N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.9
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education; b. "Effective school plan" means the three-year plan designed to improve the performance of students in a schooL. Among the objectives which might be addressed in a typical plan are improvement of classroom and school environments, maximization and effective use of learning time, strengthening the sense of school community, increasing the rate of attendance, and the establishment of high expectations for student achievement; c. "Effective schools research" means that professionally recognized body of educational research which seeks to identify explicitly the characteristics of schools and classrooms which positively affect student performance. L. 1985, c. 372, s. 3, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-10
Collection of overpayments and ineligible payments of financial aid.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-10. Collection of Overpayments and Ineligible Payments of Financial Aid. Because the institution is responsible for ensuring a student's eligibility for financial aid awarded under this chapter, the institution shall be responsible for collecting any State awards which are overpayments or any State awards for which the student is ineligible in whole or in part. In the event an institution is unable to collect an overpayment or ineligible payment from the student, the institution may request the authority to collect the debt from the student. If the institution demonstrates to the authority that it has made a good faith effort to collect the debt, the authority may, on a case by case basis, approve this request. If the authority approves this request from an institution, the authority may use collection procedures that include, but are not limited to, the procedures set forth under N.J.S.18A:71C-1 through N.J.S.18A:71C-20. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72M-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72M / Section 72M-4
Stipends.
Status: in_force

4. Each fellow shall receive a stipend in the amount of $1,000 per semester during the senior year of study and an amount not to exceed $500.00 for travel expenses. Each faculty advisor shall receive a stipend in the amount of $500.00 per semester for two semesters. L.1991,c.485,s.4; amended 1999, c.46, s.66.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-11.1
Postponement of comprehensive review
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-11) or any other section of law to the contrary, the Department of Education shall postpone the comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum of any school district that : (a) is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year; and (b) was designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education shall permit a school district that is subject to the postponement of a comprehensive review under paragraph (1) of this subsection to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year, upon request by the school district. A school district that undergoes a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year pursuant to this paragraph shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the 2020-2021 school year. b. If the comprehensive review of a school district is postponed under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place. c. A school district that is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year and was not designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review shall undergo a comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum in the 2020-2021 school year, except that such a district may postpone its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year if the district provides written notification to the Commissioner of Education that it is not able to complete the review due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. d. If a school district postpones its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year pursuant to subsection c. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next following comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place. L.2020, c.143.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-86.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-86.3
NJ STARS II Program created.
Status: in_force

3. There is hereby created the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship II (NJ STARS II) Program. It shall be the duty of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to administer the program. L.2005,c.359,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-83 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-83
Investment in and acquisition of real property
Status: in_force

The director of the division of investment in the department of the treasury, in addition to other investments authorized by law, shall have authority, subject to the approval and acceptance by the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund, to invest in and acquire real property in the state of New Jersey on behalf of and in the name of the teachers' pension and annuity fund, and to erect buildings and structures and make other improvements thereon, and to rent, lease, sell and dispose of the same, said lands, buildings, structures and improvements to be initially rented to the state of New Jersey for its use in accordance with the provisions of this article.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-3
Apportionment of federal funds and state moneys for adult education
Status: in_force

Moneys allotted to this state by the federal government which are to be devoted to the object set forth in this chapter, together with moneys and apportionments made available under this chapter, shall be apportioned by the commissioner under rules approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-139.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-139.1
Eligible retired teacher, county college faculty member, grants, remuneration to teach STEM classes, nonpublic schools.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Commissioner of Education may award a grant consistent with the provisions of this section for the purposes of allowing an eligible retired teacher or eligible county college faculty member to receive remuneration to teach science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) classes or other STEM subject or area at a nonpublic school. b. In accordance with the provisions of this section, subject to available appropriations, and in compliance with section 1 of P.L.1987, c.7 (C.52:14-34.4), the Commissioner of Education shall award funding as a grant or grants to one or more nonprofit organizations for the purpose of allowing eligible retired teachers and eligible county college faculty members to teach STEM classes in nonpublic schools. Such organization or organizations shall review applications submitted by individuals for participation as an eligible retired teacher or eligible college county faculty members. A nonprofit organization awarded a grant pursuant to this subsection shall provide funding to eligible retired teachers and eligible county college faculty members in accordance with the provisions of subsection d. of this section. c. The commissioner shall establish eligibility criteria and program requirements. Only secular instruction shall be provided pursuant to participation in the program. To the maximum extent possible, the Commissioner of Education shall select one or more nonprofit organizations that are able to administer the program across the northern, central, and southern regions of the State. d. A participating eligible retired teacher or eligible county college faculty member shall receive grants in an amount equal to the Statewide average teacher salary in the prior school year calculated on a per-hour basis multiplied by the number of hours the teacher will teach STEM classes at a nonpublic school under the program multiplied by 1.25. e. The grant program shall not infringe upon the collective bargaining agreement between the majority representative of the collective negotiations unit in which a participating eligible county college faculty member is a member and the county college for which the eligible county college faculty member is employed. f. Any appropriation for the grant program made in a fiscal year that is not expended in that fiscal year shall be available to be used for the same purpose in the subsequent fiscal years. g. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:66-53.2 or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the cancellation, reenrollment, and additional retirement allowance provisions of subsection a. of N.J.S.18A:66-53.2 or any other similar provision of law related to other retirement systems or programs shall not apply to a former member of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund who is a teacher and who, after having been granted a retirement allowance, becomes employed for the purposes of the grant program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.256 (C.18A:6-138), except that the cancellation, reenrollment, and additional retirement allowance provisions shall apply if the former member becomes employed within 180 days with the employer from which the member retired. The former member’s retirement shall have been a bona fide retirement and any employment or reemployment under this section shall not be prearranged before retirement. This subsection shall be effective if the qualified status of the retirement system under federal law can be maintained upon its application, and such modifications to the system as may be available shall be made to allow for its application. L.2025, c.317, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-7
Reports of children with disabilities.
Status: in_force

18A:46-7. Each board of education shall report annually to the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district is situate, who shall report to the commissioner, the names of all children who are in special education instructional programs and the names and addresses of their parents or persons having control or custody of them, together with the category into which they have been classified. Included in this report shall be the names and addresses of any known children with disabilities who are not attending school. The commissioner shall make the information in the reports available to any State agency charged with providing care and rehabilitation services for children with disabilities. Amended 2017, c.131, s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:50-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-5
Custodian of moneys; accounting and disbursement.
Status: in_force

18A:50-5. The secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of each school district shall be the legal custodian of all funds allocated by the board of education and received from tuition fees or from any other source for the purpose of carrying out a program of adult education. He shall keep a separate account thereof and shall disburse the moneys on orders signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and the chief school administrator or by the treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate to the district. L.1981, c.174, s.19; amended 2010, c.39, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-8
Investments
Status: in_force

Moneys belonging to the school fund shall be invested by the division of investment in the department of the treasury in the bonds of the several school districts of this state, or in the bonds of the United States, this state, or any county or municipality of this state. No investment shall be made in the bonds of any municipality the total indebtedness of which, including the school debt, shall exceed 30% of the assessed valuation of all the real and personal property therein; but in ascertaining the total indebtedness credit shall be allowed only for such moneys or property as shall be in the sinking fund. No investment shall be made in the bonds of any county the total indebtedness of which shall exceed in the aggregate 15% of the total assessable valuation of all taxable property therein. Interest on such bonds shall be a part of the income of the school fund.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-45.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-45.1
Performance quality standard, established, Secretary of Higher Education; career-oriented programs of study; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section, "career-oriented program of study" means a program that provides occupation-specific knowledge and technical skill proficiency that culminates in the attainment of a license for a specific occupation or is represented by the institution as preparing students for employment in a specific occupation. "Career-oriented program of study" shall not include a program dedicated primarily to the education or training of ministers, priests, rabbis or other professional persons in the field of religion. b. Within 12 months of the effective date of P.L.2022, c.76 (C.18A:3B-45.1 et al.), the Secretary of Higher Education shall establish a performance quality standard for career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions. In establishing the standard, the secretary shall consider the ratio of the tuition and fees charged to students in the career-oriented program net of any institutional grant aid to the average earnings of New Jersey workers employed in the specific occupation for which the career-oriented program prepares students. c. The secretary shall ensure that career-oriented programs of study offered by institutions of higher education and degree-granting proprietary institutions meet a minimum acceptable level of performance, as determined by the secretary. In the event that the secretary determines that a program does not meet the minimum acceptable level of performance, the secretary shall suspend or terminate that program and take additional action to suspend or revoke the institution's license to award academic degrees. d. An institution of higher education or degree-granting proprietary institution shall submit to the secretary the clear identification of the institution's career-oriented programs of study in a form and in a manner as determined by the secretary. e. The secretary shall adopt, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L.2022, c.76, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-10
General supervision of public education except higher education vested in state board
Status: in_force

The general supervision and control of public education in this state, except higher education, and of the state department of education shall be vested in the state board, which shall formulate plans and make recommendations for the unified, continuous and efficient development of public education, other than higher education, of people of all ages within the state.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-23 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-23
Notification relative to summer meals program.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each school district in the State shall notify each student enrolled in the school district and the student's parent or guardian of the availability of, and criteria of eligibility for, the summer meals program and the locations in the school district where the summer meals are available. The school district shall provide this notification by distributing flyers provided by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The school district may also provide electronic notice of the information through the usual means by which the school district communicates with parents and students electronically. b. Each nonpublic school in the State shall notify each student enrolled in the school and the student's parent or guardian of the availability of, and criteria of eligibility for, the summer meals program and the locations in the local school district in which the nonpublic school is located or the nonpublic school student resides where the summer meals are available. Each nonpublic school shall provide this notification by distributing flyers provided by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The school may also provide electronic notice of the information through the usual means by which the school communicates with parents and students electronically. c. The Department of Agriculture shall develop and distribute flyers , no later than June 1 of the school year, to each school district and nonpublic school in the State to implement the requirements of subsections a. and b. of this section. L.2017, c.387, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61 / Section 61-1
Purpose; name; free tuition
Status: in_force

A school shall be maintained for the purpose of training and educating deaf children. The name and title of the school shall be the "Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf." Tuition therein shall be free.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-18
Resolution or petition for election of members; submission
Status: in_force

In every such district the question whether or not the members of the board shall thereafter be elected by the voters of the district at annual school elections shall be submitted to the legal voters of the district at the next general or municipal election, following the expiration of 40 days after the adoption by the governing body of the municipality of a resolution, or after the filing with the clerk of the municipality of a petition signed by not less than 15% of the number of legally qualified voters who voted in the municipality at the last preceding general election held for the election of all of the members of the general assembly, directing such submission, whichever occurs earlier, or at the next annual school election, or a special school election called for that purpose, to be held after the expiration of 40 days from the adoption by the board of education of the district of a resolution, or from the filing with the secretary of the board of education of a petition signed by said percentage of such number of legally qualified voters of the district, directing such submission and thereupon said clerk or secretary shall cause said question to be submitted accordingly.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-42a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-42a
Credit for student's military experience.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each public and independent institution of higher education, after taking into account and giving due consideration to the credit recommendation of the American Council on Education, shall accept and apply towards an undergraduate degree program appropriate credit for a student's military experience, following an evaluation and determination by the institution that the credits are in alignment with appropriate courses and correspond to the degree being pursued at the institution. The institution may award a maximum of 30 credits for military experience towards an undergraduate degree to a student enrolled in the institution. Each public and independent institution of higher education, after taking into account and giving due consideration to the credit recommendation of the American Council on Education, shall accept and apply towards a graduate degree program appropriate credit for a student's military experience, following an evaluation and determination by the institution that the credits are in alignment with appropriate courses and correspond to the degree being pursued at the institution. The institution may award a maximum of 12 credits for military experience towards a graduate degree to a student enrolled in the institution. The credit recommendation of the American Council on Education represents college-level equivalencies based on a review of workforce training, military training or occupations, and other sources of learning outside the college classroom. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any public or independent institution of higher education to admit a student or to waive its admission standards and application procedures. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public or independent institution from accepting and applying towards a degree program more than 30 undergraduate degree credits, or 12 graduate degree credits, for a student's military experience should the institution choose to take such action. L.2019, c.327, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-9.1
Commissioner's determinations considered final agency action; appeals; request for relief.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, on and after the effective date of this act determinations made by the Commissioner of Education in all controversies and disputes arising under the school laws shall be considered to be final agency action under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and appeal of that action shall be directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. b. For all cases pending before the State Board of Education on the effective date of this act for which the State board has not rendered a decision, the decision of the commissioner shall be deemed to be the final agency action under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). Any appeal of the commissioner's decision to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall be filed within 45 days of the effective date of this act. c. Any request for relief arising out of a State Board of Education decision rendered prior to the effective date of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall be considered and determined by the commissioner. L.2008, c.36, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-123 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-123
Options as to payment of death benefits
Status: in_force

Any such group policy or policies shall provide that payment of any death benefits which are payable by the insurance company may be made in one sum directly to the beneficiary as hereinafter provided, in equal installments over a period of years or as a life annuity or in such other manner as may be made available by the insurance company. A member may make such arrangements for settlement, and may alter from time to time during his lifetime any arrangement previously made, by making written request to the insurance company through the policyholder. Upon the death of a member, a beneficiary to whom a benefit is payable in one sum by the insurance company may likewise arrange for a settlement as described above. Any arrangement for payment under a group policy to a beneficiary shall be in lieu of that provided by the sections of this article establishing the benefits covered under such policy.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-3
"Rowan University" defined.
Status: in_force

35. a. As used in sections 36 through 62 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-4 through C.18A:64M-30) "Rowan University" shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, include and mean the public research university herein designated "Rowan University" as presently and hereafter constituted, including all departments, colleges, schools, centers, branches, educational and other units and extensions thereof, extension and cooperative education programs, continuing education programs, and all other departments of higher education maintained by the educational entity of the university. b. As used in sections 36 though 62 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-4 through C.18A:64M-30), "university" shall mean "Rowan University." L.2012, c.45, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-6
Boards; number of members
Status: in_force

The board shall consist of 5 or 7 members as provided by ordinance of the municipal governing body, except that it shall consist of 9 members in districts in cities of the first class, and in districts in which it has been so determined by referendum held pursuant to law. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 153, s. 1, eff. Sept. 4, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.20
Student Wellness Grant Program established; support programs on mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Education, in full consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall establish the Student Wellness Grant Program. The purpose of the Student Wellness Grant Program shall be to provide grants that support school districts in implementing school-based programs and practices that promote mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience. b. A grant awarded through the Student Wellness Grant Program shall be used to support school districts in: (1) the provision of school-based mental health clinics or workshops for both students and families that engage the community on universal topics of student wellness and mental health; (2) the implementation and coordination of policies, practices, and programs that support the mental, emotional, and social needs of students; (3) the provision of mental health services on-site at the school to students in need of short-term counseling or crisis intervention focused on mental health or situational concerns, such as grief or family transitions, by a properly trained and licensed mental health professional; and (4) the timely and appropriate referral of students in need of long-term therapeutic counseling or mental health intervention with available community resources. L.2021, c.456, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-72 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-72
Projects
Status: in_force

The centers shall design projects within an experimental framework in order that unproven educational ideas, equipment, methods and approaches, and newly developed curriculum materials can be objectively tested and evaluated and their value to local school districts demonstrated. These educational centers shall be planned and developed (1) to demonstrate an exemplary result that has widespread use and adaptability to local educational agencies, and (2) to procure and use Federal and private resources in combination with State resources to attain State educational goals. L.1970, c. 122, s. 2, eff. June 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-21 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-21
Preamble, purpose of article
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (a) The public pride in the history of New Jersey generated by temporary historical commissions, especially the civil war centennial commission and the tercentenary commission has proved to be effective in providing a direct link and close association between the state government and New Jersey citizens of all ages, occupations and social backgrounds which warrants continuation by a permanent agency to promote the activities of various state agencies, educational institutions, historic, civic and patriotic societies and libraries concerned with New Jersey history; and (b) Important research and publishing ventures have recently been launched under state auspices and great public interest in historic sites has been inspired by the work of the historic sites section of the department of conservation and economic development and there is foreseen a need for continued promotion of the state's rich historical heritage through additional commemorative projects and publications; and (c) Recently enacted legislation (HR 6237) provides generous federal grants for qualified state historical agencies with qualified publication programs; and (d) There is foreseen a growing commitment to the teaching and interpretation of New Jersey history in the schools; and (e) It is the obligation of state government to inspire pride of citizenship in New Jersey, one of the 13 original states.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-3
Discrimination forbidden.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-3. Financial aid under this chapter shall be awarded without regard to race, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, or disability. Amended 2017, c.131, s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.3
Additional state school building aid; maximum amount
Status: in_force

(a) If the findings of said investigation show, to the satisfaction of the State Board of Education, that such school district is not able to provide the necessary facilities to comply with the provisions of said section 18A:33-1, the State Board of Education may by its resolution make its determination (1) that such school district is entitled to additional State school building aid in an amount (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "allocation" ) not to exceed $25.00 per student in resident enrollment on September 30, 1968, and (2) that the school district projects or educational facilities authorized to be undertaken or provided pursuant to ordinance or proposal submitted with said application will assist the school district in providing necessary facilities as aforesaid and the bonds authorized in said ordinance or proposal for financing such projects or educational facilities shall constitute and shall be bonds entitled to the benefits or provisions of this act. The Commissioner of Education shall be and is hereby authorized to endorse upon any copy of such ordinance or proposal a certification thereof as being the ordinance or proposal as to which a determination of the State Board of Education has been made as aforesaid, and such endorsement shall be made in such form or manner as the commissioner shall determine. (b) Any resolution of the State Board of Education adopted prior to April 1, 1970, setting forth a declaration or determination as to the amount of additional State school building aid to which any school district shall be entitled under this act by reference to the average daily enrollment of such school district shall be held and construed to be a reference to the resident enrollment of students of such school district on September 30, 1968, and the amount of such additional State school building aid shall constitute the allocation with respect to such school district for any and all purposes provided in this act and the amount to be received annually by or with respect to such school district pursuant to the provisions of this act. (c) The Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, the State Treasurer and the local finance board are each hereby authorized and empowered to consider any application of any school district with respect to additional State school building aid in connection with any school district projects or educational facilities authorized to be undertaken or provided pursuant to an ordinance or proposal submitted with such application, notwithstanding that such ordinance or proposal was adopted, approved or became effective prior to April 1, 1970 and provided that such ordinance or proposal had not been adopted, approved or become effective prior to January 1, 1968, and to make or provide any and all investigations, determinations, endorsements, certifications, considerations, approvals, restrictions, limitations, consents, resolutions, estimates or approvals, which may be required or provided for by this act with respect to any such ordinance or proposal, school district or school district projects or educational facilities, as if such ordinance or proposal had not been adopted, approved or become effective, and any bonds authorized by such ordinance or proposal shall be entitled to all the benefits of the provisions of this act. L.1968, c. 177, s. 2, eff. July 19, 1968. Amended by L.1969, c. 136, s. 1, eff. July 3, 1969; L.1970, c. 125, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29
Fixing, determining amounts necessary to be raised
Status: in_force

18A:54-29. Between the fourth Tuesday in March and April 8 in each year the board of school estimate shall fix and determine by action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for the use of the county vocational school district for the ensuing school year exclusive of the amount to be received from the State as provided in section 18A:54-32. The board of education of the county vocational school district and the board of school estimate shall follow the procedures established in section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5). L.1967, c.271; amended 1978, c.136, s.19; 1992, c.159, s.22; 1996, c.138, s.81.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-5.1
Increase in TPAF retirement allowance.
Status: in_force

15. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-36, N.J.S.18A:66-37, N.J.S.18A:66-44, and N.J.S.18A:66-71d., or the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-47, on the effective date of this act, P.L.2001, c.133, shall be increased by a percentage equivalent to the percentage increase in the fraction of final compensation for each year of credited service for the total retirement allowance under these sections made by this act, P.L.2001, c.133. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not be applicable to the increases in retirement allowances provided by this section. L.2001,c.133,s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-110.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-110.8
Tutoring registry, individual and organization qualifications.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Education shall partner with a nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a central, searchable registry of individuals and organizations interested in offering free tutoring services to students throughout the State. The registry shall contain information provided by each registrant including, but not limited to, the registrant’s name, contact information, subject matter expertise, and a tutoring availability schedule. The department shall make the registry publicly available on its Internet website. b. The following individuals and organizations may apply to the nonprofit organization for inclusion on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section: (1) A teacher who holds a New Jersey provisional or standard instructional certificate; (2) A retired New Jersey teacher who was in good standing at the time of retirement; (3) A student enrolled in a two- or four-year institution of higher education in the State; (4) An industry professional with relevant subject matter expertise; (5) An organization with relevant subject matter expertise; and (6) Any other person or organization the department deems appropriate. c. A registrant shall not charge or receive any fee for services provided in connection with the central registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section. d. (1) An individual applying for inclusion on the registry pursuant to subsection b. of this section, except an individual included in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section who has undergone a prior criminal history record check as required by law, shall undergo a criminal history record check pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.) and shall not be included on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section prior to completion of the criminal history record check. (2) An organization applying for inclusion on the registry shall submit a statement of assurances to the nonprofit organization affirming that an individual providing tutoring services on behalf of, or as a representative of, the organization has undergone a criminal history record check pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection. (3) The department may reimburse an individual for the cost of the criminal history check required pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. e. The registry shall include a disclaimer stating that the information regarding individuals and organizations on the registry has not been independently verified and is not meant to be an endorsement or recommendation by the department as to the quality of the tutoring services offered. L.2025, c.227.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-40
General powers and duties of board of newly created regional districts.
Status: in_force

18A:13-40. The board of education of a newly created regional district may, prior to taking charge and control of the educational facilities of the regional district, do all other acts and things which may be necessary for the proper organization and functioning of the public schools of the regional district during its first year, including the making of contracts for the employment of necessary personnel and for other proper purposes, the preparation of the budget and the appropriations for the conduct of the public schools of the regional district during its first school year, the authorization of the purchase of real and personal property, and the construction, enlargement and repair of buildings, for school purposes, and the appropriations of the funds necessary to carry out the same and the authorization of the issuance and sale of bonds in order to provide for the payment therefor in whole or in part and the calling and holding of special elections when necessary for any such purposes and to carry out any or all of said purposes. amended 2011, c.202, s.15; 2023, c.289, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3A-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-4
Duties
Status: in_force

The Institute created by this act shall: a. Foster wide varieties of approaches to conflict resolution by sponsoring research, seminars, conferences, and other activities which may contribute to the fulfillment of the goals set forth in section 2 of this act; b. Facilitate the collection of, and access to, the best available research relating to the understanding, analysis and techniques of conflict resolution; and c. Take steps, through or in cooperation with public and private institutions of higher learning in the State, to develop courses and curricula in conflict resolution and peace studies, including a range of programs and study materials that will offer appropriate choices for use at all academic levels and for pupils of all age groups, so that the most advanced and most useful knowledge in this field shall be widely and effectively disseminated. L.1984, c. 149, s. 4, eff. Sept. 8, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-19.1
Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by board of education.
Status: in_force

44. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a board of education, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, may establish as an employer a cafeteria plan for its employees pursuant to section 125 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.125, and shall establish such a plan for medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan. The plan shall provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan, and may provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of dependent care expenses as provided in section 129 of the code, 26 U.S.C. s.129, and such other benefits as are consistent with section 125 which are included under the plan. The amount of any reduction in an employee's salary for the purpose of contributing to the plan shall continue to be treated as regular compensation for all other purposes, including the calculation of pension contributions and the amount of any retirement allowance, but, to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code, shall not be included in the computation of federal taxes withheld from the employee's salary. L.2007, c.62, s.44; amended 2011, c.78, s.51.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-4
Application to create renaissance school district.
Status: in_force

4. a. A nonprofit entity, in partnership with the renaissance school district, may submit to the commissioner an application to create a renaissance school project no later than three years following the effective date of P.L.2011, c.176 (C.18A:36C-1 et seq.); except that in the case of a project to be located in a renaissance school district which is in a municipality that is subject to the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), the application must be submitted no later than four years following the effective date of P.L.2011, c.176 (C.18A:36C-1 et seq.). A nonprofit entity seeking to create a renaissance school project shall have experience in operating a school in a high-risk, low-income urban district. In addition, an entity retained by the nonprofit entity for the purpose of financing or constructing the renaissance school project shall also have appropriate experience. b. The application shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner, but at a minimum it shall contain the following: (1) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a resolution adopted in a public meeting by the board of education of the renaissance school district in which the renaissance school project will be located certifying the support of the board for the application. In the case of a district under full or partial State intervention with an advisory board of education, the application shall contain evidence that that State district superintendent or superintendent, as applicable, convened at least three public meetings to discuss the merits of the renaissance school project. The evidence shall include, at a minimum, any written public comments received during those meetings. In the case of these districts, the application shall contain a resolution from the advisory board of education reflecting the board's approval or disapproval of the renaissance school project. While a successful application does not require approval from the advisory board of education, the commissioner, in considering the application, shall give due consideration to any disapproval from the advisory board; (2) a copy of the amendment to the renaissance school district's long-range facilities plan which has been submitted to the commissioner pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-4) that includes the proposed renaissance school project; (3) the educational goals of the renaissance school project, the curriculum to be offered, and the methods of assessing whether students are meeting the proffered educational goals; (4) any testing and academic performance standards to be mandated by the renaissance school project beyond those required by State law and regulation; (5) the admission policy and criteria for evaluating the admission of students to the renaissance school project, which shall comply with the provisions of section 8 of this act; (6) the age or grade range of students to be enrolled in the renaissance school project; (7) the total number of students to be enrolled in each grade level of the renaissance school project; (8) the renaissance school project calendar and school day schedule; (9) the financial plan for the renaissance school project and the provisions that will be made for auditing pursuant to N.J.S.18A:23-1; (10) a description of, and address for, the initial school facility in which the renaissance school project will be located and an affirmation that any other school facility or facilities in which the renaissance school project will be located will be in the required urban campus area. For any school facility other than the initial school facility included in the application pursuant to this paragraph, the nonprofit entity shall notify the Commissioner of Education of the location of the facility at least one year prior to the opening of the facility; (11) documentation that the proposed renaissance school project meets school facility regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education pertaining to the health and safety of the pupils; (12) documentation of a funding plan to acquire necessary lands and to construct a renaissance school project thereon, including the terms of any financing secured for such purpose; (13) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.149) (14) identification of the attendance area of the renaissance school project, if the renaissance school project will not be built on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district; (15) a description of the process employed by the renaissance school district to find and partner with the chosen nonprofit entity to create a renaissance school project. The description shall be sufficient to show that the process employed by the renaissance school district was open, fair, and subject to public input and comment. The description shall, at a minimum, include any requests for proposals issued by the renaissance school district, the number of responses received, and the process and criteria employed by the renaissance school district to select the chosen nonprofit entity among the respondents; and (16) such other information as the commissioner may require. L.2011, c.176, s.4; amended 2013, c.149, s.2; 2014, c.61, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-11
Existing clinical clerkship programs continued
Status: in_force

3. An alternatively accredited medical school that is operating a clinical clerkship program on the effective date of this act is authorized to continue its existing clinical clerkship program, provided it maintains its accreditation status as provided in subsection e. of section 1 of this act. L.2003,c.133,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-13
Board of trustees continued, powers, etc.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the corporation is continued and it shall have and exercise the powers, authority, rights and privileges, and be subject to the fiduciary and other duties, obligations and responsibilities, set forth and expressed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-30
Issuance of bonds for acquisition of lands to include buildings, equipment, etc.
Status: in_force

Every resolution, proposition, question or proposal heretofore or hereafter adopted by the legal voters of: 1. Any regional district then in existence, or 2. Each local district proposing to join in the creation of a regional district, or 3. Any local district proposing to join with a regional district so as to enlarge the same, and of the regional district so to be enlarged authorizing the issuance of bonds of said existing regional district or of the regional district so to be formed or enlarged, as the case may be, for the purchase or taking or condemning of land for school purposes shall, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, be deemed to include and authorize the purchase of any schoolhouse or schoolhouses or other buildings situate thereon and the furniture and other necessary equipment therefor and the material and supplies therefor, as well as the issuance of said bonds for said purpose in the amount or amounts set forth in such resolution, proposition, question or proposal.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-2
Borrowing on tuition due from another district
Status: in_force

Any board of education may borrow upon its promissory note or notes bearing interest at not to exceed 6% per annum such sum or sums not exceeding 80% of the amount due it for tuition from any school district and upon assignment, as collateral, of the delinquent tuition and the tuition so assigned shall, when and as received, be applied to the repayment of the amount borrowed, with the interest, until the same has been fully repaid.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-22
Annual budget requests for State support of colleges.
Status: in_force

18A:64A-22. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Council of County Colleges may submit to the State Treasurer annual budget requests for State support of county colleges. Within the limits of funds appropriated for such purposes, the board of trustees of a county college may based upon the itemized statement fixed and determined pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-17 apply to the State Treasurer and receive State support: a. For capital projects in amounts not to exceed one-half of the cost of said capital projects, and b. For operational costs to the extent of 43% but not to exceed 50% of the educational and general costs of the county colleges in the base year; provided, however, that for the purposes of determining State aid, only credit courses and noncredit remedial, developmental, general education development and adult basic education courses shall be included in calculating such costs. This sum shall be distributed to the county colleges by the treasurer in consultation with the Council of County Colleges according to a formula that includes categorical support and differential funding based on program costs. No county college shall receive more than 50% of its projected educational and general costs through the provisions of this act. Each county which operates a county college shall continue to provide moneys for the support of the college in an amount no less than those moneys provided in the year in which this act is enacted or 25% of the operational expense in the base State fiscal year, whichever is greater. State support for the operational expenses of county colleges shall be made within limits of State appropriation. L.1967, c.271; amended 1977,c.133; 1979,c.110; 1981,c.329,s.5; 1994, c.48,s.134.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-2.1
Employment without certification; utilization of institution not chartered as institution of higher education
Status: in_force

A local board of education or county board of vocational education may, upon approval by the State Board of Education, employ as an instructor or administrator an individual who has special training in a particular subject matter field as evidenced by appropriate credentials or licensure and waive the certification requirements generally required of employees of such boards when the individual will be exclusively teaching or administering post-secondary degree or certificate courses and programs authorized under section 7 of P.L.1968, c. 180 (C. 18A:64B-11). Nothing contained herein shall diminish or otherwise affect the eligibility of any such instructor or administrator for tenure under any provision of this Title. L.1978, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 19, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-18
Authority, responsibilities of board trustees.
Status: in_force

7. The board of trustees of the university shall have general supervision over and be vested with the conduct, control, management and administration of the university. It shall have the authority and responsibility to: a. Adopt, use, and modify, as it deems appropriate, its corporate seal; b. Determine the policies for the organization, administration and development of the university; c. Approve the establishment of new educational programs and the discontinuance of existing educational programs at the university consistent with the university's programmatic mission as authorized by the State Board of Higher Education prior to July 1, 1994, or authorized thereafter in accordance with the provisions of the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et seq.); d. Study the educational and financial needs of the university, annually acquaint the Governor and Legislature with the condition of the university, and prepare and submit an annual request for appropriation to the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury in accordance with law; e. Disburse all moneys appropriated to the university by the Legislature and thereafter provided the university and disburse all moneys received from tuition, fees, auxiliary services and other sources; f. Direct and control expenditures and transfers of funds appropriated and provided by the State through its legislative and executive branches and as to funds received from other sources, direct and control expenditures and transfers in accordance with the terms of any applicable trusts, gifts, bequests, or other special provisions. The university shall annually report changes and additions thereto and transfers thereof to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. All accounts of the university shall be subject to audit by the State at any time; g. Appoint and fix the compensation and term of office of a president of the university, who, as the executive officer of the university, shall be assigned that authority and delegated those duties that the board, consistent with law and duly adopted bylaws of the board, determines are in keeping with the purposes of this act and in the best interests of the university; h. Consistent with the provisions of its budget, this act and any and all controlling collective bargaining agreements, have the power, upon nomination or recommendation of the president, to appoint, remove, promote and transfer all other officers, agents, or employees which may be required to carry out the provisions of this act and prescribe qualifications for those positions, and assign requisite duties and determine and fix respective compensation for those positions in accordance with duly adopted salary program parameters; i. Subject to provision for impartial binding dispute resolution through collective bargaining or as provided by university policy and further subject to and limited by any law to the contrary, have final authority to determine controversies and disputes concerning tenure, personnel matters and other issues involving the university arising under Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Any hearings conducted by the board pursuant to this section shall conform to the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The final administrative decision of the board, in any action enabled hereunder, is appealable to the Superior Court, Appellate Division; j. Borrow money for the needs of the university, as deemed requisite by the board, in such amounts, for such time and upon such terms as may be determined by the board; provided that no such borrowing shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit, or be payable out of property or funds, other than moneys appropriated for that purpose, of the State; k. Purchase, lease, acquire by gifts, condemnation or otherwise, manage, use, control, encumber and dispose of property, or any interest therein, whether real, personal or mixed, including, but not limited to, all buildings and grounds, as necessary or deemed desirable for university purposes. (1) Employ architects and engineers to plan buildings and other campus facilities; secure bids for the construction of buildings and for the equipment thereof; make contracts for the construction of buildings and for the equipment thereof; and supervise that construction; (2) Accept from any government or governmental department, agency or other public or private body or from any other source grants or contributions of money or property which the board may use for or in aid of any of its purposes; (3) Adopt standing operating rules and procedures for the purchase of all properties, whether real, personal or mixed and including all equipment, materials and supplies and for the purchase of all services. These rules and procedures shall include public competitive bidding, where the sum to be expended exceeds: (a) $29,100 for contracts through which workers employed in the performance of the contract are paid in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); (b) $100,000 for contracts through which workers employed in the performance of the contract are not paid in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); or (c) the amount determined by the Governor as provided in this subsection. The contracts shall be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the university, price and other factors considered. This public bidding process shall not be required in those exceptions created by the board of trustees of the university, which shall be in substance those exceptions contained in sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-9 and C.52:34-10) and section 5 of P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-56) or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service provided by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities of this State and tariffs and schedules of the charges made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with the board. Neither shall public bidding be required for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility, subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities of the State and tariffs and schedules of the charges, made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any products to be supplied or services to be rendered as are filed with that board. Commencing January 1, 1997 and every two years thereafter, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall adjust the threshold amounts set forth in this subsection in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall notify the university of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which it is reported. This subsection shall not prevent the university from having any work done by its own employees, nor shall it apply to repairs, or to the furnishing of materials, supplies or labor or the hiring of equipment or vehicles, when the safety or protection of its or other public property or the public convenience requires or the exigency of the university's service will not admit of such advertisement. In such case, the university shall, by resolution passed by an affirmative vote of its board of trustees, declare the exigency or emergency to exist, remediate as practicable and maintain appropriate records as to the reason for such awards, reporting as soon as practicable thereafter to its board of trustees on all such purchases, the amounts and the reasons therefor; (4) Manage and maintain, and provide for the payment of all charges on and expenses in respect of, all properties utilized by the university; (5) Invest certain moneys in such obligations, securities and other investments as the board shall deem prudent consistent with the purpose and provisions of this act and in accordance with State and federal law, as follows: Investment in not for profit corporations or for profit corporations organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of subsection s. of this section may utilize income realized from the sale or licensing of intellectual property as well as the reinvestment of earnings on intellectual property. Investment in not for profit corporations may also utilize income from overhead grant fund recovery as permitted by federal law as well as other university funds except those specified in paragraph 4 of subsection s. of this section; (6) Exercise the right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), to acquire any property or interest therein; l. Fix and determine tuition rates, and other fees to be paid by students, after reasonable notice and public hearing pursuant to the provisions of the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et seq.); m. Grant diplomas, certificates or degrees; n. Enter into contracts and agreements with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States, or with any public body, department or other agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm or corporation which are deemed necessary or advisable by the board for carrying out the provisions of this act. A contract or agreement pursuant to this subsection may require a municipality to undertake obligations and duties to be performed subsequent to the expiration of the term of office of the elected governing body of the municipality which initially entered into or approved the contract or agreement, and the obligations and duties so incurred by the municipality shall be binding and of full force and effect, notwithstanding that the term of office of the elected members of the governing body of the municipality which initially entered into or approved that contract or agreement, shall have expired. Pursuant to this subsection, the board of trustees may procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnify against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against employees' liability, against any act of any member, officer, employee or servant of the university, whether part-time, full-time, compensated or non-compensated in the performance of the duties of his office or employment or any other insurable risk. In addition, the university shall carry its own liability insurance or maintain an actuarially sound program of self-insurance. Any joint venture, subsidiary corporation, or partnership or other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall maintain insurance or reserves in such amounts as are determined by an actuary to be sufficient to meet its actual or accrued claims; o. Adopt bylaws and amend the same as deemed necessary from time to time and make, promulgate and modify at its pleasure such rules, regulations and orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as are deemed necessary and proper for the administration and operation of the university and to implement the provisions of this act; p. Develop an institutional plan and determine the schools, departments, programs and degree levels to be offered by the university consistent with that plan and the university's programmatic mission as authorized by the State Board of Higher Education prior to July 1, 1994, or authorized thereafter in accordance with the provisions of the "Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A: 3B-1 et seq.); q. Function as a public employer under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.), appointing its chief spokesperson and continuing to conduct all labor negotiations with the participation of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations; r. Continue to retain independent counsel; s. Participate as the general partner or as a limited partner, either directly or through a subsidiary corporation created by the university, in limited partnerships, general partnerships, or joint ventures engaged in the development, manufacture, or marketing of products, technology, scientific information or services and create or form for profit or not for profit corporations to engage in such activities; provided that any such participation shall be consistent with the mission of the university and the board shall have determined that such participation is prudent. (1) The decision to participate in any of the activities described in this subsection, including the creation or formation of for profit or not for profit corporations, shall be articulated in the minutes of the board of trustees meeting in which action was approved. A true copy of the minutes of that meeting shall be delivered to the Governor. No such action shall take effect until 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted, after the copy of the minutes shall have been delivered to the Governor. If, within the 30-day period, the Governor returns the minutes of the meeting with a veto of the action taken by the board, the action taken by the board shall be null and void and of no effect. (2) Any actions taken by the university pursuant to this subsection shall be in conformity with the university's policy on conflicts of interest and the provisions of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.), which shall apply to the university, its employees and officers. (3) Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit or be payable out of property or funds of the State. (4) Funds directly appropriated to the university from the State or derived from the university's academic programs shall not be utilized by the for profit or not for profit corporations organized and operated pursuant to this subsection in the development, manufacture or marketing of products, technology or scientific information. (5) Employees of any joint venture, subsidiary corporation, partnership or other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall not be deemed public employees. (6) A joint venture, subsidiary corporation, partnership or other jural entity entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university shall not be deemed an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey. (7) Income realized by the university as a result of participation in the development, manufacture or marketing of products, technology, or scientific information may be invested, reinvested or retained by the board in accordance with the provisions of this act and any other State or federal law for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act or of other applicable statutes. (8) The board shall include in its annual report to the State Treasurer, the operation of all joint ventures, subsidiary corporations, partnerships or other jural entities entered into or owned wholly or in part by the university; t. Create, operate, or participate in the operation of such auxiliary organizations as permitted by law which the board deems prudent and which are in keeping with the educational and public service mission of the university; and u. Sue and be sued in its own name. L.1995, c.400, s.7; amended 2023, c.252, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41i — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-41i
Certification required for coaches.
Status: in_force

5. A person who coaches a school district or nonpublic school athletic activity shall hold a current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other training program recognized by the Department of Health. L.2013, c.209, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-11
County vocational school not to include certain cities
Status: in_force

County vocational schools organized after July 1, 1931, shall not, except as otherwise in this chapter provided, include the territory within the school district boundaries of any city having a resident public school enrollment of 15,000 or more, if such city is maintaining a system of vocational education approved for the purposes of federal or state allotment of vocational funds by the commissioner under the regulations of the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-45
Advisory committee
Status: in_force

The board of education of any county special services school district shall appoint an advisory committee of not less than 10 members consisting of representatives of recognized parent and professional organizations working exclusively for the children classified as having unusual disability, as well as at least one psychiatrist, one psychologist, one social worker, and, in any county in which the commissioner has established a department of child study, the county child study supervisor. The committee shall meet at least four times per year to consider matters referred to it by the board and to make recommendations to the board. L.1971, c. 271, s. 17, eff. July 27, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.37
Trustees; number and qualifications
Status: in_force

Trustees; number and qualifications. The board of trustees of any county college insurance group shall have no fewer than three nor more than 15 trustees. Each trustee shall be a natural person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of this State. A majority of the trustees of any group shall be members or employees of member county colleges, provided that any trustee who ceases to be a member or employee of a county college may be allowed to serve for not more than 90 days following cessation without violating this provision. L. 1985, c. 204, s. 5, eff. June 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-20.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-20.4
Tenure rights not affected
Status: in_force

8. Nothing in this section or in this act shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any superintendent prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. A superintendent of schools promoted from within a district shall retain all tenure rights accrued in any position which was previously held by the superintendent in the district. L.1991,c.267,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-7.9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-7.9
Apportionment of State aid, taxes.
Status: in_force

3. a. In the event the designated district is composed of more than one municipality, when allocating equalized valuations or district incomes, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-45), for the purpose of calculating State aid, persons attending schools in the designated district pursuant to section 2 of this act shall be assigned to each municipality comprising the designated district in direct proportion to the number of persons ordinarily attending school from each municipality in the designated district without considering the persons attending pursuant to this act. b. In the event the designated district is a constituent district of a limited purpose regional district, when allocating equalized valuations or district incomes, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-45), for the purpose of apportioning the amounts to be raised by taxes for the limited purpose regional district of which the designated district is a constituent district, persons attending schools in the designated district pursuant to section 2 of this act shall not be counted. L.1988, c.12, s.3; amended 1990, c.52, s.49; 1996, c.138, s.63; 2007, c.260, s.59.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72N-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72N / Section 72N-2
Selection of scholar, practitioner to fill chair.
Status: in_force

2. Subject to available appropriations, the Center for the American Woman and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University shall select an outstanding scholar or practitioner to fill the chair under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon. L.1999,c.323,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:51-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 51 / Section 51-14
Participation in noncommercial educational television stations
Status: in_force

Every board, in addition to the powers set forth in section 18A:51-13 and subject to the rules and regulations of the state board, may participate in the organization and operation of a noncommercial, nonprofit, educational television station in this state and utilize the services therefrom, and in order to effectuate such purpose, every board is authorized: (1) To enter into any contractual arrangement agreeable to the board with any other public or private agencies or organizations, including membership in a noncommercial, nonprofit corporation or association duly organized under the laws of this state to operate such a station; (2) To designate one or more representatives to the board of trustees of such corporation or association, and otherwise to participate in its affairs in compliance with the charter and bylaws of such organization; (3) To procure for the public schools under the board's jurisdiction the services of such a station, by subscription or otherwise; and (4) To incur such expenses as the board may deem advisable for such purposes, by way of dues, subscription charges, assessments, capital contributions and otherwise, but in amounts not exceeding in any one year $2.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in the district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-30
Determination of amount to be raised locally.
Status: in_force

18A:22-30. At or after such hearing the board of school estimate shall fix and determine the amount of money necessary to be raised locally for said project or projects, and the secretary of said board shall certify said amount to the board of education of the district and to the board or body of each municipality comprised therein which has power to make appropriations of money to be raised by taxes in such municipality. The board of education of the district and the governing body of each such municipality comprising the district shall apportion the amount so to be appropriated, assessed, levied and raised in each of such municipalities, as nearly as may be, on the same basis and by the application of the same standards as are provided by law for apportionment of appropriations by county tax boards. L.1967, c.271; amended 2000, c.72, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-75 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-75
Plans, specifications
Status: in_force

24. 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 these powers shall have been delegated by the Board of Trustees. L.1986,c.43,s.24; amended 1994,c.48,s.116.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-9
Reapportionment of membership
Status: in_force

1. Each apportionment shall continue in effect unless and until a reapportionment shall become necessary by reason of the receipt by the Governor of the next federal census or the enlargement of the regional district by the admission of one or more local districts. In any such case, immediately after the receipt by the Governor of said census or the certification of a favorable result of the election for enlargement of the regional district, the county superintendent or county superintendents of the county or counties in which the constituent districts are situate shall reapportion the members accordingly but all members shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected or appointed notwithstanding any reapportionment. If any constituent district shall become entitled to increased representation on the board the additional members shall be elected at the next annual school election of the regional district. If, as a result of such reapportionment, a disproportionate number of the total representatives of any one constituent district to a regional board are to be elected at a single annual school election, the commissioner shall have the power, on petition of a constituent district board of education, to alter the term of any member representing such constituent district by not more than 1 year, so as to temporarily apportion, as equally as possible over any given 3-year period, the election of the members representing such constituent district. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 327, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1978; amended 2021, c.369, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-25 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25
Prescribing minimum courses of study for public schools; approval of courses of study
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, with the approval of the state board, prescribe minimum courses of study for the public schools and require boards of education to submit to him for approval or disapproval courses of study adopted by them, whenever he deems it advisable so to do.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61F-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61F / Section 61F-1
Consumption prohibited in public, private institution of higher education.
Status: in_force

49. Consuming, including by smoking, vaping, or aerosolizing, any cannabis item available for lawful consumption pursuant to the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act," P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), is prohibited in any area of any building of, on the grounds of, or in any facility owned, leased, or controlled by, any public or private institution of higher education or a related entity thereof, regardless of whether the area or facility is an indoor place or is outdoors. As used in this section "related entity" includes, but is not limited to, the foundation, auxiliary services corporation, or alumni association, or any subsidiary thereof, of an institution of higher education. Any penalties that may be assessed for the smoking of tobacco where prohibited under the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act," P.L.2005, c.383 (C.26:3D-55 et seq.), shall be applicable to the consumption of cannabis items where prohibited by this section. L.2021, c.16, s.49.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-18
Compliance with certain notice requirements
Status: in_force

3. For the academic year following any transfer of operational control under section 1 or section 2 of P.L.1973, c.267 (C.18A:28-16 and 18A:28-17), both the local school board and the Educational Services Commission, Jointure Commission, Commissioner of Education, State Board of Education, or the board of trustees of a State college, as the case may be, shall comply with the notice requirements of P.L.1971, c.436 (C.18A:27-10 et seq.), to the same extent as if each had been the employer of all teaching staff members of the school in question during the academic year preceding the transfer of operational control. L.1973,c.267,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.62.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-6
Expenses of members; no compensation
Status: in_force

The members of the state board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their necessary expenses in performing their duties.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-14a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-14a
School breakfast, minimum nutritional standards, eligibility.
Status: in_force

12. a. (1) School breakfasts made available to students under a school breakfast program or a breakfast after the bell program shall meet minimum nutritional standards, established by the United States Department of Agriculture. (2) Breakfasts that are offered, by a participating school district or nonpublic school, under a school breakfast program or a breakfast after the bell program, shall be made available, free of charge, to all students enrolled in the district or in the nonpublic school, as the case may be, who are determined to be federally eligible for free or reduced price meals. As provided by section 1 of P.L.2019, c.445 (C.18A:33-21.1), the unreimbursed costs of free breakfasts being made available, pursuant to this paragraph, to students who are federally eligible for reduced price breakfast, shall be borne by the State. (3) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, breakfasts offered under a school breakfast program or a breakfast after the bell program shall also be made available, free of charge, to each enrolled student who is determined to be federally ineligible for free or reduced price meals, but who has an annual household income amounting to not less than 186 percent, and not more than 224 percent, of the federal poverty level, as determined pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-21b1). As provided by subsection b. of this section, the unreimbursed costs of free breakfasts being offered to federally ineligible students, pursuant to this paragraph, shall be borne by the State. b. The State shall provide funding to each school that operates a School Breakfast Program or a breakfast after the bell program, as may be necessary to reimburse the costs associated with the school's provision of free breakfasts, pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section, to students who are federally ineligible for free or reduced price meals. c. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall annually prepare and issue, to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, a written report that identifies, for each participating school district and nonpublic school in the State: (1) the methods that are being used, by each such school or school district, to facilitate the prompt identification and subsidized meals certification of students who are categorically eligible or income-eligible for free or reduced price breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program; (2) the total number and percentage of students receiving subsidized school breakfasts, in the preceding year, who have been determined to be, respectively, federally eligible for free school breakfast, federally eligible for reduced price school breakfast, income-eligible for free school breakfast on the basis of State-level income eligibility requirements, or neither categorically eligible nor income-eligible for free or reduced price school breakfast; and the number and percentage of all such students who are, respectively, from low-income families and from middle-income families; and (3) the methods that are being used, by each such school and district, to provide breakfast to students under the federal School Breakfast Program, including an indication as to whether breakfast is being provided to students through a breakfast after the bell program. d. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations establishing a schedule for, and identifying the manner in which, State-level reimbursements are to be made pursuant to subsection b. of this section. L.2022, c.104, s.12; amended 2023, c.336, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-14 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-14
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), concerning the revision of school breakfast plans for schools that have a participation rate of less than 50% of eligible students in a school breakfast program during any year of the program, and other matters necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act L.2003,c.4,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:37-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 37 / Section 37-27
Development of online tutorial, test.
Status: in_force

24. The Commissioner of Education shall develop, in consultation with the Division on Civil Rights, and make available on the Department of Education's Internet site, an online tutorial on harassment, intimidation, and bullying. The online tutorial shall, at a minimum, include best practices in the prevention of harassment, intimidation, and bullying, applicable laws, and such other information that the commissioner determines to be appropriate. The online tutorial shall be accompanied by a test to assess a person's understanding of the information provided in the tutorial. L.2010, c.122, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-2
Student eligibility.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-2. a. A student who is enrolled in an eligible institution and who is eligible for and receives any form of student financial aid through a program administered by the State under this chapter shall be considered to remain domiciled in New Jersey and eligible for continued financial assistance notwithstanding the fact that the student is financially dependent upon the student's parents or guardians and that the parents or guardians change their domicile to another State. b. A person shall not be awarded financial aid under this chapter unless the person has been a resident of this State for a period of not less than 12 months immediately prior to receiving the financial aid. c. A person shall not be awarded student financial aid under this chapter unless the person is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as determined under 20 U.S.C.s.1091. The authority shall determine whether persons who were eligible noncitizens prior to the effective date of the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, but not after that date, shall continue to be eligible for student financial aid under this chapter. d. A person who is incarcerated shall be eligible for student financial aid under this chapter provided that: (1) the person had been a resident of this State for a period of not less than 12 months immediately prior to the date of incarceration; (2) the person is a State-sentenced inmate; and (3) the person receives approval from the Department of Corrections to enroll in an eligible institution. Amended 2019, c.282.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-76.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-76.7
Procedures for awarding design-build contracts.
Status: in_force

12. a. The contracting unit shall adopt the following procedures for awarding design-build contracts: (1) The contracting unit shall either appoint a licensed and prequalified design professional, or designate an employee of the contracting unit licensed to provide architectural, engineering, or surveying services, to provide technical advice, construction review services, and professional expertise on behalf of the contracting unit; (2) The contracting unit shall develop, with the assistance of the design professional or designated employee, performance criteria and a scope of work statement that defines the project and provides prospective design-builders with sufficient information regarding the contracting unit's requirements. The statement shall include: evaluation factor criteria and preliminary design documents, general budget parameters, and general schedule or delivery requirements to enable the design-builders to submit proposals which meet the contracting unit's needs. When the design-build selection procedure is used and the contracting unit contracts for development of the scope of work statement, the design-builder shall contract for architectural or engineering services as defined by and in accordance with R.S.45:3-1 et seq., P.L.1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.), and all other applicable licensing statutes; (3) Once the contracting unit has developed a scope of work statement which adequately defines the contracting unit's requirements for the project or projects, the contracting unit shall solicit proposals of qualification from design-builders. The contracting unit shall solicit proposals of qualification in accordance with the requirements of the applicable public procurement laws of the State of New Jersey. (4) The contracting unit shall establish a technical review committee, which shall consist of a representative of the contracting unit, the contracting unit's project manager, and the contracting unit's authorized design professional. The contracting unit's attorney may advise the technical review committee. The technical review committee shall have the responsibility to evaluate bids based on rating and scoring proposals, and shall evaluate design-builders based on their qualifications. A member of the technical review committee shall not have a personal or financial interest in any of the design-builders submitting proposals. b. The factors used to evaluate proposals of qualification shall be stated in the solicitation and shall include, but not be limited to: specialized experience and technical competence, training certification of professional and field workforce, principal location of the company, capability to perform, safety modification rating, past performance of the individual members of the design-builder's team in their respective capacities, including the architect-engineer and construction members of the team, and other appropriate technical and qualification factors as determined by the Secretary of Higher Education, where applicable. Each solicitation for proposals of qualification shall establish the relative importance assigned to the evaluation factors and sub-factors to be considered. c. A solicitation for proposals of qualification shall state the maximum number of design-builders that are to be selected to submit second proposals. The maximum number specified in the solicitation shall be at least two and shall not exceed six. d. The contracting unit may offer a stipend, based upon the project size and type, which shall not exceed three percent of the project's estimated cost, to any design-builder providing design, construction information, or materials presented in response to a request for second proposals. This stipend is intended to encourage the submission of proposals and to increase competition. e. On the basis of the proposal of qualification, the technical review committee shall select the most highly qualified number of design-builders specified in the solicitation and request the selected design-builders to submit a second proposal and sealed bid. Each solicitation for second proposals shall establish the relative importance assigned to the evaluation factors to be considered. f. The technical review committee shall evaluate each second proposal based on the technical submission for the proposal, including design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements addressed within the scope of work, and the evaluation factors, including a minimum of 50 percent consideration based on the cost of the bid. g. The contracting unit shall separately evaluate the submissions described above, and award the contract in accordance with section 16 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.18A:64-76.11). L.2021, c.71, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.51 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.51
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act.” L.2025, c.278, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-21.1
Hepatitis B vaccination required for public, private school students in grades nine through twelve.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Health shall require the immunization of a child for hepatitis B as a condition of enrollment in grades nine through 12. b. Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a principal, director or other person in charge of a public or private school in this State shall not knowingly admit or retain in grades nine through 12 a child whose parent or guardian has not submitted acceptable evidence of the child's immunization for hepatitis B prior to or during enrollment in ninth grade, as provided by regulation of the Commissioner of Health. c. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this section. L.2002, c.58, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-73 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-73
Adoption of social security act, etc., continued
Status: in_force

The referendum held, on October 26 and 27, 1955, under which a majority of the active contributing members of the teachers' pension and annuity fund, qualified to vote therein as required by section 218(d)(3) of the social security act, voted to be covered by that act, the official certification on November 9, 1955 by the governor of the result of such referendum and the contract, dated December 29, 1955, entered into by the state for the covering of such members under the social security act, and the results thereof are continued, ratified and confirmed.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-39
Membership of the council
Status: in_force

2. The council shall consist of the president of the board of education and the superintendent of each county vocational school which is a member of the council. A board of education president may designate another member of the board as an alternate to attend and to vote at council meetings in the president's absence. A member of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses. L.1993,c.302,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36C-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Hope Act." L.2011, c.176, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-5
Written contracts of employment required
Status: in_force

Every contract between a board of education which has not made rules governing such employment and any teaching staff member shall be in writing, in triplicate, signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and by such person.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-60 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-60
Conditions for disbursement of funds.
Status: in_force

18. The Commissioner of Education shall not authorize the disbursement of funds to any district until the commissioner is satisfied that all educational expenditures in the district will be spent effectively and efficiently in order to enable students to achieve the core curriculum content standards. The commissioner shall be authorized to take any affirmative action as is necessary to ensure the effective and efficient expenditure of funds by school districts and county vocational school districts. L.2007, c.260, s.60.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3
Accumulated sick leave
Status: in_force

If any such person requires in any school year less than the specified number of days of sick leave with pay allowed, all days of such minimum sick leave not utilized that year shall be accumulative to be used for additional sick leave as needed in subsequent years.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-13
Annual budget request
Status: in_force

The center shall submit its annual budget request to the commission for approval. L. 1985, c. 104, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-19
Funds for maintenance of playgrounds and recreation places
Status: in_force

Whenever any board of education has established any public playground or recreation place, or has assumed the maintenance, control, and management of a public playground or recreation place, it shall include in its annual budget an itemized statement of the amount of money estimated to be necessary for the cost of maintenance and management of such playground and recreation place for the ensuing year.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-4
Reduction in number of janitorial employees
Status: in_force

No board of education shall reduce the number of janitors, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees in any district by reason of residence, age, sex, race, religion or political affiliation and when any janitor, janitor engineer, custodian or janitorial employee under tenure is dismissed by reason of reduction in the number of such employees, the one having the least number of years to his credit shall be dismissed in preference to any other having a longer term of service and the person so dismissed shall be and remain upon a preferred eligibility list, in the order of years of service, for reemployment whenever vacancies occur and shall be reemployed by the board in such order and upon reemployment shall be given full recognition for previous years of service in his respective positions and employments.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-28.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-28.5
Expenses; assessment for dues
Status: in_force

For the purposes of defraying the expenses of the council, the county colleges and county college commissions shall pay the necessary expenses incurred by the council and shall appropriate annually such sums for dues as may be assessed by the council. The assessment shall be made only upon a two-thirds vote of the membership present at the meeting after written notice of the proposed vote shall be given to each county college and county college commission at least 60 days before the council meeting at which the vote will be taken. Dues shall be on a graduated scale according to the size of the county college and county college commission. L.1989,c.141,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-19
Professional or occupational misconduct.
Status: in_force

18A:71C-19. Professional or Occupational Misconduct. a. Notwithstanding provisions of any law to the contrary, any State professional or occupational licensing board shall define a borrower's delinquent or default status of any loan made or guaranteed by the authority as misconduct punishable by the denial, suspension, or revocation of the borrower's professional or occupational license by that board. b. For the purposes of this section: "License" means the whole or part of any State agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of permission to engage in a profession, trade, business or occupation and any notification required to be made to any State agency that a profession, trade, business or occupation is being engaged in or is expected to be commenced; provided that "license" shall not include any original charter or certificate of incorporation granted by any State agency; "State agency" means the legislative or executive branch of the State, including, but not limited to, any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or independent agency, public authority or public benefit corporation. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-21.8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-21.8
Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey, CreateNJ, Thomas Edison State University.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established at Thomas Edison State University the Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey, also known as CreateNJ. The purpose of the center shall be to maximize collaborations between employers, partner organizations, and institutions of higher education that develop and implement career pathways for nontraditional students and workers and workforce development programs. The center shall be the State's central resource for the evaluation and translation of learning experiences into a validated record of academic credit, career credentials, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship credits, and pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities. The validated record developed by the center pursuant to this section shall be known as the CreateNJ Workforce Transcript. b. (1) The Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey shall establish a steering committee, the purpose of which is to foster partnerships among education, government and industry for the mapping of credentials and to contribute to the direction and sustainability of the center. Members of the steering committee shall serve in an advisory capacity only. The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (2) The steering committee shall consist of 12 members and shall be co-chaired by the President of Thomas Edison State University and the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, or their designees. Other members of the steering committee shall include, but not be limited to, one representative from each of the following: (a) the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety; (b) the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education; (c) the Department of Education; (d) the Economic Development Authority; (e) the New Jersey Business and Industry Association; and (f) the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. The steering committee shall also include three representatives of the New Jersey Presidents' Council, preferably each from different sectors. c. The Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey shall establish a database that houses all of the skills or credits credentialed or accepted by Thomas Edison State University and other voluntarily participating institutions of higher education. The inclusion of an individual's higher education credit equivalencies or identified skills in the database shall be voluntary in nature, and participation shall be indicated by informed consent. Thomas Edison State University shall maintain the credits obtained through any evaluation of learning pursuant to this section by following national best practices and processes and by complying with applicable State and federal privacy laws and other guidelines and requirements for institutional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. d. As permitted by law, Thomas Edison State University may enter into contracts with public or private individuals, organizations, and institutions to advance the purposes of this act. The Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey shall apply for and accept grant funds, or any other funds, to support the operations and duties of the center, as made available by the federal government, private foundations or entities, or any other sources. e. Thomas Edison State University may hire such additional staff as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section. f. The Center for Career Relevant Education and Talent Evaluation of New Jersey may assess fees for the utilization of the database and transcript generation. Any fee or other revenue collected by the center shall be used to fund the operations of the center. L.2023, c.309.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-20.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-20.5
Appointment of administrative principal
Status: in_force

9. In any district not having a superintendent of schools, the board of education shall appoint an administrative principal for the district. In a district having two or more schools the board shall appoint the principal of one of those schools as administrative principal, and in a district having only one school, the principal of that school shall be so appointed. The appointment of an administrative principal shall be made by contract for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. Reappointment of the administrative principal shall be governed by the same provisions as set forth in section 4 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1) with respect to superintendents. The administrative principal shall have all the powers, authority, privileges, rights and duties set forth in N.J.S.18A:17-20 and sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.2 and 18A:17-20.3) with respect to superintendents. No administrative principal hereafter appointed shall have tenure in any other position in the district; but nothing in this section or in P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.) shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any individual who was appointed as or functioning as an administrative principal prior to the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.). L.1991,c.267,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-76 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-76
Discretion in purchase of coverage
Status: in_force

The state treasurer may, in his discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefit provisions as provided in this article, or may determine not to purchase any group insurance coverage for the death benefit provisions heretofore mentioned. The board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund may, in its discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for additional death benefit coverage as provided for in section 18A:66-53 or may also, in its discretion, determine not to purchase any contributory group insurance coverage for the additional death benefit provisions provided in section 18A:66-53.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-60 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-60
No interest in fund by trustees or employees
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise herein provided, no trustee and no employee of the board of trustees shall have any direct interest in the gains or profits of any investments of the retirement system; nor shall any trustee or employee of the board directly or indirectly, for himself or as an agent, in any manner use the moneys of the retirement system, except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the board of trustees; nor shall any trustee or employee of the board of trustees become an endorser or surety, or in any manner an obligor for moneys loaned to or borrowed from the retirement system. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 57, s. 7, eff. May 18, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-71 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-71
Establishment and operation of centers
Status: in_force

That the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education shall have the authority and responsibility under this act to plan for, establish, and operate a State-wide system of educational centers for research and demonstration. These centers, in voluntary co-operation with local school districts, shall concentrate upon the development, testing, and installation of ideas and procedures to solve major educational problems facing the State; including but not limited to reading levels of low-income children, early childhood development, the gifted student and the effective utilization of new materials and equipment, educational technology, and patterns of school organization. L.1970, c. 122, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:34A-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 34A / Section 34A-4
School library, material curation policy.
Status: in_force

4. a. A board of education shall adopt a policy on the curation of library material within a school library. The purpose of the curation policy is to: provide standards for the curation of library material, establish criteria for the removal of existing school library material or library material selected for inclusion in the school library, and provide protection against attempts to censor library material. b. When developing the policy, the board shall review the model policy established by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to subsection d. of this section. The board shall have control over the content of the policy, except that the policy shall, at a minimum: (1) recognize that library material should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all students and should present diverse points of view in the collection as a whole; (2) acknowledge that library material shall not be removed from a school library because of the origin, background, or views of the library material or those contributing to its creation; (3) recognize the importance of school libraries as centers for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of information and ideas; (4) promote the free expression and free access to ideas by students by prohibiting the censorship of library material; (5) acknowledge that a school library media specialist is professionally trained to curate and develop the school library collection that provides students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate library material available to schools; and (6) establish a procedure for a school library staff member to review library material within a school library on an ongoing basis, which shall include, but not be limited to: the library material's relevance, the condition of the library material, the availability of duplicates, the availability of more recent developmentally appropriate material, and the continued demand for the library material. c. In the event a board of education has a policy that complies with the requirements of subsection b. of this section as of the effective date of this act, the board shall not be required to take further action. d. To assist boards of education in developing a policy on the curation of library material within a school library, the commissioner shall develop a model policy. In developing the model policy, the commissioner shall consult with the State Librarian, the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, and the New Jersey School Boards Association. The model policy shall be updated as the commissioner deems necessary. e. A board of education, in consultation with school library staff members, shall have discretion in selecting, purchasing, or acquiring library material for inclusion in the school library. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a board of education to purchase, or otherwise acquire, library material for a school library. f. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a board of education's authority to select textbooks and school supplies related to the curriculum. L.2024, c.96, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-14a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-14a
Non-disclosure agreements, charter schools, employees.
Status: in_force

16. a. As used in this section: “Non-disclosure agreement” means an agreement between the board of trustees of a charter school and an employee of the charter school arising out of an existing or anticipated employment relationship, or an agreement between the board and an employee with respect to severance pay, under which the employee or expected employee agrees not to disclose information that may be exchanged or acquired during the course of employment at the charter school. A non-disclosure agreement may include a confidentiality clause or any other language limiting the ability of an employee to discuss their employment with the charter school. “Restrictive covenant” means an agreement between the board of trustees of a charter school and an employee of the charter school arising out of an existing or anticipated employment relationship, or an agreement between the board and an employee with respect to severance pay, under which the employee or expected employee agrees not to engage in certain specified activities competitive with the charter school after the employment relationship has ended. b. The board of trustees of a charter school, or any employee acting on behalf of the board, shall not require or request that an employee enter into a non-disclosure agreement or restrictive covenant as a condition of employment or with respect to severance pay as provided in an employment contract. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a board of trustees from entering into a non-disparagement agreement with an employee. L.2025, c.277, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-11
Implementation of school breakfast program by district.
Status: in_force

3. In implementing a school lunch program, pursuant to P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4 et seq.), a school breakfast program, pursuant to P.L.2003, c.4 (C.18A:33-9 et seq.) or section 6 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-10.1), or a breakfast after the bell program, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2014, c.66 (C.18A:33-11.1) or section 2 of P.L.2018, c.25 (C.18A:33-11.3), each school and school district shall: a. publicize, to parents and students, the availability of the respective school meals program, as well as the various ways in which a student may qualify to receive subsidized school meals under the program, as provided by subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.53 (C.18A:33-4) and subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-14a); b. make every effort to ensure that students receiving subsidized school meals are not identified, by the student body, faculty, or staff, in a manner that is distinct from the manner in which students receiving unsubsidized school meals are identified as program participants. Such efforts shall include, but need not be limited to, the establishment of a neutral meal plan or voucher system that does not make a distinction between these two groups of students; and c. to the greatest extent practicable: (1) facilitate and expedite the prompt and accurate identification of categorically eligible students who may be certified to receive subsidized school meals without first submitting an application therefor, and, whenever an application is required to establish income eligibility for subsidized meals, encourage students and their families to submit a subsidized school meals application for that purpose; (2) facilitate and expedite the subsidized school meals application and income eligibility determination processes that are used, by the school or school district, to certify a student for subsidized school meals on the basis of income, and assist parents and guardians in completing the subsidized school meals application; and (3) encourage students who are neither categorically eligible nor income-eligible for subsidized school lunch or subsidized school breakfast to nonetheless participate in the school lunch program or school breakfast program, or both, as appropriate, on a paid and unsubsidized basis. L.2003,c.4,s.3; amended 2022, c.104, s.7; 2023, c.336, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-9
Periodic solicitation of bids.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-9. Periodic solicitation of bids. Every board of education shall, on an annual basis or at such lesser intervals to be fixed by it, solicit by public advertisement the submission of bids for the provision or performance of goods or services which are and which under N.J.S.18A:18A-4 can be contracted to be provided or performed only after public advertisement for bids and bidding therefor and all contracts for the provision or performance of such goods or services shall be awarded only in that manner. L.1977, c.114; amended 1999, c.440, s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72F-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72F / Section 72F-10
Periodic evaluation.
Status: in_force

10. The impact of the program on the representation of New Jersey college and university minority faculty members with doctoral degrees in the designated disciplines shall be evaluated periodically by the Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund and the New Jersey Presidents' Council. L.1984,c.189,s.10; amended 1994, c.48, s.279; 1999, c.46, s.61.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-27.1
Powers and duties, revenue producing facilities.
Status: in_force

18A:72A-27.1. In addition to the powers and duties with respect to dormitories given under N.J.S.18A:72A-26 and N.J.S.18A:72A-27 the treasurer, the board of governors of the university, the board of trustees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the board of trustees of a State college, the board of trustees of Rowan University, the board of trustees of Montclair State University, the board of trustees of Kean University, the board of trustees of a county college, and the governing body of an affiliate of a public institution of higher education shall also have the same power and be subject to the same duties in relation to any conveyance, lease or sublease made under subsection a., b., or c. of N.J.S.18A:72A-26 or loan agreement under subsection e. of N.J.S.18A:72A-26, with respect to revenue-producing facilities; that is to say, structures or facilities which produce revenues sufficient to pay the rentals due and to become due under any lease or sublease made under subsection c. of N.J.S.18A:72A-26 or loan payments due and to become due under any loan agreement made under subsection e. of N.J.S.18A:72A-26 including, without limitation, student unions and parking facilities. amended 1971, c.74; 1971, c.77, s.3; 1994, c.48, s.239; 2012, c.45, s.105; 2017, c.178, s.62; 2021, c.282, s.64; 2021, c.415, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40A-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40A / Section 40A-7.1
Confidentiality of certain information provided by pupil; exceptions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Except as provided by section 3 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.10), if a public or private elementary or secondary school pupil who is participating in a school-based substance use counseling program provides information during the course of a counseling session in that program which indicates that the pupil's parent or guardian or other person residing in the pupil's household has a substance use disorder, that information shall be kept confidential and may be disclosed only under the circumstances expressly authorized under subsection b. of this section. b. The information provided by a pupil pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be disclosed: (1) subject to the pupil's written consent, to another person or entity whom the pupil specifies in writing in the case of a secondary school pupil, or to a member of the pupil's immediate family or the appropriate school personnel in the case of an elementary school pupil; (2) pursuant to a court order; (3) to a person engaged in a bona fide research purpose, except that no names or other information identifying the pupil or the person with respect to whose substance use the information was provided, shall be made available to the researcher; or (4) to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or to a law enforcement agency, if the information would cause a person to reasonably suspect that the elementary or secondary school pupil or another child may be an abused or neglected child as the terms are used in R.S.9:6-1, or as the terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.9), or section 1 of P.L.1974, c.119 (C.9:6-8.21). c. Any disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection b. of this section shall be limited to that information which is necessary to carry out the purpose of the disclosure, and the person or entity to whom the information is disclosed shall be prohibited from making any further disclosure of that information without the pupil's written consent. The disclosure shall be accompanied by a written statement advising the recipient that the information is being disclosed from records the confidentiality of which is protected by P.L.1997, c.362 (C.18A:40A-7.1 et seq.), and that this law prohibits any further disclosure of this information without the written consent of the person from whom the information originated. Nothing in P.L.1997, c.362 (C.18A:40A-7.1 et seq.) shall be construed as prohibiting the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or a law enforcement agency from using or disclosing the information in the course of conducting an investigation or prosecution. Nothing in P.L.1997, c.362 shall be construed as authorizing the violation of any federal law. d. The prohibition on the disclosure of information provided by a pupil pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall apply whether the person to whom the information was provided believes that the person seeking the information already has it, has other means of obtaining it, is a law enforcement or other public official, has obtained a subpoena, or asserts any other justification for the disclosure of this information.
L.1997, c.362, s.1; amended 1999, c.320; 2012, c.16, s.43; 2023, c.177, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-24.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-24.3
Appointment of shared superintendent, school business administrator; terms
Status: in_force

6. The boards of education may, by contract, appoint a shared superintendent or school business administrator for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, by the recorded roll call majority vote of the membership of each board. At the conclusion of the term of the initial contract or of any subsequent contract, the superintendent or business administrator shall be deemed reappointed for another contracted term of the same duration as the previous contract unless either: a. The boards shall together agree to reappoint the person by contract for a different term, which term shall not be less than three nor more than five years in which event reappointments thereafter shall be deemed for the new term unless a different term is again specified; or b. At least one year prior to the expiration of the first or any subsequent contract a board shall notify the superintendent or business administrator and the other board or boards in writing that the person will not be reappointed at the end of the current term, in which event the person's employment shall cease at the expiration of that term. The contract between the boards shall also be terminated. However, the termination shall not preclude any board from reemploying the superintendent or business administrator on an individual basis. If a contract between boards of education is terminated because the superintendent or business administrator is not reappointed at the end of the term of employment, and the boards involved in the previous sharing relationship determine to enter into a new contract, the boards shall not be required to prepare and submit a report or receive the approval of the Commissioner of Education if the new contract is for the same shared position for which the boards previously received approval. L.1996,c.111,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-19
Procedure for removal of governor or trustee
Status: in_force

(a) Any governor shall be subject to removal after hearing, by a majority of the board of governors, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interests of the corporation or the university, subject to review and confirmation (i) by the governor of the state in the case of his appointees, and (ii) by the board of trustees in the case of its appointees. (b) Any trustee other than one serving under the provisions of subsection I.a. of 18A:65-15 shall be subject to removal after hearing for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interests of the corporation or the university (i) by the governor of the state in the case of a trustee appointed by him or (ii) in the case of a trustee elected by the board of trustees, by a majority of the then membership of the board of trustees.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.36
Bylaws of the group; trustees; powers
Status: in_force

Bylaws of the group; trustees; powers. a. The bylaws of any county college insurance group shall: (1) Set forth a statement of purposes of the group; (2) Set forth provisions for organization of the group, including governance by a board of trustees; (3) Provide for the delivery of risk management programs in conjunction with any joint self-insurance fund or funds which the board of trustees shall establish; (4) Set forth procedures to enforce the collection of any contributions or payments in default; (5) Set forth membership standards as required in section 3 of this act; (6) Require that, for each joint self-insurance fund, a contract or contracts of specific and aggregate excess insurance or reinsurance is maintained unless otherwise recommended by the trustees upon the advice and report of an independent actuary; (7) Set forth procedures for: (a) Withdrawal from the group and a fund by a member; (b) Termination of the group or fund and disposition of assets; and (c) Determining the obligations, if any, of a member in the event that the group is unable to pay indemnification obligations and expenses payable from a fund administered by it; (8) Require an annual certified audit to be prepared and filed with the commissioner; (9) Require that any joint self-insurance fund or funds be developed and operated in accordance with accepted and sound actuarial practices; (10) Provide that any expenditure of moneys in a fund be in furtherance of the purpose of the fund; (11) Set forth other provisions as desired for operation and governance of the group. b. The bylaws of a group shall provide for governance of the group by a board of trustees selected in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws. The bylaws shall provide for trustee powers and duties and shall include, but not be limited to, the following powers of the board of trustees: (1) To determine and establish contributions and rates, loss reserves, surplus, limits of coverage, limits of excess or reinsurance, coverage documents, dividends and other financial and operating policies of the group or fund; (2) To invest moneys held in trust under any fund in investments which are approved for investment by regulation of the State Investment Council for surplus moneys of the State; (3) To purchase, acquire, hold, lease, sell and convey real and personal property, all of which property shall be exempt from taxation under chapter 4 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes; (4) To collect and disburse all money due to or payable by the group, or authorize such collection and disbursement; (5) To enter into contracts with other persons or with public bodies of this State for any professional, administrative or other services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the group or any fund; (6) To purchase and serve as the master policyholders, if desired, for any insurance, including excess or reinsurance; (7) To do all other things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes for which the group is established. L. 1985, c. 204, s. 4, eff. June 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-34.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-34.4
Commissioner of Education-approved test, basic skills, requirement, instructional certificate, admission, prohibited; exceptions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding P.L.2021, c.420 (C.18A:26-34), or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate seeking any instructional certificate, except in the case of a limited certificate of eligibility or a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing established pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 224 (C.18A:26-2b et seq.), to complete a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, in order to obtain an instructional certificate. b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall be prohibited from requiring a commissioner-approved educator preparation program to require the completion of a commissioner-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, as a condition for admission. L.2024, c.26, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-50
Definitions.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-50. Definitions. As used in this article: "Operational expense" means those funds devoted to or required for the regular or ordinary expenses of the school of professional nursing, including administration, maintenance and salary expenses; "School of professional nursing" means a school in New Jersey offering a program of nursing instruction not exceeding four years beyond high school, which is affiliated with a hospital and holds a certificate of accreditation issued by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, provided that the school is not eligible to receive State aid for its nursing program under any other law; "Student" means any full-time student who is a resident of this State and who enters a school of professional nursing to begin a program of nursing instruction or any part-time student who is a resident of this State who enters an upper division program of nursing instruction in a school of professional nursing. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:8-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-27
Adoption of different name for board
Status: in_force

If a shorter or different name for the board of education of a consolidated district, heretofore created, appears to be desirable to the board, another title may be adopted by it with the approval of the state board, which approved title shall be certified by the state board under the hand of its secretary to the secretary of state, and the new title so approved and certified shall become the corporate title of the district.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:4-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-13
Building operations
Status: in_force

The state board shall conduct all building operations coming within its direct supervision, including all construction or repair work allied thereto, within the appropriation specifically provided in each case for said work. It may, with the approval of the state house commission, employ such technical assistants, including registered architects and engineers, for the preparation of plans, specifications and drawings and for supervision and inspection of such work, as in its judgment each building operation necessitates, and such technical assistants shall be paid from the specific appropriation for such building operation.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:73-35h — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 73 / Section 73-35h
Payments.
Status: in_force

10. The sums payable pursuant to this act shall be payable on October 1 following the final determination in each year. Payments shall be made by Thomas Edison State College. Payment shall be made to the receiving officer designated by each regional library cooperative, each library with which the State Library contracts to provide cooperative service to the library network and to the State library for the cost of providing direct Statewide library services to the library network. L.1983,c.486,s.10; amended 1986, c.174, s.6; 2001, c.137, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-14.1
Charter school budget to be posted on school’s website.
Status: in_force

12. a. The budget adopted by a charter school for the school year shall be provided for public inspection on the homepage of the charter school’s Internet website and made available in print in a “user-friendly” format using plain language. The Commissioner of Education shall, within the limit of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for this purpose, promulgate a “user-friendly,” plain language budget summary form for the use of charter schools for this purpose. The commissioner shall also promulgate a procedure and timeline for the submission by each charter school of the required budget summary form to the Department of Education. b. The plain language budget summary shall provide the public with information in summary form about the budget of the charter school and shall include, in addition to an abbreviated version of the formal budget adopted by the charter school, any statistical information as the commissioner determines to be useful for the public’s understanding of the charter school’s fiscal matters and condition and shall also include, but not be limited to, the following information for both the budget year and prebudget year: (1) all line items of appropriation aggregated by item type; (2) revenues by major category, including private donation; (3) the amount of available surplus; (4) a description of unusual revenues or appropriations, with a description of the circumstances of the revenues or appropriations; (5) a list of shared service agreements in which the charter school is participating; (6) the salary of the lead person and the school business administrator employed by the charter school; and (7) if either the lead person or school business administrator is a contracted service provider, each executed contract between the lead person or school business administrator and charter school. c. The plain language budget summary shall be submitted to the department in a form as determined by the commissioner, and, upon its receipt of the summary, the department shall make the summary available to the public through an Internet website maintained by the department in an easily accessible location. The information on the website shall be presented as data that can be downloaded by the public for comparative purposes using commonly used software. d. Upon the preparation of its budget, each board of trustees shall fix a date, place, and time for the holding of a public hearing upon the budget and the amounts of money necessary for the use of the charter school for the ensuing school year and the various items and purposes for which the funds will be used. The hearing shall be held at a time and place accessible to the public. The board of trustees shall cause notice of the public hearing and the statement annexed to the budget to be: (1) published in the county or counties where the charter school is to be located on three occasions; and (2) sent to the board of education of each school district of residence of the students enrolled in the charter school not less than four days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing. The notice sent to a board of education pursuant to this paragraph may be transmitted by the board of trustees via electronic mail. L.2025, c.277, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-11
Psychological and other examinations
Status: in_force

Each board of education shall separately or jointly with one or more boards of education employ a psychological examiner, who acting jointly with special education personnel approved by the commissioner, shall administer the procedures for diagnosis and classification required in this chapter, or, in lieu of employing a psychological examiner, it or they may contract to use, with or without financial reimbursement, the psychological or other services of any clinic or agency approved by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-184 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-184
Disability benefits; payment; total disability; exceptions.
Status: in_force

18. The disability benefits provided under a group policy or policies for all eligible participants in the alternate benefit programs shall provide a monthly income if the participant becomes totally disabled from occupational or nonoccupational causes for a period of at least six consecutive months following the effective date of the coverage. The monthly disability benefit may be paid by the insurance company so long as the participant remains disabled up to the participant's 70th birthday, provided the disability commenced prior to the participant's 60th birthday. The benefit will terminate when the participant is no longer considered totally disabled or begins to receive retirement benefits. The participant will be considered totally disabled if unable to perform each duty of the participant's occupation and is under the regular care of a physician. After the 12 months following the commencement of the disability benefit payments, the participant must be unable to engage in any gainful occupation for which the participant is reasonably fitted by education, training, or experience. Total disability is not considered to exist if the participant is gainfully employed. However, following an agreement with the insurance company and the policyholder, the participant can continue to receive disability benefits for a limited time while performing some type of work. During the period of rehabilitation the monthly benefit will be the regular payment less 80% of the participant's earnings from the rehabilitative position. For purposes of this section, a participant shall be deemed to be in service and covered by the disability benefit insurance provisions for a period of no more than six months while on official leave of absence without pay if satisfactory evidence is presented to the Division of Pensions and Benefits that the leave of absence without pay is due to illness and that the member was not actively engaged in any gainful occupation during the period of leave of absence without pay. Disability benefit insurance provisions of the group policy or policies shall not cover disability resulting from or contributed to by pregnancy, act of war, intentionally self-inflicted injury, or attempted suicide regardless of mental capacity. For purposes of disability insurance the participant will not be considered to be disabled while imprisoned or outside the United States, its territories or possessions, or Canada. If the participant has recovered from the disability for which the participant had received benefits and again becomes totally disabled while insured, the later disability will be regarded as a continuation of the prior one unless the participant has returned to full-time covered employment for at least six months. However, if the later absence is due to an unrelated cause and the participant had returned to full-time work, it will be considered a new disability. The disability benefit insurance cannot be converted to an individual policy. No person shall be covered by the disability benefit provision of the group policy or policies except upon the completion of one year of full-time continuous employment in a position eligible for participation in the alternate benefit program. L.1969, c.242, s.18; amended 2013, c.103, s.61.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-2
Findings, declarations relative to the public system of higher education.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Rutgers, The State University ("Rutgers"), is a body corporate and politic that operates schools and colleges in the State of New Jersey and offers degrees in undergraduate studies, graduate studies, and professional studies such as medical, legal and business, operating pursuant to the authority granted to it by the Rutgers, the state university law, P.L.1956, c.61; b. Rutgers was designated as the State university in 1945, but it was not until 1956 under the Rutgers Compact that the State assumed managerial control and financial responsibility over the school. Upon reorganization in 1956, Rutgers' formerly private governing board - the Board of Trustees - transferred all management, control, administration and policy-making functions to the publicly controlled Board of Governors. The Board of Trustees retained the power to manage and invest certain pre-1956 private assets or private gifts and maintained an advisory role at the school in support of the University; c. Rutgers was established as the "instrumentality of the state for the purpose of operating the state university" and whose primary purpose is as a public trust for the provision of higher education pursuant to N.J.S.18A:65-2. To this end, the law provided for its liberal construction "necessary for the welfare of the state and the people of New Jersey to provide for the development of public higher education in the state and thereby to increase the efficiency of the public school system of the state..." Rutgers is the only comprehensive public research university in New Jersey and currently consists of three campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden; d. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ("UMDNJ") is a body corporate and politic that operates programs of medical, dental, nursing, public health and health-related professions and health sciences education in the State of New Jersey, currently operating pursuant to the authority granted to it by the "Medical and Dental Education Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.102, and "The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Flexibility Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.84. One of its founding institutions was the former Rutgers Medical School. UMDNJ was established to serve the interests of the State by establishing programs of medical, dental, nursing, public health, health sciences and health-related professions. It was charged with providing a greater number of trained medical personnel to assist in staffing hospitals and public institutions and agencies and to prepare a greater number of students for the general practice of health-related professions in New Jersey. To that end UMDNJ was provided authority to form relationships with health care organizations, research institutions and private individuals, firms and corporations. Such public-private relationships would supplement the resources available from the State, thereby providing an economic and efficient means for developing and offering a full range of health care services; e. It is the intent of this legislation to recognize and maintain the spirit and intent of the "Agreements Reached Between Community and Government Negotiators Regarding New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry and Related Matters of April 30, 1968"; f. Currently, UMDNJ operates two allopathic medical schools in the State of New Jersey: one located in Newark (New Jersey Medical School) and the other located in New Brunswick/Piscataway (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School). In addition, UMDNJ operates an osteopathic medical school at Stratford, New Jersey. There are no other osteopathic medical schools located in the State; g. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine ("UMDNJ-SOM") is a major source of primary care physicians for the State and South Jersey. The school offers several post-graduate residency and fellowship positions for approximately 600 students through affiliate hospitals including endocrinology, cardiology, critical care, gastroenterology, nephrology, infectious disease, and many others. UMDNJ-SOM is at the forefront of addressing the need for more physicians and has expanded its class size by 50% over the past two years. Of the more than 1,700 graduates of UMDNJ-SOM, 55% practice in the State, about half of whom deliver primary care; h. Rowan University ("Rowan") is a State university located in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a campus in Camden, New Jersey, currently operating pursuant to the authority granted to State colleges by N.J.S.18A:64-1 et seq., and P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-1 et seq.). Rowan is presently considered a major regional higher education institution. Currently it is comprised of seven academic colleges: Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and the College of Professional and Continuing Education, and a Graduate School. Rowan's nearly 11,000 students may pursue degrees in 36 undergraduate majors, seven teacher certification programs, 26 master's degree programs and a doctorate in educational leadership. Rowan University's main campus is located just 20 miles from Cooper University Hospital with a satellite campus in Camden. Rowan University has a reputation as a top regional university and is home to a newly-constructed, state-of-the-art science building for programs focusing on science and technology; i. 20 years ago, Hank and Betty Rowan gave the former Glassboro State College a gift of $100 million, then the largest private gift to a public university in the United States. Thereafter, in addition to increasing capacity and quality throughout all the programs of the university, Rowan University created an engineering school which has quickly become one of the top-rated undergraduate engineering schools in the country with rankings of 3rd in the country for chemical engineering and 16th overall for public engineering schools. In addition, the engineering school has led the way in developing relationships in southern New Jersey with the private business community, providing a qualified workforce as an attraction for companies to locate in the area. The gift transformed the college into a comprehensive regional university which is poised to take the next step as a research institution; j. In June 2009, Rowan University and The Cooper Health System partnered to establish Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), the first new medical school in New Jersey in 30 years. The establishment of CMSRU, a four-year medical school located in Camden, will help address the current local and national shortage of physicians and improve healthcare throughout the region. Its inaugural class will begin in August 2012; k. The goals of this legislation are to create and enhance the essential higher education opportunities for the residents of the State and to create vibrant educational institutions and communities that attract business to the State and which will allow the State to retain its residents in terms of college placement and workforce. The future economic development of the country will be a knowledge-based economy which will put a premium on an educated workforce and advanced degrees. This legislation restructures the higher education system in the State to provide for more vigorous educational communities that will provide opportunities for students and the workforce necessary to attract crucial private sector jobs as this century unfolds; l. The Legislature has the ultimate responsibility for balancing the functions of public higher education institutions in New Jersey. The State has a responsibility for improving and expanding higher education opportunities for its residents and in that regard it has established a multi-level higher education system for which it has the responsibility to assess from time-to-time and to restructure as needed to improve higher education opportunities. This legislation reflects a thorough and intense review of the higher education system in the State and makes rational changes the Legislature believes are necessary to provide residents with access to a high-quality in-State education. Higher education is vital for a thriving economy because our State's sophisticated economy -- home to many pharmaceutical, biological science and other complex industries -- demands a well-trained workforce; m. This legislation also renews the State's commitment to sustaining and growing its universities and to help them achieve greater success on the national and international stage. New Jersey must stem the persistent historical fact of seeing its brightest high school students leave the State to attend college, and then not return after college. As a State, we lead the nation in net outmigration of college-bound students. This outmigration of students leads to the outmigration of a well-trained workforce and prevents the State from attracting crucial private sector jobs. This legislation will allow for the development of a system to cultivate better collaboration between its businesses and its institutions of higher education. New Jersey's economy will benefit from increased and integrated coordination between public and private research; n. For the State's students to receive the quality higher education necessary for future growth and for the State to achieve its economic goals, Rutgers, as the State's preeminent institution of higher education, for all that it has achieved in its history, must become a great university and enter the top tier of public research universities. To this end, the relationship between Rutgers and the State has evolved to meet changing times, from 1770 when it was chartered as Queen's College, through several amendments to the charter in the late 1700's, to amending the charter in 1825 to change the name of the school to Rutgers University, to the 1945 legislation declaring Rutgers as the state university of New Jersey, to the 1956 Compact whereby the Board of Trustees of Rutgers ceded management and operational control of the school to the State in the form of the Board of Governors in return for substantial financial assistance, and to the subsequent amendments to the Rutgers Compact in 1967, 1970, 1988 and 1994. The Legislature has an obligation to the State and its students to ensure the relationship is still working and thriving. As evidenced by the storied past between the State and Rutgers, the Legislature has periodically examined the role of Rutgers in the State's higher education system and made necessary legislative changes to that relationship to reflect and address the evolving educational needs of the State; o. As the relationship with Rutgers has evolved, the State has become more involved both financially and in creating a growing higher education system for its residents. The State has provided in excess of $10 billion in support to Rutgers since fiscal year 1990 for its operations as The State University of New Jersey and the State has a responsibility to ensure its funding is leading to greater higher education opportunities and jobs; p. There has been widespread recognition for some time that Rutgers needs to take steps with the State's assistance to transform it from a middle- to a first-ranked public institution. In the last decade, an intense discussion about how to elevate Rutgers into a top-tier school has taken place in the State, starting with the Vagelos Report in 2002 and 2004, the Kean Report in 2010 and the Barer Report in 2012. These reports reflect that Rutgers' role in the State's system of higher education has been the subject of intense scrutiny and debate. This legislation is the product and culmination of this decade-long assessment of Rutgers' educational mission; q. This legislation continues Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey and the pre-eminent governance role of its Board of Governors as a public body. The legislation mandates that the Board of Governors shall continue to have authority over the granting of tenure and promotions, establishing standards for academic programs and for the awarding of tenure to faculty at its Newark and Camden campuses. The Board of Governors shall be represented on the Rutgers-Camden Board of Directors and additionally, the Rutgers-Camden Board of Directors is represented on the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors. The Legislature consulted with and sought and obtained active participation of Rutgers in establishing the elements of this educational restructuring that will permit Rutgers to enhance its position. The Legislature has determined that the slight governance changes to Rutgers in this act are necessary to promote essential opportunities for higher education in the State and to improve the standing of Rutgers University as a whole; r. The legislation fulfills the longstanding goal of Rutgers University to acquire a medical school and become a comprehensive public research university. Rutgers has long sought to regain a medical school as part of its curriculum; by Rutgers' own public statements, acquiring a medical school will propel Rutgers into a top-tier research university, and place it at or near the top 20 public universities in the nation. Very few great research universities lack a medical school. This legislation will provide for the transfer of the Newark-based UMDNJ schools (New Jersey Medical School, the New Jersey Dental School, School of Health Related Professions, the School of Nursing, and the Public Health Research Institute) to Rutgers and will transfer UMDNJ's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School located in New Brunswick to Rutgers as well. These institutions are valued at an excess of $895.5 million dollars; s. Rutgers currently falls behind other public research universities in some key measures. Most importantly, the school ranked 64 in 2009 in federally-financed research and development expenditures. This low ranking is primarily influenced by the lack of a medical school as part of the degree offerings at Rutgers. Having medical schools will attract top-flight researchers and thus research grants, to Rutgers. The addition of medical schools to Rutgers will also increase interdisciplinary opportunities among the academic departments of the school; t. The need to reform medical education in the State has been a subject discussed for years but up until now has been left unresolved. The reports done in the past ten years have consistently come to the same conclusion regarding UMDNJ. The Barer Report noted that the present organization of UMDNJ's substantial assets is not the best structure to maximize the effectiveness of the State's investment in medical, dental, nursing and health sciences education, associated research and health care. The State is the home base for many of the world's largest pharmaceutical and biotechnical companies. As such, the State and its institutions of higher education should, but do not, lead the country in attracting federal research funding and associated clinical training. This legislation will address these issues and establish a first-class comprehensive public research university-based health science center in New Jersey through the transfer of the New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to Rutgers; u. Historically, the State has suffered a shortage of higher education capacity resulting in the substantial outmigration from the State of college-bound students. This outmigration has disproportionately affected the residents of the fastest growing region in the State, South Jersey. It is in the public interest that senior public education institutions in South Jersey work together to meet the demand for higher education capacity in the region. These transfers are essential to ensuring that all of the State's capable high school graduates are provided with the opportunity to obtain higher education in a New Jersey college classroom. The guarantee of a quality in-State education requires that these transfers be made in a comprehensive fashion to better enable the State to meet its growing workforce development needs; v. This essential and practical expansion of the State's higher education system will help to address the educational demands of the fastest growing region in the State. The coordination of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan will spur the redevelopment of Camden by creating a long overdue residential campus, and expanding a health sciences campus anchored by the new Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, emphasizing the biosciences, biomedical engineering, nursing and allied health. Therefore, it is in the public interest that Rutgers-Camden be granted autonomy from Rutgers, that Rowan be declared a public research university, and that both schools work together with the newly formed Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors, as an efficient and cost effective means to address an historical disparity in educational capacity and opportunity between the northern and southern regions of New Jersey; w. Integrating these existing higher education institutions will increase research capacity and spur the continued vitality of a region that is no longer supported by historical strengths in manufacturing and agriculture. Furthermore, this legislation will help to stop the annual escape to other states of thousands of students and patients, and millions in clinical research investment dollars from key institutions in South Jersey; x. The transfer of UMDNJ-SOM to Rowan University will allow better coordination of medical education in South Jersey. UMDNJ-SOM is ranked in the top three osteopathic schools in the country, and is a leader in providing primary care physicians for the southern region of the State. After the transfer, Rowan University would have the important distinction of being only the second full-purpose university in the country to have both an osteopathic and allopathic medical school. One stated goal of the Rowan University-Rutgers University-Camden Board of Governors is to create a joint health sciences college. The addition of UMDNJ-SOM into Rowan University will benefit its faculty through providing opportunities for diverse training to students through interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration with the newly created health sciences faculty from the other universities. Integrating UMDNJ-SOM with Rowan University would add a successful, recognized enterprise to the newly designated public research university; y. Adding UMDNJ-SOM to Rowan, along with the new Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, will revitalize the regional economy through a renewed commitment to higher education. This legislation will allow Rowan University to build the capacity to compete for and receive federal and private sector research grants that will drive the university, the region, and its new medical school, to new distinction; z. Currently, Newark is home to many institutions of higher education including Rutgers, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Seton Hall University School of Law, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Essex County College and Berkeley College. The existing educational infrastructure needs to be able to do even more to help the city and the northern region of the State with its economic development needs and to provide innovative and problem-solving leadership. This legislation will allow Rutgers University-Newark to focus on the specific higher education needs of the region and the assets of the region to attract talented students and accomplished faculty to the school. This legislation will provide for an independent University Hospital that will maintain its status as the principal teaching hospital of the New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey Dental School and any other medical education programs located in Newark; aa. The stated goal of this legislation is to create vibrant educational institutions and communities that will not only attract students but attract private sector jobs. The increased attention to the Rutgers University-Newark campus and University Hospital will allow the city to derive not only significant financial, medical and educational benefits, but cultural and social benefits as well. The improved focus on the Newark campus will be a conduit for expanding commercial opportunities in the city and for providing greater opportunities for students in the northern region to benefit fully from the substantial public investments already made and to be made in higher education in Newark; bb. The goal of this legislation is to enhance the critical higher education opportunities for the residents of the State and to create vibrant educational institutions and communities that will attract business to the State and will allow the State to retain its residents in terms of college placement and workforce. This legislation recognizes the State's public institutions of higher education must work together as an integrated whole and thus provides for the necessary restructuring of the higher education system in the State which will provide more vigorous educational communities that will spur opportunities for students and the workforce necessary to attract crucial private sector jobs; cc. The higher education reform and restructuring reflected in this legislation renews the State's commitment to sustaining and growing its universities and in helping them to achieve greater success. More particularly, the legislation reaffirms the State's economic commitment to Rutgers - over $10 billion to the University since 1990 - by the transfer of medical and related schools to Rutgers valued at nearly $1 billion dollars. Additionally, this legislation reaffirms Rutgers' preeminent role in the State's higher education system serving as an instrumentality of the State in trust for its betterment; dd. This comprehensive review and restructuring of the higher education institutions and the systems that serve them as evidenced by this act, dictate that all of the schools, institutions and centers, transferred pursuant to this act, be transferred together and that no transfer of a school, institution or center may be done apart from the whole. The transfers reflected in this legislation are inextricably linked and work together to promote reform and the effective restructuring of the State's higher education system; and ee. Nothing is intended to revise or nullify the rights of Rutgers, The State University under N.J.S.18A:65-1 et seq. L.2012, c.45, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3C-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3C / Section 3C-1
Definitions relative to certain credit card solicitations.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Credit card" means a card, plate or other single credit device that may be used from time to time to obtain credit. "Credit card issuer" means a person who extends to a student the right to use a credit card in connection with purchases of goods or services primarily for personal, family or household use. "Institution of higher education" means any public or private university, college, technical college or community college located in New Jersey. "Solicit" or "solicitation" means any activity on a campus of an institution of higher education specifically intended, in whole or in part, to encourage, entice, urge or request that a student apply for a credit card, but does not include: (1) advertising in newspapers, magazines, or similar publications; or (2) any activity within the physical location of a credit card issuer's business located on the campus of an institution of higher education, so long as the activity is conducted as part of the issuer's regular course of business. "Student" means a person who attends an institution of higher education as an undergraduate, whether enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis. L.2009, c.148, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-110 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-110
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. The Secretary of Higher Education 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.2019, c.431, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-14.1
Electronic data processing defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act "electronic data processing" means the storage, retrieval, combination or collation of items of information by means of electronic equipment involving the translation of words, numbers and other symbolic elements into electrical impulses or currents. L.1982, c. 161, s. 1, eff. Oct. 28, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-63 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-63
Allocation of grant funding.
Status: in_force

4. The secretary shall allocate grant funding to each public institution of higher education that has one or more campuses designated by the secretary as a hunger-free campus in accordance with the criteria established pursuant to section 3 of this act. The secretary shall determine the amount of each grant which shall be used by the institution to further address food insecurity among students enrolled in the institution. L.2019, c.89, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-30
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules and regulations for the organization, management and control of such special service schools. L.1971, c. 271, s. 2, eff. July 27, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-34
Powers of Secretary of Higher Education.
Status: in_force

301. a. The Secretary of Higher Education, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall have authority to visit public institutions of higher education to examine their manner of conducting their affairs and to enforce an observance of the laws of the State. b. The secretary, with the concurrence of the Governor, may administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath in any part of the State with regard to any matter pertaining to higher education, and may cause the examination to be reduced to writing. Any person willfully giving false testimony upon being sworn or affirmed to tell the truth shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. c. The secretary, with the concurrence of the Governor, may issue subpoenas pursuant to this section compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers in any part of the State. Any person who shall neglect or refuse to obey the command of the subpoena or who, after appearing, shall refuse to be sworn and testify, unless such refusal is on grounds recognized by law, shall in either event be subject to a penalty of $1,000.00 for each offense to be recovered in a civil action. Such penalty when recovered shall be paid into the State Treasury. L.1994, c.48, s.301; amended 2009, c.308, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. Article II: Definitions As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: a. "Active duty" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. ss.1209 and 1211. b. "Children of military families" means a school-aged child or children, enrolled in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade, in the household of an active duty member. c. "Compact commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article VIII of this compact. d. "Deployment" means the period one month prior to the service members' departure from their home station on military orders through six months after return to their home station. e. "Education or educational records" means those official records, files, and data directly related to a student and maintained by the school or local education agency, including but not limited to records encompassing all the material kept in the student's cumulative folder such as general identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs. f. "Extracurricular activities" means a voluntary activity sponsored by the school or local education agency or an organization sanctioned by the local education agency. Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities. g. "Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children" means the commission that is created under Article IX of this compact, which is generally referred to as the Interstate Commission. h. "Local education agency" means a public authority legally constituted by the state as an administrative agency to provide control of and direction for Kindergarten through Twelfth grade public educational institutions. i. "Member state" means a state that has enacted this compact. j. "Military installation" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility, which is located within any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands and any other U.S. Territory. Such term does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects. k. "Non-member state" means a state that has not enacted this compact. l. "Receiving state" means the state to which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. m. "Rule" means a written statement by the Interstate Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XII of this compact that is of general applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule. n. "Sending state" means the state from which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought. o. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands and any other U.S. Territory. p. "Student" means the child of a military family for whom the local education agency receives public funding and who is formally enrolled in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. q. "Transition" means (1) the formal and physical process of transferring from school to school or (2) the period of time in which a student moves from one school in the sending state to another school in the receiving state. r. "Uniformed service or services" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Services. s. "Veteran" means a person who served in the uniformed services and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. L.2009, c.279, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-13
Internet website for board of trustees.
Status: in_force

13. The university shall maintain an Internet website for the board of trustees. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to board operations and activities. The following information shall be posted on the board's website: a. the board's rules, regulations, resolutions, and official policy statements; b. notice, posted at least five business days prior to a meeting of the board or any of its committees, setting forth the time, date, location, and agenda of the meeting; c. the minutes of each meeting of the board and its committees; and d. information on any contract entered into by the board that was not competitively bid and the statutory authority for the contracting process. The website shall be updated on a regular basis. L.2017, c.178, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-47 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-47
Appointed members in office, retained
Status: in_force

The appointed members of the board of managers in office upon the effective date of this chapter shall continue in office until the expiration of the respective terms for which they were appointed.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-44
Lease agreements to finance acquisition of higher education equipment
Status: in_force

7. The authority may enter into a lease agreement with a public or private institution of higher education to finance the acquisition of higher education equipment by the institution and which provides for the lease of the equipment by the authority to the institution. The higher education equipment shall have a useful life equal to or greater than the term of the bonds issued to finance the purchase of the equipment. During the period of the lease, the authority shall hold title to the equipment. At such time as the liabilities of the authority incurred for the purchase of the higher education equipment have been met and the bonds of the authority issued therefor have been paid, or such liabilities and bonds have otherwise been discharged, the authority shall transfer title to the higher education equipment to the institution to which the equipment is leased. However, if at any time prior thereto the institution ceases to operate, then title shall vest in the authority. L.1993,c.136,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-77 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-77
Premiums paid from special funds
Status: in_force

In the event the state treasurer shall determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefits, premiums for the same shall be paid from a special fund, hereby created, called the "group insurance premium fund." The state treasurer shall estimate annually the amount of premiums which will be required for such benefits for the ensuing fiscal year and shall certify such amounts to the state and other participating employers as due and owing from them. The state and other participating employers shall pay over to the state treasurer the amount for premiums so certified and the state treasurer shall deposit these amounts in the group insurance premium fund. During the period such group insurance policy or policies are in effect the state treasurer shall in no way commingle moneys in this fund with any pension fund established under this article. In the event that the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund shall determine to purchase group coverage for the additional death benefits, premiums for same shall be paid from a special fund hereby created called the "contributory group insurance premium fund." While such group coverage shall be in force, the contributions from the compensation of members to provide such additional death benefits shall be accumulated in said contributory group insurance premium fund. Any dividend or retrospective rate credit allowed by an insurance company shall be credited to the aforesaid funds in an equitable manner.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-70 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-70
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

12. The Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1997, c.238, s.12; amended 2012, c.42, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-89.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-89.6
Prohibited actions regarding student-athletes, organizations with authority over intercollegiate athletics.
Status: in_force

5. a. An athletic association, conference with member institutions that offer athletic scholarships, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, shall not: (1) prohibit or prevent a four-year institution of higher education from becoming a member of the association, conference, or organization, or participating in intercollegiate athletics sponsored by the association, conference, or organization, as a consequence of any student-athlete earning compensation for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness or obtaining representation by an athlete agent or attorney in connection with issues related to name, image, or likeness; (2) take any other adverse action against a four-year institution of higher education or any other related entity of an institution, for activity permitted pursuant to this act; (3) penalize a four-year institution of higher education or student-athlete, or prevent a four-year institution of higher education or student-athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics, because an individual or related entity whose purpose includes supporting or benefiting the institution or student-athletes violates its rules or regulations concerning name, image, or likeness; (4) prevent a four-year institution of higher education from compensating a student-athlete for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness; or (5) prevent a four-year institution of higher education or any other related entity of an institution from identifying, creating, negotiating, facilitating, supporting, engaging with, assisting with, or otherwise enabling a name, image, or likeness opportunity for a student-athlete. b. A four-year institution of higher education or any other related entity of an institution that is subjected to any actual or threatened complaint, investigation, penalty, or other adverse action of an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, for engaging in activities permitted pursuant to this act, may bring an action to recover actual damages and reasonable attorney fees and may seek injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or in equity. L.2025, c.110, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-51 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-51
New purpose; submission to voters in type II districts having no boards of school estimate
Status: in_force

If the board of education shall determine, by resolution, that all or any part of the proceeds of school bonds, issued for a type II school district not having a board of school estimate, on hand one year or longer after the time of issuance or sale of such bonds, are not necessary for the purpose or purposes for which the bonds were issued and that such proceeds are required for any other purpose or purposes for which bonds could be issued pursuant to this chapter, said board shall frame a question to be submitted to the legal voters of the district which shall state such other purpose or purposes, the amount of such proceeds to be expended for such other purpose or purposes and the source of such proceeds and such question shall be submitted to the legal voters of the district at an annual or special school election held not more than six years after the time of issuance or sale of such bonds, which election shall be called and held, and the result thereof ascertained, recorded and made known in the manner provided with respect to authorization of the issuance of school bonds of the district, but if any of such bonds mature beyond the period prescribed by section 18A:24-5 with respect to such other purpose or purposes (computed from the date of such annual or special election), such question shall not be submitted to the legal voters unless prior thereto the commissioner shall endorse, upon a certified copy thereof, his consent to the submission thereof as prescribed in this article.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-66 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-66
Reference to mean, refer to Secretary of Higher Education.
Status: in_force

21. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, the same shall mean and refer to the Secretary of Higher Education. L.2009, c.308, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-53 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-53
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates: a. "Board of trustees" means the board of a State college; b. "Contracting agent" means the business officer of the State college having the power to prepare advertisements, to advertise for and receive bids, and to make awards for the State college in connection with the purchases, contracts or agreements permitted by this article or the officer, committee or employee to whom the power has been delegated by the State college; c. "Contracts" means contracts or agreements for the performance of work or the furnishing or hiring of services, materials, supplies, or construction, as distinguished from contracts of employment; d. "Legal newspaper" means a newspaper circulating in this State which has been printed and published in the English language at least once a week for at least one year continuously; e. "Materials" includes goods and property subject to chapter 2 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes, apparatus or any other tangible thing, except real property or any interest therein; f. "Extraordinary unspecifiable services" means services or products which cannot be reasonably described by written specifications; g. "Professional services" means services rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law and the performance of which services requires knowledge of an advanced type in a field of learning acquired by a prolonged formal course of specialized instruction and study as distinguished from general academic instruction or apprenticeship and training. Professional services also means services rendered in the performance of work that is original and creative in character in a recognized field of artistic endeavor; h. "Project" means any work, undertaking, construction or alteration; i. "Purchases" are transactions, for a valuable consideration, creating or acquiring an interest in goods, services and property except real property or any interest therein; j. "State college" means an institution of higher education established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes; k. "Work" includes services and any other activity of a tangible or intangible nature performed or assumed pursuant to a contract or agreement with a State college; l. "Information technology" means telecommunication and computing goods and services, including, but not limited to, software, hardware, cloud computing, and systems implementation and support for voice, data and video. L.1986,c.43,s.2; amended 2005, c.369, s.2; 2021, c.417, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-6.3
Provision of education, related services to students with disabilities.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:46-6, N.J.S.18A:46-8, or of any other law, rule, or regulation concerning the age of eligibility for special education and related services to the contrary, a board of education shall, in the 2021-2022 school year, provide special education and related services contained in an individualized education program to a student with disabilities who attains the age of 21 during the 2020-2021 school year, provided that the parent of the student and the individualized education program team determine that the student requires additional or compensatory special education and related services, including transition services, during the 2021-2022 school year. A student receiving special education and related services pursuant to this subsection shall not be eligible to receive such education and services beyond June 30, 2022, unless otherwise provided in a student's individualized education program or as ordered by a hearing officer, complaint investigation, or court of competent jurisdiction. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:46-6, N.J.S.18A:46-8, or of any other law, rule, or regulation concerning the age of eligibility for special education and related services to the contrary, a board of education shall, in the 2022-2023 school year, provide special education and related services contained in an individualized education program to a student with disabilities who attains the age of 21 during the 2021-2022 school year, provided that the parent of the student and the individualized education program team determine that the student requires additional or compensatory special education and related services, including transition services, during the 2022-2023 school year. A student receiving special education and related services pursuant to this subsection shall not be eligible to receive such education and services beyond June 30, 2023, unless otherwise provided in a student's individualized education program or as ordered by a hearing officer, complaint investigation, or court of competent jurisdiction. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:46-6, N.J.S.18A:46-8, or of any other law, rule, or regulation concerning the age of eligibility for special education and related services to the contrary, a board of education shall, in the 2023-2024 school year, provide special education and related services contained in an individualized education program to a student with disabilities who attains the age of 21 during the 2022-2023 school year, provided that the parent of the student and the individualized education program team determine that the student requires additional or compensatory special education and related services, including transition services, during the 2023-2024 school year. A student receiving special education and related services pursuant to this subsection shall not be eligible to receive such education and services beyond June 30, 2024, unless otherwise provided in a student's individualized education program or as ordered by a hearing officer, complaint investigation, or court of competent jurisdiction. d. A student receiving special education and related services, including transition services, pursuant to this section shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and remedies provided to students with disabilities pursuant to State law, State Board of Education regulations concerning special education, and the federal "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. s.1400 et seq. Any disputes that arise with respect to the provision or nature of services provided to a student with disabilities in the additional year as provided under subsections a., b., and c. of this section may be addressed, as determined by the parent of the student with disabilities, by either: (1) mediation; (2) a written request for a complaint investigation submitted to the Director of the Office of Special Education Policy and Dispute Resolution in the Department of Education; or (3) a special education due process hearing pursuant to the provisions of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. s.1400 et seq., chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, or regulations promulgated thereto. e. (1) The special education and related services, including transition services, provided to students with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of this section shall, to the extent permitted by federal law, be paid for from the monies received by the State or a school district under 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, the federal "American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act," Pub.L.117-2, or any other federal funding provided to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on elementary and secondary schools as it becomes available. (2) To the extent that the federal funds described in paragraph (1) of this subsection do not cover the costs borne by school districts to provide the special education and related services, including transition services, to students with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of this section, the State shall appropriate funds as necessary from the Property Tax Relief Fund to reimburse school districts for these costs. (3) The special education and related services funded pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may include, but are not limited to, the additional staff, programs, and facilities deemed necessary by school districts to provide the special education and related services, including transition services, required under this section. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 26 of Title 14 of the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C.6A:14-4.9, or of any other law, rule, or regulation establishing educational facility planning standards, temporary facility standards, or age range and group size requirements for approved private schools for students with disabilities to the contrary, for the 2021-2022 school year through the 2023-2024 school year, the Department of Education shall permit an approved private school for students with disabilities to temporarily utilize non-qualifying spaces on school property for instruction and educational purposes in order to serve any additional students receiving special education and related services, including transition services, pursuant to the provisions of this section, if the department and the applicable county office of education determine that the school is able to provide suitable accommodations in those spaces for the additional students. g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.487) h. As used in this section, "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent, the legal guardian, resource family parent when willing to so serve, a surrogate parent, or a person acting in the place of a parent, such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the student lives or a person legally responsible for the student's welfare. Parent shall also include an adult student who has attained the age of 18, who is not under legal guardianship, and who is entitled to receive special education and related services. L.2021, c.109; amended 2021, c.487.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-61 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-61
Eligibility restrictions
Status: in_force

9. No person shall be eligible for scholarships pursuant to this act for more than four years, or for such other period of time as may be determined necessary by the board for the completion of an organized course of study. Each scholarship awarded pursuant to this act shall remain in effect only so long as the recipient achieves satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution of attendance and demonstrates continued eligibility pursuant to this act. L.2000,c.163,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-4.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-4.4
New Jersey Student Learning Standards, information literacy; definition.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this act, the term "information literacy" means a set of skills that enables an individual to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. Information literacy includes, but is not limited to, digital, visual, media, textual, and technological literacy. b. The State Board of Education shall adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy. The content of information literacy shall include, at a minimum: (1) the research process and how information is created and produced; (2) critical thinking and using information resources; (3) research methods, including the difference between primary and secondary sources; (4) the difference between facts, points of view, and opinions; (5) accessing peer-reviewed print and digital library resources; (6) the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information; and (7) the ethical production of information. c. Each school district shall incorporate instruction on information literacy in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. The school library media specialist shall be included in the development of curriculum concerning information literacy whenever possible.
L.2022, c.138, s.1.