Title: Establishes Civic Information Consortium
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Establishes the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, for the purpose of advancing research and innovation in media technology, which consists of the following member universities (Sec. 3):
The College of New Jersey;
Montclair State University;
New Jersey Institute of Technology;
Rowan University; and
Rutgers, The State University.
Requires that the Consortium have a board of 15 directors appointed in the following manner (Sec. 4):
2 members appointed by the governor, not of the same party;
1 member each appointed by the president and minority leader of the senate;
1 member each appointed by the speaker and minority leader of the assembly;
1 member each appointed by the presidents of the member universities, no more than 3 of whom are from the same party; and
4 members appointed by majority vote of the 11 other members, no more than 2 of whom are from the same party.
Requires that each member university focus its initiatives in 1 area of expertise determined by the board in order to increase collaboration between member universities (Sec. 6).
Establishes an application process for grants from the Consortium (Sec. 7).
Title: Establishes Civic Information Consortium
Title: Establishes Civic Information Consortium
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Establishes the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, for the purpose of advancing research and innovation in media technology, which consists of the following member universities (Sec. 3):
The College of New Jersey;
Montclair State University;
New Jersey Institute of Technology;
Rowan University; and
Rutgers, The State University.
Requires that the Consortium have a board of 15 directors appointed in the following manner (Sec. 4):
2 members appointed by the governor, not of the same party;
1 member each appointed by the president and minority leader of the senate;
1 member each appointed by the speaker and minority leader of the assembly;
1 member each appointed by the presidents of the member universities, no more than 3 of whom are from the same party; and
4 members appointed by majority vote of the 11 other members, no more than 2 of whom are from the same party.
Requires that each member university focus its initiatives in 1 area of expertise determined by the board in order to increase collaboration between member universities (Sec. 6).
Establishes an application process for grants from the Consortium (Sec. 7).
Title: Establishes Civic Information Consortium