Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-10-29
THE NEN SCHOOL LAN !.
PROVISIONS OF BILL SIGNED BIZ THE
GOVERNOR.
A State Board Of Education In Control
Powers Of superintsndents and Local
Boards Of Examiners.


| law was made necessary because Of the
action Of the Court Of Errors and Appeals
| in declaring the Mckee School act uncon-
stitutional. The new law embodies these
| important features:
/ The general supervision and control Of
public instruction in New Jersey is vested
/ in State Board Of Education, consisting
of two members from each Congressiona
district, making q body Of twenty. The
Board is to be bipartisan, and shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, and each
member shall serve for a term OF five years,
! the present members Of the State Board Of
Education to serve out their terms. The
State Board Of Education shall have con-
troll of the State Normal Schools and the
New Jersey School for the Deaf at Trenton,
the Farnum Preparatory School at Beverly
and the Manual Training and Industrial
School for Coiored Youth at Bordentown.
The Board shall have power to regulate its
own government; to carry into effect the
school laws; to appoint and remove County
lSuperintendents; to regulate teachers IN
stitutes; to make rules for the examination
of teachers and grant licenses to teach
| The Board also acts practically as court
| to decide appeals from the decisions Of the
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion, for all OF which the Board receives no
compensation, excepting necessary expen-
! ses.
! The State Superintendent of Public In
struction is appointed by the Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate for q term Of five years, under sal
ary Of Sc, 600 year. He has the power Of
appointing an assistant and also Of fixing
his salary as well as of clerks who may be
deemed necessary.
| In the discharge Of the duties of his Office
the State Superintendent is Secretary Of
the State Board Of Education and ex-oficio
member Of all boards Of examiners. He
has supervision Of all schools OF the State,
and is directed to instruct county and city
superintendent as to the best manner Of
conducting schools and constructing and
! furnishing school houses The State SUI
perintendent also acts as q judge in mat
ters arising under the school laws or under
the rules and regulations Of the State
Board. Facts may be presented to him in
writing or by verbal statement, and an
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the State Board Of Eduoation. He is di-
rected to keep copy Of all decisions made
/ by him and record Of all his official acts.
he also appoints, subject TO approval BY
the President Of the State Board Of Educa-
tion, a person to fill vacancy IN the Office
Of county superintendent, and may with
hold from such county superintendent the
order for his salary whenever the county
superintendent shall neglect or refuse to
perform his duty.
| The State Superintendent, upon notice
from the county superintendent and with
the approval Of the State Superintendent,
shall withhold moneys from any school dis
trict in case Board of Education or any
officer thereof, or the legal voters Of any
school district, or any board or officer Of
the municipality in which any such school
district shall be situate shall neglect or re-
fuse to perform any duty imposed on such
board, officer or legal voter by the act or BY
the regulations OF the State Board of Edu-
cation. Such moneys shall not be paid
until the board, officer or legal voters have
complied with the law or the rules Of the
State Board. The same provision relates
to teachers in the matter Of salary until
such teacher shall have complied with the
provisions Of this act and the rules of the
State Board.
The apportionment Of the State school
fund, on the basis Of the aggregate number
Of days attendance Of all pupils attending
the public schools during the year preced-
ing that for which such appointment shall
be made by the State Superintendent equit-
ably to the several counties. He shall fur
nish to the State Controller, County Super
intendents and collectors an abstract of
such apportionment, and Of the apportion-
ment Of the moneys due to the several |
counties from the State school tax and re-
serve fund.
To the State Superintendent the man
ager of each educational institution receiv-
ing State aid and the principal Of each sem
mary, academy or private school. shall re-