N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-1
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

18A:12-1. Each member of any board of education shall be a citizen and resident of the district, or of such constituent district of a consolidated or regional district as may be required by law, and shall have been such for at least one year immediately preceding his appointment or election, he shall be able to read and write, shall be registered to vote in the district, and, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:51-1 or any other law to the contrary, he is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S.19:4-1 and has not been convicted of: any crime of the first or second degree; an offense as set forth in chapter 14 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or as set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-4 and 2C:24-7, or as set forth in R.S.9:6-1 et seq., or as set forth in N.J.S.2C:29-2; an offense involving the manufacture, transportation, sale, possession, distribution or habitual use of a "controlled dangerous substance" as defined in the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al. or "drug paraphernalia" as defined pursuant to N.J.S.2C:36-1 et seq.; a crime involving the use of force or the threat of force to or upon a person or property including, but not limited to, robbery, aggravated assault, stalking, kidnapping, arson, manslaughter and murder; a crime as set forth in chapter 39 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, a third degree crime as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or a crime as listed below: Recklessly endangering another person N.J.S.2C:12-2 Terroristic threats N.J.S.2C:12-3 Criminal restraint N.J.S.2C:13-2 Luring, enticing child into motor vehicle, structure or isolated area P.L.1993, c.291 (C.2C:13-6) Causing or risking widespread injury or damage N.J.S.2C:17-2 Criminal mischief N.J.S.2C:17-3 Burglary N.J.S.2C:18-2 Usury N.J.S.2C:21-19 Threats and other improper influence N.J.S.2C:27-3 Perjury and false swearing N.J.S.2C:28-3 Resisting arrest N.J.S.2C:29-2 Escape N.J.S.2C:29-5 Bias intimidation N.J.S.2C:16-1; any crime of the fourth degree involving a victim who is a minor; or conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit any of the aforesaid crimes. For the purposes of this section, a conviction exists if the individual has been convicted, at any time, under the laws of this State or under any similar statutes of the United States or any other state for a substantially equivalent crime or other offense. amended 1986, c.98, s.1; 1987, c.328, s.1; 2011, c.72, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54A-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54A / Section 54A-6
Authority of council
Status: in_force

(a) The council, acting by and through the commissioner, is hereby authorized to develop, organize or operate, or to provide for the development, organization and operation, of not more than 8 neighborhood education centers. (b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the commissioner, on behalf of and with the approval of the council, is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with, and to make payments of money based thereon to, sponsors of neighborhood education centers. L.1968, c. 182, s. 6, eff. July 19, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-18.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-18.1
Monthly installments
Status: in_force

a. Funds appropriated by the State for the operation of the State colleges shall be paid to each college in 12 equal installments on the first day of each month; except that Thomas A. Edison College of New Jersey shall have its appropriated funds paid to it on a quarterly installment basis. b. Any unexpended balance at the end of any fiscal year shall be retained and may be expended by each college in subsequent fiscal years. L. 1986, c. 42, s. 8, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64E-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64E / Section 64E-22
Board to advise Governor, Legislature
Status: in_force

11. The board of trustees shall advise the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education and the President's Council and successor bodies, to the end that the facilities and services of the university may be utilized so as to increase the efficiency of the public education system and provide, maintain and improve upon the quality of higher education for the people of the State. The board of trustees shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature respecting the needs for the facilities and services of the university as an educational instrumentality of the State for that purpose. L.1995,c.400,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-43.6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-43.6
Guidelines developed; training provided.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Education, in consultation with State law enforcement agencies and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, shall develop guidelines for school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects regarding the establishment and training of threat assessment teams pursuant to this act. The Department of Education shall provide training through the New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2017, c.162 (C.18A:17-43.2). The school safety specialist designated pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2017, c.162 (C.18A:17-43.3) shall provide training to school staff consistent with the training and guidelines provided by the department. L.2022, c.83, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-83 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-83
Bonds as gift to minor or for purchase for beneficiary
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized to be issued under this act may be made the subject of gifts under the Gifts to Minors Act or other similar law, and may be purchased for the benefit of any minor or other beneficiary under any will or other instrument in any case where obligations of the United States or of this State may be purchased, or where moneys are authorized to be deposited in any bank account. L.1971, c. 36, s. 18, eff. March 4, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-14.13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-14.13
Campus advisory board.
Status: in_force

146. Effective July 1, 2013, a campus advisory board shall be appointed for Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The campus advisory board shall work with the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick in implementing the teaching, research, and service mission of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the engagement of the campus with its local community, its region, and the State, and its commitment to academic excellence, access, and diversity. The campus advisory board shall be composed of 11 members as follows: the chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick who shall serve ex-officio; the member of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University who is appointed by the board of trustees and who is, pursuant to N.J.S.18A:65-14, required to be a resident of Middlesex County; two Rutgers University-New Brunswick faculty members one of whom is appointed by the faculty union and one of whom is elected by the Rutgers-New Brunswick Faculty Council; one member of the Rutgers University-New Brunswick administration appointed by the Rutgers University-New Brunswick chancellor; one Rutgers University-New Brunswick staff member selected from among the staff unions; two student representatives appointed by the Rutgers University-New Brunswick student governing association; and three members of the local community, two of whom shall be selected by the Office of Community Affairs from community organizations with one of these members being an alumnus of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and one of whom shall be selected by the Mayor of the City of New Brunswick. All members shall serve a term of two years, renewable by reappointment or re-election in the same manner as the initial selection. A president of the advisory board shall be selected for a one-year term by a vote of the members of the campus advisory board, and may be so elected for successive terms without limit. A member shall be subject to removal, after a hearing by a majority of the campus advisory board, for malfeasance or conduct injurious to the interest of Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The board shall meet and organize annually at a regular meeting held during the second week in September. The president shall serve until the following September and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses. The campus advisory board shall hold at least one public meeting each semester. L.2012, c.45, s.146.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-62 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-62
Contents of agreements
Status: in_force

a. Joint agreements shall set forth the categories of work, materials or supplies to be purchased, the manner of advertising for bids and of awarding of contracts, the method of payment by each participating State college or other governmental unit and other matters deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the agreement. b. Funds for each participant's share of expenditures for purchases under any joint agreement shall be appropriated and paid in the manner set forth in the agreement and in the same manner as appropriations are made for other expenses of the participant. L. 1986, c. 43, s. 11, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.7
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Effective Schools Program Act." L. 1985, c. 372, s. 1, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-14.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-14.3
"30 Credits Per Year to Finish" communication campaign.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with public and independent institutions of higher education, shall establish a Statewide "30 Credits Per Year to Finish" communication campaign. The purpose of the campaign shall be to raise awareness among students and their families that a student should take no less than 30 credits per year to graduate within two years in the case of an associate degree or within four years in the case of a baccalaureate degree. The communication campaign shall: (1) make use of a variety of marketing media including billboards, brochures, and electronic resources; and (2) reach students directly during course registration for the academic semester. b. Each public and independent institution of higher education shall annually report to the secretary on the strategies employed and the incentives provided by the institution to encourage students to enroll in no less than 30 credits per year. The secretary shall share the information on the reported strategies and incentives among the institutions. L.2018, c.92, s.1 (formerly 18A:3B-34.2, recodified July 2025).
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-44.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-44.2
State school aid payments not made until following school budget year; borrowing.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, in the event that a State school aid payment for the current school budget year is not made until the following school budget year, the payment shall be recorded as revenue for budget purposes only in the current school budget year. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:22-25 and section 1 of P.L.1968, c.384 (C.18A:22-44.1) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, if a board of education of a school district is notified by the Commissioner of Education that one or more June State school aid payments will not be made until the following school budget year, and the district demonstrates through a written application to the commissioner the need to borrow and the commissioner approves that application, the board may borrow on or before June 30 of the current school budget year but not earlier than June 8 of the current school budget year a sum not exceeding the amount of the delayed State school aid payments, and may execute and deliver promissory notes therefor through private sale or delivery thereof. The district shall pay the amount so borrowed together with interest thereon and costs thereof. The promissory notes shall mature on or prior to the date of payment of the delayed June State school aid payments, may be redeemable prior to maturity, shall have such terms and conditions as shall be accepted by the board, and shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the board, which resolution may be adopted prior to application to the commissioner contingent upon approval by the commissioner. The amount so borrowed shall constitute a general obligation of the board and shall not constitute gross debt for purposes of N.J.S.40A:2-43. c. If a school district's application to the commissioner contains a determination letter from a lending bank certifying to the interest charges on the borrowing and if the district's application is approved by the commissioner, the State shall pay on behalf of the district the approved interest on the promissory notes in an amount calculated from the date of borrowing through the date of payment by the State of the delayed June State school aid payments and other approved costs of issuance. Any obligations of the State to make payments pursuant to this section shall not constitute a general obligation of the State or a debt or a liability within the meaning of the State Constitution. Any payments required to be made by the State pursuant to this section shall be subject to appropriation. d. Each school district which issues promissory notes pursuant to this section shall certify to the State Treasurer the name and address of the paying agent, the maturity schedule, interest rate, and date of payment of debt service on the promissory notes within three days after the date of issuance of the promissory notes. Following receipt of the certification, the State Treasurer shall withhold from the amount of State school aid payable to the district an amount sufficient to pay the principal on the maturity date of the promissory notes. In the event that there are interest or issuance costs which are not approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the State Treasurer shall also withhold an amount sufficient to pay those unapproved costs. The State Treasurer shall, on or before the maturity date, forward the withheld amount to the paying agent for the purpose of paying the debt service on the promissory notes. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the State Treasurer's obligation to pay the paying agent pursuant to this subsection, other than those payments required to be made pursuant to subsection c. of this section, shall not exceed the amount of State school aid payable to the school district or the municipality. e. Any negative unreserved, undesignated general fund balance that may be recorded as a direct result of a State aid payment for the current school budget year which is not made until the following school budget year shall not be considered a violation of any law or regulation and in need of corrective action. f. The State Treasurer may, at his discretion, establish procedures and forms necessary to implement the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer may also adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L.2003, c.97, s.1; amended 2009, c.62, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-61.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-61.2
Purpose for which refunding bonds may be authorized; exclusions from net school debt.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or any debt limitation or requirement for down payment or for referendum or other action by legal voters, refunding bonds may be authorized and issued for the purpose of paying, funding or refunding: any refunded bonds; the cost of retiring the present value of the unfunded accrued liability due and owing by a board of education, as calculated by the system actuary for a date certain upon the request of a board of education, for early retirement incentive benefits granted by the board of education pursuant to P.L.1991, c.231, P.L.1993, c.163 and P.L.2003, c.129; the repayment of a Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Disaster Loan for which the board of education executed a promissory note in 2013 under the authority of section 5 of P.L.1951, c.72 (C.App.A:9-62); the cost of COVID-19 expenditures incurred for immediate preparation, response, recovery, and restoration of public services, for a period not to exceed five years; and the cost or expense of issuing refunding bonds including printing, advertising, accounting, financial, legal or other expense in connection therewith. Obligations to be paid, funded or refunded with respect to which an ordinance authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds has been adopted pursuant to this act and not otherwise deductible shall be excluded in calculating the net school debt of a municipality or a district. Refunding bonds shall be authorized (a) in the case of any county or municipality by a refunding bond ordinance enacted in the manner or mode of procedure provided for adoption of a refunding bond ordinance pursuant to the Local Bond Law, constituting chapter 2 of Title 40A, Municipalities and Counties, of the New Jersey Statutes, and (b) in the case of a Type II school district by an ordinance (herein called the "refunding bond ordinance") adopted by the board of education of such school district as provided in this chapter. As used in this section, "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019, as announced by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, and first identified in Wuhan, China. L.1969, c.130, s.2; amended 1978, c.75, s.2; 2002, c.42, s.2; 2003, c.129, s.12; 2020, s.74, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-9
Classification of children having an intellectual disability.
Status: in_force

18A:46-9. Each child classified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-8 as having an intellectual disability shall be similarly further identified, examined and classified into one of the following subcategories: a. Educable children with intellectual disabilities who may be expected to succeed with a minimum of supervision in homes and schools and community life and are characterized particularly by reasonable expectation that at maturity they will be capable of vocational and social independence in competitive environments; b. Trainable children with intellectual disabilities who are so intellectually disabled that they cannot be classified as educable but are, notwithstanding, potentially capable of self-help, of communicating satisfactorily, or participating in groups, of directing their behavior so as not to be dangerous to themselves or others and of achieving with training some degree of personal independence and social and economic usefulness within sheltered environments; c. Children eligible for day training, who are incapable of giving evidence of understanding and responding in a positive manner to simple directions expressed in the child's primary mode of communication and who cannot in some manner express basic wants and needs. amended 1975, c.212, s.39; 2010, c.50, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-29 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-29
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that biomolecular research in the agricultural and environmental sciences will provide many advantages to the State of New Jersey. Progress in biomolecular research will increase crop production and animal husbandry, improve the efficiency of animal reproduction, advance research in human nutrition, aid in the development of methods to reduce the dependence of agriculture on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and develop biological processes for the destruction of toxic wastes. In recognition of the economic importance of these scientific advances to New Jersey industries, the Legislature further finds and declares the establishment of an Advanced Technology Center in Biomolecular Research in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences would strengthen the State and serve as a stimulus for economic growth relating thereto. L. 1985, c. 366, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.22
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B -1 et seq.), to: a. Set standards for the program of study for the teacher leader endorsement; and b. Set standards for the approval of providers of programs of study for the teacher leader endorsement. L.2015, c.111, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-4
Contract awarded by board of education resolution; disqualification conditions
Status: in_force

18A:18A-4. a. Every contract for the provision or performance of any goods or services, the cost of which in the aggregate exceeds the bid threshold, shall be awarded only by resolution of the board of education to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor, except as is provided otherwise in this chapter or specifically by any other law. The board of education may, by resolution approved by a majority of the board of education and subject to subsections b. and c. of this section, disqualify a bidder who would otherwise be determined to be the lowest responsible bidder, if the board of education finds that: (1) any board of education has had prior negative experience with the bidder within the past 10 years, as reported in a contractor evaluation submitted pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:18A-15; or (2) in the case of a contract for a school facilities project as defined in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-3), there has been at least one instance of prior negative experience with the bidder by any board of education, or by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority or the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, or any combination thereof, as reported in a contractor evaluation submitted pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-15, a school facilities project performance evaluation, or in a mandatory uniform performance evaluation conducted pursuant to section 62 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-36), as appropriate. b. As used in this section, "prior negative experience" means any of the following: (1) the bidder has been found, through either court adjudication, arbitration, mediation, or other contractually stipulated alternate dispute resolution mechanism, to have: failed to provide or perform goods or services; or failed to complete the contract in a timely manner; or otherwise performed unsatisfactorily under a prior contract with a board of education or, in the case of a school facilities project, with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority or the New Jersey Schools Development Authority; (2) the bidder defaulted on a contract, thereby requiring a board of education or, in the case of a school facilities project, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority or the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, to utilize the services of another contractor to provide the goods or perform the services or to correct or complete the contract; (3) the bidder defaulted on a contract, thereby requiring a board of education or, in the case of a school facilities project, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority or the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, to look to the bidder's surety for completion of the contract or tender of the costs of completion; (4) the bidder is debarred or suspended from contracting with any of the agencies or departments of the executive branch of the State of New Jersey at the time of the contract award, whether or not the action was based on experience with a board of education or, in the case of a school facilities project, with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority or the New Jersey Schools Development Authority; (5) the bidder's prequalification to bid on a school facilities project, which prequalification was granted pursuant to the process established by the development authority under section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33), has been revoked by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority; (6) the bidder has been suspended from contracting or engaging in work or services on a school facilities project; or (7) the bidder's prequalification to submit bids on a school facilities project has been revoked pursuant to subsection b. of section 61 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-35) or subsection b. of section 62 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-36). c. The following conditions apply if the board of education is contemplating a disqualification based on prior negative experience: (1) The existence of any of the indicators of prior negative experience set forth in this section shall not require that a bidder be disqualified. In each instance, the decision to disqualify shall be made within the discretion of the board of education and shall be rendered in the best interests of the board of education. (2) All mitigating factors shall be considered in determining the seriousness of the prior negative experience and in deciding whether disqualification is warranted. (3) The bidder shall be furnished by the board of education with a written notice (a) stating that a disqualification is being considered; (b) setting forth the reason for the disqualification; and (c) indicating that the bidder shall be accorded an opportunity for a hearing before the board of education if the bidder so requests within a stated period of time. At the hearing, the bidder shall show good cause why the bidder should not be disqualified by presenting documents and testimony. If the board of education determines that good cause has not been shown by the bidder, it may vote to find the bidder lacking in responsibility and, thus, disqualified. (4) Disqualification shall be for a reasonable, defined period of time which shall not exceed five years. (5) A disqualification, other than a disqualification pursuant to which a board of education is prohibited by law from entering into a contract with a bidder, may be voided or the period thereof may be reduced, in the discretion of the board of education, upon the submission of a good faith application under oath, supported by documentary evidence, setting forth substantial and appropriate grounds for the granting of relief, such as reversal of a judgment, or actual change of ownership, management or control of the bidder. (6) An opportunity for a hearing need not be offered to a bidder whose disqualification is based on its suspension or debarment by an agency or department of the executive branch of the State of New Jersey. The term of such a disqualification shall be concurrent with the term of the suspension or debarment by the State agency or department. d. The purchase of text books and materials that exceed the bid threshold and are approved by a board of education pursuant to N.J.S.18A:34-1 shall not require the further adoption of a resolution for purchase. L.1977, c.11; amended 1980, c.144, s.2; 1983, c.171, s.2; 1999, c.440, s.52; 2002, c.90; 2023, c.311, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-22
Validation of contracts executed prior to act
Status: in_force

a. Contracts executed between a local board of education and an authorized insurer prior to the effective date of this act are hereby confirmed and validated until the contract anniversary next following the first anniversary of said date when such contracts, exclusive of group life insurance, will have to be conformed to the provisions of this act. b. It shall not be a defense to the payment or satisfaction of any claim for benefits under any contract or policy hereby confirmed and validated that such contract or policy was ultra vires, improperly entered into or otherwise not authorized by law. L.1979, c. 391, s. 11, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:9-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3
Districts included in type II districts
Status: in_force

Type II school districts shall include-- a. Local school districts as follows: 1. Every local school district hereafter established in a municipality other than a city, or in a city which shall become a municipality other than a city, except a municipality in which the provisions of section 18A:9-2 shall be accepted; 2. Every local school district which was governed, immediately preceding the effective date of this title, by chapter 7 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes; 3. Every local school district in which the provisions of this section shall be accepted; and 4. Every consolidated local school district. b. Every regional school district; and such district shall be subject to the provisions of this title relating to type II districts except as otherwise so provided in the case of regional districts.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-14.1
Annual report of sources of financial assistance
Status: in_force

1. The Office of Student Assistance shall prepare on an annual basis a concise report which lists all sources of financial assistance, including but not limited to scholarships and loans, available to citizens of this State who now attend or who plan to attend any institution of higher education. The report shall supply the name and address of each source, identify the form of the financial assistance, and indicate that the source of funds is public or private. L.1969,c.178,s.1; amended 1994,c.48,s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:16-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-20
Multiple coverage; summary of cost of each coverage to be furnished to board
Status: in_force

In the event an insurance company issues a group insurance policy to a local board of education which includes two or more of the coverages authorized under this act, such insurance company shall at the end of each policy year furnish to the local board of education a summary of the cost of each such coverage. L.1979, c. 391, s. 9, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-81 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-81
Short title.
Status: in_force

47. Sections 47 through 49 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:72A-81 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Higher Education Partnership Agreements Act." L.2009, c.90, s.47.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-45
New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Status: in_force

1. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities. Kean University, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Stockton University, Thomas Edison State College, The College of New Jersey, and The William Paterson University of New Jersey shall constitute the membership of the association. L.1985, c.161, s.1; amended 1999, c.46, s.35; 2012, c.45, s.71; 2017, c.178, s.40; 2025, c.218, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72M-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72M / Section 72M-5
Evaluation of program.
Status: in_force

5. 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 shall periodically evaluate the impact of the program. L.1991,c.485,s.5; amended 1994, c.48, s.292; 1999, c.46, s.67.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2.27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2.27
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. The State Board of Education shall adopt pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2018, c.81, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-66 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-66
Assets purchased for post-secondary institute; transfer to county college
Status: in_force

All assets purchased by the board of education of the vocational schools of the county on behalf of and for the use of the institute and currently in use by the institute shall be transferred, without any financial obligation being assumed, to the board of trustees of the county college. In accepting transferred assets, the board of trustees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the grantor against any and all claims, outstanding obligations of any nature, demands, suits or other forms of liability which have attached to or may arise against assets. L.1982, c. 42, s. 17, eff. July 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64H-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64H / Section 64H-15
Regulations
Status: in_force

7. The Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Advisory Graduate Medical Education Council of New Jersey, shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2003,c.133,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-38
Authority, responsibilities of Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board of Governors.
Status: in_force

34. The Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors shall have the authority and responsibility to act, in all cases subject to and not inconsistent with the requirements and standards of applicable accreditation authorities, to: a. approve or disapprove of the establishment or expansion of any schools, programs, or departments after the effective date of this act in the area of the health sciences proposed by either the board of trustees of Rowan University or the board of directors of Rutgers University-Camden; b. determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of curriculum and programs of Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden in the area of the health sciences, including dual degree programs and partnerships between the institutions; c. make recommendations to Rowan University and to Rutgers, The State University for joint faculty appointments to Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden; d. provide curricular oversight of joint programs in the area of the health sciences of Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden; and e. develop plans for the operation and governance of health science facilities, including plans concerning the development and financing of capital improvements or expansions of health science facilities. "Health sciences" for purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, biochemistry, biomedicine, genetics, bioengineering, public health, and physician-related studies.
The board shall not take any action to use, transfer, commit, or control the endowment funds or any other funds provided to or accumulated by and under the control of either institution without the respective approval of the Rowan University Board of Trustees or the Rutgers Board of Governors. The board shall have no authority over the tenure or contract rights of faculty at either Rutgers, The State University or Rowan University. The board shall not take any action that would violate any of the bond covenants of Rutgers, The State University or Rowan University. Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden shall each appropriate $2,500,000 per year to the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors for administration and other necessary expenses. L.2012, c.45, s.34; amended 2013, c.227, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-33.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33.4
Advisory committee; review of grant applications; recommendations
Status: in_force

An advisory committee consisting of teachers, administrators, professional educators, and State Department of Education personnel shall be established to review grant applications and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education. L.1968, c. 93, s. 4, eff. June 21, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18B-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-7.1
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

5. Within 180 days after the effective date of this 1995 amendatory and supplementary act, the Commissioner of Insurance shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate its purposes pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The rules and regulations shall include, the not be limited to, the establishment, operation, modification and dissolution of school board insurance funds established pursuant to the provisions of this 1995 amendatory and supplementary act. L.1995,c.74,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-91.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-91.2
Duties of commission
Status: in_force

2. The commission shall: a. Advise and oversee the implementation of the Plan of Action that was adopted by the Commission on Environmental Education created by Executive Order Number 205 of 1989 and reconvened as the New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education by Executive Order Number 111 of 1993; b. Develop and maintain, with the assistance of the various agencies and departments, a bi-annual inventory of the environmental education resources that are available in all State agencies and departments; c. Develop and maintain an Environmental Education Network of activities, resources and model programs throughout the State; d. Organize a global forum on environmental education to be held every three to five years; e. Organize and support an annual Environmental Education Week; f. Support such other environmental education activities as the commission determines are appropriate; g. Provide technical assistance to the Legislature for legislation related to environmental education; and h. Submit an annual report on the status of environmental education to the Governor and the Legislature. L.1995,c.409,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-15.1
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

11. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the process for the allocation of grant funding as established pursuant to subsection b. of section 15 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-15) which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months. The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2008, c.39, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-17 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-17
Submission of budget; other questions to voters; adherence to procedures.
Status: in_force

18A:13-17. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2023, c.289) b. In the case of a regional district in which the annual school election is in April or November, the regional board of education shall fix and determine the district's budget for the ensuing school year and may submit at the annual school election any question authorized by law to be submitted at such an election. The board shall follow the procedures established in section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), N.J.S.18A:22-33, and, as applicable, section 41 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.18A:7F-5.4). amended 1996, c.138, s.47; 2001, c.26, s.1; 2011, c.202, s.13; 2023, c.289, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-5
Indemnity of employees in certain criminal actions
Status: in_force

Should any criminal action be instituted against any such employee for any such act or omission and should such proceeding be dismissed or result in a final disposition in favor of such employee, the state shall reimburse him for the cost of defending such proceeding, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the original hearing or trial and all appeals.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-57 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-57
Payment of interest and principal from taxes
Status: in_force

The amount of interest upon any obligation issued for school purposes, and of any part of the principal thereof not provided to be paid in any other manner, falling due in any one year shall be: 1. Certified to the governing body of each municipality comprising a type I district by the clerk of the municipality for inclusion in the budget of the municipality and shall be included in the annual tax levy and shall be raised by taxation in the municipality; or 2. Included in the budget of each type II district for such year and shall be separately certified by the secretary of the board of education to the county board of taxation of the county and in each district consisting of but one municipality, the whole amount thereof shall be raised by special tax in the district and in each district composed of more than one municipality, the amount apportioned to such municipality according to law shall be raised by special tax in the municipality.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:13-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-9.1
Special election of members of board after Federal decennial census; resolution
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the board of education of a regional district shall, following the taking of a federal decennial census and the issuance of preliminary populations of the constituent districts pursuant to said census but prior to the issuance of the final populations of said districts and the receipt by the Governor of said census in this State, determine that (a) said final populations and receipt by the Governor of the census shall not be available in time for the next succeeding election of members of said board, (b) said preliminary figures indicate that significant changes in the number of members to be allocated to the constituent districts will result, and (c) the allocation of members among the constituent districts on the basis of the present official census effective in this State will result in inequitable representation, it may, by resolution unanimously adopted and approved by the Commissioner of Education, provide that, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the members to be next elected pursuant to article 7 of chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall be elected at a special election to be held on a day no later than 60 days after the receipt by the Governor of said census in this State as specified in said resolution. L.1970, c. 305, s. 1, eff. Dec. 14, 1970; amended 2021, c.369, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-20
No compensation; expenses paid
Status: in_force

The governors and trustees shall not receive compensation for their services as such. Each governor and trustee shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of his duties or in rendering service as a member of or on behalf of either board or any committee of either board.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-6.1
Educational research and service corporation.
Status: in_force

2. a. The governing board of a public research university or a State college may join with other public research universities, State colleges, county colleges, public institutions of higher education primarily located in the State of New Jersey, and nonprofit independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, to form an educational research and services corporation to be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, within the meaning of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501). b. (1) An educational research and services corporation may act as a lead agency or contracting unit for the procurement of goods or services concerning educational technology systems and related services by those entities comprising the educational and research services corporation. (2) An educational research and services corporation shall be deemed a local unit for the purposes of the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35) and may act as a lead agency or contracting unit for the procurement of goods or services concerning educational technology systems and related services by municipalities, fire districts, counties, local authorities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), school districts, county colleges, State colleges, public research universities, nonprofit independent institutions of higher education that receive direct State aid, or any combination of those entities. c. An educational research and services corporation formed under P.L.2015, c.140, shall be subject to all applicable requirements under all applicable State and local procurement laws, including, but not limited to, section 1 of P.L.1977, c.33 (C.52:25-24.2), P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-55 et seq.), and P.L.2005, c.51 (C.19:44A-20.13 et seq.). L.2015, c.140, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72A-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A-3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

18A:72A-3. As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: "Affiliate" means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a private college, a private institution of higher education, a public institution of higher education, a school, or a university, or a nonprofit organization exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code designated for the purpose of supporting an institution of higher education; "Authority" means the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority created by this chapter or any board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon the authority by this chapter shall be given by law; "Bond" means bonds or notes of the authority issued pursuant to this chapter; "Control" means the power of the authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer, or oversee; "County college capital project" means any capital project of a county college certified pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.12 (C.18A:64A-22.2) and approved by the State Treasurer for funding pursuant to the "County College Capital Projects Fund Act," P.L.1997, c.360 (C.18A:72A-12.2 et seq.); "Dormitory" means a housing unit with necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment, and shall include a dormitory of a public or private school, or of a public or private institution of higher education; "Educational facility" means a structure suitable for use as a dormitory, dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, teaching hospital, and parking maintenance storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of a participating institution, and public libraries, and the necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment, but shall not include any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship; "Emerging needs program" means a program at one or more public or private institutions of higher education directed to meeting new and advanced technology needs or to supporting new academic programs in science and technology; "Higher education equipment" means any property consisting of, or relating to, scientific, engineering, technical, computer, communications or instructional equipment; "Participating institution" means a private college, a private institution of higher education, a public institution of higher education, a school, a university, or an affiliate, which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, participates with the authority in undertaking the financing and construction or acquisition of a project; "Private college" means an institution for higher education other than a public college which, by virtue of law or charter, is a nonprofit educational institution empowered to provide a program of education beyond the high school level and is situated within the State or, if incorporated and located outside of the State, the project for which assistance is provided by the authority is located within the State; "Private institution of higher education" means independent colleges or universities incorporated and located in New Jersey, which by virtue of law or character or license, are nonprofit educational institutions authorized to grant academic degrees and which provide a level of education which is equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which are eligible to receive State aid; "Project" means (1) a dormitory or an educational facility or any combination thereof; (2) a county college capital project; or (3) the provision of working capital; "Public institution of higher education" means Rutgers, The State University, the State colleges, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Montclair State University, Kean University, the county colleges and any other public university or college now or hereafter established or authorized by law; "School" means a secondary school, military school, or boarding school; "University" means Rutgers, The State University; and "Working capital" means, with respect to any participating institution, funds to be used in, or reserved for, the operation of the participating institution. amended 1971, c.113; 1993, c.136, s.3; 1997, c.360, s.5; 1999, c.184, s.6; 2000, c.56, s.10; 2012, c.45, s.103; 2017, c.178, s.60; 2021, c.282, s.62; 2021, c.415, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36A / Section 36A-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Program Act of 1995." L.1995,c.426,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-37
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust created.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-37. New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust Created. There is created within the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST). The trust shall provide a mechanism through which the authority, as trustee, holds accounts established and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this article to finance the cost of qualified higher education expenses. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:23-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 23 / Section 23-10
Cancellation of license; review
Status: in_force

Upon proof that any public school accountant shall have knowingly omitted to report any error, omission, irregularity, violation of law or discrepancy found in the books or accounts, or shall have issued false reports of his audit of any school district; that is to say, shall have issued audits of such a nature as not to show an accurate, intelligent and complete statement of the financial condition of the school district, or of such a nature as not to comply with the requirements of the commissioner, or if such auditor or accountant shall fail to file such report and recommendations as required by section 18A:23-3, or neglect or refuse to carry out any agreement or contract for audit, his license as a public school accountant may be canceled by the state board of public accountants. Such cancellation shall not affect the accountant's right to practice as a registered municipal accountant or as a certified public accountant. Upon cancellation or refusal of a license pursuant to this section, a person aggrieved thereby shall have the right to have the matter reviewed by a proceeding in the superior court in lieu of prerogative writ.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-35 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-35
Annual budget request
Status: in_force

The director of the center shall submit its annual budget request to the commission for approval. L. 1985, c. 366, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-55 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71C / Section 71C-55
Application to authority for loan redemption.
Status: in_force

6. a. A graduate nursing student or graduate may apply to the authority for a loan redemption in such manner as prescribed by the authority. b. A program participant shall enter into a written contract with the authority to participate in the program. The contract shall specify the duration of the applicant's required service and the total amount of eligible student loan expenses to be redeemed by the authority in return for service. c. A participant who has entered into a redemption contract with the authority may nullify that contract by submitting written notification to the authority and assuming full responsibility for repayment of the full amount of the loan or that portion of the loan that has not been redeemed by the State in return for partial fulfillment of the contract. d. In the case of a participant's death or total or permanent disability, the authority shall nullify the service obligation of the participant; or where continued enforcement of the contract may result in extreme hardship, the authority may nullify or suspend the participant's service obligation. L.2009, c.236, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64O-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64O / Section 64O-10
Public-private partnership agreements.
Status: in_force

10. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 43 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.18A:64-85) to the contrary, the university may enter into a public-private partnership agreement in accordance with the provisions of that section. L.2021, c.282, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-33
Coupon and registered bonds; conversion, etc.
Status: in_force

Bonds, other than temporary loan bonds, of a type II school district, issued in accordance with this chapter, may be in either registered or coupon form and if in coupon form may contain provision for registration as to principal only or provision for registration as to both principal and interest, or may contain both such provisions and bonds issued in fully registered form may contain provision for conversion into bonds in coupon form, and bonds issued in coupon form, with provision for registration as to both principal and interest, may contain provision for reconversion when fully registered into coupon form, at the request and expense of the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney or legal representative.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-7
Contract forms
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall prepare and distribute blank forms for such contracts.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-37
Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning school districts.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of sections 2 through 4 and sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-39 and C.18A:7F-41 and C.18A:7F-42): "Adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education. "Prebudget year adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation in the prebudget year for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment, less any amounts raised after approval of a separate question by the voters or board of school estimate for the prebudget year unless such approval explicitly allows the approved increases to be permanent. "School district" means any local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. "Weighted resident enrollment" means weighted resident enrollment as calculated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-50) and as projected by the commissioner. L.2007, c.62, s.2; amended 2007, c.260, s.36; 2025, c.234, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-42
Bonds, appropriation for land or buildings
Status: in_force

14. Whenever a board of education of a county special services school district shall decide that it is necessary to sell bonds to raise money for the purchase of lands or buildings for school purposes or for erecting, enlarging, improving, repairing, or furnishing a building or buildings for the use of the school district, it shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate a statement of the amount of money estimated to be necessary for such purpose or purposes. The board of school estimate shall fix and determine the necessary amount and shall make two certificates thereof, one of which certificates shall be delivered to the board of education and the other to the board of chosen freeholders of the county. The board of chosen freeholders may appropriate and borrow such amount for the purpose or purposes aforesaid by issuance of bonds or notes of the county pursuant to the Local Bond Law, notwithstanding any debt or limitation or requirement for down payment therein provided for. The proceeds of the sale of such obligations shall be paid to the treasurer of the county special services school district and shall be paid out by him only on the warrants or orders of the board of education of the county special services school district. The treasurer shall in no event disburse such proceeds, except to pay the expense of issuing and selling such obligations and for the purpose or purposes for which such obligations were issued. If for any reason any part of such proceeds are not applied to or necessary for such purpose or purposes, the board of education of the county special services school district may transfer the balance remaining unapplied to the general fund of the school district. L.1971,c.271,s.14; amended 1993,c.83,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:38-25.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 38 / Section 38-25.1
"Chronically absent" students, corrective action plan.
Status: in_force

2. a. As used in this section, "chronically absent" shall be defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Education within 90 days of the effective date of P.L.2018, c.23 (C.18A:38-25.1 et al.). b. In the event that 10 percent or more of the students enrolled in a public school are chronically absent, the school shall develop a corrective action plan to improve absenteeism rates. The corrective action plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) identifying problems and barriers to school attendance; (2) developing recommendations to address the problems and barriers to school attendance that have been identified; (3) outlining communication strategies to educate and inform parents on the importance of school attendance; (4) establishing protocols on informing and engaging parents when a child begins to show a pattern of absences; and (5) reviewing school policies to ensure that they support improved school attendance. In developing the corrective action plan, the school shall solicit input from parents of students currently attending the school. The solicitation shall include, at a minimum, a parental survey that includes questions related to parents' beliefs regarding the reasons why students are chronically absent and recommendations on the best ways to improve attendance. In developing the corrective action plan, the school shall engage the school's parent organization, if one exists, in identifying the causes of the school's high absenteeism rate and possible solutions. If there is no parent organization at the school, the school shall hold a public meeting to provide parents with an opportunity to provide input during the development of the corrective action plan. c. The school shall present the corrective action plan to the board of education. The school shall annually review and revise the corrective action plan, and present the revisions to the board, until the percentage of students who are chronically absent is less than 10 percent. L.2018, c.23, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-89.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-89.2
"Related entity" meaning.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act, "related entity" includes, but is not limited to, an auxiliary services corporation, an alumni association, a foundation related to a four-year institution of higher education, or any subsidiary or affiliated entity of a four-year institution of higher education. L.2025, c.110, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-3.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-3.2
Findings, declarations relative to school nursing, clinical nursing services.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that school nursing is a separate and distinct specialty within the nursing and educational professions and that therefore competence in specified areas of health and education is needed in order for school nurses to act as health advocates for school-age children. b. The Legislature further finds and declares that medically fragile students are often diagnosed with medical conditions and life-threatening diseases, including cerebral palsy, seizure disorder, and other neurological diseases, that require mechanical ventilation and emergent intervention by providers of clinical nursing services while attending school. Medically fragile students who require clinical nursing services while attending school should expect and receive the same level of care they receive at home. Maintaining a continuity of care for medically fragile students creates a safer environment at school, fosters learning, and gives parents confidence that their children's medical needs are being met by qualified health care providers. Currently, there are no standards of practice in place for providers of clinical nursing services. As a result, the quality of care medically fragile students receive in school is often inadequate to meet their health care needs. Therefore, it is in the public interest that, in order to guarantee the health and safety of medically fragile students while attending school, providers of clinical nursing services for such students meet the same qualifications as providers of clinical nursing services certified to participate in the State's Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs, and that parents should be given the option to choose the provider who will render clinical nursing services to their children while attending school, if the cost remains neutral to the school district. L.1999, c.153, s.1; amended 2012, c.5, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-46.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-46.3
Capital projects financed by issuance of bonds, notes.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the cost of any capital project authorized pursuant to this act which is to be funded by bonds or notes and certified by the board to the State district superintendent, the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the school district is located shall be financed by the issuance of school bonds or notes pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.) and the notes, school bonds or other obligations shall be authorized, issued, sold and delivered in the manner prescribed by the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.). L.1991,c.139,s.3; amended 2000, c.72, s.34; 2005, c.235, s.23; 2007, c.16, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-5
Notification of authority in the case of withdrawal or change in status.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-5. Notification of Authority in the Case of Withdrawal or Change in Status. In the event a student for any reason ceases to continue to be enrolled or otherwise becomes ineligible during the course of an academic year, the student shall cease to be eligible for financial aid under this chapter. Both the student and the institution shall have the responsibility to notify the authority when a student ceases to be eligible to receive student assistance because of withdrawal for any reason or a change in status from a full to part-time student. L.1999,c.46,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:75A-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 75A / Section 75A-11
Powers and duties of the interstate commission.
Status: in_force

11. Article X: Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers: a. To provide for dispute resolution among member states. b. To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compact states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact. c. To issue, upon request of a member state, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the interstate compact, its bylaws, rules and actions. d. To enforce compliance with the compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to the use of judicial process. e. To establish and maintain offices which shall be located within one or more of the member states. f. To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. g. To borrow, accept, hire or contract for services of personnel. h. To establish and appoint committees including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article IX, subsection e., which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder. i. To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel. j. To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of it. k. To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use any property, real, personal, or mixed. l. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed. m. To establish a budget and make expenditures. n. To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission. o. To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the member states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission. p. To coordinate education, training and public awareness regarding the compact, its implementation and operation for officials and parents involved in such activity. q. To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting and exchanging of data. r. To maintain corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws. s. To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact. t. To provide for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact. L.2009, c.279, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:21-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2
Authorization; establishment of accounts
Status: in_force

18A:21-2. The board of school estimate of any district having such a board and the board of education of any other district may establish a capital reserve account pursuant to this article which may be maintained and used as in this article provided. L.1967, c.271; amended 1990,c.52,s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-19.7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-19.7
Contracting for examination, classification, speech correction services.
Status: in_force

9. A board of education may contract with an educational improvement center, an educational services commission or other public or private agency approved by the commissioner other than a church or sectarian school, for the provision of examination, classification and speech correction services required by this act. Prior to any change in the provision of these services, the board shall provide timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate nonpublic school representatives, including parents. L.1977,c.193,s.9; amended 1999, c.364, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64G-6.1a — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64G / Section 64G-6.1a
Powers of University Hospital.
Status: in_force

14. a. University Hospital shall be the principal teaching hospital of New Jersey Medical School and New Jersey Dental School, and any other Newark-based medical education program. University Hospital is hereby established as a body corporate and politic and shall be treated and accounted for as a separate non-profit legal entity from Rutgers, The State University, and its assets, liabilities, and funds shall not be consolidated or commingled with those of Rutgers, The State University. The exercise by University Hospital of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed to be public and essential government functions necessary for the welfare and health of the State and the people of New Jersey and University Hospital shall be an instrumentality of the State. b. All monies allocated to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for the use of University Hospital, regardless of their source, and which remain unexpended on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall be transferred to University Hospital. c. All appropriations that are intended for the use of University Hospital, on or after the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), shall be made directly to University Hospital. d. The amount of State funding provided to University Hospital shall be sufficient to maintain the level of community services provided on the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) and to maintain University Hospital as an acute care facility and trauma center. e. To the maximum extent possible, consistent with applicable law, the State shall assist University Hospital in the refinancing of that portion of the debt of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey attributable to University Hospital. L.2012, c.45, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-19 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-19
School bond reserve accounts; establishment; composition; funding of accounts.
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established within the fund for the support of free public schools a school bond reserve. The school bond reserve shall consist of two accounts, the old school bond reserve account and the new school bond reserve account. The old school bond reserve account shall be funded in an amount equal to at least 1 1/2 % of the aggregate issued and outstanding bonded indebtedness of counties, municipalities or school districts for school purposes for all such indebtedness issued prior to the effective date of P.L.2003, c.118, exclusive of bonds the debt service for which is provided by State appropriations but not to exceed the moneys available in the account. The new school bond reserve account shall be funded in an amount equal to at least 1% of the aggregate issued and outstanding bonded indebtedness of counties, municipalities or school districts for school purposes for all such indebtedness issued on and after the effective date of P.L.2003, c.118, exclusive of bonds the debt service for which is provided by State appropriations. The school bond reserve shall be composed entirely of direct obligations of the United States Government or obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. b. Securities representing at least one-third of the minimum market value to be held in the school bond reserve shall be due to mature within one year of the date of issuance or purchase. It shall be the duty of the trustees of the fund to determine that the school bond reserve is established at the proper level, based on the market value of the obligations on the effective date of this act, to ascertain annually on or before September 15 the aggregate amount of bonds issued and outstanding and to maintain the old school bond reserve account and the new school bond reserve account at the appropriate levels for the ensuing year based on annual market valuations of the obligations. The trustees are authorized to retain so much of the income earned by the fund in the preceding year as they may determine to be required to maintain each account in the reserve at the levels herein specified. The amount of the reserve held in the old school bond reserve account so established is pledged as security for prompt payment, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.18A:56-16, to holders of bonds issued prior to the effective date of P.L.2003, c.118, for school purposes by counties, municipalities or school districts of principal of and interest on the bonds in the event of the inability of the issuer to make payment. The amount of the reserve held in the new school bond reserve account so established is pledged as security for prompt payment, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.18A:56-16, to holders of bonds issued on and after the effective date of P.L.2003, c.118, for school purposes by counties, municipalities or school districts of principal of and interest on the bonds in the event of the inability of the issuer to make payment. In the event the amount held in the old school bond reserve account exceeds the amount required to be held pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the excess may be transferred by the State Treasurer to the new school bond reserve account. In the event the amounts in either the old school bond reserve account or the new school bond reserve account fall below the amount required to make payments on bonds, the amounts in both the old school and new school bond reserve accounts shall be available to make payments for bonds secured by the reserve. c. Beginning with the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2003 and continuing on each June 30 thereafter, the State Treasurer shall calculate the amount necessary to fully fund the old school bond reserve account and the new school bond reserve account as required pursuant to subsection a. of this section. To the extent moneys available under P.L.1967, c.271 (C.18A:56-1 et seq.) are insufficient to maintain each account in the reserve at the required levels, the State hereby agrees that the State Treasurer shall, no later than September 15 of the fiscal year following the June 30 calculation date, pay to the trustees for deposit in the school bond reserve such amounts as may be necessary to maintain the old school bond reserve account and the new school bond reserve account at the levels set forth in subsection a. of this section. No moneys may be borrowed from the fund to provide liquidity to the State unless the 1 1/2% and 1% accounts are at the levels certified as full funding on the most recent June 30 calculation date. L.1980,c.72,s.5; amended 2003, c.118, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-90 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-90
State college risk management group, board of trustees.
Status: in_force

5. a. The board of trustees of a public college risk management group shall have not less than three or more than 15 trustees. A 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 a group shall be members or employees of member institutions of higher education, provided that a trustee who ceases to be a member or employee of a four-year public institution of higher education may be allowed to serve for not more than 90 days following cessation without violating this provision. b. A trustee shall not be paid a salary, except that the written trust instrument may provide for reimbursement for actual expenses incurred on behalf of the fund and for compensation not to exceed $200 for any day or portion of a day spent at a meeting of the trustees. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a trustee shall not enter into any contract with the group or receive any moneys or other compensation or thing of value whatsoever from the group for services performed for or on behalf of the group. L.2010, c.99, s.5; amended 2023, c.65, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-44
Reasonable substitution of certain courses for certain disabled college students.
Status: in_force

1. a. Any student attending a public institution of higher education in the State or an independent institution of higher education which receives direct State aid or a degree-granting post secondary institution whose students are eligible for State tuition grants and scholarships, who is hearing impaired, visually impaired, or learning disabled shall be eligible for reasonable substitution of specific courses required for the completion of degree requirements, provided that: (1) Documentation is provided that the student's request for substitution of a specific course is related to the disability; (2) The substitution of a specific course does not constitute a fundamental alteration in the nature of the degree requirements and the specific course is not required for professional certification; and (3) The specific courses are not offered by a public or independent institution of higher education as requirements for a health professions degree. b. The Commission on Higher Education may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), provided that the rules and regulations are not inconsistent with federal rules and regulations. L.2002, c.110,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-7.2
DOE to disseminate information on adult services to parents of special education recipients.
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Education shall include in its "Parental Rights in Special Education" booklet that is available to parents of children who receive special education services, information describing services available through, and contact information for, State agencies serving persons with disabilities. The booklet shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the following State agencies serving persons with disabilities: the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; the Divisions of Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health Services, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Disability Services in the Department of Human Services; and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services. L.2006,c.62,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:44-10 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-10
Mixed Delivery Model Preschool Handbook.
Status: in_force

10. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall develop and periodically update a Mixed Delivery Model Preschool Handbook to compile all State requirements and associated guidance documents, organized by topic, deemed relevant by the Commissioner of Education. The topics addressed in the handbook shall include, but not be limited to: a. funding and staffing requirements; b. school district and licensed child care provider program administration; c. eligibility, recruitment, and enrollment; d. family engagement; e. curriculum; f. child assessments; g. classroom assessments and program evaluation; h. optional strategies for school districts to establish centralized enrollment systems that prioritize family choice first in determining a preschool student's placement setting; and i. strategies for supporting contracted licensed child care providers in maintaining access to infant and toddler care. L.2025, c.100, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-7 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-7
Undesignated general fund balances, use, limits.
Status: in_force

7. a. For the 2004-2005 school year, an undesignated general fund balance in excess of 3% of the budgeted general fund for the prebudget year or $100,000, whichever is greater, shall be appropriated by a school district based on surplus as anticipated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of N.J.S.18A:22-8 and included in the budget prepared pursuant to section 5 of this act. In the event that the district's 2004-2005 budget is not approved by the voters of the district or the board of school estimate, the district may use the undesignated general fund balance which exceeds 3% to meet the reduction in tax levy certified by the municipal governing body or bodies or board of school estimate following review of the defeated budget. Any appropriation of the undesignated general fund balance made by board resolution following the April 2004 school budget election and prior to the effective date of P.L.2004, c.73 to the capital reserve account or maintenance reserve account or to increase spending for the 2003-2004 school year shall be null and void unless, upon written application to the commissioner, the district demonstrates that the appropriation was necessary for use in the 2003-2004 school year to meet the thoroughness standards established pursuant to subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-4) and no other line item account balances were available. In the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter, an undesignated general fund balance in excess of 2% of the budgeted general fund for the prebudget year or $250,000, whichever is greater, shall be appropriated by a school district for the purpose of the budget prepared pursuant to section 5 of this act. The amount of any funds made available for appropriation as a result of the reduction in the percentage of authorized undesignated general fund balance pursuant to P.L.2004, c.73 shall be used to reduce the general fund tax levy required for the budget year. In the case of a county vocational school district, if the amount of the budgeted general fund for the prebudget year is $100 million or less, an undesignated general fund balance in excess of 6% of that amount or $250,000, whichever is greater, shall be appropriated by the county vocational school district for the purpose of the budget prepared pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5). If the amount of the budgeted general fund for the prebudget year exceeds $100 million, an undesignated general fund balance in excess of 6% of the first $100 million and in excess of 3% of the amount which exceeds $100 million shall be appropriated by a county vocational school district for the purpose of the budget prepared pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5). b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the district may, with the approval of the commissioner, appropriate any anticipated excess undesignated general fund balance to the capital reserve account established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:21-3 or section 57 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-31) for that purpose. c. If it is determined that the undesignated general fund balances at June 30 of any school year exceed those permitted under subsection a. of this section, the excess undesignated general fund balances shall be reserved and designated in the subsequent year's budget submitted to the commissioner pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of this act. d. The commissioner may withhold State aid in an amount not to exceed the excess undesignated general fund balances for failure to comply with subsection c. of this section. e. Proceeds from the sale and lease-back of textbooks and non-consumable instructional materials shall not be included in the calculation of excess undesignated general fund balance during the budget year in which they are realized. L.1996, c.138, s.7; amended 1998, c.55, s.3; 2004, c.73, s.3; 2007, c.62, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-1
Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Rutgers, the state university law."
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-87 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-87
Purchase provisions during occupancy
Status: in_force

Should such real estate investment be sold to the state during its occupancy as tenant, the board of trustees of the fund shall accept, in full payment therefor, as well as for any state lands theretofore conveyed to it in connection therewith, the total actual cost thereof. In the event that any sums shall have been paid to the fund toward amortization of the investment, the aggregate amount thereof at the time of closing of title shall be credited against the purchase price.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-25.22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-25.22
Liquidated damages
Status: in_force

Any purchase, contract or agreement made pursuant to this article may include liquidated damages for the violation of any of the terms and conditions thereof or the failure to perform said contract or agreement in accordance with its terms and conditions or the terms and conditions of this article. L.1982, c. 189, s. 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-26
Provision of additional medical services to nonpublic school pupils
Status: in_force

4. Each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located may: a. within the limit of funds appropriated or otherwise made available, adopt policies and procedures to provide the pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school with additional medical services; and b. provide the necessary equipment, materials and services for immunizing the pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school from the diseases which pupils are required to be immunized against by the State Sanitary Code adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1947, c.177 (C.26:1A-7) or for diseases against which immunization may be recommended by the State Department of Health. L.1991,c.226,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-18 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-18
Appointment of director
Status: in_force

As soon as may be practicable, the governing institutions, in consultation with and under regulations adopted by the commission, shall appoint a director of the center. L. 1985, c. 105, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-54 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-54
Direct merchandizing of credit cards to students, certain circumstances; prohibited.
Status: in_force

2. A public institution of higher education is not authorized to enter into any agreement, or to permit any of its agents or student organizations to enter into any agreement, for the direct merchandising of credit cards to any students. L.2013, c.18, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3-19.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3 / Section 3-19.4
Public record
Status: in_force

This information shall be a matter of public record and shall be made available by the department to the general public for review and copying during normal business hours. L. 1987, c. 53, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-33
Pupils serving as district board of election members, excused absence
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any pupil of any public school who serves as a member of a district board of election on the day of any election, pursuant to R.S.19:6-1 et seq., and attends required instructional sessions related to such membership, pursuant to R.S.19:50-1 et seq., shall have his or her absence for those reasons recorded as excused absences on that pupil's attendance record or on that of any group or class of which the pupil is a member upon the presentation of such documentation as the superintendent or administrative principal, as the case may be, deems necessary to prove the pupil served as a member of a district board on the day of an election or attended required instructional sessions. L.2001,c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-43 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-43
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall make and prescribe rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this article.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-40 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-40
Selection of investment manager.
Status: in_force

18A:71B-40. a. The authority shall select an investment manager or managers to invest the funds of the trust or the funds in accounts. In making this selection, any investment manager shall be subject to the "prudent person" standard of care applicable to the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1950, c.270 (C.52:18A-89), and the authority shall consider the impact of fees and costs imposed by the manager or managers on yield to contributors. b. The authority may select more than one investment manager and investment instrument for the program if it is in the best interest of contributors and will not interfere with the administration of the program. c. The authority may provide a contributor with a choice of investment managers or investment instruments or both for the program if both of the following conditions exist: (1) the federal Internal Revenue Service has provided guidance that providing a contributor with a choice of investment managers or instruments under a State tuition program will not cause the program to fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment under section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.s.529; and (2) the authority concludes that a choice of investment managers or of investment instruments is in the best interest of contributors and will not interfere with the administration of the program. d. If the authority terminates the designation of an investment manager to hold accounts, and accounts must be moved from that investment manager to another investment manager, the authority shall select the investment manager and type of investment instrument to which the balance of the account is moved, unless the federal Internal Revenue Service provides guidance that allowing the contributor to select among several investment managers or investment instruments that have been selected by the authority would not cause a program to cease to be a qualified State tuition program for the purposes of section 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.s.529. e. If the selection process provided for in this section results in an investment manager other than the Division of Investment, the authority shall provide for the orderly transfer of accounts and shall ensure that all the rights of the contributors and designated beneficiaries participating in the program as of the effective date of P.L.2001, c.262 (C.18A:71B-64 et al.), are protected. L.1999, c.46, s.1; amended 2001, c.262, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:17-45 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-45
Rules and regulations to be established by commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this article.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-34 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-34
Bank accounts, purchases
Status: in_force

9. An auxiliary organization shall maintain its own bank accounts and shall make such purchases as are necessary to its operation, without regard to the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.), pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Board of Trustees. L.1982,c.16,s.9; amended 1994,c.48,s.104.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-24 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-24
Implementation of Summer Food Service Program.
Status: in_force

1. a. Every school district in which 50 percent or more of the students enrolled in the school district on or before the last school day before October 16 of the preceding school year were federally eligible for free or reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program, shall: (1) become a sponsor or site under the federal Summer Food Service Program; or (2) apply for a waiver pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2018, c.28 (C.18A:33-26). b. No later than one year after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.28 (C.18A:33-24 et seq.), a school district that is required to become a sponsor or site under the Summer Food Service Program, pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall submit, to the Department of Agriculture, either an application to become a sponsor of the federal Summer Food Service Program or documentation showing that the school district will become a site under an existing and approved sponsor. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2022, c.104) d. A school district that is subject to the requirements of this section shall become a sponsor of the federal Summer Food Service Program or a site under an existing and approved sponsor, no later than two years following the date of enactment of this section. L.2018, c.28, s.1; amended 2022, c.104, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:45-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 45 / Section 45-1
Establishment of secondary schools and junior high schools
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district may, with the consent of the state board, establish and organize secondary schools including junior high schools which shall be subject to rules prescribed by the state board and the state board may withhold or withdraw its approval of any such school whenever in its opinion the academic work, location or enrollment and per capita cost of maintenance thereof shall not warrant its establishment or continuance.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71 / Section 71-38
No discrimination; number; amount.
Status: in_force

Opportunity grants shall be awarded by the board without regard to race, creed or religion and in such number and amount as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available therefor. L.1968,c.142,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-8
Raising of moneys by district for buildings and maintenance
Status: in_force

Moneys for the purchase of land, the erection, repair, or improvement of buildings, and the purchase of furniture and equipment for the use of any such school, and for the maintenance and support thereof, shall be appropriated and raised in the same manner as the district maintaining the school is authorized to appropriate and raise money for similar purposes for the schools in its public school system.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-42 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-42
Maintenance of courses
Status: in_force

The corporation shall maintain therein a college or department which shall provide nondegree courses in agriculture, equipped and designed for the practical education of students, in both general and specific lines of farming.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-21.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-21.3
Jurisdiction removed
Status: in_force

All State college faculty and professional positions shall be removed from the jurisdiction of the Vacancy Review Board, established pursuant to Executive Order No. 10 (1982). L. 1986, c. 42, s. 14, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:29-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 29 / Section 29-15
Salary schedules in force
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with or discontinue any salary schedule now in force; provided, such schedule shall meet the requirements of this article, nor to prevent the adoption of any salary schedule which shall meet its minimum requirements, nor to prevent the payment of extra compensation for additional service, nor to prevent the payment of any bonus pursuant to law, but no bonus payment may be made in lieu of an employment or adjustment increment.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-13
Responsibilities of financing authority, development authority.
Status: in_force

13. a. The financing authority shall be responsible for the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) and the development authority shall be responsible for the planning, design, construction management, acquisition, construction, and completion of school facilities projects. In the case of a capital maintenance project, the development authority may, in its discretion, authorize an SDA district to undertake the design, acquisition, construction and all other appropriate actions necessary to complete the capital maintenance project and shall enter into a grant agreement with the district for the payment of the State share. The development authority may also authorize an SDA district to undertake the design, acquisition, construction and all other appropriate actions necessary to complete any other school facilities project in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to subsection e. of this section. b. The financing authority shall undertake the financing of school facilities projects pursuant to the provisions of this act. The financing authority shall finance the State share of a school facilities project and may, in its discretion and upon consultation with the district, finance the local share of the project. In the event that the financing authority finances only the State share of a project, the development authority shall not commence acquisition or construction of the project until the development authority receives the local share from the district. c. In order to implement the arrangements established for school facilities projects which are to be constructed by the development authority and financed pursuant to this section, a district shall enter into an agreement with the development authority and the commissioner containing the terms and conditions determined by the parties to be necessary to effectuate the project. d. Upon completion by the development authority of a school facilities project, the district shall enter into an agreement with the development authority to provide for the maintenance of the project by the district. In the event that the school facilities project is constructed by a district, upon the completion of the project, the district shall submit to the commissioner a plan to provide for the maintenance of the project by the district. Any agreement or plan shall contain, in addition to any other terms and provisions, a requirement for the establishment of a maintenance reserve fund consistent with the appropriation and withdrawal requirements for capital reserve accounts established pursuant to section 57 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-31), the funding levels of which shall be as set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 26 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-26). e. (1) Within one year of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.), the commissioner, in consultation with the development authority, shall adopt pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations by which the commissioner shall determine whether an SDA district is eligible to be considered by the development authority to manage a school facilities project or projects. In making the determination, the commissioner shall consider the district's fiscal integrity and operations, the district's performance in each of the five key components of school district effectiveness under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) in accordance with section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10), and other relevant factors. (2) Within one year of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.), the development authority, in consultation with the commissioner, shall adopt pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations by which the development authority shall determine the capacity of an SDA district, deemed eligible by the commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, to manage a school facilities project or projects identified by the development authority. In making the determination, the development authority shall consider the experience of the SDA district, the size, complexity, and cost of the project, time constraints, and other relevant factors. (3) The development authority, in consultation with the commissioner, shall develop and implement training programs, seminars, or symposia to provide technical assistance to SDA districts deemed to lack the capacity to manage a school facility project or projects; except that nothing herein shall be construed to require the development authority or the commissioner to authorize an SDA district to hire additional staff in order to achieve capacity. (4) If the development authority determines to delegate a school facilities project to an SDA district in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, the development authority, the commissioner, and the district shall enter into a grant agreement. The grant agreement shall, at a minimum, establish a timeline for the completion of the school facilities project, which timeline shall be established based on the scope of the work to be performed. (5) If the development authority determines to delegate a school facilities project to an SDA district in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, the SDA district shall be deemed to be in noncompliance with the grant agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection if the district enters into a contract with a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant which is debarred, suspended, or disqualified from State, development authority, or federal government contracting at the time of the contract award or with a firm which has not been prequalified by the development authority. If the district enters into a contract with a debarred, suspended, or disqualified contractor, subcontractor, or consultant, then the grant agreement shall be rendered null and void. L.2000, c.72, s.13; amended 2004, c.73, s.4; 2007, c.137, s.24; 2007, c.260, s.44; 2023, c.311, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-13
Faculty members beginning employment after 1973-74 school year; application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 3 of this act shall apply to all faculty members beginning their employment after the 1973-74 school year. L.1973, c. 163, s. 8, eff. July 1, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:11-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3.3
Interscholastic adapted athletic programs.
Status: in_force

2. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in consultation with the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, shall establish interscholastic athletic programs adapted for participation by student-athletes with physical disabilities or visual impairments who are participating in an adapted athletic program developed by a school district. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association shall require any coach of an adapted athletic program to receive training specific to that program. L.2009, c.109, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7G-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7G / Section 7G-20
Acquisition of school facilities by local unit.
Status: in_force

20. A local unit may purchase, lease, rent, sublease or otherwise acquire any school facilities project or any space within a project and pay the amounts as may be agreed upon between the local unit and the development authority as the purchase price, rent or other charge therefor; provided that the terms and conditions of the agreement between the development authority and the local unit relating to the purchase, lease, rental or sublease shall be subject to the approval of the State Treasurer. L.2000, c.72, s.19; amended 2007, c.137, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-59 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-59
Qualifications of applicant
Status: in_force

7. a. No scholarship pursuant to this act shall be awarded to any applicant unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that he or she: (1) Is and has been a resident of this State for at least 12 months prior to receiving the grant; (2) Will be or is enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program of study leading to a degree or certificate at a public institution; (3) Has complied with all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act by the board for the award, regulation and administration of grants from the fund. b. In addition to the requirements of subsection a. of this section, the board is hereby authorized to require the satisfaction of such other requirements as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2000,c.163,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:11-15 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15
Tuition charge for certain summer courses; terms defined.
Status: in_force

2. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a board of education may charge tuition for a remedial or advanced course provided during a summer school session to a student who resides in the district in accordance with the following provisions: (1) for a student from a household with a household income that exceeds the most recent federal poverty guidelines multiplied by 1.85, the district may charge full tuition; (2) for a student from a household with household income that exceeds the most recent federal poverty guidelines multiplied by 1.30, but is at or below the most recent federal poverty guidelines multiplied by 1.85, the district may charge 75% of the full tuition charged by the board of education; (3) for a student from a household with a household income that exceeds the most recent federal poverty guidelines, but is at or below the most recent federal poverty guidelines multiplied by 1.30, the district may charge 50% of the full tuition charged by the board of education; and (4) for a student from a household with a household income at or below the most recent federal poverty guidelines, the district may not charge any tuition. b. A board of education may charge full tuition to a student who resides in the district for an enrichment course provided during a summer school session, which course carries no credit and is determined by the executive county superintendent of schools to have no direct relationship to the curriculum. c. A board of education may charge tuition for a remedial, advanced, or enrichment course provided during a summer school session to a student who does not reside in the school district, at an amount to be determined by the board. d. As used in this section: "Advanced course" means a course or subject not previously taken in an approved school district program for which additional credits or advanced placement may be awarded upon successful completion of the course. "Enrichment course" means a course or subject of a vocational nature for which no credits are to be awarded. "Household income" means income as defined in 7 CFR ss.245.2 and 245.6 or any subsequent superseding federal law or regulation. "Remedial course" means a course or subject that is a review of a course or subject previously taken for which credits or placements may be awarded upon successful completion of the course. L.2010, c.73, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-20 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-20
Indemnity of members of boards of education against cost of defense.
Status: in_force

18A:12-20. Whenever a civil, administrative, criminal or quasi-criminal action or other legal proceeding has been or shall be brought against any person for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of his duties as a member of a board of education, and in the case of a criminal or quasi-criminal action such action results in final disposition in favor of such person, the board of education shall defray all costs of defending such action, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, together with costs of appeal, if any, and shall save harmless and protect such person from any financial loss resulting therefrom. Indemnification for exemplary or punitive damages shall not be mandated and shall be governed by the standards and procedures set forth in N.J.S.59:10-4. Any board of education may arrange for and maintain appropriate insurance to cover all such damages, losses and expenses. L.1967, c.271; amended 1973, c.336; 2001, c.178, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-4.1
1967, c. 75
Status: in_force

1. Whenever it shall be determined that it is necessary to raise in any school district, additional sums of money, over and above the amount fixed and determined in the annual school budget of the 1967-68 fiscal year for the transportation of children to and from school, when the necessity of such transportation and the cost and method thereof have been approved by the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the district paying the cost of such transportation is situated, the board of education of the district is authorized to borrow in anticipation of the taxes to be raised, levied and collected to provide for said expenditures, such sum or sums as it may determine to be necessary for said purpose, upon its promissory notes bearing interest at a rate or rates not to exceed 6% per annum maturing not later than December 31, 1969. 2. The secretary of the board of education shall certify the amount to be raised to the county board of taxation within 5 days after the date of the borrowing. 3. In the case that such certificate shall be delivered to the county board of taxation on or prior to April 1, 1968, the amount so certified shall be raised, levied and collected by the taxes within that year and in case any such certificate shall be delivered to said board after April 1, 1968, the amount so certified shall be raised, levied and collected by taxes in the next year. 4. The amount so raised, levied and collected shall be paid to the custodian of school moneys of the district as other school moneys are paid and shall be used to pay the principal and interest due upon such notes as they mature. 5. The amounts paid for interest upon said notes shall be reimbursed in full by the State to a school district for the fiscal year in which said payment is made and the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the district paying such interest is situated shall upon the receipt of a claim from the school district certify this amount to the Commissioner of Education. Payments shall be made by the State Treasurer to each school district upon certificate of the Commissioner of Education and warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Said payments shall be made as follows: interest paid prior to June 30, 1968 on August 1, 1968; interest paid from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1969 on August 1, 1969; and interest paid from July 1, 1969 to December 31, 1969 on February 1, 1970.Chapter 75 of the laws of 1967 is saved from repeal. [This act authorizes boards of education to borrow, in anticipation of taxes, additional sums of money over the fixed annual school budget for the 1967-1968 fiscal year, upon its promissory notes for purposes of transporting pupils to and from school and provides for reimbursement by the state of the interest paid on said notes in the fiscal year in which said interest is paid.]
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-50 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-50
New purpose; determination by board of school estimate in type II districts
Status: in_force

The board of education of a type II school district having a board of school estimate shall, upon certification of such statement, fix a date, place and time for the holding of a public hearing by the board of school estimate with respect to the amount of such proceeds to be used for such other purpose or purposes, which date shall be fixed and notice thereof published and which hearing by the board of school estimate shall be held in the manner provided in sections 18A:22-28 and 18A:22-29 with respect to the amount of money to be raised by the issuance of bonds, and the board of school estimate shall, at or after said hearing, fix and determine the amount of such proceeds to be used for such other purpose or purposes and shall certify the same to the board of education of the district and to the governing body of each municipality comprised within the district, whereupon such proceeds to the amount so fixed and determined by the board of school estimate, may be used for such other purpose or purposes.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7A-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-30
State board of education; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and adopt policies, subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act." P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), make all determinations and exercise such powers of visitation as are necessary for the proper administration of this act. L.1975, c. 212, s. 47, eff. July 1, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7F / Section 7F-8
Payments to school district by State Treasurer, dates.
Status: in_force

8. The amounts payable to each school district and county vocational school district pursuant to this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the certification of the commissioner and warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Five percent of the appropriation for equalization aid, special education categorical aid, preschool education aid, security aid, transportation aid, adjustment aid, and any other aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) shall be paid on the eighth and twenty-second of each month from September through June. If a local board of education requires funds prior to the first payment, the board shall file a written request with the commissioner stating the need for the funds. The commissioner shall review each request and forward for payment those for which need has been demonstrated. Facilities funds shall be paid as required to meet due dates for payment of principal and interest. Each school district, county vocational school district, and county special services school district shall file an annual report regarding facilities payments to the commissioner. The report shall include the amount of interest bearing school debt, if any, of the municipality or district then remaining unpaid, together with the rate of interest payable thereon, the date or dates on which the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness were issued, and the date or dates upon which they fall due. In the case of a Type I school district, the board secretary shall secure the schedule of outstanding obligations from the clerk of the municipality. L.1996, c.138, s.8; amended 2007, c.260, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-12 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-12
Executive board.
Status: in_force

12. a. There shall be established an executive board which performs such duties as determined by the council. The executive board shall be composed of 17 members as follows: The president of Rutgers, The State University; The president of New Jersey Institute of Technology; The president of Rowan University; The president of Montclair State University; The president of Kean University; Three presidents of State Colleges who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector; Five presidents of county colleges who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector; Three presidents of independent institutions who shall be selected by the presidents of this sector; One president of the proprietary schools which have been authorized to offer licensed degree programs who shall be selected by the presidents of these proprietary schools. b. The chair of the executive board shall be rotated among the following: one of the presidents of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the president of Rowan University, the president of New Jersey Institute of Technology, the president of Montclair State University, and the president of Kean University; a president selected by the presidents of the State Colleges; a president selected by the presidents of the county colleges; and a president selected by the presidents of the independent institutions. The chair of the executive board shall serve for a two-year period. Biennially, the executive board shall select the chair in the manner provided above, but not necessarily in the order provided above. c. The chair of the executive board shall also serve as the chair of the council. L.1994, c.48, s.12; amended 1999, c.46, s.30; 2003, c.99, s.2; 2009, c.246, s.2; 2012, c.45, s.68; 2017, c.178, s.38; 2021, c.282, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-7.2
School lunch program; additional state aid
Status: in_force

Each school district or nonprofit nonpublic school participating in the special assistance phase of the National School Lunch Program as defined within an approved contract with the Department of Education shall be paid an additional State reimbursement for each Type A lunch served free or at a reduced price. Such rate of additional State reimbursement per lunch shall not exceed 50% of the total rate of reimbursement per each such Type A lunch served free or at a reduced price payable from Federal funds. L.1970, c. 309, s. 1, eff. Dec. 16, 1970. Amended by L.1977, c. 55, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64N-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64N / Section 64N-22
Certain actions unaffected.
Status: in_force

22. This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against Montclair State University, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the university as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or regulation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, Montclair State University, and all such matters or proceedings pending before Montclair State University on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the university, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.2017, c.178, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.32
Temporary notes or loan bonds; issuance
Status: in_force

Any school district, municipality or county which has authorized bonds which are entitled to the benefits of this act, may issue temporary notes or loan bonds (hereinafter called "notes" ) in anticipation of the issuance of permanent bonds to the extent permitted or provided by or pursuant to the provisions of Title 18A, Education, of the New Jersey Statutes or any other laws applicable, subject to such additional terms or conditions with respect to such notes as may be fixed or required by the Commissioner of Education to insure that funds are borrowed only as needed to meet required payments for construction or acquisition of the educational facilities to be financed by the issuance of permanent bonds. L.1978, c. 74, s. 11, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:58-33.37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 58 / Section 58-33.37
Annual payments to school districts and municipalities; use
Status: in_force

As provided in this act, every school district and municipality which shall be entitled thereto, shall receive annually the amount of its additional State school building aid and the State Board of Education shall include such amount thereof in its annual budget for building aid for such school district. Amounts of such building aid paid under this act shall be used for the payment of debt service (interest and principal) on bonds or notes entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act. L.1978, c. 74, s. 16, eff. July 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-27 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-27
Other fees payable.
Status: in_force

24. Nothing in sections 20 through 25 of this act shall preclude a public institution of higher education from requiring the payment of other fees, subject to approval by the State Treasurer, for individuals attending courses pursuant to the provisions of sections 20 through 25 of this act. L.1999,c.46,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-32 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-32
Community college commission; membership; vacancies; compensation
Status: in_force

3. The community college commission shall consist of the county superintendent of schools and nine public members who are residents of the county and have resided therein for a period of four years prior to their appointment having no official connection with educational institutions contracting with the commission. No elected public official shall serve as a voting member of the commission. The president of the commission shall be an ex officio member of the commission without vote. Seven of the public members shall be appointed by the appointing authority of the county, with the advice and consent of the board of chosen freeholders, and two of the members shall be appointed by the Governor, for such initial terms as shall be established by the board. Members shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except that the initial appointments shall be made in four classes as nearly equal as possible in number, one class to serve for one year, one class to serve for two years, one class to serve for three years, and one class to serve for four years. The term of all members of the commission shall begin on July 1. Members initially appointed to the commission may serve from the time of their respective appointments, but the term of such office shall be deemed to commence as of July 1 of the year in which the appointment was made. Each member shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the remainder of the unexpired terms. Any appointed member may be removed by the appointing authority of the county for cause upon notice and opportunity to be heard. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by virtue of services as a member of the commission. A voting member of a community college commission shall not be eligible to accept employment of the college at which he has served as a member of the commission for a period of two years following resignation or expiration of his term as a member. The appointing authority of the county shall establish a trustee search committee of not less than five members who shall be residents of the county. The members of the trustee search committee shall not be elected public officials and shall not be eligible for appointment to the board of trustees for a period of six months after their service on the trustee search committee. The trustee search committee shall nominate persons for consideration by the appointing authority of the county for appointment to the board of trustees. L.1974,c.89,s.3; amended 1981,c.329,s.7; 1983,c.518,s.2; 1994,c.48,s.151.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:59-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 59 / Section 59-8
State appropriation for salaries of teachers of agricultural subjects
Status: in_force

To secure for the state the advantages under such act of congress for the supervision of agricultural subjects as therein provided, there shall be appropriated each year, from any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not less than $1,000.00, which sum shall be expended for the salary or salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects, in accordance with the terms of the act of congress.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-17.1
Panel of arbitrators; training.
Status: in_force

22. a. The Commissioner of Education shall maintain a panel of 50 permanent arbitrators to hear matters pursuant to N.J.S.18A:6-16. Of the 50 arbitrators, 16 arbitrators shall be designated by the New Jersey Education Association, six arbitrators shall be designated by the American Federation of Teachers, 18 arbitrators shall be designated by the New Jersey School Boards Association, and 10 arbitrators shall be designated by the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association. The commissioner shall inform the appropriate designating entity when a vacancy exists. If the appropriate entity does not designate an arbitrator within 30 days, the commissioner shall designate an arbitrator to fill that vacancy. All arbitrators designated pursuant to this section shall serve on the American Arbitration Association panel of labor arbitrators and shall be members of the National Academy of Arbitrators. The arbitrators shall have knowledge and experience in the school employment sector. Arbitrators on the permanent panel shall be assigned by the commissioner randomly to hear cases. All arbitrators designated pursuant to this section after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.45, shall receive training on conduct unbecoming an employee including, but not limited to, issues related to allegations of sexual assault and child abuse, for the purpose of assisting the arbitrator in determining matters in which conduct unbecoming an employee is the basis of the tenure charges made against the employee. Any arbitrator on the permanent panel as of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.45, shall receive the training within 18 months of the effective date of that act. The training on conduct unbecoming an employee shall also include issues related to cultural diversity and bias. Any arbitrator on the permanent panel as of the effective date of P.L.2021, c.51, shall receive training on these issues within 18 months of the effective date of that act. The training shall be conducted by a State agency or private entity with expertise in the subject area selected by the commissioner, and any training on sexual misconduct or child abuse shall be conducted in consultation with a sexual assault or child abuse prevention organization. The training program utilized by the State agency or private entity shall be approved by the commissioner and shall be developed in consultation with interested stakeholders in the school law and education communities including, but not limited to, the New Jersey School Boards Association, the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, the New Jersey Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, and the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. The training program shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) A review of tenure charge cases concerning conduct unbecoming by a school employee, including cases decided both before and after the enactment of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-117 et al.); and (2) A review of the factors to be considered by arbitrators in deciding tenure charge cases concerning conduct unbecoming by a school employee including, but not limited to, the nature of the alleged offense and the impact, or potential impact, of the employee's conduct on the health and safety of students within the context of the school environment. b. The following provisions shall apply to a hearing conducted by an arbitrator pursuant to N.J.S.18A:6-16, except as otherwise provided pursuant to P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-117 et al.): (1) The hearing shall be held before the arbitrator within 45 days of the assignment of the arbitrator to the case; (2) The arbitrator shall receive no less than $1250 per day, or such amount as established at the discretion of the Commissioner of Education, who shall consider the average per diem rate of arbitrators eligible to serve on the panel who reside in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The costs and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne by the State of New Jersey; (3) Upon referral of the case for arbitration, the employing board of education shall provide all evidence including, but not limited to, documents, electronic evidence, statements of witnesses, and a list of witnesses with a complete summary of their testimony, to the employee or the employee's representative. The employing board of education shall be precluded from presenting any additional evidence at the hearing, except for purposes of impeachment of witnesses. At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the employee shall provide all evidence upon which he will rely including, but not limited to, documents, electronic evidence, statements of witnesses, and a list of witnesses with a complete summary of their testimony, to the employing board of education or its representative. The employee shall be precluded from presenting any additional evidence at the hearing except for purposes of impeachment of witnesses. Discovery shall not include depositions, and interrogatories shall be limited to 25 without subparts. c. The arbitrator shall determine the case under the American Arbitration Association labor arbitration rules. In the event of a conflict between the American Arbitration Association labor arbitration rules and the procedures established pursuant to this section, the procedures established pursuant to this section shall govern. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:6-25 or any other section of law to the contrary, the arbitrator shall render a written decision within 45 days of the start of the hearing. e. The arbitrator's determination shall be final and binding and may not be appealable to the commissioner or the State Board of Education. The determination shall be subject to judicial review and enforcement as provided pursuant to N.J.S.2A:24-7 through N.J.S.2A:24-10. f. Timelines set forth herein shall be strictly followed; the arbitrator or any involved party shall inform the commissioner of any timeline that is not adhered to. g. An arbitrator may not extend the timeline of holding a hearing beyond 45 days of the assignment of the arbitrator to the case without approval from the commissioner. An arbitrator may not extend the timeline for rendering a written decision within 45 days of the start of the hearing without approval from the commissioner. Extension requests shall occur before the 41st day of the respective timelines set forth herein. The commissioner shall approve or disapprove extension requests within five days of receipt. h. The commissioner may remove any arbitrator from an arbitration case or an arbitration panel if an arbitrator does not adhere to the timelines set forth herein without approval from the commissioner. If the commissioner removes an arbitrator from an arbitration case, the commissioner shall refer the case to a new arbitrator within five days. The newly-assigned arbitrator shall convene a new hearing and then render a written decision within 45 days of being referred the case. L.2012, c.26, s.22; amended 2015, c.109; 2019, c.45; 2021, c.51.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-1
2-year course of study in history
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools in each school district shall prepare and recommend to the board of education of the district, and the board of education shall adopt a suitable two-year course of study in the history of the United States, including the history of New Jersey, to be given to each student during the last four years of high school. Said course of study shall include materials recommended by the commissioner dealing with the history of the Negro in America. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1973, c. 20; 1987, c. 52, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-5
Opening of bids; rejection, etc.
Status: in_force

At the time and place fixed in such advertisement for the submission of proposals the board of education, or any committee thereof authorized so to do, or any officer or employee of such board designated therefor, shall receive such proposals and immediately proceed to unseal the same and publicly announce the contents in the presence of the parties bidding or their agents, if such parties choose to be then and there present. Such board shall have the right to reject any and all bids. No proposals shall be opened previous to the hour designated in the advertisement and none shall be received thereafter.
L.1967, c.271
N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-30 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-30
Imposition of sanctions
Status: in_force

10. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, the sanctions authorized by this act may be imposed on any school official pursuant to the procedures established in section 9 of this act. However, nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of any board of education or any appointing authority to process charges or complaints pursuant to the procedures contained in Titles 18A or 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1991,c.393,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:61C-13 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 61C / Section 61C-13
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The State Board of Education and the Secretary of Higher Education each shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2014, c.74, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:22-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 22 / Section 22-22
Additional appropriations; fixing and certifying
Status: in_force

The board of school estimate shall meet within a reasonable time after the delivery of the statement and fix and determine the amount necessary for such purpose or purposes and shall certify the same separately to the board of education and to the governing body of the municipality.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-126.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-126.2
Increase in pension
Status: in_force

The monthly retirement allowance originally granted to any retirant shall be increased in accordance with the provisions of this act. Pension increases shall not be paid to retirants who are not receiving their regular, full, monthly retirement allowances. The increase granted under the provisions of this act shall be effective only on the first day of a month, shall be paid in monthly installments, and shall not be decreased, increased, revoked or repealed except as otherwise provided in this act. No increase shall be due to a retirant or his beneficiary unless it constitutes a payment for an entire month. L.1971, c. 278, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:30-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 30 / Section 30-6
Prolonged absence beyond sick leave period
Status: in_force

When absence, under the circumstances described in section 18A:30-1 of this article, exceeds the annual sick leave and the accumulated sick leave, the board of education may pay any such person each day's salary less the pay of a substitute, if a substitute is employed or the estimated cost of the employment of a substitute if none is employed, for such length of time as may be determined by the board of education in each individual case. A day's salary is defined as 1/200 of the annual salary.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 39 / Section 39-11.2
Bidding requirements for certain pupil transportation contracts.
Status: in_force

1. a. Except as provided in subsection g. of this section, the provision of transportation services to a local school district by a cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity, other than a local school district using school buses it owns or leases, shall be subject to the bidding requirements and requirements concerning the renewal of transportation contracts set forth in chapter 39 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, including the requirements concerning the advertisement for bids, the submission of quotations and the renewal of contracts. b. The cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity other than a local school district shall adhere to every substantial bid specification for a pupil transportation contract, including bonding requirements. c. The cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity other than a local school district that is intending to bid for transportation services shall be precluded from preparing specifications. Specifications shall be prepared by the local school district seeking transportation services or by any other cooperative transportation services agency, as designated by the Commissioner of Education, that is not bidding. d. The cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity other than a local school district shall not charge any fee above the bid price. e. A local school district may negotiate and award a contract for transportation services with a cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity other than a local school district if the provisions of subsection c. of N.J.S.18A:18A-5 have been met. f. The following forms, prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, shall be included in any bid submitted by a cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district, jointure commission or other public entity other than a local school district to provide transportation services: (1) if applicable, a membership form for the cooperative transportation services agency, educational services commission, county special services school district or jointure commission indicating each member school district and the name of each member school district's superintendent; (2) a form indicating the transportation experience of the bidder; (3) a non-collusion form indicating that the bidder has not drafted specifications or route descriptions for the local board of education that is seeking transportation services; (4) an affirmative action statement; and (5) a bidder's guarantee in an amount required pursuant to statute and regulation. g. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) an educational services commission or a jointure commission for the provision of transportation services to pupils who reside in school districts which, as of January 1, 2004, are members of the educational services commission or jointure commission, if, as of that date, the commission owns or leases school buses and is providing pupil transportation; (2) an educational services commission or jointure commission for the provision of transportation services to pupils who reside in school districts which are located in a county of the first class and which are not members of the educational services commission or jointure commission and which, as of January 1, 1999, have been receiving pupil transportation from that commission with buses the commission owns or leases; (3) a county special services school district for the provision of transportation services to pupils who are enrolled in the county special services school district or pupils enrolled in nonpublic schools who reside within the county, if, as of January 1, 2004, the district owns or leases school buses and is providing pupil transportation ; and (4) a county special services school district for the provision of special education transportation for pupils residing within that county or within a contiguous county, if, as of January 1, 2004, the county special services school district is located in a county of the fifth class, and has been providing special education transportation with buses it owns or leases. L.2005,c.84,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72I-3 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72I / Section 72I-3
Use of funds
Status: in_force

Rutgers, The State University may utilize funds appropriated for the purposes of this act for the provision of equipment, supplies, clerical and research assistants and other support for the Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professor. L. 1986, c. 55, s. 3, eff. July 28, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-16.11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-16.11
Third class counties of 80,000 to 105,000; board members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes to the contrary, in all counties of the third class with a population greater than 80,000 but less than 105,000 as of the latest federal decennial census the board of education of the county vocational-technical school shall consist of at least five members to be appointed by the appointing authority of the county. L.1984, c. 165, s. 1, eff. Oct. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-22 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-22
School districts joining with municipality or county in equipment and operation
Status: in_force

The board of education of any district may join with the governing body of any municipality, or the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the district is located, in acquiring, improving, equipping, operating and maintaining playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming pools, and indoor recreation centers, and may appropriate money therefor and may pay over to the said body or board such money as may be so appropriated to be disbursed for any of such joint purposes.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-2c — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2c
Limited certificate of eligibility pilot program.
Status: in_force

2. There is established in the Department of Education a five-year pilot program under which the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing pursuant to section 3 of this act and a limited certificate of eligibility pursuant to section 4 of this act. L.2021, c.224, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-12.11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-12.11
Findings, declarations relative to the care of students with diabetes.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that impairs the body's ability to use food, and must be managed 24 hours a day in order to avoid the potentially life-threatening short-term consequences of blood sugar levels that are either too high or too low, and avoid or delay the serious long-term complications of high blood sugar levels that include blindness, amputation, heart disease, and kidney failure; b. In order to manage their disease, students with diabetes must have access to the means to balance food, medications, and physical activity level while at school and at school-related activities; c. The school nurse is the most appropriate person in the school setting to provide care for a student with diabetes, because the school nurse is in a position to coordinate care and educate school staff in the monitoring and treatment of symptoms, develop an individualized health care plan and an individualized emergency health care plan, and consult and coordinate with a student's parents or guardians and health care provider to establish a safe, therapeutic environment; d. Because of the significant number of students with diabetes, the effect of diabetes upon a student's ability to learn, and the risk of serious long and short-term medical complications, the Legislature deems it in the public interest to enact legislation that addresses the care of students with diabetes within the public school system. L.2009, c.131, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 28 / Section 28-6
Tenure upon transfer or promotion.
Status: in_force

18A:28-6. a. Any such teaching staff member under tenure or eligible to obtain tenure under this chapter, who is transferred or promoted with his consent to another position covered by this chapter on or after July 1, 1962, shall not obtain tenure in the new position until after: (1) the expiration of a period of employment of two consecutive calendar years in the new position unless a shorter period is fixed by the employing board for such purpose; or (2) employment for two academic years in the new position together with employment in the new position at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year; or (3) employment in the new position within a period of any three consecutive academic years, for the equivalent of more than two academic years; provided that the period of employment in such new position shall be included in determining the tenure and seniority rights in the former position held by such teaching staff member, and in the event the employment in such new position is terminated before tenure is obtained therein, if he then has tenure in the district or under said board of education, such teaching staff member shall be returned to his former position at the salary which he would have received had the transfer or promotion not occurred together with any increase to which he would have been entitled during the period of such transfer or promotion. b. Any such teaching staff member under tenure or eligible to obtain tenure under this chapter, who is transferred or promoted with his consent to another position covered by this chapter on or after the effective date of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-117 et al.), shall not obtain tenure in the new position until after: (1) the expiration of a period of employment of two consecutive calendar years in the new position; or (2) employment for two academic years in the new position together with employment in the new position at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year; or (3) employment in the new position within a period of any three consecutive academic years, for the equivalent of more than two academic years; provided that the period of employment in such new position shall be included in determining the tenure and seniority rights in the former position held by such teaching staff member, and in the event the employment in such new position is terminated before tenure is obtained therein, if he then has tenure in the district or under said board of education, such teaching staff member shall be returned to his former position at the salary which he would have received had the transfer or promotion not occurred together with any increase to which he would have been entitled during the period of such transfer or promotion. In order to receive tenure pursuant to this subsection, a teacher, principal, assistant principal, and vice-principal shall be evaluated as effective or highly effective in two annual summative evaluations within the first three years of employment in the new position. For purposes of this subsection, "effective" or "highly effective" means the employee has received an annual summative evaluation rating of "effective" or "highly effective" based on the performance standards for his position established through the evaluation rubric adopted by the board of education and approved by the commissioner. amended 2012, c.26, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-11.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-11.5
Guidelines.
Status: in_force

4. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop guidelines to facilitate the implementation and operation of breakfast after the bell programs by schools in the State, in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2014, c.66 (C.18A:33-11.1), sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2018, c.25 (C.18A:33-11.2 and C.18A:33-11.3), and section 12 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-14a), including, but not limited to, guidelines, consistent with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2015, c.15 (C.18A:33-21), concerning a school's receipt of payment, from students, for unsubsidized school breakfasts that are served to such students under a breakfast after the bell program. L.2018, c.25, s.4; amended 2022, c.104, s.11; 2023, c.336, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-116 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-116
"VETeach Pilot Program."
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Department of Education a four-year "VETeach Pilot Program." The purpose of the pilot program shall be to address the shortage of certified public school teachers that is anticipated to occur due to teacher retirements, by taking advantage of the qualified workforce represented by the State's veterans. The pilot program shall facilitate the teacher certification of veterans in order to advance the State's goals of ensuring a qualified public school workforce and addressing the high rate of unemployment among returning veterans. b. Under the pilot program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey shall enroll in a 36-month teacher preparation program, a single cohort of students who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces and who served on or after September 11, 2001. The program shall lead to a baccalaureate degree and completion of the requirements necessary to apply to the State Board of Examiners for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing. c. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey shall establish, with the approval of the State Board of Education, the coherent sequence of courses required to be completed by a student under the pilot program in order to be eligible to receive a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing. A certificate of eligibility with advanced standing issued to a student who completes the pilot program shall authorize the student to seek employment as a teacher in grades K through 8, and in certain secondary education fields. d. Upon the conclusion of the pilot program, the commissioner shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the number of veterans who enrolled in the teacher preparation program established under the pilot program, the number of those veterans who were hired as teachers in public or nonpublic schools, and the advisability of the establishment of similar programs on a permanent basis. L.2012, c.2, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:7C-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-11
Status report
Status: in_force

a. Not later than September 1, 1990 the Joint Committee on the Public Schools shall evaluate and report to the Legislature on the status of proficiency testing in the public schools of New Jersey. Among other topics the report shall specifically address: (1) how New Jersey's testing program compares to that in other states, (2) the advisability of requiring State administered tests in elementary grades, and (3) whether any changes in the statutes providing for the State graduation proficiency test are appropriate. The committee's analysis shall include an evaluation of all provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act and any recommendations for additional legislation. The joint committee shall use the funds appropriated or otherwise made available, in addition to all other resources to which the committee may have access, to secure the expertise necessary to conduct this evaluation and shall report its findings to the Governor and Legislature. b. Beginning in 1991, the Joint Committee on the Public Schools shall undertake an annual evaluation of the report submitted to the Legislature by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. L. 1988, c. 168, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:56-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-2
Secretary of board; records
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall be the secretary of the board of trustees. He shall record in a book to be kept for that purpose the proceedings of the board and the accounts to be furnished by the state treasurer as directed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-117 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-117
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act." L.2012, c.26, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-13.1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64A / Section 64A-13.1
County college employee permitted to waive health care coverage.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a county college that enters into a contract providing group health care benefits to its employees may allow any employee who is eligible for other health care coverage to waive coverage under the county college's plan to which the employee is entitled by virtue of employment with the county college. The waiver shall be in such form as the county college shall prescribe and shall be filed with the county college. In consideration of filing such a waiver, a county college may pay to the employee annually an amount, to be established in the sole discretion of the county college, which shall not exceed 50% of the amount saved by the county college because of the employee's waiver of coverage, and, for a waiver filed on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2, which shall not exceed 25%, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the county college because of the employee's waiver of coverage. An employee who waives coverage shall be permitted to resume coverage under the same terms and conditions as apply to initial coverage if the employee ceases to be covered through the other health care coverage for any reason, including, but not limited to, the retirement or death of the employee's spouse or divorce. An employee who resumes coverage shall repay, on a pro rata basis, any amount received which represents an advance payment for a period of time during which coverage is resumed. An employee who wishes to resume coverage shall file a declaration with the county college in such form as the county college shall prescribe, that the waiver is revoked. The decision of a county college to allow its employees to waive coverage and the amount of consideration to be paid therefor shall not be subject to the collective bargaining process. L.2003, c.3, s.3; amended 2010, c.2, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18B-8 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18B / Section 18B-8
Joint insurance fund permitted
Status: in_force

In any county which has established an insurance fund pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:10-6 or is a member of a joint insurance fund pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 372 (C. 40A:10-36 et seq.), the board of education of the county vocational school located within that county may, at the option of the board of education, enter into a contract with the governing body of the county or joint insurance fund to participate in the county insurance fund or a joint insurance fund as the case may be. L. 1988, c. 143, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:24-11 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-11
Type I districts; authorization of bonds; appropriations and borrowings; procedure to be followed
Status: in_force

School bonds shall be authorized and may be issued, for the purposes of any type I district, pursuant to ordinance, adopted by the governing body of the municipality comprised within the district, authorizing the issuance thereof in the principal amount certified to said governing body by the board of school estimate of the district, in accordance with sections 18A:22-18 to 18A:22-20, but no such bonds shall be authorized or issued if the principal sum thereof shall exceed the limits prescribed in section 18A:24-19, except upon compliance with the provisions of this article applicable thereto. In the authorization of any bonds for the purposes of a type I district pursuant to this chapter and in making any appropriation or borrowing any moneys in connection therewith, it shall not be necessary for the governing body of the municipality comprised within the district to comply with any procedure other than that applicable to such municipality contained in this title and in chapter 49 of Title 40, Municipalities and Counties, of the Revised Statutes, except that this section shall not be construed to make unnecessary any procedure required by chapter 27 of Title 52, State Government, Departments and Officers, of the Revised Statutes relating to the municipal finance commission.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-21.2
Professional positions
Status: in_force

Professional members of the academic, administrative and teaching staffs shall include all faculty positions, current professional positions listed as unclassified positions pursuant to Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes and all professional positions currently listed as classified positions pursuant to Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, which are not presently included within any bargaining unit. All these positions shall be removed from the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes; however, any employee currently having classified status in a title shall have the option of retaining all the rights and privileges of a classified employee in that title for so long as the employee maintains uninterrupted service in, or is on an approved leave of absence from, that title. L. 1986, c. 42, s. 13, eff. July 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-38.5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-38.5
Failure to report child abuse; possible revocation, suspension of teaching certificate.
Status: in_force

1. In the event that a board of education determines, pursuant to a tenure charge finding under N.J.S.18A:6-10 or a disorderly person conviction under section 7 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.14), that a teaching staff member has failed to report an allegation of child abuse in accordance with State law or regulations, the board of education shall submit a report to the State Board of Examiners that outlines its finding. The State Board of Examiners shall review the certification of the teaching staff member to determine if the teaching staff member's failure to report warrants the revocation or suspension of his certificate. L.2019, c.46, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:20-16 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-16
Investment of proceeds under direction of superior court
Status: in_force

The moneys arising from any such sale shall be invested, under the direction of the superior court, by and in the name of the board of education to whom the real estate so sold shall have been devised and shall be held by it in trust for the uses and purposes set forth in the will. The court may from time to time make such further orders and directions in the premises as shall conserve the purposes of the trust and be deemed necessary to carry out the will of the testator.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-33 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-33
Test fee waivers for low-income students.
Status: in_force

4. Any policy or contract entered into after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.393 (C.18A:26-30 et seq.) by the State, or any political subdivision thereof, regarding a test required for instructional certification shall provide for the dissemination of fee waivers to low-income students. As used in this section: "Annual adjusted gross income" means: (1) for a dependent student, the annual adjusted gross income of the student's parent or legal guardian, as reported on the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid or other financial aid form; and (2) for an independent student, the annual adjusted gross income of the student and, if applicable, the spouse of the student, as reported on the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid or other financial aid form, and "Low-income student" means a student with an annual adjusted gross income of $65,000 or less. L.2021, c.393, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-26 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-26
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public College Auxiliary Organization Act." L.1982, c. 16, s. 1, eff. April 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:3B-49 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-49
Internal auditor.
Status: in_force

4. The governing board of a public research university or a State college shall approve the appointment of an internal auditor, who shall have a direct reporting relationship to the board, the president, and the chief financial officer. The internal auditor shall periodically test and report on the institution's internal controls to the audit committee, the institution's president, chief financial officer, and other senior members of the institution's administrative staff. L.2009, c.308, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-39 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-39
"Comprehensive Eye Examination Fund," use.
Status: in_force

5. There is hereby created a special fund in the Department of Education, which shall be entitled the "Comprehensive Eye Examination Fund." The fund shall be maintained in a separate account and administered by the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this section. The fund shall consist of (1) any monies appropriated by the State for the purposes of the fund; (2) any monies donated for the purposes of the fund; and (3) all interest and investment earnings received on monies in the fund. The fund shall be used to cover the costs of comprehensive eye examinations conducted pursuant to P.L.2007, c.122 (C.18A:40-35 et seq.), for any uninsured students and students without applicable healthcare coverage and to reimburse the cost of copayments for any insured students. L.2007,c.122,c.5.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:54-29.4 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.4
County tax levy adjusted for establishment of county vocational school
Status: in_force

1. Any county which received approval from the State Board of Education, after July 1, 1990, for the establishment of a county vocational school shall, consistent with the practice for existing county vocational schools, be entitled to an exception to the limitation imposed upon increases in the county tax levy pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.4) in an amount equal to that expended for the county vocational school board of education. L.1992,c.55,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:46-38 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-38
Designation and powers of board of education
Status: in_force

10. The board of education provided for herein shall be a body corporate and shall be known as "The Board of Education of the Special Services School District of the county of ," (here insert the name of the county in which such school shall be located). The board shall organize and operate in the manner provided by law and shall have the power to appoint or employ such officers, agents and employees as may be required to carry out the provisions of P.L.1971, c.271 and to fix and determine their qualifications, duties, compensation, terms of office and all other conditions and terms of employment and retention. In addition, the board shall have all the powers as are now or may hereafter be provided by law and applicable for other school districts, subject to the additional restrictions provided by this act. L.1971,c.271,s.10; amended 1991,c.293.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-9 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-9
Oath of allegiance and office; executed, etc., prerequisite to issuance of certificate
Status: in_force

No certificate to teach or supervise in any of the public schools of this state, and no renewal of any such certificate, shall be issued to any applicant unless such applicant shall have first subscribed in duplicate to the oath of allegiance and office prescribed in section 41:1-3 of the Revised Statutes before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths or before a county superintendent or the president or secretary of a board of education of this state and until one copy thereof shall have been filed with the county superintendent and by him transmitted to the commissioner. The other copy of such oath shall be delivered to the applicant and by him to the board, body or person employing such applicant within this state.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-96 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 71B / Section 71B-96
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

10. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and the executive director of the Youth Justice Commission, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act, including eligibility criteria for the program, procedures for determining the amount of the loan redemption award, and the types of direct care professional positions that qualify for the program. L.2005, c.157, s.10; amended 2025, c.35, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64-6 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64 / Section 64-6
Powers, duties of boards.
Status: in_force

18A:64-6. The board of trustees of a State college shall have general supervision over and shall be vested with the conduct of the college. It shall have the power and duty to: a. Adopt and use a corporate seal; b. Determine the educational curriculum and program of the college consistent with the programmatic mission of the institution or approved by the Commission on Higher Education; c. Determine policies for the organization, administration, and development of the college; d. Study the educational and financial needs of the college; annually acquaint the Governor and Legislature with the condition of the college; and prepare and present the annual budget to the Governor, the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, and the Legislature in accordance with law; e. Disburse all moneys appropriated to the college by the Legislature and all moneys received from tuition, fees, auxiliary services, and other sources; f. Direct and control expenditures and transfers of funds appropriated to the college and tuition received by the college, in accordance with the provisions of the State budget and appropriation acts of the Legislature, reporting changes and additions thereto and transfers thereof to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the State Department of the Treasury and as to funds received from other sources, and direct and control expenditures and transfers in accordance with the terms of any applicable trusts, gifts, bequests, or other special provisions. All accounts of the college shall be subject to audit by the State at any time; g. In accordance with the provisions of the State budget and appropriation acts of the Legislature, appoint and fix the compensation of a president of the college, who shall be the executive officer of the college and an ex officio member of the board of trustees, without vote, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees; h. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, upon nomination by the president, appoint a treasurer and such deans and other professional members of the academic, administrative, and teaching staffs as defined in section 13 of P.L.1986, c.42 (C.18A:64-21.2) as shall be required and fix their compensation and terms of employment in accordance with salary ranges and policies which shall prescribe qualifications for various classifications and shall limit the percentage of the educational staff that may be in any given classification; i. Upon nomination by the president, appoint, remove, promote, and transfer such other officers, agents, or employees as may be required for carrying out the purposes of the college and assign their duties, determine their salaries, and prescribe qualifications for all positions, all in accordance with the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes; j. Grant diplomas, certificates, and degrees; k. Pursuant to the provisions of the "State College Contracts Law," P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.), enter into contracts and agreements for the purchase of lands, buildings, equipment, materials, supplies, and services and 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 purposes of the college; l. If necessary, take and condemn land and other property in the manner provided by the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), whenever authorized by law to purchase land or other property; m. Adopt, after consultation with the president and faculty, bylaws and make and promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, that are necessary and proper for the administration and operation of the college and the carrying out of its purposes; n. Establish fees for room and board sufficient for the operation, maintenance, and rental of student housing and food service facilities; o. Fix and determine tuition rates and other fees to be paid by students; p. Accept from any government or governmental department, agency or other public or private body or from any other source grants or contributions of money or property, which the board may use for or in aid of any of its purposes; q. Acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, own, lease, dispose of, use, and operate property, whether real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for college purposes; r. Employ architects, engineers, consultants, and other professionals to plan buildings, consistent with the provisions of the "Building Design Services Act," P.L.1989, c.277 (C.45:4B-1 et seq.); secure bids for the construction of buildings and for the equipment thereof; make contracts for the construction of buildings and for equipment; and supervise the construction of buildings; s. Manage, maintain, and provide for the payment of all charges and expenses in respect to all properties utilized by the college; t. Borrow money for the needs of the college, as deemed requisite by the board, in such amounts and for such time and upon such terms as may be determined by the board, provided that this borrowing shall not be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit or be payable out of property or funds, other than moneys appropriated for that purpose, of the State; u. Authorize any new program, educational department, or school consistent with the institution's programmatic mission or approved by the commission; v. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1994, c.48); w. Pursuant to the "State College Contracts Law," P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.), award contracts and agreements for the purchase of goods and services, as distinct from contracts or agreements for the construction of buildings and other improvements, to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the State college, price and other factors considered; x. Pursuant to the "State College Contracts Law," P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.), award contracts and agreements for the construction of buildings and other improvements to the lowest responsible bidder, whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be the most advantageous to the State college; and y. retain independent counsel including representation by the Attorney General in accordance with subsection h. of section 6 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-6) and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the State college elects not to be represented by the Attorney General in any matter in which the State college is solely responsible for any potential liability, it shall be permitted to do so upon notice to the Attorney General. L.1967, c.271; amended 1969, c.145, s.2; 1972, c.80, s.2; 1986, c.42, s.4; 1992, c.61, s.1; 1994, c.48, s.96; 2005, c.369, s.1; 2021, c.417, s.1; 2025, c.218, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:72H-2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 72H / Section 72H-2
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is a fundamental aspiration of the people of New Jersey that individuals are afforded the opportunity to be educated to an extent consistent with their potential and desire; b. Accordingly, it is an appropriate act of State government, in furtherance of this aspiration, to make available appropriate support services to those individuals who are able to attend college by virtue of their potential and desire, but whose educational progress and success is hampered by conditions of visual impairment, auditory impairment or a specific learning disability; and c. It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature that the implementation of this act shall significantly improve the access to, and appropriate supportive services for, college education in the State for individuals with a specific learning disability, visual impairment or auditory impairment who are otherwise able to attend college; and it is reasonably anticipated that, in addition to the primary benefits accruing to individuals who receive direct services, the implementation of this act will produce significant benefits in New Jersey for all handicapped individuals, including increasing the understanding of handicapping conditions, promoting research and development of techniques and approaches to offset handicapping conditions, and providing for the integration of comprehensive supportive services in institutions of higher education. L. 1985, c. 493, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-5 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-5
Exceptions to requirement for advertising.
Status: in_force

18A:18A-5. Exceptions to requirement for advertising. Any contract, the amount of which exceeds the bid threshold, shall be negotiated and awarded by the board of education by resolution at a public meeting without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor if a. The subject matter thereof consists of: (1) Professional services. The board of education shall in each instance state supporting reasons for its action in the resolution awarding each contract and shall forthwith cause to be printed once, in an official newspaper, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service, and amount of the contract and that the resolution and contract are on file and available for public inspection in the office of the board of education; (2) Extraordinary unspecifiable services which cannot reasonably be described by written specifications. The application of this exception as to extraordinary unspecifiable services shall be construed narrowly in favor of open competitive bidding where possible and the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs is authorized to establish rules and regulations after consultation with the Commissioner of Education limiting its use in accordance with the intention herein expressed; and the board of education shall in each instance state supporting reasons for its action in the resolution awarding the contract for extraordinary unspecifiable services and shall forthwith cause to be printed, in the manner set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a brief notice of the award of such contract; (3) The doing of any work by employees of the board of education; (4) The printing of all legal notices and legal briefs, records, and appendices to be used in any legal proceeding in which the board of education may be a party; (5) Library and educational goods and services; (6) Food supplies, including food supplies for home economics classes, when purchased pursuant to rules and regulations of the State board and in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.18A:18A-6; (7) The supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility, which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, in accordance with the tariffs and schedules of charges made, charged and exacted, filed with said board; (8) The printing of bonds and documents necessary to the issuance and sale thereof by a board of education; (9) Equipment repair service if in the nature of an extraordinary unspecifiable service and necessary parts furnished in connection with such services, which exception shall be in accordance with the requirements for extraordinary unspecifiable services; (10) Insurance, including the purchase of insurance coverage and consultant services, which exception shall be in accordance with the requirements for extraordinary unspecifiable services; (11) Publishing of legal notices in newspapers as required by law; (12) The acquisition of artifacts or other items of unique intrinsic, artistic or historic character; (13) Those goods and services necessary or required to prepare and conduct an election; (14) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.440.) (15) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.270). (16) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.440.) (17) The doing of any work by persons with disabilities employed by a sheltered workshop; (18) Expenses for travel and conferences; (19) The provision or performance of goods or services for the support or maintenance of proprietary computer hardware and software, except that this provision shall not be utilized to acquire or upgrade non-proprietary hardware or acquire or update non-proprietary software; (20) Purchases of goods and services at rates set by the Universal Service Fund administered by the Federal Communications Commission; (21) Goods and services paid with funds that: are raised by or collected from students to support the purchase of student-oriented items or materials, such as yearbooks, class rings, and a class gift; and are deposited in school or student activity accounts; and require no budget appropriation from the board of education; (22) Food services provided by food service management companies pursuant to procedures established by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Child Nutrition Programs; (23) Vending machines providing food or drink; or (24) Preschool education services provided by a licensed childcare provider or Head Start program and supported by preschool education aid pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-54). b. It is to be made or entered into with the United States of America, the State of New Jersey, county, or municipality or any board, body, officer, agency, authority, or board of education or any other state or subdivision thereof. c. Bids have been advertised pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-4 on two occasions and (1) no bids have been received on both occasions in response to the advertisement, or (2) the board of education has rejected such bids on two occasions because it has determined that they are not reasonable as to price, on the basis of cost estimates prepared for or by the board of education prior to the advertising therefor, or have not been independently arrived at in open competition, or (3) on one occasion no bids were received pursuant to (1) and on one occasion all bids were rejected pursuant to (2), in whatever sequence; any such contract may then be negotiated and may be awarded upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the authorized membership of the board of education authorizing such a contract, provided, however, that: (a) A reasonable effort is first made by the board of education to determine that the same or equivalent goods or services, at a cost which is lower than the negotiated price, are not available from an agency or authority of the United States, the State of New Jersey or of the county in which the board of education is located, or any municipality in close proximity to the board of education; (b) The terms, conditions, restrictions, and specifications set forth in the negotiated contract are not substantially different from those which were the subject of competitive bidding pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-4; and (c) Any minor amendment or modification of any of the terms, conditions, restrictions, and specifications which were the subject of competitive bidding pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-4 shall be stated in the resolution awarding the contract, provided further, however, that if on the second occasion the bids received are rejected as unreasonable as to price, the board of education shall notify each responsible bidder submitting bids on the second occasion of its intention to negotiate and afford each bidder a reasonable opportunity to negotiate, but the board of education shall not award such contract unless the negotiated price is lower than the lowest rejected bid price submitted on the second occasion by a responsible bidder, is the lowest negotiated price offered by any responsible vendor, and is a reasonable price for such goods or services. d. Whenever a board of education shall determine that a bid was not arrived at independently in open competition pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of this section, it shall thereupon notify the county prosecutor of the county in which the board of education is located and the Attorney General of the facts upon which its determination is based and when appropriate, it may institute appropriate proceedings in any State or federal court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of any State or federal antitrust law or laws relating to the unlawful restraint of trade. e. The board of education has solicited and received at least three quotations on materials, supplies, or equipment for which a State contract has been issued pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-10, and the lowest responsible quotation is at least 10 percent less than the price the board would be charged for the identical materials, supplies, or equipment, in the same quantities, under the State contract. Any such contract or agreement entered into pursuant to subsection d. or subsection e. may be made, negotiated, or awarded only upon adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the full membership of the board of education at a meeting thereof authorizing such a contract or agreement. The purchase order relating to any such contract shall include a notation that the material, supplies, or equipment was purchased at least 10% below the State contract price. The board of education shall make available to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, upon request, any documents relating to the solicitation and award of the contract, including, but not limited to, quotations, requests for quotations, and resolutions.
amended 1982, c.161, s.5; 1983, c.48; 1983, c.281, s.2; 1984, c.49, s.2; 1985, c.527, s.1;1995, c.265; 1999, c.270, s.1; 1999, c.440, s.53; 2007, c.42, s.2; 2025, c.101, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-120 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-120
School improvement panel.
Status: in_force

12. a. In order to ensure the effectiveness of its teachers, each school shall convene a school improvement panel. A panel shall include the principal, or his designee, an assistant or vice-principal, and a teacher. The principal's designee shall be an individual employed in the district in a supervisory role and capacity who possesses a school administrator certificate, principal certificate, or supervisor certificate. The teacher shall be a person with a demonstrated record of success in the classroom who shall be selected in consultation with the majority representative. An individual teacher shall not serve more than three consecutive years on any one school improvement panel. In the event that an assistant or vice-principal is not available to serve on the panel, the principal shall appoint an additional member to the panel, who is employed in the district in a supervisory role and capacity and who possesses a school administrator certificate, principal certificate, or supervisor certificate. Nothing in this section shall prevent a district that has entered a shared services agreement for the functions of the school improvement panel from providing services under that shared services agreement. b. The panel shall oversee the mentoring of teachers and conduct evaluations of teachers, including an annual summative evaluation, provided that the teacher on the school improvement panel shall not be included in the evaluation process, except in those instances in which the majority representative has agreed to the contrary. The panel shall also identify professional development opportunities for all instructional staff members that are tailored to meet the unique needs of the students and staff of the school. c. The panel shall conduct a mid-year evaluation of any employee in the position of teacher who is evaluated as ineffective or partially effective in his most recent annual summative evaluation, provided that the teacher on the school improvement panel shall not be included in the mid-year evaluation process, except in those instances in which the majority representative has agreed to the contrary. d. Information related to the evaluation of a particular employee shall be maintained by the school district, shall be confidential, and shall not be accessible to the public pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented. L.2012, c.26, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.44 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-4.44
Asian American, Pacific Islander history, contributions; instruction included in curriculum.
Status: in_force

1. a. A board of education shall include instruction on the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the school district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies. b. A board of education shall have policies and procedures in place pertaining to the selection of instructional materials to implement the requirements of section a. of this section. When adopting instructional materials for use in the school district, a board of education shall adopt inclusive instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. c. A board of education shall seek the assistance and advice of the Commission on Asian Heritage established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c.410 (C.18A:4-52) in fulfilling the requirements of this section. L.2021, c.416.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64M-36 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64M / Section 64M-36
Certain properties transferred.
Status: in_force

13. Notwithstanding the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 002-2009 to the contrary, the properties referenced in paragraph 2b.ii of the plan are hereby transferred from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to Rowan University without monetary or other consideration on or before September 1, 2013. L.2012, c.45, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:64J-1 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 64J / Section 64J-1
Hazardous, toxic substance management center
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that the management of hazardous and toxic substances is one of the most pressing problems confronting the citizens of our State. Progress in this area is expected to produce significant health benefits and an increase in economic growth for our citizenry. The Legislature further finds that the establishment of an advanced technology center in hazardous and toxic substance management is desirable. L. 1985, c. 103, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:66-110.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-110.2
Increase in certain retirement benefits.
Status: in_force

4. a. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-110, N.J.S.18A:66-113 and section 4 of P.L.1971, c.382 (C.18A:66-113.1), who retired before January 1, 1995, or of the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-110, on the effective date of this act, P.L.2001, c.454, shall be increased by 33.3%. b. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-110, N.J.S.18A:66-113 and section 4 of P.L.1971, c.382 (C.18A:66-113.1), who retired on or after January 1, 1995 and before January 10, 2000, or of the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-110, on the effective date of this act, P.L.2001, c.454 (C.18A:66-110.2 et al.), shall be increased by 11.1%. c. The pension fund shall be liable for any increased cost to an employer under section 6 of P.L.1971, c.278 (C.18A:66-126.6) as a result of this section. d. A person who is eligible to receive an increased retirement allowance under this section may, at any time, waive his or her right thereto by filing a written notice of waiver with the secretary of the pension fund. The application for the waiver of all or part of the increase shall be made by the retiree at least 30 days prior to the desired effective date on a form satisfactory to the pension fund and shall be effective on the first day of the following month. Such waiver may be withdrawn at any time and upon such withdrawal the increase in the retirement allowance shall commence with the retirement allowance payment for the next following month. L.2001,c.454,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-37 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-37
Three-year comprehensive eye examination pilot program for second grade students.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish a three-year comprehensive eye examination pilot program for second grade students. The purpose of the program shall be to eliminate inappropriate referrals for special education programs and services by examining students at the end of second grade for vision-related problems that may go undiagnosed and result in special education classification. b. The commissioner shall select for participation in the pilot program one school district in each of the northern, central, and southern regions of the State, including an urban school district, a suburban school district, and a rural school district. In selecting the pilot school districts, the commissioner may consider the percentage of students in the district classified as eligible for special education programs and services, the percentage increase in such classifications over the prior five school years, and the district's interest in participating in the program. The commissioner shall collaborate with each pilot school district on the procedures to be implemented to conduct the comprehensive eye examinations, including the coverage of any costs associated with the examinations. In any agreement concerning the cost of providing examinations, no parent or guardian of a student shall be required to make any payment to the optometrist or ophthalmologist providing a comprehensive eye examination, or the school district or any other entity; except that if the student is covered by a health insurance plan which has a copayment requirement, the parent or guardian shall pay the health care provider the required copayment. In this case, the parent or guardian may apply to the Comprehensive Eye Examination Fund for reimbursement of the copayment. c. The commissioner shall develop and distribute to the pilot districts a form to document and provide information on each comprehensive eye examination conducted under the program. L.2007, c.122, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.79.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:65-57 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-57
Courses of instruction
Status: in_force

The school of social work shall offer courses of instruction in accordance with professional standards in the field of social work for persons preparing to enter this profession. It shall also provide part-time instruction for the benefit of persons already employed as social workers. Its instruction shall be conducted with particular reference to the training of personnel for the public and private social agencies located within the state of New Jersey and serving the people of this state.
L.1967, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:6-106 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-106
"Educational Technology Teacher Training Fund"
Status: in_force

4. a. There is established within the Department of Education a fund to be known as the "Educational Technology Teacher Training Fund," hereinafter referred to as the "fund." The fund shall be used to provide grants to school districts or other applicants as approved by the commissioner to develop and administer educational technology training programs for school district staff. The grants shall be provided for a three-year period after which the technology training program shall be supported on a fee-for-service basis, through private sector-school district partnership funding, or both. During the initial three-year period, the grant funding shall be supplemented on a fee-for-service basis to offset costs which may exceed the grant amount. b. The fund shall annually be credited with money appropriated by the Legislature, any moneys received from corporate donors or other private sector support, and any federal funds which may become available for teacher technology training. c. Grants provided from the fund shall be used for the development of accessible training sites; costs associated with educational technology training personnel; the acquisition of equipment necessary for technological training including hardware and software; subscription fees for telecommunications and data base services; and any other purpose approved by the commissioner. L.1996,c.129,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 18A:62-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 18A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-4.2
Options for student at public institution of higher education unable to complete course due to military service.
Status: in_force

1. a. A service member or dependent of the service member, enrolled in a public institution of higher education who is unable to complete a course due to an unplanned deployment, mobilization, reassignment, or other military obligation of the service member, shall be entitled to the options set forth in this section with respect to the service member's or dependent's grade for the course. b. A service member or dependent who has completed at least 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, the registrar, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to: (1) receive a letter grade if the faculty member teaching the course determines that the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade; (2) receive a grade of pass or fail based on whether the faculty member teaching the course determines that the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course to justify the grade; (3) receive a grade of incomplete; (4) withdraw from the course; (5) receive a temporary grade, if applicable; or (6) transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval. c. A service member or dependent who has completed less than 55 percent of the course duration may choose, subject to approval from the faculty member, the department, the registrar, or the appropriate office at the institution, as applicable, to: (1) receive a grade of incomplete if the faculty member teaching the course determines that the service member or dependent has completed sufficient work, and there is sufficient evidence of progress toward meeting the requirements of the course, to justify the grade; (2) withdraw from the course; or (3) transfer into an equivalent online section of the course, if available, with appropriate approval. d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2025, c.105) e. A grade of incomplete shall remain valid for a period of one year after the service member or dependent returns to the public institution of higher education. f. A service member or dependent who chooses to accept a grade of pass or fail may, within one year after returning to the public institution of higher education, contact the faculty member who taught the course, the academic chair of the department offering the course, the registrar, or the appropriate office at the institution to establish a plan to receive a letter grade for the course by completing the work required for the course, in which case the letter grade shall replace the pass or fail grade as the service member's or dependent's grade for the course. g. A service member or dependent who chooses to withdraw from a course shall receive a full refund of tuition and fees attributable to that course. h. A service member or dependent who has paid amounts for room, board, or fees shall, except as provided in subsection g. of this section, receive a refund of that portion of those amounts attributable to the time period during which the student or dependent did not use the services for which payment was made. i. Any refund payable to a service member or dependent who is a financial aid recipient shall be subject to the applicable State and federal regulations regarding refunds. j. As used in this section: "Dependent" means an individual who is the dependent child or spouse of a service member. "Service member" means an individual who is serving as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or as a member of the National Guard, or on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. L.1997, c.377, s.1; amended 2021, c.174, s.1; 2025, c.105.