N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-12.1
Investment or reinvestment of funds
Status: in_force

All functions, powers and duties relating to the investment or reinvestment of funds within the jurisdiction of the authority including the purchase, sale or exchange of any investments or securities may, at the request of the authority, be exercised and performed by the director of the Division of Investment, in accordance with written directions of the authority signed by an authorized officer. L.1968, c. 400, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72J-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72J / Section 72J-7
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1987, c. 183, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-74 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-74
Cooperation with other agencies
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the objectives of this act, the State Department of Education may seek the co-operation and involvement of other State agencies. L.1970, c. 122, s. 5, eff. June 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-100 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-100
Eligibility for grants; project goals.
Status: in_force

7. a. To be eligible for a grant from the consortium, a grant proposal application shall include, but not be limited to: (1) evidence of a collaboration between at least one academic or administrative representative of a member university and at least one local community organization, media organization, or technology-based organization; (2) information demonstrating that the collaboration would be a mutually respectful partnership wherein all community and member university participants invest in a project designed to serve the consortium's mission and the goals cited pursuant to subsection b. of this section; and (3) proof that the member university or universities in total will provide an amount of funding or make an in-kind contribution having a value that matches 10 percent of the amount of grant funding for which the applicant has applied, if one or more member universities acts as fiscal sponsor for the applicant. For a grant proposal application sponsored by a member university housing the consortium and providing back-office support pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.111 (C.18A:64-98), the cost of that housing and support to that member university shall count towards the funding or in-kind contribution match from that member university. b. The consortium shall provide grants for projects that achieve the following goals: (1) improve the quantity and quality of civic information in New Jersey communities; (2) give residents enhanced access to useful government data and public information through innovative applications, platforms, and technologies; (3) train students, professionals, and community members in the practice of community storytelling, journalism, and media production; (4) nurture better civic engagement and dialogue inside and between New Jersey communities; (5) better meet the information needs of low-income communities and racial and ethnic communities that have been underserved by the media; and (6) invest in research and practices that can help media outlets become more closely connected to their audiences and more sustainable without government support. c. Any unspent State appropriations to the consortium from one fiscal year shall be carried over to the next fiscal year. L.2018, c.111, s.7; amended 2023, c.323, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-41
Rules and regulations governing janitorial employees
Status: in_force

The board of education of every district shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this title, as may be necessary for the employment, discharge, management and control of the public school janitor, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees of the district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-43
Allocation of moneys.
Status: in_force

6. The moneys deposited into the fund created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1993, c.136 (C.18A:72A-42) shall be allocated in the following manner: a. A minimum of $24,000,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at the State colleges; b. A minimum of $19,440,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at Rutgers, The State University; c. A minimum of $10,080,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; d. A minimum of $6,480,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at the New Jersey Institute of Technology; e. A minimum of $22,000,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at the county colleges; f. A minimum of $10,500,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment at private institutions of higher education; and g. A minimum of $7,500,000 for the leasing of higher education equipment for emerging needs programs at public and private institutions of higher education. The Secretary of Higher Education may apportion the amounts authorized in subsection g. among any other amounts authorized in subsections a. through f. The Secretary of Higher Education may reallocate any balance in the amounts authorized in subsections a. through g. of this section which have not been fully committed within 18 months of the effective date of this act. The Secretary of Higher Education shall determine the allocation of moneys deposited into the fund resulting from the issuance by the authority of new bonds because of the retirement of bonds previously issued by the authority. L.1993, c.136, s.6; amended 2009, c.308, s.34; 2012, c.42, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-76.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-76.1
Advertisements by contracting agent for bids; award of contracts.
Status: in_force

2. a. Whenever the entire cost for the construction, alteration or repair of any building by a State college will exceed the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-54), the contracting agent shall advertise for and receive in the manner provided by law: (1) separate bids for branches of work in the following categories: (a) the plumbing and gas fitting work; (b) the refrigeration, heating and ventilating systems and equipment; (c) the electrical work, including any electrical power plants, tele-date, fire alarm, or security systems; (d) the structural steel and ornamental iron work; (e) general construction, which shall include all other work and materials required for the completion of the project, or (2) bids for all work and materials required to complete the entire project if awarded as a single contract, or (3) both (1) and (2) above. In the case of separate bids under paragraph (1) or (3) of this subsection, prime contractors for categories (a) through (d) shall not be required to name subcontractors in their bid. In the case of a single bid under paragraph (2) or (3), all bids submitted shall set forth the names and license numbers of all subcontractors to whom the general contractor will subcontract the work described in the foregoing categories (a) through (d). Subcontractors who furnish non-specialty trade work pursuant to category (e) in paragraph (1) of this subsection or subcontractors who furnish work to named subcontractors pursuant to categories (a) through (d) in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be named in the bid. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, a State college may choose to require in its bid specification that a subcontractor shall be named in a bid when, in the case of paragraph (1), separate bids for each category, the work of that subcontractor exceeds 35 percent of the State college's estimated amount of value of the work, which shall be set forth in the bid specification. b. Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be the most advantageous to the State college, except that a bid may be disqualified due to prior negative experience pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2021, c.417 (C.18A:64-70.1). Whenever two or more bids of equal amounts are the lowest bids submitted by responsible parties, the college may award the contract to any of the parties, as, in its discretion, it may determine. L.1992, c.61, s.2; amended 2005, c.369, s.13; 2012, c.59, s.2; 2021, c.417, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-10
Depositories and custodians
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of said board's investment funds, shall select all depositories and custodians and shall negotiate and execute custody agreements in connection with the assets or investments of any said funds. L.1970, c. 102, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.24
Additional State school building aid.
Status: in_force

3. Additional State school building aid shall be made available to school districts, county special services school districts and county vocational school districts in accordance with the provisions of this act for the payment of debt service (interest and principal) on bonds and notes (as hereinafter defined) entitled to the benefits of this act, provided that the amount of bonds entitled to the benefits of this act shall not exceed $100,000,000, and provided further that of the total principal amount of the bonds, no more than $80,000,000 shall be allocated to the renovation or replacement of aged and deteriorated school buildings and construction of new facilities in districts with financial need and no more than $40,000,000 shall be allocated to the expansion and establishment of secondary vocational educational facilities to serve students with disabilities between the ages of 13 and 21 who would benefit from vocational education in local school districts, county special services school districts, and county vocational school districts with financial need. The amount of aid payable to any local school district for the renovation or replacement of aged and deteriorated school buildings and construction of new facilities shall not exceed an amount equal to 20 percent of the total aid allocated to this program and in any year such aid shall not exceed an amount equal to $25 per pupil in resident enrollment in such school district on September 30, 1976. The amount of aid payable in any year to any local school district, county special services school districts, or county vocational school district for the expansion and construction of secondary vocational education facilities to serve students with disabilities between the ages of 13 and 21 shall be no more than 75 percent of the total debt service of bonds and notes for secondary vocational education projects constructed under the provisions of this act and shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of pupils with disabilities between the ages of 13 and 21 enrolled in such school district whose vocational education needs were not met due to the lack of suitable facilities prior to any application date for funds under this act, multiplied by a standard per student construction cost, established pursuant to guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner of Education. L.1978, c.74, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.55.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13
Construction of act
Status: in_force

5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a school district not subject to this act from implementing a school breakfast program pursuant to section 2 of this act. L.2003,c.4,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-47
Annual report.
Status: in_force

10. The Secretary of Higher Education shall annually submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on the higher education equipment purchases at public and private institutions of higher education which have been approved by the secretary and financed by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority pursuant to lease agreements with the institutions. L.1993, c.136, s.10; amended 2009, c.308, s.36; 2012, c.42, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-168 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-168
Repeal subject to certain provisos.
Status: in_force

2. Repeal of the act and parts of acts, and all amendments and supplements thereto, pursuant to section 1 of this act, is subject to the following provisos: a. The alternate benefit programs established by the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Board of Higher Education for certain employees of State and county colleges, are continued except as the benefit and contribution schedules are revised by this act. b. The timely filing of applications for transfer from the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan as specified in such acts shall be deemed to have not been revised by this act. c. The transfer of employee and employer contributions from the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan to the insurers or mutual fund companies of the alternate benefit programs shall be considered as having met the requirements of said acts and shall be continued as provided by this act. d. Any contributions made by a member of the alternate benefit program for any additional death benefit coverage established under said acts shall not be returnable to the member or his beneficiary in any manner, or for any reason whatsoever, nor shall any contributions made for the additional death benefit coverage be included in any annuity payable to any such member or to his beneficiary. L.1969, c.242, s.2; amended 1993, c.385, s.1; 2012, c.45, s.89.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-30
Allocation to Department of State.
Status: in_force

62. In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-27), the university is allocated to the Department of State for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution. Notwithstanding this allocation, the university shall be independent of any supervision or control of the Department of State or any board, commission, or officer thereof and the allocation shall not in any way affect the principles of institutional autonomy established by that act and as otherwise enumerated herein. L.2012, c.45, s.62.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-52 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-52
Set-aside programs
Status: in_force

a. A board of education may, by resolution, establish a minority business enterprise set-aside program. In authorizing such a program, the board of education shall establish a goal of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to minority business enterprises. b. A board of education may, by resolution, establish a women's business enterprise set-aside program. In authorizing such a program, the board of education shall establish a goal of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to women's business enterprises. c. A board of education may, by resolution, establish a small business enterprise set-aside program. In authorizing such a program, the board of education shall establish a goal of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to small business enterprises. P.L. 1985, c. 490, s. 2; amended 1988,c.37,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-13
Definitions relative to New Jersey Institute of Technology
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act "New Jersey Institute of Technology," hereinafter referred to as "university," shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public research university herein designated "New Jersey Institute of Technology" as presently and hereafter constituted, including all departments, colleges, schools, centers, branches, educational and other units and extensions thereof, including, but not limited to, Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey School of Architecture, the College of Science and Liberal Arts, the School of Industrial Management, centers, extension and cooperative education programs, continuing education programs and all other departments of higher education maintained by the educational entity of the university. L.1995,c.400,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-20.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-20.2
Dismissal of superintendent
Status: in_force

5. shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, incapacity, or conduct unbecoming a superintendent or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1991,c.267,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-49 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-49
Benefits of TRF retirants
Status: in_force

Any member or beneficiary of the teachers' pension and annuity fund who was a member of the teachers' retirement fund as created by L.1896, c. 32; L.1899, c. 178; L.1900, c. 96; L.1902, c. 36; L.1903 (2nd Sp.Sess.), c. 1; L.1905, c. 95; L.1906, c. 314; L.1907, c. 139; prior to his becoming a member of the teachers' pension and annuity fund, shall receive in addition to his retirement allowance otherwise payable a pension which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the contributions, without interest, which he paid to the teachers' retirement fund prior to September 1, 1919, which he has not otherwise received.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41f — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-41f
Definition.
Status: in_force

2. As used in sections 3 through 5 of P.L.2013, c.209 (C.18A:40-41g through C.18A:40-41i), "athletic activity" means: interscholastic athletics; an athletic contest or competition, other than interscholastic athletics, that is sponsored by or associated with a school district or nonpublic school, including cheerleading and club-sponsored sports activities; and any practice or interschool practice or scrimmage for those activities. L.2013, c.209, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.24
Plans and specifications, drawn or supervised by appropriate officer
Status: in_force

All plans and specifications for the erection, alteration, improvement or repair of college buildings shall be drawn by or under the supervision of an appropriate officer employed by the college to whom such powers shall have been delegated by the Board of Trustees. L.1982, c. 189, s. 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72M-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72M / Section 72M-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Eligible discipline" means an academic discipline in which minority individuals are underrepresented as determined by the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the Board of Directors of the Educational Opportunity Fund and the New Jersey Presidents' Council. "Minority" means any person who is a member of a racial-ethnic group that has been historically disadvantaged in obtaining access to equal educational opportunities. "Program" means the Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program established pursuant to this act. L.1991,c.485,s.1; amended 1994, c.48, s.289; 1999, c.46, s.63.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:42-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-3
Collection and deposit of savings of pupils
Status: in_force

In order to encourage the habit of saving among the pupils in schools, the principal or superintendent of any public school, or any person designated for that purpose by the board of education or other school authority under which the school shall be, may collect once a week, or from time to time, small amounts of savings from the pupils of the school, to be deposited by the principal, superintendent, or designated person promptly upon collection in any financial institution having its principal office in New Jersey, whose accounts or deposits are insured or guaranteed by any corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, which corporation is an instrumentality of the United States or of any successor corporation having for its purpose the insurance of deposits or accounts. These moneys shall be placed to the credit of the respective pupils for whom the money has been collected, or if the amount collected at any one time is deemed insufficient for the opening of individual accounts, in the name of the principal, superintendent, or designated person, in trust, and to be by him eventually transferred to the credit of the respective pupils to whom the same belongs. In the meantime, the principal, superintendent, or designated person shall furnish to the financial institution a list giving the names, signatures, addresses, ages, places of birth, parents' names, and such other data concerning the respective pupils as the financial institution may require. The words "system of school savings" or "school savings" may be used in circulars, reports, and other printed or written matter used in connection with this section.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29 / Section 29-4.1
Salary policy schedules.
Status: in_force

18A:29-4.1. A board of education of any district may adopt a one, two, three, four, or five year salary policy, including salary schedules for all full-time teaching staff members which shall not be less than those required by law. The policy and schedules shall be binding upon the adopting board and upon all future boards in the same district for a period of one, two, three, four, or five years from the effective date of the policy but shall not prohibit the payment of salaries higher than those required by the policy or schedules nor the subsequent adoption of policies or schedules providing for higher salaries, increments or adjustments. Every school budget adopted, certified or approved by the board, the voters of the district, the board of school estimate, the governing body of the municipality or municipalities, or the commissioner, as the case may be, shall contain such amounts as may be necessary to fully implement the policy and schedules for that budget year. amended 1987, c.123; 2013, c.199.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-95 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-95
Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption contract nullification.
Status: in_force

3. a. A program participant who has entered into a redemption contract with the authority pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2025, c.269 (C.18A:71C-94) may nullify that contract by submitting written notification to the authority and assuming full responsibility for repayment of the full amount of the program participant’s student loan amounts. b. In the case of a program participant’s death or total and permanent disability, the authority shall nullify the service obligation of the program participant. c. The authority may nullify or suspend a program participant’s service obligation if continued enforcement of the contract may result in extreme hardship. L.2025, c.269, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-17
Names, certain information relative to bus drivers to be filed by secretary of board of education.
Status: in_force

18A:39-17. In each school year, prior to the assignment of any driver or substitute driver to any vehicle operated by the board of education of any district as a school bus, there shall be filed by the secretary of such board with the county superintendent the name and social security number of each such driver or substitute driver and certification of a valid school bus driver's license, criminal background check, and evidence of a check for the driver's record of alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.1). L.1967, c.271; amended 1989, c.104, s.1; 2003, c.66, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2.2
Leave of absence for school employee for purpose of donating organ, bone marrow.
Status: in_force

2. An employee holding any office, position, or employment in local school district, regional school district, or county vocational school of the State who is steadily employed by the board of education or who is protected by tenure in the office, position, or employment under the provisions of any law, except a person in the classified service of the civil service under Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, shall be granted a leave of absence with pay and without loss of rights, privileges or benefits, for the purpose of donating one or more of their human organs, or a part thereof, or bone marrow to another human for human organ transplantation. The paid leave shall be up to 30 days for the donation of an organ or a part of an organ and up to five days for the donation of bone marrow, and shall be in addition to any other type of leave to which an employee may be entitled. L.2019, c.444, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-12
Type II districts; authorization of bonds
Status: in_force

School bonds shall be authorized and may be issued: a. by a type II district having a board of school estimate whenever the board of school estimate shall fix and determine the amount of money necessary to be raised for any capital project or projects and shall certify said amount pursuant to section 18A:22-30, the board of education may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of bonds to an amount not exceeding the amount so certified for such purpose or purposes; or b. by a type II district not having a board of school estimate pursuant to a proposal adopted by resolution by the board of education of the district in a principal sum determined therein and upon approval of the proposal contained in such resolution, by the legally qualified voters of the district, upon its submission to them for their approval or rejection at an annual school election, held after the date of the adoption of said resolution by the board of education, or at a special school election held for that purpose, but no such bonds shall be authorized or issued if the principal sum thereof shall exceed the limitations prescribed in section 18A:24-19 except upon compliance with the provisions of this article applicable thereto.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-14.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-14.4
Compliance with requirements for income tax on compensation of administrators.
Status: in_force

8. A school business administrator, or any other person designated by the board of education, shall certify to the Department of the Treasury that all documentation prepared for income tax related purposes, in regard to superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators, complies fully with the requirements of federal and State laws and regulations regarding the types of compensation which are required to be reported. L.2007, c.53, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-14
Procedures when clinical clerkship student rejected by teaching hospital
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act to the contrary, if a State-funded institution of higher education and an alternatively accredited medical school both operate clinical clerkship programs at a teaching hospital with an institutional academic clinical clerkship agreement with that State-funded institution of higher education: a. Upon a showing by a State-funded institution of higher education that one or more of its clinical clerkship students has been rejected by that teaching hospital because the hospital's clinical clerkship positions were filled to capacity, the alternatively accredited medical school shall take immediate steps to withdraw a corresponding number of its students from its clinical clerkship program at the hospital so that the students at the State-funded institution are able to secure clerkship positions at that hospital. In the event that its students have been rejected by a hospital pursuant to this subsection, the State-funded institution of higher education shall provide the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey with a letter from the hospital, which states that the hospital's clinical clerkship program is filled to capacity; or b. If a State-funded institution of higher education receives notice from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, in the course of its standard four-year review, that the committee finds that such hospital does not have the capacity to support all of the clinical clerkship positions or programs that are currently operating at the hospital and the accreditation status of the State-funded institution may be in jeopardy because of the lack of capacity at that hospital, the alternatively accredited medical school shall take immediate steps to withdraw its students from its clinical clerkship program at the hospital. In the event that the committee provides such notice to the State-funded institution, the institution shall provide the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey with a letter from the committee stating the committee's findings. c. If an alternatively accredited medical school is required to withdraw any of its students from such hospital pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section, the school shall not be permitted to increase the number of students participating in the school's clinical clerkship program at that hospital until such time as the school provides a letter from the hospital or the committee, as appropriate, which states that the hospital has sufficient capacity to absorb the increase without jeopardizing existing clinical clerkship programs at that hospital operated by the State-funded institution. Upon providing the letter to the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey, the school may apply to increase the number of students participating in the clerkship program in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.2003,c.133,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-87 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-87
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education of the State of New Jersey; b. "Debt service" means and includes payments of principal and interest upon qualified bonds issued pursuant to the terms of this act or amounts required in order to satisfy sinking fund payment requirements with respect to such bonds; c. "Local Finance Board" means the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, established pursuant to P.L.1974, c.35 (C.52:27D-18.1); d. "Paying agent" means any bank, trust company or national banking association having the power to accept and administer trusts, named or designated in any qualified bond of a school district or municipality as the agent for the payment of the principal of and interest thereon and shall include the holder of any sinking fund established for the payment of such bonds; e. "Qualified bonds" means those bonds of a school district or municipality authorized and issued in conformity with the provisions of this act; f. "State board" means the State Board of Education of the State of New Jersey; g. "School district" means a Type I, Type II, regional, or consolidated school district as defined in Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; h. "State school aid" means the funds made available to local school districts pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53). L.1976, c.39, s.2; amended 1978, c.76, s.2; 1990, c.52, s.47; 1996, c.138, s.61; 2007, c.260, s.55.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:23-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6
Annual audit by commissioner on failure of board to make
Status: in_force

If the board of education of any district fails to cause an annual audit to be made and completed, within the time limited therefor by this chapter, the commissioner may cause an audit to be made, by a public school accountant designated by him, which shall be taken to be the annual audit of the district, and shall be paid for from funds of the district as a liability of the district on bills rendered therefor.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-15.1
Payment from bequest, legacy or gift; conditions.
Status: in_force

64. Goods or services, the payment for which utilizes only funds received by a board of education from a bequest, legacy or gift, shall be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq., except that if such bequest, legacy or gift contains written instructions as to the specifications, manufacturer or vendor, or source of supply of the goods or services to be provided or performed, such instructions shall be honored. L.1999,c.440,s.64.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:11-3.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3.2
Findings, declarations relative to adapted athletic programs.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that high school athletics often serve an integral role in the development of students. In addition to providing healthy forms of exercise, high school athletics foster friendships and camaraderie while promoting sportsmanship and fair play and instill the value of competition. The benefits and values of participating in high school athletics should be actively promoted and made available to all students, regardless of cognitive or physical limitations. L.2009, c.109, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-28 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-28
Fixing and payment of premiums
Status: in_force

The insurance fund commissioners of such city may fix reasonable rates of premium for all insurance carried on school buildings and school property of the school district by the fund, and the board of education shall pay forthwith to the insurance fund commissioners of the city the premium for any insurance carried by the municipal insurance fund on school buildings and school property of the city school district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-39
Appointment of director.
Status: in_force

5. The President of Rutgers, The State University shall, in consultation with the consortium, appoint a director for the program who shall be a State licensed physician. The director of the program need not be solely responsible for the program and may continue to have other duties. The director may, in consultation with the consortium, appoint regional chairmen or chairmen of medical or dental practice specialties, as the director deems necessary for the operation of the program. L.1999, c.353, s.5; amended 2012, c.45, s.76.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29A-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29A / Section 29A-6
Review, recommendations
Status: in_force

Five years following the implementation of this act, the Commissioner of Education shall review the Governor's Annual Award for Outstanding Teaching to assess and determine its effectiveness in promoting excellence in teaching. On completion of the review, recommendations shall be made to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the continuation of the program and any proposed changes or modifications. L. 1985, c. 322, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-18
Other remedies unaffected.
Status: in_force

6. This act shall not be interpreted to prevent a victim from seeking redress under any other available law either civil or criminal. This act does not create or alter any tort liability. L.2002,c.83,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:52-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 52 / Section 52-1
Furnishing by boards of education
Status: in_force

The boards of education in municipalities containing a population of over 10,000 may provide for the employment of lecturers on the natural sciences and kindred subjects in the public schools in any such municipality, in the evenings, for the benefit of workingmen and workingwomen.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-6
Board of trustees.
Status: in_force

6. The board of trustees of the university is continued and shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges and shall be subject to the duties, obligations, and responsibilities set forth in this act. L.2021, c.282, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:41-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 41 / Section 41-1
Fire, school security drills.
Status: in_force

18A:41-1. Every principal of a school of two or more rooms, or of a school of one room when located above the first story of a building, shall have at least one fire drill and one school security drill each month within the school hours, including any summer months during which the school is open for instructional programs. Employees of the school district or receiving school, whether occupying buildings of one or more stories, shall keep all exterior doors and exits locked at all times except when necessary to comply with the requirements set forth in the Uniform Fire Code, including applicable requirements during an emergency lockdown or an emergency lockdown drill. All students and staff shall fully participate in each drill conducted to the greatest extent practicable and, when appropriate, utilize procedures for assisting in the rescue of persons unable to use the general means of egress to ensure that participation does not pose a safety risk. Where school buildings have been provided with fire escapes, they shall be used by a part or all of the pupils performing every fire drill. An actual school security emergency that occurs at a school during the month that includes activities which are the equivalent of a drill shall be considered a school security drill for the purposes of meeting the requirements of this section. A law enforcement officer shall be present at a minimum of one school security drill in each school year in order to make recommendations on any improvements or changes to school security drill procedures that the officer may deem advisable. amended 2007, c.205; 2009, c.178, s.4; 2016, c.80, s.1; 2023, c.212, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-134 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-134
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

3. 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), four years after the establishment of the County Vocational School District Partnership Grant Program. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, information on the number of grant applicants, the number of grant awards, the number of career and technical education partnership programs established under the grant program, the number of students who completed the career and technical education partnership programs established under the grant program, the costs and any savings realized through the sharing of facilities under the grant program, and a recommendation on the establishment of a permanent source of funding for such career and technical education partnership programs. L.2014, c.73, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3.7
Teacher workforce projections report.
Status: in_force

3. a. Within six months of the effective date of this act, the Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall issue a report on teacher workforce projections for the State for the following two years using data provided by the Department of Education. The department shall provide any data necessary for the report within three months of the effective date of this act. b. Following the issuance of its initial report pursuant to subsection a. of the section, the Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall issue by March 1 of each year, a report on teacher workforce projections for the subsequent three to five years. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information on: (1) the teaching positions, by certification area, in high demand in the State and existing vacancies; (2) the number of bilingual teachers needed to provide adequate limited English proficiency programming to students in the State; (3) the number of computer science teachers needed to provide access to computer science coursework to all students in the State; (4) the classes and programs that may be eliminated within the next three years; and (5) the areas in which teachers and school leaders should be prepared so that they can ensure students are ready for the future economy. c. The Executive Leadership Council of the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System shall report to the Legislature on January 15 and July 15 of each year on the progress of the annual teacher workforce projection report. L.2021, c.393, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-12
Functions, powers duties relative to investment, reinvestment of certain funds, purchase, sale.
Status: in_force

12. All functions, powers and duties relating to the investment or reinvestment of funds other than those funds specified in subsection w. of section 9 of P.L.2017, c.178 (C.18A:64N-9) within the jurisdiction of the board of trustees including the purchase, sale, or exchange of any investments or securities may be exercised and performed by the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1950, c.270 (C.52:18A-79 et seq.) if so authorized by the board. Before any such investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange shall be made by the director for or on behalf of the board of trustees, the Director of the Division of Investment shall submit the details thereof to the board, which shall, itself or by its finance committee, within 48 hours, exclusive of Sundays and public holidays, after such submission to it, file with the director its written acceptance or rejection of such proposed investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange; and the director shall have authority to make such investment, reinvestment, purchase, sale, or exchange for or on behalf of the board, unless there shall have been filed with him a written rejection thereof by the board or its finance committee as herein provided. The board of trustees shall determine from time to time the cash requirements of the various funds and accounts established by it and the amount available for investment, all of which shall be certified to the State Treasurer and the Director of the Division of Investment. The finance committee of the board of trustees shall consist of three members of the board who shall be appointed in the same manner and for the same term as other committees of the board are appointed. L.2017, c.178, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-5
"Special Education Week" designated.
Status: in_force

2. The week beginning with the second Sunday in May of each year is designated as "Special Education Week" in the State of New Jersey in order to give the citizens of this State the opportunity to recognize the contribution of public school board members, schools, and agencies for students with disabilities, educators, parents, and the students themselves, and to commend them for their dedication to ensuring quality education for students with disabilities in this State. L.1995, c.104, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-47.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-47.6
Reimbursement, election costs; criteria.
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Education shall reimburse participating districts for any costs incurred to hold an election to establish or enlarge a limited purpose or all purpose regional district provided that the decision to establish or enlarge a limited purpose or all purpose regional district stems from the completion of a feasibility study conducted in connection with the grant program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.2). L.2021, c.402, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-6
Observance of flag day
Status: in_force

The principals and teachers in the public schools shall make suitable arrangements for the celebration, by appropriate exercises among the pupils in the schools, of June 14 in each year, as the day of the adoption of the American flag by the Continental congress.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-27
Violation, misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

27. Any person willfully authorizing, consenting to, making or procuring to be made payment of university funds for or on account of any purchase, contract or agreement known to him to have been made or entered into in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.2017, c.178, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61D-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61D / Section 61D-16
Guidelines for development of policy.
Status: in_force

6. The secretary, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall establish guidelines for the development of a policy by an institution of higher education for the emergency administration of epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a medical professional is not available. The guidelines shall address issues including, but not limited to, the responsibilities of the institution of higher education, the licensed campus medical professional, and the trained designee for the emergency administration of epinephrine. The secretary shall disseminate the guidelines to the president of each institution of higher education. L.2013, c.211, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-20.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-20.1
Transportation of students in certain vehicles.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any statute or regulation to the contrary, any board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency may authorize qualified school personnel, State employees, or parents to transport school children to and from related school activities in a private vehicle with a capacity of eight or less. The board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency may also designate school personnel to transport school children to and from school. The designated personnel will only be deemed qualified to transport school children to and from school if the designated school personnel meet the following criteria: (1) be at least 21 years of age; (2) possess a New Jersey driver's license for a minimum of three years; (3) have a completed physical on file with the school district or local education agency; (4) have completed a criminal history background check by the New Jersey Department of Education and a Child Abuse Record Information check; (5) submit a driving record for the past five years demonstrating evidence of no alcohol- or drug-related motor vehicle violations; and (6) have completed the training program established in accordance with P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2 et seq.) on appropriate procedures for interacting with students with special needs. The designated personnel that meet these criteria must utilize a vehicle that does not exceed a maximum seating capacity of eight passengers, excluding the driver, to transport school children to and from school. Any person authorized by a board, body, or agency to provide such transportation services shall not be required to be licensed or regulated as a school bus driver. Such transportation shall be exempt from all registration, equipment, inspection, and maintenance requirements imposed on the transportation of pupils by school bus. Evidence of appropriate automobile insurance requirements for the vehicle must be submitted by the board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency to the Executive County Superintendent by a date set by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Each year prior to transporting school children, the board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency designating school personnel as qualified to transport school children to and from school pursuant to this law must submit the list of designated drivers to the Executive County Superintendent by a date set by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Only school personnel submitted by that date will be eligible to transport school children to and from school for a given school year. The board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency designating school personnel as qualified to transport school children to and from school pursuant to this law must also submit periodic copies of the designated personnel's driving record showing no alcohol- or drug-related motor vehicle violations or any other motor vehicle violations that would disqualify the driver's eligibility of transporting school children pursuant to Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and Title 39 of the Revised Statutes to the Executive County Superintendent by a date set, and at a frequency set, by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Failure to provide the requisite driving record within the prescribed time frame will result in the removal of that individual from the list of designated drivers. b. Notwithstanding any statute or regulation to the contrary, any board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency may authorize a person certified as a mobility assistance vehicle technician to transport a student with medical needs to and from school or related school activities in a mobility assistance vehicle. Any certified mobility assistance vehicle technician authorized by a board, body, or agency to provide such transportation services shall not be required to be licensed or regulated as a school bus driver. Such transportation shall be exempt from all registration, equipment, inspection, and maintenance requirements imposed on the transportation of students by a school bus. Each year prior to transporting students, a certified mobility assistance vehicle technician who transports a student with medical needs in accordance with this section shall furnish to the executive county superintendent a criminal history background check and evidence of a check for the technician's record of alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle violations. For the purposes of this subsection, "student with medical needs" means a school-aged child who suffers from a life-threatening medical condition and, as a result of such condition, requires more individualized and continuous care. L.1981, c.51, s.1; amended 2015, c.268; 2024, c.81, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-14c — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-14c
National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program nutrition standards, compliance for participants.
Status: in_force

2. a. A public school and a nonpublic school participating in the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program shall comply with the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and federal School Breakfast Program and competitive foods sold in schools established in 7 C.F.R. Part 210, Part 215, Part 220, Part 225, and Part 226, as required to be implemented by July 1, 2027, as in effect on July 1, 2024, or any other more stringent nutrition standards adopted at the federal level in the future. b. All reimbursable meals under the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program shall comply with the current nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and federal School Breakfast Program established in 7 C.F.R. Part 210, Part 215, Part 220, Part 225, and Part 226, as required to be implemented by July 1, 2027, as in effect on July 1, 2024, or any other more stringent nutrition standards adopted at the federal level in the future. c. As used in this section, "competitive foods" means all food and beverage items sold at school other than meals served through the United States Department of Agriculture's school meal programs on the school campus at any time during the school day. L.2025, c.104, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-33
Regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The State Board of Education may adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.254, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-34
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

84. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.1996, c.138, s.84; amended 2007, c.260, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:10-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-6
Board meetings public; frequency; hours of commencement; adjournment, etc., for lack of quorum
Status: in_force

All board meetings shall be public and each board shall hold a meeting at least once every two months during the period in which the schools in the district are in session. All meetings shall be called to commence not later than eight P.M. of the designated day but, if a quorum be not present at the time for which the meeting is called, the member or members present may recess the meeting to a time not later than nine P.M. of said day and, if no quorum be present at that time, the member or members present may adjourn the meeting to commence not later than eight P.M. of another day, not more than seven days following the date for which the original meeting was called, but no further recess or adjournment of the meeting shall be made. Public announcements of time and day to which any meeting is so recessed or adjourned shall be made at the time of the recess or adjournment.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:74-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 74 / Section 74-21
Projects to be accessible, usable by persons with disabilities.
Status: in_force

8. The President shall require that projects constructed with the use of State funds under this act shall, to the extent appropriate, be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. L.1973, c.381, s.8; amended 2001, c.137, s.42; 2017, c.131, s.62.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-31
Determination of amounts by board of school estimate
Status: in_force

In any district in which the amounts to be raised, levied and collected by taxes for school purposes are fixed and determined by a board of school estimate, the secretary of the board of education shall certify the amounts so estimated to be necessary for said purposes, itemizing the same so as to make the same readily understandable, to each member of the board of school estimate of the district and said board of school estimate shall meet within seven days after the delivery of said certificates and by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership, shall fix and determine the amounts necessary to be raised for said purposes, and the secretary of said board shall certify, within five days, said amounts to the board of education, to the board or body of each municipality situate within the district which has power to make appropriations of money to be raised by taxes in such municipality, to the county board of taxation and to the county superintendent of schools.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61E-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61E / Section 61E-10
Responsibility of commission.
Status: in_force

4. It shall be the responsibility of the commission to further the work of the Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault established pursuant to P.L.2015, c.165. In particular, the commission shall: a. study and evaluate emerging issues, policies, and practices concerning campus sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking on college campuses; b. monitor the response to, and implementation of, the recommendations put forth in the report issued by the task force established pursuant to P.L.2015, c.165 and the Working Group on Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments established pursuant to Executive Order No. 61 of 2019; c. supplement the findings and recommendations, as necessary, of the report issued by the task force established pursuant to P.L.2015, c.165; d. monitor the progress of, and offer technical assistance to, institutions of higher education in implementing a campus climate survey. An institution of higher education shall conduct a campus climate survey at intervals no longer than four years and submit the de-identified survey data to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education shall share the findings with the commission; and e. develop an action plan that includes policies, programs, or procedures responsive to the issues and needs identified by institutions of higher education from their campus climate survey. L.2019, c.299, s.4; amended 2020, c.104, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-25.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-25.4
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Tabitha's Law." L.2012, c.74, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-69
Contracts with financial institutions as agents; terms of advance subscription
Status: in_force

The issuing board may enter into contracts and agreements with any financial institution or institutions to serve as agent of the board of education through whom the public may subscribe to, purchase and redeem bonds, or for temporary borrowings when appropriate to meet redemptions pending reissue of additional bonds, and for such other purposes and services appropriate to the achievement of the object of this act and the management of the issue. Such contracts and agreements, if entered into prior to the granting of authorization to issue bonds under this act, shall be deemed to contain a provision that the same shall not take effect until authorization has been granted and certificate issued, nor until any changes required by any terms and conditions of the authorization have been made. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent the making of a contract or agreement for the receipt of subscriptions and deposits for the purchase of bonds, contingent upon authorization and certification, so long as the issuing board is not required to make any payment or other compensation for the service or cost thereof in the event that the approval is not granted or certificate is not issued. Any such advance subscriptions shall be on a written form expressly stating that if authorization is not granted or certificate not issued by a date therein specified, the deposit accompanying the subscription shall be refunded on demand without interest. L.1971, c. 36, s. 4, eff. March 4, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:59-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 59 / Section 59-1
Apportionment and distribution of federal funds; exceptions
Status: in_force

18A:59-1. Whenever moneys are made available for school purposes by any act of congress, except the act of congress referred to in Article 2 of this chapter, or any agency of the federal government, or made available or deposited in any manner in accordance with any law enacted by the congress of the United States, such moneys shall be apportioned by the commissioner under plans approved by the State board, if said moneys are for use in the public school system, or by the Commission on Higher Education, if said moneys are for use in higher education. Such moneys shall be distributed as aid to the several districts or in any other manner designated for any educational purpose defined in the federal statutes or in the regulations of federal agencies making allotments or in the laws of this State. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.71.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-2
Control and management
Status: in_force

The government, control, conduct, management and administration of each of the colleges shall be vested in the board of trustees of the college.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-22.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-22.8
Bonds or notes not debt or liability of state
Status: in_force

Bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State but are dependent for repayment upon appropriations provided by law from time to time. L.1971, c. 12, s. 8, eff. Jan. 28, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-9
Supervisors of adult education; designation of employer
Status: in_force

Where two or more boards of education have provided jointly by agreement for the employment of a supervisor of adult education to serve the participating districts, the agreement shall designate the board of education of one of such districts as the employer and the one to receive the state aid herein provided. Such aid shall be calculated and paid in the manner provided in section 18A:50-7.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29B-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29B / Section 29B-2
Findings, declarations relative to recognition of educational services professionals.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the public school system in this State is made more successful by the work of educational services professionals; b. educational services professionals provide important services outside of the classroom environment that improve students' academic opportunities, workforce preparedness, and overall quality of life; c. providing for local and Statewide recognition of outstanding educational services professionals will demonstrate our appreciation of their contributions and encourage others to strive for the same; and d. the purpose of this act is to provide for Statewide awards and recognition of the excellence of current school district employees employed in a position requiring an educational services certificate. L.2003,c.216,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54F-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54F / Section 54F-2
At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program, established
Status: in_force

2. There is established in the Department of Education an At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The program shall provide for the placement of at-risk public school students in employment internships with public or private profit or nonprofit employers and the payment of a training stipend to those students. The purpose of the program shall be to enable at-risk students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the business operations of the employer with which the student is placed and an understanding of the linkage between the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for school success and future successful functioning as an adult in the workplace. L.1995,c.256,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-67 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-67
Report on assets, operating expenses
Status: in_force

The county superintendent shall, within 60 days after the request, file with the governing bodies of the municipalities constituting the all purpose regional district and the board of education of the all purpose regional school district, a report containing a statement of the current assets and operating expenses of the all purpose regional district for the current year and any financial, educational and other information that he may deem necessary to enable the governing bodies and the regional board of education to form an intelligent judgment as to the advisability of the proposed withdrawal and its effect upon the educational and financial condition of the withdrawing municipality and the all purpose regional district and setting forth the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the withdrawing municipality and the all purpose regional district, calculated as hereinafter provided. L.1989,c.90,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-36
Acceptance of gifts
Status: in_force

11. An auxiliary organization may accept any grant, contract, bequest, trust or gift unless the Board of Trustees determines that acceptance would be contrary to policies of the institution or inconsistent with public policy. L.1982,c.16,s.11; amended 1994,c.48,s.105.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.43
Infusion of African American accomplishments into school curricula.
Status: in_force

4. a. Every board of education shall include, in the curriculum of all elementary and secondary school students, instruction that infuses into all courses on the United States, the centuries of accomplishments by African Americans in the building and development of America including, but not limited to, the areas of industry, military, government, and the professions; local communities; math, science, medicine, and space; architecture and the arts; social institutions and culture; and other aspects of life in America. b. The instruction shall enable students to identify and analyze applicable theories concerning human nature and behavior; to know and understand the nation's heritage of slavery and freedom; to know and understand the impact of African diasporic cultures and institutions on the Americas; to know and understand the contributions of African Americans to all areas of American society throughout its history, beginning with the colonial period; to know and understand that inequality is a consequence of prejudice and discrimination in the pursuit of maintaining power and dominance over certain portions of society; to know and understand citizenship and disenfranchisement; and to understand that issues of moral dilemma and conscience have a profound impact on the nation and the self-image and self-realization of its entire population, especially the personal and civic development of students in grades kindergarten through 12. The instruction shall also emphasize the personal responsibility of each citizen to fight racism and hatred whenever and wherever it happens and to uphold the national ideals of freedom and justice for all. c. The Department of Education shall work with the Amistad Commission to ensure that all department assessment tools for New Jersey schools are inclusive of the curricular requirements established pursuant to this section. L.2020, c.153, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-53.3a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-53.3a
Annual fiscal monitoring report, audit published on website, higher education.
Status: in_force

2. a. A public institution of higher education shall provide for public inspection on its website a copy of the institution’s annual fiscal monitoring report submitted pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.115 (C.18A:3B-53.2); a copy of any comprehensive audit completed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c.115 (C.18A:3B-53.3); and, as applicable, a copy of the institution’s annual audit submitted pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51). b. An institution shall annually submit a direct website link of the information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section to the Secretary of Higher Education. c. An institution shall post on its website a summary of the information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section for the public that is clear, simple, and understandable. L.2025, c.161, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-12
Agreement for joint transportation
Status: in_force

Any such joint transportation shall be provided under the terms of an agreement adopted by resolution of each of the boards of education concerned wherein shall be set forth the essential information concerning the transportation to be provided, the method of computing the proportion of the cost each party to the agreement shall assume, and the proportion of the state aid to which each district shall be entitled, and any other matters deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the agreement.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-5.4
Instruction on breast self-examination required
Status: in_force

1. Each board of education which operates an educational program for students in grades 7 through 12 shall offer instruction in breast self-examination. The instruction shall take place as part of the district's implementation of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, and the comprehensive health and physical education curriculum framework shall provide school districts with sample activities that may be used to support implementation of the instructional requirement. L.1999,c.128.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-40
Form and execution of contracts and bonds.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-40. Form and execution of contracts and bonds. All contracts for the provision or performance of goods or services shall be in writing. The State Board of Education may, subject to the requirements of law, prescribe the forms and manner in which contracts shall be made and executed, and the form and manner of execution and approval of all guarantee, indemnity, fidelity and other bonds. L.1977, c.114; amended 1999, c.440, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-82 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-82
Policyholder credited in form of reduced premiums
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any insurance company or companies issuing such policy or policies may credit the policyholder, in the form of reduced premiums, with savings by said company or companies in the event that no brokerage commission or commissions are paid by said company or companies on the issuance of such policy or policies.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-15.1
Deceptive diploma practices
Status: in_force

A person shall not with the intent to deceive buy, sell, make or alter, give, issue, obtain or attempt to obtain any diploma or other document purporting to confer any academic degree, or which certifies the completion in whole or in part of any course of study in any institution of higher education. L. 1986, c. 87, s. 1, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-110.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-110.7
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the payment of tuition and tuition-related fees to a nonpublic school. L.2025, c.94, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-7.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7.5
Fine for noncompliance
Status: in_force

Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of this act shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00. L. 1986, c. 116, s. 5, eff. Oct. 8, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:47-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 47 / Section 47-5
Commitment to school in another district.
Status: in_force

18A:47-5. Children who are dependent and delinquent, or who are habitually truant or incorrigible, or who shall be found by the court to require special instruction, and who reside in a school district in which there is no such special school of instruction may be committed to such a special school of instruction maintained in another district. The board of education of the receiving district shall be entitled to collect and receive from the board of education of the sending district such sum for the tuition and maintenance of such children as the boards shall agree to, but not in excess of the actual cost per pupil as determined according to rules of the commissioner approved by the State board. The board of education of the sending district shall issue an order, payable from any funds available for current expenses, for such sum in favor of the secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the school district maintaining the school to which the child shall have been committed.
L.1967, c.271, amended L.2010, c.39.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-25.12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-25.12
Creation of educational materials.
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Education shall create educational materials for parents and guardians based upon the recommendations developed by the task force pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act. The department shall provide the educational materials to local Parent Teacher Associations throughout the State for presentation to their members. L.2019, c.107, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-13
Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.
Status: in_force

13. Article XII: Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission a. Rulemaking Authority - The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this Compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of this act, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the Interstate Commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect. b. Rulemaking Procedure - Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the "Model State Administrative Procedure Act," of 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations of the Interstate Commission. c. Not later than 30 days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule; provided, that the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the Interstate Commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the Interstate Commission's authority. d. If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a Rule by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state. L.2009, c.279, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.8
Periodic solicitation of bids
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 28, every county college shall, on an annual basis or at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by it, solicit by public advertisement the submission of bids for the furnishing of all work, materials and supplies which are and which under section 4 can be purchased or agreed or contracted to be furnished only after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor. L.1982, c. 189, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18B-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-10
Current expense item
Status: in_force

A board of education which enters into a contract pursuant to this act is authorized to pay the premiums required by that contract and shall include the funds necessary for the payment of these premiums as a current expense item in the annual school budget prepared and submitted to the board of school estimate pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:54-28. L. 1988, c. 143, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-57 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-57
Policies concerning professional services contracts.
Status: in_force

12. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall establish policies concerning professional services contracts which, at a minimum, shall include procedures for the review of proposed professional services contracts to verify the need for the proposed services, determine whether conflicts of interest exist between the vendor and the institution, ensure appropriate procurement procedures are utilized, determine whether the proposed compensation is reasonable, and monitor the services delivered by the vendor. b. The institution shall prepare an annual report on professional services contracts for submission to the institution's governing board. L.2009, c.308, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-51 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-51
Public hearing.
Status: in_force

18. Upon the preparation of its budget, the State district superintendent shall fix a date, place and time for the holding of a public hearing upon the budget and the amounts of money necessary to be appropriated for the use of the public schools for the ensuing school year, and the various items and purposes for which the same are to be appropriated, which hearing shall be held between March 22 and March 29. Notice of the hearing, contents of the notice and the format and purpose of the hearing shall be as provided in N.J.S.18A:22-11, N.J.S.18A:22-12 and N.J.S.18A:22-13. L.1987,c.399,s.18; amended 1992, c.159, s.7; 1995, c.278, s.40; 2005, c.235, s.29; 2007, c.16, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-14.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-14.2
Powers and duties of secretary.
Status: in_force

22. The Secretary of Higher Education shall exercise all the powers and duties previously exercised by the Commission on Higher Education under the "Higher Education Equipment Leasing Fund Act," P.L.1993, c.136 (C.18A:72A-40 et seq.), the "Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund Act," P.L.1993, c.375 (C.18A:72A-49 et seq.), the "Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.238 (C.18A:72A-59 et seq.), and the "Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund Act," P.L.1999, c.217 (C.18A:72A-72 et seq.). L.2012, c.42, s.22 (formerly 18A:3B-34.1, recodified July 2025).
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-37.14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-37.14
Rules.
Status: in_force

7. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of this act in a manner that comports with the provisions of the State and federal Constitutions, including a list of allowable expenditures for security services, equipment, or technology to ensure a safe and secure school environment for nonpublic school students. L.2016, c.49, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-72.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-72.1
Chronic drunkenness offender problems; conduct of study
Status: in_force

The Attorney General is authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Rutgers, The State University for the conduct by the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies of a study and pilot facility involving the development of a program or programs to meet the problems of the chronic drunkenness offender. L.1968, c. 267, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3A-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-2
Legislative findings, determinations and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds, determines and declares: a. It is a fundamental aspiration of the people of New Jersey to live in a peaceful world, in which the threat of war, with its material destruction and human suffering, is steadily reduced and ultimately eliminated; b. Accordingly, it is an appropriate act of State government, in furtherance of this aspiration, to promote the development, collection and analysis of the best research on, and most advanced techniques of, conflict resolution and peaceful settlement of disputes; and c. It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the Institute established pursuant to this act shall produce significant aid to the understanding and implementation of methods for prevention of violent conflict arising from disputes on all levels of human interaction; and it is reasonably anticipated that, in addition to its primary benefits aimed at the avoidance of armed national conflict, the results of the Institute's labors will produce significant benefits of a domestic nature here in New Jersey--as in improving labor-management relations, mediating environmental issue disputes and mitigating landlord-tenant conflicts. L.1984, c. 149, s. 2, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.18
Grant program for training of school-based mental health professionals.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Department of Education a grant program to assist school districts in the training of school-based mental health services providers, expand the pipeline of high-quality, trained providers, and address the shortages of mental health professionals in schools. As used in this section, "school-based mental health services provider" means a State-licensed or State-certified school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, or other State-licensed or State-certified mental health professional qualified under State law to provide mental health services to children and adolescents. b. Grants under the program shall be awarded on a competitive basis. School districts or groups of school districts that receive a grant under the program shall use the funds for efforts to create and grow programs and partnerships that train students who are attending graduate school to become school-based mental health services providers. c. To be eligible for consideration of a grant award under the program, a school district or a group of school districts seeking to participate in the program together shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Education, in accordance with application procedures and requirements prescribed by the commissioner. A school district or a group of school districts applying for a grant award under the program shall, prior to submitting an application, form a partnership with one or more institutions of higher education that offer graduate programs in school-based mental health fields. The partnership shall allow a student enrolled in an institution of higher education's graduate program to perform applicable fieldwork, credit hours, internships, externships, or other related training as applicable for the academic program of the student. A grant application submitted by a school district or a group of school districts shall include information regarding the following: (1) the details of the partnership formed between the school district or group of school districts and an institution of higher education, including plans for supervising the graduate students in school settings and ensuring that the students are trained in providing mental health supports and services to students in the school district or districts; (2) a description of how the lack of school-based mental health services providers is affecting students in the school district or districts; (3) the school district or districts' unmet need for student mental health supports and services; (4) the number of school-based mental health services providers currently employed by the school district or districts and their caseloads; (5) the existing ratio of school-based mental health services providers to students enrolled in the district or districts; (6) the schools and student populations that will benefit from the grant funding; (7) the objectives for the number of graduate students the school district or school districts anticipate training under the grant program; (8) plans to collaborate with federal, State, regional, and local entities to expand the pipeline of school-based mental health services providers and achieve partnership goals and objectives; and (9) any other information as required by the commissioner. d. (1) The commissioner shall establish selection criteria for the awarding of grants under the program, including consideration of the information listed in subsection c. of this section. Grants shall be awarded based upon review of the applications and subject to the availability of funds. The commissioner shall establish the amount for each grant that is approved. (2) Priority for grants awarded under the program shall be given to school districts that demonstrate an unmet need for mental health services in the school community. e. The Department of Education shall annually apply for and use any federal grant funds or other federal assistance which may be available to be used for the grant program established pursuant to this section including, but not limited to, funds under the federal Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program, the federal "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act," Pub.L.116-136, the federal "Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021," Pub.L.116-260, and the federal "American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021," Pub.L.117-2. The department may, if applicable, apply for federal grant funds or other federal assistance on behalf of one or more school districts approved for participation in the grant program established pursuant to this section. Any federal grant funds or other federal assistance awarded to the department shall first be used to provide grant awards to school districts, prior to using State funds under the grant program established pursuant to this section. f. Within three years after receiving a grant award under the program, a school district or a group of school districts shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Education containing information on the use of the grant funds. The report shall include, at a minimum, information on the number of graduate students trained under the program, the number of graduate students who were hired as school-based mental health services providers using grant funds, increases or improvements in the provision of student mental health supports and services as a result of the grant, and any notable changes in school climate, attendance rates, student achievement, school discipline, or other measures since receiving the grant. L. 2021, c.322, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-54.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-54.1
Preschool expansion grants, annual opportunity, criteria.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Department of Education shall, within the limit of funds appropriated, annually provide at least one opportunity to award preschool expansion grants in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2025, c.100 (C.18A:44-7 et al.). A school district shall be eligible to apply for and receive a preschool expansion grant if the district provides full-day kindergarten at the time of application and meets any other criteria the Commissioner of Education deems appropriate. An eligible school district shall submit an application to the commissioner, in a manner and form determined by the commissioner, which application shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) a general overview of the district's proposed preschool program operational plan; (2) enrollment projections for preschool students, other than preschool students with disabilities, for the next five years; (3) a description of the district's proposed preschool curriculum; (4) a description of intended strategies to ensure the inclusion of preschool children with disabilities in general education settings to the maximum extent possible; (5) a description of intended strategies to annually identify and recruit families of at-risk pupils and other hard-to-reach populations and subsequently ensure these children receive priority placement in the preschool program; (6) a demonstration of due diligence to partner with all ready, willing, and able licensed child care providers and Head Start programs in the district's immediate and neighboring communities, which shall be made in a manner determined by the commissioner and shall include, but not be limited to, documenting all efforts the applicant made to engage with all licensed child care providers and Head Start programs in the applicant's immediate and neighboring communities; (7) an analysis of community need and the potential impact of a mixed delivery model of preschool education in a format determined by the commissioner or, if the applicant does not propose a mixed delivery model, justification for the decision not to do so, which justification shall include evidence that the district has adequate facility and staffing resources to implement high-quality preschool education without a mixed delivery model or that extenuating circumstances in the eligible school district's community limit accessibility to, or feasibility of partnership with, licensed childcare centers and Head Start programs; and (8) a description of the strategies the district has in place for serving eligible preschool students, with a five-year plan to serve 90 percent of the district's universe of three- and four-year olds. b. In determining preschool expansion grant amounts and recipients, the commissioner shall give preference to districts in accordance with the concentration of at-risk pupils, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-45). Preference given pursuant to this subsection shall ensure that, all other application criteria being equal, applicants with higher concentrations of at-risk students receive funding priority. The commissioner may prioritize applicants representing a consortium of school districts agreeing to make a high-quality preschool program available in all member districts. c. The Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Human Services shall maintain on the departments' Internet websites a page that includes: (1) a list of all districts offering State-funded preschool for the school year; (2) a list of all districts eligible to apply for preschool expansion grants for the school year; (3) a list of all licensed child care providers and Head Start programs in each district's community, as well as in neighboring communities; and (4) the contact information for all district-operated preschool programs, licensed child care providers, and Head Start programs. d. The Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Human Services shall annually update the information required pursuant to subsection c. of this section no later than July 14 of each year. The Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Human Services shall update the information required pursuant to subsection c. of this section in a timely manner after any preschool expansion grants are awarded. L.2025, c.100, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-1
Public institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

18A:62-1. The public institutions of higher education are the five State colleges; the county colleges; the public research universities and any other public institution of higher education now or hereafter established or authorized by law.
L.1967, c.271; amended 2025, c.218, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-45
Thirty-five year present-entrant allowances
Status: in_force

Any present-entrant member who has had 35 years of service as a teacher to his credit shall be retired at his request, irrespective of his age, and shall receive a retirement allowance, calculated in accordance with section 18A:66-44, consisting of not less than 1/70 of his final compensation for each year of credited service at retirement.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-9
Responsibility for removal, report
Status: in_force

3. The principal or his or her designee shall be responsible for the removal of any pupil pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.127 (C.18A:37-8). The principal or his or her designee shall immediately report the removal of any pupil to the district's chief school administrator. The district's chief school administrator may modify such removal of a pupil on a case-by-case basis. The principal shall also notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of a possible violation of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice. L.1995,c.127,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-3
Acquisition of outstanding interest in real property
Status: in_force

Any district which holds any real estate or interest therein may acquire any outstanding interest therein by condemnation in the manner provided by law relating to the taking and condemnation of property for public purposes.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-69 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-69
Enlargement, alteration of purposes
Status: in_force

The representative assembly may enlarge or alter the purposes for which the formation of the commission was approved, upon application to and approval by the State Board of Education. L.1968, c.243, s.19; amended 1989,c.254,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-30
Report to the Department of Education, first-time, overall test pass rates, instructional certificate.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each educator preparation program shall annually report to the Department of Education on the first-time and overall test pass rates of candidates for an instructional certificate, for each test required for instructional certification. b. Each educator preparation program shall annually publish the first-time and overall test pass rates of its students on its website. c. Each educator preparation program shall annually disseminate information to its students on the availability of fee waivers for tests required for instructional certification. d. Each educator preparation program shall include in its tuition and fees bill an optional lab fee that a student may opt to pay and which shall be applied towards the cost of the student completing the tests required for instructional certification. e. As used in this act, a "test required for instructional certification" means Praxis Core tests, or their successor tests, and Praxis Subject Assessments, or their successor tests. L.2021, c.393, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-7
Definitions
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning: a. "Academic rank" means instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and professor. b. "Faculty member" means any full-time member of the teaching staff appointed with academic rank. Other full-time professional persons shall be considered faculty members if they concurrently hold academic rank. L.1973,c.163,s.2; amended 1994,c.48,s.73.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-31
Definition
Status: in_force

A "community college agency" means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties sponsoring programs of instruction similar to those offered by a county college and governed by a community college commission which shall be constituted as provided in section 3 of this act. L.1974, c. 89, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.24a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.24a
Definitions.
Status: in_force

18. As used in sections 18 through 25 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.18A:64A-25.24a through C.18A:64A-25.24h): "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 "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 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.18.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.33
Definitions
Status: in_force

Definitions. For the purposes of this act: a. "Fund" means a joint self-insurance fund established by a county college insurance group pursuant to this act. The joint self-insurance fund is a fund of public moneys from contributions made by members of a county college insurance group for the purpose of securing insurance protection, risk management programs, or related services as authorized by this act; b. "County college insurance group" or "group" means an association formed by two or more county colleges for the development, administration, and provision of risk management programs, joint self-insurance fund or funds, and related services; c. "Risk management program" means a plan, and activities carried out under the plan, by a county college insurance group to reduce risk of loss with respect to a particular line of insurance protection or coverage provided by a fund pursuant to this act, including safety engineering and other loss prevention and control techniques. Risk management program also includes the administration of one or more funds, including the processing and defense of claims brought against or on behalf of members of the group; d. "Trustees" or "board of trustees" means the board of trustees established pursuant to the bylaws of the county college insurance group to govern or manage the risk management programs, joint self-insurance fund or funds, and related services of the group; e. "Contributions" means the moneys paid by a member of a county college insurance group in amounts as may be set by the board of trustees or other officers as provided in the group's bylaws for the purpose of participating in a joint self-insurance fund or funds, securing risk management programs or related services; f. "Certified audit" means an audit upon which an auditor expresses his professional opinion that the accompanying statements present fairly the financial position of a fund in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and accordingly including tests of the accounting records and other auditing procedures as considered necessary in the circumstances; g. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance. L. 1985, c. 204, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40A-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-10
Referral program in schools
Status: in_force

3. Each local board of education shall, pursuant to guidelines developed by 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, establish a comprehensive substance use intervention, prevention and treatment referral program in the public elementary and secondary schools of the district. The purpose of the program shall be to identify pupils who use substances, assess the extent of these pupils' involvement with these substances and, where appropriate, refer pupils and their families to organizations and agencies approved by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services to offer competent professional treatment. Treatment shall not be at the expense of the local board of education. Each school district shall develop a clear written policy statement which outlines the district's program to combat substance use and which provides for the identification, evaluation, referral for treatment and discipline of pupils who use substances . Copies of the policy statement shall be distributed to pupils and their parents at the beginning of each school year. 1987, c.387, s.3; amended 2023, c.177, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-31 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-31
Right to administer oaths, take affidavits and examine witnesses; false swearing
Status: in_force

The commissioner and each of his assistants may administer oaths, take affidavits without charge, and examine witnesses under oath in any part of the state and upon any matter pertaining to the schools under his jurisdiction, supervision or control or under that of the state board and may cause the examinations to be reduced to writing. Any person willfully giving false testimony upon being sworn to tell the truth by the commissioner or any assistant commissioner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-14.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-14.4
Party to contract as agent
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying into execution a contract or lease for a joint enterprise under this act, any party to such contract may act as agent for any or all the parties in acquiring, by lease, purchase or otherwise, any property, facilities or services, in appointing such officers and employees as may be necessary and directing its activities, to the same extent as a board of education is authorized to do separately. L.1982, c. 161, s. 4, eff. Oct. 28, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.24h — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.24h
Regulations.
Status: in_force

25. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the Secretary of Higher Education shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, regulations that the Secretary of Higher Education deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 18 through 25 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.18A:64A-25.24a through C.18A:64A-25.24h), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The Secretary of Higher Education shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.71, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-21
Rules for organization and management of county vocational schools
Status: in_force

The state board shall prescribe rules for the organization, management and control of such schools.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-8
Time devoted to course
Status: in_force

The time devoted to such courses shall aggregate at least two and one-half hours in each school week, or proportionately less when holidays fall within the week.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-48 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-48
Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commission on Latino and Hispanic 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 and the chair of the executive board of the Presidents' Council, serving ex officio, and 19 public members. Public members shall be appointed as follows: five public members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; five public members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; and nine public members shall be appointed by the Governor. The public members shall be residents of the State who have knowledge and experience in Latino or Hispanic studies or 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 Latino or Hispanic 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.2019, c.321, s.2; amended 2025, c.273.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29 / Section 29-4
Withholding salary for failure to perform duties.
Status: in_force

18A:29-4. The commissioner shall direct the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of any district to withhold the salary of any teaching staff member of the district who shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon him by law or by the rules of the State board until the receipt of notice from the commissioner that such teacher has performed the duty. amended 2010, c.39, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-14.1
Dissemination of fire safety information by N.J. institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

1. a. Every public and independent institution of higher education within the State shall disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, or, if the student is a minor, to both the student and parent or guardian, upon initial enrollment. Public and independent institutions of higher education shall also disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to all employees upon initial employment. The information shall include, but is not limited to, information on sprinkler systems, evacuation plans and other fire safety measures. b. The Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, shall develop guidelines to implement subsection a. of this section, including the identification of other pertinent fire safety information to be disseminated and the appropriate means of disseminating the fire safety information to students, parents or guardians, and employees. L.2011, c.6, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-40
Responsibilities of council
Status: in_force

3. The council shall select such officers and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the transaction of business. The council may, if it deems necessary, impose and collect dues from council members to defray expenses. The council may also employ such staff as it determines is necessary within the limit of funds available for this purpose. L.1993,c.302,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-40
Designation of agency to carry out purpose of law.
Status: in_force

25. In the event that under or pursuant to any such Federal law it is required that a State agency be designated to carry out the purpose of such law, including the administration or suspension of administration of any plan or program pursuant thereto, Thomas Edison State College shall be the sole agency in this State for carrying out such purposes. The Governor is hereby authorized to make such designation, and Thomas Edison State College is hereby empowered to act as the sole agency in this State for carrying out such purposes. L.1969,c.158,s.25; amended 2001, c.137, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-21.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-21.5
Tenure, pension rights
Status: in_force

Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be so construed as to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any other right or protection provided that person under any pension law or retirement system of this State. L. 1986, c. 42, s. 16, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-29
Definitions relative to disclosure of personal information for certain electronic communications devices to institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

1. For purposes of this act: "Applicant" means an applicant for admission into a public or private institution of higher education. "Electronic communications device" means any device that uses electronic signals to create, transmit, and receive information, including a computer, telephone, personal digital assistant, or other similar device. "Public or private institution of higher education" means any public or private institution of higher education or any employee, agent, representative, or designee of the institution. "Social networking website" means an Internet-based service that allows individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system created by the service, create a list of other users with whom they share a connection within the system, and view and navigate their list of connections and those made by others within the system. L.2012, c.75, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-126.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-126.3
Ratio of increase
Status: in_force

The "ratio of increase" which shall apply to the retirement allowance originally granted to a retirant shall be calculated in accordance with the following percentages as determined by the calendar year in which the retirement became effective; provided that, in no instance shall the amount of the retirement allowance paid to any retirant under this supplementary act including payments under future revisions be less than the retirement allowance paid under section 6 of chapter 364, public laws of 1968. Year of Ratio of Year of Ratio of Retirement Increase Retirement Increase 1940 132% 1948 35% 1941 120% 1949 36% 1942 99% 1950 35% 1943 88% 1951 25% 1944 85% 1952 22% 1945 80% 1953 21% 1946 66% 1954 21% 1947 45% L.1971, c. 278, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-29
Purpose of council.
Status: in_force

18A:64A-29. The council will seek to ensure acceptable and effective lines of development in admissions policy, academic standards, programs, financing, including recommending to the State Treasurer a formula for the allocation of annual appropriations among the county colleges and making recommendations for capital funding, and community relations in the several county colleges. The council will serve as a means of communication between the county colleges, and act as a resource center to aid them in planning, act as a clearing house of information, and provide continuing field services. The council will act as an advisory body to the Governor, Legislature, Commission on Higher Education and Presidents' Council in the carrying out of their respective duties and responsibilities deriving from this chapter. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994, c.48, s.149; 1999, c.46, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-109 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-109
Disbursements; deposits and investments.
Status: in_force

18A:66-109. No money shall be paid out of the pension fund except by the treasurer of the corporation upon warrants signed by the chairperson of the board of trustees and countersigned by the secretary thereof. No warrant shall be drawn except by the order of the board upon a yea and nay vote recorded in the minutes of the board. The board of trustees may deposit the moneys of the fund in any bank or trust company which is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and may invest those moneys in bonds secured by mortgages, or in mortgages guaranteed or insured by agencies or instrumentalities of the United States of America, provided that those mortgages are legal investments for savings banks in this State. The board of trustees may invest and reinvest the moneys in other evidences of indebtedness, or capital stock or other securities, at least 90 percent of which shall be issued by companies incorporated within the United States or within the Dominion of Canada, and in the bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of the United States of America, any state, city, county, school district or of the instrumentality of any state or of the United States of America. The board of trustees shall not invest any money in a foreign company that has an equity tie to the government of a country or its instrumentalities that the State, through the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury or its successor, is prohibited from investing in pursuant to P.L.2005, c.162 (C.52:18A-89.9 et seq.), P.L.2007, c.250 (C.52:18A-89.12) or any similar subsequent act. All income, interest or dividends paid or agreed to be paid on account of any loan or deposit shall constitute a part of the fund. Amended 1983, c.216, s.5; 2005, c.328, s.3; 2009, c.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-44
Information provided by certain colleges, universities.
Status: in_force

2. a. An institution of higher education shall provide for public inspection on its website comprehensive information on the cost of attendance, the graduation rates of admitted students, and the faculty of the institution. The purpose of the information shall be to maximize the awareness of students and their families of the costs associated with enrollment in the institution, the institution's success in ensuring the graduation of its students, and the composition of the teaching faculty that a student will encounter in his coursework. The institution shall post, and annually update, a student consumer information report on its website that includes, if applicable: (1) overall three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates, as applicable; (2) three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates by demographic group, as applicable; (3) three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates by major, as applicable; (4) three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates for student-athletes, as applicable; (5) the student transfer rate; (6) an overview of the institutions to which former students of that college or university have transferred prior to the completion of a degree; (7) the cost for the current academic year of attending the institution including tuition, student fees, room and board, and books and materials; (8) a description of the types of financial assistance offered directly by the institution to both student-athletes and to students who do not participate in athletic programs at the institution; (9) the percent of student-athletes who receive financial assistance directly from the institution and the average value of the assistance and the percent of students who do not participate in athletic programs at the institution who receive financial assistance directly from the institution and the average value of the assistance; (10) for four-year institutions of higher education, the total projected cost for an incoming freshman to live on campus and complete a degree in four years and the total projected cost for an incoming freshman to commute to school and complete a degree in four years; (11) for four-year institutions of higher education, the total projected cost for an incoming freshman to live on campus and complete a degree in six years and the total projected cost for an incoming freshman to commute to school and complete a degree in six years; (12) average student loan indebtedness of two-year and four-year graduates for both students who live on campus and students who commute, as applicable. The institution shall disaggregate the data by: race, ethnicity, age, family income at the time of admission, gender, and first-generation status; (13) average student loan indebtedness of three-year and six-year graduates for both students who live on campus and students who commute, as applicable. The institution shall disaggregate the data by: race, ethnicity, age, family income at the time of admission, gender, and first-generation status; (14) average student loan indebtedness of a student who transfers or withdraws from the institution prior to the completion of a degree program for both students who live on campus and who commute. The institution shall disaggregate the data by: race, ethnicity, age, family income at the time of admission, gender, and first-generation status; (15) an overview of the institution's faculty, including the percentage of faculty employed as a tenured professor, the percentage of faculty employed as a full-time non-tenured professor, and the percentage of faculty employed as an adjunct or visiting professor; (16) the percentage of courses taught by each of the different categories of faculty; (17) an indicator of each academic department's capacity to serve the students majoring within that department's programs, as determined by the Secretary of Higher Education; and (18) the number and percentage of borrowers for whom the institution has certified a supplemental student loan, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, family income at the time of admission, gender, and first-generation status. The institution shall provide with all paper applications for admission to the institution a hard copy of the information prepared pursuant to this section. b. An institution of higher education shall conform to the guidelines, criteria, and format prescribed by the Secretary of Higher Education in reporting the information required pursuant to this section. c. An institution of higher education shall submit its student consumer information report to the Secretary of Higher Education for inclusion in a comparative profile of the student consumer information reports of all institutions of higher education. In addition to the information contained in the institutional student consumer information reports pursuant to this section, the comparative profile shall identify the existence of any racial disparities in student loan indebtedness and loan default rates. d. An institution of higher education shall ensure that the page of its Internet site which includes its student consumer information report contains a link to the page of the Secretary of Higher Education's Internet site that includes the comparative profile required pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of this act. e. An institution of higher education shall ensure that the Internet site for submitting an online application to the institution contains a link to the institution's student consumer information report. f. An institution of higher education shall require the parent or guardian of a student applying for admission into the institution, or the student if he is an independent adult, to sign and submit a statement acknowledging that he has reviewed the institution's student consumer information report. L.2009, c.197, s.2; amended 2021, c.349, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-10
Apportionment of sums appropriated
Status: in_force

Whenever the money appropriated for vocational schools by the legislature, together with the amount certified by the commissioner to the director of the division of budget and accounting in the department of the treasury for apportionment to such schools, shall be less than the amount legally applied for by the several schools, then there shall be paid to each school such proportionate share of the amount applied for as the total amount applied for shall bear to the total amount of the appropriation and apportionment for that year. Such proportionate payment shall not relieve the state of its obligation toward the districts respecting vocational school funds. Nothing in this section shall apply to a county vocational school.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-46 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-46
Encouragement of development of public and nonprofit museums
Status: in_force

The Department of Education and the commissioner thereof acting through the agencies of said department including the Divisions of the State Museum and Research, Planning and Evaluation are hereby authorized to encourage the development of public and nonprofit museums, including museum buildings, and museum collections and activities related thereto including, but not limited to, scientific and educational research, library, workshops, museum shops and museum promotion. L.1977, c. 399, s. 3, eff. Feb. 23, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-1.1
Ineligibility for appointment to paid office or position filled by board
Status: in_force

No member of a board of education shall, during the term for which he is elected or appointed, be eligible for appointment to any paid office or position required to be filled by the board unless he shall resign or cease to be a member at least 6 months prior to his appointment, except in cases where the office or position is by law required or permitted to be filled by a member of the board. L.1981, c. 418, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-3
Course in civics, geography and history of New Jersey
Status: in_force

Each board of education shall adopt a course of study in community civics, the geography, history and civics of New Jersey, and the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship as they relate to community and national welfare, which course shall be taken by all pupils in the public elementary schools in the grade or grades in which it is given, with the object of producing the highest type of patriotic citizenship.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-11a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-11a
Compliance with ownership disclosure provisions, management organization, charter schools.
Status: in_force

20. A charter management organization or education management organization that receives payment for operating or managing a charter school, the source of which is State or local funds, shall comply with the ownership disclosure provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.33 (C.52:25-24.2). L.2025, c.277, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-19.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-19.2
Training program for school bus drivers, bus aides relative to students with special needs.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Education shall develop a training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on proper procedures for interacting with students with special needs. The training program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: a. appropriate behavior management; b. effective communication; c. use and operation of adaptive equipment; and d. understanding behaviors that may be related to specific disabilities. The commissioner shall make the training program available to boards of education and school bus contractors providing pupil transportation services under contract with boards of education no later than one year following the effective date of this act. L.2015, c.123, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-1
Municipalities as separate school districts; exceptions
Status: in_force

Each municipality shall be a separate local school district except as otherwise provided in this chapter and except that each incorporated village shall remain a part of the district in which it is situated at the time of its incorporation.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.44
County college compliance; report of false certification.
Status: in_force

5. a. A county college as defined in and subject to the provisions of the "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.), shall implement and comply with the provisions of P.L.2022, c.3 (C.52:32-60.1 et al.), except that the county college shall rely on the list developed by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2022, c.3 (C.52:32-60.1). b. If the county college determines that a person has submitted a false certification concerning its engagement in prohibited activities in Russia or Belarus pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2022, c.3 (C.52:32-60.1), the county college shall report to the New Jersey Attorney General the name of that person, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person or entity to collect the penalty prescribed in subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2022, c.3 (C.52:32-60.1). c. The county college may also report to the county college attorney the name of that person, together with its information as to the false certification, and the county college attorney may determine to bring such civil action against the person to collect such penalty. L.2022, c.3, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-14
New Jersey Institute of Technology established
Status: in_force

3. There is hereby established a body corporate and politic to be known as the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The exercise by the university of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed to be public and essential governmental functions necessary for the welfare of the State and the people of New Jersey. L.1995,c.400,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.36
Payment on behalf of school districts to paying agent; use
Status: in_force

All amounts of additional State school building aid to be paid under the provisions of this act with respect to any school district for debt service (principal and interest) on bonds or notes entitled to the benefits of this act shall, on or before the date of such payment of interest and principal, be paid on behalf of the school district, municipality or county issuing such bonds or notes to the paying agent or paying agents for such bonds or notes in amount with respect to such date as reflects the amount of principal or interest, respectively, payable as to such date by reason of such additional State school building aid hereunder payable with respect to such school district. Amounts so paid to such paying agent or paying agents shall be applied to the payment of debt service (principal and interest) on such bonds or notes and for no other purpose. L.1978, c. 74, s. 15, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-22.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-22.1
County college capital project aid.
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the funds appropriated are insufficient to satisfy the State's share of capital projects for county colleges pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-22, additional State support for such projects shall be made available to counties in which county colleges are located for the payment of interest and principal on bonds and notes entitled to the benefits of this act and interest on notes issued in anticipation thereof and entitled to the benefits of the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.), provided that the total principal amount of such bonds and notes shall not exceed $265,000,000, 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. L.1971, c.12, s.1; amended 1985, c.136; 1994, c.48, s.135; 1997, c.360, s.7; 2000, c.111; 2004, c.100; 2009, c.308, s.48.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-53.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-53.4
Secretary of Higher Education, State monitor, direct oversight, authority; conditions.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall have the authority to appoint a State monitor and additional staff as necessary, to provide direct oversight of a public institution of higher education's fiscal and governance operations if the institution meets the following criteria: (1) the fiscal monitoring report or comprehensive audit submitted pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of this act includes a finding of financial instability of the institution, as determined by the secretary; (2) the institution receives an adverse or a disclaimer opinion by its independent auditor in the annual audit submitted pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51); or (3) the institution meets any two of the following criteria: (a) the institution ends the fiscal year with a deficit balance as calculated for budgetary purposes in the general fund, special revenue fund, or capital projects fund, with the exception of a capital projects fund deficit caused by the issuance of bond anticipation notes; (b) the institution fails to develop and implement a plan acceptable to the secretary, or the secretary's designee, to address a deficit balance in the general fund, special revenue fund, or capital projects fund, with the exception of a capital projects fund deficit caused by the issuance of bond anticipation notes; (c) the institution receives a qualified opinion by its annual auditor in the annual audit submitted pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51) or the fiscal monitoring report submitted pursuant to section 2 of this act; (d) the institution receives an adverse, disclaimer, or qualified opinion by its independent auditor under the single audit section for State or federal awards in the annual audit submitted pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51) or the fiscal monitoring report submitted pursuant to section 2 of this act; (e) the institution receives any audit findings by its independent auditor identified as material weaknesses in internal controls in the annual audit submitted pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51); (f) the institution fails to implement a plan from the prior fiscal year which causes any findings from the independent auditor to be repeated; (g) the institution fails to submit the annual audit required by section 6 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-51) or the fiscal monitoring report required by section 2 of this act; or (h) the institution fails to comply with the timely training of governing board members as required by section 17 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-62) or any other State laws or regulations. b. A State monitor appointed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be qualified by training and expertise necessary for the position and shall possess: (1) a minimum of five years of appropriate experience in an executive-level management position; or (2) a minimum of five years of appropriate experience and applicable credentials and certifications relating to financial management. L.2023, c.115, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-25
Submission to commissioner and local finance board; limiting conditions
Status: in_force

A copy of any ordinance or proposal authorizing the issuance of any school bonds under section 18A:24-23 shall be submitted to the commissioner and the local finance board, for their consideration, and the commissioner or the local finance board, in considering the copy of any ordinance or proposal submitted to them as required by section 18A:24-23, and before endorsing his or their consent thereon, may require the governing body, or the board of education, submitting such copy to adopt resolutions restricting or limiting any future proceedings therein or other matters or things deemed by the commissioner or local finance board to affect any estimate made or to be made by him or them in accordance with sections 18A:24-26 and 18A:24-27, and every such resolution so adopted shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the municipality or the school district, as the case may be, running to and enforceable and releasable by the commissioner or the local finance board, as the case may be.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-1.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1.5
Employee rights unaffected.
Status: in_force

3. Nothing herein shall limit the rights of employees to pursue any remedy permitted by law. L.1999,c.301,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-21.1
Annual report on NJCLASS Loan Program.
Status: in_force

1. The authority shall annually submit to the Governor and to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly a report on the NJCLASS Loan Program. The report shall be submitted no later than August 1 of each year and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the principal amount of bonds issued to finance the NJCLASS Loan Program in the prior year and the interest rates offered on those bonds; the total principal amount of authority bonds that are outstanding, the interest rates on the bonds, and the retirement schedule for those bonds; the total number and principal amount of outstanding NJCLASS loans, and the total number and principal amount of NJCLASS loans contracted in the prior year; the total number of NJCLASS loans that are in default and the number that entered default in the prior year; the total number of loan collection lawsuits that have been filed under the program, and the number of loan collection lawsuits that were filed in the prior year and the status of those lawsuits; the number of requests filed in the prior year with the authority for the forgiveness of an NJCLASS loan due to the death or total and permanent disability of the borrower, the number of requests that were granted or denied, and the reasons for the denial of requests; the number of requests filed in the prior year with the authority for a loan deferment, the type of deferment requested by the borrower, the number of requests that were granted or denied, and the reasons for the denial of requests; and the number of forbearance requests filed in the prior year with the authority, the number of requests that were granted or denied, and the reasons for the denial of requests. L.2017, c.129, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-39
Continuation of certain consolidated school districts saved
Status: in_force

R.S. 18:5-18 is saved from repeal. [This act provides that certain school districts consolidated prior to October 19, 1903 shall continue to exist as a consolidated school district as though it had been established as such by election held pursuant to section 18:5-14 of the Revised Statutes.]
L.1967, c.271.Districts consolidated prior to 1903, continued. Wherever prior to October nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and three, any township, incorporated town or borough school district had been consolidated with an adjoining township, incorporated town, or borough school district, by an election of the legal voters of the township, incorporated town, or borough school district, so that on that date the same formed one combined or consolidated school district, and the legal voters of such district have not, since that time, rejected a proposition to confirm or continue the consolidation at an election called for that purpose, and the district has been, since that date, maintained and governed as one consolidated school district, such district shall continue to exist as a consolidated school district in the same manner as though the consolidated school district had been established by an election of the legal voters of the district held pursuant to section 18:5-14 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-1.2
Public institutions of higher education to include information about food assistance upon offer of admission, semester registration.
Status: in_force

2. Each public institution of higher education shall include with its initial offer of admission and, via email, upon each semester’s registration: a. the information developed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2025, c.213 (C.44:10-81.11); and b. information on any food assistance, pantry, meal swipe, or similar programs offered by the institution or located in the community. L.2025, c.213, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-41 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-41
Expenses; liability in tort or contract
Status: in_force

Expenses incurred by an auxiliary organization shall be payable from funds raised by the organization, and no liability or obligation, in tort or contract, shall be incurred by the State for the operation of such an organization. L.1982, c. 16, s. 16, eff. April 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-7.14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-7.14
Boundaries, eligibility unaltered
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter any existing school district boundary or to alter any district's eligibility for federal funds pursuant to Pub. L. 81-874, 20 U.S.C. s. 237 et seq. or similar subsequent legislation. L. 1988, c. 105, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-25
Official acts preserved
Status: in_force

14. 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.1995,c.400,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-39
Board of school estimate
Status: in_force

The board of school estimate of such county special services school district shall consist of two members of the board of education of the school district appointed by the board, two members of the board of chosen freeholders of the county appointed by that board, and the director of the board of chosen freeholders. The appointments shall be made annually between January 1 and January 15. In case of a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of the resignation, death or removal of any appointed member, the vacancy shall be filled immediately by the board which originally appointed the member, by appointing another of its members to fill the vacancy. The secretary of the board of education of the county special services school district shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate, but shall receive no compensation as such. L.1971, c. 271, s. 11, eff. July 27, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-22
Contracts of property; conflicts of interest
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, any member, officer, agent or employee of the authority who is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract of another with the authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.16
Notification to school bus driver.
Status: in_force

6. A school district shall, for each pupil with diabetes whom a school bus driver transports, provide the driver with a notice of the pupil's condition, how to treat hypoglycemia, who to contact in an emergency, and parent contact information. L.2009, c.131, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:68-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 68 / Section 68-5
Restraint of corporations operating without license
Status: in_force

18A:68-5. When it shall appear that any corporation is carrying on the business of such instruction or teaching, or conferring any such degree, or giving any such diploma without such license, the Commission on Higher Education, represented by the Attorney General, may institute a civil action in the Superior Court to restrain the corporation from the transaction of any such business or the exercise of any such franchise within this State until it shall have obtained such license or the approval of the commission. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. The costs in any such action, to be fixed by the court, shall be paid by the corporation before the dissolution of any injunctive order or judgment. L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.197.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-9
Contracts, promissory notes, made by minor, valid and binding.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-9. Contracts, Promissory Notes, made by Minor, Valid and Binding. Any contract, promissory note, or other written obligation made by any minor to repay or secure payment of a loan made under this article, payment whereof is guaranteed or insured by the authority, or which forms part of the same transaction as the making of the loan shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, be as valid and binding as if the person were at the time of the making and execution 18 years of age, and it may be enforced in any action or proceeding by or against the person in his own name, and shall be valid without the consent of the parent or guardian of the person, and the person shall not disaffirm the instrument because of his age, nor shall the person hereafter interpose the defense that he is, or was, at the time of the making and execution, a minor in any action or proceeding arising out of any such loan. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-27
Scholarship conditions.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-27. Scholarship Conditions. Any Miss New Jersey scholarship recipient who enrolls in a public institution of higher education in the State shall be allowed to obtain an initial bachelor's degree or a post graduate degree without payment of tuition as long as the individual remains a full time student in good standing at the institution. There shall be appropriated annually to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority a sum equal to the cost of tuition at each public institution enrolling a Miss New Jersey Scholarship recipient and any other sums as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Miss New Jersey Educational Scholarship program. The scholarship recipient shall be responsible for all other costs. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-70 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-70
Substance abuse recovery housing programs at certain institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

1. a. Within four years after the effective date of this act, each four-year public institution of higher education, in which at least 25% of the undergraduate students live in on-campus housing, shall establish a substance use disorder recovery housing program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide a supportive substance-free dormitory environment that recognizes the unique risks and challenges that recovering students face, and that provides support programs to recovering students who reside in the recovery housing to assist their efforts to remain substance-free. The program shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, peer support, and other appropriate services. An institution may designate a floor, wing, or other designated area within a dormitory building for the substance use disorder recovery housing program, and shall not be required to designate an entire dormitory building for the program. b. The institution shall apply for any federal, State, corporate, or other grant funding that may be available to implement the substance use disorder recovery housing program. L.2015, c.92, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-83 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-83
Validation
Status: in_force

Any action, purchase, sale, contract or agreement taken, made or entered into prior to the effective date of this article is validated and confirmed; provided that in no event shall multi-year leases or contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this article be renewed or extended except in accordance with the terms and provisions of this article. L. 1986, c. 43, s. 32, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-91 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-91
Eligibility for participation in program.
Status: in_force

5. To be eligible to participate in the program, a direct care professional shall: a. be a resident of the State and maintain domicile in the State during participation in the program; b. have successfully completed an approved course of study within a one-year period prior to being hired as a full-time direct care professional at a qualified facility; c. have been initially hired as a full-time direct care professional at a qualified facility on or after the date of enactment of this act; and d. have an outstanding balance with a State or federal student loan program and not be in default on any student loan. L.2005,c.157,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-127 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-127
Employees of board of education, agreement to reduce salary for purchase of annuity.
Status: in_force

18A:66-127. Any board of education may enter into an agreement with any of its employees whereby the employee agrees to take a reduction in salary with respect to amounts earned after the effective date of such agreement in return for the board's agreement to use a corresponding amount to purchase for the employee an annuity, as defined by N.J.S.17B:17-5, from any company authorized to sell such annuities under the provisions of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes, or to invest in a custodial account for the employee through a broker-dealer or agent registered pursuant to the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of the "Uniform Securities Law (1967)," P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-56 and C.49:3-57). Any such annuity shall be purchased by means of an individual or group annuity contract which may provide for continuance of purchase payments during total disability, and under which the rights of such employee to such contract shall be nonforfeitable. Any such custodial account shall be established in accordance with and maintained to meet the requirements of section 403(b)(7) or section 457(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. ss.403(b) and 457(b), as amended. All moneys deferred for section 457 plans adopted after the effective date of this act, P.L.2003, c.155 and any other income shall be held in trust, in one or more annuity contracts or in custodial accounts for the exclusive benefit of the participating employees and their beneficiaries. Every such agreement shall specify the amount of such reduction, the effective date thereof, and shall be legally binding and irrevocable with respect to the amounts earned while the agreement is in effect. The total amount of the reductions in an employee's salary pursuant hereto, for any calendar year, shall not exceed the limitations set forth in sections 403(b), 457(b) and 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended for such year. Any such agreement may be terminated upon notice in writing by either party. Amounts payable pursuant to this section by a board of education on behalf of an employee for a pay period shall be transmitted and credited not later than the fifth business day after the date on which the employee is paid for that pay period. L.1967, c.271; amended 1977, c.187; 1981, c.550, s.1; 1999, c.247, s.1; 2003, c.155, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.34
Definitions relative to epilepsy and seizure disorders.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Individualized emergency health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder and other appropriate medical professionals, which is consistent with the recommendations of the student's health care providers and which provides specific actions for non-medical school staff to do in a particular emergency situation and is signed by the parent or guardian and the school nurse. "Individualized health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder and other appropriate medical professionals who may be providing epilepsy or seizure disorder care to the student, which is consistent with the recommendations of the student's health care providers and which sets out the health services needed by the student at school and is signed by the parent or guardian and the school nurse. "School" means an elementary or secondary public school located within this State. "School employee" means a person employed by a school district. "Seizure action plan" means a comprehensive document provided by the student's physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician's assistant which includes, but is not limited to, information regarding presentation of seizures, seizure triggers, daily seizure medications, seizure first aid, and additional treatments. L.2019, c.290, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-78 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-78
Additional death benefits; contributions; adjustment
Status: in_force

In the event that the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund shall determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the additional death benefit coverage, each member selecting the additional death benefit coverage shall agree to the deduction of a percentage of his compensation determined from a schedule of contributions to be established by the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund. The schedule of contributions shall be established by said board of trustees on a basis it deems appropriate and shall be subject to adjustment by said board of trustees from time to time for the purpose of maintaining the contributory group insurance premium fund at a level sufficient to meet the obligations of the fund for the cost of the insurance.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.37
Release to share medical information.
Status: in_force

4. The school nurse shall obtain a release from the parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder to authorize the sharing of medical information between the student's physician or advanced practice nurse and other health care providers. The release shall also authorize the school nurse to share medical information with other staff members of the school district as necessary. L.2019, c.290, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-2.1
Closing high school; contracting with another district; referendum
Status: in_force

No board of education of a school district providing high school education in its own high school shall propose to close its high school and to contract with another district or districts to provide high school education for pupils of the district, unless and until a public question as to whether or not the board may enter into such a contract or contracts shall be submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting thereon at an annual or special school election.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-47.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-47.3
Applicability of N.J.S.18A:66-47
Status: in_force

3. N.J.S.18A:66-47 as amended by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.221 shall apply to a filing for retirement received by the retirement system on or after January 1, 1992, except it shall not apply in a situation in which benefits were paid prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221 to any beneficiary other than or in addition to the beneficiary who would be eligible for benefits under N.J.S.18A:66-47 as amended by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.221. Benefits payable under N.J.S.18A:66-47 as amended by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.221 on a filing for retirement received by the retirement system prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221 shall be adjusted, if necessary, to account for an insurance benefit or return of contributions paid on behalf of the member prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.221, and the amount of a retirement allowance or insurance benefit payable may be reduced, so that the total amount of benefit paid on behalf of the member shall not exceed the value of the benefit to which the member or beneficiary would have been entitled if P.L.1995, c.221 had been in effect on the date of the filing for retirement. L.1995,c.221,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-36
Definitions.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-36. Definitions. As used in this article: "Account" means an individual trust account or savings account established in accordance with this article; "Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority; "Contributor" means the person or organization contributing to and maintaining an account and having the right to withdraw funds from the account before the account is disbursed to or for the benefit of the designated beneficiary; "Designated beneficiary" means: a. the individual designated at the time the account is opened as the individual whose higher education expenses are expected to be paid from the account; b. the replacement beneficiary if the change in designated beneficiary would not result in a distribution that is included in federal gross income under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529; and c. in the case of an interest in the program purchased by a state or local government or an organization described in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.501 and exempt from taxation under subsection (a) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.501, as a part of a scholarship program operated by the government or organization, the individual receiving the interest as a scholarship; "Higher education institution" means an eligible educational institution as defined in or for purposes of section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529. Higher education institution shall include a proprietary institution if expenses for tuition at the institution would be considered qualified higher education expenses under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529, but only for degree granting programs licensed or approved by the Commission on Higher Education or for other proprietary institutions as determined by the authority; "Investment Manager" means the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury or the private entities authorized to do business in this State that may be designated by the authority to invest the funds of the trust pursuant to the terms of this article; "Member of the family" means a member of the family as defined in or for purposes of section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529; "Nonqualified withdrawal" means a withdrawal from an account other than: a. a qualified withdrawal; b. a withdrawal made as the result of the death or disability of the designated beneficiary of an account; c. a withdrawal made on account of a scholarship (or allowance or payment described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 135 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.135) received by the designated beneficiary, but only to the extent of the amount of that scholarship, allowance or payment; d. a rollover or change in designated beneficiary which would not result in a distribution includible in federal gross income under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529; or e. any other withdrawal if the failure of the program to impose a more than de minimis penalty on the withdrawal would cause the program not to be a qualified State tuition program under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529; "Program" means the "New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program" established pursuant to this article; "Qualified higher education expenses" means expenses described in paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529 incurred in connection with the enrollment of a designated beneficiary at a higher education institution; "Qualified withdrawal" means a withdrawal from an account to pay the qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account; but a withdrawal shall not be considered a qualified withdrawal if the failure of the program to impose a more than de minimis penalty on the withdrawal would cause the program not to qualify as a qualified State tuition program under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, U.S.C.s.529; "Trust" means the "New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust" established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71B-37. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-21
Manner of authorization of bonds in excess of certain limitations
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall be authorized and may be issued: a. for the purposes of a type I district, when-- (1) an ordinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds which shall conform with the provisions of section 18A:24-22, shall be adopted by the recorded roll call affirmative vote of two thirds of the full membership of the governing body of the municipality comprised within the district; or (2) such ordinance shall be adopted by a recorded roll call affirmative majority vote of the full membership, of such governing body, of less than a two-thirds affirmative vote of such full membership and subsequently a proposition confirming said ordinance is adopted by the legally qualified voters of the municipality upon its submission to them, for their approval or rejection in the form prescribed in section 18A:24-22 at a municipal or general election or at a special election held for the purpose pursuant to section 18A:24-29; or b. by a type II district, when a proposal authorizing the issuance of said bonds which conforms with the provisions of section 18A:24-22, shall be adopted by resolution of the board of education of the district, and shall be approved by the legally qualified voters of the district, upon its submission to them for their approval or rejection in the form conforming with the provisions of section 18A:24-22, at a regular school election or a special election held for the purpose.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-47.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-47.5
Regional district formation, conditions.
Status: in_force

5. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.294 (C.18A:6-31.4) or of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, whenever a regional district is formed following the approval of an application pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.4): (1) the salary guide and terms and conditions of employment, whether established through a collective negotiations agreement or past practice, of the largest constituent school district shall apply in full after three years following the formation of the regional district or until a successor agreement is negotiated with the majority representative of the new school district, whichever occurs first. The salary guide and terms and conditions of employment that will apply pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be based upon the terms and conditions of employment of the largest constituent district made up of only the identical grade levels. In the event that there is no constituent district made up of only the identical grade levels, the salary guide and terms and conditions of employment that will apply pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be based upon the terms and conditions of employment of the largest constituent district containing the identical grade levels; and (2) in the event that there is an employee bargaining unit in a constituent school district with the next largest number of employees and with a majority representative of the unit, which is not so represented in the largest school district, the terms and conditions of employment for all employees holding positions in that unit in the newly formed regional district shall apply provided that the terms and conditions of employment shall only apply to the newly formed regional district's employees in that bargaining unit. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.) or of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, whenever a regional district is formed following the approval of an application pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.4), the newly formed regional district shall recognize each majority representative of the existing bargaining units in the largest constituent district as the majority representatives of those separate bargaining units of employees, except that if the largest constituent district does not have a majority representative currently representing a classification of employees, then the majority representative of the next largest constituent district that represents a bargaining unit representing that classification of employees shall be recognized by the newly formed regional district as the majority representative of that classification of employees. c. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, beginning on the date upon which a school district submits an application pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.3), the boards of education or governing bodies of any affected, constituent, replaced, displaced, or dissolved districts shall not enter into a subcontracting agreement which affects the employment of any employees in a collective bargaining unit represented by a majority representative until the date that the newly formed or existing limited purpose or all purpose regional district commences operations following the completion of the dissolution, displacement, merger, regionalization, or consolidation of the constituent districts at which time the provisions of P.L.2020, c.79 (C.34:13A-44 et seq.) shall control. d. As used in this section, "largest constituent school district" means the school district that employs the largest number of teaching staff members. L.2021, c.402, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-7.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-7.8
Designated district.
Status: in_force

2. a. After July 1, 1988 and until July 1, 2018, persons of school age who reside on federal property which is located entirely within the geographic boundaries of two or more school districts, one of which is a constituent district of a limited purpose regional district with more than six constituent districts in a county of the fifth class shall be deemed to be domiciled in a district to be designated by the executive county superintendent of schools. These persons shall attend the schools of the designated district and the designated district shall count these pupils in the resident enrollment of the district for all State aid and all federal funds provided under Pub. L. 81-874, 20 U.S.C. s. 236 et seq. b. The designated district shall be a district that contains within its boundaries a portion of the federal property on which the pupils reside. Not later than 10 days after the effective date of this act, the board of education of any school district that seeks to be designated by the executive county superintendent of schools pursuant to this section shall adopt a resolution by majority vote of its members indicating its interest and the resolution shall be forwarded to the executive county superintendent. Based on a determination of the best interests of the pupils residing on federal property and pupils residing in the districts seeking designation, the executive county superintendent shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this act, certify to the Commissioner of Education which local school district, if any, shall be the designated district. In the event that no board of education adopts a resolution indicating an interest in being designated pursuant to this section, the executive county superintendent shall not designate a district and the pupils residing on the federal property shall attend the schools of the district in which they reside. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, those pupils residing on federal property prior to October 1, 1987 shall be permitted at the option of each pupil to continue in the school they were attending on September 30, 1987 until graduation from the school. For the purpose of calculating State and federal aid, each pupil who elects to remain shall continue to be included in the resident enrollment of the district in which they reside. L.1988, c.12, s.2; amended 2018, c.13, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-16
Acquisition of university site by municipality; sale to university; municipal bond ordinance; gross debt reduction
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality in which a site has been selected, under this act for the university is hereby authorized to acquire such site and the governing body thereof is hereby empowered to incur indebtedness, borrow, appropriate and expend money and issue negotiable bonds for such purpose. (b) The governing body of such municipality is hereby empowered to enter into an agreement, or declaration of intention, with the board of trustees of the university, for the sale of such site to the university without compliance with the laws relating to the sale of public property. (c) Any bonds of the municipality authorized under this section for the acquisition of such a site (including land, clearance and relocation) shall be authorized by a bond ordinance in form and adopted by the governing body in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed by the local bond law, constituting chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes and shall be issued in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed by said law, except that said bond ordinance may be adopted notwithstanding (1) the provisions of section 40A:2-6 of said law or debt or other limit prescribed by any other law, and (2) the provisions of section 40A:2-11 of said law and no down payment shall be required, and (3) the provisions of section 40A:2-8 of said law, may authorize the issuance of bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds authorized by the bond ordinance which may mature in not exceeding 1 year and may be renewed from time to time for periods not exceeding 1 year and all such notes, including renewals, shall mature and be payable not later than the third anniversary of the date of the original note, and (4) the provisions of section 40A:2-22 subdivision (d) and the governing body may determine that the period of usefulness for which bonds are authorized pursuant to this section, according to their reasonable life, computed from the date of the bonds, is a period not greater than 40 years. (d) Any bonds or notes authorized by the municipality pursuant to this section shall constitute a deduction from its gross debt and shall not be considered in determining its net debt for debt incurring purposes. L.1970, c. 102, s. 16. Amended by L.1981, c. 325, s. 12, eff. Dec. 10, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-79 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-79
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement program.
Status: in_force

6. To be eligible to participate in the tuition reimbursement program established pursuant to section 5 of this act, an applicant shall: a. hold a bachelor's degree; b. have successfully completed, or be enrolled in, a master's degree or Ph.D. program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics or have successfully completed, or be enrolled in, 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; c. apply for the tuition reimbursement program within one year of completing a master's degree or Ph.D. program or 30 credits in a coherent sequence of courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; and d. agree to teach STEM classes at a public school in New Jersey for four full school years in return for the tuition reimbursement provided under the program. L.2019, c.401, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-12.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-12.6
"Dormitory Safety Trust Fund."
Status: in_force

6. a. There is created within the New Jersey educational facilities authority established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:72A-4, the "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund," hereinafter referred to as the "trust fund." The trust fund shall be maintained as a separate account and administered by the authority to carry out the provisions of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.). There shall be paid into this fund: (1) moneys received from the sale of bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.18A:72A-12.8); (2) moneys appropriated by the Legislature, including moneys as may be appropriated annually in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds or notes; (3) all interest and investment earnings received on the moneys in the trust fund; and (4) all repayments of loans authorized pursuant to P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.). b. The trust fund shall be used to provide loans to the schools and institutions of higher education which are required pursuant to P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.) to install automatic fire suppression systems, for the cost, or a portion of the cost, of the construction, reconstruction, development, extension or improvement of dormitory safety facilities, including fire prevention and sprinkler systems. L.2000,c.56,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-61.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-61.3
Refunding bond ordinance; manner of sale and issuance
Status: in_force

A refunding bond ordinance of any county or municipality shall become effective and refunding bonds shall be sold or issued in the manner provided in sections 40A:2-52 to 40A:2-60, both inclusive, of said Local Bond Law, and all of the provisions of said sections shall be applicable thereto and to such funding or refunding by any county or municipality, and such refunding bonds shall recite that they are issued pursuant to said law and this chapter. A refunding bond ordinance of any Type II school district shall become effective and refunding bonds shall be sold or issued in the manner provided in this chapter. L.1969, c. 130, s. 3, eff. July 2, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: a. "Advanced technology center" means one or more outstanding programs or departments at New Jersey's public and private institutions of higher education, which are provided substantial and concentrated financial support to promote their development into national-level bases for innovative technology research. b. "Business incubation facilities" means low-cost, short-term occupancy, rental spaces wherein assistance is granted to a targeted network of new companies employing selected technologies congruent with the strengths of the State's public and private institutions of higher education. c. "Commission" means the Governor's Commission on Science and Technology as created by Executive Order No. 12 of 1982 or its successor which is established by the Legislature. d. "Consortium" means a cooperative arrangement between two or more institutions of higher education to pursue a program for strengthening academic programs, improving administration or providing for other special needs. e. "Innovation partnership grants" means matching grants to academic researchers performing applied research in emerging technologies at any of the State's public and private institutions of higher education, which are of strategic importance to the New Jersey economy, under regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). f. "Private institutions of higher education" means independent colleges, universities or institutes incorporated and located in New Jersey, which by virtue of law or character or license are nonprofit educational institutions authorized to grant academic degrees and which provide a level of education which is equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which are eligible to receive State aid under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, but does not include any educational institution dedicated primarily to the education or training of ministers, priests, rabbis or other professional persons in the field of religion. g. "Public institutions of higher education" means Rutgers, The State University, the State colleges, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Montclair State University, Kean University, the county colleges and any other public university or college now or hereafter established or authorized by law. h. "Technology extension services" means programs that not only accelerate the application and transfer of technological innovations by the State's public and private institutions of higher education to existing industry, but also adapt these innovations to the requirements of individual business operations. L.1985, c.103, s.2; amended 2012, c.45, s.79; 2017, c.178, s.44; 2021, c.282, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-32
Pension and tenure rights in American Red Cross service saved
Status: in_force

L.1943, c. 187, p. 519, entitled "An act concerning persons holding certain offices, positions or employments under the government of any public school district or county vocational school system of this state or in any public educational institution under the control of the commissioner of education or the state board of education who, after July 1, 1940, have entered or hereafter, in time of war or emergency, shall enter the full-time service of the American Red Cross, and to provide for and protect their rights to employment and tenure in such offices, positions and employments and the rights, privileges and benefits of certain of them in any pension, retirement or annuity fund of which they were or are members in good standing at the time of entering such service," filed April 13, 1943, is saved from repeal. [This act saves pension and tenure rights to certain persons entering full-time service of the American Red Cross in time of war or an emergency.]
L.1967, c.271.1. Any person holding office, position or employment under the government of any public school district or county vocational school system of this State or in any public educational institution under the control of the Commissioner of Education or the State Board of Education, who, after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty, has entered, or hereafter shall enter, full time service of the American Red Cross, in time of war or an emergency, shall be entitled to all of the benefits and privileges concerning tenure and pensions as in this act provided. 2. Any such person who at the time of such entry was or is a member in good standing of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, if he was or shall be granted leave of absence to enter such service, shall not be subject to subsections "a" and "b" of section 18:13-41 of the Revised Statutes, and shall not lose his membership status which he enjoyed at the time of entering the service of any of said organizations providing he terminates his service with such organization within two years after the termination of such state of war or of emergency and resumes service under the government of any public school district or county vocational school system or in any public institution under the control of the Commissioner of Education or the State Board of Education within six months after the date of the termination of his service with the American Red Cross, and such person may contribute to said fund on the same basis as if said person had not entered said service or such contributions may be made for him by the board of education of said school district or by the board of education of said county vocational school system or by the State, as the case may be, during his said absence and until he shall resume the office, position or employment held by him as provided in this act or such person may within six months after resuming such office, position or employment make such contribution to said fund as may be requisite to complete his contributions to said fund to the date of the making of such contribution. 3. Any such person, being under tenure at the time of entering the service of the American Red Cross, who was or shall be granted a leave of absence by his employer or employing body for the length of such service; provided , he terminates such service within two years of the termination of such state of war or of emergency, and for six months after the date of the termination of his service and shall be protected in the tenure rights which he possessed at the time of entering such service and shall be entitled to resume the office, position or employment, held by him at the time he entered such service, within three months from the time of making application therefor, provided such application is made within three months from the date of the termination of such service and provided that he terminates such service within two years after the termination of such state of war or of emergency.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-3.1
Consultation for transportation of nonpublic school pupils.
Status: in_force

3. A board of education shall consult with the appropriate nonpublic school administrators seeking such consultation prior to preparing bus routes for the transportation of nonpublic school pupils for the school year and in a timely manner that allows sufficient time to publicly advertise for bids. L.2001,c.65,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-5.3
Certain students permitted to wear military uniforms at high school graduation.
Status: in_force

1. A school district shall allow a student to wear a dress uniform issued to the student by a branch of the United States Armed Forces while participating in the student's high school graduation ceremony, if the following requirements are met: a. the student has fulfilled all of the State and local requirements for receiving a high school diploma, and is otherwise eligible to participate in the high school graduation ceremony; and b. the student has completed basic training for, and is an active member of, a branch of the United States Armed Forces. L.2017, c.84, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-36
Establishment of consortium to advise director.
Status: in_force

2. There is established a 17-member Consortium on Physician and Dentist Training in Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities to advise the director of the program on the implementation of this act. a. The members of the consortium shall include: one representative each from the pediatric medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology and psychiatry programs at Rutgers, The State University, one representative from the New Jersey Dental School, and one representative of the University Affiliated Program, to be appointed by the President of Rutgers, The State University; the director of the Mainstreaming Medical Care program of The Arc of New Jersey, who shall serve ex officio; the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services, who shall serve ex officio; the Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services, who shall serve ex officio; the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve ex officio; three health care provider public members appointed by the Commissioner of Human Services, one each upon the recommendation of the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and the New Jersey Dental Association; and three public members appointed by the Commissioner of Human Services, two of whom shall represent community organizations that advocate for persons with developmental disabilities and one of whom shall be a family member of a person with a developmental disability or a person with a developmental disability who is a self advocate. The President of Rutgers, The State University and the Commissioner of Human Services shall make the appointments to the consortium within 60 days of the effective date of this act. Members of the consortium shall serve for a term of three years and are eligible for reappointment, but of the members first appointed, five shall serve for a term of one year, four for a term of two years and four for a term of three years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made. b. Members shall serve without compensation, but the public members shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and within the limits of funds appropriated to the program. c. The consortium shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members. The Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities shall serve as the chairman of the consortium. The members of the consortium shall elect a vice-chairman from among the members. All members, including ex officio members, shall be eligible to vote on all matters before the consortium. The director of the program, appointed pursuant to section 5 of this act, shall serve as secretary to the consortium. d. The consortium shall assist the director of the program in establishing policies and procedures for the nomination and selection of physicians and dentists as program fellows. The consortium shall otherwise advise the director on the operation of the program as the director deems necessary, and as specified in this act. L.1999, c.353, s.2; amended 2012, c.45, s.75.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-16
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

58. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 42 to 58 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.18A:7-11 et al.), 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.63, s.58; amended 2008, c.37, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-21.2
Distribution of fact sheet on meningitis.
Status: in_force

2. a. (1) For the 2006 school year, a school district shall distribute to parents and guardians of students in grades 6 through 12 the educational fact sheet on meningitis prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2006, c.64 (C.26:2X-3), in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education. (2) Beginning with the 2007 school year, a school district shall distribute the educational fact sheet annually to parents or guardians of students in the sixth grade in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education. b. The Commissioner of Education shall also make the educational fact sheet available to private schools educating students in grades 6 through 12, or any combination thereof. Such schools are encouraged to distribute the fact sheet to parents or guardians of students at the school; however, nothing in this section shall be construed to require such schools to distribute the fact sheet. L.2006, c.64, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-37
Purchase of certain types of securities; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. When authorized by resolution adopted by a majority vote of all its members the board of education of any school district may use moneys, which may be in hand, for the purchase of the following types of securities which, if suitable for registry, may be registered in the name of the school district: (1) Bonds or other obligations of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America; (2) Government money market mutual funds; (3) Any obligation that a federal agency or a federal instrumentality has issued in accordance with an act of Congress, which security has a maturity date not greater than 397 days from the date of purchase, provided that such obligations bear a fixed rate of interest not dependent on any index or other external factor; (4) Bonds or other obligations of the school district or bonds or other obligations of the local unit or units within which the school district is located; (5) Bonds or other obligations, having a maturity date of not more than 397 days from the date of purchase, issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.). Other bonds or obligations having a maturity date not more than 397 days from the date of purchase may be approved by the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury for investment by school districts; (6) Local government investment pools; (7) Deposits with the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4); (8) Agreements for the repurchase of fully collateralized securities, if: (a) the underlying securities are permitted investments pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of this subsection a. or are bonds or other obligations, having a maturity date of not more than 397 days from the date of purchase, issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the requirements of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.); (b) the custody of collateral is transferred to a third party; (c) the maturity of the agreement is not more than 30 days; (d) the underlying securities are purchased through a public depository as defined in section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41) and for which a master repurchase agreement providing for the custody and security of collateral is executed; or (9) Deposit of funds in accordance with the following conditions: (a) the funds are initially invested through a public depository as defined in section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41) designated by the school district; (b) the designated public depository arranges for the deposit of the funds in deposit accounts in one or more federally insured banks , savings banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions for the account of the school district; (c) 100 percent of the principal and accrued interest of each deposit is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund; (d) the designated public depository acts as custodian for the school district with respect to those deposits; and (e) on the same date that the school district's funds are deposited pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, the designated public depository receives an amount of deposits from customers of other financial institutions, wherever located, equal to the amount of funds initially invested by the school district through the designated public depository. b. Any investment instruments in which the security is not physically held by the school district shall be covered by a third party custodial agreement which shall provide for the designation of such investments in the name of the school board and prevent unauthorized use of such investments. c. Purchase of investment securities shall be executed by the "delivery versus payment" method to ensure that securities are either received by the school district or a third party custodian prior to or upon the release of the school district's funds. d. Any investments not purchased and redeemed directly from the issuer, government money market mutual fund, local government investment pool, or the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, shall be purchased and redeemed through the use of a national or State bank located within this State or through a broker-dealer which, at the time of purchase or redemption, has been registered continuously for a period of at least two years pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-56) and has at least $25 million in capital stock (or equivalent capitalization if not a corporation), surplus reserves for contingencies and undivided profits, or through a securities dealer who makes primary markets in U.S. Government securities and reports daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York its position in and borrowing on such U.S. Government securities. e. For the purposes of this section: (1) a "government money market mutual fund" means an investment company or investment trust: (a) which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. s.80a-1 et seq., and operated in accordance with 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, except that a government money market mutual fund may not impose liquidity fees or redemption gates regardless of whether permitted to do so under 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7; (b) the portfolio of which is limited to U.S. Government securities that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, securities that have been issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the requirements of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.) that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7 and repurchase agreements that are collateralized by such securities in which direct investment may be made pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)of subsection a. of this section ; and (c) which is rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. (2) a "local government investment pool" means an investment pool: (a) which is managed in accordance with generally accepted accounting and financial reporting principles for local government investment pools established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; (b) which is rated in the highest category by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (c) the portfolio of which is limited to U.S. Government securities that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, securities that have been issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the requirements of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.) that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7 and repurchase agreements that are collateralized by such securities in which direct investment may be made pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of subsection a. of this section; (d) which is in compliance with such rules as may be adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) by the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, which may promulgate rules providing for disclosure and reporting requirements, and other provisions deemed necessary by the board to provide for the safety, liquidity and yield of the investments; (e) which does not permit investments in instruments that: are subject to high price volatility with changing market conditions; cannot reasonably be expected, at the time of interest rate adjustment, to have a market value that approximates their par value; or utilize an index that does not support a stable net asset value ; (f) which purchases and redeems investments directly from the issuer, a government money market mutual fund, or the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, or through the use of a national or State bank located within this State, or through a broker-dealer which, at the time of purchase or redemption, has been registered continuously for a period of at least two years pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-56) and has at least $25 million in capital stock (or equivalent capitalization if not a corporation), surplus reserves for contingencies and undivided profits, or through a securities dealer who makes primary markets in U.S. Government securities and reports daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York its position in and borrowing on such U.S. Government securities;and (g) which does not impose liquidity fees or redemption gates. f. Investments in, or deposits or purchases of financial instruments made pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq. L.1977, c.177, s.1; amended 1991, c.458, s.1; 1997, c.148, s.1; 2017, c.310, s.1; 2018, c.40, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-34
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

14. The State Board of Education may promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedures Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991,c.393,s.14.