New Jersey § 18a:64o-21

§ 18a:64o-21.

Upon the establishment of the body corporate and politic known as Kean University: a. all appropriations, grants, debt service, research funds, and other monies available

to Kean University prior to the effective date of this act 1 and to become available shall be transferred to the university by the Director of

the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury and shall

be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms,

restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by the State budget; b. all other grants, gifts, other moneys and property available to Kean University

prior to the effective date of this act and to become available to or for Kean University

shall be transferred to the university and shall be available for the objects and

purposes of the university, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other

requirements imposed by State and federal law or otherwise; c. all employees of Kean University prior to the effective date of this act shall

become employees of the university. Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to deprive any person of any right

of tenure or under any retirement system or to any pension, disability, social security

or similar benefit, to which the person is entitled by law or contractually. All persons employed at Kean University shall continue to be represented by the

majority representative that represented them on the effective date of this act, shall

continue to be represented by the executive branch Statewide collective negotiations

units they were in on the effective date of this act, and shall continue to be covered

by the collective negotiations agreements that were in effect on the effective date

of this act. Pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1986, c. 42 ( C.18A:64-21.1 ), the Governor shall continue to function as the public employer under the “New Jersey

Employer-Employee Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c. 100 ( C.34:13A-1 et seq. ), for persons employed at Kean University. The executive branch Statewide collective negotiations units referenced in this

section are the units specified in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2005, c. 142 ( C.34:13A-5.10 ). The employees of Kean University employed on the effective date of this act shall

not be considered new employees for any purpose and shall retain any accrued seniority,

rank, and tenure, which shall be applied when determining eligibility for all benefits,

including all paid leave time, longevity increases, promotions and health benefits. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person employed at Kean University

of any tenure rights or to in any manner affect the tenure, rank, or academic track

of any employees holding a faculty position. Such tenure, rank and academic track shall continue to be through Kean University

and shall be held or granted pursuant to the authority of the board of trustees of

Kean University for all current and future employees employed at Kean University. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees employed

at Kean University of their rights, privileges, obligations or status under any pension,

retirement, health benefits system, civil service law or any other law of this State; d. all files, papers, records, equipment and other personal property of Kean University

shall be transferred to the university; and e. all orders, rules or regulations theretofore made or promulgated by Kean University

shall continue in full force and effect as the orders, rules and regulations of the

university until amended or repealed by the university. 1

L.2021, c. 282, eff. Nov. 8, 2021.