New Jersey § 18a:64-3

§ 18a:64-3.

The board of trustees of any State college established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title

18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall provide for the election of two student representatives

as provided herein, who shall be full-time, regularly matriculated students in good

academic standing, and who shall be 18 years of age or older and citizens of the United

States, to be elected by the students in the manner provided herein to serve on the

board of trustees of that college for terms of two years commencing at the next organization

of the board. a. In order to implement the provisions of this section, each board of trustees shall

schedule a public hearing on the question of the student election. After the public hearing, the board, at its regularly scheduled meeting in March

following the effective date of this act, shall determine whether the students are

to be elected by the student body at large or by the members of the student government

association. Except that, for Thomas A. Edison State College, the method of the selection and

the designation of eligible academic status of the student representatives shall be

determined by the board of that college. b. For the first election held pursuant to this section, one student shall be elected

for a one year term as a full voting member, and one student shall be elected for

two years, but shall serve as an alternate member during the first year and as a voting

member during the second year. At each subsequent election, one student shall be elected for two years, but shall

serve during the first year as an alternate member, and as a voting member during

the second year. Any vacancies which occur shall be filled by the student governing body for the unexpired

term only. c. The standards for eligibility for student representatives on the board of trustees

shall be the same as those required for other student government officers. d. The student members shall be entitled to full participation in all activities of

the board except that they shall not participate in: (1) Any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of employment, terms

and conditions of employment, evaluation of the performance of, promotion or disciplining

of any specific prospective officer or employee or current officer or employee employed

or appointed by the board, unless all the individual employees or appointees whose

rights could be adversely affected request in writing that the matter or matters be

discussed at a public meeting. (2) Any matter involving the purchase, lease, acquisition or sale of real property

with public funds, the setting of banking rates or investment of public funds, where

it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were

disclosed. (3) Any pending or anticipated litigation in which the board is, or may become, a

party, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these

matters were disclosed, or any matters falling within the attorney-client privilege,

to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise

his ethical duties as a lawyer. e. Upon assuming office, the students shall agree to adhere to such standards of responsibility

and confidentiality as are established by the board of trustees .