New Jersey § 18a:36-37

§ 18a:36-37.

a. As used in this section, “ student-athlete ” means any student enrolled in a public or nonpublic secondary school in this State

who is a participant in an interscholastic athletic program governed by the rules

of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. b. No person shall give, offer, promise or attempt to give to any student-athlete,

whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service, employment or other thing

of value which the person knows or has reason to know would, if accepted, subject

that student-athlete to being ruled ineligible to participate as an amateur-athlete

under the rules established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a civil

penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000, for each violation, which

shall be collected in a summary manner pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of

1999,” P.L.1999, c. 274 ( C.2A:58-10 et seq. ), in the Superior Court or any municipal court. c. The board of education of each school district or the chief school administrator

of each nonpublic school shall annually notify each student-athlete under the jurisdiction

of the school district or nonpublic school of the provisions of this section and of

the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's rules regarding eligibility. d. The notice required by subsection c. of this section shall be: (1) written; (2) in language understandable by a secondary school student; (3) based on model language developed by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic

Association; and (4) communicated via regular or electronic mail, sent home with the student or published

in a student handbook.