N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-17
Establishment of bullying prevention programs or approaches.
Status: in_force

5. a. Schools and school districts shall annually establish, implement, document, and assess bullying prevention programs or approaches, and other initiatives involving school staff, students, administrators, volunteers, parents, law enforcement and community members. The programs or approaches shall be designed to create school-wide conditions to prevent and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying. A school district may implement bullying prevention programs and approaches that may be available at no cost from the Department of Education, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, or any other entity. A school district may, at its own discretion, implement bullying prevention programs and approaches which impose a cost on the district. A school district may apply to the Department of Education for a grant to be used for programs, approaches, or personnel established pursuant to this act, to the extent funds are appropriated for these purposes or funds are made available through the "Bullying Prevention Fund" established pursuant to section 25 of P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-28). A school district may make an application for a grant only after exploring bullying prevention programs and approaches that are available at no cost, and making an affirmative demonstration of that exploration in its grant application. b. A school district shall: (1) provide training on the school district's harassment, intimidation, or bullying policies to school employees and volunteers who have significant contact with students; (2) ensure that the training includes instruction on preventing bullying on the basis of the protected categories enumerated in section 2 of P.L.2002, c.83 (C.18A:37-14) and other distinguishing characteristics that may incite incidents of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying; and (3) develop a process for discussing the district's harassment, intimidation or bullying policy with students. A school district may satisfy the training required pursuant to this subsection by utilizing training that may be provided at no cost by the Department of Education, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, or any other entity. A school district may, at its own discretion, implement a training program which imposes a cost on the district. c. Information regarding the school district policy against harassment, intimidation or bullying shall be incorporated into a school's employee training program and shall be provided to full-time and part-time staff, volunteers who have significant contact with students, and those persons contracted by the district to provide services to students. L.2002, c.83, s.5; amended 2010, c.122, s.14; 2012, c.1, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-7.11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-7.11
Definition
Status: in_force

As used in this act, "multi-district federal enclave" means a contiguous piece of federal property which is located entirely or partially within the geographic boundaries of a county of the second class with a population of not less than 315,000 and not more than 400,000 according to the 1980 federal decennial census and which federal property is located within more than one school district. L. 1988, c. 105, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.31
Indemnity agreement with the United States, etc.
Status: in_force

Any county college may enter into an agreement indemnifying the United States of America or any board, body, officer or agency thereof from any liability for loss or damage to the person or property of others resulting from any project undertaken or to be undertaken by the federal government for the benefit of such county college or any project the cost of which or any part thereof is to be paid out of federal funds. L.1982, c. 189, s. 31, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-3
Charter school program established
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a charter school program which shall provide for the approval and granting of charters to charter schools pursuant to the provisions of this act. A charter school shall be a public school operated under a charter granted by the commissioner, which is operated independently of a local board of education and is managed by a board of trustees. The board of trustees, upon receiving a charter from the commissioner, shall be deemed to be public agents authorized by the State Board of Education to supervise and control the charter school. b. The program shall authorize the establishment of not more than 135 charter schools during the 48 months following the effective date of this act. A minimum of three charter schools shall be allocated to each county. The commissioner shall actively encourage the establishment of charter schools in urban school districts with the participation of institutions of higher education. L.1995,c.426,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-7.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7.3
Notice to applicant; notice of pending charges
Status: in_force

3. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for an applicant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, the Commissioner of Education shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the applicant's qualification or disqualification for employment or service under this act. If the applicant is disqualified, the convictions which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice to the applicant. The applicant shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information. If no challenge is filed or if the determination of the accuracy of the criminal history record information upholds the disqualification, the commissioner shall notify the employing board of education that the applicant has been disqualified from employment, and a copy of the written notice of disqualification for applicants who hold a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners shall be forwarded to that board. The commissioner is authorized to share all criminal history record information regarding teaching staff members with the State Board of Examiners. In addition, the commissioner is authorized to share criminal history record information of an applicant from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the State Bureau of Identification with the appropriate court in order to obtain copies of the judgment of conviction and such other documents as the commissioner deems necessary to confirm the completeness and accuracy of the record. Following qualification for employment pursuant to this section, the State Bureau of Identification shall immediately forward to the Commissioner of Education any information which the bureau receives on a charge pending against an employee. If the charge is for one of the crimes or offenses enumerated in section 1 of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1), the commissioner shall notify the employing board of education or contractor, and the board or contractor shall take appropriate action. If the pending charge results in conviction, the employee shall not be eligible for continued employment. L.1986,c.116,s.3; amended 1998, c.31, s.8; 2002, c.119, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-82 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-82
Plan for use of open textbooks, digital learning materials.
Status: in_force

2. a. Within one year of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.77 (C.18A:3B-81 et seq.), an institution of higher education, after consultation with faculty members at the institution, shall submit a plan to the Secretary of Higher Education to expand the use of open textbooks and commercial digital learning materials in order to achieve savings for students enrolled in the institution. The plan may include strategies employed by the institution during the last academic year. b. The secretary shall review the plan submitted by an institution to ensure that the plan has the potential to: (1) achieve the highest level of savings for students through the sustainable expanded use of open textbooks in courses offered by the institution; (2) produce the highest quality open textbooks that can be most easily utilized and adapted by faculty members at the institution, and correspond to the highest enrollment courses at the institution; (3) ensure that the full and complete digital content of each open textbook created or adapted in accordance with the plan is made available to students enrolled in the institution: (a) on the institution's college bookstore website in an easily accessible location; and (b) in a machine readable, digital format that a student can download; (4) ensure that the institution is making a good faith effort to provide open textbooks to students; and (5) provide for the implementation of programs which reduce the cost of commercial digital learning materials pursuant to 34 C.F.R. s.668.164(c)(2). L.2019, c.77, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-11
Executive county business official, term.
Status: in_force

53. The commissioner shall appoint an executive county business official to serve in the office of the executive county superintendent of schools for a term of three years. The executive county business official shall assist the executive county superintendent in the performance of the superintendent's duties pursuant to N.J.S.18A:7-8, and perform such other duties as determined by the commissioner. Based on criteria developed by the commissioner, the executive county business official shall be subject to a performance assessment at least once during the three-year term. The business official may be re-appointed on the basis of a satisfactory performance assessment. L.2007, c.63, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-41
Waiving of certain requirements
Status: in_force

9. The commissioner or the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in the Department of Community Affairs, as appropriate, is authorized, for those school districts issuing bonds pursuant to this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act, to waive the requirement imposed pursuant to N.J.S.18A:24-46 or N.J.S.40A:2-29, as the case may be, that school districts issue those bonds at not less than par value. L.1993,c.102,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-32
Board of directors; conflict of interest; expenses
Status: in_force

No member of the board of directors of an auxiliary organization shall have a financial interest in any contract or other transaction entered into by the board of which he is a member. Any contract or transaction entered into in violation of this section is void. The members of the board of directors shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their necessary expenses in performing their duties. L.1982, c. 16, s. 7, eff. April 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29 / Section 29-5
$18,500 minimum salary
Status: in_force

The minimum salary of a full-time teaching staff member in any school district or educational services commission who is certified by the local board of education or the board of directors of the educational services commission as performing his duties in an acceptable manner for the previous academic year pursuant to N.J.A. C. 6:3-1.19 and 6:3-1.21 and who is not employed as a substitute on a day-to-day basis shall be $18,500.00 for an academic year and a proportionate amount for less than an academic year. For the purpose of this amendatory and supplementary act, "full-time" means the number of days of employment in each week and the period of time in each day required by regulations of the State board to qualify a person as a full-time teaching staff member. In addition this minimum salary shall apply to all new full-time teaching staff members hired for the 1985-86 academic year and thereafter. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1985, c. 321, s. 3, eff. Sept. 9, 1985, operative Sept. 9, 1985; L. 1986, c. 9, s. 1, eff. March 28, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-65 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-65
Advisory council
Status: in_force

The corporation shall appoint an advisory council for the institute of management and labor relations consisting of representatives of labor, management and the public, in equal numbers. The advisory council shall advise the corporation as to the manner of carrying out the purposes of this article. Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-33
Insurance money; use for reconstruction or repair
Status: in_force

Whenever any of the school buildings and the furnishings thereof in any school district have been or shall have been partially or totally destroyed by fire or other casualty, the insurance moneys received by the board of education by reason thereof, whether payable from a municipal insurance fund or otherwise, may be used by the board for the repair, reconstruction, or rebuilding of the building and the purchase and repair of the furnishings and contents thereof, but the board shall not use the money for the erection of a building on a site other than that occupied by the building destroyed without the authority of the appropriating power. The board of education shall not enter into a contract for the construction of a building to cost more than the amount of insurance moneys received until the additional amount required shall have been authorized for expenditure for such purpose and regularly appropriated.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-34
Office of School Bus Safety established.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Department of Education the Office of School Bus Safety. The purpose of the office is to oversee the school busing industry and to coordinate enforcement and accountability among the department, school bus drivers, and school bus contractors. b. The Commissioner of Education shall establish the office, which shall consist of individuals qualified by training and experience related to the school bus industry in order to perform the duties of the office. The staff shall be supervised by a person of recognized judgment, integrity, and objectivity, and shall be skilled in communication, conflict resolution, and professionalism. c. The office shall be responsible for the work of such professional and clerical staff as may be necessary to carry out the office's responsibilities. L.2021, c.471, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-11
Operation of charter school.
Status: in_force

11. a. A charter school shall operate in accordance with its charter and the provisions of law and regulation which govern other public schools; except that, upon the request of the board of trustees of a charter school, the commissioner may exempt the school from State regulations concerning public schools, except those pertaining to assessment, testing, civil rights and student health and safety, if the board of trustees satisfactorily demonstrates to the commissioner that the exemption will advance the educational goals and objectives of the school. b. A charter school shall comply with the provisions of chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes concerning the provision of services to students with disabilities; except that the fiscal responsibility for any student currently enrolled in or determined to require a private day or residential school shall remain with the district of residence. Within 15 days of the signing of the individualized education plan, a charter school shall provide notice to the resident district of any individualized education plan which results in a private day or residential placement. The resident district may challenge the placement within 30 days in accordance with the procedures established by law. c. A charter school shall comply with applicable State and federal anti-discrimination statutes. L.1995, c.426, s.11; amended 2007, c.260, s.57; 2017, c.131, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-35 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-35
Annual report by institution of higher education.
Status: in_force

305. Each public institution of higher education shall prepare and make available to the public an annual report on the condition of the institution which shall include, but need not be limited to a profile of the student body including graduation rates, SAT or other test scores, the percentage of New Jersey residents in the student body, the number of scholarship students and the number of Educational Opportunity Fund students in attendance; a profile of the faculty including the ratio of full to part-time faculty members, and major research and public service activities; a profile of the trustees or governors as applicable; and, a profile of the institution, including degree and certificate programs, status of accreditation, major capital projects, any new collaborative undertakings or partnerships, any new programs or initiatives designed to respond to specific State needs, an accounting of demonstrable efficiency and quality improvements, and any other information which the commission and the institution deem appropriate. The form and general content of the report shall be established by the Commission on Higher Education. L.1994, c.48, s.305; amended 2009, c.308, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-4
Federal loan evidenced by note; interest rate; method of payment; security.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-4. Federal Loan Evidenced by Note; Interest Rate; Method of Payment; Security. Each federal loan made under this article shall: a. be evidenced by a note or other obligation approved by the authority; b. bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum percentage per annum permitted under 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq. and implementing rules and regulations; c. be payable in such manner or in such installments as permitted under 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq. and implementing rules and regulations; and d. be secured only by the personal liability of the maker, and not by any endorsers, co-maker's collateral, or other security, except as may be permitted under 20 U.S.C.s.1071 et seq. and implementing rules and regulations. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:9-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-8
Type I districts; effective date of change
Status: in_force

If the voters of the district shall so elect that the district shall become a type I district, the district shall be governed by the provisions of this title relating to type I districts after January 31 next ensuing, unless the district be established in a city of the first class, in which case it shall be so governed after June 30 next ensuing, and the terms of the members of the board of education in office at the time of said election shall continue to and cease upon such January 31 or such June 30, as the case may be.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1
Attendance at school free of charge.
Status: in_force

18A:38-1. Public schools shall be free to the following persons over five and under 20 years of age: Any person who is domiciled within the school district; b. (1) Any person who is kept in the home of another person domiciled within the school district and is supported by such other person gratis as if he were such other person's own child, upon filing by such other person with the secretary of the board of education of the district, if so required by the board, a sworn statement that he is domiciled within the district and is supporting the child gratis and will assume all personal obligations for the child relative to school requirements and that he intends so to keep and support the child gratuitously for a longer time than merely through the school term, and a copy of his lease if a tenant, or a sworn statement by his landlord acknowledging his tenancy if residing as a tenant without a written lease, and upon filing by the child's parent or guardian with the secretary of the board of education a sworn statement that he is not capable of supporting or providing care for the child due to a family or economic hardship and that the child is not residing with the resident of the district solely for the purpose of receiving a free public education within the district. The statement shall be accompanied by documentation to support the validity of the sworn statements, information from or about which shall be supplied only to the board and only to the extent that it directly pertains to the support or nonsupport of the child. If in the judgment of the board of education the evidence does not support the validity of the claim by the resident, the board may deny admission to the child. The resident may contest the board's decision to the commissioner within 21 days of the date of the decision and shall be entitled to an expedited hearing before the commissioner on the validity of the claim and shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the child is eligible for a free education under the criteria listed in this subsection. The board of education shall, at the time of its decision, notify the resident in writing of his right to contest the board's decision to the commissioner within 21 days. No child shall be denied admission during the pendency of the proceedings before the commissioner. In the event the child is currently enrolled in the district, the student shall not be removed from school during the 21-day period in which the resident may contest the board's decision nor during the pendency of the proceedings before the commissioner. If in the judgment of the commissioner the evidence does not support the claim of the resident, he shall assess the resident tuition for the student prorated to the time of the student's ineligible attendance in the school district. Tuition shall be computed on the basis of 1/180 of the total annual per pupil cost to the local district multiplied by the number of days of ineligible attendance and shall be collected in the manner in which orders of the commissioner are enforced. Nothing shall preclude a board from collecting tuition from the resident, parent or guardian for a student's period of ineligible attendance in the schools of the district where the issue is not appealed to the commissioner; (2) If the superintendent or administrative principal of a school district finds that the parent or guardian of a child who is attending the schools of the district is not domiciled within the district and the child is not kept in the home of another person domiciled within the school district and supported by him gratis as if the child was the person's own child as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the superintendent or administrative principal may apply to the board of education for the removal of the child. The parent or guardian shall be entitled to a hearing before the board and if in the judgment of the board the parent or guardian is not domiciled within the district or the child is not kept in the home of another person domiciled within the school district and supported by him gratis as if the child was the person's own child as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board may order the transfer or removal of the child from school. The parent or guardian may contest the board's decision before the commissioner within 21 days of the date of the decision and shall be entitled to an expedited hearing before the commissioner and shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the child is eligible for a free education under the criteria listed in this subsection. The board of education shall, at the time of its decision, notify the parent or guardian in writing of his right to contest the decision within 21 days. No child shall be removed from school during the 21-day period in which the parent may contest the board's decision or during the pendency of the proceedings before the commissioner. If in the judgment of the commissioner the evidence does not support the claim of the parent or guardian, the commissioner shall assess the parent or guardian tuition for the student prorated to the time of the student's ineligible attendance in the schools of the district. Tuition shall be computed on the basis of 1/180 of the total annual per pupil cost to the local district multiplied by the number of days of ineligible attendance and shall be collected in the manner in which orders of the commissioner are enforced. Nothing shall preclude a board from collecting tuition from the parent or guardian for a student's period of ineligible attendance in the schools of the district where the issue is not appealed to the commissioner; The provisions of this section requiring proof of support, custody or tenancy shall not apply to a person keeping a child in his home whose parent or guardian is a member of the New Jersey National Guard or a member of the reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and who has been ordered into active military service in any of the armed forces of the United States in time of war or national emergency. In such a situation, the child shall be eligible to enroll in the district in which he is being kept, and no tuition shall be charged by the district. Following the return of the child's parent or guardian from active military service, the child's eligibility for enrollment without tuition in the district in which he or she is being kept shall cease at the end of the current school year; c. Any person who fraudulently allows a child of another person to use his residence and is not the primary financial supporter of that child and any person who fraudulently claims to have given up custody of his child to a person in another district commits a disorderly persons offense; d. Any person whose parent or guardian, even though not domiciled within the district, is residing temporarily therein, but any person who has had or shall have his all-year-round dwelling place within the district for one year or longer shall be deemed to be domiciled within the district for the purposes of this section; e. Any person for whom the Division of Youth and Family Services in the Department of Children and Families is acting as guardian and who is placed in the district by the division; f. Any person whose parent or guardian moves from one school district to another school district as a result of being homeless and whose district of residence is determined pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-12). On or before December 31 of each year, a public school shall report to the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs an accounting of each instance in which the public school is made aware that a student enrolled in the public school because the student's parent or guardian moved from one school district to another school district as a result of being homeless. amended 1977, c.373; 1985, c.6; 1989, c.290, s.2; 1993, c.380; 1994, c.169, s.1; 2006, c.47, s.94; 2019, c.73, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-7
Determination of composition, size of board of trustees.
Status: in_force

39. a. The composition and size of the board of trustees shall be determined by the board; however, the board shall have not less than seven nor more than 15 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board of trustees shall recommend potential new members to the Governor. The terms of office of appointed members shall be for six years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30. Each member shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the remainders of the unexpired terms. Any member of a board of trustees may be removed by the Governor for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard. b. Members of the board as of the effective date of this act shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms and the qualification in office of their successors. c. All voting members of the board of trustees, before undertaking the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the State of New Jersey and of the United States, to bear allegiance to the government of the State, and to perform the duties of their office faithfully, impartially and justly, to the best of their ability. d. Members of the board of trustees shall not receive compensation for their services. Each trustee shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of his duties or in rendering service as a member of or on behalf of the board or any committee of the board. e. The board of trustees shall elect its chairperson from among its voting members annually in July. The board shall select such other officers from among its members as shall be deemed necessary. f. A voting member of the board of trustees shall not be a salaried official of the State of New Jersey, or receive remuneration for services from the university. No trustee shall be appointed who is an employee or paid official of any hospital affiliated with the university. If any member of the board shall become ineligible by reason of the foregoing, a vacancy in his office as trustee shall thereby occur. g. The board of trustees shall have the power to appoint and regulate the duties, functions, powers and procedures of committees, standing or special, from its members and such advisory committees or bodies as it may deem necessary or conducive to the efficient management and operation of the university, consistent with this act and other applicable statutes. L.2012, c.45, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.6
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Additional State School Building Aid Act of 1970." L.1971, c. 10, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-25
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all consolidated local school districts heretofore created.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-20
Eligibility, prerequisite.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-20. a. A State tuition aid grant shall be awarded annually to each eligible, qualified full-time undergraduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading to a degree or certificate in an eligible institution, or in an institution of higher education in another state, provided that state permits its residents to utilize its state student financial assistance grants in New Jersey institutions of higher education through reciprocity agreements approved by the authority. In no event shall a State tuition aid grant be utilized at an out-of-State institution which is not licensed by that state and accredited by a regional accrediting association recognized by a national accrediting organization. b. To each New Jersey resident enrolled as a full-time student, except as otherwise provided in subsection d. of this section, and meeting the other requirements for eligibility under this chapter, the State shall grant an amount as provided in N.J.S.18A:71B-21. A student shall not be eligible for a grant unless the application is in a form satisfactory to the authority. A student shall not be eligible for grants for more than four and one-half academic years, unless the recipient is enrolled in an undergraduate program regularly requiring five academic years for completion, in which case the authority shall permit five and one-half years of eligibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, a student receiving aid under the provisions of P.L.1968, c.142 (C.18A:71-28 et seq.) shall be entitled to a sixth year of eligibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, a county college student who transfers to a four-year institution, or any student who is required to pursue 18 or more credit hours in a remedial or developmental curriculum, as defined by regulations adopted by the authority, is entitled to an additional half year of eligibility. For the purpose of this article, a remedial curriculum shall include only noncredit courses in which a student is directed to enroll by the institution. Eligibility for tuition aid grants may be extended to part-time students through regulations developed by the authority if funds are separately appropriated for this purpose. A student shall not be eligible for grants unless the student maintains such minimum standards of academic performance as are required by the institution of enrollment. A student who is enrolled in a course leading to a degree in theology or divinity shall not be eligible for a tuition aid grant. c. A person shall not be awarded a State tuition aid grant unless that person: (1) satisfies the residency and other requirements provided in article 1 of this part; (2) has applied for State tuition aid and has been determined by the authority to be eligible for the tuition aid; (3) has demonstrated financial need for the tuition aid as determined by and in accordance with standards to be established by the authority; and (4) maintains satisfactory academic progress in accordance with standards established by the authority. d. Eligibility criteria for summer tuition aid grants awarded pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.34 (C.18A:71B-20a) shall conform to the requirements of this section and shall include the following additional eligibility criteria: (1) the student is enrolled in six or more credit hours in the summer term; (2) the courses for which the summer tuition aid grant is to be applied are in the same undergraduate program at the same institution in which the student was enrolled during the student's most recent semester of enrollment in the preceding academic year; and (3) the courses for which the summer tuition aid grant is to be applied may be credited toward the student's graduation or academic major requirements. L.1999,c.46,s.1; amended 2023, c.34, s.1; 2023, c.283, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-13
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this agreement and contracts made pursuant to it, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Educational personnel" means persons who must meet requirements pursuant to State law as condition of employment in educational programs. (b) "Designated State official" means the education official of a State selected by that State to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of his State, contracts pursuant to this agreement. (c) "Accept," or any variant thereof, means to recognize and give effect to one or more determinations of another State relating to the qualifications of educational personnel in lieu of making or requiring a like determination that would otherwise be required by or pursuant to the laws of a receiving State. (d) "State" means a State, territory, or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (e) "Originating State" means a State (and the subdivision thereof, if any) whose determination that certain educational personnel are qualified to be employed for specific duties in schools is acceptable in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III. (f) "Receiving State" means a State (and the subdivisions thereof) which accept educational personnel in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III. L.1969, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3C-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3C / Section 3C-5
Prohibited actions for credit card issuer.
Status: in_force

5. A credit card issuer shall not: a. purchase or otherwise obtain from an institution of higher education the names or addresses of the students at the institution of higher education; or b. offer gifts or other promotional incentives to students at an institution of higher education in order to entice the students to apply for a credit card. L.2009, c.148, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-41
Sudden cardiac arrest pamphlet; development, distribution.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, the American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, shall develop a pamphlet that provides information about sudden cardiac arrest to student-athletes and the parents or guardians of student athletes and shall post the information on the Department of Education's website. The pamphlet shall include: an explanation of sudden cardiac arrest; its incidence among student athletes; a description of early warning signs, including fainting, labored breathing, chest pains, dizziness and abnormal heart rate, and the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing one or more of the symptoms; an overview of the options that are privately available to screen for cardiac conditions that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest, including a statement about the limitations of these options ; and a form to be signed by the student athlete and his parent or guardian acknowledging receipt and review of the pamphlet. b. The commissioner shall distribute the pamphlet, at no charge, to all school districts and nonpublic schools in the State and shall update the pamphlet as necessary. c. Each school district and nonpublic school shall distribute the pamphlet to the parents or guardians of students participating in athletic activities. d. A student participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity and the student's parent or guardian shall, each year and prior to participation by the student in an athletic activity, sign and return to the student's school the form developed by the commissioner pursuant to subsection a. of this section acknowledging the receipt and review of the informational pamphlet. e. As used in this section, "athletic activity" means: interscholastic athletics; an athletic contest or competition, other than interscholastic athletics, that is sponsored by or associated with a school district or nonpublic school, including cheerleading and club-sponsored sports activities; and any practice or interschool practice or scrimmage for those activities. L.2007, c.125, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.80; 2013, c.71, s.5; 2013, c.209, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:76-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 76 / Section 76-1
Construction
Status: in_force

This law is a revision law and the provisions hereof, not inconsistent with prior laws, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior laws and its enactment shall not: 1. Abolish or require the reestablishment of any office, position or employment lawfully existing upon the effective date of this law or affect the term or tenure, compensation and pension rights, if any, of any lawful holder thereof upon said date; or 2. Abolish or require the reestablishment or reorganization of any board, commission or public body, lawfully existing on said date, or affect the term or tenure, compensation and pension rights, if any, of any member thereof, nor shall any provision of this law for the appointment or election of the first members of any such board, commission or public body be construed to require that any members lawfully in office upon the effective date of this law or their successors shall be reappointed by staggered terms or in any other manner than for the full terms prescribed by this law, but every such board, commission or public body, shall, after the effective date of this law, be governed and administered under the provisions of this law; or 3. Affect or impair or make invalid any provision of any ordinance, resolution, order, rule or regulation, lawfully adopted and in force upon the effective date of this law, except so far as the same is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this law; or 4. Require that any proceeding, begun by the adoption of any resolution, passage on first reading of any ordinance, or the adoption of any proposal, proposition or question, under and in accordance with the law in effect at the time this law becomes effective, shall be carried on to its final conclusion in accordance with this law but the same may be carried to final conclusion under the law under which it was begun as though this law had not been enacted; or 5. Require the resubmission to the voters of any statute or proposal adopted by such voters prior to, and effective upon, the effective date of this law or in any manner affect the validity and operation of such statute after said date, except so far as the same is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this law; or 6. Discharge, release or affect any liability, penalty or forfeiture, civil or criminal, committed prior to the effective date of this law but all proceedings for the enforcement of any such liability, penalty or forfeiture shall be commenced and continued and be proceeded with in all respects in accordance with the law in effect when the same was incurred and notwithstanding that such law, or any part thereof, has been repealed or altered by the enactment of this law; or 7. Revive any common law right or remedy by reason of the repeal of any law by this law.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-43
Policy requiring students to carry school identification card under certain circumstances permitted.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each school district may develop and implement a policy requiring all students to carry a school identification card issued by the district while the student is at any school-sponsored, off-campus activity including, but not limited to, field trips or interscholastic sports programs. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require a student to carry the school identification card while participating in an athletic contest or competition, an activity involving fine arts or performing arts, or any other extracurricular activity that the Commissioner of Education determines does not require the physical possession of a school identification card. b. The Commissioner of Education shall develop guidelines concerning the information to be included on an identification card authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The information shall include, but need not be limited to, the student's name, an up-to-date photograph, and the current school year. c. A school identification card issued in accordance with this section shall not be considered a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.), or the common law concerning access to government records. L.2019, c.57, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-118 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-118
Eligibility contingent on actions of institution, school.
Status: in_force

2. a. A student enrolled in a public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall be ineligible to receive any form of student assistance from the State, including grants, scholarships, and loans, in the event that the institution or school requires the student to: (1) submit to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding to resolve any matter thereafter relating to the student's enrollment prior to the commencement of any legal action; (2) resolve a complaint relating to the student's enrollment through an internal dispute process; (3) waive any right, forum, or procedure afforded to the student, including any right to file and pursue a civil action, class action or a complaint with, or otherwise notify, any State agency, other public prosecutor, law enforcement agency, or any court or other governmental entity of any alleged violation of the student's rights; or (4) be prohibited from disclosing, discussing, describing, or commenting upon the terms of the student's enrollment agreement or any violation thereof. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a student from receiving any form of student assistance from the State for which the student is eligible at a different institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees. b. A public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall not threaten, retaliate, or discriminate against any student because of the refusal by the student to: consent to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding; resolve a complaint through an internal dispute process; waive any right, forum, or procedure; or consent to a prohibition to disclose, discuss, describe or comment upon any enrollment agreement terms or violations thereof. c. A public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees shall not require a student to opt out of a waiver or take any affirmative action in order to preserve his rights pursuant to this section. d. In the event that a public or independent institution of higher education or a proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees requires a student to enter into an enrollment contract or similar agreement, the institution shall annually submit such contracts or agreements to the Secretary of Higher Education. e. Nothing in this act shall be construed to invalidate a written arbitration agreement that is otherwise enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.s.1 et seq.). L.2021, c.53, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.7
Rules
Status: in_force

2. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules 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, including the development of the requirements for the technology education endorsement which shall be aligned with the core curriculum content standards. L.2004,c.7,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-52 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-52
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

4. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1999, c.337, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-13.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-13.7
Guidelines, review process.
Status: in_force

4. The department shall establish guidelines for school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities to ensure that a review process is in place to examine the use of physical restraints or seclusion techniques in emergency situations, and for the repeated use of these methods for an individual child, within the same classroom, or by a single individual. The review process shall include educational, clinical, and administrative personnel. Pursuant to the review process the student's individualized education plan team may, as deemed appropriate, determine to revise the behavior intervention plan or classroom supports, and a school district, educational services commission, or approved private school for students with disabilities may determine to revise a staff member's professional development plan. L.2017, c.291, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-5
Public policy.
Status: in_force

5. It is declared to be the public policy of the State that the university shall be given a high degree of self-government and that the governance and conduct of the university shall be free of partisanship. L.2021, c.282, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.21
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the right to determine any additional compensation and release time for the responsibilities of a teacher with a teacher leader endorsement, in addition to any other terms and conditions of employment related to these teachers, through collective negotiations. L.2015, c.111, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

18A:46-1. As used in this chapter, a child with a disability shall mean and include any child who has: an intellectual disability, a visual impairment, an auditory impairment, a communication impairment, a neurological or perceptual impairment, an orthopedic impairment, a chronic illness, an emotional disturbance impairment, multiple disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, a traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, a specific learning disability, or is deaf-blind, or a pre-schooler with a disability. amended 1981, c.415, ss.6,9 (amended 1982, c.100); 1990, c.52, s.55; 2010, c.50, s.13; 2017, c.131, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-7
Receiving pupils from other districts
Status: in_force

All such boards of education shall receive pupils from other districts so far as their facilities will permit and shall be entitled to collect and receive from any sending district for the tuition of such pupils a sum not exceeding the actual cost per pupil, as determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-69
Petition
Status: in_force

The governing body of the withdrawing municipality may, within 30 days after the filing of the report by the county superintendent, petition the commissioner for permission to submit to the legal voters of the withdrawing municipality and the remaining municipalities within the all purpose regional district the question whether or not it shall withdraw from the all purpose regional district, and in the petition the governing body may request any specific reduction or increase in the amount of indebtedness to be assumed as set forth in the county superintendent's report. Proof of the service of a copy of the petition upon the municipal governing body of each constituent municipality, the board of education of the all purpose regional district, and the county superintendent, prior to the filing of the petition, shall accompany the petition. L.1989,c.90,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:49-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 49 / Section 49-6
Report to commissioner
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district receiving state aid for the purpose mentioned in this chapter shall annually, on or before August 1, make a special report to the commissioner in the manner and form prescribed by him.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-19.1
Military recruitment in public schools
Status: in_force

Local school districts in New Jersey are directed to establish policies which would provide military recruiters the same access to school facilities and student information directories that is provided to educational and occupational recruiters pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). These regulations shall be adopted within 180 days of the effective date of this act. The policies should be consistent with State and federal right to privacy laws. L. 1985, c. 51, s. 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-25.9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-25.9
Consultation with State agencies, departments.
Status: in_force

3. In executing its duties under this act, the task force shall consult with the employees of the Department of Children and Families who work on child protection matters, the New Jersey State Police, the State Board of Education, and any other State agency or department necessary to accomplish the task force's responsibilities. L.2019, c.107, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3.3
Rules
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be carried out pursuant to rules established by the State Board of Education. L.1975, c. 132, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-42
Accounting; deposit of moneys
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep a true and correct account of all moneys received by him under the provisions of this article, and between the first and fifth days of each month deposit with the state treasurer all such moneys received by him during the then preceding calendar month.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-53 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-53
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Tony Pompelio Commemorative Scholarship Fund Act." L.2000,c.163,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-5.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-5.2
Public school facilities, certain, security measures required.
Status: in_force

1. a. In the case of new school construction undertaken by a district or the development authority, in addition to the Best Practices Standards for Schools under Construction or Being Planned for Construction set forth by the Department of Community Affairs, the district or the development authority, as applicable, shall provide in the architectural design for the new construction that: (1) wherever possible, a building site shall be chosen with adequate space to accommodate bus and vehicular traffic separately and permit additional space for the proper evacuation of occupants; (2) wherever possible, bus drop-off/pick-up areas shall be separated from other vehicular drop-off/pick-up areas; (3) wherever possible, pedestrian routes shall be separated from vehicular routes, and crossing of the two shall be minimized; (4) the number of anterior doors shall be kept to a minimum as necessary to satisfy operational considerations and meet code requirements, and wherever possible exterior door hardware shall be eliminated from doors that are intended only for emergency egress; (5) there is a single public entrance to be used during the school day which shall be equipped with a security vestibule with interior doors that must be released by school security or other staff. The district or development authority shall give consideration to providing bullet resistant glazing in the interior vestibule doors and windows; (6) all marked entrances shall conform to a uniform numbering system in order to assist emergency responders in locating particular areas. The principal's office shall have a secondary exit; (7) interior door locks on spaces that will serve as safe havens during lockdowns shall have a keyless locking mechanism; (8) new school buildings shall be provided with access control systems which allow for remote locking and unlocking of all building access doors; and (9) new school buildings shall be designed and built in such a manner that areas intended for public use may be separated and secured from all other areas. b. In the case of new school construction undertaken by a district or the development authority, and in the case of existing school buildings, a district or the development authority, as applicable, shall: (1) employ the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design principles; (2) require security personnel to be in uniform; (3) make driveways one way, if possible, that lead to a clearly marked visitor parking area. STOP signs and other traffic calming devices shall be used to keep vehicles at a reasonable speed; (4) place bollards along the roadway or curb line in front of the school to prevent vehicles from gaining access to exterior walls, windows, and doors, or in areas of the property where vehicles are prohibited; (5) clearly mark the school's main entrance and make it easily visible and recognizable; (6) limit the number of doors for access by staff; (7) lock exterior doors, and when they are in use for a large entry/exit provide that they are staffed and monitored; (8) utilize an access control system with remote unlocking features, an intercom, and fixed cameras at the school's main entrance and for other entrances as funding permits; (9) clearly mark all entrances with a numerical sequence to allow for specific response by police, fire, and emergency medical services responders; (10) maintain a parking decal or tag system for all staff and students who park on campus in order to easily identify unauthorized vehicles on the property; (11) locate enclosures for utilities that are outside a school building away from the building to ensure that they do not provide roof access; (12) provide adequate and properly maintained lighting around the buildings and parking lots; (13) if funding, staffing, and site approval are possible, provide a guard shack and gate on the school campus as an effective perimeter control; (14) where the footprint of the school allows, and if funding is available, create secure vestibules at the main entrance of the school building. The exterior door entrance to the school shall allow access by a visitor only to the vestibule and the doors to the remainder of the building shall be locked; (15) adopt school district policies and procedures to clearly indicate that propping open doors is strictly prohibited, and that students and staff shall not open a door for anyone. All persons seeking entry to the building shall be directed to the main entrance; (16) use surveillance cameras as a target-hardening tool; (17) provide a dedicated server and generator for security systems, such as access control and surveillance cameras, in order to secure information and ensure efficient operation in an emergency; (18) use ballistic or shatter resistant film for glass entrance door sidelights and other vulnerable first floor areas; and (19) maintain a strict key distribution protocol that requires staff to sign for keys and return them at the end of each school year. c. The commissioner, in consultation with the development authority, may revise the architectural design standards for new school construction established pursuant to subsection a. of this section and the standards for new school construction and existing school buildings established pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to reflect new recommendations or changes in best practices for school security. L.2016, c.79, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3C-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3C / Section 3C-7
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

7. Any credit card issuer who violates the provisions of this act shall be liable in a civil action to any person for damages arising from the violation, as well as attorney's fees and costs of suit. Additionally, the credit card issuer shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 for each offense. The penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2009, c.148, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:68-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 68 / Section 68-12
Requirement of license
Status: in_force

No school or college shall be conducted within this state for the purpose of training or qualifying its students to practice medicine or surgery or any branch thereof or any method for the treatment of disease or any abnormal physical condition without first securing from the state board of medical examiners a license authorizing it so to do.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-182 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-182
Evidence of insurability
Status: in_force

a. Any person entitled to become a participant in an alternate benefit program shall not be allowed any of the group life and disability insurance benefits if on the date he files an application for participation he is 60 or more years of age or if he makes application for participation in an alternate benefit program beyond the year after he first became eligible for participation, regardless of age, unless the participant furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability and on the effective date of his participation is actively at work and performing all his regular duties at his customary place of employment. The effective date of coverage for such benefits shall be the first day of the month which immediately follows the date when such evidence is determined to be satisfactory. b. Such evidence of insurability will not be required of any person becoming a participant of an alternate benefit program upon transfer from the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, the Public Employees' Retirement System, other State-administered retirement system or the Group Annuity Plan, if such system provided benefits of a similar nature and the transferring employee was covered by such benefits at the time of the transfer. If such transferring employee was not covered by such benefits at the time of the transfer, he may be allowed the benefits under the group policy or policies subject to the provisions of subsection a. of this section; provided, however, that any such participant must furnish satisfactory evidence of insurability under the provisions of subsection a. of this section, if he had been unable or failed to give such evidence as a member of the system from which he transferred. c. Any person who must furnish satisfactory evidence of insurability under the provisions of this section and who ceases to be a participant of an alternate benefit program without such evidence having been given, shall continue to be subject to the same requirement if he subsequently becomes a participant. L.1969, c. 242, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-60 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-60
Reciprocal use of university and state colleges buildings
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any state college may permit the use, in whole or in part, of any of the buildings or other facilities of the state college, by the university and the corporation may permit the use, by the state college of any part of the buildings or other facilities of the university, in whole or in part, in order to integrate the state colleges and the university in such manner that the training of teachers for the public schools and other branches of higher education conducted in the university shall be conducted cooperatively by the state colleges and the university, to the end that higher educational services may be made more widely available to the people of the state.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-27
Terms of board members unaltered.
Status: in_force

59. The provisions of this act shall not alter the term of any member of the board, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office as of the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof. L.2012, c.45, s.59.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-10.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10.4
Student teaching performed in district of employment.
Status: in_force

4. a. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" means an individual who is employed in a school district as a school aide or classroom aide who assists a teaching staff member with the supervision of pupil activities. b. Prior to the beginning of the first full academic year following the enactment of P.L.2009, c.227 (C.18A:27-10.1 et seq.), a regionally-accredited institution of higher education offering coursework for a New Jersey instructional certificate shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a student who is enrolled in a teacher preparation program offered by the institution and who is a paraprofessional employed in a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) to perform his student teaching experience in the district in which he is employed. The institution shall enter into an agreement with the district in which the paraprofessional is employed to authorize the student teaching. c. Prior to the beginning of the first full school year following the enactment of P.L.2009, c.227 (C.18A:27-10.1 et seq.), a school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a paraprofessional who is employed by the district and who is enrolled in a teacher preparation program at a regionally-accredited institution of higher education to perform his student teaching experience in the district. The district shall enter into an agreement with the institution of higher education in which the paraprofessional is enrolled to authorize the student teaching experience in the district. d. A school district that receives funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.6301 et seq.) shall provide, if feasible, a paraprofessional who is student teaching in the district pursuant to this section with a modified work schedule that enables the paraprofessional to complete the student teaching experience while employed as a paraprofessional. L.2009, c.227, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-15
Financing of the interstate commission.
Status: in_force

15. Article XIV: Financing of the Interstate Commission a. The Interstate Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. b. The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states. c. The Interstate Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state. d. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission. L.2009, c.279, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-20
Authorization of bonds in excess of limits prescribed in section 18A:24-19; exception of type I districts
Status: in_force

School bonds may be authorized and issued in the manner prescribed in section 18A:24-21, notwithstanding the provisions of section 18A:24-19, by, or for the purposes of, any district other than a regional district, within the limitations and upon compliance with the provisions of this article to the extent that the percentage of net debt as stated in a supplemental debt statement required to be filed as to such authorization, and prior thereto, shall not exceed 3 1/2 %. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 163, s. 2, eff. July 16, 1968; L.1968, c. 295, s. 9, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-50
Statutes repealed
Status: in_force

The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed: Chapter 18 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; Laws of 1969, c. 104, s. 2 (C. 18A:18-1.6); Laws of 1971, c. 42 (C. 18A:18-2.1; C. 18A:18-2.2). L.1977, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-76.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-76.3
Provision for partial payments.
Status: in_force

2. Any contract, the total price of which exceeds $100,000, entered into by a State college involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or maintenance of any building, structure, facility or other improvement to real property, shall provide for partial payments to be made at least once each month as the work progresses, unless the contractor shall agree to deposit bonds with the State college pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2013, c.147 (C.18A:64-76.2). L.2013, c.147, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-67 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-67
Definitions relative to financing of school districts.
Status: in_force

3. As used in P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.): "State aid differential" means the difference between the sum of a school district's or county vocational school district's allocations of equalization aid, special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, transportation aid, adjustment aid, and non-SFRA aids in the prebudget year, and the sum of equalization aid, special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, and transportation aid as calculated for the budget year in each category in accordance with the provisions of sections 11, 13, 14, and 15 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53, C.18A:7F-55, C.18A:7F-56, and C.18A:7F-57), respectively. "Non-SFRA aids" means the sum of supplemental enrollment growth aid, per pupil growth aid, PARCC readiness aid, professional learning community aid, under adequacy aid, and host district support aid received by a school district in the prebudget year. L.2018, c.67, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-69
Selection of participants.
Status: in_force

4. The executive director or his designee shall select the program participants from among those applicants who meet the eligibility criteria established pursuant to section 3 of this act, subject to available funds. L.2018, c.142, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-46 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-46
Private sale to public agencies
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this or any other law any such bonds of a type II school district may be sold at not less than their par value and accrued interest, without any previous public offering, to, and be purchased by, the trustees of the school fund, the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund or to any board, body or official of the state, authorized to purchase such bonds.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-16
Proceedings before commissioner; written response; determination.
Status: in_force

18A:6-16. Upon receipt of such a charge and certification, or of a charge lawfully made to the commissioner, the commissioner or the person appointed to act in the commissioner's behalf in the proceedings shall examine the charges and certification. The individual against whom the charges are certified shall have 15 days to submit a written response to the charges to the commissioner. Upon a showing of good cause, the commissioner may grant an extension of time. The commissioner shall render a determination on the sufficiency of charges as set forth below within 10 days immediately following the period provided for a written response to the charges. If, following receipt of the written response to the charges, the commissioner is of the opinion that they are not sufficient to warrant dismissal or reduction in salary of the person charged, he shall dismiss the same and notify said person accordingly. If, however, he shall determine that such charge is sufficient to warrant dismissal or reduction in salary of the person charged, he shall refer the case to an arbitrator pursuant to section 22 of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-17.1) for further proceedings, except that when a motion for summary decision has been made prior to that time, the commissioner may retain the matter for purposes of deciding the motion. amended 1998, c.42, s.2; 2012, c.26, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-19
Administration of provisions.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-19. Administration of Provisions. The authority shall administer the provisions of this article, adopt rules and regulations, and prescribe and provide appropriate forms for application for State tuition aid grants. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-33
NJIT may enter into private partnerships agreements under certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:64-85) to the contrary, the New Jersey Institute of Technology may enter into a public-private partnership agreement in accordance with the provisions of that section. L.2018, c.90, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-28
Inspection of school bus for pupils by driver at end of transportation route.
Status: in_force

1. A school bus driver shall visually inspect the school bus to which he is assigned at the end of the transportation route to determine that no pupil has been left on the bus. For the purposes of this act, "school bus" means every motor vehicle operated by, or under contract with, a public or governmental agency, or religious or other charitable organization or corporation, or privately operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school for secular or religious education, which complies with the regulations of the Department of Education affecting school buses, including "School Vehicle Type I" and "School Vehicle Type II" as defined pursuant to R.S.39:1-1. L.2007,c.77,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-11
Conveyance of land by authority to renaissance school project.
Status: in_force

11. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act," P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), or any other law or regulation to the contrary, when an entity seeks to build a renaissance school project on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, the authority may convey the land by ground lease or fee simple title to either the renaissance school district or the entity if the authority determines conveyance to be in the best interests of the State, provided that such conveyance, whether by ground lease or fee simple title shall (1) contain a restriction that the land be used solely for a school or it shall revert to the authority; and (2) be for such consideration and on such terms as the authority determines to be in the best interests of the State. b. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in the event of a conveyance by the authority to a renaissance school district pursuant to this section, the renaissance school district is authorized to enter into a sub-lease of the property to the entity as required to effectuate the renaissance school project. The sub-lease shall be submitted to the commissioner for his review and approval. The sub-lease shall contain a restriction that the land be used solely for the renaissance school project or it shall revert to the school district. L.2011, c.176, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-114 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-114
Amount of grant distributed.
Status: in_force

4. a. A grant distributed to an eligible student under the Community College Opportunity Grant Program shall cover the remaining cost of tuition and approved educational fees, which is not covered by State, federal, or any other need-based grant or merit scholarship, for up to 18 credits in any semester. The full amount of State, federal, and institutional need-based grant or merit scholarships received by an eligible student shall be applied to the amount of tuition and approved educational fees charged to an eligible student. The remaining balance of tuition and approved educational fees shall be covered by a grant under the program. b. A full award under the program to a student at a county college shall be equal to the student's full cost of approved tuition and approved educational fees, subject to the prior application of all other State, federal, and institutional need-based grants and merit scholarships against those costs, for up to 18 credits in any semester, for an eligible student for a full-time semester in an associate's degree, certificate, or three plus one degree program. For an eligible student enrolled in at least six credits but less than 12 credits in an associate's degree, certificate, or three plus one degree program, a grant under the program shall be pro-rated from the full-time approved tuition and approved educational fees based on the number of credits for which that student is enrolled. c. The authority shall, for each county college, annually establish a maximum individual grant amount awarded under the program. The maximum individual grant amount for each county college shall not increase by more than three percent over the prior year. L.2021, c.26, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-41
Internal audit team.
Status: in_force

8. There may be established within a school district under full State intervention an internal audit team which shall monitor the business functions of the district and report its findings to the commissioner and any district personnel deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The cost of providing this internal audit function shall be borne by the State. L.1987,c.399,s.8; amended 2005, c.235, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-27
Boards of school estimate
Status: in_force

There shall be for each county system of vocational schools a board of school estimate, which shall consist of two members of the board of education of the school, appointed by that board, two members of the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the school is situate, appointed by that board, and the county supervisor of the county, in counties of the first class, and the director of the board of chosen freeholders, in other counties. The appointments shall be made annually between January 1 and January 15. In case of a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of the resignation, death, or removal of any appointed member, the vacancy shall be filled immediately by the body which originally appointed the member, by appointing another of its members to fill the vacancy. The secretary of the board of education of the school shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate, but shall receive no compensation as such.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-85.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-85.6
Annual recruitment day.
Status: in_force

5. Each county college is encouraged to host an annual recruitment day and invite a representative from each four-year public and independent institution of higher education in the State for the purpose of recruiting students for the NJ STARS II Program. L.2012, c.8, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-40
Testing for radon in public school building
Status: in_force

3. a. Except as may be provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, every public school building used as a public school in the State shall be tested for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny at least once every five years. If the public school has been tested less than five years prior to the effective date of this act, then the test shall be performed within five years of that test and once every five years thereafter. b. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall determine the extent of testing required and the locations for the testing, provided that at least every public school building used as a public school in which a child care center is operated by a nonprofit organization is tested by the school in which the child care center is operated for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny at least once every five years. The superintendent of each school district in the State, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the principal of each school to be tested, shall determine the buildings to be tested, the locations within each building to be tested, the method of testing, and the procedures concerning notification and circulation of the testing results. L.2000,c.122,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-14
Supplies; school fees
Status: in_force

Each State college may require students to furnish such textbooks and incidental supplies and to pay such general school fees as may be fixed by the board of trustees. The board of trustees shall provide apparatus and such books and supplies as are not required to be furnished by students as provided in this section. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1986, c. 42, s. 6, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-36
Accounting; monthly and annual reports
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall render to the board monthly, and at such other times as shall be requested by the board, reports giving a detailed account of all receipts, the amounts of all warrants signed by him since the date of his last report and the accounts against which, and the purposes for which, the warrants were drawn and the balance to the credit of each account, and at the close of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year he shall render an annual report showing the amounts received and disbursed by him for school purposes during said year, a duplicate whereof shall be filed with the county superintendent, and shall also report to the county superintendent in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1981, c. 174, s. 9, eff. June 19, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-44
Information relative to child's exposure to violence on electronic devices.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Education shall prepare and make available on the department's Internet website, both in print and in an easily printable format, information on how a parent can limit a child's exposure to violence on television, cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices. The department shall update this information whenever new information about a child's exposure to violence on television and other electronic devices becomes available. The information shall include, but not be limited to: (1) research and statistics on how violent behavior increases after exposure to violent films, music, television, or video games; (2) scientific findings that show children who play violent video games are more likely to be involved in physical altercations with classmates, perform poorly on academic tasks, and are unable to relate to adults in positions of authority; (3) factors that increase the probability a child will be at risk of violent behavior, including, but not limited to, exposure or involvement in violence at critical stages of childhood development, poor socioeconomic conditions, and poor parenting skills; (4) symptoms of a child's overexposure to violence, including, but not limited to, sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, feelings of hopelessness, truancy, and difficulty in school; (5) predictors of violent behavior in children, including but not limited to, dishonesty, disobedience, favorable attitude toward violence, hostility toward police, substance use, aggressive or antisocial behavior, and involvement in nonviolent criminal offenses; and (6) effective strategies, based on a child's age and stage of development, that will help a parent monitor or restrict a child's exposure to violence on television and other electronic devices, including, but not limited to, the use of screening software or other technologies that prevent a child from watching television programs a parent deems inappropriate, co-viewing and commenting on television programs that depict violence, and familiarization with video game advisory labels and rating systems that make it more difficult for children to purchase and play such games. b. The department shall prepare an informational pamphlet that contains the information posted on its website pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and shall update the pamphlet as necessary. The department shall distribute the pamphlet, at no charge, to all school districts in the State, and shall make additional copies available to nonpublic schools upon request. c. In the 2013-2014 school year and in each school year thereafter, each school district shall distribute the pamphlet to the parents or guardians of students attending the schools of the district.
L.2013, c.146, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-31
Certain functions, powers, duties, rights transferred to Rowan.
Status: in_force

8. a. All functions, powers, duties, and rights of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, related directly or indirectly to the establishment, maintenance, and operation as to the School of Osteopathic Medicine, are hereby transferred and assigned to Rowan University. All of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's rights, title, and interest in the School of Osteopathic Medicine, its auxiliary and supporting institutions and the campus located in Stratford including, but not limited to, all associated fixed tangible assets, real property, building and all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and personal property contained therein, are hereby transferred to Rowan University and shall be devoted to the purposes of public higher education in the State in accordance with the terms of any gift, grant, trust, contract or other agreement with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States or with any public body, department or any agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm or corporation. Rowan University shall be obligated to take any such action as may be required to ensure that the School of Osteopathic Medicine maintains proper accreditation. The facilities, equipment, and fixtures shared on the effective date of this act by the School of Osteopathic Medicine and other schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey located on the Stratford campus shall continue to be shared until such time as the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University and the board of trustees of Rowan University reach an agreement on the shared use of facilities, equipment, and fixtures on the Stratford campus. b. It is hereby stated and acknowledged that osteopathic medical education is critical to the health and welfare of the residents of the State. In order to preserve a strong osteopathic academic resource for the State, the School of Osteopathic Medicine shall maintain its own academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels, separate and distinct from any other medical school, including without limitation, another medical school affiliated with the same university. c. The School of Osteopathic Medicine shall maintain a principal clinical affiliation with at least one hospital, clinical affiliations with other hospitals deemed necessary by the school to fulfill its mission, and shall maintain the current faculty practice plan. L.2012, c.45, s.8; 2016, c.28, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-23 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-23
Transportation of children with disabilities, State aid.
Status: in_force

18A:46-23. The board of education shall furnish transportation to all children with disabilities identified pursuant to this chapter who shall qualify therefor pursuant to law and it shall furnish the transportation for a lesser distance also to any child with a disability, if the board finds upon the advice of the examiner, that the disability makes transportation necessary or advisable. The board of education shall furnish transportation to all children being sent by local boards of education to an approved 12-month program pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-14, or any other program approved pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-14 and who qualify therefor pursuant to law, during the entire time the child is attending the program. The board shall furnish transportation for a lesser distance also to a child with a disability, if the board finds upon the advice of the examiner that the disability makes the transportation necessary or advisable. The school district shall be entitled to State aid for the transportation pursuant to section 15 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-57) when the necessity for the transportation and the cost and method thereof have been approved by the executive county superintendent of the county in which the district paying the cost of the transportation is situated. amended 1975, c.212, s.34; 1978, c.158, s.2; 1979, c.429; 1990, c.52, s.59; 1996, c.138, s.76; 2007, c.260, s.72; 2017, c.131, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-25
Functions, powers, duties under P.L.1984, c.99 transferred
Status: in_force

25. The functions, powers and duties of the State Board of Higher Education under the "Jobs, Science and Technology Bond Act," P.L.1984, c.99 shall, following July 1, 1994, be exercised by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. Any final action taken by the State Board of Higher Education prior to July 1, 1994 under this bond act shall be unaffected by the provisions of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et al.) and is hereby ratified and confirmed. Regulations of the State Board of Higher Education concerning this bond act shall be continued under authority of the commission until amended or repealed by the commission. L.1994,c.48,s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-6
Standards for purchase of fresh milk; penalties; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

In purchases of fresh milk and as a condition thereof, the board of education shall require each vendor to agree in writing to purchase during the year in which he proposes to furnish such milk to the school district an amount of fresh milk from New Jersey producers or associations of producers at least equal to the amount he proposes to furnish to the school district plus an amount equal to the amount, if any, he shall be required to furnish to any other school district in the State. Every such agreement shall be filed by the board of education with the Secretary of Agriculture who shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this section. Failure by any vendor to purchase milk in compliance with his agreement shall subject him to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 per day for each day of noncompliance, unless he can prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he is unable to obtain sufficient milk from New Jersey producers or associations of producers to enable him to comply with his agreement. In the absence of such proof, the penalties herein provided for shall be enforced and collected by the Secretary of Agriculture in the name of the respective school district in a summary proceeding in accordance with the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). The penalty, when recovered, shall be paid to the school district so named in the proceeding. Any vendor found guilty of violating his agreement shall be ineligible for any contract award under this section for a period of 3 years thereafter. The Secretary of Agriculture shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the proper operation and enforcement of this section. L.1977, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-40
Monthly, annual and other reports to state board
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall report to the state board such information as it may prescribe once each month and at such other times as the state board may designate, and he shall report to the state board annually at its December meeting as to the operation and condition of the schools of the public school system and all educational institutions other than institutions of higher education, receiving support or aid from state appropriations, during the previous year, with appropriate statistical tables and such suggestions and recommendations for the improvement of the schools and the advancement of public education within the state as he shall deem expedient and of interest to the people of the state and especially to those concerned with the operation of the public schools.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-98 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-98
Program to assist institutions of higher education in recruitment, retention of underrepresented students in STEM programs.
Status: in_force

1. The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish a program to assist institutions of higher education in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. Underrepresented students include women and students from other populations historically underrepresented in the STEM fields. The purpose of the program shall be to develop guidance and strategies for the institutions to: a. identify cultural and institutional barriers experienced by underrepresented students, including an assessment of the academic, social, and family-related factors which may negatively impact the recruitment and retention of those students into the STEM fields; and b. provide the students with the institutional and faculty support necessary to allow underrepresented students in STEM programs to reach their academic goals. In the development of the guidance and strategies, the secretary may examine any programs implemented in other states designed to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in STEM programs at institutions of higher education. L.2021, c.76.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-17
Establishment of literacy tutoring program
Status: in_force

2. The governing body of each public institution of higher education may elect to establish a literacy tutoring program which would offer course credit toward graduation for students who choose to participate. L.1992,c.49,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-46.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-46.1
Availability of information.
Status: in_force

18. The authority shall work with State institutions of medical, dental, and other health care professional education to ensure that information on the Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program is made available to students upon enrollment. L.2009, c.145, s.18; amended 2025, c.345, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-37
"Student-athlete" defined, rules for maintenance of amateur status; violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section, "student-athlete" means any student enrolled in a public or nonpublic secondary school in this State who is a participant in an interscholastic athletic program governed by the rules of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. b. No person shall give, offer, promise or attempt to give to any student-athlete, whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service, employment or other thing of value which the person knows or has reason to know would, if accepted, subject that student-athlete to being ruled ineligible to participate as an amateur-athlete under the rules established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000, for each violation, which shall be collected in a summary manner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in the Superior Court or any municipal court. c. The board of education of each school district or the chief school administrator of each nonpublic school shall annually notify each student-athlete under the jurisdiction of the school district or nonpublic school of the provisions of this section and of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's rules regarding eligibility. d. The notice required by subsection c. of this section shall be: (1) written; (2) in language understandable by a secondary school student; (3) based on model language developed by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association; and (4) communicated via regular or electronic mail, sent home with the student or published in a student handbook. L.2005,c.364.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-76.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-76.1
Provisional certificate program; implementation
Status: in_force

2. a. By November 1, 1992, colleges shall notify all students enrolled in teacher education programs of the details and requirements of the provisional certificate and induction program. b. By November 1, 1992, the Department of Education shall provide all public school districts with a standard plan to implement the induction program that districts may choose to submit, instead of developing individual plans. c. By February 1, 1993, each district shall submit a board-approved plan to the Department of Education. d. The Department of Education shall coordinate county or regional training programs for mentors beginning in the 1993-94 school year. L.1992,c.127,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7.1
School lunch program
Status: in_force

Each school district or nonprofit nonpublic school participating in the National School Lunch Program shall be reimbursed for each Type A lunch as defined within an approved contract with the Department of Education at a rate not to exceed the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulations for the general-cash-for-food assistance phase of the program. Whenever the Federal funds available to the Department of Education are less than the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulation, the State may provide, within the limitations of available State funds, an amount which, when added to the Federal funds, will equal the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulations for the general-cash-for-food assistance phase of the program. L.1968, c.176, s.1; amended by L.1971, c. 249, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971; L.1977, c. 55, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-10
Establishment of sick leave bank for employees of board of education.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a sick leave bank may be established for employees of a board of education if both the board and the majority representative or majority representatives of the employees who would be eligible to participate consent to the establishment of the sick leave bank. The purpose of the sick leave bank shall be to enable employees of the board who are entitled to sick leave under chapter 30 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes to draw needed days of sick leave in addition to any days to which they are otherwise entitled. The sick leave days available to a board employee from the sick leave bank shall be leave days previously donated to the bank by board employees. Employees may donate sick leave days or any other leave time as agreed upon by the board and the majority representative. Sick leave drawn from the bank shall be treated for all purposes as if it were accrued sick leave time of the employee who receives it. No employee shall be required to participate in the bank. L.2007, c.223, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:11-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-9
Prohibition of gang-related apparel.
Status: in_force

3. A board of education may adopt a dress code policy to prohibit students from wearing, while on school property, any type of clothing, apparel or accessory which indicates that the student has membership in, or affiliation with, any gang associated with criminal activities. The local law enforcement agency shall advise the board, upon its request, of gangs which are associated with criminal activities. L.1996,c.93,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-51 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-51
Employees transferred to consolidated school board.
Status: in_force

5. All employees of a board of education dissolved pursuant to this act shall continue in their respective assignments in the county special services school district or the county vocational school district. A consolidated board of education established pursuant to this act shall recognize, preserve, and maintain all rights to tenure, seniority, pension, leaves of absence, and all other terms and conditions of employment, whether created by statute, regulation, contract, or past practice. Any periods of employment with a board of education dissolved pursuant to this act shall count toward the acquisition of tenure and any other rights, benefits, or emoluments to the same extent as if all employment had been with the consolidated board of education established pursuant to this act. L.2007, c.222, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-3.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-3.7
Requirements for school nurse endorsement.
Status: in_force

1. State Board of Education regulations prescribing the requirements for eligibility for an educational services certificate with a school nurse endorsement shall, at a minimum, require that a candidate for the endorsement: a. is licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23 et seq.); b. holds a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university; c. completes either a Department of Education-approved college curriculum for the preparation of school nurses or a program of studies, with a minimum of 21 semester hour credits, that includes study in the fundamentals of substance use and substance use disorder and such other subject areas as determined by the State board, and clinical experience in a school nurse office; and d. completes a college-supervised school nurse practicum experience, a portion of which shall be completed in a school nurse office and a portion of which shall be completed in a classroom. The practicum experience may count toward the minimum 21 semester hour credit requirement. L.2017, c.70, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-35g — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-35g
Budget estimates.
Status: in_force

9. On or before November 15 in each year, the State Librarian, with the approval of the President, shall estimate the amount necessary to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act for the succeeding fiscal year and shall determine for budget purposes the amount estimated to be payable to each regional library cooperative or library with which the State Library contracts to provide cooperative service to the library network for that year and the amount necessary for supplemental library services provided directly. The amount requested for direct services shall not exceed 20% of the total amount appropriated. The State Librarian shall make such determination for budget purposes upon the basis of appropriations for library network purposes made by the Legislature in the current calendar year. On or before September 15 of each succeeding year, the State Librarian shall make a final determination of the payments to be made under this act. L.1983,c.486,s.9; amended 1986, c.174, s.5; 2001, c.137, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-94 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-94
Rights, certain, transferred to Rutgers.
Status: in_force

3. a. In order to carry out the purposes of this act and to provide the program of medical and dental education required for the benefit of the State and the people of New Jersey, all rights to all of the schools, institutes, and centers of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, other than the School of Osteopathic Medicine, the entire Stratford campus, the remaining facilities in Camden, and University Hospital, are hereby transferred to Rutgers, The State University. The facilities of the schools, institutes, and centers of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, other than the facilities of the School of Osteopathic Medicine, the entire Stratford campus, the remaining facilities in Camden, and University Hospital, are hereby transferred to Rutgers, The State University, and the university shall devote the same to the purposes of public higher education in the State in accordance with the terms of any gift, grant, trust, contract or other agreement with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States or with any public body, department or any agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm or corporation. Upon the transfer of the schools, institutes, and centers of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rutgers, The State University, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey shall become an independent institute at Rutgers, The State University and shall be distinct and separate from any individual school. b. Rutgers, The State University shall maintain the public mission and commitment of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, including an affiliation with University Hospital, to provide a comprehensive healthcare program and services to the greater Newark community, including outreach and mobile health services and services provided collaboratively between University Hospital and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, or any of its components. c. Any school, institute, or center transferred to Rutgers, The State University pursuant to subsection a. of this section based in the City of Newark shall remain in the City of Newark, including the New Jersey Medical School, the New Jersey Dental School, School of Health Related Professions, the School of Nursing, and the Public Health Research Institute. d. Any school, institute, or center of Rutgers, The State University based in Middlesex County shall remain in Middlesex County including, but not limited to, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the School of Public Health, the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the Institute of Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, and University Behavioral Healthcare. e. Rutgers, The State University shall assume and maintain existing contracts through expiration with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Children and Families to provide services under University Behavioral Healthcare and the School of Nursing. The services provided under the contracts shall continue to be provided by public employees following expiration of those contracts. f. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, other than the School of Osteopathic Medicine, the entire Stratford campus, the remaining facilities in Camden, and University Hospital, the same shall mean and refer to Rutgers, The State University. g. The transfer of the schools, institutes, and centers of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, other than the School of Osteopathic Medicine, the entire Stratford campus, the remaining facilities in Camden, and University Hospital, to Rutgers, The State University shall require the accreditation approval of the appropriate accrediting bodies prior to transfer. L.2012, c.45, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.39
Health curriculum to include instruction on mental health.
Status: in_force

1. a. A school district shall ensure that its health education programs for students in grades kindergarten through 12 recognize the multiple dimensions of health by including mental health and the relation of physical and mental health so as to enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote health, well-being, and human dignity. The instruction in mental health shall be adapted to the age and understanding of the students and shall be incorporated as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. The instruction shall include, as appropriate, information on substance use disorder provided pursuant to the implementation of these standards and to section 1 of P.L.2016, c.46 (C.18A:40A-2.1). b. The State Board of Education shall review and update the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to ensure the incorporation of instruction in mental health in an appropriate place in the curriculum for students in grades kindergarten through 12. In its review, the State board shall consult with mental health experts including, but not limited to, representatives from the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. L.2019, c.222, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-4.1
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Career and technical education programs provide the high-level academic and technical skills needed to prepare students for success in college and the workplace; b. In addition to meeting the State's high school graduation requirements, career and technical education programs provide students with the opportunity to earn industry-recognized credentials and college credits; c. Career and technical education students often have the opportunity to participate in work-based learning experiences and in regional, State, and national skill competitions; and d. Recognizing the achievements of career and technical education students throughout New Jersey will highlight the importance of career and technical education in addressing the demands of business and industry for highly skilled and trained workers. L.2023, c.47, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.12
Deduction of bonds from school debt and gross debt of municipality
Status: in_force

Any bonds entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act, shall be deducted from the school debt in determining the net school debt of any school district for any purpose or computation under section 18A:24-19 of the New Jersey Statutes, and the amount of all such bonds shall be deducted from the gross debt of any municipality constituting the whole or any part of such school district pursuant to section 40A:2-44(g) of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1971, c. 10, s. 7, eff. Jan. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-8.2
"School leader" defined; training as part of professional development.
Status: in_force

13. a. As used in this section, "school leader" means a school district staff member who holds a position that requires the possession of a chief school administrator, principal, or supervisor endorsement. b. A school leader shall complete training on issues of school ethics, school law, and school governance as part of the professional development for school leaders required pursuant to State Board of Education regulations. Information on the prevention of harassment, intimidation, and bullying shall also be included in the training. The training shall be offered through a collaborative training model as identified by the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the State Advisory Committee on Professional Development for School Leaders. L.2007, c.53, s.13; 2007, c.53, s.13; amended 2010, c.122, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-170.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-170.1
Commissioner of education; enrollment
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of the statutory law, the Commissioner of Education shall have the option to enroll in the Alternate Benefit Program if he exercises such option within 10 days from the date of his appointment. L.1974, c. 67, s. 2, eff. July 11, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.20
Award of contracts when bids are equal
Status: in_force

Whenever two or more quotations or bids of equal amounts are the lowest quotations or bids submitted by responsible parties, the county college may award the contract to any one of such parties, as, in its discretion, it may determine. L.1982, c. 189, s. 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-6.1
Board members of University Hospital; appointment; organization; powers.
Status: in_force

3. a. The management, supervision, and administration of University Hospital shall be vested in a 13-member board of directors of University Hospital. The board shall be comprised of: (1) five members, or their designees, who shall serve ex-officio including: the Dean of New Jersey Medical School, the Dean of New Jersey Dental School, the President of Rutgers, The State University, the Mayor of Newark, and the Chancellor of the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences of Rutgers University; (2) seven public members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a five-year term with one of these members being a resident of the City of Newark; and four of whom shall be appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of the Senate, for a five-year term, except that upon the expiration of the term of these initial four members appointed pursuant to P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), all seven public members appointed by the Governor shall require the advice and consent of the Senate; and (3) one public member, who shall have experience in a health care field such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nursing, physical or occupational therapy, or experience in a hospital management field such as finance, planning, human resources, research, or population health, appointed by the Governor. A member of the board of directors shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and has qualified. Any vacancies in the membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. Each member of the board of directors before entering upon the member's duties shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of the office faithfully, impartially, and justly to the best of the member's ability. A record of the oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Each member of the board may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, after a public hearing. b. The members of the board of directors shall meet at the call of the Governor for purposes of organizing. The board shall thereafter meet at such times and places as it shall designate. c. The Governor shall designate one of the members as chairman of the board of directors. The board shall select the other officers from among its members as shall be deemed necessary. d. The board of directors shall have the power to appoint and regulate the duties and procedures of committees, standing or special, from its members and such advisory committees or bodies, as it may deem necessary or conducive to the efficient management and operation of the hospital. e. The board shall have the power and duty to exercise general oversight over the affairs of University Hospital to ensure the fulfillment of its mission and to: (1) direct and control expenditures of University Hospital funds; (2) borrow money; (3) enter into contracts with the State or federal government, or any individual, firm, or corporation; (4) solicit and accept grant moneys; (5) acquire, own, lease, dispose of, use, and operate property; (6) sue and be sued; (7) enter into a contract or other agreement with a nonprofit corporation operating one or more hospitals in New Jersey to operate and manage or assist in the operation and management of University Hospital; and (8) hire, fire, and fix salaries for all employees of University Hospital. L.2006, c.95, s.3; amended 2012, c.45, s.73; 2019, c.443.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64K-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64K / Section 64K-2
Use of funds
Status: in_force

Centenary College may utilize funds appropriated for the purposes of this act for the construction of the center, the provision of equipment, supplies, clerical, teaching and support staff salaries and such other appropriate support as is necessary for the establishment and operation of the center. L. 1987, c. 105, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-48
Application of proceeds to new purpose; in districts having boards of school estimate; certification by boards of education
Status: in_force

If the board of education of any school district having a board of school estimate shall determine, by resolution, that all or any part of the proceeds of bonds issued for school purposes of the district are not necessary for the purpose or purposes for which the bonds were issued and that such proceeds are required for any other purpose or purposes for which bonds could be issued pursuant to this chapter, it shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate of the district a statement of such other purpose or purposes out of the amount of such proceeds estimated to be necessary for such other purpose or purposes, itemizing the same so as to make it readily understandable. No such statement shall be delivered to the members of, or be acted upon by, the board of school estimate of a type II district unless the proceeds of said bonds have been on hand not less than one year and not more than six years after the time of issuance or sale of such bonds, nor shall such a statement be so delivered if any of such bonds mature beyond the periods prescribed by section 18A:24-5 with respect to such other purpose or purposes (computed from the date of the submission of such certificate) unless prior thereto the commissioner shall endorse upon a certified copy thereof his consent to the issuance of such statement, based upon his written estimate made pursuant to the provisions of section 18A:24-52.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3
Employment for school year
Status: in_force

Teaching staff members may be employed and their salaries fixed and determined, under contracts, by a board of education for the period from July 1 of the year in which such board shall organize to the succeeding June 30, notwithstanding that the fiscal year of the district or of the municipality in which it is located is the calendar year.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-35e — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-35e
Cooperative services
Status: in_force

Any library eligible for participation in the library network is authorized to enter into agreements with other such libraries to provide and receive cooperative library services on a regional as well as Statewide basis. Libraries entering into an agreement pursuant to this act shall form an organization which may incorporate as a nonprofit corporation for the purposes of providing and receiving cooperative services on a regional as well as Statewide basis. L. 1983, c. 486, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984. Amended by L. 1986, c. 174, s. 3, eff. Dec. 8, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-56 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-56
Approval of contract.
Status: in_force

11. Any proposed contract to retain the services of a governmental affairs agent shall be considered by the governing board of a public research university or a State college at a public meeting and approval of the contract shall require the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the board members present at the meeting. L.2009, c.308, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-4.1
Provision of optical scanners.
Status: in_force

1. The Thomas Edison State College, after consultation with the State Librarian, and after consultation with the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, shall purchase and provide to designated area libraries or other public facilities accessible to the blind or visually impaired that may be appropriate an optical scanner, which converts printed materials into synthetic speech for the benefit of the blind and visually impaired. The President of Thomas Edison State College shall provide for the training of personnel in the proper use of these devices. L.1981,c.225,s.1; amended 2001, c.137, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-32
Jurisdiction preempted on pending matters
Status: in_force

12. The commission shall not process any complaint, issue a final ruling or issue any advisory opinion on a matter actually pending in any court of law or administrative agency of this State. L.1991,c.393,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46A-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

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 (P.L.88-352). c. "Auxiliary services" means compensatory education services for the improvement of students' computation skills; compensatory education services for the improvement of students' communication skills; supportive services for acquiring communication proficiency in the English language for children of limited English-speaking ability; and home instruction services. d. (Deleted by P.L.1990, c.52). e. "Compensatory education services" means preventive and remedial programs offered during the normal school day, or in programs offered beyond the normal school day or during summer vacation, which are integrated and coordinated with programs operated during the regular school day and year. The programs shall be approved by the State Board of Education, supplemental to the regular programs and designed to assist pupils who have academic needs that prevent them from succeeding in regular school programs. L.1977,c.192,s.2; amended 1990,c.52,s.62; 1991,c.128,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-40
Estimate of general fund expenses
Status: in_force

12. On or before the fourth Tuesday in March in each year the board of education of a county special services school district shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate an itemized statement of the amount of money estimated to be necessary for the general fund expenses of the county special services school district for the ensuing school year. L.1971,c.271,s.12; amended 1978,c.136,s.15; 1992,c.159,s.19; 1993,c.83,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-32
Inapplicability to certain situations.
Status: in_force

30. Nothing contained in the "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act," P.L.2002, c.83 (C.18A:37-13 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.2010, c.122 (C.18A:37-13.1 et al.), shall alter or reduce the rights of a student with a disability with regard to disciplinary actions or to general or special educational services and supports. L.2010, c.122, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-20
Excess contributions returned
Status: in_force

(a) Any contributions made by a member in excess of those required shall be refunded with regular interest to January 1, 1956, to the member or his beneficiary or estate or shall, at his request, be used at retirement with regular interest to provide an annuity of equivalent actuarial value which shall be in addition to his retirement allowance as computed in accordance with section 18A:66-44. (b) Upon the submission of such evidence as the retirement system may require, the system shall refund to any member, that part of his accumulated deductions paid into the retirement system as a result of deductions based on payments to him over and above compensation as defined in this article. (c) Until July 1, 1974 contributions, made by a member employed by an institution of higher education prior to July 1, 1969, on the basis of compensation earned during summer sessions may be refunded with regular interest to January 1, 1956 to the member at his request or shall be included in the computation of his retirement allowance. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1971, c. 121, s. 10, eff. April 29, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.14
Temporary notes or loan bonds; issuance
Status: in_force

Any school district or municipality which has authorized bonds which are entitled to the benefits of this act, may issue temporary notes or loan bonds (hereinafter called "notes" ) in anticipation of the issuance of permanent bonds to the extent permitted or provided by or pursuant to the provisions of Title 18A, Education, of the New Jersey Statutes or any other laws applicable, subject to such additional terms or conditions with respect to such notes as may be fixed or required by the Commissioner of Education to insure that funds are borrowed only as needed to meet required payments for construction or acquisition of the educational facilities to be financed by the issuance of permanent bonds. L.1971, c. 10, s. 9, eff. Jan. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-2
Purchase and sale of property in general
Status: in_force

The board of education of any district may, in and by its corporate name, acquire, by purchase or lease, receive, hold, hold in trust and sell and lease real estate and personal property and may take and condemn lands and other property for school purposes in the manner provided by law relating to the taking and condemnation of property for public purposes, subject to the restrictions provided in this title.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.29
Change in maturity schedule for bonds; resolution; approval; endorsement
Status: in_force

a. If the board of education of a school district shall determine by resolution that the maturity schedule for bonds entitled to the benefits of this act, other than the maturity schedule approved by the State Board of Education by resolution pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of this act, is in the best interest of said school district, it may make application to the State Board of Education setting forth such belief and the grounds therefor and requesting approval of a schedule of maturities for such bonds set forth in the application. If the State Board of Education, by resolution, shall find that the schedule of maturities set forth in the application is in the best interest of the school district and the State, it shall cause its approval to be endorsed thereon and shall forward said application to the Local Finance Board. b. Within 60 days after submission to the Local Finance Board of an application in accordance with subsection a. of section 8 of this act, it shall cause its approval to be endorsed thereon if it shall be satisfied and shall record by resolution its findings that the belief set forth in such application is well founded and that issuance of the bonds mentioned and described in such application would not materially impair the credit of the county or any municipality comprised within the school district or substantially reduce their ability, during the ensuing 10 years, to pay punctually the principal and interest of its debts and supply essential public improvements and services, but if the Local Finance Board is not so satisfied, it shall cause its disapproval to be endorsed on such copy within said period of 60 days. L.1978, c. 74, s. 8, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71 / Section 71-39
Remedial and supplementary education for grantees.
Status: in_force

12. The board of directors shall develop, establish and maintain programs of remedial and supplementary education for the students who will receive educational opportunity assistance under this act. Such programs may be administered directly by the fund or may be co-operative ventures undertaken with any or all of the public and private institutions of higher education in the State. L.1968,c.142,s.12, amended 1994,c.48,s.217.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.1
Board may adopt new title for district
Status: in_force

In any district composed of two or more municipalities one at least of which has changed its name, the board of education, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of its members and with the approval of the commissioner, may adopt a new corporate title for the school district. Such title shall contain the names of at least two of the municipalities in the district but shall not contain the type of the municipalities such as township, town or borough.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-86 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-86
Terms of rental or lease; transfer of land to fund
Status: in_force

If the property is rented or leased to the state, it shall be on terms calling for level periodic rental payments, not more than one year apart, in such amounts as will amortize the total actual cost of the investment, including cost of land, construction, improvement and supervision of construction, over a period of 20 years from the beginning of the term of its first rental, together with income to be derived therefrom for the benefit of the fund at the rate of 4% per annum on the depreciated value of the asset which shall be its total actual cost to the fund less a depreciation allowance equal in amount to the aggregate sums received toward amortization of the investment. Such portion of the rentals as shall exceed the amounts received toward amortization shall be treated as investment income. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the accounting basis upon which the real property investment shall be carried and depreciated and for the treatment, as between capital and income, of the amounts received for the use of the property by way of rental, in order to maintain the integrity and actuarial soundness of the funds established by this article. In order to carry out the purposes of this article such rental arrangement or lease may include, on behalf of the state, permission to construct a building or buildings, which will constitute the real property in which the investment is made, upon lands owned by the state, and to transfer title to such lands to the said teachers' pension and annuity fund.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-47
Enlarged regional districts; educational facilities; powers of board
Status: in_force

The regional board of education of an enlarged regional district shall not take charge and control of the educational facilities, being provided for pupils in the classes or grades included in the regional district before its enlargement, in the local districts to be added thereto, until such time, not earlier than July 1 of the calendar year following that in which the election to enlarge the regional district is held, as the commissioner shall certify to the board of education of the regional district before its enlargement, and the board of education of each new constituent district, that suitable facilities and accommodations have been made available for the instruction of pupils in the enlarged regional district and until then the pupils in the regional district and in the new constituent districts shall continue under the charge and control of the board of education of the regional district existing prior to its enlargement and the board or boards of education of said new constituent district or districts, respectively. The time for taking charge and control of such facilities may be accelerated or postponed by agreement of the board of education of the regional district existing prior to its enlargement and of the board or boards of education of the new constituent district or districts with the approval of the commissioner. Upon taking charge and control of the educational facilities of the enlarged regional district the board of education of the enlarged regional district shall have full authority and control with respect thereto and in the meantime said board of the enlarged regional district may exercise any other powers and perform any other duties with respect to the enlarged regional district which the first board of education of a newly formed regional district may exercise and perform, as provided in section 18A:13-40. L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-14
Selling, giving or leasing property to boards
Status: in_force

18A:64A-14. Counties, municipalities, school districts or special schools may sell, give or lease any of their property, including county or municipal funds, to the board of trustees of a county college. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.129.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-52 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-52
Approval of submission by commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall so endorse his consent to the submission of such question to the legal voters of the district, if he shall determine in writing his estimate: (a) either that application of such proceeds to the purpose or purposes for which the bonds were issued will not satisfactorily carry out said purpose or purposes or that such purpose or purposes have been carried out; and, if such bonds were issued pursuant to a resolution upon which the commissioner endorsed his consent in accordance with section 18A:24-23, that (b) the carrying out of such other purpose or purposes is necessary in order to provide educational facilities in the district which are, or, within five years, will be, needed in the district. If the commissioner shall not so determine, he shall endorse his disapproval on such certified copy.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.41
Entitlement of $25,000.00 or less; plan for expenditure
Status: in_force

The provisions of "The Additional State School Building Aid Act," (P.L.1978, c. 74; C. 18A:58-33.22 et seq.) notwithstanding, any school district awarded an entitlement of $25,000.00 or less may receive such an entitlement in its entirety within 1 year following said award. Districts which choose to receive their entitlement in this manner shall submit to the Commissioner of Education for approval a plan for the expenditure of the entitlement as part of the established final application process. L.1979, c. 349, s. 1, eff. Jan. 24, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:47-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 47 / Section 47-1
Establishment; purposes
Status: in_force

18A:47-1. The board of education of a school district may establish and maintain a special school of instruction for the purpose of restraining, instructing, and caring for dependent and delinquent children under 16 years of age, committed to the school by the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part. Such special school shall be deemed to be a part of the public school system of the school district in or by which it has been established. L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.234.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.31
Guidelines for development of policy relative to emergency administration of hydrocodone sodium succinate.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, appropriate medical experts, and professional organizations representing school nurses, principals, and teachers shall establish and disseminate to each board of education and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school guidelines for the development of a policy by a school district or nonpublic school for the emergency administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate to pupils for adrenal insufficiency. b. Each board of education and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall implement in the schools of the district or the nonpublic school the guidelines established and disseminated pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2019, c.118, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-50
Transfers; funds; personal property, books, etc., obligations of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

18A:13-50. Upon the dissolution of any local district the officer having custody of the funds of such district shall deliver all of the funds of the dissolved district in his possession to the secretary of the successor regional district who shall give his receipt therefor and shall, in a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, immediately turn the same over to the treasurer of school moneys of the regional district. All personal property, books, papers, vouchers and other documents belonging to any district, being dissolved, shall be transferred to the secretary of said regional district who shall cause a complete inventory to be made on all assets, real and personal, received by the regional school district. Upon and after the date of dissolution of the district all proceeds of taxes of any nature raised or to be levied for use or benefit of each dissolving school district and rights and claims with respect thereto, and all the property, funds, moneys and assets of each dissolving district shall vest in the regional district and the regional district shall be subject to all the contracts, debts and other obligations of each dissolving district. Upon said date all bonds and notes, of each dissolving district, theretofore issued and outstanding and all bonds and notes theretofore issued and outstanding of any municipality constituting or comprised within any dissolving district which were issued for the purpose of acquiring property which is vesting on said date in the regional district shall be and shall constitute obligations of and payable as to both principal and interest by the regional district, and, unless otherwise required or provided for by law, in the same manner and to the same extent as if such bonds and notes had been issued by the board of the regional district. The regional board shall cause an audit and settlement of all accounts of officers of the former district or districts to be made forthwith. The official bonds of such officers shall be continued in full force and effect until the completion of such audit and satisfactory financial settlement of said accounts shall have been made. amended 1971, c.377; 2010, c.39, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-14.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-14.2
Annual review of costs, school meal programs; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. a. A school district or nonpublic school that participates in the National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program shall annually review the costs being expended thereby, in association with the implementation and expansion of school lunch and breakfast programs at schools in the district or at the nonpublic school, as the case may be, and shall take appropriate steps to minimize or offset those program costs, to the extent that such costs can be minimized or offset without compromising the ability of the participating school district or nonpublic school to comply with minimum nutritional standards and other program requirements established pursuant to State or federal law. b. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall: (1) monitor, and engage in the inspection and oversight of, each school lunch program and school breakfast program operating pursuant to this chapter, as necessary to ensure that school meals being served to students in the State continue to satisfy minimum nutritional standards, on an ongoing basis, as required by paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4) and paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-14a); (2) develop and publicize best practices, protocols, and model plans to help school districts effectively minimize and offset program costs, as required by this section, without compromising the nutritional value of meals being served to students; and (3) work cooperatively with each participating school district and nonpublic school in the State to: (a) review the costs being expended by the district, and by each participating school, in association with the implementation and expansion of one or more school meals programs therein; (b) identify various means and methods by which program costs can be reduced, curtailed, eliminated, or offset without sacrificing the ability of the participating school district or nonpublic school to operate its school meals programs in compliance with minimum nutritional standards and other applicable State and federal requirements; (c) provide recommendations to help participating school districts and nonpublic schools timely and proactively address financial problems that have reduced, or that have the potential to reduce, their ability to properly or fully administer their school meals programs in compliance with minimum nutritional standards, expanded eligibility requirements, and all other applicable State and federal requirements; and (d) undertake, or recommend the undertaking of, other appropriate actions as may be necessary to prevent the State's school meals programs from becoming overly bloated with unnecessary expenses or otherwise becoming financially burdensome to participating school districts and nonpublic schools. c. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2023, c.336, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71A-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71A / Section 71A-15
Personal liability on bonds, notes and other obligations.
Status: in_force

18A:71A-15. Personal Liability on Bonds, Notes and Other Obligations. Neither the members of the authority, nor any person executing bonds, notes or other obligations issued by it, nor any officer or employee of the authority shall be liable personally on the bonds, notes or other obligations or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.25
Guidelines for development of policy.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and appropriate medical experts, shall establish guidelines for the development of a policy by a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school for the emergency administration of opioid antidotes. Each board of education, board of trustees of a charter school, and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall implement the guidelines in developing a policy pursuant to section 2 of this act. b. The guidelines shall include a requirement that each school nurse, and each employee designated pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of this act, receive training on standardized protocols for the administration of an opioid antidote to a person who is reasonably believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose. The training shall include the overdose prevention information described in subsection a. of section 5 of the "Overdose Prevention Act," P.L.2013, c.46 (C.24:6J-5). The guidelines shall specify an appropriate entity or entities to provide the training, and a school nurse shall not be solely responsible to train the employees designated pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of this act. L.2018, c.106, s.3; amended 2021, c.152, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-7
Additional powers
Status: in_force

7. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall have and exercise the powers, rights and privileges that are incident to the proper government, conduct and management of the university and the control of its properties and funds and such powers granted to the university or the board or reasonably implied, may be exercised without recourse or reference to any department or agency of the State, except as otherwise provided by this act. L.1970,c.102,s.7; amended 1981,c.325,s.8; 1994,c.48,s.170.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-101 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-101
Grant agreement.
Status: in_force

8. A grant issued by the consortium shall be in the form of a grant agreement. A grant agreement shall include a provision establishing a set of metrics for assessing the goals contained in the agreement to ensure evaluation of a grantee project on how well those metrics are being met and any other relevant accountability measures. The set of metrics shall be established by the board in conjunction with consortium staff. The agreement shall include the expectations stated between the consortium and the grantee, which shall include, but not be limited to, a statement that: a. the grantee shall be independent from the influence of the State, a member university, and any other grantor or contributor of funds or outside source; and b. any grantor or other contributor of funds to the grantee shall acknowledge in writing the grantor's or contributor's understanding that the grant or donation does not entitle the grantor or contributor to dictate or influence the content of any work the grantee produces or may produce. L.2018, c.111, s.8; amended 2023, c.323, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:42-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-2
School orchestra not to compete with civilian musicians; exceptions
Status: in_force

No music supervisor, music teacher or any person having charge of any band or orchestra connected with a public school of this state shall permit such band or orchestra to play, perform or furnish music as a school band or orchestra at any function in competition with civilian musicians. Excepted herefrom are functions connected with such public school and functions which shall be of a patriotic nature.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-1
Requirements for tenure.
Status: in_force

18A:60-1. The services of all professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, supervisors, registrars, teachers, and other persons employed in a teaching capacity, who are or shall hereafter be employed by the commissioner in the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf or in any other educational institution, or employed in any State college or in any county college, and teachers and other certified persons employed in State institutions within the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Human Services, with the exception of the Director of Educational Services, shall be under tenure during good behavior and efficiency: a. after the expiration of a period of employment of three consecutive calendar years in any such institution or institutions; or b. after employment for three consecutive academic years together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year in any such institution or institutions; or c. after employment in any such institution or institutions, within a period of any four consecutive academic years, for the equivalent of more than three academic years. An academic year, for the purpose of this section, means the period between the time school opens in the institution after the general summer vacation until the next succeeding summer vacation. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any faculty member employed by a State or county college who begins employment after the 1973-74 school year. L.1967, c.271; amended 1986, c.158, s.2; 1999, c.46, s.33; 2006, c.47, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-19
Board body corporate; name
Status: in_force

Each such board of education shall be a body corporate and shall be known as and called "the board of education of the vocational school in the county of " (here insert the name of the county in which such school shall be located).
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-6.1
Providers of services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5.
Status: in_force

2. The programs and services required pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-1 et seq. for children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 shall be provided by one or more of the following: a. Parent training and counseling; b. Special programs and services in the district including programs in hospitals, homes or other institutions; c. Special programs and services offered by other districts as provided by agreement between one or more districts; d. A Jointure Commission; e. A county special services school district; and f. Such other methods as shall be approved by the commissioner with the approval of the State board. L.1981, c.415, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-15
Appointment of superintendents; terms; apportionment of expense
Status: in_force

18A:17-15. The board of education of a Type I district and of any Type II district, now having or hereafter authorized to have a superintendent of schools, may, by contract appoint, for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, a superintendent of schools by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. A superintendent of schools may be appointed for a like term also in any other Type II district or in any other two or more Type II districts as follows: Application for the establishment of the office of superintendent of schools for a district or for two or more districts which determine to share a superintendent shall be made to the county superintendent of the county or the county superintendent of each of the counties in which such district or districts are situate and if said application is agreed to in writing by such county superintendent or county superintendents and shall be approved by the commissioner and the State board, the board of education of such a district so applying may appoint a superintendent of schools for a single district in the manner hereinbefore provided or may appoint a superintendent for two or more districts in the manner provided by section 4 of P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1). L.1967, c.271; amended 1991, c.267, s.1; 1996, c.111, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2
Types of regional districts
Status: in_force

Regional school districts shall be of two types: a. "all purpose regional districts" organized for all the school purposes of the municipalities included within such regional districts; b. "limited purpose regional districts" organized to provide and operate in the territory comprised within such districts one or more of the following: elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, vocational schools, special schools, health facilities or particular educational services or facilities.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-27
Newly created regional districts; issuance of temporary bonds or notes for current expenses; submission to voters, etc.
Status: in_force

Whenever the boards of education of all local school districts proposing to create a regional district shall determine by identical resolutions that it is desirable, as part of the proposal to create such regional district, to issue promissory notes or temporary loan bonds of the regional district, in a principal amount not exceeding such amount as shall be stated in said resolutions, to mature not later than one year, from the date of the issuance of the first of such notes or bonds, in order to provide for the current expenses of the proposed regional district to be incurred until appropriations for the operation of the regional district will be available and the commissioner shall certify in writing that said principal amount does not exceed the amount which reasonably may be expected to be necessary for such expenses, each of said boards of education may, at the election called and conducted to act upon the proposal for the creation of the regional district, submit as part of such proposal the authorization and approval of the issuance of said notes or bonds briefly describing the contents of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the same and stating the date upon which it was adopted by the boards of education in question. If such proposal is adopted any such note or bond so authorized may be issued and may be renewed in like form, without further certification or submission to the voters, to mature not later than two years from the date of the first of the notes or bonds so renewed, but no school debt statement need be prepared or filed prior to the authorization of such bonds.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-32.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-32.2
Policy against hazing for district with high school, middle school.
Status: in_force

5. a. Each board of education of a school district with a high school or middle school and the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic high school or middle school shall adopt a written policy against hazing. b. The board of education and governing board or chief school administrator shall ensure that students are informed of the anti-hazing policy, including the rules, penalties, and program of enforcement under the policy. c. The board of education and governing board or chief school administrator shall post the policy on the district's or nonpublic school's publicly accessible Internet website. L.2021, c.208, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-18.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-18.3
Notice to parents, guardians.
Status: in_force

2. a. The multidisciplinary treatment team at a State facility shall provide written notice to the parent or legal guardian of a child who is placed in the facility, when the child attains the age of 18, or, if the child is over the age of 18 when placed in the facility, at the time of placement, that the child is not entitled to receive tuition free educational services after the age of 21. b. Written notice given pursuant to this section shall describe in detail the parent's or guardian's opportunity to consent to having the child's name or other relevant information forwarded in a report to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as appropriate, for the purposes of determining whether the child will likely need services after the age of 21 and, if so, recommending possible adult educational services. For the purposes of this subsection, "relevant information" means that information in the possession of and used by the multidisciplinary treatment team to ascertain the physical, mental, emotional, and cultural-educational factors which contribute to the child's disability, including but not limited to: (1) results of physical and psychological examinations performed by private and school district physicians and psychologists; (2) relevant information presented by the parent or legal guardian and teacher; (3) school data which bear on the child's progress, including the child's most recent individualized educational program; (4) results of the most recent examinations and evaluations performed; and (5) results of other suitable evaluations and examinations possessed by the team. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a multidisciplinary treatment team to perform any examination or evaluation not otherwise required by law. c. Upon the written consent of the parent or legal guardian, the multidisciplinary treatment team shall forward the child's name and other relevant information in a report to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as appropriate, for the development of a recommendation for adult educational services. A copy of the report shall also be submitted to the Commissioner of Education at the same time that the report is submitted to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as applicable. L.1986, c.32, s.2; amended 2006, c.47, s.97; 2017, c.131, s.50.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-33
Tenure of attendance officers in city districts
Status: in_force

The services of all attendance officers of the public schools of a city district shall, after employment in such district for one year, be under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and they shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, conduct unbecoming an officer, or other just cause, and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-98 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-98
Trustees to elect officers; compensation, reimbursement.
Status: in_force

18A:66-98. The board of trustees shall at the first annual meeting thereof, and at each annual meeting, elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and treasurer, and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The secretary and treasurer may be members of the board of trustees. The board of trustees shall fix the compensation of the secretary and treasurer. The members of the board, unless they are serving as secretary or treasurer, shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenditures. No employee shall suffer loss of salary or wages through serving on the board. Amended 2005, c.328, s.2; 2007, c.71.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-20
Certain actions unaffected.
Status: in_force

52. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against Rowan University, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the university as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or regulation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, Rowan University, and all such matters or proceedings pending before Rowan University on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the university, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.2012, c.45, s.52.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-37
Redemption limits; service.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-37. a. Maximum redemption of loans under the loan redemption program shall amount to 18 percent of principal and interest of eligible qualifying loan expenses in return for one full year of service at an approved site, an additional 26 percent for a second full year of service, an additional 28 percent for a third full year of service, and an additional 28 percent for a fourth full year of service for a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses of up to, but not to exceed, $200,000 for service at an approved site, or the maximum amount authorized by the federal government, whichever is greater, either (1) in State funds or (2) the sum of federal, State, and other non-federal funds pursuant to section 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.s.254q-1), whichever is applicable. No amount of eligible qualifying loan expenses shall be redeemed for services performed for less than a full year. b. A participant who enters an agreement to fulfill service in a State-designated underserved area that is also a HPSA shall be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for four years of service up to, but not to exceed, the sum of federal, State and other non-federal matching funds provided pursuant to section 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.s.254q-1). c. A program participant who enters an agreement to fulfill service in a State-designated underserved area that is not also a HPSA shall be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for four years of service up to, but not to exceed, $200,000, or the maximum amount authorized by the federal government, whichever is greater, in State funds. d. A program participant who has engaged in full-time clinical practice during the participant's initial two years of participation in the program shall be permitted to fulfill the program participant's subsequent service obligations on a part-time basis with the approval of the authority or its designee and the program participant's employer in a State-designated underserved area, with the program participant's redemption credit accruing on a pro rata basis. The program participant may be permitted a total redemption of eligible qualifying loan expenses for the equivalent of four years of full-time service. Amended 2009, c.145, s.6; 2025, c.345, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-22.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-22.7
Investments of proceeds; disposition of earnings.
Status: in_force

7. On January 10 in each year the county treasurer or the treasurer of the other legally empowered issuer shall certify and pay to the State Treasurer the amount of the earnings received by the county or the issuer during the preceding year from the investment of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds or notes, provided that prior to the application of the proceeds to the purposes for which the bonds or notes have been issued such proceeds shall be invested in the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4) or in such other investment as shall be explicitly authorized in writing by the State Treasurer. L.1971,c.12,s.7; amended 1997, c.360, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-18
Severability and construction.
Status: in_force

18. Article XVII: Severability and Construction a. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. b. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. c. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members. L.2009, c.279, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:43A-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A-8
Employee to retain rights
Status: in_force

Any such county or municipal employee, including members of the municipal police department, so assigned to serve with the children's bureau of a school district shall continue as an employee or member of, and be compensated by, the respective department or division from which he was assigned, and shall retain all his pension, tenure and other rights as an employee or member thereof.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-8c — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-8c
Rules, regulations to effectuate certain budgeting, fiscal procedures.
Status: in_force

7. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the budgeting and fiscal procedures under chapter 22 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13 et al.). The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); and the commissioner shall, at a minimum, hold at least one public hearing in each of the north, central, and southern regions of the State within 60 days of the public notice of any regulations proposed by the commissioner to be amended, adopted, or readopted pursuant to that act. L.2008, c.37, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72B-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B-17
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "Eligible institution" or "institution" means only those independent institutions of higher education incorporated and located in this State, which, by virtue of law or character or license, are nonprofit educational institutions empowered to grant academic degrees and which provide a level of education which is equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which are eligible to receive State aid under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. "Eligible institution" does not include any educational institution dedicated primarily to the preparation or training of ministers, priests, rabbis, or other professional persons in the field of religion. b. "New Jersey student" means any resident of this State as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.361 (C.18A:62-4). c. "Academic year" means the normal period of attendance, excluding summer session, for a full-time undergraduate student to make a year's progress toward a degree. d. "Full-time equivalent student in an eligible institution" means a unit of 32 undergraduate student credit hours. e. "Undergraduate student" means a student enrolled in a program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree, or to a certificate, diploma or its equivalent, awarded by the institution. f. "Direct per student support for the State college sector" means the average direct net State support per budgeted full-time equivalent student at the State colleges. This average shall be derived from the General Appropriation Act for the pre-budget year by taking the sum of the total appropriation amounts for all State colleges, except Thomas A. Edison College of New Jersey, subtracting from that sum debt service and capital costs and the sum of anticipated revenues at the State colleges, except Edison College, for tuitions, other student fees, School of Conservation, and miscellaneous; and dividing the remainder by the total number of budgeted full-time equivalent students at the State colleges, as stipulated in language in said Appropriation Act. g. "Department" means the Department of the Treasury. h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1994, c.48). i. "Pre-budget year" means the fiscal year preceding the year in which the budget is implemented. L.1979,c.132,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.242.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-28.2a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-28.2a
Council of County Colleges to act as lead agency.
Status: in_force

3. The Council of County Colleges may act as the lead agency for the joint procurement of goods or services by county colleges pursuant to the "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.). L.2015, c.140, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-10
School bonds, when deemed to be authorized
Status: in_force

School bonds are deemed to be authorized by the fact, and at the time, that a. an ordinance is finally adopted by the governing body of a municipality comprised within a type I district, or b. a proposal is finally adopted by resolution by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education of a type II district having a board of school estimate, or c. a proposal is adopted by resolution by the board of education, by a recorded majority vote of its full membership and is also adopted by the legal voters, of any other type II district, including a regional district, authorizing the issuance of such bonds by the municipality or the district, as the case may be, as provided in this article, except that if such issuance of bonds is not permissible under this article without the adoption of a proposition confirming such ordinance, or a proposal authorizing the issuance of such bonds, by the qualified voters of the municipality comprised within the type I district or the qualified voters of the district, as the case may be, then by the fact, and at the time, such proposition or proposal is so adopted by the voters. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 190, s. 3, eff. Aug. 24, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-2.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.): “Charter management organization” means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3), which operates or manages one or more charter schools linked by centralized support and operations. “Charter school” means a school established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.). A charter school does not include a renaissance school project approved pursuant to the provisions of the “Urban Hope Act,” P.L.2011, c.176 (C.18A:36C-1 et seq.). “Compensation study” means a review by the board of trustees of a charter school, or a third-party organization contracted by the board of trustees to conduct the review, of the proposed total remuneration for the top three salaried employees of the charter school compared to compensation for similar positions in school districts in the State and any other information the Commissioner of Education deems necessary. “Education management organization” means a for-profit organization that operates or manages one or more charter schools linked by centralized support and operations. L.2025, c.277, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-59
Effective date of withdrawal, dissolution; votes for adoption
Status: in_force

9. If the question is adopted at said elections, the withdrawal of the district or the dissolution of the regional district shall become effective upon a date to be determined by the Commissioner of Education. For withdrawal from a regional district, the question shall be deemed adopted if it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast within the withdrawing constituent district and it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the overall votes cast in the entire regional district. For dissolution of a regional district, the question shall be deemed adopted if it receives an affirmative vote in a majority of the individual constituent districts and it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the overall votes cast in the entire regional district. L.1975,c.360,s.9; amended 1977,c.279,s.4; 1993,c.255,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-8.1
Discontinuance from teaching service through voluntary service in Peace Corps; continuance of membership; conditions
Status: in_force

If a teacher has been or hereafter shall be discontinued from teaching service through voluntary service in the Peace Corps of the United States, his membership in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund shall continue if he has not withdrawn his accumulated deductions, and if he returns to teaching service within a period of 5 years from the date of his discontinuance from service. Any previously held account in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund which has expired as a result of such a discontinuance shall be reconstructed, and credit for retirement purposes shall be allowed to such member covering the period of his service in the Peace Corps. The method of computation, the terms of the purchase and the credit granted shall be identical to those stipulated for the purchase of previous membership service by members of the fund as provided in N.J.S. 18A:66-9. L.1981, c. 431, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-73.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-73.1
Higher education student identification cards with New Jersey Suicide Prevention Hopeline contact information.
Status: in_force

2. An institution of higher education that issues student identification cards shall have printed on the back of the student identification cards the telephone number for mental health and suicide crisis resources, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education. L.2021, c.261, s.2; amended 2025, c.112, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-9
Terms of members of boards
Status: in_force

Of boards consisting of 5 members, one shall be appointed each year for a term of 5 years, of boards consisting of 9 members, 3 shall be appointed each year for terms of 3 years, and of boards consisting of 7 members, 3 shall be appointed in the first year and 2 shall be appointed in each of the 2 following years of each 3-year period, each for a term of 3 years, except the members of the first board of any such district, who shall be appointed for such terms, as shall, as soon as possible, result in all members of a 5-man board being appointed for terms of 5 years and the terms of one member expiring each year, or all members of a 9-man board being appointed for terms of 3 years and the terms of 3 members expiring each year, or all members of a 7-man board being appointed for terms of 3 years and the terms of either 3 or 2 members expiring in each 3-year period. All members shall serve after the expiration of their respective terms until the appointment and qualification of their successors. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 153, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-47.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-47.1
"Emergent Condition Remediation Program" established.
Status: in_force

20. a. There is hereby created within the development authority an Emergent Condition Remediation Program to provide for the financing of emergent projects in the public schools of SDA districts, which public schools shall not include charter schools or renaissance school projects physically located in the SDA districts. Emergent projects financed under the program shall be funded by moneys from the SDA District Emergent Project Fund established pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection i. of section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14). b. Under the Emergent Condition Remediation Program established pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the development authority shall create a process whereby contractors prequalified by the development authority to bid on school facilities projects apply to be a part of a pool of contractors available to address emergent conditions in SDA districts under a standing retainer agreement subject to the development authority's project labor agreement for emergent projects in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2002, c.44 (C.52:38-2). The prequalified contractors that are part of the pool of contractors established pursuant to this subsection shall be available for any emergent project in any SDA district. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the retainer of prequalified contractors for specific emergent projects. c. As used in this section, "emergent project" means a school facilities project or other capital projects eligible for State funding that would alleviate a condition that, if not corrected on an expedited basis, would render a building or facility so potentially injurious or hazardous that it causes an imminent peril to the health and safety of students or staff. L.2023, c.311, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-11.1
New district may elect three, five, seven or nine members
Status: in_force

Whenever a new school district, except a regional school district, or a consolidated school district or a new district created under the terms of article 4 of chapter 8 of this title is created, there shall be placed upon the official ballot to be voted upon, at the first annual school election, the question whether the board shall consist of three, five, seven or nine members. The balloting for board members shall take place as if nine members were to be elected, three for terms of three years, three for terms of two years, and three for terms of one year. If it shall be determined as a result of the balloting that the board shall consist of nine members, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each of said terms shall be declared elected. If it shall be determined that the board shall consist of seven members, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the three-year terms, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the two-year terms, and the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the one-year term shall be declared elected. If it shall be determined that the board shall consist of five members, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the three-year terms, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the two-year terms, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the one-year term shall be declared elected. If it shall be determined that the board shall consist of three members, each candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each of the terms shall be declared elected. Annually thereafter there shall be elected a person or persons for the term of three years in the place of the member or members whose terms shall have expired.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-2.15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-2.15
Unique needs, students, documentation maintained in student records, safe participation in school fire, security drills; written plan, accommodations.
Status: in_force

4. a. A school district, receiving school, and a nonpublic school shall ensure that a student's unique mobility, sensory, medical, social, communication, emotional, regulatory, and decision-making needs in the event of a fire drill, school security drill,or an actual emergency situation that may occur on school grounds is maintained in the student record. The documentation maintained in the student record shall indicate whether or not the student is able to safely and fully participate in fire drills or school security drills without the use of supplementary supports, modifications, accommodations, or services, or if any accommodations are needed, including determining areas of refuge during an emergency. b. If it is determined that a student requires supplementary supports, modifications, accommodations, or services in order to safely and fully participate in a fire drill or school security drill, a written plan shall be maintained in the student record. The written plan shall: (1) describe the anticipated mobility, sensory, medical, social, communication, emotional, regulatory, and decision-making support needs of the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation; (2) describe the supports, modifications, accommodations, and services to be provided to the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation; and (3) describe the role of school employees in supporting the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation, including the need for any specific training of school employees. c. A school district and, if applicable, a nonpublic school shall on a regular basis, but not less than once annually, perform a review of any determinations made pursuant to this section to evaluate the school security needs of a student. L.2023, c.212, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:25-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 25 / Section 25-6
Suspension of assistant superintendents, principals and teachers
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the president or presidents of the board or boards employing him, suspend any assistant superintendent, principal or teaching staff member, and shall report such a suspension to the board or boards forthwith. The board or boards, each by a recorded roll call majority vote of its membership, shall take such action for the restoration or removal of such person as it shall deem proper, subject to the provisions of chapter 6 ^1^ and chapter 28 of this Title. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 295, s. 12, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-77 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-77
Title to school grounds, etc.; assumption of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

12. The new district and the all purpose regional district shall take title to and control of all school grounds and buildings, and the furnishings and equipment therein, other than those which had been rotated or shared among the regional schools, situated in their respective districts on the effective date of withdrawal as established by the commissioner. The county superintendent shall allot a fair proportion of the shared or rotated furnishings and equipment to the new district. Upon the assumption of title, each board shall also assume the amount of the indebtedness of the original all purpose regional district as determined by the commissioner. The new district shall pay to the regional board of education, at least five days before it becomes due, the amount of the principal and interest of the assumed indebtedness. The principal and interest shall be paid by the regional board, together with the amount due on its assumed indebtedness, as and when it becomes due and payable. L.1989, c.90, s.12; amended 2015, c.95, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54F-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54F / Section 54F-5
Plan to track effectiveness of program; recommendation
Status: in_force

5. a. The commissioner shall implement a plan to collect data on the effectiveness of the program in meeting the needs and conditions of students which place them at-risk of academic and social failure. The plan shall include a system to track student participants to determine if those students successfully completed the school year. b. Two years following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature an evaluation of the At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program and a recommendation on the advisability of its continuation and expansion to other school districts within the State. L.1995,c.256,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-62 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-62
Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment.
Status: in_force

20. For the purpose of calculating all forms of State aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) for a choice student in a choice district, the student shall be counted in the resident enrollment of the receiving district. The receiving district shall receive school choice aid for each choice student equal to the adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount. For purposes of this section, "adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount" means the adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-51) minus equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53) divided by the resident enrollment. L.2007, c.260, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-24
Biannual report on school facilities construction program.
Status: in_force

24. The development authority, in consultation with the State Treasurer, the financing authority, and the commissioner, shall biannually submit to the Governor, the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly a report on the school facilities construction program established pursuant to the provisions of this act. The report shall be submitted no later than June 1 and December 1 of each year and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for the prior six-month period: the number of school facilities projects approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-5); the number of projects undertaken and funded by the development authority; the information on construction contracts required to be compiled pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2010, c.96 (C.18A:7G-24.1); the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the financing authority for the State share of construction and renovation of school facilities and whether there is a need to adjust the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized for issuance pursuant to subsection a. of section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14); the number of approved projects which exceeded the facilities efficiency standards, the components of those projects which exceeded the standards, and the amount of construction by individual districts and Statewide estimated to have exceeded the standards; and recommendations for changes in the school facilities construction program established pursuant to this act which have been formulated as a result of its experience with the program or through collaboration with program stakeholders. In addition, the biannual report shall include a comparison of the costs of school facilities projects undertaken and funded by the development authority to similar school facilities projects constructed in the New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Department of Labor. The development authority shall include in the report an explanation of the methodology used in making the comparison. L.2000, c.72, s.24; amended 2007, c.137, s.35; 2010, c.96,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-45
Approval for lease agreements.
Status: in_force

8. The authority shall not enter into a lease agreement with an institution of higher education unless the Secretary of Higher Education has approved the purchase of the higher education equipment by the institution. The secretary shall provide a written certification of such approval including the amount approved to the authority. L.1993, c.136, s.8; amended 2009, c.308, s.35; 2012, c.42, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-35a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-35a
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Library Network Law." L.1983, c. 486, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-37.13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-37.13
Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

6. A school district and a nonpublic school and their employees shall be immune from civil liability in the provision of security services, equipment, or technology pursuant to the provisions of this act, except for actions that constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. L.2016, c.49, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-46.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-46.1
Capital Project Control Board.
Status: in_force

1. a. In any school district under full State intervention created pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-1 et seq.) there may be established a Capital Project Control Board, hereinafter the board, to be responsible for the review of any capital project proposed by the State district superintendent, provided that the State district superintendent proposes that the capital project be financed in whole or in part by school bonds or notes, or through a lease purchase agreement pursuant to subsection f. of N.J.S.18A:20-4.2. The board shall also be responsible for the certification to the State district superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the necessity for the capital project and the certification of the appropriation to be made by the governing body of the municipality. b. The board shall consist of five voting members. One member shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education and two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer with the consent of a majority of the full membership of the local governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the school district is located. If the school district is comprised of two municipalities, each municipality shall be entitled to one member, appointed by the executive officer with the consent of the governing body. If the school district is comprised of more than two municipalities, each of the two municipalities with the largest population according to the most recent federal decennial census shall be entitled to one member, appointed by the executive officer with the consent of the governing body. However, if a local governing body fails to agree upon the selection of either board member appointed by an executive officer, then the Commissioner of Education shall make the appointment. One member shall be appointed by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs who shall have experience in the area of local finance and capital projects. The fifth member shall be the State district superintendent of schools who shall serve ex-officio and shall act as chairperson of the board. The board members, except for the State district superintendent, shall each serve for a term of one year commencing on July 1 of each year and expiring on June 30 of the following year. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided by the original appointment. Members of the board may be employees of the State or any subdivision thereof. All members of the board shall serve without compensation. c. The board shall meet from time to time upon the request of the State district superintendent. All meetings of the board shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). The State district superintendent shall be charged with the responsibility of preparing a transcript of the proceedings and all votes shall be recorded in writing. L.1991,c.139,s.1; amended 2000, c.72, s.32; 2005, c.235, s.21; 2007, c.16, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-34
Schoolhouse, rooms; permitted usage
Status: in_force

18A:20-34. The board of education of any district may, pursuant to rules adopted by it, permit the use of any schoolhouse and rooms therein, and the grounds and other property of the district, when not in use for school purposes, for any of the following purposes: a. The assembly of persons for the purpose of giving and receiving instruction in any branch of education, learning, or the arts, including the science of agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture; b. Public library purposes or stations of public libraries; c. The holding of such social, civic, and recreational meetings and entertainments and such other purposes as may be approved by the board; d. Such meetings, entertainments, and occasions where admission fees are charged as may be approved by the board; e. Polling places, holding elections, registration of voters, and holding political meetings; f. Child care services provided by the board of education, or a board approved sponsor, or a child care program licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), before or after regular school hours, for any school aged child who attends school within the school district. L.1967, c.271; amended 1999,c.83.s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-32
Appropriation determination for certain type II districts.
Status: in_force

18A:22-32. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, at or after the public hearing on the budget but not later than 18 days prior to the April school election, the board of education of each type II district having no board of school estimate shall fix and determine by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership the amount of money to be raised pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) and any additional funds to be voted upon by the legal voters of the district at the April school election pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of that act, which sum or sums shall be designated in the notice calling the election as required by law. b. At or after the public hearing on the budget but not later than May 14, the board of education of each type II district having no board of school estimate in which the annual school election is in November, shall fix and determine by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership the amount of money to be raised pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) and any additional funds to be voted upon by the legal voters of the district at the November school election pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of that act, which sum or sums shall be designated in the notice calling the election as required by law. amended 1977, c.190, s.1; 1978, c.136, s.11; 1995, c.278, s.42; 1996, c.138, s.57; 2011, c.202, s.19; 2013, c.280, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-12
Education programs, certain, in county juvenile detention centers, validity in public school districts.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the case of a student enrolled in an educational program in a county juvenile detention center that meets the standards for a thorough and efficient education developed by the Office of Education in the Youth Justice Commission, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, pursuant to section 9 of P.L. 1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-5), who subsequently enrolls in a public school district, the district shall accept all days of attendance and courses studied by the student at the county juvenile detention center and apply them toward district requirements for elementary, middle, or high school graduation. L.2005, c.265, s.1; amended 2025, c.35, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-26
Establishment of university; effect on appropriations, employees, etc.
Status: in_force

15. Upon the establishment of the body corporate and politic known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology: a. All appropriations available to the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act and to become available shall be transferred to the university by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by the State budget; b. All other grants, gifts, other moneys and property available to the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act and to become available to or for the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall be transferred to the university and shall be available for the objects and purposes of the university, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State and federal law or otherwise; c. All employees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology prior to the effective date of this act shall become employees of the university. Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to deprive any person of any right of tenure or under any retirement system or to any pension, disability, social security or similar benefit, to which the person is entitled by law or contractually; d. All files, papers, records, equipment and other personal property of the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall be transferred to the university; and e. All orders, rules or regulations theretofore made or promulgated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology shall continue in full force and effect as the orders, rules and regulations of the university until amended or repealed by the university. L.1995,c.400,s.15.