Any nontenured faculty member presently employed by a State or county college or who begins employment in the 1973-74 school year may elect to be included under the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:60-1 or the provisions of section 3 of this act. On or before November 1, 1973, or within 60 days of employment each nontenured faculty member at a State or county college shall notify the college president in writing of his intention to be governed under the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:60-1 or the provisions of section 3 of this act. Any faculty member not filing a written notice in the prescribed manner shall be governed under the provisions of section 3 of this act.
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