N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:4-1.2
The following words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Day" means business day when the period specified is less than seven days and calendar day when the period specified is seven days or more.
"Department" means the New Jersey State Department of Education.
"Filing" means receipt of a document, in either paper or electronic form, by an appropriate officer of the Department. Filings may be made by regular or electronic mail. Parties requesting return of a stamped copy of any filing must include an extra copy of the document, together with a self-addressed envelope stamped with sufficient postage for this purpose.
"OAL" means the Office of Administrative Law established pursuant to 52:14F-1 et seq.
"Pro se" means a person who acts on their own behalf without an attorney or other nonlawyer representative as permitted at N.J.A.C. 1:1, Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules.
"Representative" means an attorney or other person as permitted by N.J.A.C. 1:1, Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, appearing on behalf of a party in proceedings governed by this chapter.
N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:4-1.2