18A:72M-1 - Definitions - New Jersey Statutes

18A:72M-1  Definitions.

1.As used in this act:

"Eligible discipline" means an academic discipline in which minority individuals are underrepresented as determined by the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the Board of Directors of the Educational Opportunity Fund and the New Jersey Presidents' Council. 

"Minority" means any person who is a member of a racial-ethnic group that has been historically disadvantaged in obtaining access to equal educational opportunities. 

"Program" means the Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program established pursuant to this act. 
L.1991,c.485,s.1; amended 1994, c.48, s.289; 1999, c.46, s.63.