act shall apply to full-time faculty members employed in any State or county college notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:60-1, 18A:64-21 and 18A:64A-13. L.1973, c. 163, s. 10, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-16 Tenure for faculty members at State college.

2. .a. Faculty members at a State college shall be under tenure in their academic rank, but not in any administrative position, during good behavior, efficiency and satisfactory professional performance, as evidenced by formal evaluation and shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, unsatisfactory professional performance, incapacity or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, after employment in such college or by such board of trustees for (1) 6 consecutive calendar years; or (2) 6 consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next academic year; or (3) the equivalent of more than 6 academic years within a period of any 7 consecutive academic years. b. The board of trustees may, upon the hiring of a new faculty member, grant tenure to the member if he was previously under tenure at an accredited four-year institution of higher education. A State college shall develop procedures regarding the granting of tenure upon hiring to a new faculty member who was previously under tenure at an accredited four-year institution that are consistent with decisions for tenure at the State college, and shall include faculty members in the development of the procedures. The number of new faculty members receiving tenure upon hire in an academic year shall be limited to 15% of the total number of new full-time tenure-track faculty members hired at the institution in the prior academic year or one faculty member, whichever is greater. L.2013, c.235, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-17 Tenure for previously-employed faculty members.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2013, c.235 (C.18A:60-16), to the contrary, in the case of a faculty member who is employed at a State college prior to the effective date of P.L.2013, c.235 (C.18A:60-16 et al.), tenure shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.163 (C.18A:60-8) as it read prior to the effective date of P.L.2013, c.235 (C.18A:60-16 et al.). L.2013, c.235, s.3.

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-activity/statutesFetched: 10/17/2026