N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-70 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-70
Bond resolution; provisions
Status: in_force

Bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be authorized by a bond resolution adopted by the issuing board, which resolution may be adopted prior to application contingent upon authorization and certification. Such bond resolution may contain provisions dealing with all aspects and terms of the bonds to be issued, and in all cases shall contain provisions that: a. The aggregate amount to be borrowed on bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be that sum which members of the public may subscribe for and purchase from time to time, but in no case shall the same exceed 1.5 times the amount of the borrowings which the issuing board has been authorized to expend for school purposes under its borrowing authority pursuant to law. b. A blanket bond only shall be issued, payable to the financial institution designated to serve as fiscal agent, for the benefit of all bondholders, which bond shall state no specific amount in dollars but which shall be a binding obligation to pay the amount of the principal and accrued interest on all bonds issued and outstanding at any time. The ledgers and accounts of the fiscal agent and of the issuing board shall be determinative of the amounts. c. Each bond purchaser shall be furnished by the fiscal agent with a written record upon which there shall be entered the name or names and form of registration, the effective purchase date of each bond and the principal amount thereof, the effective redemption date and amount paid for principal and accrued interest, and a printed schedule showing, for each principal denomination, the amount of accrued interest payable if redeemed at stated times after date of issue. d. The bonds may be registered only in specified forms, which forms shall be conclusive of ownership for all purposes and as to all persons, and that no bearer bonds may be issued. e. Bonds purchased before the fifteenth day of any month shall be deemed to have been issued on the first day of that month, and that all other bonds shall be deemed to have been issued on the first day of the following month. f. No bond issued under this act may be transferred or assigned except to the extent resulting from the form of registration and except as may result from operation of law in case of death, insolvency or bankruptcy. g. Every bondholder shall at all times be entitled to redeem any bond or bonds and to be repaid the principal amount thereof and any accrued interest shown on the schedule for the holding period, but provision may be made for a reasonable waiting period, not to exceed 2 weeks, for the refinancing of the amounts to be redeemed. If any waiting period should be required, accrued interest shall be ascertained from the schedule according to the date of actual payment. Interest shall be payable only on redemption or maturity. h. A schedule setting forth the denominations in which the bonds may be purchased, and showing the dollar amount of interest thereon for stated holding periods. The accrued interest schedule shall provide for lesser amounts of accrued interest for lesser holding periods than if held to maturity, may provide for no accrual if retained less than one year and shall designate the amount of the accruals of interest for periods, which may be of varying duration, of not less than one year. L.1971, c. 36, s. 5, eff. March 4, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-4.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-4.6
Public hearings, comment.
Status: in_force

3. Prior to adopting New Jersey Student Learning Standards concerning information literacy, the State board shall conduct at least one public hearing in the northern part of the State, at least one public hearing in the central part of the State, and at least one public hearing in the southern part of the State for the purpose of permitting the public to comment on the rigor, clarity, and reasonableness of the standards developed by the committee. L.2022, c.138, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-26
Notice of availability of grants, scholarships.
Status: in_force

23. The financial aid office of the public institution shall advise the member, or surviving spouse or child of a member, of any available State and federal student grants and scholarships for which the member, or surviving spouse or child of a member, may be eligible. L.1999,c.46,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-2
Methods of providing transportation
Status: in_force

Any board of education having power to provide for the transportation of school pupils in its district to and from school may provide such transportation by a bus or buses owned by it or may enter into contract for such transportation, approved by the county superintendent, for a term not exceeding 4 years. All multiyear contracts made pursuant to the above taking effect subsequent to September 1, 1975 may, at the discretion of the local board of education, and subject to approval by the county superintendent, be increased not to exceed 7 1/2 annually of the original yearly contract cost beginning with the second year of the contract. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 68, s. 1, eff. April 21, 1977; L.1982, c. 74, s. 2, eff. July 21, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-1
"Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted
Status: in_force

The governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the state comptroller, the state treasurer and the commissioner of education, shall constitute a board of trustees of the fund for the support of public schools arising from appropriations made by law, or which may arise from gift, grant, bequest, or devise, in the division of investment of the department of the treasury. The board shall be known as "the trustees for the support of public schools." No compensation shall be paid to the trustees for any services under this chapter.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-13
Findings, declarations relative to the State Seal of Biliteracy.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage excellence for all students, and the Legislature wishes to publicly recognize students for exemplary achievements in academic studies; b. The study of foreign languages in elementary and secondary schools should be encouraged because it contributes to a student's cognitive development and to the national economy and security; c. Proficiency in multiple languages is critical in enabling New Jersey to participate more effectively in the current global political, social, and economic context, and in expanding trade with other countries; d. The demand for employees to be fluent in more than one language is increasing in New Jersey and throughout the world; e. The benefits to employers in having staff fluent in more than one language are clear: access to expanding markets, allowing business owners to better serve their customers' needs, and the sparking of new marketing ideas that better target a particular audience and open a channel of communication with customers; and f. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy in one or more foreign languages in addition to English and to provide recognition of the attainment of those needed and important skills through the establishment of the State Seal of Biliteracy. The State Seal of Biliteracy would be affixed on the high school transcripts of graduating students attaining proficiency in one or more foreign languages in addition to English. L.2015, c.303, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-56 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-56
Recommendation of advance State aid payment to school district; repayment.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall recommend to the State Treasurer whether an advance State aid payment should be made to a school district for which a State monitor has been appointed. The commissioner's recommendation shall be based on whether the payment is necessary to ensure the provision of a thorough and efficient education. An advance State aid payment shall be recorded by the school district as revenue for budget purposes in the school year in which the advance State aid payment is provided. b. The advance State aid payment shall be repaid by the school district through automatic reductions in the State aid provided to the school district in subsequent years. The term of the repayment shall not exceed 10 years, but may be for a shorter term as determined by the State Treasurer. At any time during the term of the repayment the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may determine to impose interest on the unpaid balance ; except that interest shall not be imposed in the case of a school district for which a State monitor is appointed within 90 days of the effective date of this act. The commissioner shall transfer the amount of the reduction in State aid to the account established pursuant to section 5 of this act. c. In any year in which the school district's undesignated general fund balance is greater than 1.5% of general fund expenditures, the amount which exceeds 1.5% shall be an additional amount applied to the following year's repayment of the advance State aid payment and the school district's State aid shall be reduced by this additional amount in that following year. L.2006,c.15,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-5.1
Curriculum guidelines, Lyme disease, tick-borne disease prevention.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall develop curriculum guidelines for the teaching of information on the prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases within the public school health curriculum. The guidelines shall emphasize disease prevention and include topics such as the biology of various tick species, tick habitats, a list of diseases transmitted by ticks, recommended attire and repellants to help protect an individual from ticks, how to perform tick checks, proper techniques for the removal of ticks, and symptoms an individual may experience after receiving a tick bite. The Commissioner of Education shall periodically review and update the guidelines to insure that the curriculum reflects the most current information available. L.1991, c.488, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.24; 2023, c.60, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-3
Teachers' pension and annuity fund continued
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 24 to 110, inclusive, of chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes with all amendments and supplements thereto, as of January 1, 1956, by section 3 of chapter 37 of the laws of 1955, saved from repeal in section 18A:66-91 of this article, and the further repeal of all of the other sections of said chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes by section 18A:76-3 of this law, the teachers' pension and annuity fund is continued with its membership and all of its securities, investments and other assets and, except as otherwise provided in this article, all obligations and liabilities existing as of the effective date of this article, shall be hereafter administered in accordance with the provisions of this article and any benefits and allowances granted under the statutes repealed by said section prior to the effective date of this article shall be continued in the same manner and under the same conditions as originally granted.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.3
Self-administration of medication by pupil permitted.
Status: in_force

1. a. A board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil for asthma or other potentially life-threatening illnesses, a life-threatening allergic reaction, or adrenal insufficiency provided that: (1) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school written authorization for the self-administration of medication; (2) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school written certification from the physician of the pupil that the pupil has asthma or another potentially life-threatening illness, is subject to a life-threatening allergic reaction, or has adrenal insufficiency and is capable of, and has been instructed in, the proper method of self-administration of medication; (3) the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school informs the parents or guardians of the pupil in writing that the district and its employees or agents or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the pupil; (4) the parents or guardians of the pupil sign a statement acknowledging that the district or the nonpublic school shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the pupil and that the parents or guardians shall indemnify and hold harmless the district and its employees or agents or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents against any claims arising out of the self-administration of medication by the pupil; and (5) the permission is effective for the school year for which it is granted and is renewed for each subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection. b. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a pupil who is permitted to self-administer medication under the provisions of this section shall be permitted to carry an inhaler or prescribed medication for allergic reactions, including a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism, or prescribed medication for adrenal insufficiency at all times, provided that the pupil does not endanger himself or other persons through misuse. c. Any person who acts in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this act shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability arising from actions performed pursuant to this act. L.1993, c.308, s.1; amended 1997, c.21; 2001, c.61, s.1; 2007, c.57, s.1; 2019, c.118, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-21.2
Development of student loan comparison information document.
Status: in_force

2. a. The authority shall develop a student loan comparison information document. The document shall provide information that allows a borrower to compare an NJCLASS loan with loans available under federal student loan programs including the federal PLUS loan program, and shall provide examples of loan repayment under each program. The information provided on the comparison document shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) loan type, including loan term, interest rate whether fixed or variable, and annual percentage rate (APR); (2) repayment options, including the availability of income-contingent loan repayment options, and clear information on when repayment would begin and how that may be different from the federal student loan programs; (3) loan origination, administrative, and other fees over the life of the loan; (4) estimated cost of borrowing over the life of the loan and estimated monthly payment amounts for each loan type at each of six sample loan disbursement amounts; (5) availability of loan deferments, loan forbearance, and loan forgiveness, the reasons for which a deferment, a forbearance, or forgiveness may be requested, and the percentage of the requests that are granted; (6) the average annual default rates under each loan program, the average annual number of loan collection lawsuits filed under each program, and the availability of a loan rehabilitation program; and (7) the average annual number of wage garnishment orders issued under each program. b. The comparison information document shall be posted in a prominent location on the authority's website and shall be linked to the online application for an NJCLASS loan. A copy of the document shall be included with a paper NJCLASS loan application. The comparison information document shall be distributed at any financial aid workshop conducted by the authority for high school students or their parents and shall be included in any NJCLASS Loan Program promotional materials distributed by the authority. L.2017, c.129, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71-40.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71 / Section 71-40.5
Amount of scholarship
Status: in_force

The amount of a C. Clyde Ferguson Scholarship shall be established by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund but shall not exceed the maximum amount of tuition, fees and on-campus housing charged at the Rutgers School of Law-Newark. L.1989, c.259, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-13
Guidelines for payment of arrearages.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-13. Guidelines for Payment of Arrearages. The Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury and the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, shall prepare guidelines concerning the procedures and methods to be employed by local units for the implementation of N.J.S.18A:71C-12. The guidelines, and all actions taken by local units, shall be consistent with all federal regulations and limitations regarding any information utilized in any collection. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-29
Board of trustees continued
Status: in_force

18. The board of trustees of the university is continued and the provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof. L.1995,c.400,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:44-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2
Establishment of kindergarten.
Status: in_force

18A:44-2. a. The board of education of a district serving elementary grades shall establish a kindergarten school or kindergarten department, which in order to receive State aid shall be a one-year program in advance of or in preparation for entrance to first grade, in any school under its control, and shall admit to the kindergarten school or department any child over the age of five and under the age of six years as of October 1 of that school year who is a resident of the district, but a board of education may, in its discretion, admit any student who turns five after this date if they meet entrance requirements as may be established by the rules and regulations of the board through a board approved policy. b. A kindergarten school or kindergarten department established by a board of education shall provide a full-day kindergarten program no later than the beginning of the 2029-2030 school year, provided, however, that a district not providing a full-day kindergarten program prior to the effective date of P.L.2025, c.100 (C.18A:44-7 et al.) may satisfy the requirements of this subsection by entering a sending-receiving relationship with a kindergarten school or kindergarten department established by the board of education of an adjacent school district. The tuition of students attending a kindergarten school or kindergarten department in another district in accordance with a sending-receive agreement shall be determined in accordance with N.J.S.18A:38-19. Attendance at a kindergarten school or kindergarten department shall be free in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.18A:38-1. L.1967, c.271; amended 1996, c.138, s.72; 2025, c.100, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10.1
Findings, declarations relative to teaching paraprofessionals.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that as school districts that receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) come under greater pressure to meet standards and demonstrate higher student performance, teachers in those districts are being forced to focus more on curriculum and student test preparation. In response to this pressure, the paraprofessionals that assist teachers are assuming greater responsibility for supporting students in the classroom and the school environment. Paraprofessionals perform a critically important role in providing a thorough and efficient education to the State's public school students. It is therefore fitting and proper to establish measures to enhance employment stability and promote professional development for these individuals. L.2009, c.227, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-40
Kean University – New Jersey City University merger, actions, proceedings.
Status: in_force

7. The “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall not affect any actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against New Jersey City University, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by Kean University, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or regulation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, New Jersey City University, and all such matters or proceedings pending before New Jersey City University, upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, shall be continued by Kean University, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.2025, c.218, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-14
Religious holidays; absence of pupils on; effect
Status: in_force

No pupil of any public school, who shall be absent, by reason of observance of a religious holiday, from such school at any time when the same is in session, shall by reason of such absence be deprived of any award or of eligibility or opportunity to compete for any award, or of the right to take an alternate test or examination, for any which he missed by reason of such absence, if a written excuse signed by a parent of, or person standing in loco parentis to, the pupil be presented to the proper school authority.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-5
State lands under water and revenue from sales thereof; restriction on revenue
Status: in_force

All lands belonging to this State now or formerly lying under water are dedicated to the support of public schools. All moneys hereafter received from the sales of such lands shall be paid to the board of trustees, and shall constitute a part of the permanent school fund of the State. To the extent that moneys received from the sales of these lands may, by law, be made payable to any purposes other than the school fund, these moneys shall not be paid to other purposes so long as there is a deficiency in the school bond reserve. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1980, c. 72, s. 3, eff. July 16, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54E-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54E / Section 54E-5
Contributions, effect on State aid
Status: in_force

5. Contributions provided under this act by local businesses shall in no way affect the amount of State aid entitlement of a local school district or community college. L.1993,c.314,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-20.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-20.1
Reappointment of superintendent.
Status: in_force

4. At the conclusion of the term of the initial contract or of any subsequent contract as hereinafter provided, the superintendent shall be deemed reappointed for another contracted term of the same duration as the previous contract unless either: a. the board by contract reappoints him for a different term which term shall be not less than three nor more than five years, in which event reappointments thereafter shall be deemed for the new term unless a different term is again specified; or b. the board notifies the superintendent in writing that he will not be reappointed at the end of the current term, in which event his employment shall cease at the expiration of that term, provided that such notification shall be given prior to the expiration of the first or any subsequent contract by a length of time equal to 30 days for each year in the term of the current contract. L.1991, c.267, s.4; amended 2008, c.106.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36B-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36B / Section 36B-14
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Interdistrict Public School Choice Program Act." L.2010, c.65, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-71.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-71.1
Veterans' retirement allowance
Status: in_force

3. a. A retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran pursuant to this act, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, shall be eligible to receive the special veterans' retirement allowance pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-71 in lieu of the retirement allowance that a retiree, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, is receiving on the effective date of this act. b. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not apply to the benefit increase that results from this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act, and the annual cost of living adjustment received by widows and widowers under P.L.1958, c.143 (C.43:3B-1 et seq) shall be calculated as of the date of retirement of a retiree of the system. The State shall pay the additional costs arising from any increase in the cost of living adjustment received by a retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran as a result of this act or the surviving spouse of a retiree. c. No retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran pursuant to this act, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, shall be granted a retroactive payment based upon the difference between the retirement allowance that the retiree of the system, or the surviving spouse of the retiree, would have received if that retiree of the system had met the definition of a veteran on the date of retirement and the retirement allowance that the retiree of the system, or the surviving spouse of the retiree, has received from the date of retirement to the effective date of this act. L.1991,c.390,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-39
State matching funds for donations to four-year independent institutions
Status: in_force

11. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation makes a donation to a four-year independent institution of higher education that receives direct State aid, or to a foundation institutionally related to such an institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to apply for and to receive State matching funds in the amount of $100,000 with respect to each such donation. There shall be no limit on the number of such donations from single donors in that donation year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire donation year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that donation year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this section and shall pay that amount from the grant fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied. An institution or foundation that shall have received payment of State matching funds under this section with respect to a donation year shall not thereafter receive additional State matching funds with respect to the same donation year. L.1999,c.226, s.11; amended 1999, c.368, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-2
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the institutions of higher education are one of the most valuable and underutilized resources in the State; and b. the elimination of unnecessary State oversight and its accompanying bureaucracy will serve to unleash the creativity and innovation of these institutions; and c. the restructuring of higher education must ensure that student aid programs are not only preserved but strengthened and that the State continue to foster and encourage programs to promote diversity and accessibility; and d. the institutions of higher education in the State shall be responsible for achieving the Statewide goals of affordability and accessibility for all students, institutional excellence, and effectiveness in addressing the societal and economic needs of the State; and e. in order to provide institutions with the ability to fulfill their mission and Statewide goals, greater decision making and accountability must be placed at the institutional level and structures must be established to ensure cooperation among institutions and coordination at the State level; and f. the State benefits from a coordinated system of higher education that includes public and private institutions which offer a variety of programs with a range of choices and which addresses the needs of the State including its citizens and employers. L.1994,c.48,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.40
Designation of paying agent
Status: in_force

No bonds or notes entitled to the benefits of this act shall be issued unless there is designated therefor a paying agent or paying agents, at least one of which is a bank or trust company authorized to do business in this State. L.1978, c. 74, s. 19, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-75 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-75
Municipal ordinance for guaranty; authorization
Status: in_force

Every municipality within or part of the school district of the issuing board is hereby authorized to adopt an ordinance containing a guaranty of bonds issued under this act. L.1971, c. 36, s. 10, eff. March 4, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41d — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-41d
Student-Athlete Cardiac Screening professional development module.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioners of Education and Health, in consultation with the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, the American Heart Association, and the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, shall develop, by the 2013-2014 school year, a Student-Athlete Cardiac Screening professional development module to increase the assessment skills of those health care practitioners who perform student-athlete physical examinations and screenings. The module shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) how to complete and review a detailed medical history with an emphasis on cardiovascular family history and personal reports of symptoms; (2) identifying symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest that may require follow up with a cardiologist; (3) recognizing normal structural changes of the athletic heart; (4) recognizing prodromal symptoms that precede sudden cardiac arrest; (5) performing the cardiovascular physical examination; (6) reviewing the major etiologies of sudden unexplained cardiac death with an emphasis on structural abnormalities and acquired conditions; and (7) when to refer a student to a cardiologist for further assessment. b. The module developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section and the pamphlet developed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.125 (C.18A:40-41) shall be posted on the websites of the Department of Education, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey, the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey State Board of Nursing, and the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants. c. A physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant who performs a student-athlete's annual physical examination prior to the student's participation in a school-sponsored interscholastic or intramural athletic team or squad as required pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2013, c.71 (C.18A:40-41.7) shall complete the Student-Athlete Cardiac Screening professional development module developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Upon performing a physical examination required by subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2013, c.71 (C.18A:40-41.7), the physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant shall sign the certification statement on the Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form required pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2013, c.71 (C.18A:40-41.7) attesting to the completion of the module. The board of education of a public school district and the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall retain the original signed statement to attest to the qualification of the health care practitioner to perform the physical examination required by subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2013, c.71 (C.18A:40-41.7). L.2013, c.71, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-59
Rules.
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-54 et seq.) which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13 et al.). The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); and the commissioner shall, at a minimum, hold at least one public hearing in each of the north, central, and southern regions of the State within 60 days of the public notice of any regulations proposed by the commissioner to be amended, adopted, or readopted pursuant to that act. L.2006, c.15, s.6; amended 2008, c.37, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-87 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-87
State college authorized, insure, contract, provide, certain insurable interests.
Status: in_force

2. A four-year public institution of higher education is authorized to insure, contract or provide for any insurable interest of the institution in the manner authorized by section 3 of P.L.2010, c.99 (C.18A:64-86 et seq.), for the following: a. Any loss or damage to its property, real or personal, motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus; b. Loss or damage from liability as established by the "New Jersey Contractual Liability Act," N.J.S.59:13-1 et seq.; c. Loss or damage from liability as established by the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq.; and d. Expenses of defending any claim against the institution, trustee, officer, employee or servant arising out of and in the course of the performance of their duties, whether or not liability exists on the claim, not eligible for defense and indemnification by the State of New Jersey in accordance with the provisions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq. L.2010, c.99, s.2; amended 2023, c.65, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54A / Section 54A-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Neighborhood Education Center Act of 1968." L.1968, c. 182, s. 1, eff. July 19, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-37
New Jersey City University functions, powers, duties, rights transferred, assigned to Kean University.
Status: in_force

4. a. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from the State or federal authorities and any applicable accrediting bodies, all of the functions, powers, duties, and rights of New Jersey City University shall be transferred and assigned to Kean University. All of New Jersey City University’s rights, title, and interest in its colleges, schools, institutes, and centers, its auxiliary and supporting institutions and the campuses located in Jersey City, New Jersey, including, but not limited to, all associated fixed tangible assets, real property, building and all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property contained therein, shall be transferred to Kean University and shall be devoted to the purposes of public higher education in the State in accordance with the terms of any gift, grant, trust, contract, or other agreement with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States or with any public body, department, or any agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm, or corporation. Any transfer of property owned by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to Kean University shall be in accordance with subsection (g) of N.J.S.18A:72A-5. b. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from the State or federal authorities and any applicable accrediting bodies, thereafter, if in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to New Jersey City University, the same shall mean and refer to Kean University to the extent permitted by applicable law. c. The provisions of this section shall be effectuated immediately upon the closing of the acquisition of New Jersey City University by Kean University and shall require no additional action on the part of Kean University. L.2025, c.218, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-142 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-142
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Foundational literacy instruction" means an evidence-based reading instruction practice that addresses the acquisition of language, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension that may be differentiated to meet the needs of individual students. "Reading proficiency" means the level at which a student scores on a universal literacy screening, diagnostic assessment, standardized summative assessment, or progress monitoring in relation to grade-level expectations. "Screening period" means the time period required to conduct a universal literacy screening and determine screening results. "Universal literacy screening" means a process conducted to gather information about the literacy skills of a student to identify or predict a student's risk of experiencing reading difficulties in order to inform instruction, differentiate targeted intervention, and determine if additional assessment is required. L.2024, c.52, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-21
Continuance as university employees
Status: in_force

Upon the effective date of the acquisition of the hospital by the university, all permanent municipal employees of the hospital in the classified Civil Service, except physicians and dentists, shall continue as employees of the university and in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, shall not suffer loss of position or be removed, suspended or demoted except for cause. L.1970, c. 102, s. 21. Amended by L.1981, c. 325, s. 17, eff. Dec. 10, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-45
Private sale if no bids at public sale
Status: in_force

If no legally acceptable bid is received for the bonds of a type II district advertised to be sold at public sale, said bonds or any of them may be sold without further advertisement at private sale within 30 days after the advertised date for public bidding; provided, however, that-- a. Said bonds shall not bear interest at a rate which is higher than the rate or maximum rate specified in the notice of sale, nor contain substantially different provisions from those specified in said notice; b. Each block of bonds sold shall, considered together with any previous blocks sold, comply with the same provisions of law restricting maturities as apply to the entire issue; and c. Any such sale or sales shall be made or confirmed within said 30 days by resolution of the board of education of the district adopted by the recorded roll call affirmative vote of two thirds of its full membership. Such resolution shall set forth the date, maturities, interest rate and price of the bonds, and the name of the purchaser. Unless said bonds shall be sold to a board or other public body as provided in section 18A:24-46, the purchaser of bonds at private sale shall be required to deposit, with his bid, a certified or cashier's or treasurer's check, drawn upon a bank or trust company in an amount equal to 5% of the amount of bonds bid for, to be applied in accordance with the provisions of section 18A:24-41.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-12
Use of lands controlled by state board for recreation purposes
Status: in_force

The state board may permit a municipality in which lands under the control and management of the state board are situate, to use such lands, when not required for school or state purposes, as playgrounds or recreation centers for the children of the municipality, but the municipality shall be liable for any damage done to property so used.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-76.10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-76.10
Inclusions in design-build team.
Status: in_force

15. a. Each design-build team shall include a licensed or prequalified design professional independent from the contracting unit's licensed architect or engineer. The licensed or prequalified design professional shall be named in any proposal submitted to the contracting unit. b. Proposals shall be sealed and shall not be opened until expiration of the time established for making proposals as set forth in the solicitation. c. Proposals shall identify each person to whom the design-builder proposes to delegate obligations under the design-build contract. Persons so identified shall not be replaced without the approval of the contracting unit. d. Proposals shall establish the cost of the design-build contract which shall not be exceeded if the proposal is accepted without change. Afterward, the maximum cost in the proposal may be converted to fixed prices by negotiated agreement between the contracting unit and the design-builder. e. All proposals shall be received and opened at a previously announced time, where a synopsis of each shall be publicly read and recorded consistent with the provisions of subsection f. of this section. f. Unless and until a proposal is accepted, the drawings, specifications and other information in the proposal shall remain the property of the person making the proposal. The contracting unit shall make reasonable efforts to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all proposals, and all information contained in the proposals, and shall not disclose the proposals or the information contained therein to the design-builders' competitors or the public. Once a proposal is accepted, the disclosure of the proposal and the information in the proposal, and the ownership of the drawings, specifications, and information therein, shall be determined in accordance with existing law and the terms of the design-build contract. L.2021, c.71, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-11
Joint purchases by districts, municipalities, counties; authority.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-11. a. The boards of education of two or more districts may provide jointly by agreement for the provision and performance of goods and services for their respective districts, or one or more boards of education may provide for such provision or performance of goods or services by joint agreement with the governing body of any municipality or county. Any joint purchasing agreement between the boards of education of two or more school districts may include, as additional participating bodies, nonpublic schools located within the municipalities that comprise those school districts. b. As used in this section, "nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination of them, wherein any child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements and which complies with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L.88-352 (42 U.S.C. s.2000d et seq.). amended 1999, c.440, s.59; 2013, c.262.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-6
Annual budget requests
Status: in_force

Annual budget requests for the center shall be submitted to and approved by the commission. L. 1985, c. 103, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-28
Issuance of bonds, notes, other obligations; cap.
Status: in_force

5. a. The authority shall from time to time issue bonds, notes or other obligations in an amount sufficient to finance the grants provided under P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.) and to finance the administrative costs associated with the approval process and the issuance of the bonds, notes, or other obligations, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the bonds, notes or other obligations shall not exceed $45,000,000, except that all administrative costs associated with the approval process and the issuance of bonds shall not be included within the total aggregate principal amount of bonds issued, and the term of any bond, note, or other obligation issued shall not exceed 30 years. In computing the foregoing limitation as to amount, there shall be excluded all bonds, notes or other obligations which have been retired or which shall be issued for refunding purposes, provided that the refunding is determined by the authority to result in a debt service savings. The authority shall issue the bonds, notes or other obligations in such manner as it shall determine in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.) and the "New Jersey educational facilities authority law," N.J.S.18A:72A-1 et seq., provided that no bonds, notes or other obligations shall be issued pursuant to this section without the prior written consent of the State Treasurer. b. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the authority pursuant to which the State Treasurer, subject to available appropriations, shall pay the amount necessary to pay the principal and interest on bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.) plus any amounts payable in connection with an agreement authorized under subsection f. of this section. c. The authority shall enter into a contractual agreement with the appropriate local governing entity in the area served by the public library, and the agreement shall be approved by a resolution of the authority. Each agreement with an appropriate entity shall include provisions as may be necessary to ensure that the entity shall provide an amount equal to 300% of the grant amount. The authority may enter into a loan agreement with the appropriate local governing entity in the area served by the public library to finance the entity's matching amounts for the project including, but not limited to, the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to this section or its share of any amount payable in connection with an agreement authorized pursuant to this section or the entity's share of any amount payable in connection with an agreement authorized under subsection f. of this section. The loan may be secured by the entity's guarantee or the issuance of county or municipal bonds to the authority in a private sale. d. Bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.) shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, but all bonds, notes or other obligations, unless funded or refunded by the bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority, shall be payable solely from revenues of funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized by P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.). Each bond, note or other obligation shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the authority is obligated to pay the principal thereof, redemption premium, if any, or the interest thereon only from revenue or funds of the authority, and that neither the State nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated to pay the principal thereof, redemption premium, if any, or interest thereon, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or the interest on the bonds, notes or other obligations. e. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to the authorization of P.L.1999, c.184 (C.18A:74-24 et al.) that the State shall not limit or alter the rights or powers hereby vested in the authority to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, notes or other obligations, or to fix, establish, charge and collect such rents, fees, rates, payments, or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet all expenses of the authority and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, notes and other obligations together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, until the bonds, notes and other obligations, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for. f. In connection with any bonds or refunding of bonds issued pursuant to this section, the authority may also enter into any revolving credit agreement; agreement establishing a line of credit or letter of credit; reimbursement agreement; interest rate exchange agreement; currency exchange agreement; interest rate floor cap, option, put or call to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure, or similar agreement; float agreement; forward agreement; insurance contract; surety bond; commitment to purchase or sell bonds; purchase or sale agreement; or commitment or other contract or agreement or other security agreement approved by the authority. L.1999, c.184, s.5; amended 2009, c.308, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3C-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3C / Section 3C-2
Annual registration of credit card issuer.
Status: in_force

2. a. Prior to engaging in the solicitation of students for applications for credit cards on a campus of an institution of higher education, a credit card issuer shall annually register its request to solicit for that purpose with an appropriate official of the institution of higher education. b. The registration submitted to the institution of higher education shall include the principal place of business of the credit card issuer and any other information as requested by the institution. L.2009, c.148, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-39
Free scholarships; number; qualifications and terms
Status: in_force

The university shall, in each year, furnish gratuitous education in the courses of instruction described in section 18A:65-38, in such manner as may be prescribed by the legislature, or otherwise, to such number of students of the university as would expend for their instruction in the university a sum equal to one half of the payment, under section 18A:65-37, for said year, if they were required to pay therefor at the regular rates charged therefor to other students. The students so nominated and received shall be citizens of this state, and shall be admitted into the university upon the same terms, and subject to the same rules and discipline, as apply to all other students of the university, save that they shall not be required to pay for their instruction.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-10
Attendance outside of state
Status: in_force

Any board of education of a district may arrange for the attendance of any or all of the pupils of the district in the public school or schools of an adjacent school district outside of the state, if it shall determine that it is advisable so to do in order to secure better school facilities for the pupils or for reasons of economy or other good cause and that it is inadvisable for said pupils to attend public schools in another school district within the state because of the distance to be traveled, the topography of the intervening country, the condition of the roads or the likelihood of unusual hazardous traveling conditions during certain seasons of the year, and if the commissioner shall concur in the determination of the board and give his consent thereto, but the commissioner may withdraw such consent upon reasonable notice whenever the reason or reasons for giving his consent shall cease to exist.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-53.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-53.6
State monitor, designated State officer; fiscal accountability plan, progress reports, issuance; transition plan, develop; salary.
Status: in_force

6. a. A State monitor appointed pursuant to section 4 of this act shall be considered a State officer for purposes of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," established pursuant to P.L.1972, c.45 (C.59:1-1 et seq.). b. (1) The State monitor, within six months of appointment to the position, shall issue a fiscal accountability plan to the institution and Secretary of Higher Education listing all benchmarks and remedial actions required to be completed by the institution and the necessary capacity and fiscal controls to be restored to the institution as a condition for the cessation of State monitor oversight. The State monitor may revise or amend the fiscal accountability plan, as appropriate. (2) The State monitor shall issue progress reports to the governing board of the institution and the secretary on a monthly basis, or on a schedule determined by the secretary. The progress report shall detail the institution's progress in meeting the requirements of the fiscal accountability plan, and establish clear and measurable benchmarks to assess the institution's fiscal accountability. (3) The secretary shall develop a transition plan outlining the process for the withdrawal of the State monitor and a return to full institution control. The State monitor shall provide oversight of the institution until the secretary determines that the transition plan has been successfully executed and the necessary capacity and fiscal accountability controls have been restored to institution operations. c. The salary of a State monitor shall be fixed by the secretary and may be adjusted from time to time as the secretary deems appropriate. The State shall assume the total cost of the State monitor and any additional staff appointed pursuant to section 4 of this act. L.2023, c.115, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-61 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-61
Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09.
Status: in_force

19. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, for the 2008-2009 school year a district's district aid percentage calculated for purposes of the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-10) shall equal the percentage calculated for the 2001-2002 school year. L.2007, c.260, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-74 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-74
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in section 2 of this act: "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3. "Eligible student loan expenses" means the outstanding balance of the principal and interest due on student loans used to cover the cost of attendance while enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an institution of higher education. "Low performing public school" means a school located in New Jersey, under collegiate grade, which is operated by a school district or a charter school established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.) that meets the criteria of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2): (1) among all students in that school to whom a State assessment was administered, the sum of the percent of students scoring in the not yet meeting expectations and partially meeting expectations categories in both the language arts and mathematics subject areas of the State assessments exceeded 40% in each of the prior two school years; or (2) among all students in that school to whom a State assessment was administered, the sum of the percent of students scoring in the not yet meeting expectations and partially meeting expectations categories in either the language arts or mathematics subject areas of the State assessment exceeded 65% in each of the prior two school years. (3) A school shall continue to be designated a low performing school until such time that the sum of the percent of students scoring in the not yet meeting expectations and partially meeting expectations categories in both the language arts and mathematics subject areas of the State assessments is less than or equal to the sum of the Statewide percent of students scoring in the not yet meeting expectations and partially meeting expectations categories on the corresponding Statewide assessments. "Program participant" means a person who is initially hired by a school district following the effective date of this act and who meets the criteria of section 2 of this act, and who has executed a contract with the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for participation in the loan redemption program. A program participant shall be a resident of New Jersey. "School district" means a local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, a county vocational school district established pursuant to article 3 of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and a school district under full State intervention pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.). L.2019, c.401, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-29
Public hearing, public participation.
Status: in_force

18A:22-29. On the date and at the time and place so fixed for such public hearing, the board of school estimate shall grant the taxpayers and other interested persons an opportunity to present objections and to be heard with respect to said resolution and the amount of money necessary to be raised locally for such project or projects and with respect to the various items and projects for which the same is to be raised. L.1967, c.271; amended 2000, c.72, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-46.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-46.2
Proposal to calculate, apportion board membership; enlarged regional district.
Status: in_force

19. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:13-8 or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the board of education of a regional district and the board or boards of education of one or more local districts determined to enlarge the regional district may by resolution frame and adopt a proposal to calculate and apportion the membership of the enlarged board of education according to the number of each constituent districts' inhabitants, except that each constituent district shall have at least one member. The calculation and method of apportionment chosen pursuant to the provisions of this subsection need not be approved by the commissioner or his representative. If the commissioner or his representative determines that it is advisable to enlarge the regional district to include the local district or districts therein, and the question of whether or not the proposal to enlarge the regional district is submitted to the voters pursuant to N.J.S.18A:13-43, and the proposal is adopted by the voters pursuant to N.J.S.18A:13-44, then all members of the board of education of the enlarged regional district shall be elected in accordance with the proposal to calculate and apportion the membership of the board of education adopted pursuant to this subsection at the next annual school election after the election to enlarge the regional district. b. For an enlarged regional district with a board of education apportioned pursuant to this section, the board of education of the new constituent district of the enlarged regional district shall, not later than 30 days after the election for the enlargement thereof, appoint one member of the enlarged board of education of the regional district from among the members of the board of education of the new constituent district, and the member so appointed shall serve until the first Monday succeeding the first annual April school election of the enlarged regional district. In the case of a regional district in which the annual school election is in November, the member so appointed shall serve until the first week in January next succeeding the first annual November school election of the enlarged district. L.2021, c.402, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-72 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-72
Employee benefit programs
Status: in_force

Eligible employees of the county college shall be enrolled in the alternate benefit program pursuant to P.L.1969, c. 242 (C. 18A:66-167 et seq.). The county college shall be responsible for the payment of any additional pension costs which are in excess of the maximum contributions provided by the State. Employees of the private institution who have previously been enrolled in the TIAA-CREF program at that institution, but are ineligible for membership in the alternate benefit program, may continue in the TIAA-CREF program. All new employees not eligible for enrollment in the alternate benefit program shall enroll in the Public Employees' Retirement System if they are otherwise eligible. Any faculty member of the institute on the effective date of this act, who is a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and who is otherwise eligible, may participate in the alternate benefit program by declaring his intention to participate in the program in writing within 90 days of the effective date of this act. L.1982, c. 42, s. 23, eff. July 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.2
Current director of athletics, continuance of employment
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of this act, any individual who possesses a New Jersey teacher's certificate and who is employed as a director of athletics in a public high school prior to the effective date of this act may continue to be so employed. L.1991,c.17,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-62 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-62
Nondiscrimination in awards
Status: in_force

10. Scholarships awarded pursuant to this act shall be awarded by the board without regard to race, creed, or religion and in such manner and amount as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available. L.2000,c.163,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-47
Board of education of newly-formed district; membership.
Status: in_force

5. a. If the district with which the non-operating district is merged is a Type II district without a board of school estimate, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the new district established pursuant to section 2 of this act shall have a board of education with the same number of members as the board of education of the district with which the non-operating district has been merged. The members of the board of education of the district with which the non-operating district has been merged shall continue in office as members of the first board of education of the new district until the expiration of the respective terms for which they were elected. In any year in which the term of a member of the board of education of the new district expires, his successor shall be elected at-large by the voters of the new district. The executive county superintendent shall, not later than 30 days after the merger of the districts, appoint one member of the board of education of the former non-operating district to the board of the new district, who shall serve until the first Monday succeeding the first annual school election in which a member of the board of education of the new district is elected at-large; except that if the former non-operating district had representation on the board of education of the district with which it has been merged pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.8 (C.18A:38-8.2), then that representative shall be the person appointed by the executive county superintendent. The member appointed by the executive county superintendent shall be a voting member of the board. b. If the district with which the non-operating district is merged is a Type I district, the new district shall have a board of education with the same number of members as the board of education of the district with which the non-operating district has been merged plus one additional member. The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality in which the former non-operating district is located shall appoint the one additional member. c. If the district with which the non-operating district is merged is a regional district, the former non-operating district shall be treated as a constituent district of the regional district and the membership of the board of education of the new district shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.2009, c.78, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-92 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-92
Bond anticipation notes
Status: in_force

Any school district or municipality which has authorized qualified bonds may issue temporary notes or loan bonds (hereinafter "notes" ) in anticipation of the issuance of permanent qualified bonds to the extent permitted by the provisions of Title 18A or any other applicable laws, subject to such additional terms or conditions with respect to such notes as may be fixed or required by the commissioner to insure that funds are borrowed only as needed to meet required payments for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, or acquisition of the educational facilities to be financed by the issuance of permanent qualified bonds. L.1976, c. 39, s. 7, eff. June 28, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-1
Appointment of teaching staff members; vote required
Status: in_force

No teaching staff member shall be appointed, except by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education appointing him.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:42-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-6
Organizations forbidden in high schools; rules; exceptions
Status: in_force

No such fraternity, sorority, society or organization shall be formed or maintained in any public high school, and the board of education of every school district shall adopt rules providing for the necessary disciplinary measures to enforce this section. This section shall not apply to any state college.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-68 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-68
Public institution, higher education, governing board, permit, use, building, facility, visitorial power, New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.
Status: in_force

2. a. As used in this section, "authority" means the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:72A-4. b. The governing board of a public institution of higher education may permit the use of any part of a building or facility of the institution, or of its subsidiaries or affiliates, in whole or in part, by one or more other public institutions of higher education in a manner that the education of students in the various institutions of higher education may be conducted cooperatively and made more widely and efficiently available to the people of the State. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if the building or facility of the institution is owned by the authority, the governing board of the institution shall obtain the authority's prior written consent to such use as permitted by this subsection. c. The care, custody, and control of any building or facility used jointly by two or more public institutions of higher education pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall remain vested in the governing board of the institution which permits the use of the building or facility. d. The care, custody, and control of a building or facility owned by a public institution of higher education and used wholly by a second public institution of higher education shall be exercised by the second institution of higher education, subject to the visitorial power of the first institution. e. The care, custody, and control of a building or facility of a public institution of higher education owned by the authority and used wholly by a second public institution of higher education shall be exercised by the second institution of higher education, subject to the visitorial power of the first institution and the authority. L.2023, c.65, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:9-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1
Classification of school districts
Status: in_force

18A:9-1. School districts shall be classified as type I and type II school districts, except that the State board may, by administrative order pursuant to its authority under section 15 of P.L. 1975, c. 212 (C. 18A:7A-15), create a State-operated school district. L.1967, c.271; amended 1987,c.399,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-25.10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-25.10
New Jersey Black Heritage Trail, Black heritage sites, Internet site, information.
Status: in_force

2. a. The division shall develop and maintain an Internet site providing information on the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail and Black heritage sites in the State. The information on the Internet site shall provide a downloadable itinerary or an interactive map, and shall: (1) specify the location of each heritage site included on the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail; (2) display photographs of each heritage site; (3) inform visitors that the heritage site is part of the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail developed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2022, c.102 (C.18A:73-25.9); and (4) provide a link to any available Internet site address of the heritage site if one exists or describing or otherwise providing information on the heritage site. b. The division may solicit information from local government officials or entities, the owners or operators of Black heritage sites, and entities that identify and compile data on historical trail, sites, or memorials in the development of any vacation itineraries. The division may distribute the information by any other method it deems appropriate. c. The director shall ensure that the Internet site is updated whenever a new Black heritage site is established by the New Jersey Historical Commission. The division may accept information or changes to the Internet site from the New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation, the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office, the New Jersey Historical Commission, local government officials and entities, owners or operators of heritage sites in the State, entities that identify and compile data on historical trails, sites, or memorials, or the public through an electronic submission form made available by the division on its Internet site. L.2022, c.102, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-19
Exemption from certain facility efficiency standards.
Status: in_force

10. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a renaissance school project shall not be subject to the facility efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to subsection h. of section 4 of P.L.2000, c. 72 (C.18A:7G-4) or any other public school facility regulations, except those pertaining to the health and safety of the pupils. L.2013, c.149, s.10; amended 2014, c.61, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-30
Annual appropriation from tobacco settlement.
Status: in_force

30. There shall be appropriated annually for the purposes of this act up to $100,000,000 from moneys made available to the State from tobacco companies under the nationwide settlement of the respective actions by the various states against those companies, entered into by this State in the Master Settlement Agreement in State of New Jersey v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., Superior Court, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, No.C.254-96. L.2000,c.72,s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3.1
Accumulated sick leave rights preserved
Status: in_force

The accumulative sick leave rights of the employees in any high school or junior high school or other school terminated by the creation of a regional district shall be recognized and preserved by the regional board of education whenever said former employees of the united districts shall be employed, or have been employed, by the regional board of education.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-172.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-172.1
Pension Provider Selection Board
Status: in_force

3. There is established in but not of the Division of Pensions in the Department of the Treasury the Pension Provider Selection Board, which shall consist of the Director of the Division of Pensions or a representative of that director; the Director of the Division of Investment or a representative of that director; the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance or a representative of that commissioner; the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or a representative of that director; and a person appointed by the Director of the Division of Pensions who is an active participant or receiving a benefit from the alternate benefit program. The Pension Provider Selection Board shall select through a competitive bidding process at least three unrelated insurance or mutual fund companies licensed or otherwise authorized to transact business in New Jersey from which alternate benefit contracts will be purchased. These new insurers or mutual fund companies shall be selected by competitive bidding in accordance with all applicable State laws and regulations not later than the 270th day following the effective date of P.L.1993, c.385 (C.18A:66-172.1 et al.). The selected carriers shall be authorized to receive contributions within 60 days of their selection. Each contract shall be awarded for a period not to exceed six years with a renewal option for a period not to exceed three years. All carriers shall be subject to a performance review by the Pension Provider Selection Board every seven years and must meet such standards as the Pension Provider Selection Board shall establish by regulation in order to be renewed for another term of seven years as carriers. Removal of a carrier for cause during a seven-year term is not waived. In establishing by regulation the criteria for the initial selection and any performance review of a carrier, the Pension Provider Selection Board shall consider, among other things, the following: a. the portability of the contracts offered or to be offered by the company, based on the number of states in which the company provides contracts under similar plans; b. the efficacy of the contracts in the recruitment and retention of employees for the various State public institutions of higher education; c. the nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by the contracts for participating employees and their beneficiaries; d. the relation of the rights and benefits to the amount of contributions to be made pursuant to the provisions of this article; e. the suitability of the rights and benefits to the needs and interests of participating employees and the various State public institutions of higher education; f. the ability of the company to provide the rights and benefits under such contracts; g. the financial soundness of the company, the extent of the company's financial commitment to the contracts, and whether the company meets the minimum financial criteria established by the Division of Pensions; h. the company's overall quality of service, its investment performance considering return on investments and risk, the administrative fee to be charged to participating employees, and the offering of a balanced array of investment opportunities; and i. the nature of the informational or promotional materials to be provided to prospective participants. The Pension Provider Selection Board may not designate a company which serves as a disbursement system for other providers or which charges third party administrative fees. A company that has been designated as of January 1, 1993 by the Division of Pensions as a designated provider shall continue to be so designated until its status as a designated provider is terminated for cause by the division or by the Pension Provider Selection Board. L.1993,c.385,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.193.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-85 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-85
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as "The School Qualified Bond Act." L.1976, c. 39, s. 12, eff. June 28, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-16
Governors and trustees, beginning and ending of terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

18A:65-16. (a) The terms of all governors and trustees which are limited shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, commence on July 1 in the first year, and end on June 30 in the last year, of such term. (b) In case a governor or a trustee is elected president and he thereby becomes a nonvoting governor or trustee ex officio, a vacancy in his prior office as governor or trustee shall thereby occur. (c) In case a trustee is appointed a governor by the Governor of the State, a vacancy in his prior office as trustee shall thereby occur. (d) Any vacancy occurring during the term of any governor or trustee (other than by the expiration of his term) shall be filled for the unexpired term only, in the same manner and subject to the same provisions, as in the case of his appointment or election; subject, however, to the provisions of subsection I.d. of section 18A:65-15. amended 1994, c.48, s.179; 2015, c.12, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.50
Concurrent occurrence, updates to New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
Status: in_force

2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment. The standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2025, c.146 (C.18A:35-4.49) shall occur concurrent with each update to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46). L.2025, c.146, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-9
Categories of expenditures; fixing
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, with the approval of the state board, prescribe the items of expenditure to be included in each category of appropriation mentioned in subsection a. of section 18A:22-8 in accordance with the terms thereof any may, upon request, decide in which category a proposed item of expenditure shall be included.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-7
School administrators report on students awarded or denied diplomas
Status: in_force

The local chief school administrators shall report annually to their local boards of education and to the Commissioner of Education the number of students who completed the twelfth grade course requirements and were denied a diploma and the number of students who received State endorsed diplomas; a. By successfully completing the Statewide assessment tests and local requirements; b. By using the comprehensive assessment techniques and meeting local requirements, and were not classified pursuant to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; and c. By using the comprehensive assessment techniques, meeting local requirements, and were classified pursuant to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. This report to the commissioner shall be included as a portion of the district annual report required under section 11 of P.L.1975, c. 212 (C. 18A:7A-11). L.1979, c. 241, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-29.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.3
County vocational school districts including cities, annual or special appropriations, apportionment
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the second class having a population of not less than 375,000 nor more than 425,000 inhabitants and which has created a county vocational school district subsequent to July 1, 1962, may provide that the amounts (other than amounts to be raised for interest and redemption of bonds or notes issued by the county for purposes of such county vocational school district) to be raised for annual or special appropriations for such county vocational school district are to be apportioned on the basis of (1) the apportionment valuations, as defined in section 54:4-49 of the Revised Statutes, of the municipalities in such county, or (2) the average daily enrollment of pupils from municipalities within such county during the preceding school year, or (3) any combination or percentage of either of the aforesaid, as shall be determined by said board of chosen freeholders prior to October 1 for and with respect to the school year commencing on July 1 next succeeding said date. Determination as to any basis as aforesaid shall be made by resolution of such board of chosen freeholders, if such board, after consideration of the vocational school needs of such county and of the municipalities therein and of the costs and expenses of such county vocational school district and of the financial resources and abilities of such county and of the municipalities therein, shall find that such basis is in the best interests of the county and of such county vocational school district and the municipalities therein. Any basis so established shall continue without change for a period of five school years, unless prior to the end of such period the commissioner, upon the request of the board of chosen freeholders or of the board of education of the county vocational school district, shall determine that some other or different basis, as herein permitted or provided for, shall be in the best interest of such county, such county vocational school district and the municipalities therein, and is a basis which could have been established by the board of chosen freeholders of such county. Until any other basis shall have been established, the basis referred to as above shall be applicable to such county vocational school district. Where average daily enrollment of the preceding school year is to be used as the whole or any part of a basis for apportionment of amounts to be raised for annual or special appropriations, the commissioner shall certify to the county vocational school district and to the county board of taxation, from the latest official statistics then available or estimates thereof, the average daily enrollment to be used until such time as actual average daily enrollment statistics shall be available and certified by the commissioner as aforesaid. No amount to be raised for annual or special appropriations for the county vocational school district shall be so appropriated except with the concurrence and consent of the board of chosen freeholders if the basis for raising such annual or special appropriations of the county vocational school district shall require that more than 50% of such basis shall be such apportionment valuations.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-38
Record of receipt; report; filing; transmittal of securities to depository
Status: in_force

When said securities are received by the school district, the secretary shall duly record the receiving thereof in an appropriate manner and at the next regular or special meeting after such receipt, he shall transmit a written report to the board of education, setting forth the amount of securities so received, the series, date and the numbers and interest periods, if any, thereof and at the same time, transmit said securities to such depository, person or persons as the board of education shall direct for safekeeping. Such written report shall be recorded in the minutes at such meeting, and a certified copy of such minute record shall forthwith be filed with the Bureau of Financial Regulation and Assistance in the Department of the Treasury. L.1977, c. 177, s. 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-12.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-12.4
County college capital projects fund, established.
Status: in_force

3. a. There is created within the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, established pursuant to chapter 72A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, hereinafter referred to as the "authority," a county college capital projects fund to finance county college capital projects. The authority may issue bonds to finance the State share of county college capital projects and the county share of county college capital projects as certified by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.12 (C.18A:64A-22.2). The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the authority pursuant to which the State Treasurer, subject to available appropriation, shall pay the amount necessary to pay the principal and interest on bonds and notes of the authority issued to finance the State share of county college capital projects. The authority may enter into a loan agreement with each county in which a county college capital project is located for the purpose of funding the county share of the applicable county college capital project. b. The authority may from time to time issue bonds or notes in an amount sufficient to finance county college capital projects and which shall also finance the administrative costs and any reserves or other issuance costs associated with the issuance of bonds or notes. The authority shall issue the bonds or notes in such manner as it shall determine in accordance with the provisions of this act and the "New Jersey educational facilities authority law," N.J.S.18A:72A-1 et seq. The authority shall not issue any bonds or notes pursuant to this section without the prior written consent of the State Treasurer. L.1997,c.360,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-10.3
Inspection of records
Status: in_force

Each private vocational school entering into a contract pursuant to section 1 of this act shall make its records available for inspection by the commissioner or his designated representative. L.1977, c. 290, s. 3, eff. Dec. 6, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-35.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-35.2
Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

2. The State School Nurse Consultant shall report annually to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The report shall include a summary of the activities of the State School Nurse Consultant during the year, and any specific recommendations deemed appropriate and necessary concerning school nursing services and comprehensive school health service programs. L.2020, c.85, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-15.2
Exemption from vaccination.
Status: in_force

3. a. A student shall not be required to receive a vaccination pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act based upon one of the following: (1) a written statement submitted to the institution of higher education by a licensed physician indicating that the vaccine is medically contraindicated for a specific period of time and the reasons for the medical contraindication, based upon valid medical reasons as determined by regulation of the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, which shall exempt the student from the vaccination for the stated period of time; or (2) a written statement submitted to the institution of higher education by the student, or the student's parent or guardian if the student is a minor, explaining how the administration of the vaccine conflicts with the bona fide religious tenets or practices of the student, or the parent or guardian, as appropriate; except that a general philosophical or moral objection to the vaccination shall not be sufficient for an exemption on religious grounds. b. In the event of an actual or threatened outbreak of meningitis at a public or private institution of higher education in this State, the institution may exclude from attendance a student who has been exempted from the vaccination requirement of this act pursuant to subsection a. of this section, as determined by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services. L.2003,c.284,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-24
Clerks in superintendent's office
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools may appoint, and subject to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter may remove, clerks in his office but the number and salaries of such clerks shall be determined by the board or boards employing him.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-99 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-99
Disposition of medical malpractice claims.
Status: in_force

24. For medical malpractice claims incurred at any of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey schools transferred to Rutgers, The State University, occurring before or after the effective date of this act, Rutgers, The State University, shall elect within 75 days of the signing of this act whether it, and its employees, shall be represented in all such matters by the Attorney General. If Rutgers, The State University elects to be represented by the Attorney General, then the Department of the Treasury shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with Rutgers, The State University modeled on the June, 2003 memorandum of agreement between the Department of the Treasury and the University of Medicine and Dentistry concerning the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund and moneys in the fund known as the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund shall be available to Rutgers, The State University solely to indemnify and defend medical malpractice claims against employees, officers, and servants at the schools transferred from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rutgers, The State University. If Rutgers, The State University, elects not to be represented by the Attorney General, then it shall be required to provide employees of the schools transferred from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rutgers, The State University with defense and indemnification consistent with the terms and conditions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., in lieu of the defense and indemnification that such employees would otherwise seek and be entitled to from the Attorney General pursuant to N.J.S.59:10-1 et seq. and P.L.1972, c.48 (C.59:10A-1 et seq.). L.2012, c.45, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-86.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-86.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship II (NJ STARS II) Program Act." L.2005,c.359,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-21
Joint establishment by school districts
Status: in_force

A school district may join with any other school district or districts, according to rules prescribed by Commissioner of Education with the approval of the State board, to provide programs pursuant to this act. L.1974, c. 197, s. 7, eff. Jan. 8, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-47
Reduction of local taxes by sums received
Status: in_force

The secretary of the board of education of the district shall certify to the proper taxing officials the amount of the funds so transferred which are available, and are to be used, for meeting the interest on, and the principal of, a. The bonds of the district becoming due and payable during the next ensuing school fiscal year, b. The bonds of the district maturing in any year or years subsequent to said school fiscal year, separately stating the amounts which will be so used for each of said years, and the amounts to be raised by local taxes for such purposes for said next ensuing school fiscal year and for each of said years in which the bonds would otherwise have matured, as the case may be, shall be reduced accordingly notwithstanding that the local tax has been voted by the district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-27.1
Prequalification of certain persons performing school construction management services.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:18A-5 or any other section of law to the contrary, any person who performs construction management services for a school facilities project constructed by a school district, which services have a cost in excess of the bid threshold amount specified in N.J.S.18A:18A-3, shall be prequalified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury. This requirement shall not apply to construction management services performed by a full-time employee of a school district. L.2003,c.302,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-30
Definitions relative to alternative education programs.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Alternative education program" means a comprehensive educational program designed to address the individual learning, behavior, and health needs of students who are not succeeding in a general education program or who have been mandated for removal from general education. The alternative education program shall provide a variety of approaches to meet State-adopted standards, including non-traditional programs, services, and methodologies to ensure curriculum and instruction are delivered in a way that enables students to demonstrate the knowledge and skills specified for all students. "Recovery high school alternative education program" means an alternative education program that serves students diagnosed with substance use disorder or dependency as defined by the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and that provides a comprehensive four-year high school education in an alternative public school setting and a structured plan of recovery that is aligned with the national framework of evidence-based practices for recovery high schools. L.2015, c.254, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-69
Time limit, return of bid guaranty.
Status: in_force

18. The State college shall award the contract or reject all bids within such time as may be specified in the specifications or other documents issued to all bidders, but in no case more than 60 days, except the bids of any bidders who consent thereto, either before or after the 60-day period, may, at the request of the State college, be held for consideration for such longer period of time as may be agreed. Within three days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the awarding of the contract and the approval of the successful bidder's performance bond, if any, the bid guaranty of the remaining bidders shall be returned to them. L.1986,c.43,s.18; amended 2005, c.369, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-73 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-73
Rules and regulations; implementation of provisions
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Education shall, with the approval of the State Board of Education, promulgate rules and regulations, establish procedures, employ personnel, and take all other necessary steps to insure the implementation of the provisions of this act. L.1970, c. 122, s. 3, eff. July 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40A-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-9
Definitions
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: "Substance" shall mean alcoholic beverages, controlled dangerous substances as defined in section 2 of P.L.1970, c.266 (C.24:21-2), anabolic steroids or any chemical or chemical compound which releases vapors or fumes causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction or dulling of the brain or nervous system including, but not limited to, glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes as defined in section 1 of P.L.1965, c.41 (C.2A:170-25.9). "Substance use " shall mean the consumption or use of any substance as defined herein for purposes other than for the treatment of sickness or injury as prescribed or administered by a person duly authorized by law to treat sick and injured human beings. L.1987, c.387, s.2; amended 1989, c.216, s.1; 2023, c.177, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-8
Tenure in academic rank; conditions.
Status: in_force

3. Faculty members at a county college shall be under tenure in their academic rank, but not in any administrative position, during good behavior, efficiency and satisfactory professional performance, as evidenced by formal evaluation and shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, unsatisfactory professional performance, incapacity or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, after employment in such college or by such board of trustees for a. 5 consecutive calendar years; or b. 5 consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next academic year; or c. the equivalent of more than 5 academic years within a period of any 6 consecutive academic years. L.1973, c.163, s.3; amended 2013, c.235, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-13.1a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-13.1a
Premiums paid by county college employees.
Status: in_force

16. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2 and upon the expiration of any applicable binding collective negotiations agreement in force on that effective date, employees of a county college shall pay 1.5 percent of base salary, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary or other compensation, for health care benefits coverage provided by the employer, notwithstanding any other amount that may be required additionally by the employer or through collective negotiations agreements for such coverage. This section shall apply also when the health care benefits coverage is provided through an insurance fund or joint insurance fund or in any other manner. L.2010, c.2, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-41.2
Athletic head injury safety training program.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Department of Education shall work to develop and implement, by the 2011-2012 school year, an athletic head injury safety training program. The program shall be completed by a school physician, a person who coaches a public school district or nonpublic school interscholastic sport, intramural sport, or cheerleading program, and an athletic trainer involved in a public or nonpublic school interscholastic sports program, intramural sports program, or cheerleading program. The safety training program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) the recognition of the symptoms of head and neck injuries, concussions, and injuries related to second-impact syndrome; and (2) the appropriate amount of time to delay the return to competition or practice of a student-athlete or cheerleader who has sustained a concussion or other head injury. b. The department shall update the safety training program as necessary to ensure that it reflects the most current information available on the nature, risk, and treatment of sports-related concussions and other head injuries. c. The department shall develop an educational fact sheet that provides information about sports-related concussions and other head injuries. A school district or a nonpublic school that participates in an interscholastic sports program, intramural sports program, or cheerleading program shall distribute the educational fact sheet annually to the parents or guardians of student-athletes and cheerleaders and shall obtain a signed acknowledgment of the receipt of the fact sheet by the student-athlete or cheerleader and his parent or guardian. d. As used in P.L.2010, c.94 (C.18A:40-41.1 et seq.), "student-athlete" means any student enrolled in a public or nonpublic school in this State who is a participant in an interscholastic sports program or intramural sports program organized by the school. L.2010, c.94, s.2; amended 2011, c.168, s.1; 2017, c.105, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-8
Election of student representatives.
Status: in_force

40. The board of trustees of the university shall provide for the election of two student representatives, who shall be full-time, regularly matriculated students in good academic standing, and who shall be 18 years of age or older and citizens of the United States. The student representatives shall be elected by the members of the student government association to serve on the board of trustees for terms of two years commencing at the next organization of the board. a. A student shall be elected for a two-year term, but shall serve during the first year as an alternate member, and as a voting member during the second year. Any vacancies which occur shall be filled by the student governing body for the unexpired term only. b. The standards for eligibility for student representatives on the board of trustees shall be the same as those required for other student government officers. c. The student members shall be entitled to full participation in all activities of the board except that they shall not participate in: (1) Any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of employment, terms and conditions of employment, evaluation of the performance of, promotion or disciplining of any specific prospective officer or employee or current officer or employee employed or appointed by the board, unless all the individual employees or appointees whose rights could be adversely affected request in writing that the matter or matters be discussed at a public meeting; (2) Any matter involving the purchase, lease, acquisition or sale of real property with public funds, the setting of banking rates or investment of public funds, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed; and (3) Any pending or anticipated litigation in which the board is, or may become, a party, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed, or any matters falling within the attorney-client privilege, to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer. d. Upon assuming office, the students shall agree to adhere to such standards of responsibility and confidentiality as are established by the board of trustees. L.2012, c.45, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-47
Board of Education.
Status: in_force

14. a. The State board shall retain the board of education in place at the time that the State board issues the administrative order creating the school district under full State intervention. With the State board's approval the commissioner may appoint up to three additional nonvoting members to the board of education. The board of education's membership shall remain increased by these additional seats until the State withdraws from intervention in the governance component of school district effectiveness. If the commissioner appoints three additional members pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall appoint one of these additional members from a list of three candidates provided by the local governing body of the municipality in which the school district is located. The commissioner shall make every effort to appoint residents of the district. The board of education shall have only those rights, powers and privileges of an advisory board. The members appointed by the commissioner shall serve for a term of two years. The commissioner shall obtain approval of the State board for any extension of the two-year term. Any vacancy in the membership appointed by the commissioner shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Six months following the district being placed under full State intervention, the commissioner shall determine whether or not the board members he has appointed shall become voting members of the advisory board of education. If the commissioner determines that the board members he has appointed shall become voting members, the school district shall have 30 days to appeal the commissioner's determination to the State Board of Education. b. The State district superintendent may meet with the board as frequently as necessary for the effective operation of the school district. The meetings of the board shall be convened and scheduled at the direction of the State district superintendent, and the State district superintendent shall determine the agenda. At the meetings, the State district superintendent shall report to the board on all actions taken and on pending actions in a timely fashion, and provide an opportunity for a full discussion by the board and by the public of those actions. Meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). On a regular basis, but no less than twice each year, the board of education shall report in writing directly to the State district superintendent concerning its assessment of the progress of the district. Copies of the report shall be forwarded to the commissioner and the State board. The State district superintendent shall make such clerical and other resources available as are necessary for the effective operation of the board of education. c. The commissioner, in consultation with the New Jersey School Boards Association, shall provide the members of the board of education with appropriate in-service training in school matters. L.1987,c.399,s.14; amended 1995, c.179, s.4; 2005, c.235, s.26; 2007, c.16, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-26
Approval or disapproval by commissioner
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after such submission to him, the commissioner shall endorse his consent upon such copy, if he shall be satisfied, and shall record in writing his estimates, that existing educational facilities in the district are, or within five years will be, less than 80% adequate, that the new educational facilities to be financed pursuant to such ordinance or proposal are, or within 10 years will be, fully utilized and that under existing statutes there is no more economical alternative method of providing such new educational facilities, but if the commissioner is not so satisfied he shall endorse his disapproval on such copy within said period of 60 days.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-16
Definitions relative to library construction.
Status: in_force

3. For the purposes of this act unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: a. "Act" means the "New Jersey Library Construction Incentive Act." b. "Area" means all or part of one or more political subdivisions of the State of New Jersey. c. "Project," "construction project," "rehabilitation project," "expansion" or "acquisition," means a project which is eligible for a grant under regulations and standards promulgated under this act. When used alone, "project" means any construction, expansion, or rehabilitation project or acquisition. d. "Public library" means a library that serves free of charges all residents of an area without discrimination and receives its financial support, in whole or in part, from public funds. "Public library" does not include any special-purpose library, such as a law, medical, school or academic library, which are organized to serve a special clientele or purpose. e. "Authorized applicant" means a public library as defined in paragraph d. hereof. f. "Eligible project costs" means costs incurred in a project approved by the President of Thomas Edison State College, a portion of which may be reimbursed. g. "President" means the President of Thomas Edison State College. h. "Fiscal year" means the period between July 1 of any calendar year and June 30 of the next succeeding calendar year. L.1973,c.381,s.3; amended 2001, c.137, s.37.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-53 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-53
Definitions relative to certain credit card solicitations.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Credit" means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment. "Credit card" means any card, plate, coupon book, or other single credit device that may be used from time to time to obtain credit. "Direct merchandising" means the promotion to sell or offer any goods, wares, services or merchandise to any person by means of interpersonal contact or through the use of displays. "Public institution of higher education" means Rutgers, The State University, the State colleges or universities established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the county colleges and any other public university or college now or hereafter established or authorized by State law. "Student" means a person who is a matriculated student at a public institution of higher education in this State whose billing address is in this State. L.2013, c.18, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-10
County college board officers
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a county college shall organize annually in November by the election of a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers as the board shall determine. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1985, c. 173, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3
Membership qualifications
Status: in_force

18A:4-3. The State Board of Education shall consist of 13 members who shall be citizens of the State who have resided therein for not less than five years immediately preceding their appointment, not less than three of whom shall be women and not more than one of whom shall be appointed from the residents of any one county. L.1967, c.271; Amended 1973,c.93; 1994,c.48,s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-2
Tuition
Status: in_force

The board of education of any district offering adult education courses shall be entitled to charge and collect from persons taking such courses, whether residing within or without the district, for tuition a sum not exceeding the actual cost per pupil as determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:47-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 47 / Section 47-2
Location of school outside of district
Status: in_force

If, in the judgment of the board of education, it will best serve the purposes of such special school, the board may purchase land and locate the school outside the school district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-30
Findings, declarations relative to higher education finance.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that a mechanism is needed to provide incentives that will assist the State's public and independent colleges and universities in their fund raising efforts, and that a State commitment to provide matching funds for private donors' investment in higher education has the potential to generate additional external support for programs and activities that could have a significant impact on the individual campuses of the State's higher education institutions. L.1999,c.226,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-18
Information relative to bus drivers furnished by contractor.
Status: in_force

18A:39-18. In each school year, prior to the beginning of transportation of school pupils under a contract awarded by a board of education, the contractor shall furnish to the county superintendent the name, social security number, and certification of a valid school bus driver's license and criminal background check, and evidence of a check for the driver's record of alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.1) of each driver or substitute driver to be assigned to any vehicle in the performance of his contract. L.1967, c.271; amended 1989, c.104, s.2; 2003, c.66, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-41.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-41.1
Definitions relative to construction of school facilities projects; competition for contracts.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "affiliate" means any firm or person having an overt or covert relationship such that any one of them directly or indirectly controls or has power to control another; "firm" or "person" means any natural person, association, company, contractor, corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity, including their assignees, lessees, receivers, or trustees. b. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority shall not restrict the ability of a firm or person that holds a valid classification or a valid prequalification, as applicable, issued by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury from competing for contracts or other work in any of the construction categories or trades or specific professional disciplines for which the firm or person holds a classification or prequalification. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the development authority from requiring the prequalification of a firm or person by the development authority in accordance with the provisions of section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33). c. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, a firm or person or an affiliate thereof shall not serve as a general contractor or as a subcontractor or as a subconsultant on an authority project for which the firm or person serves as the construction manager. L.2009, c.225, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-14.12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-14.12
Transfer of monies, funding, personnel to Rutgers University-Camden.
Status: in_force

32. All monies and funding including, but not limited to, grants, gifts, bequests, tuition, endowments, appropriations, capital improvement expenditures, debt service, research funds, State-funded personnel and budgeted positions, institutional support, centralized services, and grants-in-aid, previously allocated or otherwise provided to Rutgers University for the use of Rutgers University-Camden, regardless of source, which remain unexpended on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall be transferred to Rutgers University-Camden. L.2012, c.45, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-92 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-92
Incentive grants.
Status: in_force

6. The executive director of the authority shall annually award incentive grants, within the limits of available State appropriations, to program participants who work primarily with children and adolescents. An incentive grant shall not exceed $5,000. A program participant may be eligible to receive multiple incentive grants during their participation in the program. L.2022, c.34, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-58 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-58
Secretary; compensation; term; bond
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a suitable person to be its secretary and shall fix his compensation and term of employment. The secretary shall before entering upon the duties of his office execute and deliver to the board a bond in a sum to be fixed by it, with surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The board may accept the bond of a company authorized to execute surety bonds, and may pay the annual premium or fee for the bond as a commission expense. L.1968, c.243, s.8; amended 1989,c.254,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-12.2
Secretary; pension funds
Status: in_force

Funds for any pension granted by the board of education pursuant to this act shall be provided in the same manner as other expenses for the maintenance of the board of education. L.1968, c. 148, s. 2, eff. July 12, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-85 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-85
Carried as an asset of the fund
Status: in_force

Any real estate investment made pursuant to this article shall at all times during its ownership by the fund be carried as an asset of the fund.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-7.1a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7.1a
Nonprofit nonpublic school defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act "nonprofit nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school in this State, other than a public school, organized and operated not for profit, offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination thereof, wherein a child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements and which complies with the requirements of Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act (P.L. 88-352). L.1977, c. 55, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-32
Violations, remedies.
Status: in_force

4. Upon violation of any provision of this act, an aggrieved person may, in addition to any other available remedy, institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, within one year from the date of the alleged violation. In response to the action, the court may, as it deems appropriate, order or award any one or more of the following: a. With respect to an applicant: (1) injunctive relief; (2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the applicant as a result of the violation, taking into consideration any failure to admit the applicant in connection with the violation; and (3) reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. b. With respect to a current or former student: (1) injunctive relief as it deems appropriate; (2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the student or former student as a result of the violation; and (3) reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. L.2012, c.75, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72C-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72C / Section 72C-2
Selection of scholars; tenure
Status: in_force

2. Each institution awarded an Einstein Chair under this act shall select an outstanding scholar to fill the chair on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, within the appropriations provided for said chairs. Each person appointed to the Einstein Chair may be granted tenure on appointment. L.1979,c.39,s.2; amended 1994,c.48,s.254.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-104 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-104
Findings, declarations relative to Educational Technology Teacher Training
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In order for all of New Jersey's students to acquire the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary to become productive citizens in the next century, they will require access to the opportunities provided by modern technology; b. It is imperative that teachers understand the potential of technology within the classroom to support curriculum goals and that they become proficient and sophisticated users of those technologies critical to educating New Jersey's students; c. Many of this State's teachers ended their training before technology was pervasive within teacher education programs and as a result the most frequently mentioned issue in educational technology has been the need for staff training; d. The Education Technology Task Force, formed by the Commission on Business Efficiency in the Public Schools to assist the Legislature and Executive branch in formulating a Statewide educational technology policy, noted in its March, 1996 report, Technology and New Jersey's Schools in the 21st Century, that some school districts have exemplary technology programs and also have developed exemplary staff training programs;
e. The task force also recommended that in order to provide access to technology to teachers in the most efficient manner possible, the State should build upon this expertise by providing grants to school districts with proven histories of success in applying technology to education so that these school districts may share that knowledge with other districts through training programs specifically developed for that purpose; and f. The New Jersey Department of Education has repeatedly stressed the importance of technology training for educational personnel and in fact in its April, 1993 report, Educational Technology in New Jersey: A Plan for Action, emphasized the critical need for strategies that will provide and support effective staff development models in this regard. L.1996,c.129,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-173.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-173.1
Present or former members of police and firemen's retirement system; transfer of contributions
Status: in_force

Any person who is or has been a member of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System and who has taken, or shall take, office, position or employment in any position covered by the alternate benefit programs established pursuant to P.L.1969, c. 242 (C. 18A:66-167 et seq.), but who, prior to the enactment of this amendatory and supplementary act, was ineligible to transfer his contributions from the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, shall be entitled, upon application, to transfer his contributions from the Police and Firemen's Retirement System to the alternate benefit programs as provided in section 7 of P.L.1969, c. 242. If the person's membership in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System has expired on or before the effective date of this act, but he has not withdrawn his contributions from the system, he shall be entitled, upon application, to transfer his contributions from the Police and Firemen's Retirement System to the alternate benefit programs as provided in section 7 of P.L.1969, c. 242. L.1981, c. 342, s. 3, eff. Dec. 17, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-48
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The authority shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to implement the provisions of N.J.S.18A:71C-32 through N.J.S.18A:71C-47 and section 17of P.L.2025, c.345 (C.18A:71C-35.1). L.1999,c.46,s.1; amended 2025, c.345, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-86.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-86.4
Eligibility for NJ STARS II; scholarship amounts.
Status: in_force

4. a. A scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program shall be applied toward the cost of tuition or in the case of a student who receives a Tuition Aid Grant toward the cost of tuition and fees, subject to the prior application of other grants and scholarships against such costs as provided under paragraph (2) of subsection e. of this section, for an eligible student enrolled in a full-time course of study at a New Jersey four-year public or independent institution of higher education. A scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program shall be paid to the institution in the amount of $1,250 per semester. The cost of a scholarship shall be paid 100% by the State. Any cost of attendance that is not covered by the NJ STARS II scholarship or other available forms of grants and scholarships shall be paid by the student. b. A student shall be eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for up to four semesters, excluding summer sessions, at a New Jersey four-year public or independent institution of higher education. c. A student shall be eligible to receive a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for the student's third academic year of study if the student: has an annual family income, both taxable and non-taxable, as derived from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year, of less than $250,000; attained an associate's degree from a New Jersey county college; except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 and subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2008, c.124 (C.18A:71B-85.2), received a scholarship under the "New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program Act," P.L.2004, c.59 (C.18A:71B-81 et seq.), for each semester of study in the county college, or was eligible for but did not receive a scholarship under NJ STARS because the student's tuition was fully covered by other State or federal need-based grants or merit scholarships, or was eligible for but did not receive a scholarship under NJ STARS because the student was enrolled while a high school student in county college courses and received an associate's degree in accordance with a joint program offered by the student's school district and a county college; attains a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 upon graduation from county college; enrolls in a baccalaureate degree program at a New Jersey four-year public or independent institution of higher education for the third academic year of study in the academic year immediately following the student's attainment of an associate's degree; and meets the criteria set forth in subsection e. of this section. A grade for credits earned during a summer semester shall for the purposes of this subsection be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average. d. A student shall be eligible to receive a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for the student's fourth academic year of study if the student: received a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program for the student's third academic year of study pursuant to subsection c. of this section; based on the student's performance during the third academic year of study, attained a grade point average of at least 3.25; and meets the criteria set forth in subsection e. of this section. A grade for credits earned during a summer semester shall for the purposes of this subsection be included in the calculation of the grade point average for the preceding academic year. e. To be eligible to receive a scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program, a student shall: (1) be a State resident pursuant to guidelines established by the authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.361 (C.18A:62-4) or any other section of law to the contrary, a dependent child of a parent or guardian who has been transferred to a military installation located in this State shall be considered a resident of this State for the purposes of qualifying for an NJ STARS II scholarship; (2) have applied for all other available forms of State and federal need-based grants and merit scholarships, exclusive of loans, the full amount of which grants and scholarships shall be applied to tuition, and fee charges if applicable, to reduce the amount of any scholarship that the student shall receive under the provisions of P.L.2005, c.359 (C.18A:71B-86.1 et seq.); (3) except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection h. of this section, be enrolled in a full-time course of study at a four-year public or independent institution of higher education; and (4) maintain continuous enrollment in a full-time course of study, unless on medical leave due to the illness of the student or a member of the student's immediate family or emergency leave because of a family emergency, which medical or emergency leave shall have been approved by the four-year public or independent institution of higher education, or unless called to partial or full mobilization for State or federal active duty as a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States. f. A student who is dismissed for academic or disciplinary reasons from a four-year public or independent institution of higher education shall no longer be eligible for a scholarship under this act. If a student participating in the program is dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the student shall repay in full all amounts received under the program. The four-year public or independent institution of higher education shall be responsible for collecting the repayment, or the amount of any overpayment or other improper payment, of any State awards under the program, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.18A:71B-10. g. A student scholarship under the NJ STARS II Program may be renewed upon the student's filing of a renewal financial aid application and providing evidence that the student has satisfied the requirements pursuant to this section. h. Beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year, a student shall be eligible to participate in the NJ STARS II program and take less than 12 credits in a semester if: the student provides to the four-year public or independent institution of higher education a written note from a physician or other licensed health care professional indicating the student's need to take a reduced number of credits due to a physical or mental health condition; or the student provides to the institution, in such form as determined by the authority, verification of the recent death of the student's parent or spouse. To receive an NJ STARS II payment for the semester, a student who receives a medical exemption or an exemption due to the recent death of the student's parent or spouse from the full-time course of study requirement pursuant to this subsection shall enroll for a minimum of six credits in the semester. A part-time NJ STARS II award shall be prorated against the full-time NJ STARS award as follows: an eligible student enrolled with six to eight credits shall receive one-half of the value of a full-time award, and an eligible student enrolled with nine to 11 credits shall receive three-quarters of a full-time award. A student shall receive an additional semester of NJ STARS II eligibility for each semester the student receives an exemption from the full-time course of study requirement pursuant to this subsection, not to exceed four additional semesters. Total NJ STARS II payments shall not exceed $5,000 for a student. L.2005, c.359, s.4; amended 2007, c.214, s.2; 2008, c.124, s.6; 2012, c.8, s.3; 2017, c.360, s.3; 2019, c.231, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-3.3
Payment of premiums
Status: in_force

An employer entering into a contract is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for the contract and may appropriate any money necessary to pay the premiums or charges or portions thereof. The contribution required of an employee toward the cost of the coverage may be deducted from the pay, salary or other compensation of the employee upon an authorization in writing made to the appropriate disbursing officer. The continuance of coverage after retirement of an employee may be provided at the rates and under the conditions as shall be prescribed in the contract, subject, however, to the requirements hereinafter set forth in this section. The contribution required of a retired employee toward the cost of the coverage may be paid by him to his former employer or in any other manner as the employer shall direct. Retired employees may be required to pay for the entire cost of coverage for themselves and their dependents at rates which are determined based upon the reasonable expected use of retired persons. L. 1986, c. 73, s. 2, eff. Aug. 5, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-40
Polymer processing, surface modification center
Status: in_force

There is established the Advanced Technology Center in Polymer Processing and Surface Modification, hereinafter referred to as the center, to be located in a private or public institution of higher education as designated by the commission. Other public and private institutions of higher education and their faculties may be considered for participation in the center in the future by the commission. The establishment of the center shall include a commitment from business and industry in the State to finance a percentage of the center's operating costs. L. 1985, c. 397, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-7.1c — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7.1c
Employment of applicant on emergent basis, conditions.
Status: in_force

12. A board of education or contracted service provider may employ an applicant on an emergent basis for a period not to exceed three months, pending completion of a criminal history records check and, with respect to a bus driver applicant, a check for the driver's record of alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.1), if the board or service provider demonstrates to the Commissioner of Education that special circumstances exist which justify the emergent employment. The board's or service provider's request to the commissioner shall include: (1) a description of the vacant position that needs to be filled; (2) a statement describing the board's or contract provider's good faith efforts to fill the position on a timely basis or a statement describing the unanticipated need for the applicant's employment; and (3) a sworn statement submitted by the applicant attesting that the applicant has not been convicted or does not have a charge pending for a crime or any other offense enumerated in section 1 of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1) or a record of alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.1). In the event that the background check is not completed within three months, the board or contracted service provider may petition the commissioner for an extension of time, not to exceed two months, in order to retain the employee. L.1998,c.31,s.12; amended 2003, c.66, s,1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.28
Funds used for compliance by nonpublic schools.
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may be used to comply with the requirements of section 2 of this act in nonpublic schools. L.2018, c.106, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-1.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1.6
Transportation of nonpublic school students, remote, certain.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this section, "regional district" means a regional school district composed of only two constituent municipalities or a consolidated school district composed of only two municipalities. Notwithstanding any provision of N.J.S.18A:39-1 to the contrary, if a school district provides transportation to and from school to a school pupil who resides remote from school and attends a nonpublic school located within the State not more than 20 miles from the residence of the pupil, or in the case of a regional district provides transportation or an in-lieu-of-payment to such pupil, the school district or regional district shall provide transportation, when seats are available on existing routes, or an in-lieu-of payment to all nonpublic school pupils who reside within the municipality of that pupil or in the case of a regional district reside within the district, attend that school, and reside more than 20 miles from that school. The school district may require all nonpublic school pupils in the municipality or regional district to use the bus stops which serve the pupils whose residences are not more than 20 miles from the nonpublic school. Any cost incurred by a school district or a regional district in providing transportation or an in-lieu-of payment to a pupil who is eligible for the transportation or an in-lieu-of payment under the provisions of this section shall not exceed the maximum cost per pupil established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1981, c.57 (C.18A:39-1a), and shall be paid by the State. L.1999,c.350,s.1; amended 2000, c.103; 2001, c.324.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29 / Section 29-11
Credit for military services
Status: in_force

Every member who, after July 1, 1940, has served or hereafter shall serve, in the active military or naval service of the United States or of this state, including active service in the women's army corps, the women's reserve of the naval reserve, or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the army or navy, in time of war or an emergency, or for or during any period of training, or pursuant to or in connection with the operation of any system of selective service, shall be entitled to receive equivalent years of employment credit for such service as if he had been employed for the same period of time in some publicly owned and operated college, school or institution of learning in this or any other state or territory of the United States, except that the period of such service shall not be credited toward more than four employment or adjustment increments. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to reduce the number of employment or adjustment increments to which any member may be entitled under the terms of any law, or regulation, or action of any employing board or officer, of this state, relating to leaves of absence.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1.2
Delegation of powers of business manager in district having no business manager
Status: in_force

Any board of a district, which has no business manager, may delegate, to any appropriate officer employed by the board, the powers vested in a business manager by section 18A:17-28 and those set forth in sections 18A:18-1, 18A:18-2, 18A:18-4.1, 18A:18-23 and 18A:18-24.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-50
Referendum unnecessary
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provisions of chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes to the contrary, any private institution of higher education and any post-secondary institute of a county board of vocational education may, prior to July 1, 1994, combine to form a county college without the need of a referendum. L.1982,c.42,s.1; amended 1994,c.48,s.154.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-43
"Non-operating district" defined.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Non-operating district" means a school district that is not operating schools. L.2009, c.78, s.1; amended 2017, c.102, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-5
Records of examinations
Status: in_force

All records and reports relating to any such examination shall be the property of the board and shall be filed with its medical inspector as confidential information but shall be open for inspection by officers of the state department of health and the local board of health.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-25
Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Education shall establish a five-year Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program. The department shall: a. following two complete years of program implementation, publish a progress report on the success of the program up to that point in time; and b. establish criteria for participating New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility educator preparation programs. The selected educator preparation programs shall: (1) accept an out-of-state candidate who meets the requirements of section 3 of this act; (2) accept a candidate's earned credits from a prior educator preparation program for any participating out-of-state candidate who has not yet completed their educator preparation program; and (3) provide the department with ongoing data regarding the progress and success of all participating candidates and any candidate data necessary for a comparative progress report. L.2021, c.57, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-2
Offices
Status: in_force

Suitable quarters to be known as the "state department of education" shall be provided.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72H-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72H / Section 72H-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Services for Visually Impaired, Auditorily Impaired and Learning Disabled Students Act." L. 1985, c. 493, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-25.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-25.6
Report of absence.
Status: in_force

3. a. Whenever a pupil enrolled in a public school district will be absent from school, the pupil's parent or guardian shall notify the principal or the principal's designee. b. If a pupil is determined to be absent without valid excuse from a public school, and if the reason for the student's absence is unknown to school personnel, the principal or the principal's designee shall immediately attempt to contact the pupil's parent or guardian to notify the parent or guardian of the absence and to determine the reason for the absence. L.2012, c.74, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-57 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-57
Officers, actuary, legal adviser, secretary.
Status: in_force

18A:66-57. The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and may also elect a vice chairman, who shall have all the power and authority of the chairman in the event of the death, absence or disability of the chairman. The actuary of the fund shall be selected by the Retirement Systems Actuary Selection Committee established by P.L.1992, c.125. The actuary shall be the technical adviser of the board and the committee on matters regarding the operation of the funds created by the provisions of this article and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith. The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the retirement system, except that if the Attorney General determines that a conflict of interest would affect the ability of the Attorney General to represent the board or the committee on a matter affecting the retirement system, the board may select and employ legal counsel to advise and represent the board or the committee on that matter. The chief or assistant chief of the office of secretarial services of the Division of Pensions and Benefits of the State Department of the Treasury, shall be the secretary of the board. The chief and assistant chief of the office of secretarial services shall be in the competitive division of the State classified service. The secretary presently in office shall hold the position as chief of the office of secretarial services subject to all of the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes and shall not be removed from said office except in the manner provided under the provisions of said title relating to permanent employees in the competitive division of the State classified service. The board of trustees shall select its secretary from among the eligible candidates. amended 1970, c.57, s.6; 1992, c.41, s.6; 1992, c.125, s.3; 2011, c.78, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72B-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B-29
Financial assistance
Status: in_force

Any student admitted to the school pursuant to this act is eligible for all financial assistance in the same manner as if the student is attending an institution of higher education in New Jersey. L. 1987, c. 312, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. The "Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children" is hereby enacted and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as herein provided. L.2009, c.279, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-23 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-23
Supervision of schools; enforcement of rules
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have supervision of all schools of the state receiving support or aid from state appropriations, except institutions of higher education, and he shall enforce all rules prescribed by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-11.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-11.3
Experience necessary for charter school trustees.
Status: in_force

13. An individual appointed to a board of trustees of a charter school following the effective date of P.L.2025, c.277 (C.18A:36A-2.1 et al.), other than a student representative appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c.446 (C.18A:36A-11.2), shall possess legal, fiscal, educational, community, or board leadership or governance experience. L.2025, c.277, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-5.1
Definitions relative to reading disabilities.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Potential indicators of dyslexia or other reading disabilities" means indicators that include, but shall not be limited to, difficulty in acquiring language skills; inability to comprehend oral or written language; difficulty in rhyming words; difficulty in naming letters, recognizing letters, matching letters to sounds, and blending sounds when speaking and reading words; difficulty recognizing and remembering sight words; consistent transposition of number sequences, letter reversals, inversions, and substitutions; and trouble in replication of content. L.2013, c.210, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-59
False information; penalties
Status: in_force

Where the local board of education determines that a business has been classified as a small business enterprise, minority business enterprise or women's business enterprise on the basis of false information knowingly supplied by the business and has been awarded a contract to which it would not otherwise have been entitled under this act, the local board of education shall have the authority to: a. Assess the business any difference between the contract amount and what the local board of education's cost would have been if the contract had not been awarded in accordance with the provisions of this act; b. In addition to the amount due under subsection a., assess the business a penalty in an amount of not more than 10% of the amount of the contract involved; and c. Order the business ineligible to transact any business with the local board of education for a period to be determined by the local board of education. Prior to any final determination, assessment or order under this section, the local board of education shall afford the business an opportunity for a hearing on the reasons for the imposition of the penalties set forth in subsection a., b. or c. of this section. L.1985, c.490, s.13; amended 1988,c.37,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:55-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 55 / Section 55-2
Withholding of funds from district.
Status: in_force

18A:55-2. The commissioner shall direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State from any district which fails to obey the law or the rules or directions of the State board or the commissioner. The executive county superintendent with the approval of the commissioner may direct the secretary or treasurer of the school moneys, as appropriate, of a school district to withhold all moneys received by him from the State treasurer and then remaining in his hands to the credit to the district, whenever the board of education of the district, or any officer thereof, or the legal voters of any school district, or any board or officer of the municipality in which any such school district is situate, shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon such board, officer, or legal voters by this title or by the rules of the State board. The secretary or treasurer, as appropriate, shall withhold such moneys until he shall receive notice from the county superintendent that the board, officer, or legal voters have performed such duty. amended 1996, c.138, s.82; 2010, c.39, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-24
Equipment purchase, allocation of funds under C.18A:72A-49 et seq. transferred
Status: in_force

24. The functions, powers and duties of the State Board of Higher Education, including the approval of the equipment purchase and allocation of funds, under the "Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund Act," P.L.1993, c.375 (C.18A:72A-49 et seq.) shall, following July 1, 1994, be exercised by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. Any final action taken by the State Board of Higher Education prior to July 1, 1994, including the approval of grants or allocation of funds, under this bond act shall be unaffected by the provisions of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et al.) and is hereby ratified and confirmed. The membership of the "Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund Board" shall include the chair and vice-chair of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education in the place of the members of the State Board of Higher Education and the Chancellor of Higher Education. L.1994,c.48,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-12
Limitations on issue of bond anticipation notes and other obligations.
Status: in_force

18A:71A-12. Limitations on Issue of Bond Anticipation Notes and Other Obligations. The authority may issue bond anticipation notes and other short-term obligations which may be renewed from time to time, but the maximum maturity of the notes or obligations, including renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years from the date of issue of the original. The notes or obligations shall be paid from any revenues or other moneys of the authority available therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of sale of the bonds of the authority in anticipation of which they were issued. The notes or obligations shall be issued in the same manner as bonds, and the resolution or resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions or limitations which a bond resolution of the authority may contain. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-22
Credit to State for unused facilities, equipment, land.
Status: in_force

9. Whenever public library facilities, items of equipment or land to which the State has contributed funds under this act are not used for the purposes authorized by the act, the President may require that the State be credited with its proportionate share of the fair market value of such facilities, equipment, or land. All moneys so credited shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey. In no event, however, may the President require that the State be so credited when such facilities, equipment or land have been used in excess of 20 years for the purposes authorized by this act. L.1973,c.381,s.9; amended 2001,c.137,s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:55-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 55 / Section 55-2.1
Withholding of certain funds prohibited.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:55-2, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall not direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State to a school district based on the participation rate on any State assessment of the school district's students. L.2015, c.157, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-6.3
Payment or gift by person dealing with State college prohibited; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

The payment of any fee, commission or compensation of any kind or the granting of any gift or gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly, whether or not in connection with any purchase, sale or contract, to any person employed by the State college, having any duties or responsibilities in connection with the purchase or acquisition of any property or services by the State college, by or on behalf of any seller or supplier who has made, negotiated, solicited or offered to make and contract to sell or furnish real or personal property or services to the State college is hereby prohibited. Any person offering, paying, giving, soliciting or receiving any fee, commission, compensation, gift or gratuity in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1969, c. 145, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-91.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-91.5
Environmental Education Fund created
Status: in_force

5. The Environmental Education Fund is established as a nonlapsing revolving fund in the Department of Environmental Protection. The fund shall be administered by the commission, and shall be credited with all moneys appropriated by this act and with grant moneys or any other revenue obtained by the commission for the purpose of environmental education. Interest received on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. L.1995,c.409,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:9-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-10
Electing additional board members.
Status: in_force

18A:9-10. If the membership of the board in any such district so becoming a type II district is less than nine, it shall be increased to nine by the election of added members at the next annual school election, unless the adopting election shall have been held more than 130 days or less than 60 days before the date fixed for such annual school election, in which case they shall be elected at a special school election which shall be called by the members of the board so holding over. amended 1985, c.92, s.1; 1995, c.278, s.28; 2011, c.202, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:51-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 51 / Section 51-4
Election of members of commission; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

On or before said June 30 and annually thereafter, the county superintendent shall call a meeting of all of the members of the boards of education of the participating school districts for the election of permanent members of the commission. At such first meeting one member of the first class and one member of the second class, shall be elected for terms of one year, two years and three years, each, beginning on July 1 next succeeding, and if there be no county library in the county, the librarian member shall be elected for a term of one year. At each subsequent meeting one member of each class shall be elected to serve for a term of three years and a librarian member to serve for one year shall be elected, also, if there be no county library in the county. In all cases the vote of the majority of the members of the boards of education of the participating school districts present and voting shall be necessary for election. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission according to the qualifications hereinbefore provided for original appointments and they shall serve for the unexpired terms only.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.13
Issuance of bonds; contents; limitation on maturity
Status: in_force

All of such bonds when issued shall contain a recital to the effect that they are issued pursuant to Title 18A, Education, of the New Jersey Statutes and are entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any bonds entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act shall be authorized and issued in the manner provided for in said Title 18A. Compliance with the provisions of this act by or on behalf of any school district or municipality shall make it unnecessary to comply with any of the provisions of sections 18A:24-20 through 18A:24-27 of the New Jersey Statutes, and such sections shall not be applicable with respect to authorization or issuance of any bonds entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act. Bonds entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act shall mature not later than 30 years from their date, without regard to any limitations as to maturities or amounts of annual installments for such bonds as provided in said Title 18A. L.1971, c. 10, s. 8, eff. Jan. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-10
Stamp of ownership on coupon bonds
Status: in_force

Every coupon bond acquired by the board of trustees shall have stamped thereon and upon each coupon, immediately upon the receipt thereof, the following words: "This is the property of the trustees for the support of public schools."
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-110.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-110.1
"Purple Star Schools Program" established; working group, criteria.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is created a Purple Star Schools Program in the Department of Education. Under the program, the Commissioner of Education shall annually recognize as Purple Star Schools those schools that provide for, or have made significant progress to respond to, the educational and social-emotional challenges military-connected students encounter during the transition to a new school when the student's parent or guardian is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces and is relocated due to the active duty member's continued military service. A Purple Star School shall be designated as such if it provides programs and services that include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) training for faculty and staff members to ease entry into the new school environment for military-connected students; (2) student-led programs to help create social connections, including an emphasis on programs for students who arrive mid-year and miss out on the normal cycles of sports and club activities; (3) a military family webpage on the school website to inform parents and guardians about programs and services; (4) relevant professional development opportunities for additional school staff; and (5) holding school-wide military recognition events that raise awareness and recognize the value of military service. The goal of the programs and services is to ensure that staff can help manage the challenges military-connected students encounter when they move between schools with different cultures, curricula, standards, course offerings, schedules, and graduation requirements. b. The commissioner shall establish a Purple Star Schools Working Group. The purpose of the working group shall be to develop criteria to be used in the designation of schools as Purple Star Schools. The working group shall consist of members appointed by the commissioner and shall be composed of, but need not be limited to: a school principal; a school administrator; a school board member; an elementary school teacher; a middle school teacher; a high school teacher; a school counselor; a school social worker; and a school psychologist. c. The criteria established by the working group for a Purple Star Schools designation pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the school's efforts to: (1) raise awareness and recognize the value of military service, including the sacrifices of military-connected families; (2) respond to the unique educational and social-emotional challenges of military-connected students; (3) highlight and promote equity, inclusion, and belonging; (4) create safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all students, faculty, and staff; (5) provide teachers, faculty, and staff with opportunities for instruction in easing the entry into the new school environment for military-connected students; and (6) provide programs and services that align with those enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection a. of this section. d. The working group, in consultation with the commissioner, shall establish a scoring system based on the criteria developed pursuant to subsection c. of this section to be used by the commissioner in the designation of Purple Star Schools. The commissioner shall establish a process by which schools may nominate their school to be designated as a Purple Star School. L.2022, c.108.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17A-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-5
Officers and employees, professional and nonprofessional; employment, transfer and removal
Status: in_force

All officers and employees, professional and nonprofessional, shall be employed, transferred and removed as provided below. a. The executive superintendent may appoint, transfer, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, and, pursuant to Article 1 of chapter 17 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, remove clerks in his immediate office, but the number and salaries of the clerks shall be determined by the board. b. The executive superintendent, subject to the approval of the board, shall appoint and fix the compensation of such assistant executive superintendents as he shall deem necessary; provided, however, the number of assistant executive superintendents shall not exceed the number of persons serving immediately prior to the effective date of this act in the position of assistant superintendent of schools, school business administrator, school business manager, secretary to the board of education and assistant secretary to the board of education. An assistant executive superintendent shall not be appointed for a term exceeding the remainder of the term of the executive superintendent. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no assistant executive superintendent shall acquire tenure. c. The executive superintendent shall propose to the board of education all other officers and employees, professional and nonprofessional, for employment, transfer and removal. L.1975, c. 169, s. 5, eff. Aug. 4, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.22
Students not compelled to participate.
Status: in_force

3. No student shall be compelled to participate in any programs or services offered by a school district pursuant to a student wellness grant received under this act, if the student or the student's parent or guardian objects to participation. L.2021, c.456, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-7
Deducting expenses of administering lands under water
Status: in_force

The sum appropriated for the expenses incurred in the administration of the lands so dedicated to the support of public schools shall be first deducted by the director of the division of budget and accounting in the department of the treasury from moneys derived from the sales, grants, leases, and rentals of such lands.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-28
Annual organization meeting
Status: in_force

18A:64A-28. The council shall organize annually by the election of a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers as the council shall determine. Such officers shall serve until the following annual organizational meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in such offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired terms only. The council may also meet at such other times and at such places within the State as it shall deem necessary. L.1967, c.271; amended 1985,c.173,s.3; 1994,c.48,s.147.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-12
Increase or reduction in membership; resolution; submission of question
Status: in_force

If the board of any district shall determine by resolution that it is for the best interest of the schools that the membership of the board shall be increased from whatever number of members then composes it to five, seven or nine members, or reduced from said number to seven, five or three members, the question of such increase or reduction shall be submitted to the voters of the district at the next annual school election and the question shall be stated in the notice of the election.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-16
Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance
Status: in_force

Should the local board of education fail or refuse to comply with an administrative order issued pursuant to section 15 of this act, the State board shall apply to the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ for an order directing the local school board to comply with such administrative order. L.1975, c. 212, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-29
Terms of present board members.
Status: in_force

29. The provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof. L.2017, c.178, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-33
Establishment of emergency vocational schools; commissions; cost per pupil
Status: in_force

In any county of the second class in which there does not presently exist a vocational school established under the laws of this state, the board of chosen freeholders of such county may, by a majority vote of the board, establish a vocational school to be known as the "emergency vocational school in the county of (here insert the name of the county in which the school is to be located)." In the event of the establishment of any emergency vocational school as in this act provided, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall have power to name a commission to supervise said school, to prescribe courses in the emergency vocational schools, and power to fix rates of tuition. The cost per pupil shall be established from time to time by the board of chosen freeholders and shall be paid in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the board. The commission, selected for the supervision of such emergency vocational school, shall have power to expend appropriations authorized and to obtain from the federal government or any agency thereof grants in aid of such emergency vocational school.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-19
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

19. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, annul or affect any vested rights, grants, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises, or advantages heretofore obtained or enjoyed by the university or any constituent unit thereof, under any authority or any act of this State or under any grant, deed, conveyance, transfer, lease, estate, remainder, expectancy, trust, gift, donation, legacy, devise, endowment or fund, all of which are hereby ratified and confirmed except insofar as the same may have expired, be or have been repealed or altered, or may be inconsistent with this act or with existing provisions of law; subject however, thereto and to all of the rights, obligations, relations, conditions, terms, trust, duties, and liabilities to which the same are subject. L.2021, c.282, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-15
Board of trustees, members, classification, terms, etc.
Status: in_force

18A:65-15. I. The membership of the board of trustees shall be classified as follows and consist of: a. the president of the corporation, serving as an ex officio non-voting member; b. five public trustees, appointed and to be appointed by the Governor of the State, with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving under section 4 of chapter 49 of the Laws of 1945 for five-year terms expiring respectively, one, two, three, four, and five years after June 30, 1956, whose respective successors shall be appointed upon the expiration of such terms and annually thereafter to serve five-year terms; c. not less than 12 nor more than 20 trustees who shall be alumni or alumnae of Rutgers, The State University, as may be determined from time to time by the board of trustees, elected by the board in accordance with such rules, regulations and schedules, and modifications thereof, as may be prepared and adopted from time to time by the board, the terms of such alumni trustees or alumnae trustees to be six years for full terms, with power in the board to provide for shorter or interim terms when deemed by it to be advisable. d. Charter trustees: i. in the number of trustees serving as such on August 31, 1956 without definite term, who shall continue to serve indefinitely; provided, that upon the occurrence of any vacancy among such charter trustees, no successor shall be elected to fill such vacancy until such time as the number of such trustees has been reduced below 25, and thereafter vacancies within that number shall be filled by the board subject to the following paragraph II; ii. two women elected by the board of trustees serving six-year terms expiring respectively on June 30, 1963 and 1965 and one woman elected by the board of trustees serving a five-year term expiring June 30, 1961, whose respective successors shall be elected by the board upon the expiration of such terms and thereafter to serve six-year terms. II. All trustees elected or appointed for terms commencing on or after September 1, 1956, other than those serving pursuant to subsections I.a. and I.b. of this section, shall serve for terms of six years (subject to the provisions of subsection I.c. of this section and of subsection (a) of section 18A:65-16), and may succeed themselves for not more than one additional term after having served one full six-year term. III. The ex officio members of the board of trustees as constituted on August 31, 1956, pursuant to the charter, statutes, or resolutions of the board from time to time adopted, ceased to be such members on August 31, 1956, with the exception of the president of the corporation who continued as ex officio trustee and ex officio governor, without voting power as hereinabove provided and the Commissioner of Education who so continued until July 1, 1967. IV. A member of the board of trustees appointed to the board of governors pursuant to subsection b.ii. of N.J.S.18A:65-14 shall cease being a member of the board of trustees immediately upon taking the oath of office as a member of the board of governors. amended 1994, c.48, s.178; 2015, c.12, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-63.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-63.1
State college, university authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.
Status: in_force

1. a. A State college or university is authorized to be a participating contracting unit in a cooperative pricing system established pursuant to the laws of this State. b. A State college or university may make purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement, including a cooperative purchasing agreement in existence as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.50 (C.18A:64-63.1 et al.), in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1996, c.16 (C.52:34-6.2). c. The State Treasurer may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2016, c.50, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64L-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64L / Section 64L-3
Powers of director
Status: in_force

3. a. The director of the CPTAS shall appoint, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise provided therefor, qualified technical and clerical staff, who shall be employees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of other employees of that institution. b. The director may, on behalf of the CPTAS, enter into agreements or contracts with the New Jersey Cooperative Extension Service, the New Jersey Sea Grant Extension Service, any public or private institution of higher education, or any other consultant or entity to assist the CPTAS in carrying out its duties pursuant to this act. L.1993,c.176,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-26
Name of consolidated district board
Status: in_force

The board of education of each consolidated district shall be called "The board of education of the of (here insert the name of the municipality included within the consolidated district which has the larger or largest amount of taxable property as ascertained from the last published report of the director of taxation in the department of the treasury,) in the county of ."
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-1
Decentralization of authority
Status: in_force

18A:64-1. The Legislature hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the State that the State colleges shall be and continue to be given a high degree of self-government and that the government and conduct of the colleges shall be free of partisanship. The Legislature finds further that a decentralization of authority and decision-making to the boards of trustees and administrators of the State colleges will enhance the idea of self-government. Such colleges shall be maintained for the purpose of providing higher education in the liberal arts and sciences and various professional areas, including the science of education and the art of teaching, at such places as may be provided by law. The names of the colleges shall be designated by the board of trustees subject to regulations of the Commission on Higher Education concerning university status. The name of each of the existing State colleges shall continue the same unless a new name is so designated. L.1967, c.271; amended 1969,c.145,s.1; 1986,c.42,s.2; 1994,c.48,s.93.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46A-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-3
Nonpublic schools; receipt of auxiliary services by pupils in school in district
Status: in_force

In the 1977-78 school year, and each school year thereafter each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located shall provide for the receipt of auxiliary services by children between the ages of five and 20 residing in the State and enrolled full-time in a nonpublic school located within the district. For the purposes of this act, a child who boards at a school in a district in which his parents do not maintain a residence shall not be considered a resident of the district. L.1977, c. 192, s. 3, eff. Aug. 25, 1977. Amended by L.1984, c. 122, s. 1, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-18.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-18.5
Bank deposits made by State colleges, security
Status: in_force

1. In all cases when a deposit is made by a State college in a State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association, the State Treasurer, in order to secure the deposit, shall require from the bank or institution a deposit of bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness or bills or other obligations of or guaranteed by the United States; or bonds or other obligations of or guaranteed by the State of New Jersey; or bonds or other obligations of any county, municipality or any other public body corporate and politic created by or established under any law of this State by or on behalf of any one or more counties or municipalities or any board, commission, department or agency of any of the foregoing; or any other obligations now or hereafter authorized by law as security for public deposits. This requirement shall be deemed to be met if the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia or any other banking institution with total assets in excess of $300,000,000 located within the Second or Third Federal Reserve Districts and approved for such purpose by the State Treasurer, certifies to the State Treasurer that, pursuant to authority given by the depository, it holds obligations, owned by the depository, of the kind and in the amount required by the State Treasurer to secure such deposit. No bank shall be permitted to hold securities, of the kind hereinbefore described, as security for public moneys on deposit in the same bank. No State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association in which a State college makes deposits of public moneys shall be required to secure the deposits as required by this section to the extent that the deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other federal agency which insures deposits made in state or national banks or savings and loan associations. L.1995,c.93.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-20
Project costs eligible for grants.
Status: in_force

7. The following project costs shall be eligible for grants, at the discretion of the President, when incurred after the date of project approval, or after such date as is indicated in paragraphs 3 and 5 of this section: a. Construction of new buildings to be used for public library purposes. b. Expansion, rehabilitation or acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes. c. Expenses (other than interest and the carrying charge on bonds) related to the acquisition of land on which there is to be construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes which are incurred within the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the project is approved by the President, provided such expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions. d. Site grading and improvement of land on which buildings used for public library purposes are located or are to be located. e. Architectural, engineering, consulting and inspection services related to the specific project for which application for financial assistance is made, provided the costs of such services are incurred within three fiscal years preceding the year in which the project is approved by the President. f. Expenses (other than interest and the carrying charges on bonds) related to the acquisition of existing buildings to be used for public library purposes, provided such expenses constitute an actual cost or a transfer of public funds in accordance with the usual procedures generally applicable to all State and local agencies and institutions. g. Expenses relating to the acquisition and installation of initial equipment to be located in public library facilities, provided by a construction project, including all necessary building fixtures and utilities, office furniture and public library equipment, such as library shelving and filing equipment, card catalogs, cabinets, circulation desks, reading tables, study carrels, booklifts, elevators and information retrieval devices (but not books or other library materials). L.1973,c.381,s.7; amended 2001, c.137, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-42
Appointment of director
Status: in_force

As soon as may be practicable, the participating institution or institutions, in consultation with and under regulations adopted by the commission, shall appoint a director of the center. L. 1985, c. 397, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-6.1
Development of test
Status: in_force

In the development of the graduation proficiency test to be administered to all 11th grade pupils pursuant to section 6 of P.L. 1979, c. 241 (C. 18A:7C-6), the Commissioner of Education shall consult with educators, parents, students, business and community representatives and members of minority groups. The test shall measure those basic skills all students must possess to function politically, economically and socially in a democratic society. L. 1988, c. 168, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-40
Prequalified contractors exempt from other prequalifying process.
Status: in_force

66. A contractor who has been prequalified as a bidder on school facilities projects in accordance with the process established by the development authority pursuant to section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33) shall not be required to undergo any other prequalification process to bid on a school facilities project. L.2000, c.72, s.66; amended 2007, c.137, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-82 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-82
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live active, engaged lives within the community. b. Community inclusion is shown to promote the best outcomes and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. c. Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide critical services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and without these services, community inclusion for many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities would not be possible. d. DSPs support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their own homes, family homes, provider-managed residences and programs, in the community, and workplaces. They support individuals with the activities related to daily living, including personal care, health and well-being, behavioral and mental health, relationship building, home and community participation, achievement of goals, and a variety of other individual needs. They require the ethics, skills, and competency to effectively provide these supports. e. However, the system of services and supports that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on for becoming contributing citizens in their communities is facing an ongoing workforce crisis, harming the ability of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to access services. This strain is further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. f. The DSP workforce crisis, that is evident across the nation, is characterized in several ways, including high turnover, difficulty recruiting, and no discernable career path, all of which threatens the number and quality of available services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. g. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Money Follows the Person funds (MFP) to the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) to address the DSP crisis through a process facilitated by DDD and the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to establish core competencies for New Jersey and related training. The federal MFP funding and this act represents a recognition of the need for a Direct Support Professional Career Development Program aligned with national and State core competencies in order to instill competence, confidence, and investment in the workforce that contributes to the well-being and quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing an opportunity for career development, advancement, and learning new skills. h. Efforts of the Direct Support Professional Career Development Program will be aligned with the competencies developed and adopted by New Jersey. i. The Direct Support Professional Career Development Program shall have two objectives. First, the program shall conduct a pilot that focuses on DSP recruitment of high school or county college students, but may also be open to individuals pursuing a change in career, and oversee implementation of one-year paid fellowship opportunities. The program shall be responsible for determining and evaluating the criteria for fellowship recipients, and selecting new fellows on an annual basis. j. The second objective of the Direct Support Professional Career Development Program shall be to provide support to existing and new DSPs with educational programming and experience that help them build skills and competency while working in the field and further their professional development. L.2021, c.421, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72B-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B-27
Eligibility
Status: in_force

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.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-3
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority created.
Status: in_force

18A:71A-3. Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Created. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, a body corporate and politic, shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State Government and for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the authority is allocated in but not of the Department of State. The authority shall constitute an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this act in the furthering of access to postsecondary education, whether by loans, grants, scholarships or other means, shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. The authority shall submit its budget request directly to the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-92 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-92
Applicability of section.
Status: in_force

8. a. This section shall apply to a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees that operates in this State. b. A proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall provide the secretary a teach-out plan that addresses a potential closure of the institution. The teach-out plan shall be updated as required by the secretary. c. A teach-out plan shall include any information required by the secretary and shall state that: (1) the institution shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that any closure of the institution complies with the requirements of sections 9 through 12 of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.18A:3B-93 through C.18A:3B-96); (2) the chief executive officer and the members of the governing body of the institution were not in an executive position or a member of a governing body of an institution in which a disorderly closure occurred; and (3) any institutional financial aid agreement offered to a student shall contain language stating that, in the event of a disorderly closure, the institutional debt shall be void and shall not be recovered, collected, or enforced. d. The Office of the Attorney General shall seek an injunction or other judicial remedy against a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees that fails to comply with the requirements of this section, including requiring the institution to refund all tuition and fees paid by any student. L.2021, c.27, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-53.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-53.1
Rules, regulations; procedure for 36 months following enactment.
Status: in_force

39. a. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of this act; except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may for a period of 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16, adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum. The commissioner shall engage in a collaborative process with interested stakeholders in the education community prior to the adoption of rules and regulations for the 12-month period. All such rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner shall expire no later than 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16 and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted during the following 24-month period by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). b. All such rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall expire no later than 36 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16 and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted by the State board in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2005, c.235, s.39; amended 2007, c.16, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-59
Programs of research
Status: in_force

The school of social work shall establish programs of research in the field of social work to aid in carrying on its program of instruction and to improve the standards of social service in New Jersey.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-9.1
Public - private partnership agreement.
Status: in_force

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:64-85) to the contrary, Rowan University may enter into a public-private partnership agreement in accordance with the provisions of that section. L.2013, c.227, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-26
Council of County Colleges established
Status: in_force

18A:64A-26. There is established a body corporate and politic, with succession, to be known as the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. The county colleges and the county college commissions shall be members of the council. L.1967, c.271; amended 1989,c.141,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40A-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-21
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. 1987, c. 387, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:63-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 63 / Section 63-1
Establishment of summer school and extension courses; curricula
Status: in_force

18A:63-1. Summer schools and extension courses for the purpose of training and educating persons, in the science of education and in the art of teaching elementary agriculture, manual training, household economics and such other subjects as may be prescribed, shall be established and maintained in the State colleges. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.89.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-83 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-83
Higher education partnership agreements.
Status: in_force

49. A municipality and an institution of higher education may enter into a higher education partnership agreement for the development of a higher education project. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations, modeled after the procedures and protections set forth in the "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law," sections 1 through 10 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-64 et seq.), within 120 days following the enactment of sections 47 through 49 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:72A-81 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2009, c.90, s.49.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-116 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-116
Exemptions
Status: in_force

18A:66-116. The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, any benefit or right accrued or accruing to a person under the provisions of this article, and the moneys in the various funds created under this article, shall be exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process arising out of any State court and, except as otherwise provided, shall be unassignable. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person insured under a group insurance policy, pursuant to an arrangement among the insured, the group policyholder and the insurer, from making to any person other than his employer, a gift assignment of the rights and benefits conferred on him by any provision of such policy or by law including specifically, but not by way of limitation, the right to exercise the conversion privilege and the right to name a beneficiary. Any such assignment, whether made before or after the effective date of this act (P.L.1995, c.240), shall entitle the insurer to deal with the assignee as the owner of all rights and benefits conferred on the insured under the policy in accordance with the terms of the assignment. L.1967, c.271; amended 1995,c.240,s.9.