New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation 39 § 3-27.167

a. State or public funds shall not be used by the commission for the initial cost of:

b. An alumni association of each four-year public institution of higher education or an individual or entity designated by the alumni association, shall contribute non-public monies in an amount to be determined by the chief administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of the alumni license plates for the four-year public institution of higher education, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the alumni license plate program. Concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to the alumni association to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for alumni license plates authorized by P.L.2023, c. 232 (C.39:3-27.164 et seq.). Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial cost shall be deposited in the special non-lapsing fund established for the applicable alumni license plate program pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.2023, c. 232 (C.39:3-27.166).

c. The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of the alumni license plates for the four-year public institution of higher education, or making any necessary programming changes, until the following requirements have been met: