N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-10
Authorization of renaissance school project, renewal.
Status: in_force

10. a. The renaissance school project shall be authorized for 10 years from the date of opening, subject to periodic reviews by the commissioner. The renaissance school project shall be automatically renewed for additional five-year periods provided there is not a breach of the agreement that outlines the terms and conditions of the renaissance school project. Every ten years, the commissioner shall conduct a comprehensive review of the renaissance school project prior to granting a renewal. Renewal at these 10-year intervals shall be presumed provided there is not a breach of the agreement that outlines the terms and conditions of the renaissance school project and the renaissance school project's average percent of students proficient on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge, if the school includes any grades from three to eight, or on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment, if the school includes grades 11 and 12, exceed the average percent of students proficient for the renaissance school district in which it is located in like grades by 15 percent or more in language arts literacy, mathematics, or both after five years, and 25 percent or more in language arts literacy, mathematics, or both after ten years, or achieves the State-level proficiency standards during that period. b. The commissioner shall periodically assess whether each renaissance school project is meeting its goals and improving student achievement. In order to facilitate the commissioner's review, each renaissance school project shall submit an annual report to the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The report shall be received annually by August 1 and shall be made publicly available immediately thereafter, including on the Department of Education's website. c. The commissioner shall have on-going access to the records and facilities of the renaissance school project and the nonprofit entity to ensure that the renaissance school project is in compliance with its organizational document and with State laws and regulations. d. Five years following the date of the opening of the third renaissance school project, or ten years after the opening of the first renaissance school project, whichever occurs first, a review of the efficacy of the program shall be conducted by an independent education researcher or research organization selected by the commissioner. The independent review shall be funded by the Department of Education. The review shall include interviews with staff, parents, and resident district representatives, and a fiscal and educational assessment. The commissioner shall report the results of the review to the Governor, the State Board of Education, and to the Legislature as provided pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and, in addition, the Governor shall report on the efficacy of the renaissance school projects in educating students and whether additional renaissance school districts should be authorized and, if so, how many. The commissioner shall also recommend any changes to this act deemed appropriate based on experience with the renaissance school projects and the independent review. L.2011, c.176, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-8.2
Leave of certain employees to serve on board of chosen freeholders
Status: in_force

Any person employed by a public educational system or institution in a position which requires a certificate issued by the state board of examiners or employed in a professional educational capacity by a school, college, or university which is either tax-supported or operated under contract with the state or on behalf of the state, who is a member of the board of chosen freeholders of any county of this state shall be entitled to time off from his duties as such employee, without pay, during the periods of his attendance at regular or special meetings of the board and of any committee thereof and at such other times as he shall be engaged in performing the necessary functions and duties of his office as a member of the board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3.5
Teaching positions of current school year, data submission deadline.
Status: in_force

1. a. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, no later than October 15, information on teaching positions in the current school year, including the number of vacant teaching positions the number of new teaching positions, the number of teaching positions that were eliminated, and the anticipated number of teacher retirements. The information shall be submitted in a manner to be prescribed by the commissioner. b. The Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall define the vacancy data elements to be submitted by school districts pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2021, c.394, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-6
Body corporate and corporate title
Status: in_force

Each board of education of a regional district shall be a body corporate and shall be known as "the board of education of the regional school district including the school districts of (herein insert the names of the constituent districts and the names of the county or counties in which each is situate)" unless the regional board shall determine to adopt a shorter title, with the approval of the state board, in which case the new title shall be certified by the secretary of the board to the secretary of state and thereupon it shall become the corporate title of the regional district and any obligations of the regional board, under the former title, shall become the obligation of the board under the new title.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-2.14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-2.14
Implementation of methods, collection, reporting of data.
Status: in_force

5. The Department of Education and the Early Intervention Program in the Department of Health shall implement the methods developed by the working group pursuant to section 2 of this act to annually collect and publicly report data on the language acquisition and developmental progress of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing. L.2019, c.205, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-10
Establishment of procedure for career development
Status: in_force

5. It shall be the responsibility of the board of trustees and the president of each State and county college, in conjunction with their faculty to establish a formal procedure for the career development of all members of the professional staff including, but not limited to, a systematic and regular evaluation for the purpose of identifying any deficiencies, extending assistance for their correction and improving instruction. L.1973,c.163,s.5; amended 1994,c.48,s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2b — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2b
Definitions relative to teacher certification.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Limited certificate of eligibility" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet the criteria established pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet the criteria established pursuant to section 3 of this act and complete a State-approved college professional educator preparation program. L.2021, c.224, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-7
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-7. Rules and Regulations. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to carry out the provisions of N.J.S.18A:71B-6. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-95.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-95.3
Funding
Status: in_force

State funding of the educational information and resource center shall be by direct appropriation of the Legislature and shall not be derived from the proposed or actual operating budget of the Department of Education. L.1983, c. 186, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:43-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1
Accident insurance for pupils authorized
Status: in_force

The board of education in any school district may arrange for and maintain, and may pay the premiums for policies of accident insurance with any insurance company created by or under the laws of this State or authorized by law to transact business in this State, to provide for payments to pupils of the school district in connection with loss resulting from bodily injury sustained by such pupils through accidental means while participating in, practicing or training for, or during transportation to or from games or contests conducted by the school district, or by any school of the district, or with the consent of the board of education or of the school and under the supervision of an employee of the board of education, and for payments to pupils injured in connection either with the conduct of the regular curricular and extra-curricular programs of the district or with student travel to and from the places where such programs are conducted and which travel is made necessary by such programs. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1975, c. 233, s. 1, eff. Oct. 24, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994." L.1994,c.48,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-79 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-79
Dissolution of all purpose regional district
Status: in_force

If as a result of the foregoing procedures an all purpose regional district is left with only one constituent municipality, the all purpose regional district shall be dissolved upon the effective date of the withdrawal of the other constituent municipalities, and the remaining constituent municipality shall thenceforth be constituted a separate local school district and governed by the laws applicable thereto. If all of the municipalities withdraw from the all purpose regional district, the all purpose regional district shall be dissolved upon the effective date of the last withdrawal, and its assets and liabilities shall devolve upon the respective withdrawing municipalities in accordance with the division made by the county superintendent as provided in section 13 of this act. L.1989,c.90,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-13.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-13.1
Provision of group insurance, certain, by board of education for employees, dependents.
Status: in_force

9. A board of education may provide contributory or non-contributory group health insurance or group term life insurance, or both, for employees or their dependents, or both, through self insurance, the purchase of commercial insurance or reinsurance or any combination thereof. The maximum risk to be retained for group term life insurance by a board of education on a self insured basis shall not exceed a face amount of $5,000 per covered employee or dependent or such greater amount as approved by the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Education. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board shall be subject to the surcharge levied pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c.8 (C.52:14-17.38c) for claims paid within the retained amount. For any claims paid in excess of the retained amount, the surcharge shall be paid by the entity insuring the excess amount. L.2007, c.18, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-68 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-68
Adoption of policy by public institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

28. a. A public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to be included in its student code of conduct prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy shall contain, at a minimum: (1) A statement prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying; (2) Disciplinary actions which may result if a student commits an act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying; and (3) A definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying that at a minimum includes any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic, that takes place on the property of the institution of higher education or at any function sponsored by the institution of higher education, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the institution or the rights of other students and that: (a) a reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student's property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his person or damage to his property; (b) has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or (c) creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with a student's education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student. b. The institution shall distribute the policy by email to each student within seven days of the start of each semester and shall post the policy on its website. L.2010, c.122, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-69
Limitations on death benefits or other benefits
Status: in_force

Any other provision of this article notwithstanding, (a) any member who is not covered under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act as a teacher shall not be eligible for the death benefit provisions of sections 18A:66-36, 18A:66-37, 18A:66-38, 18A:66-41, 18A:66-42, 18A:66-44, 18A:66-46e, and 18A:66-53, except for the payment of accumulated deductions together with regular interest; (b) no beneficiary of a pensioner who enrolled as a member on or after July 1, 1971 and who retired for any reason other than disability shall be entitled to receive benefits pursuant to the noncontributory death benefit coverages provided by this article if the pensioner had less than 10 years of service credit for retirement purposes at the time of retirement; (c) no member or beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a monthly retirement allowance or other benefit payable pursuant to this article unless the amount of the allowance or benefit would be at least $25.00 per month. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1971, c. 121, s. 33, eff. April 29, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-10
Duties of committee
Status: in_force

2. The Advisory Committee on Alternatively Accredited Medical School Clinical Clerkships shall: a. Recommend standards for appropriate facilities to be used in clinical clerkship programs operated by an alternatively accredited medical school; b. Make recommendations as to the number and type of clinical clerkship programs that may be directed by an alternatively accredited medical school at a teaching hospital in this State, based upon the capacity of that hospital and the health care needs of the community in which the hospital is located; c. Review the clinical clerkship programs operated by alternatively accredited medical schools in this State, and prepare a report which shall include, but not be limited to, a description and analysis of: (1) the teacher to student ratio, the resident to clinical clerkship student ratio and the capacity of each teaching hospital operating a clinical clerkship program; (2) the number and type of clerkship positions that are filled and the number and type of clerkship positions that are requested by alternatively accredited medical schools; (3) the number of alternatively accredited medical school graduates who participated in clinical clerkships in the State and have attained residencies in New Jersey; (4) the types and locations of residencies accepted by clinical clerkship students, identifying types and locations of residencies accepted by students of alternatively accredited medical schools and of medical schools located within the United States; (5) the degree of success of the clinical clerkship programs operated by alternatively accredited medical schools as measured by the use of the same criteria as published in the Journal of the American Medical Association annual education report; and (6) any recommendations to the Legislature, including any proposed legislation, which it may desire to recommend for enactment; and d. Make recommendations to the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey with respect to the operation of clinical clerkship programs operated by alternatively accredited medical schools at teaching hospitals in this State. L.2003,c.133,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-6
Emergency aid; incentive grant.
Status: in_force

18A:74-6. There shall be appropriated annually the sum of $200,000.00 to be distributed by Thomas Edison State College and in accordance with its rules and regulations to meet unforeseeable conditions in any municipality or county, and to encourage the formation and development of larger units of service pursuant to law. The amount of such emergency aid or incentive grant shall be payable by the President of Thomas Edison State College upon certification by the State Librarian. L.1967, c.271; amended 2001, c.137, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-39
Matching of participants with areas.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-39. The executive director or a designee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall assist program applicants and participants in identifying an approved site. A program applicant or participant may identify a proposed site for designation as an approved site, provided that the site meets the criteria established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2025, c.345 (C. 18A:71C-35.1). Nothing in this act shall prohibit a program applicant or participant from identifying an approved site for designation and approval under the program. Amended 2009, c.145, s.8; 2025, c.345, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-14
Additional powers, duties.
Status: in_force

14. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall be vested with the right of perpetual succession and shall have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges that are incident to the proper governance, 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.2017, c.178, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-111 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-111
Findings, declarations relative to instruction in suicide prevention in public schools.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people in this State. According to the Center for Health Statistics in the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, between 1999 and 2001 more than 1,500 young people ages 13 to 18 made suicide attempts which resulted in hospitalization. More than 50 of these attempts were fatal. When young people up to 24 years of age are added to the equation, the number of attempted suicides rises to 3,000 and the number of fatalities rises to nearly 200. b. A suicide can devastate a community. According to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), suicide severely impacts the families and friends left behind, who often wrongly live with extreme shame and guilt over not having prevented the death of their loved one. Moreover, many attempts which do not result in death nonetheless end in serious injury to the victims and lifelong trauma to their families and those who know them. c. A person who is considering suicide may exhibit behavioral warning signs. If someone notices the warning signs of suicide, it may be possible to avert a tragedy. With the possible exception of a parent, no one is better situated than a teacher to detect these signs and to initiate appropriate steps to prevent a suicide attempt. Proper training for teaching staff members can thus save pupils' lives and save the families and friends of would-be victims the trauma of a suicide or suicide attempt. Moreover, early identification of depression and other problems may help to reduce the number of young people who commit or attempt to commit suicide once they have left school and entered adulthood. d. It is therefore appropriate for the Legislature to require: the State Board of Education to require instruction in suicide prevention as part of any continuing education which public school teaching staff members must complete to maintain their certification; and inclusion of suicide prevention awareness in the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. L.2005,c.310,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-3.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3.6
Cap on compensation for unused sick leave from board of education.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a board of education, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not pay supplemental compensation to any officer or employee for accumulated unused sick leave in an amount in excess of $15,000. Supplemental compensation shall be payable only at the time of retirement from a State-administered or locally-administered retirement system based on the leave credited on the date of retirement. This provision shall apply only to officers and employees who commence service with the board of education, or the agency or instrumentality thereof, on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.3. This section shall not be construed to affect the terms in any collective negotiations agreement with a relevant provision in force on that effective date. L.2010, c.3, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-30
Community college agency; establishment
Status: in_force

1. The board of chosen freeholders of any county which has not established a county college may, with the consent of the Commission on Higher Education, establish a community college agency. L.1974,c.89,s.1; amended 1994,c.48,s.150.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-73 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-73
Amount, effect of indebtedness to be stated
Status: in_force

The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the withdrawing municipality and the effect of the indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality and the remaining municipalities within the all purpose regional district shall be stated in the notices and advertisements of the special school election and in the ballots to be used therein, and the election shall be conducted and the results of the election shall be determined in the manner prescribed by law for special school elections in type II districts. The result shall be certified within five days after the holding of the election to the county superintendent, the governing bodies of the withdrawing municipality and the constituent municipalities of the all purpose regional district, and the board of education of the all purpose regional district. L.1989,c.90,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-77 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-77
Limit on payment to speakers at public institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

1. A public institution of higher education shall not use State funds in excess of $10,000 to pay an individual for any speaking engagement at or hosted by the institution, including the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by the institution. In the event that an institution violates the provisions of this section, the State Treasurer shall debit from the institution's State operating aid an amount equal to the amount paid by the institution to the speaker. L.2017, c.61, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-33
Certification of need; designation of location
Status: in_force

a. The center shall not be established pursuant to section 3 of this act until such time as the commission formally certifies in writing to the Governor, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the President of the Senate its conclusion that the establishment of the center should proceed, and that the center will add substantially to the technological, economic, and academic growth of the State of New Jersey. b. The commission shall designate the location of the center. The designation shall not preclude the participation of other public and private institutions of higher education and their faculties which may be considered for participation in the work of the center in the future by the commission. L. 1985, c. 366, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-5
Application of subarticle
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subarticle shall apply to type I school districts.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-18.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-18.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act: a. "Multidisciplinary treatment team" means an evaluation team consisting of a psychologist, a learning disability teacher consultant, a social worker and any other professional who may be involved in the evaluation or treatment of a child in a State facility. b. "State facility" means a State residential facility for the developmentally disabled, a day training center which is operated by or under contract with the State and in which all the children have been placed by the State, a State residential youth center, a State training school or correctional facility, and a State child treatment center or psychiatric hospital. L. 1986, c. 32, s. 1, eff. June 23, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-19
Pupil records; creation, maintenance and retention, security and access; regulations; nonliability
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall provide by regulation for the creation, maintenance and retention of pupil records and for the security thereof and access thereto, to provide general protection for the right of the pupil to be supplied with necessary information about herself or himself, the right of the parent or guardian and the adult pupil to be supplied with full information about the pupil, except as may be inconsistent with reasonable protection of the persons involved, the right of both pupil and parent or guardian to reasonable privacy as against other persons and the opportunity for the public schools to have the data necessary to provide a thorough and efficient educational system for all pupils. No liability shall attach to any member, officer or employee of any board of education for the furnishing of any pupil records consistent with this act and the regulations adopted hereunder. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 346, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-1a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1a
Adjustment of non-public school transportation costs.
Status: in_force

2. For the 2002-2003 school year, the maximum amount of nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil provided for in N.J.S.18A:39-1 shall equal $735 and this amount shall be increased in each subsequent year in direct proportion to the increase in the State transportation aid per pupil in the year prior to the prebudget year compared to the amount for the prebudget year or by the CPI, whichever is greater. As used in this section, State transportation aid per pupil shall equal the total State transportation aid payments made pursuant to section 15 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-57) divided by the number of pupils eligible for transportation. "CPI" means the average annual increase, expressed as a decimal, in the consumer price index for the New York City and Philadelphia areas during the fiscal year preceding the prebudget year as reported by the United States Department of Labor. In the 2002-2003 school year and thereafter, any additional costs incurred by a school district due to the increase in the maximum amount of nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil pursuant to this section shall be borne by the State. L.1981, c.57, s.2; amended 1990, c.52, s.51; 1992, c.33, s.2; 1996, c.138, s.66; 2001, c.437, s.1; 2007, c.260, s.62.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-8.1
Transfer of funds, conditions.
Status: in_force

2. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to this section, whenever a school district desires to transfer amounts among line items and program categories, the transfers shall be by resolution of the board of education approved by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the authorized membership of the board; however, a board may, by resolution, designate the chief school administrator to approve such transfers as are necessary between meetings of the board. Transfers approved by the chief school administrator shall be reported to the board, ratified and duly recorded in the minutes at a subsequent meeting of the board, but not less than monthly. Transfers of surplus amounts or any other unbudgeted or underbudgeted revenue to line items and program categories shall require the approval of the Commissioner of Education and shall only be approved between April 1 and June 30 for line items and program categories necessary to achieve the thoroughness standards established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46); except that upon a two-thirds affirmative vote of the authorized membership of a board of education, the board may petition the commissioner for authority to transfer such revenue prior to April 1 due to an emergent circumstance and the commissioner may authorize the transfer if he determines that the transfer is necessary to meet such emergency. Transfers from any general fund appropriation account that, on a cumulative basis, exceed 10% of the amount of the account included in the school district's budget as certified for taxes shall require the approval of the commissioner. In a school district wherein the Commissioner of Education has directed an in-depth evaluation pursuant to subsection e. of section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14), the board of education shall obtain the written approval of the executive county superintendent of schools prior to implementing any board authorized transfer of funds. L.1979, c.294, s.2; amended 1987, c.196; 1987, c.398, s.4; 2004, c.73, s.6; 2005, c.235, s.34; 2007, c.260, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-87 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-87
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Many individuals with developmental disabilities are not able to realize their potential as full community members with maximum independence and productivity because the education and related services, which they were entitled to while in school, ended abruptly once they exited the secondary school system. b. Individuals with developmental disabilities deserve the opportunity to successfully transition into meaningful employment and enhanced independent living opportunities and skills, as appropriate, and they can make greater progress with special services and support during this critical transition period. c. A center that offers individuals with developmental disabilities special services and support, including the coordination of opportunities available from service providers, educational institutions, and the private sector during this period, will enable individuals with developmental disabilities to more successfully transition into independent, productive, and meaningful lives. d. It is appropriate that the board of trustees of each county college establish a county college-based adult center for transition for individuals with developmental disabilities to assist them in utilizing the college's, State's, and county's existing services, programs, and resources. L.2021, c.425, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-52 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-52
Board of governors; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any private institution of higher education, which combined with any post-secondary institute of a county board of vocational education to form a county college, is continued and shall be known as the board of governors and it shall have the powers, authority, rights and privileges, and be subject to the fiduciary and other duties, obligations and responsibilities set forth and expressed in this act. L.1982, c. 42, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-21
Provision of school meals.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) In the event that a participating school district or nonpublic school determines that a student's unsubsidized school breakfast or unsubsidized school lunch bill is in arrears, the participating school district or nonpublic school shall contact the student's parent or guardian to provide notice of the arrearage, and shall provide the parent or guardian with a period of 10 school days to pay the amount due. If the student's parent or guardian has not made full payment by the end of the designated 10-day period, then the participating school district or nonpublic school shall again contact the student's parent or guardian to provide notice of any action to be taken in response to the arrearage. (2) A participating school district or nonpublic school shall report, at least biannually to the Department of Agriculture, the number and percentage of enrolled students who have been denied school breakfast or school lunch on the basis of an unsubsidized meals bill arrearage, pursuant to this section. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (a) require a participating school district or nonpublic school to deny or restrict the ability of a student to access unsubsidized school breakfast or unsubsidized school lunch, respectively, whenever the student's unsubsidized school breakfast or unsubsidized school lunch bill is in arrears; or (b) authorize a participating school district or nonpublic school to deny or restrict the ability of a student who is income-eligible for subsidized school lunch, but who is not income-eligible for subsidized school breakfast, to continue to access subsidized school lunch whenever the student's unsubsidized school breakfast bill is in arrears. b. A participating school district or nonpublic school shall not: (1) publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for an unsubsidized school breakfast or an unsubsidized school lunch, or whose unsubsidized school breakfast or lunch bill is in arrears, for example, by requiring the student to sit at a separate table, to wear a wristband, hand stamp, or identifying mark, or to accept an alternative meal; (2) require a student who cannot pay for an unsubsidized school breakfast or an unsubsidized school lunch, or whose unsubsidized school breakfast or lunch bill is in arrears, to do chores or other work to pay for the unsubsidized school breakfast or unsubsidized school lunch; (3) require a student to discard an unsubsidized school breakfast or an unsubsidized school lunch, after it has been served, either because the student is unable to pay for the unsubsidized breakfast or unsubsidized lunch or because the student's unsubsidized school breakfast or lunch bill is in arrears; (4) prohibit a student, or a sibling thereof, from attending or participating in non-fee-based extracurricular activities, field trips, or school events, from receiving grades, official transcripts, or report cards, or from graduating or attending graduation events, solely because of the student's unresolved breakfast or lunch debt; or (5) require a student's parent or guardian to pay fees or costs in excess of the actual amounts owed for unsubsidized school breakfasts or unsubsidized school lunches, or both, which have been previously served to the student. c. If a student owes money for the equivalent of five or more unsubsidized school meals, the participating school district or nonpublic school shall: (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2022, c.104) (2) determine whether the student is eligible for subsidized school meals, by conducting a review of all available records related to the student, and by making at least two attempts, not including the initial attempt made pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-21b1), to contact the student's parent or guardian and have the parent or guardian complete a subsidized school meals application; and (3) require a principal, or a person designated by the principal, to contact the student's parent or guardian to: (a) offer assistance with respect to the completion of the subsidized school meals application; (b) determine whether there are other issues in the household that have caused the student to have insufficient funds to purchase an unsubsidized school breakfast or unsubsidized school lunch, as the case may be; and (c) offer any other appropriate assistance. d. A participating school district or nonpublic school shall direct communications about a student's unsubsidized school meals arrearage to the parent or guardian and not to the student. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a participating school district or nonpublic school from sending a student home with a letter addressed to a parent or guardian. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a student shall not be denied access to a school meal, regardless of the student's ability to pay or the status of the student's meal arrearages, during any period of time in which the student's participating school district or nonpublic school is making a determination, pursuant to subsection c. of this section, as to whether the student is eligible for, and can be certified to receive, subsidized school meals. L.2015, c.15, s.1; amended 2018, c.27; 2020, c.29, s.2; 2022, c.104, s.14; 2023, c.336, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72J-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72J / Section 72J-3
Annual scholarships
Status: in_force

A Martin Luther King Physician-Dentist Scholarship shall be awarded annually by the board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund to 15 New Jersey medical and dental students from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds selected by the university in which the student is enrolled. L. 1987, c. 183, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-21
Review of guidelines, procedures.
Status: in_force

6. The Commission on Higher Education shall review the guidelines and procedures developed by the institutions, in conjunction with the agencies or organizations sponsoring literacy tutoring programs, to provide assistance in making the guidelines and procedures the same for all participating institutions. L.1992,c.49,s.6; amended 1994, c.48, s.88; 1999, c.46, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-50
Budget development, presentation.
Status: in_force

17. The State district superintendent in a school district under full State intervention shall develop a budget on or before March 22 and shall present this budget to the board of education to elicit the board's comments and recommendations. This budget shall conform in all respects with the requirements of chapter 22 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and shall be subject to the limitations on spending by local school districts otherwise required by P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.). L.1987,c.399,s.17; amended 1990, c.52, s.32; 1992, c.159, s.6; 1995, c.278, s.38; 1996, c.138, s.39; 2005, c.235, s.28; 2007, c.16, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-11.2
Findings, declarations relative to the "breakfast after the bell" program.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that numerous studies document that childhood hunger impedes learning and can cause lifelong health problems; and that, in New Jersey, tens of thousands of children suffer from hunger each year, with nearly 540,000 students living in low-income families that are federally eligible for free or reduced price school meals. The Legislature further finds and declares that New Jersey schools have made great strides in serving breakfast to more students at the start of the school day, achieving a 73 percent increase since 2010; and that, despite this progress, only 44 percent of low-income students in New Jersey received breakfast through the federal School Breakfast Program, according to the most recent data published by Advocates for Children of New Jersey, meaning that approximately 304,000 low-income students who were already enrolled in the program, as of April 2017, were not served this all-important morning meal. The Legislature further finds and declares that New Jersey law, at section 2 of P.L.2003, c.4 (C.18A:33-10), requires a public school to provide school breakfast to its students if 20 percent or more of the students enrolled in the school on October 1 of the preceding school year were federally eligible for free or reduced price meals; that section 6 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-10.1) expands existing law so as to require a public school to provide school breakfast to students if 10 percent or more of the students enrolled in the school on October 1 of the preceding school year were federally eligible for free or reduced priced meals; that, despite these breakfast program requirements, current law does not specify how breakfast is to be served to students; and that, by requiring high-poverty schools to serve breakfast to students through a breakfast after the bell program, New Jersey schools will reach a much larger percentage of children in need, thereby helping to further their academic success. The Legislature further finds and declares that the federal government reimburses schools for each meal served, and that this expansion can, therefore, be easily accomplished; that, since 2010, the amount of federal school breakfast reimbursements has more than doubled from about $45 million to an anticipated $105 million in fiscal year 2018; and that Advocates for Children of New Jersey estimates that school districts could collect an additional $89 million in federal funds for school breakfast each year if breakfast is served during the first few minutes of the school day. The Legislature, therefore, determines that: it shall be the public policy of the State to help remove a major barrier to learning by providing children the nutrition they need to succeed in school; it is the understanding and the intention of the Legislature to make breakfast an integral part of the school day; and the implementation of breakfast after the bell programs is the most effective way to ensure that all students have the morning nutrition they need to concentrate, learn, and succeed in school. L.2018, c.25, s.1; amended 2022, c.104, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-12
Secretary; annual financial report to commissioner
Status: in_force

The secretary shall, on or before August 1 of each year, report to the commissioner the amount of interest bearing school debt, if any, of the municipality or the district then remaining unpaid, together with the rate of interest payable thereon, the date or dates on which the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness were issued and the date or dates upon which they will fall due, which information shall be furnished to the secretary, upon demand, by the clerk of each municipality within the district as to any such obligation outstanding.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-30
Powers of each board.
Status: in_force

18A:65-30. Each board 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 corporation and the university, consistent with this chapter and other applicable statutes. The board of governors may appoint trustees to membership on its committees, without vote. amended 2015, c.12, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-24
Charter limitations on tax rate, etc., inapplicable
Status: in_force

No limitation imposed by charter in any municipality, as to the amount or rate of taxes or as to any other matter, shall apply to the raising of money under this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-6
Standards for qualification for participation by private nonprofit and public hospitals
Status: in_force

The standards established for qualification for participation by private nonprofit and public hospitals in the State under the provisions of the act, shall include, but not be limited to the following: a. An educational plan and a training schedule by each hospital for each program for which it desires assistance under this act at the time of its application to the council, including definition of its affiliation relationship with a medical school. b. The educational program of the hospital shall be determined to be one that will provide a high degree of academic excellence. The graduate medical training programs shall be approved fully or provisionally by either the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the appropriate physician specialty board or the Office of Education of the American Osteopathic Association. c. The chief executive officer of each hospital or his designee shall be charged with the responsibility for coordinating and implementing the educational programs of the hospital with the council. One person whose qualifications shall be subject to the review of the council, and who must qualify for a medical school faculty appointment, shall be charged with directing each educational program in order for such program to receive funds provided by this act. L.1977, c. 390, s. 6, eff. Feb. 23, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-59
Report.
Status: in_force

4. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, the secretary shall submit a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the number of four-year public institutions of higher education and county colleges that are in compliance with the provisions of this act. L.2018, c.93, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-48
Projects in certain districts with prior approval; construction, financing under prior law.
Status: in_force

17. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, a school facilities project of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage equal to or greater than 55% or of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage of less than 55% that had been approved by the Commissioner of Education and the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation prior to the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to be constructed by the corporation, shall be constructed and financed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) as the same read before the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.). L.2007, c.137, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-15
Guidelines for payment of arrearages.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-15. Guidelines for Payment of Arrearages. The Department of Education and the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury and the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, shall prepare guidelines concerning the procedures and methods to be employed by boards and autonomous authorities for the implementation of N.J.S.18A:71C-14. The guidelines, and all actions taken by a board or autonomous authority pursuant to this act, shall be consistent with all federal regulations or limitations regarding any information utilized in any collection. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:42-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-5
Certain student organizations declared harmful
Status: in_force

Every fraternity, sorority, secret society or organization composed in whole or in part of public school pupils, which seeks to organize and perpetuate itself by taking in members from among the pupils enrolled in such school in which they are students, upon the basis of decision of the membership of such organization, rather than from the free choice of any pupils in such school who are otherwise qualified to fill the special aims of such organization, is hereby declared to be an organization inimical to the good of the school system and to the democratic principles and ideals of public education and to the public good.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61E-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61E / Section 61E-2
"Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights"; development; content
Status: in_force

2. The Commission on Higher Education shall appoint an advisory committee of experts which shall develop a "Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights" which affirms support for campus organizations which assist sexual assault victims and provides that the following rights shall be accorded to victims of sexual assaults that occur on the campus of any public or independent institution of higher education in the State and where the victim or alleged perpetrator is a student at the institution or when the victim is a student involved in an off-campus sexual assault. a. The right to have any allegation of sexual assault treated seriously; the right to be treated with dignity; and the right to be notified of existing medical, counseling, mental health or student services for victims of sexual assault, both on campus and in the community whether or not the crime is reported to campus or civil authorities. "Campus authorities" as used in this act shall mean any individuals or organizations specified in an institution's statement of campus security policy as the individuals or organizations to whom students and employees should report criminal offenses. b. The right to have any allegation of sexual assault investigated and adjudicated by the appropriate criminal and civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the crime occurred, and the right to the full and prompt cooperation and assistance of campus personnel in notifying the proper authorities. The provisions of this subsection shall be in addition to any campus disciplinary proceedings which may take place. c. The right to be free from pressure from campus personnel to refrain from reporting crimes, or to report crimes as lesser offenses than the victims perceive the crimes to be, or to report crimes if the victim does not wish to do so. d. The right to be free from any suggestion that victims are responsible for the commission of crimes against them; to be free from any suggestion that victims were contributorily negligent or assumed the risk of being assaulted; to be free from any suggestion that victims must report the crimes to be assured of any other right guaranteed under this policy; and to be free from any suggestion that victims should refrain from reporting crimes in order to avoid unwanted personal publicity. e. The same right to legal assistance, and the right to have others present, in any campus disciplinary proceeding, that the institution permits to the accused; and the right to be notified of the outcome of any disciplinary proceeding against the accused. f. The right to full, prompt, and victim-sensitive cooperation of campus personnel in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence, including a medical examination if it is necessary to preserve evidence of the assault. g. The right to be informed of, and assisted in exercising, any rights to be confidentially or anonymously tested for sexually transmitted diseases or human immunodeficiency virus; the right to be informed of, and assisted in exercising, any rights that may be provided by law to compel and disclose the results of testing of sexual assault suspects for communicable diseases. h. The right to have access to counseling under the same terms and conditions as apply to other students seeking such counseling from appropriate campus counseling services. i. The right to require campus personnel to take reasonable and necessary action to prevent further unwanted contact of victims with their alleged assailants, including but not limited to, notifying the victim of options for and available assistance in changing academic and living situations after an alleged sexual assault incident if so requested by the victim and if such changes are reasonably available. L.1994,c.160,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-30
Powers
Status: in_force

Each auxiliary organization shall be a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession. Each auxiliary organization shall have the power to contract, to sue and be sued, to make, amend and rescind rules for its own reorganization and operation, but it shall not in any manner, directly, or indirectly, pledge the credit of the State. L.1982, c. 16, s. 5, eff. April 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-33
Disposition of certain medical malpractice claims.
Status: in_force

10. For medical malpractice claims incurred at the School of Osteopathic Medicine before or after the effective date of this act, Rowan University shall elect within 75 days of the signing of this act whether it, and its employees, shall be represented in all such matters by the Attorney General. If Rowan University elects to be represented by the Attorney General, then the Department of the Treasury shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with Rowan University modeled on the June, 2003 memorandum of agreement between the Department of the Treasury and the University of Medicine and Dentistry concerning the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund and moneys in the fund known as the Self-Insurance Reserve Fund shall be available to Rowan University solely to indemnify and defend medical malpractice claims against employees, officers, and servants of the School of Osteopathic Medicine. If Rowan University elects not to be represented by the Attorney General, then it shall be required to provide employees of the School of Osteopathic Medicine with defense and indemnification consistent with the terms and conditions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., in lieu of the defense and indemnification that such employees would otherwise seek and be entitled to from the Attorney General pursuant to N.J.S.59:10-1 et seq. and P.L.1972, c.48 (C.59:10A-1 et seq.). L.2012, c.45, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:51-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 51 / Section 51-8
Budget procedure
Status: in_force

On or before September 30 of each year the commission shall prepare a tentative budget of the sums required by said commission in carrying on its activities for the ensuing year so itemized as to make it readily understandable, together with a statement of the amount to be assessed against each participating school district for such year, and shall deliver the same to the board of education of each of the participating school districts before the date of the October meeting of such board. The board of education of each participating school district shall consider such tentative budget at its October meeting and shall return the same forthwith to the commission with its endorsement or suggestions for change, if any, and after all such boards of education shall have so returned the same, the commission shall adopt its budget for the ensuing year and notify the board of education of each participating school district, on or before the November meeting thereof if practicable and otherwise as soon thereafter as possible, of the total amount of the budget and the amount to be assessed against such school district for said year and each such board of education shall include the amount so assessed against it in the item "current expenses of schools" in the budget adopted or submitted for adoption by it for the ensuing year and the same shall be paid to the custodian of moneys of the commission as required and requisitioned by him. If during the first year of the establishment of any such commission it shall be impossible to carry out the budgetary provisions hereinbefore provided, the commission shall certify to the boards of education of the participating school districts the amounts of said assessments as soon as practicable after the establishment of the commission and said boards of education shall pay said assessments from available current expense funds.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-96 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-96
Severability
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. L.1976, c. 39, s. 11, eff. June 28, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-42
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.), the Commissioner of Education shall promulgate emergency rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) for the 2007-08 school year. b. For the 2008-09 school year and thereafter, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) 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.2007, c.62, s.7; amended 2008, c.37, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-19.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-19.2
Appeal of placement decision
Status: in_force

If any parent or teaching staff member disagrees with the decision either that a pupil exit from or remain in the district's bilingual education program, the parent or teaching staff member may appeal this decision. After exhausting a local appeal process, any parent or guardian who is not satisfied with the district's explanation for its decision shall have the right to a hearing as a contested case before the Commissioner of Education or his designee. The final decision on a child's placement shall be based on the best interests of the child in accordance with the assessment criteria set forth in section 1 of this amendatory and supplementary act. An appeal under this provision shall be heard and decided by the commissioner or his designee on an expedited basis. L.1991,c.12,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72P-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72P / Section 72P-5
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The State Board of Education, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.175, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-16
Additional powers, duties of financing authority.
Status: in_force

16. In addition to the other powers and duties which have been granted to the financing authority, whenever any local unit finances the construction or acquisition of a school facilities project which would otherwise qualify under this act except that the debt was issued prior to the effective date of this act, the financing authority may refinance the debt issued by the local unit through the issuance of bonds secured by repayments of loans made to the local units and may purchase the work or improvement and lease the same to the district, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer; except that the amount of the purchase price for a school facilities project shall not exceed the original cost. Each loan to a local unit pursuant to this section shall be evidenced by local unit obligations and shall be authorized and issued as provided by law. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the local unit obligations may be sold at private sale to the financing authority at any price, whether or not less than par value, and shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity at any times and at any prices as the financing authority and the local unit may agree. All powers, rights, obligations and duties granted to or imposed upon the financing authority, districts, State departments and agencies or others by this act in respect to school facilities projects shall apply to the same extent with respect to any refinance of debt pursuant to this section; except that any action otherwise required to be taken at a particular time in the implementation of a school facilities project may, when the circumstances require in connection with a refinance of debt pursuant to this section, be taken with the same effect as if taken at that particular time. Upon repayment of the bonds or provision for repayment of bonds issued by the financing authority to refinance the debt of the local unit, the school facilities project shall be transferred to the district. L.2000, c.72, s.15; amended 2007, c.137, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-41
Documents included with application for State matching funds; information required
Status: in_force

13. In order for an institution or foundation to receive in a fiscal year State matching funds pursuant to an application therefor under the provisions of this act, the governing body of the institution or foundation shall provide the State Treasurer with a copy of the institution's annual independent financial audit, the institution's education foundation audit, or other financial certification, as deemed appropriate by the Treasurer, that verifies that the institution has raised the necessary amount through endowment contributions or donations to qualify for the State matching funds. An institution or foundation receiving State matching funds shall also provide in each fiscal year the annual average amount of endowment contributions and donations received in the contribution year and the donation year and in the five previous contribution and donation years. L.1999,c.226, s.13; amended 1999, c.368, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:76-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 76 / Section 76-4
Effective date
Status: in_force

This law shall take effect January 1, 1968.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-18
Full time required of superintendents; when
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools shall, when so required by the board or boards of education of the district or districts employing him, devote himself exclusively to the duties of his office.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61D-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61D / Section 61D-8
Findings, declarations relative to hepatitis B vaccinations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Hepatitis B is a serious viral disease that attacks the liver and can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure and even death; after tobacco, hepatitis B is the world's leading known cause of cancer; b. Hepatitis B virus is spread through blood and other body fluids and has been shown in some instances to remain infectious on environmental surfaces for at least a month at room temperature; in some settings, the virus can be up to 100 times more contagious than the virus that causes AIDS; c. Individuals are at greater risk of hepatitis B virus infection who: have multiple sex partners; use injection drugs; have household contact with an individual who has lifelong hepatitis B infection; and travel to areas of the world where hepatitis B is common; d. In 1999, an estimated 80,000 individuals in the United States were infected with the hepatitis B virus, and one out of 20 individuals in the United States will be infected with the virus at some time in their lives; approximately 30% of individuals who are infected show no signs or symptoms and can unknowingly pass the virus to others; e. The highest rate of hepatitis B disease occurs in individuals 20 to 49 years of age; in 1998, 205 hepatitis B cases were reported in New Jersey, with 60% of those occurring in individuals 25 to 44 years of age; f. Hepatitis B vaccine, which has been available since 1982, prevents hepatitis B disease and its serious consequences; the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine vaccination of individuals zero to 18 years of age for hepatitis B; g. As of September 2001, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services requires hepatitis B immunization prior to school entry for all children in the State, with a sixth grade catch-up dose for those not already immunized; and h. Since the hepatitis B immunization requirement for school entry in the State was recently adopted and the highest rates of hepatitis B infection in the nation and State are occurring in individuals between 20 and 50 years of age, it is appropriate for the State to require every high school student,and each new student enrolling on a full-time basis in a program leading to an academic degree at an institution of higher education in the State,to be vaccinated for hepatitis B. L.2002,c.58,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-60 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-60
Recipients paid by State Treasurer
Status: in_force

8. Scholarships awarded pursuant to this act shall be paid to recipients by the State Treasurer in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the authority. L.2000,c.163,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-25
Appointment; salary; removal
Status: in_force

A business manager may be appointed in any type I school district, and subject to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter, may be removed from such office, by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education and he shall receive such salary as the board shall determine. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 295, s. 3, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-74 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-74
Temporary borrowings to meet redemptions
Status: in_force

Because the amounts of redemptions from time to time may be such as to deplete the reserve fund provided for in section 6, the issuing board is authorized to make temporary borrowings from any available source, to provide funds to meet redemptions. The authorization of the Division of Local Finance may require that binding arrangements be made for the availability of such temporary funds, unless the bonds to be issued hereunder are guaranteed by municipal guaranty. L.1971, c. 36, s. 9, eff. March 4, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6.3
Virtual applicant profile system, educator employment web portal.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall develop, within the limit of funds appropriated, a virtual applicant profile system that allows job applicants to store and manage commonly required employment information in a secure format for use when applying to a position with a public school or an approved private school for students with disabilities using school-specific application systems. The system shall be fully operational within 12 months of the effective date of this act. b. Information contained in the virtual applicant profile system may include, but need not be limited to name, date of birth, education, employment history, and teacher certifications and endorsements. c. The commissioner may contract with a private vendor to effectuate the purposes of this section. d. The commissioner may reconstruct an existing Internet website or web portal operated by the Department of Education to meet the requirements established pursuant to subsection a. of this section. e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a public school, an approved private school for students with disabilities, or an employee thereof from using its own application process or from requiring additional materials from applicants who apply for employment. L.2025, c.208, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-14
Compliance concerning students with disabilities.
Status: in_force

5. A renaissance school project 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 renaissance school project 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. L.2013, c.149, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-7
Certificate fee
Status: in_force

A fee of such sum as shall be fixed by the state board, but not less than $5.00, shall be paid for the issuance of each certificate.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-16
Regulation of items sold, served, given away on school property.
Status: in_force

2. a. As of September 2007, the following items shall not be served, sold or given away as a free promotion anywhere on school property at any time before the end of the school day, including items served in the reimbursable After School Snack Program: (1) Foods of minimal nutritional value, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture; (2) All food and beverage items listing sugar, in any form, as the first ingredient; and (3) All forms of candy as defined by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. b. Schools shall reduce the purchase of any products containing trans fats beginning September 1, 2007. c. As of September 2007, all snack and beverage items, sold or served anywhere on school property during the school day, including items sold in a la carte lines, vending machines, snack bars, school stores and fundraisers, or served in the reimbursable After School Snack Program, shall meet the following standards: (1) Based on manufacturers' nutritional data or nutrient facts labels, no more than eight grams of total fat per serving, with the exception of nuts and seeds, and no more than two grams of saturated fat per serving; (2) All beverages, other than milk containing two percent or less fat, or water, shall not exceed a 12-ounce portion size; and whole milk may not exceed an eight-ounce portion; (3) In elementary schools, beverages shall be limited to milk, water or 100 percent fruit or vegetable juices; (4) In middle and high schools, at least 60 percent of all beverages offered, other than milk or water, must be 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice; and (5) In middle and high schools, no more than 40 percent of all ice cream and frozen desserts shall be allowed to exceed the above standards for sugar, fat and saturated fat. d. Food and beverages served during special school celebrations or during curriculum-related activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this section, with the exception of foods of minimal nutritional value as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture. e. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) Medically authorized special needs diets as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture; (2) School nurses using foods of minimal nutritional value during the course of providing health care to individual students; or (3) Special needs students whose Individual Education Plan indicates a particular diet. L.2007,c.45,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.13
Specifications generally.
Status: in_force

13. All specifications for any purchase, contract or agreement governed by this article shall be drafted in a manner to encourage free, open and competitive bidding. In particular, no specifications under this article may: a. Require a standard, restriction, condition or limitation not directly related to the purpose, function or activity for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or b. Require that any bidder be a resident of, or that his place of business be located in, the county in which the purchase will be made or the contract or agreement performed, unless the physical proximity of the bidder is requisite to the efficient and economical purchase or performance of the contract or agreement; or c. Discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin; or d. Require with regard to any purchase, contract or agreement the furnishing of any "brand name," although specifications may in all cases require "brand name or equivalent," nor shall materials or supplies which are patented or copyrighted be specified, unless the resolution authorizing the purchase, contract or agreement sets forth the manner in which the special need for such patented or copyrighted materials or supplies is directly related to the performance or purpose for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or e. Fail to include any option for renewal, extension or release which the county college may intend to exercise or require; or f. Fail to include any terms and conditions necessary for the performance of any extra work; or g. Fail to disclose any matter necessary to the substantial performance of the contract or agreement; or h. Require that any bidder submit a financial statement if either a guarantee, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond, or a surety company certificate is also required to be furnished by the bidder, unless any law or regulation of the United States imposes a condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to be used for the purchase, contract or agreement, which condition requires that a financial statement be submitted. Any specification adopted by the county college which knowingly excludes prospective bidders by reason of the impossibility of performance, bidding or qualification by any but one bidder, except as provided herein, shall be null and void and of no effect, and such purchase, contract or agreement shall be readvertised, and the original purchase, contract or agreement shall be set aside by the board of trustees of the county college. L.1982, c.189, s.13; amended 2014, c.52, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-15
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that there are large numbers of children in the State who come from environments where the primary language is other than English. Experience has shown that public school classes in which instruction is given only in English are often inadequate for the education of children whose native tongue is another language. The Legislature believes that a program of bilingual education can meet the needs of those children and facilitate their integration into the regular public school curriculum. Therefore, pursuant to the policy of the State to insure equal educational opportunity to every child, and in recognition of the educational needs of children of limited English speaking ability, it is the purpose of this act to provide for the establishment of bilingual education programs in the public schools. L.1974, c. 197, s. 1, eff. Jan. 8, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-6.1
Indemnity of officers and employees in certain criminal, quasi-criminal actions.
Status: in_force

18A:16-6.1. Should any criminal or quasi-criminal action be instituted against any such person for any such act or omission and should such proceeding be dismissed or result in a final disposition in favor of such person, the board of education shall reimburse him for the cost of defending such proceeding, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the original hearing or trial and all appeals. No employee shall be entitled to be held harmless or have his defense costs defrayed as a result of a criminal or quasi-criminal complaint filed against the employee by or on behalf of the board of education. Any board of education may arrange for and maintain appropriate insurance to cover all such damages, losses and expenses. L.1967, c.271; amended 2001, c.178, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-50
Independent outside auditor.
Status: in_force

5. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall retain an independent outside auditor who is a certified public accountant to conduct an annual audit of the institution's financial accounts in accordance with nationally recognized auditing and accounting standards adopted by the commission. The independent auditor shall be selected by a majority vote of the members of the board present upon the recommendation of the audit committee. The governing board of the institution shall not retain an independent auditor that employed the president, chief financial officer, controller, chief accounting officer, or any person holding an equivalent position at the institution during the one-year period preceding the audit or that fails to meet any other limitations or restrictions established by the commission. The governing board shall ensure the independence of the auditor. b. The independent outside auditor shall report his findings to the audit committee. The audit committee shall review the problems identified through the audit with the institution's president, chief financial officer, and other senior members of the institution's administrative staff who shall evaluate the independent auditor's findings and file comments in response to those findings with the audit committee. c. The audit committee shall report the findings of the independent auditor and the evaluation of those findings by the institution's senior staff to the governing board of the institution. The audit committee shall recommend actions it deems necessary to rectify any identified deficiencies in internal controls. L.2009, c.308, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kean University Act." L.2021, c.282, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-17.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-17.2
Negotiations for benefits as if full premium share included in prior contract.
Status: in_force

78. A public employer and employees who are in negotiations for the next collective negotiations agreement to be executed after the employees in that unit have reached full implementation of the premium share set forth in section 39 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c) shall conduct negotiations concerning contributions for health care benefits as if the full premium share was included in the prior contract. The public employers and public employees shall remain bound by the provisions of sections 39 and 41 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c and C.18A:16-17.1), notwithstanding the expiration of those sections, until the full amount of the contribution required by section 39 has been implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 41. Employees subject to any collective negotiations agreement in effect on the effective date of P.L.2011, c.78, that has an expiration date on or after the expiration of sections 39 through 44, inclusive, of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c et al.), shall be subject, upon expiration of that collective negotiations agreement, to sections 39 and 41 until the health care contribution schedule set forth in section 41 is fully implemented. After full implementation, those contribution levels shall become part of the parties' collective negotiations and shall then be subject to collective negotiations in a manner similar to other negotiable items between the parties. L.2011, c.78, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-30
Assistance of school officials; authorization
Status: in_force

a. Public school officials shall cooperate with sheriffs and local law enforcement officials in setting dates for fingerprinting pupils pursuant to this act and providing school facilities and personnel to assist in the fingerprinting process. b. No pupil shall be fingerprinted unless the signed authorization section of the fingerprint card is completed by the student's parent or guardian or temporary caretaker. c. School officials shall notify the parents or guardians or temporary caretakers of eligible pupils of the date set for the fingerprinting program at the school at least two weeks prior thereto. For purposes of this subsection, "eligible pupils" means pupils who have not been fingerprinted previously pursuant to this act. L. 1985, c. 100, s. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.27
Authorization; resolution; method.
Status: in_force

27. Any county college may, by resolution of its board of trustees, authorize the sale in the following manner of its personal property not needed for college purposes: a. If the estimated fair value of the property to be sold exceeds $25,000 or, commencing January 1, 2003, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c. 189 (C. 18A:64A-25.3) in any one sale and the property does not consist of perishable goods, it shall be sold at public sale to the highest bidder. b. Notice of the date, time and place of the public sale, together with a description of the items to be sold and the conditions of sale shall be published once in a legal newspaper. Such sales shall be held not less than seven nor more than 14 days after the publication of the notice thereof. c. Personal property may be sold to the United States, the State of New Jersey, another county college or to any body politic by private sale without advertising for bids. d. If no bids are received, the property may then be sold at private sale without further publication or notice thereof but in no event at less than the estimated fair value; or the county college may, if it so elects, reoffer the property at public sale. As used herein, "estimated fair value" means the market value of the property if sold by a willing seller to a willing buyer less the cost to the college of continuing to store or maintain such property. e. A county college may reject all bids if it determines such rejection to be in the public interest. In any case in which the college has rejected all bids, it may readvertise such personal property for a subsequent public sale. If it elects to reject all bids at a second public sale pursuant to this section, it may then sell such personal property without further publication or notice thereof at private sale, provided that in no event shall the negotiated price at the private sale be less than the amount of the highest bid rejected at the preceding two public sales, and provided further that in no event shall the terms or conditions of sale be changed or amended. f. If the estimated fair value of the property to be sold does not exceed $25,000 or, commencing January 1, 2003, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.3) in any one sale or the property consists of perishable goods, it may be sold at private sale without advertising for bids. g. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, by resolution of the board of trustees, a purchasing agent may include a sale of personal property no longer needed for county college purposes as part of specifications to offset the price of a new purchase. L.1982,c.189,s.27; amended 1984, c.241, s.8; 2001, c.281, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54D-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-4
Annual reports
Status: in_force

Within one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioners of Education and Labor each shall report to the Legislature on the actions taken by their respective departments pursuant to this act and provide to the Legislature the most recent available data on the participation of minorities and women in training programs for technical trades in New Jersey. L. 1985, c. 427, s. 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:21-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-4
Use of capital reserve accounts.
Status: in_force

18A:21-4. A board of education may in any school year draw against its capital reserve account, up to the amount of the balance therein, to the extent that the withdrawal is anticipated as a revenue in the school budget for the then current school year or approved by the commissioner for good cause; provided, that no money drawn from the account may be used for current expenses of the general fund or debt service payments but shall be used exclusively for capital expenses of the general fund or capital projects fund when expressly authorized as part of a referendum, except as provided for in section 2 of P.L.2018, c.90 (C.18A:18A-60). L.1967, c.271; amended 1990, c.52, s.40; 1996, c.138, s.52; 2023, c.311, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-95 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-95
Definitions relative to the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-94 et seq.): "Board of directors" or "board" means the board of directors of the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-96). "Consortium" means the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-96). "In-kind contribution" means a contribution of goods or services, other than a cash grant. "Local community organization" means a locally-based organization serving a community of people having shared interests that is incorporated, organized, and operated in such a manner as to qualify as a nonprofit corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3). "Member university" means The College of New Jersey, Kean University, Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, and Rutgers, The State University. L.2018, c.111, s.2; amended 2021, c.282, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-22
Form of ordinance, proposition for confirmation of ordinance or proposal for issuance of bonds under sections 18A:24-20 and 18A:24-21
Status: in_force

Every ordinance, and every proposition confirming an ordinance, and every proposal, authorizing the issuance of bonds under sections 18A:24-20 and 18A:24-21 shall after stating any matters or things authorized or required by law, disclose the effect of such proposal, ordinance or resolution on the borrowing margin of every municipality comprised within the district and such disclosure shall show the amount of such borrowing margin before adoption of the proposal, ordinance or resolution and the amount thereof which would be used up by such final adoption and shall be sufficient if in substantially the following form with appropriate figures inserted: a. In the case of an ordinance-- The authorization of the $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued) bonds provided for by this ordinance uses up $ (insert amount of borrowing margin to be used) of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of ordinance) borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements; b. In the case of a proposition confirming an ordinance-- Shall the ordinance of the (insert name of municipality) adopted on (insert date of adoption) authorizing the issuance of $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued) bonds for school purposes and using up $ (insert amount of borrowing margin to be used) of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of ordinance) borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements be approved; c. In the case of a resolution-- Resolved that the board of education does hereby determine, subject to the approval of the legal voters of the district: To * * *; and To issue bonds of the school district for said purpose (or purposes) in the principal amount of $ (insert amount of bonds to be issued), thus using up $ (insert amount of borrowing margin to be used) of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of resolution) borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality) previously available for other improvements, and (if there be other municipality or municipalities comprised within such school district) $ (insert amount of borrowing margin to be used) of the $ (insert amount of borrowing margin before adoption of proposal) borrowing margin of the (insert name of municipality), et cetera, et cetera.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-20
Current officers unaffected; exceptions.
Status: in_force

20. The enactment and adoption of this act shall not, of itself, affect the official, operational, or organizational status of any officer of the university or any and all outstanding authorizations of any officer, agent, or employee to take specified action, or any and all outstanding commitments or undertakings of or by the university, except and only to the extent that any of the same may be inconsistent with this act. L.2017, c.178, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-38.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-38.1
Revocation of certificate on commissioner's recommendation; rules.
Status: in_force

10. a. If the Commissioner of Education believes, based on information provided by the school district in which the certificate holder was employed, that the conduct of a superintendent, assistant superintendent or school business administrator warrants the revocation of the certificate held, the commissioner shall recommend such revocation to the Board of Examiners. b. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with section 6 of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13) under which the Board of Examiners may revoke a certificate pursuant to this section. L.2007, c.53, s.10; amended 2008, c.37, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-89.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-89.3
Student-athletes, compensation, use of own name, image, likeness.
Status: in_force

2. a. A four-year institution of higher education shall not prohibit or prevent a student-athlete who participates in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness. b. A four-year institution of higher education or any related entity of an institution may enter into a contract with a student-athlete to directly compensate the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section to the contrary, a student-athlete participating in intercollegiate athletics who is under 21 years of age shall be prohibited from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness in connection with any person, company, or organization related to or associated with the development, production, distribution, wholesaling, or retailing of: alcohol products, tobacco and electronic smoking products and devices, and cannabis products. L.2025, c.110, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-2
Findings, declarations relative to the "Urban Hope Act."
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Maintaining a thorough and efficient public school system is among the Legislature's most important responsibilities; b. Although New Jersey's per pupil public school expenditures are among the highest in the nation, many of the State's students are failing to achieve the core curriculum content standards; c. Many of those students are confined to a number of persistently failing school districts and schools that, year after year, have been unable to convert increased State aid and other resources into improved student achievement, higher graduation rates, or greater student readiness for postsecondary education and gainful employment; d. For those school districts and schools, it is necessary to provide local boards of education, parents, students, and teachers with more and better options for addressing their failing schools; and e. One such option is to allow a small number of school districts with high concentrations of at-risk students to, on a limited pilot program basis, partner with one or more nonprofit entities to create "renaissance schools." While creation of these schools is voluntary, it is the hope of the Legislature that the districts will find suitable nonprofit partners and establish one or more renaissance schools dedicated to providing New Jersey's students with the educators, facilities, and resources to prepare them for college and career. L.2011, c.176, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-2.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-2.4
HESSA to exclude spring 2020 semester for lifetime eligibility of financial aid.
Status: in_force

1. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall exclude the spring 2020 semester from a student's total lifetime eligibility limits for all State financial aid programs administered pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71B-1 et seq., if the student was unable to complete the semester due to the public health state of emergency declared to exist in New Jersey by Executive Order 103 dated March 9, 2020. L.2020, c.31, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-12
Employee retirement rights
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of P.L.1969, c. 242 and except as otherwise provided by law, the university shall be deemed to be an employer for the purposes of P.L.1954, c. 84, the "Public Employees' Retirement System Act" (C. 43:15A-1 et seq.) and shall also be deemed to be a "public agency or organization" within the meaning of section 71 of said act (C. 43:15A-71). Prior service credit shall not be extended to any officer or employee of the university who enrolls in the public employees' retirement system if he is entitled to a pension or an annuity based on such prior service under any other pension act or program. L.1970, c. 102, s. 12. Amended by L.1981, c. 325, s. 10, eff. Dec. 10, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-17
Limitation.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-17. Limitation. A Garden State Scholarship shall not, when combined with any other financial assistance, exceed, except for a nominal amount as determined by the authority, the student's cost of attendance at the institution where the grants are used. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-85a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-85a
County college students remain eligible for NJ STARS program.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a student enrolled in a county college in the 2019-2020 academic year shall remain eligible for a scholarship under the NJ STARS Program in the third semester of county college enrollment. To remain eligible for the scholarship in the fourth and fifth semesters of county college enrollment, a student who was enrolled in the 2019-2020 academic year shall attain a grade point average of at least 3.0 by the start of the student's fourth semester of county college enrollment. L.2020, c.31, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-32
Peer review panel
Status: in_force

The commission shall, as soon as is practicable, appoint a peer review panel to: a. Verify the need for the establishment of the center; b. Recommend the best configuration for the center; and c. Recommend the appropriate funding levels for the construction and operation of the center. The peer review panel shall present its report to the commission for its review and consideration. L. 1985, c. 366, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-64 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-64
Positions, rights and benefits of regional, constituent district employees continued
Status: in_force

14. All employees of the regional district shall continue in their respective positions in the withdrawing district, or in each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution, and all of their rights of tenure, seniority, pension, leave of absence and other similar benefits shall be recognized and preserved and any periods of prior employment in the regional district shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent as if all such employment had been under the withdrawing district or in any of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution. In the event of a withdrawal, any tenured employee in a school located in the withdrawing district who desires to remain in the employ of the regional district, and whose seniority under existing tenure laws so permits, may apply for and shall be granted a transfer to a position with the regional district for which he is certified which is vacant, held by a tenured employee with less seniority or by an employee without tenure; applications for such transfers shall be made within 45 days of the date of the special school election at which the withdrawal was approved. L.1975,c.360,s.14; amended 1993,c.255,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-20.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-20.1
Tuition aid grant eligibility for children of persons transferred to a military installation in New Jersey.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.361 (C.18A:62-4) or any other law to the contrary, a dependent child of a parent or guardian who has been transferred to a military installation located in this State shall be considered a resident of this State for the purposes of qualifying for a State tuition aid grant pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71B-18 et seq. L.2005,c.60.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-23.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-23.1
"Office of Contracting Accountability" established.
Status: in_force

12. There is hereby created within the development authority an Office of Contracting Accountability. The office shall, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, ensure the compliance in the payment of no less than the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), as well as with all other applicable State wage and hour laws and regulations, by contractors selected for a school facilities project undertaken by the development authority or by an SDA district that has been delegated management of the project by the development authority. The office shall collect and review all certified payrolls for work on school facilities projects undertaken by the development authority or by an SDA district that has been delegated management of the project by the development authority and shall conduct at least one worksite inspection per project on a quarterly basis. Violations of State wage and hour law requirements shall be reflected in the mandatory uniform performance evaluation of contractors, as required pursuant to section 62 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-36). Violations of wage and hour requirements shall constitute grounds for the development authority to revoke prequalification from a contractor, which prequalification is granted pursuant to the process established by the development authority pursuant to section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33). L.2023, c.311, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-34
Assessment of effectiveness of program.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-34. Assessment of Effectiveness of Program. The commission and the State Treasurer shall assess the effectiveness of the program and recommend any necessary changes to the issuing officials regarding future bond sales after the initial sale of Garden State Savings Bonds. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-9
Bonds secured by trust agreement
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the authority, any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the revenues or other moneys to be received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly such provisions as have hereinabove been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing bonds thereof. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or operation of a project.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3.6
Public school teacher retention rates, data submission deadline.
Status: in_force

2. a. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, no later than September 1, information on public school teacher retention that includes: (1) the number of teachers who left employment with the district during the prior school year; (2) the reason why those teachers left employment with the district, including dismissal, non-renewal of a contract, a reduction in force, employment in another school district or a nonpublic school, employment in another field, relocation to another state, or retirement; (3) the characteristics of the teachers who left the district, including age, sex, race, and tenure status; and (4) such other information the commissioner deems appropriate. b. The commissioner shall annually compile the data submitted by school districts pursuant to subsection a. of this section in a report that details the Statewide, county, and district trends in teacher retention and includes any recommendations that the commissioner may have on State actions that may be initiated to improve teacher retention among various demographic groups. The commissioner shall submit the report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). L.2021, c.393, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-11
Designation of high school of another district for attendance by pupils
Status: in_force

The board of education of every school district which lacks high school facilities within the district and has not designated a high school or high schools outside of the district for its high school pupils to attend shall designate a high school or high schools of this state for the attendance of such pupils.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-11
Annual reports
Status: in_force

On or before March 1 in each year each library receiving state aid according to the provisions of this chapter shall make and transmit a report to the state librarian of such information, based upon the records and statistics of the preceding calendar year, as the state librarian shall require.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-14
Immunity from personal liability.
Status: in_force

46. No trustee or officer of the university shall be personally liable for any debt, obligation, or other liability of the university or incurred by or on behalf of the university or any constituent unit thereof. L.2012, c.45, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-21.1
State required to pay difference between federal allocation and total cost of reduced price breakfast, lunch.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, a student who is enrolled in a participating school district or nonpublic school and is eligible for a reduced price breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program or a reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Program, shall not be required to pay for any such reduced price breakfast or reduced price lunch. b. The State shall pay the difference between the federal allocation for reduced price breakfasts and reduced price lunches and the total cost of the reduced price breakfasts and reduced price lunches that are served, by participating school districts and nonpublic schools, to enrolled students who are federally eligible for reduced price meals. c. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations establishing the schedule for, and identifying the manner in which, State-level reimbursements are to be made pursuant to subsection b. of this section. L.2019, c.445, s.1; amended 2022, c.104, s.17; 2023, c.336, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-31.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-31.2
Tenure, seniority and pension rights continued
Status: in_force

The tenure, seniority and pension rights of all persons, who had office, position or employment in the original district at the time of said division and who are employed in either district after such division shall continue with the same force and effect as though such division had not occurred and any future continuation of service in either district shall be deemed to be a continuation of the service rendered prior to said division and any period of service rendered in the original district shall be credited toward the acquisition of tenure, seniority and pension rights in the original or new district, as the case may be.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:43A-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A-7
Cooperation by county and municipal government
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which the board of education of any district therein has established a children's bureau pursuant to this chapter and the governing body of the municipality or municipalities of which such district is comprised is authorized and empowered to cooperate with and assist any such children's bureau in the performance of any of its functions or services authorized by this chapter and any such board of chosen freeholders or governing body may authorize the assignment of any county or municipal employee, including members of the municipal police department, subject to the approval of the director of such children's bureau, to serve with such children's bureau and under the direction of the director thereof.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-117 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-117
Findings, declarations relative to eligibility for certain programs.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that the State spends considerable funds on educational institutions, including proprietary schools, training providers, and other postsecondary schools. It is in the State's interests to ensure that State funds going to schools, training providers, or their students, are funding consistently high-quality educational experiences, but the State does not have the resources to monitor these programs daily. Instead, to ensure that limited State funds are expended on high-quality programs, the State depends on students' ability to effectively vindicate their rights under State and federal law in litigation against educational institutions that are or may receive funds. Lawsuits like these deter the misuse of State funds without the expenditure of State resources on enforcement, and public filings resulting from such litigation may be monitored by the State to assess whether it is spending its limited funds appropriately. The Legislature further finds and declares that such educational institutions frequently require their students to sign enrollment contracts that include forced arbitration and other restrictive clauses, including clauses that require students to waive their right to participate in a class action against the company. These clauses impede students from being able to sue to enforce State and federal law against their educational institutions, and the few private and individual arbitrations that students are able to file against educational institutions are not publicly filed and available for monitoring by the State. L.2021, c.53, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7.2
Fingerprinting; reimbursement of unpaid volunteers.
Status: in_force

2. An applicant for employment or service in any of the positions covered by this act shall submit to the Commissioner of Education his or her name, address and fingerprints taken in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner. The Commissioner of Education is hereby authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police for use in making the determinations required by this act. No criminal history record check shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the applicant shall have furnished his or her written consent to such a check. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record check, including all costs for administering and processing the check. If a facility, center, school, or school system under the supervision of the Department of Education or board of education requires a criminal history record check for an unpaid volunteer, the facility, center, school, or school system under the supervision of the Department of Education or school board shall reimburse the applicant for the cost of the check. A facility, center, school, or school system under the supervision of the Department of Education or board of education may reimburse an applicant serving in a paid position for the cost of the check. L.1986,c.116,s.2; amended 1998, c.31, s.7; 2002, c.119, s.4; 2007, c.82, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-85.5a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-85.5a
Requirements for scholarship.
Status: in_force

3. In the event that a student was notified of eligibility for a scholarship under the NJ STARS Program for the first year of enrollment in a county college in the 2013-2014 academic year based on the student's class rank at the completion of the 11th grade, the student shall be eligible for the scholarship in that academic year if the student meets the requirements of subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.59 (C.18A:71B-85). The student shall be eligible for an NJ STARS scholarship after the first year of county college enrollment if the student attains a grade point average of at least 3.0 by the start of the student's second year of county college enrollment and if the student meets the requirements of subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.59 (C.18A:71B-85). L.2014, c.55, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-53.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-53.8
Chief financial officer, public institution of higher education, duties, responsibilities.
Status: in_force

8. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall establish the duties and responsibilities of a chief financial officer of a public institution of higher education, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) acting as the lead agent on matters pertaining to financial reporting and planning, budget preparation, and management of investments and debts; (2) ensuring the short-term and long-term fiscal health of the institution; (3) providing oversight of the business practices of the institution; (4) aligning the institution's budget and strategic plans; and (5) reporting the financial condition of the institution to the secretary, and the governing board and president of the institution on a regular basis. b. The secretary, in consultation with the State Comptroller and the Attorney General, shall prescribe terms and conditions, consistent with applicable State and federal law, upon which a chief financial officer may be held accountable for violations of the fiduciary duties of that position, including incompetence, or for any dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent practice. L.2023, c.115, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71 / Section 71-32
Membership.
Status: in_force

5. (a) The board of directors of the fund shall consist of the chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and the chairperson of the Board of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority or their designees from among the public members and eight citizens of this State appointed by the Governor. Citizen members of the board shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of their knowledge of, or interest in, the problems of needy students and higher education. The board shall organize annually as established by rule of the board to elect a chairman, vice chairman and other officers as the board shall determine from among its members. The officers shall serve for a two-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in the offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only. (b) Each citizen member of the board shall serve for a term of four years and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified; provided, that in the case of the first appointments to the board, two members shall be appointed for terms expiring June 30, 1969; two members shall be appointed for terms expiring June 30, 1970; two members shall be appointed for terms expiring June 30, 1971; and two members shall be appointed for terms expiring June 30, 1972. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) The board shall develop and maintain a Statewide system for the identification of potential college students from needy families; devise methods for recruiting such students; advise the commission on the organization, coordination and support, in cooperation with public and private institutions of higher education of the State, of programs of remedial education for such students; and provide financial assistance as required by such students. (d) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. L.1968,c.142,s.5; amended 1988, c.101; 1994, c.48, s.214; 1999, c.46, s.46; 2003, c.222.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-14.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-14.8
Maintenance of Internet website for board of directors.
Status: in_force

28. Rutgers University-Camden shall maintain an Internet website for the board of directors. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to board operations and activities. The following information shall be posted on the board's website: a. the board's rules, regulations, resolutions, and official policy statements; b. notice, posted at least five business days prior to a meeting of the board or any of its committees, setting forth the time, date, location, and agenda of the meeting; c. the minutes of each meeting of the board and its committees; and d. information on any contract entered into by the board that was not competitively bid and the statutory authority for the contracting process. The website shall be updated on a regular basis. L.2012, c.45, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-58 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-58
Borrowing to pay principal and interest
Status: in_force

If funds are not available to pay the principal or interest falling due on any obligation of a type II district, in full or in part, for the reason that no such certified statement or an incorrect statement was transmitted to the county board of taxation, the board of education of the district shall execute and deliver promissory notes for the amount thereof not so certified and pay the amount so borrowed together with interest thereon at a rate not exceeding 6% per annum, and any such amount so borrowed together with interest shall be included in the next ensuing certified statement to the county board of taxation.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-14
Joint transportation; expenses; payment
Status: in_force

Each district's proportionate share of the cost of such joint transportation shall be paid in the manner set forth in the agreement and in the same manner as other expenses of the district are paid.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-5.1
Tenure upon transfer to an underperforming school.
Status: in_force

11. A tenured teaching staff member who has been rated effective or highly effective on his most recent annual summative evaluation, and who accepts employment in the same position in an underperforming school shall be under tenure in that position in the new district during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, incapacity, or conduct unbecoming such a teaching staff member or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this Title, after the employee receives a rating of effective or highly effective in at least one of the annual summative evaluations within the first two years of employment in the new school. For purposes of this subsection, "effective" or "highly effective" means the employee has received an annual summative evaluation rating of "effective" or "highly effective" based on the performance standards for his position established through the evaluation rubric adopted by the board of education and approved by the commissioner. As used in this section, "underperforming school" means a school which has been identified by the Department of Education as a "focus school" or a "priority school" for any year within a two-year period. L.2012, c.26, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61D-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61D / Section 61D-4
Contraindication
Status: in_force

4. A student who submits to the institution a written statement that an immunization is medically contraindicated shall submit a valid immunization record of other administered immunizations in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department. L.1988,c.158,s.4; amended 1994,c.48,s.83.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-5.1
Waiver of amounts student required to return to HESAA.
Status: in_force

2. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall waive the amounts that a student is required to return under N.J.S.18A:71B-5, if the institution has already disbursed the student's State financial aid and the student withdraws or reduces his credits to below full-time, or in the case of a part-time State tuition aid grant reduces his credits to below half-time, due to the public health state of emergency declared to exist in New Jersey by Executive Order 103 dated March 9, 2020. L.2020, c.31, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-15
Absence because of religious holidays as excused absence
Status: in_force

Any absence because of religious holidays shall be recorded as excused absence on the pupil's attendance record or on that of any group or class of which he is a member, and any transcript or application or employment form or any similar form on which information concerning a pupil's attendance record is requested shall show, with respect to absences, only absences other than absences excused because of religious holidays.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.30
Alternate route program and certification for grades 7 to 12 at early college high school program.
Status: in_force

1. a. The State Board of Education shall authorize an alternate route to expedite the certification of persons who are qualified by education and experience to teach grades seven through 12 at an early college high school program and shall exempt the candidate from the requirements governing a Certificate of Eligibility set forth in State Board of Education regulations. The alternate route shall consist of a three-tiered certificate program. The standards established by the State board shall include at a minimum: (1) for receipt of an early college high school certificate of eligibility, the candidate shall: (a) Hold an advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a field related to the subject area to be taught, as determined by the State board; (b) Have experience teaching students at any grade level, including postsecondary students; and (c) Pass the appropriate State test of subject-matter knowledge. (2) for receipt of an early college high school provisional certificate, the candidate shall provide proof that an early college high school intends to employ the candidate in a teaching position. (3) for receipt of an early college high school standard certificate, the candidate shall successfully complete at least four school years of teaching at the early college high school. b. The certification provided pursuant to this section may be used only for employment at an early college high school and shall not satisfy the requirements for employment in any other public school. c. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a teacher with an instructional certificate with an appropriate instructional endorsement issued by the State Board of Examiners from teaching at an early college high school program. d. As used in this section, "early college high school program" means a partnership between a school district and an institution of higher education that allows participants to simultaneously complete requirements toward earning a State-endorsed high school diploma and have the opportunity to earn credits that are transferable to the institution of higher education in the partnership as part of an organized course of study toward a postsecondary degree at no cost to the participant or participant's family. L. 2021, c.279.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-83 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-83
Definitions relative to NJ STARS Program.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71A-3. "Full-time course of study" in any semester means a course of study, leading to a degree from the county college of enrollment, that includes at least 12 credit hours, not including any credit hours in a remedial or developmental curriculum. "Program" means the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program for county college students. L.2004,c.59,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:34A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 34A / Section 34A-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom to Read Act." L.2024, c.96, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-35 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-35
State matching funds for endowment contributions to four-year independent institutions
Status: in_force

7. With respect to a fiscal year in which at least one person, corporation or other business entity, or foundation makes an endowment contribution to a four-year independent institution of higher education that receives direct State aid, or to a foundation institutionally related to such an institution, in the amount of $1,000,000 or more, the recipient institution or foundation shall be eligible to apply for and to receive State matching funds in the amount of $100,000 with respect to each such contribution. There shall be no limit on the number of such endowment contributions from single contributors in a contribution year in the amount of $1,000,000 or more each for which such application may be made. Any such application shall be made only with respect to the entire contribution year and may be submitted at any time after the close of that contribution year up until the application deadline established by the State Treasurer. Following the receipt of all applications, but not later than the 90th day following the application deadline, the State Treasurer shall determine the amount of State matching funds to which the applicant institution or foundation is entitled under this section and shall pay that amount from the endowment fund to the institution or foundation, including with that payment an explanation of the denial, if any, of any claim of entitlement to matching funds for which the institution or foundation had applied. An institution or foundation that shall have received payment of State matching funds under this section with respect to a contribution year shall not thereafter receive additional State matching funds with respect to the same contribution year. L.1999,c.226, s.7; amended 1999, c.368, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.32
Training protocols.
Status: in_force

5. a. In an effort to assist the certified school nurse in a school district and the school nurse in a nonpublic school in recruiting and training additional school employees as volunteer designees to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate for adrenal insufficiency when the school nurse is not physically present, the Department of Education and the Department of Health shall jointly develop training protocols, in consultation with the New Jersey School Nurses Association. b. The certified school nurse in consultation with the board of education, or the school nurse in consultation with the chief school administrator of a nonpublic school, shall recruit and train volunteer designees who are determined acceptable candidates by the school nurse within each school building as deemed necessary by the nursing service plan. L.2019, c.118, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-30
Permanent revocation for gross negligence.
Status: in_force

3. In the event that a pupil, who was left on a bus by a school bus driver at the end of the route, is harmed as a result of foreseeable danger and the driver is found , after notice and opportunity to be heard, to have acted with gross negligence, his school bus endorsement shall be permanently revoked. L.2007,c.77,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-33
Position of State Librarian established, duties.
Status: in_force

18. The position of State Librarian is hereby established. The President of Thomas Edison State College shall appoint the State Librarian. The State Librarian shall head the State Library and shall, with the approval and under the supervision of Thomas Edison State College: (a) Direct and administer the work of the library; (b) Administer all laws which are by their terms included under the jurisdiction of the library; (c) Establish and organize the bureaus therein; (d) Allocate the duties to be performed by the personnel of the State Library and the bureaus established within the library; (e) Prescribe such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to effectuate his powers and duties under this act; (f) Prescribe minimum standards of service for libraries in the State of New Jersey as may be necessary to effectuate the State Librarian's powers under the law. L.1969,c.158,s.18; amended 2001, c.137, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:68-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 68 / Section 68-3
Filing of copy of certificate of incorporation; fee schedules.
Status: in_force

18A:68-3. a. No corporation shall furnish instruction or learning in the arts, sciences, or professions for the purposes of admitting any person to the grade of a degree, or shall confer or participate in conferring a degree, giving to any person a diploma of graduation or of proficiency in a course of study, in learning, or in scientific arts or methods, within this State, until it shall have filed a certified copy of its certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of Higher Education and obtained from the secretary a license to carry on the business under such rules as the secretary may prescribe. b. The secretary shall prepare a fee schedule to cover the reasonable administrative costs associated with licensing procedures and submit the initial fee schedule to the Legislature for review. The secretary shall subsequently adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the fee schedule. Fees collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury. c. The cost for consultants utilized by the Secretary of Higher Education and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the secretary for licensure and related reviews shall be paid by the institution seeking a license or license renewal. amended 1994, c.48, s.195; 1999, c.46, s.44; 2021, c.27, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-116.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-116.1
"VETeach Pilot Program" established, Department of Education; report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Department of Education a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program." The purpose of the pilot program shall be to address the shortage of certified public school teachers by taking advantage of the qualified workforce represented by the State's veterans. The pilot program shall facilitate the teacher certification of veterans in order to advance the State's goals of ensuring a qualified public school workforce and addressing the high rate of unemployment among returning veterans. b. A four-year public institution of higher education wishing to participate in the pilot program shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Education in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall select up to four institutions to participate in the pilot program. c. Under the pilot program, a participating four-year public institution of higher education shall enroll, in a 36-month teacher preparation program, a single cohort of students who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces and who served on or after September 11, 2001. The program shall lead to a baccalaureate degree and completion of the requirements necessary to apply to the State Board of Examiners for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing. d. A participating four-year public institution of higher education shall establish, with the approval of the State Board of Education, the coherent sequence of courses required to be completed by a student under the pilot program in order to be eligible to receive a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing. A certificate of eligibility with advanced standing issued to a student who completes the pilot program shall authorize the student to seek employment as a teacher in grades kindergarten through eight and in certain secondary education fields. e. Upon the conclusion of the pilot program, the commissioner shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the number of veterans who enrolled in the teacher preparation program established under the pilot program, the number of veterans who were hired as teachers in public or nonpublic schools, and the advisability of the establishment of similar programs on a permanent basis. L.2023, c.215.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:32-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 32 / Section 32-2
Committee to select books and manage library
Status: in_force

The county superintendent and three teachers of public schools in the county appointed by him shall constitute a committee to select and purchase books and apparatus for the library, and to make rules for the management, use, and safekeeping thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-49.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-49.4
Civil action brought on behalf of board of education.
Status: in_force

8. a. A board of education as defined in and subject to the provisions of the "Public School Contracts Law," P.L.1977, c.114 (N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq.), shall implement and comply with the provisions of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-55 et al.), except that the board shall rely on the list developed by the State Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-57). b. If the board determines that a person or entity has submitted a false certification concerning its engagement in investment activities in Iran under section 4 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-58), the board shall report to the New Jersey Attorney General the name of that person or entity, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person to collect the penalty prescribed in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-59). The board may also report to the board's attorney the name of that person, together with its information as to the false certification, and the board's attorney may determine to bring such civil action against the person to collect such penalty. L.2012, c.25, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-100 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-100
Annual report by trustees to boards of education
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall make an annual report of the condition of the fund and the manner in which it is invested, to the boards of education of school districts of the county wherein it is organized, in the month of October of each year, for the prior fiscal year ending June 30 and at such other times as such boards of education may request. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 364, s. 1, eff. Dec. 26, 1968; L.1983, c. 216, s. 2, eff. June 20, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17A-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-10
Auditor general; reports; quarters; costs of office
Status: in_force

The auditor general shall report directly to the commissioner but he shall keep the board of education and the executive superintendent fully informed of his activities, findings and recommendations. A copy of any written report, finding, or recommendation submitted by the auditor general shall be provided by the auditor general simultaneously to the board of education and the executive superintendent and shall be available for public inspection. He shall have no administrative authority within the district. The board of education shall maintain suitable quarters within the administrative offices of the district for the auditor general and his staff. The costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the office of the auditor general, including his salary and those of his assistants and employees, shall be determined by the commissioner and shall be allocated from the district's State aid; provided, however, that said costs shall not exceed in any school year 15/100 of 1% of the district's annual school budget. L.1975, c. 169, s. 10, eff. Aug. 4, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-7
Emergency contracts.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-7. Emergency contracts. Any contract may be negotiated or awarded for a board of education without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor, notwithstanding that the contract price will exceed the bid threshold when an emergency affecting the health or safety of occupants of school property requires the immediate delivery of goods or the performance of services, provided that the contracts are awarded in the following manner: a. The official in charge of the building, facility or equipment wherein the emergency occurred or such other officer or employee as may be authorized to act in place of that official, shall notify the purchasing agent or a supervisor of the purchasing agent of the need for the performance of a contract, the nature of the emergency, the time of its occurrence and the need for invoking this section. If that person is satisfied that an emergency exists, that person shall be authorized to award a contract or contracts for such purposes as may be necessary to respond to the emergent needs. Such notification shall be reduced to writing and filed with the purchasing agent as soon as practicable. b. Upon the furnishing of such goods or services, in accordance with the terms of the contract, the contractor furnishing such goods or services, shall be entitled to be paid therefor and the board of education shall be obligated for said payment. The board of education shall take such action as shall be required to provide for the payment of the contract price. c. The Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, after consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall prescribe rules and procedures to implement the requirements of this section. d. The board of education may prescribe additional rules and procedures to implement the requirements of this section. L.1977, c.114; amended 1980, c.144, s.3; 1983, c.171, s.3; 1999, c.440, s.54.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72B-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B-24
Reduction of distributions if funds insufficient
Status: in_force

If the funds appropriated for the purposes of this act are insufficient to provide full funding under the formula contained herein, then the funds shall be distributed to eligible institutions on a pro rata basis with each eligible institution receiving a proportionate reduction in funds. L.1979, c. 132, s. 11, eff. July 6, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-46 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-46
Procedure for creation, conduct.
Status: in_force

13. a. School districts under full State intervention shall be created only as provided pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15). b. School districts under full State intervention may be conducted by and under the supervision of a State district superintendent appointed by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the commissioner. L.1987,c.399,s.13; amended 2005, c.235, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72P-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72P / Section 72P-4
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. The advisory council shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), by December 31st of each year, on the activities of the advisory council and its findings and recommendations regarding issues relating to school-aged children and students attending public or independent institutions of higher education in the State. L.2013, c.175, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-17
Applicability to certain nonpublic schools.
Status: in_force

3. The provisions of this act shall apply to nonpublic schools that participate in the Child Nutrition Programs as defined by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. L.2007,c.45,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-16
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. The commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), by September 1 of each school year that includes the number of students awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy in the previous school year, the languages in which those students attained proficiency, and the methods used by students to demonstrate proficiency for the State Seal of Biliteracy. L.2015, c.303, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-48
Monthly payments; payment upon death of retirant
Status: in_force

18A:66-48. A pension, an annuity or a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this article shall be effective only on the first day of a month, shall be paid in equal monthly installments, and shall not be decreased, increased, revoked, or repealed, except as otherwise provided in this article; provided, however, that at the time any benefit becomes payable, any unpaid balance of a loan or arrearage outstanding shall be deducted from any benefit otherwise payable. Upon the death of a retirant, any unpaid benefits due him shall be paid in one lump sum to such person, if living, as he shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the board of trustees, otherwise to the executor or administrator of the retirant's estate. No pension, annuity or retirement allowance shall be due to a retirant or a beneficiary unless it constitutes a payment for an entire month; provided, however, that a pension, annuity or retirement allowance shall be payable for the entire month in which the retirant or beneficiary dies. L.1967, c.271; amended 1993,c.335,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72E-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72E / Section 72E-1
Richard J. Hughes Chair for Constitutional and Public Law Service, creation
Status: in_force

There is created at the Seton Hall University School of Law a distinguished chair which shall be known as The Richard J. Hughes Chair for Constitutional and Public Law and Service. L.1980, c. 154, s. 1, eff. Nov. 26, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.39
Student sun protection policy.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section, "sunscreen" means a topical product used for the purpose of limiting skin damage caused by overexposure to the sun, and which is regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter use. b. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a board of education shall adopt a policy concerning a student's use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, such as hats and sunglasses, while outdoors at school and school-sponsored functions. The policy shall not require a student to provide documentation from a physician or other licensed health care professional in order to use sunscreen or sun-protective clothing while outdoors at school or a school-sponsored function. The policy may require written permission from a student's parent or guardian to allow that student to carry or use sunscreen at school or a school-sponsored function. Nothing in the policy shall be construed as requiring school personnel to assist a student in applying sunscreen. L.2025, c.37.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61E-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61E / Section 61E-6
Immunity
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no public or independent institution of higher education or its employees shall be liable for damages resulting from any exercise of judgment or discretion in connection with the performance of their duties unless the actions evidence a reckless disregard for the duties imposed by this act. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to any person causing damage by his willful, wanton or grossly negligent act of commission or omission. L.1994,c.160,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54G-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54G / Section 54G-3
"Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program"
Status: in_force

3. There is established in the Department of Education the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program" to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The department shall consult with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of State in the operation and administration of the program. The program shall provide for the development of three model schools which incorporate an innovative arts-infused curriculum into the student learning process. The model schools, which shall be developed through organizational partnerships including State and local government agencies and the private sector, shall have the following goals: a. to prepare students for educational achievement by developing imagination, reasoning, judgment and the critical thinking skills necessary for problem solving and decision making; b. to develop an arts-infused curriculum based on interdisciplinary and thematic units; c. to broaden the role of the teacher through staff development to include such diverse roles as instructor, coach, mentor and exemplar; d. to improve student performance as determined by standard measures and alternative assessment strategies; e. to enhance student self-concept as determined by measures of self-esteem; f. to encourage understanding of traditional, local and diverse cultures; g. to integrate school activities with professional and community based arts organizations; and h. to further evaluate and research arts education. L.1996,c.117,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.23 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.23
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds: a. That there are many school districts in the State which should immediately renovate or replace aged and deteriorated school buildings and construct new facilities in order to provide suitable educational facilities pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:33-1. b. That there is a serious shortage of vocational facilities at the secondary level for handicapped pupils between the ages of 13 and 21 who would benefit from vocational education. c. Additional State building aid is needed to provide financial assistance which would permit local school districts, county special services school districts and county vocational school districts to immediately begin capital projects to meet such needs. d. The New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning has recommended that an Additional State Aid Program be authorized to finance such capital projects. L.1978, c. 74, s. 2, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-37
Coordinator for gifted and talented services.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a coordinator for gifted and talented services. The coordinator shall have teaching experience and specialized knowledge in gifted and talented education. The coordinator shall be responsible for providing support by identifying and sharing research and resources to school districts as they develop, implement, and review their local gifted and talented services. The coordinator shall be responsible for reviewing the information about gifted and talented services provided by each school district to support implementation of the provisions of this act. b. Each school district shall file with the coordinator a report by October 1, 2020 and thereafter on a schedule that coincides with the school district's New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum review pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-11). The report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the gifted and talented continuum of services, policies, and procedures implemented in the school district; (2) the total number of students receiving gifted and talented services in each grade level kindergarten through grade 12 disaggregated by race, gender, special education designation, and English language learner designation; (3) the professional development opportunities provided for teachers, educational services staff, and school leaders about gifted and talented students, their needs, and educational development; and (4) the number of staff employed by the school district whose job responsibilities include identification of and providing services to gifted and talented students. L.2019, c.338, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-13
Establishment of standards of seniority by commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner in establishing such standards shall classify insofar as practicable the fields or categories of administrative, supervisory, teaching or other educational services and the fields or categories of school nursing services which are being performed in the school districts of this state and may, in his discretion, determine seniority upon the basis of years of service and experience within such fields or categories of service as well as in the school system as a whole, or both.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-47.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-47.7
Receipt of grant award application, notice.
Status: in_force

7. The Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall provide notice to the Senate President, the Speaker of the General Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly upon the division's receipt of an application for a grant award submitted pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.3). The notice shall be provided within 15 days of the division's receipt of the application and shall include information identifying each applicant seeking a grant award. L.2021, c.402, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7B-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-12.3
Certain students permitted to remain in school district.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:38-1, section 19 of P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-12), or section 3 of P.L.1989, c.290 (C.18A:7B-12.1), or any other section of law to the contrary, any student who moves from one school district to another as a result of being homeless due to an act of terrorism or due to a natural disaster which results in the declaration of a State of emergency or disaster by the State or by the federal government, may continue to enroll in the school district in which the parent or guardian last resided prior to becoming homeless for up to two full school years after the act of terrorism or natural disaster; and during the two-year period, if the student is enrolled in the district in which the parent or guardian last resided prior to becoming homeless and the student's parent or guardian remains homeless for that period, the student shall attend that district tuition-free and that district shall provide the student transportation to and from school. L.2015, c.228, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40A-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-15
Inservice training program
Status: in_force

8. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, shall develop an inservice training program for public school teachers to enable the teachers to recognize and respond to substance use by public school pupils. The program shall, at a minimum, include: (1) Instruction to assist the teacher in the identification of the symptoms and behavioral patterns which might indicate that a child may be involved in substance use; (2) Appropriate intervention strategies; and, (3) Information on the State, local and community organizations which are available for the prevention, early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who show symptoms of substance use. The inservice training program required pursuant to this section shall be updated at regular intervals in order to ensure that teaching staff members have the most current information available on this subject. b. Each local board of education shall ensure that all teaching staff members in the district who are involved in the instruction of pupils are provided with the inservice training program developed pursuant to this section. The inservice training program of the local board of education shall also include information concerning the policy of the board regarding the referral for treatment of pupils with substance use disorder, as required pursuant to section 5 of this act. 1987, c. 387, s.8; amended 2023, c.177, s.45.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3.3
Certificate issued showing unused sick leave
Status: in_force

Upon termination of employment of any employee from any school district, the board shall issue, at the request of the employee, a certificate stating such employee's unused accumulation of sick leave days as of the date of such termination. Such certificate shall be filed with the new employer within one year of the date of such new employment.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:48-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1
Establishment; number and duration of sessions; state aid
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district may establish and maintain public evening schools for the instruction of persons over 16 years of age. Unless such evening schools are maintained for at least 64 evening sessions of at least 2 hours each in each year and at least 3 evening sessions each week, the amount of State school aid payable to such district for the ensuing year shall be determined without including therein any sum for evening school pupils. Each board of education may, to the extent its facilities will permit and subject to the regulations of the Department of Education, accept students who are residents of any other school district in the State. For the purposes of calculating State school aid for approved public evening schools, the number of students shall be the sum of the resident and nonresident students. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 234, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1971; L.1982, c. 7, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-22.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-22.3
Issuance of bonds, notes.
Status: in_force

3. At any time within one year of the certification by the State Treasurer to the board of chosen freeholders, the county college at which the capital project is located, and the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.12 (C.18A:64A-22.2), the board of chosen freeholders is authorized to issue bonds, or notes in anticipation thereof, in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount set forth in the treasurer's certification. Bonds or notes may also be issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority pursuant to the provisions of the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.) or by another legally empowered issuer in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount set forth in the State Treasurer's certification. Bonds issued by any issuer other than the authority or the board of chosen freeholders pursuant to the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.) shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1971, c.12 (C.18A:64A-22.1 et seq.) in the same manner as bonds or notes issued by the board of chosen freeholders; provided that in the event bonds or notes are issued by another legally empowered issuer, the bonds or notes shall be sold by the issuer by competitive sale unless the State Treasurer expressly consents in writing to a negotiated sale of the bonds or notes by the issuer. Such bonds shall be in addition to the sums authorized to be borrowed by said board pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-19 for the purpose of funding the county share of such capital projects. No bonds or notes, other than bonds or notes issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority as authorized pursuant to the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.), shall be issued pursuant to this act bearing an interest rate in excess of a maximum rate theretofore specified by the State Treasurer and, in the case of bonds, unless the State Treasurer has theretofore approved the maturity schedule for the repayment of said bonds. L.1971,c.12,s.3; amended 1997, c.360, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-11.2
County vocational school districts, assumption, etc., of city vocational education system
Status: in_force

The board of education of each county vocational school district and the board of education of each city referred to above in section 18A:54-11.1, are each hereby authorized and empowered to undertake and to enter into agreements of any nature whatsoever necessary, desirable, useful or convenient for and with respect to the assumption, operation, or administration by the county vocational school district of any system of vocational education then being maintained in such city, including, but not limited to, the transfer of principals, teachers, employees, pupils or classes, the purchase, grant, transfer or lease to the county vocational school district of any lands, schools, buildings, furnishings, equipment, apparatus or supplies constituting part of or used in connection with such city system, and the making of or provision for payments, costs or expenses in connection with any of the aforesaid, and copy of any such agreement shall be filed in the office of the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-52 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-52
Commission on Asian American Heritage established; membership criteria, terms.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commission on Asian American Heritage is created and established in the Executive Branch of the State Government. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is allocated within the Department of Education, but notwithstanding this allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or any board or officer thereof. The commission shall consist of 21 members, including the Commissioner of Education, ex officio, or a designee, the chair of the executive board of the Presidents' Council, ex officio, or a designee, and 19 public members. Public members shall be appointed as follows: five public members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, at least one of whom shall have a master's degree in an area of Asian studies, Asian American studies, or related disciplines; five public members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, at least one of whom shall have a master's degree in an area of Asian studies, Asian American studies, or related disciplines; and nine public members shall be appointed by the Governor, no less than four of whom shall at the time of their appointment have at least a master's degree in an area of Asian studies, Asian American studies, or related disciplines. The public members shall be residents of the State who have served prominently as spokespersons for, or as leaders of, organizations in the Asian or Asian American heritage community which serve members of religious, ethnic, national heritage, or social groups or who are experienced in the field of Asian or Asian American heritage education. To the greatest extent practicable, they shall be chosen with due regard to provide the commission with broad regional representation and ethnic diversity. At least one-half of the public members shall be of Asian or Asian American descent. b. Each public member of the commission shall serve for a term of three years, except that of the initial members appointed: one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, and two members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of one year; two members appointed by the President of the Senate, two members appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, and three members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of two years; and two members appointed by the President of the Senate, two members appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, and four members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of three years. Public members shall be eligible for reappointment and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The term of the successor of any incumbent shall be calculated from the expiration of the term of that incumbent. A vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. c. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. d. The commission annually shall elect a chairperson from among its members. It shall meet upon the call of the chair or of a majority of the commission members. The presence of a majority of the authorized membership of the commission shall be required for the conduct of official business. e. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve at its pleasure and shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. L.2021, c.410, s.2
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-1b — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1b
Furnishing of district information
Status: in_force

3. Each school district shall furnish to the Department of Education the information necessary for the department to complete a comparison of transportation costs, so that equitable adjustments may be made in the amount of the payments in lieu of transportation required pursuant to N.J.S.18A:39-1. L.1992,c.33,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46A-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46A / Section 46A-17
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this act which may be given effect; and to this end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1977, c. 192, s. 20, eff. Aug. 25, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-37
Purpose of program.
Status: in_force

3. The program shall: a. Create training sites in each of the northern, central and southern regions of the State; b. Establish cooperative agreements with managed care organizations, community health centers and other health care facilities in the State, in which the program participants can provide medical and dental care to persons with developmental disabilities; c. Establish standards for one to two year fellowships, which shall include clinical, didactic and research components, as appropriate, and provide stipends to the program fellows which are comparable to other post-graduate medical and dental fellowships offered in the State; d. Establish collaborative, working relationships with Department of Human Services programs for the developmentally disabled, programs that deliver health care services to the disabled community and accredited residency programs in the State to provide training to medical and dental residents in the provision of health care to persons with developmental disabilities; and e. Ensure the development and provision of continuing medical education and continuing dental education for physicians and dentists, respectively, on a Statewide basis, in the care of persons with developmental disabilities. L.1999,c.353,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61C-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61C / Section 61C-10
Dual enrollment agreement.
Status: in_force

1. a. A school district with a high school may enter into a dual enrollment agreement with one or more public institutions of higher education. b. A public institution of higher education, other than a State college which generally limits enrollment in its undergraduate programs to persons who are at least 21 years of age, shall enter into a dual enrollment agreement with one or more school districts with a high school. c. A dual enrollment agreement between a public institution of higher education and a school district shall delineate the dual enrollment program pursuant to which instruction is provided to high school students through courses offered by the institution of higher education on its campus or on the campus of the public high school for college credit or credit toward a career certificate. d. The dual enrollment agreement shall include: (1) a description of the courses available to students eligible to participate in the dual enrollment program; (2) a description of the student eligibility requirements for initial and continuing participation in the dual enrollment program, which shall include a provision that ensures that an eligible student is not excluded from participation because of an inability to pay; (3) a description of the process by which a student and his parent or guardian exercise the option to participate in the dual enrollment program; (4) a provision ensuring that any dual enrollment course taught on the high school campus is equivalent in rigor to courses taught on the campus of the institution of higher education; (5) a description of the process by which a student and his parent or guardian are informed about opportunities for student participation in the dual enrollment program; and (6) such other items as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Higher Education. L.2014, c.74, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-48
Contracts, etc.; validated and confirmed
Status: in_force

Any action, purchase, sale, contract or agreement taken, made or entered into prior to the effective date of this chapter pursuant to any of the acts, amendments and supplements repealed by this chapter are hereby validated and confirmed, provided that in no event shall a lease of personal property entered into prior to the effective date of this chapter be renewed or extended, except in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter. L.1977, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-7
Change of maturities; application to local finance board
Status: in_force

If the governing body of any municipality comprising a type I school district or the board of education of a type II school district shall determine that the limits of maturities or amounts of annual installments, or both, applicable according to law to any bonds proposed to be authorized or theretofore authorized but remaining unissued, would adversely affect the financial position of such municipality or school district, it may make application in writing to the local finance board in the division of local finance in the department of community affairs setting forth such determination and the grounds therefor and requesting approval of a schedule of maturities and annual installments for such bonds.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-53 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-53
Approval by voters
Status: in_force

If at such election the question shall be adopted by the legal voters of the district, such proceeds may be used for such other purpose or purposes.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

2. Article I: Purpose It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by: a. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or districts, or variations in entrance and age requirements. b. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. c. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities. d. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families. e. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact. f. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact. g. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children. h. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student. L.2009, c.279, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:9-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-4
Type I districts; reclassification; resolution or petition for submission; frequency.
Status: in_force

18A:9-4. The question of the acceptance of section 18A:9-2 of this title, in any local school district governed by section 18A:9-3 of this title, except a consolidated school district, or of the acceptance of section 18A:9-3 of this title in any local school district governed by section 18A:9-2 of this title, shall be submitted to the legal voters of such district whenever the governing body of the municipality constituting such district or the board of education of any type I districts, shall by resolution so direct, or whenever a petition, signed by not less than 15% of the number of legally qualified voters who voted in such district at the last preceding general election held for the election of all of the members of the general assembly, shall be filed with the clerk of such municipality. No resolution may be adopted and no petition may be filed for the submission of the question of acceptance of N.J.S.18A:9-2 or N.J.S.18A:9-3, as the case may be, within four years after an election shall have been held pursuant to any resolution adopted, or petition filed, pursuant to this section or N.J.S.18A:9-6. L.1967, c.271; amended 2003, c.102, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-27
Student eligibility.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-27. Student Eligibility. a. Unless otherwise restricted by the authority by regulation, an eligible student under the NJCLASS Loan Program shall: (1) be a New Jersey resident enrolled on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student in an eligible institution in New Jersey; or (2) be a New Jersey resident enrolled on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student in an eligible institution outside of New Jersey; or (3) reside outside the State and be enrolled on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate or graduate student in an eligible institution in New Jersey. b. To be eligible for a NJCLASS loan financed in whole or in part by qualified student loan bonds, as described under section 144(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.144(b), the student in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection a. of this section, shall meet the eligibility criteria described in section 144(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.144(b), or not be in violation of any other criteria which would result in the bonds no longer to be qualified under section 144(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.144(b). L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-12
High school programs of education for adults; application for funds
Status: in_force

School districts, county community colleges, county and State institutions may apply to the Commissioner of Education for funds to be used toward the establishment and operation of classes and programs of education for adults and out-of-school young adults designed to provide such persons with the equivalent of a high school education. These programs for adults and out-of-school young adults shall include such curricular content appropriate to the high school curriculum as to give the adult an opportunity to attain a level of educational achievement comparable to high school graduation and prepare him to secure the high school equivalency certificate as can be obtained through the Office of Adult and Continuing Education and High School Equivalency, New Jersey State Department of Education. L.1968, c. 383, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1968. Amended by L.1972, c. 131, s. 1, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-82 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-82
Indemnification agreement.
Status: in_force

31. Any State college may enter into an agreement indemnifying the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority or 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 financed or to be financed by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority for the benefit of the State college, any project undertaken or to be undertaken by the federal government for the benefit of the State college or any project the cost of which or any part thereof is to be paid out of federal funds. L.1986,c.43,s.31; amended 1999, c.217, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:44-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1
Establishment of preschool
Status: in_force

18A:44-1. The board of education of any district may establish a preschool school or department in any school under its control, and shall admit to such preschool school or department any child who is under the age at which children are admitted to other schools or classes in such district.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1996, c.138, s.71.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:47-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 47 / Section 47-11
Annual report to state board
Status: in_force

At the end of each school year a special report for each special school of instruction shall be made to the state board in the manner and form prescribed by it.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-8
Election of student representatives.
Status: in_force

8. The board of trustees of the university shall provide for the election of two student representatives, who shall be full-time, regularly matriculated students in good academic standing and who shall be 18 years of age or older and citizens of the United States. The student representatives shall be elected by the members of the student body to serve on the board of trustees for terms of two years commencing at the next organization of the board. a. A student shall be elected for a two-year term, but shall serve during the first year as an alternate member and as a voting member during the second year. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the voting member position, the alternate member shall assume the position of voting member and complete the term of office of the voting member. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the alternate member position, an election shall be held within 60 days to fill the alternate member position. b. The standards for eligibility for student representatives on the board of trustees shall be the same as those required for other student government officers. c. The student members shall be entitled to full participation in all activities of the board, except that they shall not participate in: (1) any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of employment, terms and conditions of employment, evaluation of the performance of, promotion, or disciplining of any specific prospective officer or employee or current officer or employee employed or appointed by the board, unless all the individual employees or appointees whose rights could be adversely affected request in writing that the matter or matters be discussed at a public meeting; (2) any matter involving the purchase, lease, acquisition, or sale of real property with public funds, the setting of banking rates, or investment of public funds, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed; or (3) any pending or anticipated litigation in which the board is, or may become, a party, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of these matters were disclosed, or any matters falling within the attorney-client privilege, to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise the attorney's ethical duties as a lawyer. d. Upon assuming office, the students shall agree to adhere to such standards of responsibility and confidentiality as are established by the board of trustees. L.2021, c.282, s.8; amended 2025, c.218, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-19
Additional powers, duties of board of trustees
Status: in_force

8. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall be vested with the right of perpetual succession and shall have and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges that are incident to the proper governance, 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.1995,c.400,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-27
State Library personnel.
Status: in_force

12. The State Library shall consist of the State Librarian and such other personnel as the President of Thomas Edison State College may deem necessary for the efficient administration thereof. L.1969, c.158, s.12; amended 1977, c.322, s.3; 2001, c.137, s.4; 2010, c.87, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27
Notice and hearing
Status: in_force

Prior to the acceptance of any grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation mentioned in section 18A:4-26, due notice and hearing, if requested, shall be granted by the commissioner and the state board to any municipality or municipalities which may be affected thereby.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17A-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-11
Comprehensive report by commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, 2 years after the effective date of this act, make a comprehensive report to the Governor and the Legislature assessing the effectiveness of this act. L.1975, c. 169, s. 11, eff. Aug. 4, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-170.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-170.2
Employee subsequently deemed eligible for enrollment pursuant to L.1984, c. 200 to continue participation from date of original enrollment
Status: in_force

Any employee enrolled in the alternate benefit program who is subsequently deemed to be eligible for enrollment by the Board of Higher Education pursuant to this act is permitted to continue his participation in the program from the date of his original enrollment. L.1984, c. 200, s. 3, eff. Nov. 28, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-11
Election and number of board members; terms
Status: in_force

The board of education shall consist of nine members, or it shall consist of three, five or seven members as, and if, it has been so determined pursuant to law or shall be so determined by referendum as provided in this chapter, who shall be elected at annual school elections in the district for terms of three years except as otherwise herein provided.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-14
Controversies or disputes; determination; appeal.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-14. Controversies or disputes; determination; appeal. In the event that any controversy or dispute shall arise among the parties (except a municipality or county) to any such contract, the same shall be referred to the county superintendent of the county in which the districts are situate for determination and his determination thereon shall be binding, subject to appeal to the commissioner and the State board pursuant to law. In the event that the districts are in more than one county, the controversy or dispute shall be referred to the county superintendents of the counties for joint determination, and if they shall be unable to agree upon a joint determination within 30 days, the controversy or dispute shall be referred to the commissioner for determination. L.1977, c.114; amended 1999, c.440, s.62.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-33
Deputy commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate an assistant commissioner as deputy commissioner with full power to act in his place and stead during any absence or inability of the commissioner and at such other times as the commissioner may designate. The commissioner may designate one or more assistant commissioners to act as approval officers of the department.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-54 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-54
Eligibility for participation in program.
Status: in_force

5. To be eligible to participate in the program, an applicant shall: a. be a resident of the State and maintain domicile in the State during participation in the program; and b. (1) have obtained a master's degree in nursing (MSN), a doctor of nursing science degree (DNS), a doctor of nursing practice degree (DNP), a doctor of philosophy degree (PhD) in nursing or another relevant field of study and be employed in a faculty position, including an adjunct faculty position; and (2) have maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0, or its equivalent, while enrolled in an approved graduate degree program. L.2009, c.236, s.5; amended 2023, c.244, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-23 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-23
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the welfare of the State requires that all school-age children be assured equal access to appropriate health care services. In order to achieve this objective, it is the intent of the Legislature to require that the State and local communities provide basic nursing services for children in both public and nonpublic schools. L.1991,c.226,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-61 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-61
Body corporate
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall be a body corporate, and shall be known as "the board of directors of ..................... " (here shall be inserted a suitable name to be adopted by the board of directors with the approval of the State Board of Education, but such name shall contain at least the words "Educational Services Commission)". The board of directors may purchase, lease-purchase or lease personal or real property in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the State board of education. L.1968, c.243, s.11; amended 1989,c.254,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:68-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 68 / Section 68-16
Term and revocation of license
Status: in_force

The license shall remain in force and effect until revoked. The state board of medical examiners may, after notice and hearing, revoke the license of any school or college which is so conducted and equipped as not to comply with the requirements adopted by the board for class A medical colleges in force at the time such revocation shall be under consideration.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-65 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-65
Issuance of bonds, notes.
Status: in_force

7. a. The authority shall from time to time issue bonds or notes in an amount sufficient to finance the grants provided under this act and to finance the administrative costs associated with the approval process and the issuance of the bonds and notes for the purchase of higher education technology infrastructure for public and private institutions of higher education, provided that the total outstanding principal amount of the bonds and notes shall not exceed $55,000,000, except that all administrative costs associated with the approval process and the issuance of bonds shall not be included within the total aggregate principal amount of bonds issued, and the term of any bond issued shall not exceed 15 years. In computing the foregoing limitation as to amount, there shall be excluded all bonds or notes which shall be issued for refunding purposes, provided that the refunding shall be determined by the authority to result in a debt service savings. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the authority pursuant to which the State Treasurer, subject to available appropriation, shall pay the amount necessary to pay the principal and interest on bonds and notes of the authority issued pursuant to this section. b. Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, but all bonds or notes, unless funded or refunded by the bonds or notes of the authority, shall be payable solely from revenues of funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized by this act. Each bond or note shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the authority is obligated to pay the principal thereof, redemption premium, if any, or the interest thereon only from revenue or funds of the authority and that neither the State nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated to pay the principal thereof, redemption premium, if any, or interest thereon and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or the interest on the bonds. c. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to P.L.1997, c.238 (C.18A:72A-59 et seq.) that the State shall not limit or alter the rights or powers hereby vested in the authority to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or notes, or to fix, establish, charge and collect such rents, fees, rates, payments, or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet all expenses of the authority and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, until the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for. L.1997, c.238, s.7; amended 2009, c.308, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-3
Character of examinations
Status: in_force

Any such examination may be made by a physician or institution designated by the board, in which case the cost thereof and of all laboratory tests and fluoroscopic or X-ray procedures shall be borne by the board or, at the option of the employee, they may be made by a physician or institution of his own choosing, approved by the board, in which case said examination shall be made at the employee's expense.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18B-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-2
Insurance authorized.
Status: in_force

2. Insurance authorized. Any board of education is authorized to insure, contract or provide for any insurable interest of the district or board in the manner authorized by section 3 of P.L.1983, c.108 (C.18A:18B-3), for the following: a. Any loss or damage to its property, real or personal, motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus; b. Any loss or damage from liability resulting from the use or operation of motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus owned or controlled by it; c. Any loss or damage from liability for its own acts or omissions and for acts or omissions of its officers, employees or servants arising out of and in the course of the performance of their duties, including, but not limited to, any liability established by the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., or by any federal or other law; d. Loss or damage from liability as established by Chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, Labor and Workers' Compensation (R.S.34:15-1 et seq.); e. Expenses of defending any claim against the board, district, officer, employee or servant arising out of and in the course of the performance of their duties, whether or not liability exists on the claim; f. Benefits pursuant to contributory or non-contributory group health insurance or group term life insurance, or both, for employees or their dependents, or both, through self insurance, the purchase of commercial insurance or reinsurance, or any combination thereof. The maximum risk to be retained for group term life insurance by a joint insurance fund on a self insured basis shall not exceed a face amount of $5,000 per covered employee or dependent or such greater amount as approved by the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Education. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board or joint insurance fund shall be subject to the surcharge levied pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c.8 (C.52:14-17.38c) for claims paid within the retained amount. For any claims paid in excess of the retained amount, the surcharge shall be paid by the entity insuring the excess amount; g. Loss from liability associated with sick leave payment for service connected disability as provided by N.J.S.18A:30-2.1; h. Any loss or damage from liability resulting from loss or theft of money or securities; i. Blanket bond coverage for certain school board officers, employees, and volunteer organizations serving a school board for faithful performance and discharge of their duties; j. Bodily injury and property damage claims arising from environmental impairment liability and legal representation therefor to the extent that such coverages, as approved by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, are provided by the purchase of insurance and no risk is retained by the fund; and k. Student accident coverage to the extent approved by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. As used in this section: (1) "life insurance" means life insurance as defined in N.J.S.17B:17-3; (2) "health insurance" means health insurance as defined in N.J.S.17B:17-4 or benefits provided by hospital service corporations, medical service corporations or health service corporations authorized to do business in this State; and (3) "dependents" means dependents as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.391 (C.18A:16-12). L.1983,c.108,s.2; amended 1995, c.74, s.1; 1999, c.435.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-53 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-53
Supplemental appropriations by counties or municipalities
Status: in_force

In all cases where agricultural extension, home demonstration or boys' and girls' club work receives, or shall receive, funds or aid from the federal government or the state government, the board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may appropriate such sums of money as shall seem to it just and proper, to be expended in the county or municipality making such appropriation under the direction of the corporation in the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, for the purpose of promoting or carrying out such agricultural extension, home demonstration or boys' and girls' club work. Appropriations made by any county or municipality shall be used only in such county or municipality in addition to the funds appropriated by the federal government or the state government in furtherance of the projects contemplated by this section.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-76.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-76.5
Definitions.
Status: in_force

10. As used in sections 10 through 17 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.18A:64-76.5 through C.18A:64-76.12): "Acceptance" means the adoption of a law, ordinance, or resolution by the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and any instrumentality or agency of the State of New Jersey or of any of its political subdivisions, authorizing the execution of a design-build contract. "Contracting unit" means a government entity that enters into contracts pursuant to the "State College Contracts Law," P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.). "Delivery system" means the procedure used to develop and construct a project. "Design-bid-build" means the delivery system used in public projects in which a licensed and prequalified design professional or designated employee develops the project design in its entirety; the contracting unit then solicits bids and awards the contract to the lowest responsible bidder that demonstrates the ability to complete the project specified in the design. "Design-build contract" means a contract between a contracting unit and a design-builder to provide labor, materials, and other construction services for a public project. A design-build contract may be conditional upon subsequent refinements in scope and price, and may permit the contracting unit to make changes in the scope of the project without invalidating the design-build contract. "Design-builder" means the entity, whether natural person, partnership, joint stock company, corporation, trust, professional corporation, business association, or other legal business entity or successor, that proposes to design and construct any public project, who is registered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.), and classified by the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction or the New Jersey Department of Transportation, where applicable, to perform work on a design-build project. "Design professional" means the entity, whether natural person, partnership, joint stock company, corporation, trust, professional corporation, business association, or other legal business entity or successor that provides licensed and prequalified architectural, engineering, or surveying services in accordance with R.S.45:3-1 et seq., and P.L.1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.), and that shall be responsible for planning, designing and observing the construction of the project or projects. "Evaluation factors" means the requirements for the first phase of the selection process, and shall include, but not be limited to: specialized experience, training certification of professional and field workforce, technical competence, capacity to perform, safety modification rating, past performance and other appropriate factors. Price shall only be considered in the second phase of the selection process. "Proposal" means an offer to enter into a design-build contract. "Stipend" means the fee paid to a design-builder by the contracting unit to encourage competition. L.2021, c.71, s.10.