N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-34
Prequalification process, submission requirements.
Status: in_force

60. a. The prequalification process shall include a requirement that the contractor proposing to submit bids on a school facilities project submit a statement under oath on a form designated by the development authority. The form shall fully describe and establish the financial ability, responsibility, plant and equipment, organization, ownership, relationships and prior experience of the prospective bidder and any other pertinent and material facts as may be deemed necessary by the development authority. The submission shall include: (1) A certified, audited financial statement or compilation of financial statements or other documentation of financial status acceptable to the development authority; (2) Proof of any contractor or trade license required by law for any trade or specialty area in which the contractor is seeking prequalification and a statement as to whether any contractor or trade license has been revoked; (3) A statement as to bonding capacity, which shall be from a surety authorized to issue bid, performance and payment bonds in the State of New Jersey in accordance with N.J.S.2A:44-143 through N.J.S.2A:44-147 to the contractor, and shall indicate aggregate bonding limits; (4) A list of the names and titles of all individuals who own 10% or more of any class of stock in the corporation or are a 10% or more partner in the firm. If any of the aforementioned stockholders or partners is itself a corporation, or a partnership, that entity shall also provide the information specified herein; (5) Disclosure of any judgments, convictions or criminal indictments for any conduct constituting a crime under local, State or federal law. The prospective bidder shall also disclose whether, in the past five years, the following have been convicted of a criminal offense under local, State, or federal law: the contractor; the contractor's corporate directors or officers; any employee of the contractor serving in a supervisory capacity or who is empowered to make discretionary decisions with respect to bids or public works contracts; or any individual who owns five percent or more of any class of stock in the corporation or is a five percent or more partner in the firm. Failure to disclose a conviction of a criminal offense pursuant to this paragraph shall constitute cause for the denial or revocation of a contractor's prequalification status; (6) Disclosure of any unsatisfied judgments, injunctions or liens obtained by a governmental agency including, but not limited to, judgments based on taxes owed and fines and penalties assessed by any government agency; (7) Disclosure of any determination for violations of federal, State or local laws, rules or regulations, including health laws, unemployment insurance or workers' compensation coverage or claim requirements, the "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974" (Pub.L.93-406, 29 U.S.C. s. 1001 et seq.), security laws, environmental laws, safety laws, licensing laws, tax laws and antitrust laws; (8) Disclosure of any federal, State or local debarments, non-responsibility findings or denials of prequalification; (9) Disclosure of any bankruptcy filings or proceedings; (10) A statement as to past performance, which shall give an accurate and complete record of work completed in the past five years by the contractor giving the names of the projects, type of work, location, contract price, bid and final contract amount paid and the names of the owner and of the architect or engineer in charge for the owner. This statement shall also disclose any labor problems experienced, any failure to complete a contract on schedule, any penalties, judgments, orders or liens imposed by reason of any contract undertaken within the five-year period and whether the contractor has been defaulted for cause on any project as determined by an unappealed or nonappealable decision. This statement shall also indicate the status of any litigation pending against the potential bidder. The contractor shall be required to attach to this statement all performance evaluations in his possession for any work performed by the contractor on any public or private projects; (11) A statement as to organization, which shall demonstrate the adequacy of such organization to undertake a school facilities project. This statement shall include the resumes of the management and professional staff; (12) A statement setting forth the contractor's equipment inventory and technical resources; and (13) A statement on staffing capabilities, including labor sources, staffing plans, turnover rates, and any use of registered apprenticeship programs and journeyman training programs. b. After the receipt of the submission provided for in subsection a. of this section, the development authority may verify information provided in the contractor's submission, including applicable license and certificate requirements, federal or State debarments and violations of law. The development authority may also conduct random inquiries or surveys of the contractor's prior customers. c. Based upon the submission provided for in subsection a. of this section the development authority shall assign a contractor the following classification and limits for the purpose of determining the types of projects for which a contractor is entitled to bid: (1) a trade or work classification; and (2) an aggregate rating limit. To effectuate these requirements of the prequalification process, the development authority shall develop rules and regulations for assigning classifications and aggregate limits. d. The classification shall be made and an immediate notice thereof shall be sent to the contractor by registered or certified mail or other legally valid methods. e. The development authority shall establish procedures to permit contractors to challenge a classification made pursuant to this section. f. The prequalification submission shall include an affidavit which acknowledges receipt of information regarding the appropriate federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training apprenticeship laws and regulations as adopted by the State and information regarding the county apprenticeship coordinators and the federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. g. The development authority shall maintain a registry of all contractors prequalified to bid on school facilities projects. The registry shall include the classification of the bidder and aggregate building limit. The development authority shall maintain an updated version of the registry available on the Internet website of the authority. L.2000, c.72, s.60; amended 2007, c.137, s.39; 2023, c.311, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-39
False, deceptive, fraudulent statement by contractor in certifications, penalty.
Status: in_force

65. Any contractor who willfully makes, or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the certifications required pursuant to P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and shall be permanently disqualified from bidding on all school facilities projects; and , in the case of an individual or the officer or employee charged with the duty of making the submission for a contractor , he shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.2000,c.72,s.65.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-5.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-5.5
Findings, declaration relative to mental health.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Depression is the most common mental health disorder among American teens and adults, with over 2.8 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17 experiencing at least one major depressive episode each year, approximately 10 to 15 percent of teenagers exhibiting at least one symptom of depression at any time, and roughly five percent of teenagers suffering from major depression at any time. Teenage depression is two to three times more common in females than in males. b. Various biological, psychological, and environmental risk factors may contribute to teenage depression, which can lead to substance and alcohol abuse, social isolation, poor academic and workplace performance, unnecessary risk taking, early pregnancy, and suicide, which is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. Approximately 20 percent of teens with depression seriously consider suicide and one in 12 attempt suicide. Untreated teenage depression can also result in adverse consequences throughout adulthood. c. Most teens who experience depression suffer from more than one episode. It is estimated that, although teenage depression is highly treatable through combinations of therapy, individual and group counseling, and certain medications, fewer than one-third of teenagers experiencing depression seek help or treatment. d. The proper detection and diagnosis of depression is a key element in reducing the risk of teenage suicide and improving physical and mental health outcomes for young people. It is therefore fitting and appropriate to establish school-based depression screenings to help identify the symptoms of depression and facilitate access to appropriate treatment. L.2021, c.237, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-5.4
Inapplicability of C.18A:72A-5.1 through C.18A:72A-5.3.
Status: in_force

8. The provisions of sections 5 through 7 of this act shall not apply to construction and rehabilitation of facilities conducted entirely under contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act or to the refinancing of the outstanding debt on projects in which all construction or rehabilitation of facilities was conducted under contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act. L.2004,c.127,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-15.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-15.5
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this act is liable to a civil penalty of $1,000.00 for each offense, which shall be collected pursuant to the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. L. 1986, c. 87, s. 5, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-89 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-89
Definitions relative to social sciences student loan redemption.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Approved course of study" means: an undergraduate program leading to a bachelor's degree offered by a four-year public or independent institution of higher education; or a graduate program leading to a master's degree, which is offered by a public or independent institution of higher education, in a human services discipline such as social work, psychology or counseling, or a health-related profession such as occupational, physical or speech therapy. "Approved employment" means postgraduate, full-time employment as a direct care professional in a qualified facility. The term shall not include a paid student internship, paid fellowship, volunteer service or employment before graduation. "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3. "Direct care professional" means a professional staff member at a qualified facility who provides one or more of the following services to eligible persons: counseling; physical, occupational, recreational or speech therapy; case management; vocational training; assistance with activities of daily living; medication management; budgeting assistance; addiction treatment services; nutrition; and other clinical services. "Eligible student loan expenses" mean the cumulative total of the annual student loans, covering the cost of attendance while enrolled in an approved course of study. Interest paid or due on student loans that a program participant has taken out for use in paying the costs of attendance at an institution of higher education shall be considered eligible for reimbursement under the program. "Program" means the Social Services Student Loan Redemption Program established pursuant to this act. "Program participant" means a person who meets the requirements of the program. "Qualified facility" means: a facility operated by the Department of Human Services that provides direct care services to persons served by the department; a county psychiatric hospital; a facility operated by the Youth Justice Commission; a veterans' memorial home operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and a nonprofit agency in the State that contracts with the Department of Human Services or the Youth Justice Commission to provide direct care services to persons served by the department or commission. L.2005, c.157, s.3; amended 2025, c.35, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-13
Public hearing; objections; heard, etc.
Status: in_force

On the date and at the time and place, so fixed, the board of school estimate or the board of education, as the case may be, shall hold such public hearing at which the taxpayers and other interested persons shall have an opportunity to present objections and to be heard with respect to said budget and the amounts of money necessary to be appropriated and the various items and purposes for which the same are to be appropriated for the use of the public schools in the district for the ensuing school year.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-88 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-88
Findings, declarations relative to social services student loan redemption.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A qualified and stable work force in public facilities and nonprofit social services agencies is essential to ensure the provision of quality services to persons in need of services, including persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities or other disabilities, persons in need of substance use disorder treatment and juveniles under the custody and care of the Youth Justice Commission; b. These public facilities and social services agencies are currently facing a personnel crisis, which is expected to worsen in the next two decades; c. The entry-level and on-going salaries offered by these public facilities and social services agencies to direct care professionals are not always competitive with those offered in the private for profit sector, which limits the ability of these facilities and agencies to attract and retain qualified direct care professionals; d. Loan redemption programs can address the economic hardship of direct care professionals performing critical work in low-paying jobs, who in many instances are forced, because of their high loan debt and low incomes, to reject or abandon employment in the public sector, which is in great need of their skills and knowledge, for employment that is more financially rewarding; e. The departure of these skilled direct care professionals from the public and nonprofit sector is, in many cases, a loss to their own sense of personal fulfillment, to the consumers that they serve, and to society at large; and f. The establishment by this State of a loan redemption program for direct care professionals employed in public facilities and nonprofit agencies that contract with the Department of Human Services and the Youth Justice Commission is essential to address the need for the continued provision of high-quality services by these skilled and knowledgeable professionals. L.2005, c.157, s.2; amended 2023, c.177, s.52; 2025, c.35, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-59
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund Act." L.1997,c.238,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-41.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-41.1
Regulations promulgated, school districts, encourage completion of construction projects on schedule.
Status: in_force

23. a. Within 120 days of the effective date of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.18A:7G-5b et al.), the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, shall, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate regulations for school districts concerning the incorporation of construction contract provisions that encourage the completion of construction projects on schedule. b. At a minimum, the regulations shall include sample provisions that school districts may include in future issuances of construction contracts. In addition to any other considerations that the commissioner may deem appropriate, the regulations shall prescribe: (1) industry-leading penalties for the late delivery of projects by contractors; and (2) incentives for contractors who deliver projects on time and under budget. L.2023, c.311, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-62 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-62
Board of trustees; laws conferring powers and duties
Status: in_force

Wherever in any law there is reference to a board of trustees either in conferring powers, rights or responsibilities, the same shall refer to the board of trustees of the college. L.1982, c. 42, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-42
Composition of regional school districts
Status: in_force

Each regional school district shall be composed as is provided in chapter 13 of this title.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-7
Regional board members
Status: in_force

A member of a regional board of education shall be for at least one year a resident of the constituent district of the regional district, to be represented by the member, in the regional board of education. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1986, c. 98, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-76 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-76
Allocation of fund.
Status: in_force

5. a. An amount not to exceed $550,000,000 in the capital improvement fund shall be allocated as follows: $169,000,000 for Rutgers, The State University; $95,062,500 for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; $60,937,500 for the New Jersey Institute of Technology; $175,000,000 for the State colleges and universities; and $50,000,000 for the private institutions of higher education. b. The secretary may reallocate any balance in an amount authorized in subsection a. of this section which has not been approved by the secretary for grants within 24 months of the adoption of regulations by the secretary. The secretary may allocate any additional moneys in the capital improvement fund to institutions for capital improvement projects as the secretary determines and shall determine the allocation of moneys deposited into the fund resulting from the issuance by the authority of new bonds because of the retirement of bonds previously issued by the authority. c. The facilities and technology infrastructure funded by grants from the capital improvement fund shall follow the principles of affirmative action and equal opportunity employment. In furtherance of these principles, the secretary shall continue the policy of encouraging institutions to solicit bids from, and award contracts to, minority and women-owned businesses. L.1999, c.217, s.5; amended 2012, c.42, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.14
Agricultural science proficiencies included in science core courses
Status: in_force

In the event that the State Board of Education develops Statewide core course proficiencies in science, the State board shall include the agricultural science proficiencies contained in the curriculum guidelines established pursuant to section 2 of this act in those proficiencies. L.1991,c.114,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-19
Reimbursement for project costs.
Status: in_force

6. The President shall reimburse each authorized applicant whose application has been approved for a portion of its eligible project costs, determined in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. L.1973,c.381,s.6; amended 2001, c.137, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-48
Officers
Status: in_force

The association may select such officers as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 104, s. 4, eff. June 19, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-36
Employment certificates to part-time pupils; revocation
Status: in_force

The commissioner of education and the commissioner of labor and industry may issue employment certificates to pupils over 14 years of age who study part time in elementary or high school grades or in public vocational schools, to work part time in factories, workshops, mills, and all places where the manufacture of goods is carried on designated by the board of education, which employment shall be considered as a part of the schooling of such children and shall conform to state and federal rules and regulations for the employment of youth. The commissioner of education or the commissioner of labor may revoke the certificate at any time without assigning cause.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-15
Boards of school estimate
Status: in_force

Each county college shall have a board of school estimate. In the case of a county college established by one county, such board shall consist of the chairman of the board of chosen freeholders, two members of the board of chosen freeholders appointed by that board and two members of the board of trustees appointed by that board. In the case of a county college established by more than one county, such board shall consist of the chairman of the board of chosen freeholders from each participating county, one member of the board of chosen freeholders from each participating county appointed by that board and one member of the board of trustees from each participating county appointed by that board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-34
Exemption from basic reading, writing, mathematics test; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for or the holder of a certificate of eligibility in a career and technical education endorsement or a certificate of eligibility with advance standing in a career and technical education endorsement to complete a Commissioner-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in order to obtain a standard certificate, including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, if the candidate can demonstrate proficiency in the use of English language and mathematics through an alternate measure. (2) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for a certificate of eligibility in a career and technical education endorsement to complete an educator preparation program which exceeds 200 hours of instruction or one academic year. b. As used in this section: "Alternate measure" means any demonstration of basic skills proficiency, other than a test, that is approved by the Department of Education, including, but not limited to: a portfolio of work products as approved by the superintendent of a candidate's employing school district, obtainment of an occupational license or certification, or an industry certificate or registration. "Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification. "Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and test requirements for teacher certification and complete an educator preparation program. L.2021, c.420; amended 2025, c.246.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2e — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2e
Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility.
Status: in_force

4. a. For the purposes of the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act, no later than three months following the date of enactment, the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited certificate of eligibility to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements to receive a certificate of eligibility, except any one of the following: (1) the requirement to complete a minimum number of subject area course credits and all other related alternative requirements or exceptions, except that a candidate applying for a limited certificate of eligibility shall hold a bachelor's degree at a minimum; (2) the minimum grade point average requirement and all other alternative grade point average requirements or exceptions; (3) the requirement to achieve a minimum score on a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills and all other alternative basic skills requirements or exceptions; or (4) the requirement to achieve a minimum passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge and all other alternative requirements or exceptions to achieving a passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge. b. The limited certificate of eligibility authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall only be used for employment in a school district, charter school, or renaissance school approved to hire individuals who hold the certificate pursuant to section 5 of this act. L.2021, c.224, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-21
College loans to assist state students loan program.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-21. College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program. There is hereby established within the authority a New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) Loan Program. Under the NJCLASS Loan Program, the authority shall make loans available in such amounts as necessary to ensure that student loans remain generally available to, or for the benefit of, eligible students who are not eligible for, or have additional financial need beyond, a federally insured student loan and who meet the eligibility criteria set forth in N.J.S.18A:71C-27.
L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-43
Tenure rights.
Status: in_force

10. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, any person serving under tenure or permanent civil service status shall retain all tenure rights and may continue to serve in the district pursuant to the provisions of this section. However, they shall perform only such duties as prescribed in the improvement plan which has been approved by the commissioner and those duties for which they may be appropriately certified. L.1987,c.399,s.10; amended 2005, c.235, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.16
Guaranty to accompany bids; amount
Status: in_force

There may be required from any person bidding on any purchase, contract or agreement, advertised in accordance with law, that the bid be accompanied by a guaranty payable to the county college that, if the purchase, contract or agreement is awarded to him, he will enter into a contract therefor and will furnish any performance bond or other security which may be required pursuant to section 17. The guaranty shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid but not in excess of $20,000.00, except as otherwise provided herein, and may be given, at the option of the bidder, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond. For a construction contract the guaranty shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid. In the event that any law or regulation of the United States imposes any condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to any county college, which condition requires a guaranty in an amount other than 10% of the bid or in excess of $20,000.00, the provisions of this section shall not apply and the requirements of the law or regulation of the United States shall govern. The college may require a bid guaranty alone without also requiring a performance bond or other security in the contract. L.1982, c. 189, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by L.1984, c. 241, s. 5, eff. Dec. 28, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-13
Sale of real estate charged with private bequest
Status: in_force

When any such testator shall make a charge on any real estate so devised to any board of education, of any legacy or bequest to any other person in trust or otherwise, then no direction for the sale thereof shall be made by the court unless the beneficiary under the legacy or bequest is made a party defendant to the action; nor shall the sale be made unless it shall appear to the court that the rights and interests of the beneficiary under such legacy or bequest will not be prejudiced thereby and if a sale is directed the court shall make all necessary orders for the conservation of such legacy or bequest with respect to the investment of moneys arising from the sale.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-49 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-49
OB/GYN student loan expense reimbursement program.
Status: in_force

29. a. There is established a student loan expense reimbursement program within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority for obstetrician/gynecologists who agree to practice in State designated underserved areas as established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.46 (C.18A:71C-35). Any loans provided through the NJCLASS Loan Program pursuant to P.L.1999, c.46 (C.18A:71C-21 et seq.) or a student loan program of the federal government shall be eligible for reimbursement under this program. The authority shall implement the program in consultation with the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Health and Senior Services and the State Board of Medical Examiners. b. (1) An obstetrician/gynecologist who receives a payment under the student loan expense reimbursement program shall be required to practice as an obstetrician/gynecologist in an underserved area in this State for a period of at least four years after receipt of the payment. (2) An obstetrician/gynecologist who fails to comply with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be required to repay to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority the amount of the payment, in whole or in part as determined by the authority. c. The authority 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 purposes of this section, including, but not limited to: eligibility for the program, procedures for application, selection of participants, establishment and nullification of contracts established with participants under the program, and reports to the program by participants. L.2004,c.17,s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-19a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-19a
Student records.
Status: in_force

1. The chief school administrator or the administrator's designee of any local school district that enrolls a new student shall request, in writing, the student's records from the school district of last attendance within two weeks from the date that the student enrolls in the new school district. The school district of last attendance shall provide to the receiving district all information in the student's record related to disciplinary actions taken against the student by the district and notify the receiving district, in writing, if it has obtained any information pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60) or section 1 of P.L.2009, c.157 (C.2C:43-5.1). If the receiving district, after having requested in writing the student's records from the school district of last attendance, does not receive those records, it shall use every available means to obtain the records. If the school district of last attendance does not receive a written request for the student's records within two weeks of the student's transfer, it shall use every available means to determine which local school district the student has enrolled in, and to send the student's records, including any information received regarding criminal history pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60) or section 1 of P.L.2009, c.157 (C.2C:43-5.1), to that district. Written consent of the parent or adult student shall not be required as a condition of transfer of this information; however, written notice of the transfer shall be provided to the parent or adult student. Additionally, the school district shall obtain proper identification of any new student such as a certified copy of the student's certificate of birth. L.1986, c.160, s.1; amended 2002, c.63, s.1; 2009, c.157, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-64 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-64
Specification
Status: in_force

All specifications for any purchase, contract or agreement governed by this article shall be drafted in a manner to encourage free, open and competitive bidding. In particular, no specifications under this article may: a. Require a standard, restriction, condition or limitation not directly related to the purpose, function or activity for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or b. Require that any bidder be a resident of, or that his place of business be located in, the county in which the purchase will be made or the contract or agreement performed, unless the physical proximity of the bidder is requisite to the efficient and economical purchase or performance of the contract or agreement; or c. Discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin; or d. Require with regard to any purchase, contract or agreement the furnishing of any "brand name," although specifications may in all cases require "brand name or equivalent," nor shall materials or supplies which are patented or copyrighted be specified unless the resolution authorizing the purchase, contract or agreement sets forth the manner in which the special need for the patented or copyrighted materials or supplies is directly related to the performance or purpose for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or e. Fail to include any option for renewal, extension or release which the State college may intend to exercise or require; or f. Fail to include any terms and conditions necessary for the performance of any extra work; or g. Fail to disclose any matter necessary to the substantial performance of the contract or agreement. Any specification adopted by the State college which knowingly excludes prospective bidders by reason of the impossibility of performance, bidding or qualification by any but one bidder, except as provided herein, shall be null and void and of no effect, and the purchase, contract or agreement shall be readvertised, and the original purchase, contract or agreement shall be set aside by the board of trustees of the State college. L. 1986, c. 43, s. 13, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-53.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-53.7
Governing board, public institution of higher education, approve, chief financial officer appointment, reporting relationship.
Status: in_force

7. The governing board of a public institution of higher education shall approve the appointment of a chief financial officer, who shall have a direct reporting relationship to the board and the president. The chief financial officer shall be responsible for those duties and responsibilities that are prescribed by the Secretary of Higher Education pursuant to section 8 of this act. L.2023, c.115, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-39
Immunity.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-39. Immunity. Neither the members of the authority, nor any officer or employee of the authority shall be liable personally for the debts, liabilities or obligations of the program established pursuant to this article. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-171 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-171
Ineligibility for participation in alternate benefit program; enrollment in public employees' retirement system
Status: in_force

Those faculty members, who are ineligible for participation in the alternate benefit program, and all other employees of all of the public institutions of higher education in the State, except physicians and dentists holding employment in positions titled intern, resident or fellow on or after the effective date of this amendatory act, shall be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement System if they are otherwise eligible. Such eligibility shall extend to all part-time faculty members whose services have been renewed for the succeeding school year. L.1969, c. 242, s. 5, eff. July, 1969. Amended by L.1982, c. 126, s. 2, eff. Sept. 2, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-16.1
Regulation, policy adoption, restriction
Status: in_force

1. The State Board of Education shall adopt no regulation or policy which requires as a condition for approval of plans and specifications for the erection, alteration, improvement or repair of a public school facility capacity requirements which exclude space occupied by movable furniture, equipment and other items when calculating net square footage. L.1995,c.68,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1
Submission of pupils to authority
Status: in_force

Pupils in the public schools shall comply with the rules established in pursuance of law for the government of such schools, pursue the prescribed course of study and submit to the authority of the teachers and others in authority over them.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75 / Section 75-6
Article V. Cooperation with federal government
Status: in_force

A. If the laws of the United States specifically so provide, or if administrative provision is made therefor within the federal government, the United States may be represented on the commission by not to exceed 10 representatives. Any such representative or representatives of the United States shall be appointed and serve in such manner as may be provided by or pursuant to federal law, and may be drawn from any one or more branches of the federal government, but no such representative shall have a vote on the commission. B. The commission may provide information and make recommendations to any executive or legislative agency or officer of the federal government concerning the common educational policies of the states, and may advise with any such agencies or officers concerning any matter of mutual interest.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-91 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-91
Information provided to secretary.
Status: in_force

7. a. An independent institution of higher education and a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall immediately notify the secretary of any known financial liabilities or risks that are reasonably likely to result in the imminent closure of the institution or otherwise negatively affect the institution's ability to fulfill its obligations to current and admitted students. b. All independent institutions and proprietary institutions licensed to offer academic degrees shall submit an annual fiscal monitoring report to the secretary according to a schedule established by the secretary and in a format developed by the secretary. c. The secretary shall establish a process to annually assess each independent institution's and proprietary institution's financial information to identify whether an institution is at risk of imminent closure. The assessment shall be based on a review of information received through the annual fiscal monitoring report. In addition to the annual report, the secretary may also conduct additional assessments at the secretary's discretion to identify whether an institution is at risk of imminent closure. d. If the secretary determines there is a risk of imminent closure, the determination and a summary of the basis for the determination shall be provided to the institution. Upon receipt of the determination and summary the institution shall immediately: (1) notify the secretary of any known liabilities, risks, or financial issues; (2) provide to the secretary any information necessary to accurately and fairly determine the institution's financial status and likelihood of imminent closure and to monitor its condition; (3) prepare and submit to the secretary a contingency plan for closure, which shall include: (a) a process to notify relevant stakeholders, as determined by the secretary including, but not limited to, enrolled students, candidates who have submitted applications, recent graduates, faculty, staff, and host communities; (b) arrangements for the continued education of currently enrolled students via teach-out agreement or other practical solution; (c) a plan for the transfer to and long-term maintenance of records, particularly student academic records, by a third-party if the institution closes; (d) information about the rights and responsibilities of student loan borrowers; (e) information about the institution's financial condition, accreditation status, and any outstanding compliance issues regarding federal and State student aid programs; and (f) confirmation that the institution has obtained either a surety bond or letter of credit to refund student enrollment deposits and for the cost to maintain student records by a third-party. e. Upon a finding by the secretary that an institution has failed to comply with the requirements of this section, the secretary shall have the authority to order: (1) a fine not to exceed $1,000 per day of non-compliance with the requirements of this section; (2) the suspension of any State funding designated for the institution; and (3) the suspension or revocation of any degree-granting authority previously conferred on the institution. f. Any information submitted to, or developed by, the secretary in furtherance of this section shall not be a public record and shall be exempt from disclosure under provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), commonly known as the open public records act. L.2021, c.27, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-26
Classification of bidders as requisite to bidding
Status: in_force

Every board of education shall require that all persons proposing to bid on any contract requiring public advertisement for bids with the board for public work, the entire cost whereof will exceed $20,000.00, shall first be classified in accordance with article 6 of this chapter as to the character and amount of public work on which they shall be qualified to submit bids. So long as such requirement is in effect, the board of education shall accept such bids only from persons qualified in accordance with such classification. L.1977, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1977. Amended by L.1983, c. 266, s. 2, eff. July 14, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72P-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72P / Section 72P-2
Eligibility for public membership.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person shall be eligible to be selected as a public member of the New Jersey Advisory Council on Youth and Collegiate Affairs, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection d. of section 1 of this act, if the person: (1) is at least 14, but no more than 22, years of age; (2) has been a resident of New Jersey for a period of at least two years immediately prior to applying for membership on the advisory council; (3) is a student at a middle school or high school in the State, or is enrolled as an undergraduate in good standing at, or graduated from, a public or independent institution of higher education in the State; and (4) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the director of the advisory council, high moral character, good citizenship, and leadership skills. b. A person who meets the eligibility requirements listed in this section may apply to the director to become a public member of the advisory council on a form and in a manner prescribed by the director. c. Upon receipt of an application, the director shall review the application, and, if the applicant meets the eligibility requirements, may consider selecting the applicant as a public member of the advisory council. d. The director shall select an applicant to become a public member of the advisory council based on the applicant's understanding of the responsibilities of the advisory council and general interest in becoming a member of the advisory council. e. The process by which the director selects each applicant for public membership to the advisory council shall be designed to ensure diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and political affiliation, to the maximum extent practicable, and the representation of a cross section of middle schools, high schools, and public or independent institutions of higher education located in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the State. L.2013, c.175, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-66 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-66
Reduction of student's institutional financial aid; reasons.
Status: in_force

2. a. A public institution of higher education may reduce a student's institutional financial aid as a result of the awarding of private scholarships to the student only under the circumstances enumerated in subsections b. and c. of this section. b. If a student's total financial aid from all sources exceeds the student's financial need, a public institution of higher education may reduce the student's institutional financial aid until the student's total financial aid no longer exceeds the student's financial need. c. In addition to the reduction authorized pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a public institution of higher education may reduce a student's institutional financial aid if the institution receives approval from the organization that awarded the private scholarship that caused the reduction authorized pursuant to subsection b. of this section. d. A public institution of higher education may reduce a student athlete's institutional financial aid in order to comply with the individual or team financial aid restrictions of any athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association. L.2021, c.223, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "Council" means the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1994, c.48). c. "Graduate medical education" means internship and residency programs fully or provisionally approved by either the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the appropriate physicians specialty board or the Office of Education of the American Osteopathic Association. d. "Medical" and "physician" refer to doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy. L.1977,c.390,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.172.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-38
Complaint for noncompliance.
Status: in_force

5. a. An individual who believes that a school district has not complied with the provisions of this act may file a complaint with the board of education. The right to file a complaint shall be set forth in the board's policy on gifted and talented education. The policy shall be linked to the homepage of the board's Internet website. The board shall issue a decision, in writing, to affirm, reject, or modify the district's action in the matter. b. The individual may then file a petition of appeal of the board's written decision to the Commissioner of Education through the Office of Controversies and Disputes in accordance with N.J.S.18A:6-9 and the procedures set forth in State Board of Education regulations. L.2019, c.338, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-26
Issuance of instructional certificate of eligibility.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of the Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program established pursuant to section 1 of this act, the State Board of Examiners shall issue an instructional certificate of eligibility to an out-of-State candidate who: a. holds the equivalent of a valid certificate of eligibility or a valid provisional certificate issued by another state in a subject or grade level also offered in New Jersey; b. has passed a subject-matter test to receive the candidate's out-of-State endorsement or passed the appropriate New Jersey subject-matter test; c. has passed a performance assessment that is approved by the state in which the certificate was issued, or, if the out-of-State candidate did not take or pass a state-approved performance assessment, the candidate shall be issued an instructional certificate of eligibility but shall pass a New Jersey approved performance assessment prior to the issuance of a standard instructional certificate; d. has at least one year of effective teaching experience as documented by a letter from the candidate's former supervisor, principal, or employing school district's human resource officer; and e. has been in good standing during the candidate's teaching experience under the out-of-State certificate as documented in such manner as determined by the State Board of Education. L.2021, c.57, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-10
Exclusion of teachers and pupils exposed to disease
Status: in_force

No teacher or pupil who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera, measles, or such other contagious or infectious disease as may be designated by the board of education, or of a household exposed to contagion as aforesaid, shall attend any public school during such illness, nor until the board of education has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health, or from the physician attending such person, or from a medical inspector, certifying that all danger of communicating the disease by the teacher or pupil has passed.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:23-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 23 / Section 23-1
Audit, when and how made.
Status: in_force

18A:23-1. The board of education of every school district shall cause an annual audit of the district's accounts and financial transactions to be made by a public school accountant employed by it, which audit shall be completed not later than 5 months after the end of the school fiscal year. amended 1981, c.5, s.1; 2010, c.49.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-29
Warning and arrest of vagrants or habitual truants
Status: in_force

The attendance officer shall examine into all violations of this article, shall warn any child violating any of the provisions of this article and the parent, guardian or other person having charge and control of the child of the consequences of the violation if persisted in, and shall notify such person in writing to cause the child to attend school within five days from the date on which notice is served, and regularly thereafter. The attendance officer shall have full police power to enforce the provisions of this article and may arrest without warrant any vagrant child or habitual truant or any child who is habitually incorrigible or who is vicious or immoral in conduct or illegally absent from school.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-5
Authority's powers.
Status: in_force

18A:72A-5. The authority shall have power: (a) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (b) To adopt and have an official common seal and alter the same at pleasure; (c) To maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may designate; (d) To sue and be sued in its own name, and plead and be impleaded; (e) To borrow money and to issue bonds and notes and other obligations of the authority and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof as provided in this chapter; (f) To acquire, lease as lessee, hold and dispose of real and personal property or any interest therein, in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this chapter; (g) To acquire in the name of the authority by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, any land or interest therein and other property which it may determine is reasonably necessary for any project, including any lands held by any county, municipality or other governmental subdivision of the State; and to hold and use the same and to sell, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of property so acquired, no longer necessary for the authority's purposes; and when the term of a lease agreement with a participating institution has expired or the property acquired is no longer subject to any lease agreement and no bond proceeds remain outstanding with respect to the property, and the participating institution shall have complied with all applicable terms of the lease agreement and any other agreement for any other authority bonds with respect to the property, the authority or its designee may transfer all of its rights, title and interest in and to the property to the participating institution who entered into the lease agreement with the authority; (h) To receive and accept, from any federal or other public agency or governmental entity, grants or loans for or in aid of the acquisition or construction of any project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source, of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants, loans and contributions may be made; (i) To prepare or cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs and estimates of costs for the construction and equipment of projects for participating institutions under the provisions of this chapter, and from time to time to modify such plans, specifications, designs or estimates; (j) By contract or contracts or by its own employees to construct, acquire, reconstruct, rehabilitate and improve, and furnish and equip, projects for participating institutions; however, in any contract or contracts undertaken by the authority for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of a project for any public institution of higher education where the cost of such work will exceed $25,000, the contracting agent shall advertise for and receive in the manner provided by law: (1) separate bids for branches of work in the following categories: (a) the plumbing and gas fitting work; (b) the refrigeration, heating and ventilating systems and equipment; (c) the electrical work, including any electrical power plants, tele-data, fire alarm, or security system; (d) the structural steel and ornamental iron work; (e) general construction, which shall include all other work and materials required for the completion of the project, or (2) bids for all work and materials required to complete the entire project if awarded as a single contract; or (3) both (1) and (2) above. In the case of separate bids pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) of this subsection, prime contractors shall not be required to name subcontractors for categories (a) through (d) in their bid. In the case of a single bid under paragraph (2) or (3), all bids submitted shall set forth the names and license numbers of, and evidence of performance security from, all subcontractors to whom the general contractor will subcontract the work described in the foregoing categories (a) through (d) in paragraph (1). Subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work pursuant to category (e), or subcontractors who furnish work to named subcontractors pursuant to categories (a) through (d), shall not be named in the bid. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, an authority may choose to require in its bid specification that a subcontractor shall be named in a bid when, in the case of paragraph (1), separate bids for each category, the work of that subcontractor exceeds 35 percent of the authority's estimated amount of value of the work, which shall be set forth in the bid specification. Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be the most advantageous to the authority; (k) To determine the location and character of any project to be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and to construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, operate, lease, as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same; to enter into contracts for any or all such purposes; to enter into contracts for the management and operation of a project, and to designate a participating institution as its agent to determine the location and character of a project undertaken by such participating institution under the provisions of this chapter and, as the agent of the authority, to construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, operate, lease, as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same, and, as agent of the authority, to enter into contracts for any and all such purposes including contracts for the management and operation of such project; (l) To establish rules and regulations for the use of a project or any portion thereof and to designate a participating institution as its agent to establish rules and regulations for the use of a project undertaken by such participating institution; (m) Generally to fix and revise from time to time and to charge and collect rates, rents, fees and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project or any portion thereof and to contract with holders of its bonds and with any other person, party, association, corporation or other body, public or private, in respect thereof; (n) To enter into any and all agreements or contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority or to carry out any power expressly given in this chapter; (o) To invest any moneys held in reserve or sinking funds, or any moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement, at the discretion of the authority, in such obligations as are authorized by law for the investment of trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer; (p) To enter into any lease relating to higher education equipment with a public or private institution of higher education pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1993, c.136 (C.18A:72A-40 et al.); (q) To enter into loan agreements with any county, to hold bonds or notes of the county evidencing those loans, and to issue bonds or notes of the authority to finance county college capital projects pursuant to the provisions of the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.); (r) To issue bonds and notes and other obligations of the authority under the direction of law for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the installation of fire prevention and safety systems in dormitories; (s) To consider and review public-private partnership agreements for certain building projects entered into by a private entity and the New Jersey Institute of Technology pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2018, c.90 (C.18A:64E-33) or by a private entity and a State or county college pursuant to section 43 of P.L. 2009, c. 90 (C.18A:64-85), for the purposes set forth therein and to provide to a private entity that is a party to an agreement any tax exempt private activity bond financing, including but not limited to a loan of funds under terms and conditions established by the authority in consultation with the State Treasurer and as otherwise authorized under State or federal law; (t) To enter into loan agreements with any public institution of higher education or any affiliate of a public institution of higher education, to hold bonds or notes of the public institution of higher education evidencing these loans, and to issue bonds or notes of the authority in connection with the financing or refinancing of a project. amended 1968, c.109; 1992, c.61, s.4; 1993, c.136, s.4; 1997, c.360, s.6; 2000, c.56, s.11; 2012, c.59, s.4; 2018, c.90, s.6; 2021, c.415, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-46 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-46
Treasurer of board of education
Status: in_force

The board of education of any county special services school district may appoint a treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board of education, and fix his salary and term of office. The treasurer shall give bonds in such amounts and with such securities as the board shall determine. L.1971, c. 271, s. 18, eff. July 27, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-34
Creation of school district under full State intervention.
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the Commissioner of Education shall determine after the issuance of an administrative order that a local school district has failed to assure a thorough and efficient system of education, the State Board of Education may issue an administrative order as set forth in section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15) which shall create a school district under full State intervention. The school district under full State intervention shall become effective immediately upon issuance of the administrative order by the State board. L.1987,c.399,s.1; amended 2005, c.235, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-31
Falsely securing State loan; crime.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-31. Falsely Securing State Loan; Crime. Any person who, having obtained a State loan under this act, solicits, applies for, or accepts another such loan, except as specifically authorized in this act, and any person who knowingly or willfully furnishes any false or misleading information for the purpose of obtaining a loan, or of enabling another to obtain a loan, under this act, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-32
Allocation to Department of State.
Status: in_force

32. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-27), the university is allocated to the Department of State for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution. Notwithstanding this allocation, the university shall be independent of any supervision or control of the Department of State or any board, commission, or officer thereof and the allocation shall not in any way affect the principles of institutional autonomy established by that act and as otherwise enumerated herein. L.2017, c.178, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-18
Other arrangements or practices
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this agreement shall be construed to prevent or inhibit other arrangements or practices of any party State or States to facilitate the interchange of educational personnel. L.1969, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-4.13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-4.13
Nonpublic school employment candidates to demonstrate no criminal history.
Status: in_force

1. Any nonpublic school may require all final candidates for employment or service under contract with the school as a teacher, substitute teacher, teacher aide, a school physician, school nurse, custodian, maintenance worker, bus driver, security guard, secretary or clerical worker or for any other position which involves regular contact with pupils, to demonstrate that no criminal history record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, or the State Bureau of Identification which would disqualify that individual from employment in the public schools of this State pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.). Application of this requirement by a nonpublic school shall be consistent and nondiscriminatory among candidates. As used in this act, "nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education in grades K-12 or any combination thereof, wherein a child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements. L.1989,c.229,s.1; amended 1998, c.31, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-22
Use of school buses for recreation, other programs.
Status: in_force

1. The board of education of any district may, pursuant to rules adopted by it, permit the use of school buses owned or leased by the school district for the purpose of transporting senior citizens' groups to and from events within its district or in any contiguous district, for transporting citizens with disabilities in any district, and for transporting children and adults participating in a recreation or other program operated by the municipality or municipalities in which the district is located or the municipality in which any constituent district of a regional school district is located; provided that each use of school buses for these purposes is approved by the board; provided that such use of school buses shall not interfere with the transportation of school pupils; and provided that school buses so used shall be operated only by persons licensed as bus drivers. The board shall require groups seeking such use of school buses to pay all or part of any costs incurred by the district in permitting such use, including but not limited to the costs of fuel, driver salaries, insurance, and depreciation. L.1977, c.5, s.1; amended 1979, c.403, s.2; 1989, c.136, s.2; 2017, c.131, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-24
Form of ordinance, proposition for confirmation of ordinance or proposal for issuance of bonds under section 18A:24-23
Status: in_force

Every ordinance, and every proposition confirming an ordinance, and every proposal, authorizing the issuance of bonds under section 18A:24-23, except such a proposal authorizing the issuance of bonds of a regional school district shall, after stating any other matters or things required by law, disclose the effect of such ordinance or proposal contained in such resolution on the borrowing margin of every municipality comprised within the school district, and such disclosure shall include and state the amount, if any, of such borrowing margin before final approval of the ordinance or proposal and the amount of such borrowing margin, if any, which would be used up by final approval thereof and the amount, if any, of net debt, in excess of the measure of such borrowing margin, which would result after the final approval of the ordinance or resolution, and such disclosure shall be sufficient if in substantially the following form with appropriate figures inserted: a. In the case of an ordinance-- The authorization of the $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued) bonds provided for by this ordinance uses up all of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of ordinance), or, in an appropriate case, increases the existing deficit in the borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements and raises its net debt to $ (insert amount, after adoption of ordinance, of net debt of the municipality in excess of 3 1/2 % of the amount stated in the supplemental debt statement required by this article to be filed prior to the authorization of the bonds to be issued as the average of the 3 last preceding equalized valuations of the taxable real estate (together with improvements) of the municipality, as stated in the annual debt statement of the municipality or revision thereof last filed) beyond such borrowing margin; b. In the case of a proposition confirming such an ordinance-- Shall the ordinance of the (insert name of municipality) adopted on (insert date of adoption) authorizing the issuance of $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued) bonds for school purposes and using up all of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of ordinance), or, in an appropriate case, increasing the existing deficit in the borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements and raising its net debt to $ (insert amount, after adoption of ordinance, of net debt of the municipality in excess of 3 1/2 % of the amount stated in the supplemental debt statement required by this article to be filed prior to the authorization of the bonds to be issued as the average of the 3 last preceding equalized valuations of the taxable real estate (together with improvements) of the municipality, as stated in the annual debt statement of the municipality or revision thereof last filed) beyond such borrowing margin, be approved; c. In the case of a proposal contained in a resolution-- Resolved that the board of education does hereby determine, subject to the approval of the legal voters of the district: To * * *; and To issue bonds of the school district for said purpose (or purposes) in the principal amount of $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued), thus using up all of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of resolution), or in an appropriate case, increasing the existing deficit in the borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements and raising its net debt to $ (insert amount, after adoption of resolution, of net debt of the municipality in excess of 3 1/2 % of the amount stated in the supplemental debt statement required by this article to be filed prior to the authorization of the bonds to be issued as the average of the 3 last preceding equalized valuations of the taxable real estate (together with improvements) of the municipality, as stated in the annual debt statement of the municipality or revision thereof last filed) beyond such borrowing margin, and (if there be other municipality or municipalities comprised within such school district) using up all (or, in an appropriate case, an amount) of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of resolution), or, in an appropriate case, increasing the existing deficit in the borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements and (in every case where all borrowing margin is used) raising its net debt to $ (insert amount after adoption of proposal, of net debt of the municipality in excess of 3 1/2 % of the amount stated in the supplemental debt statement required by this article to be filed prior to the authorization of the bonds to be issued as the average of the 3 last preceding equalized valuations of the taxable real estate (together with improvements) of the municipality, as stated in the annual debt statement of the municipality or revision thereof last filed) beyond such borrowing margin, et cetera, et cetera. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 295, s. 11, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-29
"Week of Respect"; designated.
Status: in_force

26. The week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year is designated as a "Week of Respect" in the State of New Jersey. School districts, in order to recognize the importance of character education, shall observe the week by providing age-appropriate instruction focusing on preventing harassment, intimidation, or bullying as defined in section 2 of P.L.2002, c.83 (C.18A:37-14). Throughout the school year the school district shall provide ongoing age-appropriate instruction on preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in accordance with the core curriculum content standards. L.2010, c.122, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7B-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-10
Garden State school district; allocations and transfers
Status: in_force

The Commissioners of Education, Corrections and Human Services shall jointly review the current administrative practices, salary structure, operations and staffing of the Garden State School District and, with the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, shall establish by January 1, 1980 a plan for the orderly allocation or transfer of: a. All personnel employed by the Garden State School District; b. All appropriations, grants, or other money available to the Garden State School District, subject to any restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by Federal or State law; c. All files, books, papers, records, equipment, or other property of the Garden State School District. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive employees of the Garden State School District of any rights or protections provided by Civil Service, pension, or retirement laws of this State. L.1979, c. 207, s. 14, eff. Sept. 25, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

18A:64A-1. As used in this chapter: a. "Base year" means the fiscal year two years prior to that in which the budget is to be implemented; provided, however, for determining the level of State aid for fiscal 1982, the "base year" shall be the fiscal year three years prior to that in which the budget is to be implemented; b. "Capital outlay expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the acquisition, landscaping or improvement of land; the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, remodeling, alteration, addition or enlargement of buildings or other structures; and the purchase of furniture, apparatus and other equipment; c. "County college" means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties, offering programs of instruction, extending not more than two years beyond the high school, which may include but need not be limited to specialized or comprehensive curriculums, including college credit transfer courses, terminal courses in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical institute type programs; d. "Educational and general costs" means expenditures of a county college according to regulations established by the State Treasurer; e. "Local bond law" means the local bond law, chapters 1 and 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:1-1 et seq.); f. "Operational expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the regular or ordinary expenses of the college, including administrative, maintenance, minor capital and salary expenses but excluding capital outlay expenses; g. "Elected public official" means a person elected to a public office in the State of New Jersey other than an elected representative serving on a board of education pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:12-1 and section 1 of P.L.1977, c.30 (C.18A:54-16.1). L.1967, c.271; amended 1981,c.329,s.1; 1983,c.518,s.1; 1994,c.48,s.119.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:11-3.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3.7
Obligations of school district, exceptions.
Status: in_force

3. a. Each school district shall, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section: (1) ensure that a student with a disability has an equal opportunity to: participate in physical education programs; participate in existing classroom activities that involve physical activity; and try out for and, if selected, participate in athletic programs in an integrated manner to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the student; and (2) ensure the provision of reasonable modifications or aids or services necessary to provide a student with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in physical education programs, existing classroom activities that involve physical activity, and athletic programs as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection in an integrated manner to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the student. b. An exception to the requirements under subsection a. of this section may be made when the inclusion of a student with a disability: (1) presents an objective health or safety risk to the student or to others, based on an individualized assessment of the student; or (2) fundamentally alters the nature of the physical education program or athletic program in accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," 42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq. and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. s.794. L.2014, c.10, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-107 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-107
Proposals for training programs; grants; training sites
Status: in_force

5. a. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall forward a request for proposals for the establishment of educational technology teacher training programs to local school districts and other appropriate applicants. A local school district or other applicant which wants to participate in the program shall submit a proposal to the commissioner which outlines the district's or applicant's plan to offer educational technology training to teachers and other school staff. The proposal shall include information which outlines the manner in which the technology training program shall become self-supporting at the end of the three-year grant period through a fee-for-service arrangement, private sector support, or some other mechanism as developed by the grant recipient. The proposal shall also include any other information which the commissioner may require. b. The commissioner shall select grant recipients based on the quality of the proposed educational technology teacher training program. In selecting grant recipients, the commissioner shall consider the leadership and experience of the grant applicant in the effective use of educational technology within the classroom; the location of the proposed training site; and the potential for the training program to operate independently of grant funds at the end of the three-year period. c. The commissioner shall award grants to support at least 21 teacher training sites in the amount of $200,000 per site. The commissioner shall provide for a phase-in of training sites over the three-year period with at least seven sites established in the first year of the program, seven sites in the second year, and seven sites in the third year. In establishing a schedule for the phase-in of training sites, the commissioner shall ensure that there is an equitable distribution of sites in terms of their geographic location providing at a minimum for the establishment of one training site per county. d. Each training site shall include: (1) program offerings providing basic technology skills; (2) program offerings related to word processing, data bases, spreadsheets, and design; (3) a minimum of three educational multimedia program offerings; (4) a minimum of two telecommunications program offerings; and (5) program offerings which provide instruction on implementing teaching strategies that support the integration of technology in the classroom. L.1996,c.129,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-44.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-44.3
Role of school counselor.
Status: in_force

3. a. It shall be the role of a school counselor to: (1) recognize and respond to the need for mental health services that promote social and emotional wellness and development for all students; and (2) design and deliver a comprehensive program for school counseling that promotes the achievement of students. b. Each school counselor employed by a school district, charter school, or renaissance school project shall provide appropriate school counseling services that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) addressing needs relating to the academic, career, social, and emotional development of all students; (2) individual student academic planning and goal setting; (3) school counseling classroom lessons based on student success standards; (4) short-term counseling of students; (5) referrals for long-term services and supports; (6) collaboration with families, teachers, administrators, and community members that fosters student success; (7) attending, when appropriate, individualized education program (IEP) meetings and other student-focused meetings; and (8) data analysis to identify student issues, needs, and challenges. L.2025, c.133, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-1.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1.5
Adoption of policy regarding transportation of students who walk along hazardous routes.
Status: in_force

2. a. A school district that provides courtesy busing services shall adopt a policy regarding the transportation of students who must walk to and from school along hazardous routes. The policy shall include a list of hazardous routes in the district requiring the courtesy busing of students and the criteria used in designating the hazardous routes. In adopting its policy, the school district may consider, but shall not be limited to, the following criteria: (1) Population density; (2) Traffic volume; (3) Average vehicle velocity; (4) Existence or absence of sufficient sidewalk space; (5) Roads and highways that are winding or have blind curves; (6) Roads and highways with steep inclines and declines; (7) Drop-offs that are in close proximity to a sidewalk; (8) Bridges or overpasses that must be crossed to reach the school; (9) Train tracks or trestles that must be crossed to reach the school; and (10) Busy roads or highways that must be crossed to reach the school. b. A school district shall work in conjunction with municipal officials in determining the criteria necessary for the designation of a hazardous route. L.1999,c.310,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-30
Responsibility for action to implement act
Status: in_force

30. The Department of the Treasury in consultation with the Department of Personnel shall be responsible for any administrative, fiscal and personnel actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.1994,c.48,s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-1.2
Regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2013, c.71, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-32
Report on results of sale.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-32. Report on Results of Sale. The State Treasurer or the issuing authority or agency shall submit a report after each bond issuance to the commission detailing the results of each separate sale of Garden State Savings Bonds. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-19.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-19.2
Disclosure of foreign gifts
Status: in_force

2. Every institution of higher education licensed by the Commission on Higher Education to award an academic degree shall disclose the amount, terms, restrictions and requirements attached to or made a part of any gift of value in excess of $100,000.00 made to the institution by a foreign government, foreign legal entity or foreign person in any one fiscal year. If the foreign government, foreign legal entity or foreign person makes more than one gift to an institution, and the total value of those gifts in any one fiscal year exceeds $100,000.00, the institution shall report all of the gifts received. L.1987,c.53,s.2; amended 1994,c.48,s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-42
New Jersey City University employees, merger with Kean University.
Status: in_force

9. a. Nothing in the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall be construed to deprive any employees of New Jersey City University, upon employment with Kean University, of their rights, privileges, obligations, or status with respect to any State pension, retirement, or health benefits. b. Upon the merger of New Jersey City University and Kean University, and the receipt of any required notifications and prior approvals from State or federal authorities and any applicable accrediting bodies, employees of New Jersey City University shall be considered as new employees of Kean University and subject to the employment policies, procedures, rules, and regulations established by Kean University for its existing employees. Any collective negotiations agreement or individual employment contract agreement between New Jersey City University and any of its majority representatives or individual employees in effect on the date of the merger shall be deemed expired and null and void. c. Employees of New Jersey City University who are represented for purposes of collective negotiations shall, upon transfer of employment to Kean University, be included within the collective negotiations unit at Kean University in which the employee’s title has been recognized for purposes of collective negotiations at Kean University. Thereafter, such employees shall be entitled to the terms and conditions of employment included in the applicable collective negotiations agreement between Kean University and the employee’s majority representative. If an employee’s title is not recognized by any collective negotiations unit at Kean University, then Kean University or any majority representative may utilize the procedures for unit clarification established in the regulations of the Public Employment Relations Commission to determine whether the employee shall continue to be represented by an existing majority representative at Kean University or included within another Executive Branch bargaining unit as defined by section 1 of P.L.2005, c.142 (C.34:13A-5.10) consistent with the procedures established in the “New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.). d. Nothing in the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall be construed to affect the Civil Service classification status, if any, of any former employee of New Jersey City University upon employment with Kean University. All such employees who are employed in a Civil Service title that is subject to a working test period pursuant to N.J.S.11A:4-15 shall be required to undergo a working test period administered by Kean University to determine whether the employee can satisfactorily perform the duties of the title in accordance with Civil Service Commission regulations. Kean University shall have the discretion to waive the working test period of new employees who were formerly employed by New Jersey City University. Any collectively negotiated agreement entered into between Kean University and a majority representative of Kean University or New Jersey City University employees regarding the impact of the merger on employment conditions shall be enforceable notwithstanding any provisions of the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) or any other law to the contrary, in accordance with the terms of the negotiated agreement. e. Nothing in the “Kean University – New Jersey City University Merger Act,” P.L.2025, c.218 (C.18A:64O-34 et al.) shall limit Kean University from taking any personnel action that may be required in its discretion, subject to Civil Service requirements and the terms of any applicable collective negotiations agreements, if any, including, but not limited to, restructuring, reorganization, privatization of services, and employee layoffs. Kean University shall engage in good faith consultations with affected majority representatives with respect to any restructuring, reorganization, privatization, or employee layoffs it may seek to undertake after assuming responsibility for New Jersey City University’s former employees. f. Upon employment with Kean University, former New Jersey City University employees holding a faculty position shall not retain seniority acquired while employed by New Jersey City University. Notwithstanding this subsection, employees holding a faculty position who acquired tenure with New Jersey City University pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.235 (C.18A:60-16) shall be hired by Kean University with tenure. Former employees of New Jersey City University holding a faculty position who are hired with tenure by Kean University pursuant to this subsection shall maintain their academic rank and shall not be counted toward any limitations established on the total number of new full-time tenure-track faculty members hired at the institution. L.2025, c.218, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-20
Right to testify; counsel; witnesses; compulsory process
Status: in_force

18A:6-20. Any party to any dispute or controversy or charged therein, may be represented by counsel at any hearing held in or concerning the same and shall have the right to testify, and produce witnesses to testify on his behalf and to cross-examine witnesses produced against him, and to have compulsory process by subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify and to produce books and documents in such hearing when issued by (a) the president of the board of education, if the hearing is to be held before such board, or (b) the commissioner, if the hearing is to be held before him or on his behalf, or (c) the president and secretary of the State board, if the hearing is to be held before such board or before one of its committees, or (d) the chairman of the board of trustees of the State or county college or industrial school, if the hearing is to be held before such board. The subpoena shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas issued out of the Superior Court are served. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.50.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-14
Apportionment of funds; determination of amounts; deduction for excess payment
Status: in_force

18A:50-14. The apportionment of funds available shall be designated according to a plan submitted by the local educational agency to the Office of Adult and Continuing Education and High School Equivalency, of the New Jersey State Department of Education. Such plan submitted by the local educational agency shall include the costs of instructors' salaries, guidance and counseling services, as well as such items as instructional materials and other equipment needed in the operation and promotion of a local program. Payment by the State, in the form of aid to each program, shall be in an amount equal to these annual costs. On or before November 15 of each year, the commissioner shall estimate the amount necessary to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act for the succeeding fiscal year, including costs for adequate State supervisory and administrative control, and needed personnel training. The commissioner shall determine the amounts to be payable to each of the agencies eligible under this act for the succeeding fiscal year based upon the per student cost per hour of instruction. On or before September 15 of the succeeding fiscal year, the commissioner shall make this final determination of the payments to be made under this act for said school year. An amount equal to 25% of the sum payable to each eligible agency shall be paid to the eligible agency on October 1, December 1, March 1 and May 1. If such payments to any agency should exceed the amount to which such agency is entitled under this act, such excess shall be deducted by the commissioner from succeeding State aid payments to said agencies. L.1968, c.383, s.3; amended 1972, c.131,s.2; 1990,c.52,s.69.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-9
Powers, duties of board of trustees.
Status: in_force

41. The board of trustees of Rowan University shall have the general supervision over and be vested with the conduct of the university. It shall have the power and duty, subject to the approval of the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors which shall be subject to the limitations set forth in section 34 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-38), to: a. Adopt and use a corporate seal; b. Determine the educational curriculum and program of the university; c. Determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of the university; d. Study the educational and financial needs of the university, annually acquaint the Governor and Legislature with the condition of the university, and prepare and submit an annual request for appropriation to the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury in accordance with law; e. Disburse all moneys appropriated to the university by the Legislature and all moneys received from tuition, fees, auxiliary services and other sources; f. Direct and control expenditures and transfers of funds appropriated to the university in accordance with the provisions of the State budget and appropriation acts of the Legislature, and, as to funds received from other sources, direct and control expenditures and transfers in accordance with the terms of any applicable trusts, gifts, bequests, or other special provisions, reporting changes and additions thereto and transfers thereof to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. All accounts of the university shall be subject to audit by the State at any time; g. In accordance with the provisions of the State budget and appropriation acts of the Legislature, appoint and fix the compensation and term of office of a president of the university who shall be the executive officer of the university and an ex officio member of the board of trustees, without vote, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees; h. In accordance with the provisions of the State budget and appropriation acts of the Legislature, appoint, upon nomination of the president, such deans and other members of the academic, administrative, and teaching staffs as shall be required and fix their compensation and terms of employment; i. Consistent with the provisions of its budget, this act and any and all controlling collective bargaining agreements, have the power, upon nomination or recommendation of the president, to appoint, remove, promote and transfer all other officers, agents, or employees which may be required to carry out the provisions of this act and prescribe qualifications for those positions, and assign requisite duties and determine and fix respective compensation for those positions in accordance with duly adopted salary program parameters; j. Grant diplomas, certificates or degrees; k. Enter into contracts and agreements with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States, or with any public body, department or other agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm or corporation which are deemed necessary or advisable by the board for carrying out the provisions of this act. A contract or agreement pursuant to this subsection may require a municipality to undertake obligations and duties to be performed subsequent to the expiration of the term of office of the elected governing body of such municipality which initially entered into or approved said contract or agreement, and the obligations and duties so incurred by such municipality shall be binding and of full force and effect, notwithstanding that the term of office of the elected governing body of such municipality which initially entered into or approved said contract or agreement, shall have expired; l. Exercise the right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), to acquire any property or interest therein; m. Adopt, after consultation with the president and faculty, bylaws and make and promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as are necessary and proper for the administration and operation of the university and the carrying out of its purposes; n. Establish fees for room and board sufficient for the operation, maintenance, and rental of student housing and food services facilities; o. Fix and determine tuition rates and other fees to be paid by students; p. Accept from any government or governmental department, agency or other public or private body or from any other source grants or contributions of money or property which the board may use for or in aid of any of its purposes; q. Acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, own, lease, dispose of, use and operate property, whether real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for university purposes; r. Employ architects to plan buildings; secure bids for the construction of buildings and for the equipment thereof; make contracts for the construction of buildings and for equipment; and supervise the construction of buildings; s. Manage and maintain, and provide for the payment of all charges on and expenses in respect of, all properties utilized by the university; t. Borrow money and to secure the same by a mortgage on its property or any part thereof, and to enter into any credit agreement for the needs of the university and projects of the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors, as deemed requisite by the board, in such amounts and for such time and upon such terms as may be determined by the board, provided that no such borrowing shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit or be payable out of property or funds, other than moneys appropriated for that purpose, of the State; u. Authorize any new program, educational department or school consistent with the programmatic mission of the institution or approved by the Secretary of Higher Education; v. (1) Adopt standing operating rules and procedures for the purchase of all equipment, materials, supplies and services; however, no contract on behalf of the university shall be entered into for the purchase of services, materials, equipment and supplies, for the performance of any work, or for the hiring of equipment or vehicles, through which workers employed in the performance of the contract are paid in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), where the sum to be expended exceeds $30,700 or the amount determined by the Governor as provided herein, unless the university shall first publicly advertise for bids and shall award the contract to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the university, price and other factors considered. Such advertising shall not be required in those exceptions created by the board of trustees of the university, which shall be in substance those exceptions contained in sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-9 and C.52:34-10) and section 5 of P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-56) or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities of this State and tariffs and schedules of the charges made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any such products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with the said board. (2) Adopt standing operating rules and procedures for the purchase of all equipment, materials, supplies, and services; however, no contract on behalf of the university shall be entered into for the purchase of services, materials, equipment, and supplies, for the performance of any work, or for the hiring of equipment or vehicles, through which workers employed in the performance of the contract are not paid in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), where the sum to be expended exceeds $100,000 or the amount determined by the Governor as provided in this subsection, unless the university shall first publicly advertise for bids and shall award the contract to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the university, price and other factors considered. This advertising shall not be required in those exceptions created by the board of trustees of the university, which shall be in substance those exceptions contained in sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-9 and C.52:34-10) and section 5 of P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-56) or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities of this State and tariffs and schedules of the charges made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with the board. (3) Commencing July 1, 2013 and every two years thereafter, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall adjust the threshold amounts set forth in this subsection in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall notify the university of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which it is reported. (4) This subsection shall not prevent the university from having any work performed by its own employees, nor shall it apply to repairs, or to the furnishing of materials, supplies or labor, or the hiring of equipment or vehicles, when the safety or protection of its or other public property or the public convenience requires or the exigency of the university's service will not admit of such advertisement. In such case, the university shall, by resolution passed by the affirmative vote of its board of trustees, declare the exigency or emergency to exist, and set forth in the resolution the nature and approximate amount to be expended; shall maintain appropriate records as to the reason for such awards; and shall report regularly to its board of trustees on all such purchases, the amounts and the reasons therefor; w. Invest certain moneys in such obligations, securities and other investments as the board shall deem prudent, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this act and in accordance with State and federal law, as follows: Investment in not-for-profit corporations or for-profit corporations organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of subsection x. of this section may utilize income realized from the sale or licensing of intellectual property as well as the reinvestment of earnings on intellectual property. Investment in not-for-profit corporations may also utilize income from the operation of faculty practice plans of the university and income from overhead grant fund recovery as permitted by federal law as well as other university funds except those specified in paragraph 5 of subsection x. of this section; x. (1) Participate as the general partner or as a limited partner, either directly or through a subsidiary corporation created by the university, in limited partnerships, general partnerships, or joint ventures engaged in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology, scientific information or health care services and create or form for-profit or not-for-profit corporations to engage in such activities; provided that any such participation shall be consistent with the mission of the university and the board shall have determined that such participation is prudent; (2) The decision to participate in any activity described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, including the creation or formation of for-profit or not-for-profit corporations, shall be articulated in the minutes of the board of trustees meeting in which the action was approved; (3) The provisions of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.) shall continue to apply to the university, its employees, and officers; (4) Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit or be payable out of property or funds of the State; (5) Funds directly appropriated to the university from the State or derived from the university's academic programs or derived from payment for coverage provided by the self-insurance fund for claims accruing prior to the effective date of this act shall not be utilized by the for-profit or not-for-profit corporations organized and operated pursuant to this subsection in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology or scientific information; (6) Employees of any joint venture, subsidiary corporation, partnership, or other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall not be deemed public employees; (7) A joint venture, subsidiary corporation, partnership, or other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall not be deemed an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey; (8) Income realized by the university as a result of participation in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology, or scientific information may be invested or reinvested pursuant to subsection w. of this section or any other provision of this act or State or federal law or retained by the board for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act or of other applicable statutes; (9) The board shall annually report to the State Treasurer on the operation of all joint ventures, subsidiary corporations, partnerships, or such other jural entities entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university; y. Sue and be sued in its own name; z. Retain independent counsel including representation by the Attorney General in accordance with subsection h. of section 6 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-6); aa. (1) Procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnify against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against employees' liability, against any act of any member, officer, employee or servant of the university, whether part-time, full-time, compensated or non-compensated in the performance of the duties of his office or employment or any other insurable risk. In addition, the university shall carry its own liability insurance or maintain an actuarially sound program of self-insurance. Any joint venture, subsidiary corporation, or partnership or such other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall carry insurance or maintain reserves in such amounts as are determined by an actuary to be sufficient to meet its actual or accrued claims; (2) Moneys in the fund known as the Self-Insurance Trust Fund administered by the State Treasurer shall continue to be available to the university solely to indemnify and defend claims against the university and its employees, officers and servants but only to the extent that the university has elected on behalf of itself and its employees to obtain representation from the Attorney General pursuant to subsection h. of section 6 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-6) and such entity or individuals would have been entitled to defense and indemnification pursuant to the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., as a State entity or State employee but for the provision of subsection z. of this section. Any expenditure of such funds shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., including but not limited to the provisions of chapters 10, 10A and 11 of Title 59 of the New Jersey Statutes. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the use of the Self-Insurance Trust Fund to indemnify or insure in any way, directly or indirectly the activities of any joint venture, partnership or corporation entered into or created by the university pursuant to subsection x. of this section; bb. Create auxiliary organizations subject to the provisions of P.L.1982, c.16 (C.18A:64-26 et seq.); cc. Adopt a code of ethics that complies with the requirements of all statutes applicable to the institution, including, but not limited, to the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et al.), the "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law," P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.), regulations of the State Ethics Commission, and any applicable executive orders; and dd. Establish a procedure for the confidential, anonymous submission of employee concerns regarding alleged wrongdoing at the university. L.2012, c.45, s.41; amended 2013, c.227, s.2; 2023, c.252, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-8.1
Standards for review, approval of certain employment contracts.
Status: in_force

3. The review and approval of the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators conducted by the executive county superintendent pursuant to subsection j. of N.J.S.18A:7-8 shall be consistent with the following standards: a. Contracts for each class of administrative position shall be comparable with the salary, benefits, and other emoluments contained in the contracts of similarly credentialed and experienced administrators in other school districts in the region with similar enrollment, academic achievement levels and challenges, and grade span. b. No contract shall include provisions inconsistent with the travel requirements established pursuant to section 15 of P.L.2007, c.53 (C.18A:11-12) and applicable regulations including, but not limited to, the provisions for mileage reimbursement and reimbursement for meals and lodging in New Jersey. Any contractual provision that is inconsistent with law shall be superseded by the law. c. No contract shall include provisions for the reimbursement or payment of employee contributions that are either required by law or by a contract in effect in the school district with other teaching staff members, such as payment of the employee's State or federal taxes, or of the employee's contributions to FICA, Medicare, State pensions and annuities, life insurance, disability insurance, if offered, and health benefit costs. d. No contract shall contain a payment as a condition of separation from service that is deemed by the executive county superintendent to be prohibited or excessive in nature. The payment shall not exceed the lesser of the calculation of three months' pay for every year remaining on the contract with proration for partial years, not to exceed 12 months, or the remaining salary amount due under the contract. e. No contract shall include benefits that supplement or duplicate benefits that are otherwise available to the employee by operation of law, an existing group plan, or other means, such as an annuity or life insurance plan that supplements or duplicates a plan already made available to the employee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, a contract may contain an annuity where benefits are already contained in the existing contract between that employee and the school district. f. Contractual provisions regarding accumulation of sick leave and supplemental compensation for accumulated sick leave shall be consistent with the provisions of section 44 of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.18A:30-3.5) and section 3 of P.L.2010, c.3 (C.18A:30-3.6). Supplemental payment for accumulated sick leave shall be payable only at the time of retirement and shall not be paid to the individual's estate or beneficiaries in the event of the individual's death prior to retirement. Pursuant to N.J.S.18A:30-3.2, a new district board of education contract may include credit of unused sick leave days in accordance with the new district board of education's policy on sick leave credit for all employees. g. Contractual provisions regarding accumulation of unused vacation leave and supplemental compensation for accumulated unused vacation leave shall be consistent with the provisions of section 46 of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.18A:30-9). Contractual provisions for payments of accumulated vacation leave prior to separation may be included but only for leave accumulated prior to June 8, 2007, and remaining unused at the time of payment. Supplemental payments for unused vacation leave accrued consistent with the provisions of section 46 of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.18A:30-9) after June 8, 2007 and unused vacation leave accumulated prior to June 8, 2007, that has not been paid, shall be payable at the time of separation and may be paid to the individual's estate or beneficiaries in the event of the individual's death prior to separation. h. Contractual provisions that include a calculation of per diem for 12-month employees shall be based on a 260-day work year. i. No provision for a merit bonus shall be made except where payment is contingent upon achievement of quantitative merit criterion or qualitative merit criterion: (1) A contract may include no more than three quantitative merit criteria and two qualitative merit criteria per contract year. (2) The executive county superintendent shall approve or disapprove the selection of quantitative merit and qualitative merit criteria and the data that forms the basis of measuring the achievement of quantitative merit and qualitative merit criteria. (3) A contract may provide for merit bonuses in an amount not exceeding 3.33 percent of annual salary for each quantitative merit criterion achieved and 2.5 percent of annual salary for each qualitative merit criterion achieved. Any merit bonus shall be considered "extra compensation" for purposes of applicable regulations and shall not be cumulative. (4) The district board of education shall submit to the executive county superintendent a resolution certifying that a quantitative merit criterion or a qualitative merit criterion has been satisfied and shall await confirmation of the satisfaction of that criterion from the executive county superintendent prior to payment of any merit bonus. j. No provision for a bonus shall be made except where payment is contingent upon achievement of measurable specific performance objectives expressly contained in a contract approved pursuant to this subsection, where compensation is deemed reasonable relative to the established performance objectives and achievement of the performance objectives has been documented to the satisfaction of the district board of education. k. No provision for payment at the time of separation or retirement shall be made for work not performed except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this section. l. No contract shall include a provision for a monthly allowance except for a reasonable car allowance. A reasonable car allowance shall not exceed the monthly cost of the average monthly miles traveled for business purposes multiplied by the allowable mileage reimbursement pursuant to applicable law and regulation and the Office of Management and Budget circulars. If an allowance is included, the employee shall not be reimbursed for business travel mileage or assigned permanently a car for official school district business. Any provision of a car for official school district business shall conform with applicable regulations and shall be supported by detailed justification. No contract shall include a provision of a dedicated driver or chauffeur. m. All superintendent contracts shall include the provision required pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2007, c.53 (C.18A:17-15.1), which states that in the event the superintendent's certificate is revoked, the contract is null and void. n. No contract shall include a provision for additional compensation upon the acquisition of a graduate degree unless the graduate degree is conferred by a regionally accredited college or university as defined in applicable regulations. No contract shall include a provision for assistance, tuition reimbursement, or additional compensation for graduate school coursework unless the coursework culminates in the acquisition of a graduate degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university as defined in applicable regulations. L.2019, c.169, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72H-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72H / Section 72H-5
Documentation required
Status: in_force

In order for a learning disabled student to qualify as an eligible student, the student shall submit to the department documentation by a competent authority of the learning disability and that it results from organic dysfunction. The authority may consult with colleagues in associated disciplines in order to prepare the documentation. L. 1985, c. 493, s. 5, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61C-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61C / Section 61C-17
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require any public or independent institution of higher education to admit a student or to waive its admission standards and application procedures. L.2015, c.221, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.47
Labor movements history instruction.
Status: in_force

1. a. The State Board of Education shall adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies pertaining to the history of labor and labor movements in the United States and New Jersey. b. A board of education shall include instruction on United States and New Jersey labor history and the contributions of the labor movement in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades six through 12 as part of the school district’s implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies. The instruction shall include, at a minimum, information on: (1) the history of organized labor; (2) notable strikes throughout history; (3) unionization drives; and (4) the collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace. L.2025, c.137, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-28
"Bullying Prevention Fund."
Status: in_force

25. There is created a special fund in the Department of Education, which shall be designated the "Bullying Prevention Fund." The fund shall be maintained in a separate account and administered by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this act. The fund shall consist of: (1) any monies appropriated by the State for the purposes of the fund; (2) any monies donated for the purposes of the fund; and (3) all interest and investment earnings received on monies in the fund. The fund shall be used to offer grants to school districts to provide training on harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention and on the effective creation of positive school climates, and to help fund related personnel expenses. L.2010, c.122, s.25; amended 2012, c.1, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:44-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6
Division of Early Childhood Education.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established a Division of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education. The administrator and head of the division shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the division and shall devote his entire time to the performance of those duties. b. The division shall be responsible for: (1) setting required standards for early childhood education programs in districts that operate preschool programs for three- and four-year olds that emphasize the quality necessary to meet children's needs, including, but not limited to, standards for teacher qualifications, program design and facilities; (2) identifying and disseminating information on model early childhood education programs that meet and exceed high standards for program quality; (3) the coordination of early childhood programs and services in consultation with the Department of Human Services; (4) identifying the amount of funds necessary to implement successful early childhood education programs based on a comprehensive needs assessment; (5) providing assistance, as needed, to school districts in implementing early childhood education programs; (6) implementing the early childhood education orders of the New Jersey Supreme Court; (7) overseeing the evaluation and monitoring of early childhood education programs in districts that operate preschool programs for three- and four-year olds; and (8) providing, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, an annual report to the Legislature and public on early childhood education. L.2000, c.139, s.2; amended 2007, c.260, s.70.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-29
Violation, suspension, revocation of school bus endorsement.
Status: in_force

2. In the event that, after notice and opportunity to be heard, a school bus driver is found to have left a pupil on the school bus at the end of his route, his school bus endorsement shall be: a. suspended for six months, for a first offense; or b. permanently revoked, for a second offense. L.2007,c.77,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-3.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-3.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this chapter: "Categorically eligible" means that a student is homeless, is a migrant child, is a runaway child, is a foster child, or is a Head Start child, as defined in 7 C.F.R. Part 245, or is receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or, to the extent that the United States Department of Agriculture authorizes the matching of Medicaid data to identify children who are eligible for free school meals, is a participant in the Medicaid program, and which student, by virtue of such status, is automatically eligible to be certified to receive free school meals under the National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program, without first submitting an application or being subject to the federal income verification requirements established by 7 C.F.R. Part 245. "Community Eligibility Provision" means a type of special assistance alternative, identified at 7 C.F.R. Part 245, pursuant to which the United States Department of Agriculture provides reimbursement for free school meals that are provided by eligible, high-poverty local educational agencies and schools that participate in both the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program. "Eligible student" means a student who is categorically eligible or income-eligible for one or more subsidized school meals. "Emergency meals distribution program" means a program, established under section 1 of P.L.2020, c.6 (C.18A:33-27.2), pursuant to which a school district is required to provide subsidized school meals to eligible students, through designated distribution sites, during any period in which a school in the district is subject to a public health-related closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Federal School Breakfast Program" means the federal reimbursement program, established under the "Child Nutrition Act of 1966," 42 U.S.C. s.1771 et seq., pursuant to which the United States Department of Agriculture is authorized to provide grants-in-aid and other assistance to the States, as may be necessary to help finance the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school breakfast programs and facilitate the provision of free and reduced price breakfasts to eligible students. "Federally eligible for free or reduced price meals" or "federally eligible" means that a student is categorically eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program or for free breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program, or that the student satisfies federal income eligibility requirements, adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 245, as is necessary to federally qualify for and receive free or reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Program or free or reduced price breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program. "Federally ineligible for free or reduced price meals" or "federally ineligible" means that a student is not categorically eligible for, and fails to satisfy federal income eligibility requirements, adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 245, as is necessary for the student to federally qualify for and receive free or reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Program or free or reduced price breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program. "Income-eligible" means that a student either satisfies federal income eligibility requirements, adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 245, or satisfies State-level income eligibility requirements, set forth in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4) or subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-14a), as is necessary for the student to qualify for and receive subsidized lunch under the National School Lunch Program or subsidized breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program, on the basis of income. "Low-income family" means a family with an annual household income amounting to not more than 185 percent of the federal poverty level. "Middle-income family" means a family with an annual household income amounting to not less than 186 percent, and not more than 224 percent, of the federal poverty level. "National School Lunch Program" means the federal reimbursement program established under the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act," 42 U.S.C. s.1751 et seq., pursuant to which the United States Department of Agriculture is authorized to provide grants-in-aid and other assistance to the States, as may be necessary to help finance the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school lunch programs and facilitate the provision of free and reduced price lunches to eligible students. "Participating school" means a public or nonpublic school that provides daily lunch to enrolled students, through a school lunch program operated pursuant to the National School Lunch Program, or that provides daily breakfast to enrolled students, through a school breakfast program or breakfast after the bell program operated pursuant to the federal School Breakfast Program, or both. "Participating school district or nonpublic school" means a public school district or a nonpublic school that is required, or elects, to participate in the National School Lunch Program, the federal School Breakfast Program, or both, as the case may be. "School breakfast program" means a program that is established and operated by a public or nonpublic school, in accordance with the requirements of the federal School Breakfast Program and, in the case of a public school, in accordance with a plan adopted pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2003, c.4 (C.18A:33-10) or section 6 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-10.1), and pursuant to which the school offers daily breakfasts to all enrolled students. "School lunch program" means a program that is established and operated by a school district, or by a nonpublic school, in accordance with the requirements of the National School Lunch Program and the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4), and pursuant to which the district or nonpublic school offers daily lunches to all students enrolled therein. "Special assistance alternative" means a special nutrition assistance alternative federal reimbursement method that is authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1759a and 7 C.F.R. Part 245, for eligible schools that serve free meals to all enrolled students. "Special assistance alternative" includes Provision 2, Provision 3, and the Community Eligibility Provision, as described in 7 C.F.R. Part 245, as well as any other similar alternative reimbursement method that is authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture, now or in the future, for schools that serve free meals to all enrolled students. "Student" means a child 18 years of age or younger who is enrolled at a school in the State. "Subsidized school breakfast" or "subsidized breakfast" means a school breakfast that is offered to an eligible student, free of charge, and the costs of which are reimbursed by the State or federal government, as provided by subsections a. and b. of section 12 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-14a). "Subsidized school lunch" or "subsidized lunch" means a school lunch that is offered to an eligible student, free of charge, and the costs of which are reimbursed by the State or federal government, as provided by subsections a. and b. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4). "Subsidized school meals" or "subsidized meals" includes both subsidized school breakfasts and subsidized school lunches. "Subsidized school meals application" means an application that identifies a student's annual household income and is completed by the student's parent or guardian, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-21b1), subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2015, c.15 (C.18A:33-21), or applicable federal law, and which may be used by a school district, or by a public school or nonpublic school, both for the purposes of determining whether a student is income-eligible for subsidized school meals and for the other limited purposes specified in subsection c. of section 16 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-21b1). "Subsidized school meals certification process" or "subsidized meals certification" means the process pursuant to which a school or school district obtains and reviews a student's subsidized school meals application, or engages in the review of other relevant documentation and materials pertaining to the student, as necessary to determine whether the student is categorically eligible or income-eligible for subsidized school meals under the National School Lunch Program, or under the federal School Breakfast Program, or both. "Summer Food Service Program" means the federal reimbursement program, established under 42 U.S.C. s.1761 and 7 C.F.R. Part 225, pursuant to which the United States Department of Agriculture is authorized to provide grants-in-aid and other assistance to the States, as may be necessary to help schools, local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, and summer camps finance the administrative and operational costs of providing meals to children, in low-income areas, during the summer months and other planned periods of school closure. "Summer meals program" means the Summer Food Service Program, the Seamless Summer Option authorized by 42 U.S.C. s.1761, or any other similar State or federal program that is designed to ensure that children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months and other planned periods of school closure. "Unreimbursed costs" means the costs of a school lunch or school breakfast, which costs are not eligible for reimbursement from the federal government. "Unsubsidized school breakfast" or "unsubsidized breakfast" means a school breakfast that is offered, upon the payment of a fee, to a student who is neither categorically eligible nor income-eligible for subsidized breakfast, regardless of whether such student remains income-eligible for subsidized school lunch under the provisions of paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4), and the cost of which breakfast is not reimbursable by the State or federal government. "Unsubsidized school lunch" or "unsubsidized lunch" means a school lunch that is offered, upon the payment of a fee, to a student who is not categorically eligible or income-eligible for subsidized lunch, and the cost of which is not reimbursable by the State or federal government. L.2022, c.104, s.1; amended 2023, c.336, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-7.1b — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7.1b
Initial criminal history check for substitutes
Status: in_force

2. An individual employed by a board of education in any substitute capacity or position, who is rehired annually by that board, shall only be required to undergo a criminal history record check as required pursuant to P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.) upon initial employment, provided the substitute continues in the employ of at least one of the districts at which the substitute was employed within one year of the approval of the criminal history record check. L.1987,c.164,s.2; amended 1998, c.31, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-37.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-37.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Education. b. "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). c. "Textbook" means books, workbooks or manuals, whether bound or in looseleaf form, or electronic textbooks, including but not limited to, computer software, computer-assisted instruction, interactive videodisk, and other computer courseware and magnetic media, intended as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students, a copy of which is available for the individual use of each pupil in such class or group. Computer software shall be prepared educational programs which are subject- oriented and for student instruction. d. "Student" means any child who is a resident of the State and who is enrolled as a full-time pupil in a public or nonpublic school in grades kindergarten through 12. A child who boards at a school but whose parents do not maintain a residence in this State shall not be deemed to be a resident of the State within the meaning of this act. L.1974,c.79,s.2; amended 2000, c.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-19.1
TPAF members, eligibility based on one position.
Status: in_force

25. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, a person who is or becomes a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and becomes employed in more than one office, position, or employment covered by the retirement system or commences service in a covered office, position, or employment with more than one employer shall be eligible for membership in the retirement system based upon only one of the offices, positions, or employments held concurrently. In the case of a person who holds more than one office, position, or employment covered by the retirement system, the retirement system shall designate the position providing the higher or highest compensation for the person with such concurrent positions as the basis for eligibility for membership and the compensation base for contributions and pension calculations. b. Contributions shall be deducted only from the member's compensation for the office, position, or employment designated pursuant to subsection a. of this section and shall be credited to the member's single account established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-19. The designation by the retirement system of one office, position, or employment upon which membership in the retirement system shall be based shall be irrevocable as between or among the offices, positions, or employments held at the time the designation is made as long as the designated position is the one with the higher or highest compensation. A member who leaves a designated office, position, or employment, or acquires a different or additional office, position, or employment, may receive a new designation by the retirement system from among the offices, positions, or employments then held. Service in an office, position, or employment other than the one designated shall not be deemed creditable service for the purposes of the retirement system. c. The provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section shall not apply to a person who, on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, is a member of the retirement system and holds more than one office, position, or employment covered by the retirement system with one or more employers, while the member continues to hold without a break in service more than one of those offices, positions, or employments. Any additional office, position, or employment acquired by the member shall not be deemed creditable service for the purposes of the retirement system and no designation for that member shall be made until only one of the offices, positions, or employments held on the effective date remains. L.2010, c.1, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-18
Books containing organic laws at graduation
Status: in_force

The board of education of every school district shall have printed and suitably bound in book form, copies of the Declaration of Independence, the constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto, and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the amendments thereto, and a copy of such book shall be presented to each pupil upon his graduation from any elementary school.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-4
Period of silence
Status: in_force

Principals and teachers in each public elementary and secondary school of each school district in this State shall permit students to observe a 1 minute period of silence to be used solely at the discretion of the individual student, before the opening exercises of each school day for quiet and private contemplation or introspection. L.1982, c. 205, s. 1, eff. Dec. 17, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.15
Programming to improve student career readiness.
Status: in_force

1. a. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, a regionally-accredited institution of higher education offering a teacher preparation program for a New Jersey instructional certificate shall incorporate programming, which is curricula encompassing coursework or practical and clinical studies, or a combination thereof, to improve student career readiness. The programming shall include, but need not be limited to, employability skills, career awareness, and understanding career and technical education. b. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the preparation program for any person seeking an instructional certificate through the State's alternate route program shall include programming to improve student career readiness. The programming shall include, but need not be limited to, employability skills, career awareness, and understanding career and technical education. L.2014, c.72, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-16
Operation of certain schools by State agencies; sick leave; tenure, pension rights of staff members
Status: in_force

1. Whenever an Educational Services Commission, a Jointure Commission, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, the board of trustees of any State college, or any officer, board or commission under his, its or their authority shall undertake the operation of any school previously operated by a school district in this State, all accumulated sick leave, tenure and pension rights of all teaching staff members in said school shall be recognized and preserved by the agency assuming operational control of the school, and any periods of prior employment in such school district shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent as if all of such employment had been under the Educational Services Commission, Jointure Commission, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, or the board of trustees of any State college, as the case may be. L.1973,c.267,s.1; amended 1994,c.48,s.60.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-28
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of office of student assistance.
Status: in_force

18A:71A-28. Transfer of Functions, Powers and Duties of Office of Student Assistance. a. The Office of Student Assistance in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury is abolished and all its functions, powers, duties and employees are transferred to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority in, but not of, the Department of State. b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Office of Student Assistance or officers thereof in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury, the same shall mean and refer to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority or the officers thereof in, but not of, the Department of State. c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter the terms and conditions, rights or remedies of any loan, grant or scholarship made by the Office of Student Assistance. d. This transfer shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.) L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A-1
Implementation of energy savings improvement program by public institution of higher education; definitions.
Status: in_force

4. a. (1) The board of trustees of a public institution of higher education may implement an energy savings improvement program in the manner provided by this section whenever it determines that the savings generated from reduced energy use from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures as set forth in an energy savings plan. Under such a program, a board of trustees may enter into an energy savings services contract with an energy services company to implement the program or the board may authorize separate contracts to implement the program. The provisions of: N.J.S.18A:64-1 et seq., in the case of any State college; P.L.1995, c.400 (C.18A:64E-12 et seq.), in the case of the New Jersey Institute of Technology; N.J.S.18A:65-1 et seq., in the case of Rutgers, the State University; P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), in the case of Rowan University; P.L.2017, c.178 (C.18A:64N-1 et al.), in the case of Montclair State University; P.L.2021, c.282 (C.18A:64O-1 et al.), in the case of Kean University; and N.J.S.18A:64A-1 et seq., in the case of the county colleges; shall apply to any contracts awarded pursuant to this section to the extent that the provisions of such law are not inconsistent with any provision of this section. In the case of Rutgers, the State University, references in this section to the board of trustees shall mean the Rutgers board of governors. (2) An educational facility alteration required to properly implement other energy efficiency or energy conservation measures, or both, may be included as part of an energy savings services contract, in which case, notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the facility alteration may be undertaken or supervised by the energy services company performing the energy savings services contract if: (a) the total cost of the improvement does not exceed 15 percent of the total cost of the work to be performed under the energy savings services contract; and (b) (i) the improvement is necessary to conform to a law, rule, or regulation, or order, or (ii) an analysis within an approved proposal, or the board of trustees, at the time of the award of the proposal, demonstrates that there is an economic advantage to the board of trustees implementing the improvement as part of the energy savings services contract, and the savings rationale for the improvement is documented and supported by reasonable justification. b. (1) To be eligible to enter into an energy savings services contract, an energy services company shall be a commercial entity that is qualified to provide energy savings services in accordance with the provisions of this section. A public institution of higher education may enter into an energy savings services contract through public advertising for bids and the receipt of bids therefor. (2) (a) Public works activities performed under an energy savings improvement program shall be subject to all requirements regarding public bidding, bid security, performance guarantees, insurance and other public contracting requirements that are applicable to public works contracts, to the extent not inconsistent with this section. A general contractor, energy services company serving as general contractor, or any subcontractor hired for the furnishing of plumbing and gas fitting and all kindred work, and of steam and hot water heating and ventilating apparatus, steam power plants and kindred work, and electrical work, structural steel and ornamental iron work, shall be classified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury in order to perform public works activities under an energy savings improvement program. (b) Individuals or organizations performing energy audits, acting as commissioning agents, or conducting verification of energy savings plans, implementation of energy conservation measures, or verifying guarantees shall be prequalified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury to perform their work under an energy savings improvement program. (c) Where there is a need for compatibility of a direct digital control system with previously installed control systems and equipment, the bid specifications may include a requirement for proprietary goods, and if so included, the bid specification shall set forth an allowance price for its supply which shall be used by all bidders in the public bidding process. (3) (a) An energy services company may be designated as the general contractor for improvements to be made pursuant to an energy savings plan, provided that the hiring of subcontractors that are required to be classified pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be performed in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth pursuant to the public bidding requirements of the board of trustees. A contract with an energy savings company shall include, but not be limited to: preparation of an energy savings plan; the responsibilities of the parties for project schedules, installations, performance and quality, payment of subcontractors, project completion, commissioning, savings implementation; a requirement that the savings to be achieved by energy conservation measures be verified upon commissioning of the improvements; allocation of State and federal rebates and tax credits; and any other provisions deemed necessary by the parties. (b) All workers performing public works activities for subcontractors awarded contracts by an energy services company pursuant to this section shall be paid prevailing wages in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). All subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.). Only firms appropriately classified as contractors by the Division of Property Management and Construction shall be eligible to be awarded a contract as a subcontractor of an energy services company under this section for performing public works activities pursuant to regulations adopted by the Division of Property Management and Construction. (c) In order to expedite communications with an energy services company and facilitate the implementation of an energy savings improvement program, a board of trustees may designate or appoint an employee of the public institution of higher education with decision-making authority to coordinate with the energy services company and to address issues associated with the implementation of an energy savings improvement program as they arise, provided that any decision requiring a change order shall be made only upon the approval of the board of trustees of the public institution of higher education. (4) A subsidiary or wholly-owned or partially-owned affiliate of the energy services company shall not be an eligible contractor or subcontractor under an energy savings services contract. c. An energy savings improvement program may be financed through a lease-purchase agreement or through the issuance of energy savings obligations pursuant to this subsection. (1) An energy savings improvement program may be financed through a lease-purchase agreement between a board of trustees and an energy services company or other public or private entity. Under a lease-purchase agreement, ownership of the energy savings equipment or improved facilities shall pass to the board of trustees when all lease payments have been made. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the duration of such a lease-purchase agreement shall not exceed 15 years, except that the duration of a lease purchase agreement for a combined heat and power or cogeneration project shall not exceed 20 years. For the purposes of this paragraph, the duration of the repayment term of a lease-purchase agreement shall commence on the date upon which construction and installation of the energy savings equipment, "combined heat and power facility" or "cogeneration facility," as those terms are defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), or other energy conservation measures undertaken pursuant to the energy savings plan, have been completed. (2) Any lease-purchase or other agreement entered into in connection with an energy savings improvement program may be a general obligation of the public institution of higher education pursuant to this subsection, and may contain: a clause making it subject to the availability and appropriation annually of sufficient funds as may be required to meet the extended obligation; and a non-substitution clause maintaining that if the agreement is terminated for non-appropriation, the board of trustees may not replace the leased equipment or facilities with equipment or facilities that perform the same or similar functions. (3) A board of trustees may arrange for incurring energy savings obligations to finance an energy savings improvement program and may enter into any agreement with the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority or other persons in connection with the issuance by the authority of its obligations on behalf of the public institution of higher education in order to finance the institution's energy savings improvement program. Energy savings obligations may be funded through appropriations for utility services in the annual budget of the board, or incurred as a general obligation of the public institution of higher education in connection with the issuance by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority of bonds or notes pursuant to N.J.S.18A:72A-2 et seq., or, in the case of a county college, by a sponsoring county as a refunding bond pursuant to N.J.S.40A:2-52 et seq., including the issuance of bond anticipation notes as may be necessary, provided that all such bonds and notes mature within the periods authorized for such energy savings obligations. (4) Lease-purchase agreements and energy savings obligations shall not be used to finance maintenance, guarantees, or verification of guarantees of energy conservation measures. Lease-purchase agreements and energy savings obligations may be used to finance the cost of an energy audit or the cost of verification of energy savings as part of adopting an energy savings plan. Maturity schedules of lease-purchase agreements or energy savings obligations shall not exceed the estimated average useful life of the energy conservation measures. d. (1) The energy audit component of an energy savings improvement program shall be conducted either by the board of trustees or by a qualified third party retained by the board for that purpose. It shall not be conducted by an energy services company subsequently hired to develop an energy savings improvement program. The energy audit shall identify the current energy use of any or all facilities and energy conservation measures that can be implemented in which the energy savings and energy efficiency could be realized and maximized. (2) To implement an energy savings improvement program, a board of trustees shall develop an energy savings plan that consists of one or more energy conservation measures. The plan shall: (a) contain the results of an energy audit; (b) describe the energy conservation measures that will comprise the program; (c) estimate greenhouse gas reductions resulting from those energy savings; (d) identify all design and compliance issues that require the professional services of an architect or engineer and identify who will provide these services; (e) include an assessment of risks involved in the successful implementation of the plan; (f) identify the eligibility for, and costs and revenues associated with the PJM Independent System Operator for demand response and curtailable service activities; (g) include schedules showing calculations of all costs of implementing the proposed energy conservation measures and the projected energy savings; (h) identify maintenance requirements necessary to ensure continued energy savings, and describe how they will be fulfilled; and (i) if developed by an energy services company, a description of, and cost estimates of an energy savings guarantee. All professionals providing engineering services under the plan shall have errors and omissions insurance. (3) Prior to the adoption of the plan, the board of trustees shall contract with a qualified third party to verify the projected energy savings to be realized from the proposed program have been calculated as required by subsection e. of this section. (4) Upon adoption, the plan shall be submitted to the Board of Public Utilities, which shall post it on the Internet on a public webpage maintained for such purpose. If the board of trustees maintains its own website, it shall also post the plan on that site. The Board of Public Utilities may require periodic reporting concerning the implementation of the plan. (5) Verification by a qualified third party shall be required when energy conservation measures are placed in service or commissioned, to ensure the savings projected in the energy savings plan shall be achieved. (6) Energy-related capital improvements that do not reduce energy usage may be included in an energy savings improvement program but the cost of such improvements shall not be financed as a lease-purchase or through energy savings obligations authorized by subsection c. of this section. Nothing herein is intended to prevent the financing of such capital improvements through otherwise authorized means. (7) A qualified third party when required by this subsection may include an employee of the public institution of higher education who is properly trained and qualified to perform such work. e. (1) (a) The calculation of energy savings for the purposes of determining that the energy savings resulting from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures, as provided in subsection a. of this section, shall involve determination of the dollar amount saved through implementation of an energy savings improvement program using the guidelines of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol or other protocols approved by the Board of Public Utilities and standards adopted by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to this section. The calculation shall include all applicable State and federal rebates and tax credits, but shall not include the cost of an energy audit and the cost of verifying energy savings. The calculation shall state which party has made application for rebates and credits and how these applications translate into energy savings. (b) During the procurement phase of an energy savings improvement program, an energy services company's proposal submitted in response to a request for proposal shall not include a savings calculation that assumes, includes, or references capital cost avoidance savings, the current or projected value of a "solar renewable energy certificate," as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), or other environmental or similar attributes or benefits of whatever nature that derive from the generation of renewable energy, and any costs or discounts associated with maintenance services, an energy savings guarantee, or third party verification of energy conservation measures and energy savings. The calculation of energy savings shall utilize and specifically reference as a benchmark the actual demand and energy components of the public utility tariff rate applicable to the board of trustees then in effect, and not a blended rate that aggregates, combines, or restates in any manner the distinct demand and energy components of the public utility tariff rate into a single combined or restated tariff rate. If an energy services company submits a proposal to a board of trustees that does not calculate projected energy savings in the manner required by this subsection, such proposal shall be rejected by the board of trustees. (2) For the purposes of this section, the Board of Public Utilities shall adopt standards and uniform values for interest rates and escalation of labor, electricity, oil, and gas, as well as standards for presenting these costs in a life cycle and net present value format, standards for the presentation of obligations for carbon reductions, and other standards that the board may determine necessary. f. (1) When an energy services company is awarded an energy savings services contract, it shall offer the board of trustees the option to purchase, for an additional amount, an energy savings guarantee. The guarantee, if accepted by a separate vote of the board of trustees, shall insure that the energy savings resulting from the energy savings improvement program, determined periodically over the duration of the guarantee, will be sufficient to defray all payments required to be made pursuant to the lease-purchase agreement or energy savings obligation, and if the savings are not sufficient, the energy services company will reimburse the board of trustees for any additional amounts. Annual costs of a guarantee shall not be financed or included as costs in an energy savings plan but shall be fully disclosed in an energy savings plan. (2) When a guaranteed energy savings option is purchased, the contract shall require a qualified third party to verify the energy savings at intervals established by the parties. (3) When an energy services company is awarded an energy savings services contract to provide or perform goods or services for the purpose of enabling a board of trustees to conserve energy through energy efficiency equipment, including a "combined heat and power facility" as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), on a self-funded basis, such contract shall extend for a term of up to 15 years for energy efficiency projects, and for up to 20 years for a combined heat and power facility after construction completion. If a board of trustees shall elect to contract with an energy services company for an energy savings guarantee in connection with a contract awarded pursuant to this section, such guarantee may extend for a term of up to 15 years for energy efficiency projects, or up to 20 years for a combined heat and power facility after construction completion. g. As used in this section: "direct digital control systems" means the devices and computerized control equipment that contain software and computer interfaces that perform the logic that control a building's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system. Direct digital controls shall be open protocol format and shall meet the interoperability guidelines established by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; "educational facility" means a structure suitable for use as a dormitory, dining hall, student union, administrative building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, teaching hospital, and parking, maintenance, storage or utility facility or energy conservation measures and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher education, and public libraries, and the necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment, but shall not include any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship; "energy conservation measure" means an improvement that results in reduced energy use, including, but not limited to, installation of energy efficient equipment; demand response equipment; combined heat and power systems; facilities for the production of renewable energy; water conservation measures, fixtures or facilities; building envelope improvements that are part of an energy savings improvement program; and related control systems for each of the foregoing; "energy related capital improvement" means a capital improvement that uses energy but does not result in a reduction of energy use; "energy saving obligation" means a bond, note or other agreement evidencing the obligation to repay borrowed funds incurred in order to finance energy saving improvements; "energy savings" means a measured reduction in fuel, energy, operating or maintenance costs resulting from the implementation of one or more energy conservation measures services when compared with an established baseline of previous fuel, energy, operating or maintenance costs, including, but not limited to, future capital replacement expenditures avoided as a result of equipment installed or services performed as part of an energy savings plan; "energy savings improvement program" means an initiative of a public institution of higher education to implement energy conservation measures in existing facilities, provided that the value of the energy savings resulting from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures; "energy savings plan" means the document that describes the actions to be taken to implement the energy savings improvement program; "energy savings services contract" means a contract with an energy savings company to develop an energy savings plan, prepare bid specifications, manage the performance, provision, construction, and installation of energy conservation measures by subcontractors, to offer a guarantee of energy savings derived from the implementation of an energy savings plan, and may include a provision to manage the bidding process; "energy services company" means a commercial entity that is qualified to develop and implement an energy savings plan in accordance with the provisions of this section; "public works activities" means any work subject to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); and "water conservation measure" means an alteration to a facility or equipment that reduces water consumption, maximizes the efficiency of water use, or reduces water loss. h. (1) The State Treasurer and the Board of Public Utilities may take such action as is deemed necessary and consistent with the intent of this section to implement its provisions. (2) The State Treasurer and the Board of Public Utilities may adopt implementation guidelines or directives, and adopt such administrative rules, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary for the implementation of those agencies' respective responsibilities under this section, except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Treasurer and the Board of Public Utilities may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this act which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2009, c.4, s.4; amended 2012, c.45, s.88; 2012, c.55, s.2; 2017, c.178, s.50.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-3
Borrowing in anticipation of issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

Whenever an issue of bonds has been authorized pursuant to this chapter, the governing body of a municipality comprising a Type I school district, or the board of education of a Type II school district, may, in anticipation of the issuance of permanent bonds, by resolution, authorize the issuance of temporary notes or loan bonds of the municipality or district, as the case may be, as money is required by the board of education of the district for the projects for which the permanent bonds are authorized, in such principal sums (not exceeding in the aggregate the total principal amount of the permanent bonds), at such rates of interest and having such maturities (not exceeding 1 year and renewable, for not more than 1 year periods each, from time to time for not exceeding 5 years from the date of the original temporary notes or loan bonds; provided, however, that no such notes or temporary loan bonds shall be renewed beyond the third anniversary date of the originals unless an amount of such notes or temporary loan bonds equal to the first legally payable installment of the bonds in anticipation of which said temporary obligations were issued is paid and retired in each year subsequent to said third anniversary date from funds other than the proceeds of obligations) and upon such other terms and conditions as shall be fixed in the respective resolutions authorizing the issuance of such temporary notes or loan bonds, in which resolutions may be set forth any other matters relating to the issuance thereof which may be requisite. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 20, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1969; L.1969, c. 201, s. 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-38
Contents of notice when proposals are the same
Status: in_force

Such notice of sale shall state in substance that as between proposals at the same interest rate, the bonds will be sold to the bidder offering to pay a sum equal to the par value of the bonds offered and to accept therefor the least amount of bonds, the bonds to be accepted being those first maturing, and that if two or more bidders offer to accept the same least amount, then to the bidder or bidders offering to pay therefor the highest additional price.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-4
Board of the authority.
Status: in_force

18A:71A-4. a. The Board of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall consist of 18 members as follows: the State Treasurer, ex-officio, or a designee; the Secretary of Higher Education, ex-officio, or a designee from among the public members of the commission; the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Educational Opportunity Fund, ex-officio, or a designee from among the public members of the board; five representatives from eligible institutions in this State, including one from Rutgers, the State University, one from either the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Montclair State University, or Kean University, one from the county colleges, one from the State colleges, and one from the independent institutions of higher education in the State; two students from different collegiate institutional sectors; seven public members who shall be residents of this State, including one who shall represent a lender party to a participation agreement with the authority; and the executive director of the authority, or designee, who shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the board. b. The seven public members, including the lender member, shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than four of the public members shall be members of the same political party. The institutional representatives shall be nominated by the respective institution in the case of Rutgers, the State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Montclair State University, and Kean University. The remaining institutional representatives shall be nominated by the respective sector association. Institutional representatives shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The student members shall be the individuals that the Student Advisory Committee elects as its chairperson and vice-chairperson. The Student Advisory Committee shall be created by the board to include students from all collegiate institutional sectors. The necessary appointments shall be made within 45 days of the enactment of P.L.1999, c.46 (N.J.S.18A:71A-1 et al.). c. Public and institutional members of the board shall serve a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except in the case of the first members so appointed, four of whom shall be appointed for a term of four years, four of whom shall be appointed for a term of three years, two of whom shall be appointed for a term of two years, and two of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year. Student members shall serve a term of office not to exceed two years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring otherwise than by expiration of term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment or election was made, but for the unexpired term only. amended 2012, c.45, s.97; 2017, c.178, s.58; 2021, c.282, s.58.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-39
Securities not to be canceled; sale; resolution
Status: in_force

Securities of a school district, purchased by it, shall not be canceled but may be sold as and when directed by resolution adopted by a majority vote of all the members of the board of education. L.1977, c. 177, s. 3, eff. Aug. 16, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-7
Course required
Status: in_force

Every pupil, except kindergarten pupils, attending the public schools, insofar as he is physically fit and capable of doing so, as determined by the medical inspector, shall take such courses, which shall be a part of the curriculum prescribed for the several grades, and the conduct and attainment of the pupils shall be marked as in other courses or subjects, and the standing of the pupil in connection therewith shall form a part of the requirements for promotion or graduation.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-35 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-35
Development, distribution of student loan repayment information document.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall develop a student loan repayment information document. The document shall include, but need not be limited to: examples of monthly and annual loan payments required for State, federal, and private student loans, whether subsidized or unsubsidized, based on various principal loan amounts and current interest rates; information on the time period it would take to fully repay those loans based on various loan repayment schedules; definitions of fixed rate loans, variable rate loans, and consolidation loans; and information on the consequences and penalties of defaulting on a student loan. The authority shall: post the document on its website; transmit the document via electronic mail to each school district that includes grades 9 through 12 and nonpublic high schools by October 1 of each school year; and update the document as appropriate, but no less frequently than every five years. b. A school district and a nonpublic high school shall annually disseminate the document developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section to each student in the 11th and 12th grades. L.2013, c.1, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-28
Functions of center
Status: in_force

The center, where appropriate, and in consultation with the commission, shall: a. Make recommendations to the commission concerning the awarding of innovation partnership grants; b. Make low-cost business incubation facilities available to new industry working in industrial ceramics and related fields; c. Provide technological extension services to businesses engaged in the application of industrial ceramics and related fields; and d. Promote additional research and technological innovation to generate economic growth in industrial ceramics and related fields. L. 1985, c. 106, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4.1
Type II districts; acquisition of property without authorization of voters.
Status: in_force

18A:20-4.1 The board of education of any Type II school district may without authority first obtained from the voters of the district: (a) Rent, on a year-to-year basis, or for a term not to exceed 10 years, in case of emergency, buildings to use for school purposes; and (b) Take an option not to exceed 1 year in duration, at a cost not to exceed the fair market value of such option, on the purchase of any land which the board could lawfully purchase after securing the consent of the legal voters to the purchase thereof, but such option may be exercised by the board only after authority to purchase the property covered by such option has been given at an annual or special school election. amended 1968, c.161; 1971, c.300; 2017, c.102, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-17a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-17a
Compensation study, charter school, renewal application review.
Status: in_force

9. The Commissioner of Education shall consider the most recent compensation study submitted by the charter school and the charter school’s administrative costs over the past three years when reviewing an application to renew a charter school and as part of the annual review conducted by the commissioner pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-16). L.2025, c.277, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-11.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-11.3
Disqualification of bidder; "prior negative experience" defined.
Status: in_force

2. a. A board of education may, by resolution approved by a majority of the board of education and subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, disqualify a bidder who would otherwise be determined to be the lowest responsible bidder for a pupil transportation contract, if the board of education finds that it has had prior negative experience with the bidder. The disqualification shall be for a reasonable, defined period of time which shall not exceed three years. b. As used in this section, "prior negative experience" means any of the following: (1) the bidder has been determined to be "nonperforming" under a pupil transportation contract after a hearing which shall include the bidder, the superintendent of schools, and the county superintendent of schools. The county superintendent of schools shall make the determination as to nonperformance and this determination may be appealed to the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education, as provided by law; (2) the bidder defaulted on a transportation contract thereby requiring the board of education to utilize the services of another contractor to complete the contract; (3) the bidder defaulted on a transportation contract thereby requiring the board of education to look to the bidder's surety for completion of the contract or tender of the costs of completion; or (4) the bidder has any ownership interest in any contractor that had prior negative experience with the board of education as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection or in any contractor that is debarred from bidding on a pupil transportation contract pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2021, c.307 (C.18A:39-11.5). L.2005,c.84,s.2; amended 2021, c.307, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-3.3
Employment of nursing, non-nursing personnel; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. A school district shall only utilize or employ for the provision of nursing services in the public schools of the district persons holding an educational services certificate with an endorsement as a school nurse issued by the State Board of Examiners, except for those non-nursing personnel who are otherwise authorized by statute or regulation to perform specific health related services. Special education students and those with medical needs requiring specialized care shall have that care rendered by an appropriate provider as appointed by the State Board of Education. No person shall be issued such certificate unless the person is licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23 et seq.) and meets all of the requirements prescribed by the board for a nursing endorsement. A school district may supplement the services provided by the certified school nurse with non-certified nurses, provided that the non-certified nurse is assigned to the same school building or school complex as the certified school nurse. b. A medically fragile student requiring clinical nursing services shall have those services rendered by a provider of clinical nursing services as defined in this subsection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exclude a licensed health care service firm that is approved to provide private duty nursing under the Medicaid Program and is in compliance with State Board of Education regulations. The parent or legal guardian of a medically fragile student shall have the option to choose a provider to render clinical nursing services to the student, and the State Board of Education shall allow the provider chosen by the parent or legal guardian to render such services to the student only if the cost to the school district remains neutral. As used in this subsection: "Medically fragile student" means a school-aged child who suffers from a life-threatening medical condition, and as a result of such condition, requires more individualized and continuous care than is available from a school nurse. "Clinical nursing services" means specific health care services, based on a medically fragile student's individualized education plan and a physician's or advanced practice nurse's orders, as provided by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with specialized pediatric training who attends to the student. "Provider of clinical nursing services" means an agency that renders clinical nursing services and is approved to provide private duty nursing under the Medicaid program pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) or the NJ FamilyCare Program pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.). L.1999, c.153, s.2; amended 2012, c.5, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-4
Compensation of members
Status: in_force

A member of a board of education shall receive no compensation for his services.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-4
Membership.
Status: in_force

18A:66-4. a. The membership of the retirement system shall consist of: (a) all members of the teachers' pension and annuity fund enrolled as such as of December 31, 1955; (b) any person becoming a teacher on or after January 1, 1956, except any person who has attained the age of 60 years prior to becoming a teacher after June 30, 1958 but before July 1, 1968; (c) every teacher veteran as of January 1, 1956, who is not a member of the "Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund" as of such date and who shall not have notified the board of trustees within 30 days of such date that he does not desire to become a member; (d) any teacher employed on January 1, 1956, who is not a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and who elects to become a member under the provisions of N.J.S.18A:66-10. b. (1) Before or on November 1, 2008, no person in employment, office or position, for which the annual salary or remuneration is fixed at less than $500.00 shall be eligible to become a member of the retirement system. (2) After November 1, 2008, a person who was a member of the retirement system on that date and continuously thereafter shall be eligible to be a member of the retirement system in employment, office or position, for which the annual salary or remuneration is fixed at $500 or more. (3) After November 1, 2008 and before or on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, a person who was not a member of the retirement system on November 1, 2008, or who was a member of the retirement system on that date but not continuously thereafter, and who is in employment, office or position, for which the annual salary or remuneration is certified by the applicable public entity at $7,500 or more, shall be eligible to become a member of the retirement system. The $7,500 minimum annual salary or remuneration amount shall be adjusted annually by the Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits, by regulation, in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index but by no more than 4 percent. "Consumer Price Index" means the average of the annual increase, expressed as a percentage, in the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan statistical areas during the preceding calendar year as reported by the United States Department of Labor. (4) After the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, no person in an employment, office or position of the State, or an agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality of the State, for which the hours of work are fixed at fewer than 35 per week shall be eligible to become a member of the retirement system; and no person in employment, office or position with a board of education or other education employer for which the hours of work are fixed by a resolution of the board of education or other education employer at fewer than 32 per week shall be eligible to become a member of the retirement system. Any hour or part thereof, during which the person does not work due to the person's participation in a voluntary or mandatory furlough program shall not be deducted in determining if a person's hours of work are fixed at fewer than 35 or 32 per week, as appropriate, for the purpose of eligibility. amended 1968, c.229, s.1; 2008, c.89, s.5; 2010, c.1, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1
Maintenance of program
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district may maintain a program of adult education and utilize buildings, equipment, and other school facilities of the district for such purpose. The board shall determine the courses, which are to be offered, subject to the approval of the commissioner, with the consent of the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-5
Commissioner to enforce chapter
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this chapter to the extent of withholding state school moneys from school districts violating any of the provisions of this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-91 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-91
Repealer of sections 24 through 110 of chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes, with amendments and supplements, but continuing the teachers' pension and annuity fund, saved
Status: in_force

Section 3 of chapter 37 of the laws of 1955 is saved from repeal. [This section repeals sections 24 through 110 of chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes, with all amendments and supplements thereto as of January 1, 1956, but continues the teachers' pension and annuity fund with its membership, securities, investments and other assets and continues any benefits and allowances granted prior thereto under the statutes so repealed.]
L.1967, c.271.3. Sections 24 to 110, inclusive, of chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey with all amendments and supplements thereto are repealed as of the effective date of this act; provided, however, that the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund is hereby continued with the membership, all securities, investments and other assets and, except as provided herein, all obligations and liabilities existing as of the effective date of this act, to be hereafter administered in accordance with the provisions of this act. Any benefits and allowances granted under the statutes repealed by this section prior to the effective date of this act shall be continued in the same manner and under the same conditions as originally granted.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-21
Educational Facilities Authority transferred.
Status: in_force

21. a. All functions, powers and duties now vested in the Educational Facilities Authority or the officers thereof in the Department of Higher Education are transferred to and assumed by the Educational Facilities Authority and the officers thereof in but not of the Department of the Treasury. b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Educational Facilities Authority or the board of directors thereof in the Department of Higher Education, the same shall mean and refer to the Educational Facilities Authority or the board of directors thereof in but not of the Department of the Treasury. c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the power of the Educational Facilities Authority or to alter the terms and conditions of loans made by the authority. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter the terms, conditions, rights or remedies of any obligation issued by the authority. d. This transfer shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). e. The Department of the Treasury shall render administrative assistance, including but not limited to personnel and fiscal assistance, to the authority upon the request of the authority. The cost and expense of any services rendered shall be paid by the authority. f. The present members of the authority shall hold their office for the duration of their respective terms. L.1994,c.48,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-7
Falsely securing federal loan a misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-7. Falsely Securing Federal Loan a Misdemeanor; Penalty. Any person who, having obtained a federal loan under this act, solicits, applies for, or accepts another such loan, except as specifically authorized in this act, and any person who knowingly or willfully furnishes any false or misleading information for the purpose of obtaining a loan, or of enabling another to obtain a loan, under this act, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.17
Performance, guaranty and certificate
Status: in_force

17. Performance, guaranty and certificate. a. In addition to or independent of the guaranty which may be required pursuant to section 16, the county college may require that the successful bidder provide a surety company bond or other security acceptable to the county college: (1) For the faithful performance of all provisions of the advertisement for bids, the specifications and any other documents issued to bidders or a repair or maintenance bond; and (2) In such form as may be required in the specifications or other documents issued to bidders. b. In every case in which such performance bond is required, the requirement shall be set forth in the specifications or other documents issued to all bidders, and every bidder shall be required to submit with the bid a certificate from a surety company stating that it will provide that bidder with such a performance bond in the specified amount and form. c. The county college shall require that all payment and performance bonds be issued by a surety which meets the following standards: (1) The surety shall have the minimum surplus and capital stock or net cash assets required by R.S.17:17-6 or R.S.17:17-7, whichever is appropriate, at the time the invitation to bid is issued; and (2) With respect to all payment and performance bonds in the amount of $850,000 or more, (a) if the amount of the bond is at least $850,000 but not more than $3.5 million, the surety shall hold a current certificate of authority, issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C.9305, that is valid in the State of New Jersey as listed annually in the United States Treasury Circular 570, except that if the surety has been operational for a period in excess of five years, the surety shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this subparagraph if it is rated in one of the three highest categories by an independent, nationally recognized United States rating company that determines the financial stability of insurance companies, which rating company or companies shall be determined pursuant to standards promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance by regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and (b) if the amount of the bond is more than $3.5 million, then the surety shall hold a current certificate of authority, issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C.9305, that is valid in the State of New Jersey as listed annually in the United States Treasury Circular 570 and, if the surety has been operational for a period in excess of five years, shall be rated in one of the three highest categories by an independent, nationally recognized United States rating company that determines the financial stability of insurance companies, which rating company or companies shall be determined pursuant to standards promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance by regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). A surety subject to the provisions of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph which does not hold a certificate of authority issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury shall be exempt from the requirement to hold such a certificate if the surety meets an equivalent set of standards developed by the Commissioner of Insurance through regulation which at least equal, and may exceed, the general criteria required for issuance of a certificate of authority by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C.9305. A surety company seeking such an exemption shall, not later than the 180th day following the effective date of P.L.1995, c.384 (N.J.S.2A:44-143 et al.), certify to the appropriate county college that it meets that equivalent set of standards set forth by the commissioner as promulgated. d. A county college shall not accept more than one payment and performance bond to cover a single construction contract. The county college may accept a single bond executed by more than one surety to cover a single construction contract only if the combined underwriting limitations of all the named sureties, as set forth in the most current annual revision of United States Treasury Circular 570, or as determined by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to R.S.17:18-9, meet or exceed the amount of the contract to be performed. e. A board, officer or agent contracting on behalf of a county college shall not accept a payment or performance bond unless there is attached thereto a Surety Disclosure Statement and Certification to which each surety executing the bond shall have subscribed. This statement and certification shall be complete in all respects and duly acknowledged according to law, and shall have substantially the following form: SURETY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION , surety(ies) on the attached bond, hereby certifies(y) the following: (1) The surety meets the applicable capital and surplus requirements of R.S.17:17-6 or R.S.17:17-7 as of the surety's most current annual filing with the New Jersey Department of Insurance. (2) The capital (where applicable) and surplus, as determined in accordance with the applicable laws of this State, of the surety(ies) participating in the issuance of the attached bond is (are) in the following amount(s) as of the calendar year ended December 31, (most recent calendar year for which capital and surplus amounts are available), which amounts have been certified as indicated by certified public accountants (indicating separately for each surety that surety's capital and surplus amounts, together with the name and address of the firm of certified public accounts that shall have certified those amounts): . (3) (a) With respect to each surety participating in the issuance of the attached bond that has received from the United States Secretary of the Treasury a certificate of authority pursuant to 31 U.S.C.9305, the underwriting limitation established therein and the date as of which that limitation was effective is as follows (indicating for each such surety that surety's underwriting limitation and the effective date thereof): . (b) With respect to each surety participating in the issuance of the attached bond that has not received such a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of the Treasury, the underwriting limitation of that surety as established pursuant to R.S.17:18-9 as of (date on which such limitation was so established) is as follows (indicating for each such surety that surety's underwriting limitation and the date on which that limitation was established): . (4) The amount of the bond to which this statement and certification is attached is $ . (5) If, by virtue of one or more contracts of reinsurance, the amount of the bond indicated under item (4) above exceeds the total underwriting limitation of all sureties on the bond as set forth in items (3)(a) or (3)(b) above, or both, then for each such contract of reinsurance: (a) The name and address of each such reinsurer under that contract and the amount of that reinsurer's participation in the contract is as follows: ; and (b) Each surety that is party to any such contract of reinsurance certifies that each reinsurer listed under item (5)(a) satisfies the credit for reinsurance requirement established under P.L.1993, c.243 (C.17:51B-1 et seq.) and any applicable regulations in effect as of the date on which the bond to which this statement and certification is attached shall have been filed with the appropriate public agency. CERTIFICATE (to be completed by an authorized certifying agent for each surety on the bond) I (name of agent) , as (title of agent) for (name of surety) , a corporation/mutual insurance company/other (indicating type of business organization) (circle one) domiciled in (state of domicile) , DO HEREBY CERTIFY that, to the best of my knowledge, the foregoing statements made by me are true, and ACKNOWLEDGE that, if any of those statements are false, this bond is VOID. (Signature of certifying agent) (Printed name of certifying agent) (Title of certifying agent) L.1982,c.189,s.17; amended 1995,c.384,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-54 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-54
Deductions from retirement allowance for TPAF members.
Status: in_force

18A:66-54. If possible, whenever any beneficiary of the teachers' pension and annuity fund shall, in writing, request the Division of Pensions and Benefits to make deductions from the beneficiary's retirement allowance or pension for the payment of premiums for the pensioners' group health or dental insurance plan or the State Health Benefits Program, the division may make such deductions and transmit the sum so deducted to the companies carrying the policies. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn by any beneficiary upon filing notice of such withdrawal with the division. Deductions for the payment of the premiums for a group dental insurance plan shall be made by the division only if 1,000 or more beneficiaries covered by that plan have made written requests for deductions. L.1967, c.271; amended 1971, c.121, s.29; 1997, c.332, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-46 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-46
Calculation of State aid.
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) to the contrary, for the purposes of calculating State school aid, both the former non-operating district and the district with which it is merged pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of this act shall continue to be considered separate school districts. L.2009, c.78, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72J-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72J / Section 72J-4
Requirements
Status: in_force

No person shall be awarded a Martin Luther King Physician-Dentist Scholarship unless: a. The person has been a resident of New Jersey for a period of not less than two years immediately prior to receiving the scholarship; b. The person has demonstrated financial need for the scholarship in accordance with standards to be established by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund; c. The person has demonstrated high moral character, good citizenship, and dedication to American ideals; and d. The person has complied with all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund for the award, regulation and administration of the scholarship. L. 1987, c. 183, s. 4.