TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A legal memo from legislative researchers leaves no doubt that a far-reaching plan to overhaul New Jersey’s higher education system cannot be implemented without approval from Rutgers University’s governing boards.

The memo obtained by The Associated Press concludes that a 1956 law establishing the state university is a contract between the state and Rutgers, and changing it requires the parties’ approval.

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