18A:72B-27. Eligibility 
  3. Commencing with the first year class to be admitted for the 1987-88 academic year, the treasurer shall contract with the school for the acceptance of two to four medical students.  The students shall be residents of New Jersey who are from a disadvantaged or minority background and are certified as eligible by the treasurer. Admission of eligible applicants is based solely on academic merit. 

L.1987,c.312,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.249.