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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-91 - Recitals; method of authorization and issue; maturity; provisions for protection of bondholders

18A:24-91. Recitals; method of authorization and issue; maturity; provisions for protection of bondholders  a. All qualified bonds when issued shall contain a recital to the effect that they are issued pursuant to Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and are entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, all qualified bonds shall be authorized and issued in the manner provided for in Title 18A. N.J.S. 18A:24-19 through 18A:24-27 shall not be applicable with respect to authorization or issuance of any bonds pursuant to the provisions of this act. Qualified bonds shall mature not later than 30 years from their date of issuance without regard to any limitations as to maturities or amounts of annual installments for bonds as provided in Title 18A. b. The proceedings of the school district or municipality authorizing the issuance of qualified bonds may contain such covenants and provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bond holders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants restricting the issuance of additional qualified bonds. L.1976, c. 39, s. 6, eff. June 28, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-92 - Bond anticipation notes

18A:24-92. Bond anticipation notes  Any school district or municipality which has authorized qualified bonds may issue temporary notes or loan bonds (hereinafter "notes" ) in anticipation of the issuance of permanent qualified bonds to the extent permitted by the provisions of Title 18A or any other applicable laws, subject to such additional terms or conditions with respect to such notes as may be fixed or required by the commissioner to insure that funds are borrowed only as needed to meet required payments for construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement, or acquisition of the educational facilities to be financed by the issuance of permanent qualified bonds. L.1976, c. 39, s. 7, eff. June 28, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-94 - Annual budget of school district or municipality; inclusion of debt service on qualified bonds

18A:24-94. Annual budget of school district or municipality; inclusion of debt service on qualified bonds  Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to relieve any school district or municipality of the obligation imposed on it by law to include in its annual budget amounts necessary to pay, in each year, the principal and interest maturing and becoming due on any qualified bonds issued by such school district or municipality; provided, however, that to the extent of the amounts withheld from State school aid payable to such school district or municipality and forwarded to the paying agent for such qualified bonds pursuant to section 8, such budgeted amounts, to the extent not needed to pay debt service on such qualified bonds, shall be applied to the payment of the operating expenses of such school district or municipality for such year; and provided, further, that in any year in which State school aid is not appropriated, such budgeted amounts shall be used to pay the debt service maturing and becoming due in such year on such qualified bonds of the school district or municipality. L.1976, c. 39, s. 9, eff. June 28, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-95 - Application to projects commenced prior to effective date of act

18A:24-95. Application to projects commenced prior to effective date of act  The provisions of this act shall not be construed to prohibit any school district or municipality from applying for authorization to issue qualified bonds pursuant to the terms of this act in connection with the construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement or acquisition of any educational facility notwithstanding that the construction, reconstruction, development, extension, improvement or acquisition of such facility was authorized, approved or commenced prior to the effective date of this act. L.1976, c. 39, s. 10, eff. June 28, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-96 - Severability

18A:24-96. Severability  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. L.1976, c. 39, s. 11, eff. June 28, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:24-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:24-97 - Issuance in absence of compliance with provisions as to approval for qualification upon adoption of funding ordinances or resolutions; refunding bonds; standards in investigation by commissioner

18A:24-97. Issuance in absence of compliance with provisions as to approval for qualification upon adoption of funding ordinances or resolutions; refunding bonds; standards in investigation by commissioner  a. Qualified bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions hereof for the purpose of funding ordinances or resolutions which have been adopted in the absence of compliance by the municipality or school district with the provisions as to approval for qualification set forth herein, even if notes have been sold or other obligations incurred pursuant to said ordinance, provided that prior to the issuance of such bonds the municipality or school district shall have complied with such provisions. b. Outstanding bonds of any school district or municipality issued for school purposes may be refunded by the issuance of qualified refunding bonds whether or not in advance of the maturity or redemption date of the outstanding bonds and in any amount determined to be necessary by the local board of education or governing body of the municipality to effect the refunding. Qualified refunding bonds of a municipality shall be sold and issued in the manner provided in N.J.S. 40A:2-52 to 40A:2-60, both inclusive, and of any Type II school district in the manner provided in sections 3 through 11 of P.L.1969, c. 130 (C. 18A:24-61.3 to 18A:24-61.11), and the provisions of said sections shall be applicable thereto and to such refunding bonds and such refunding bonds shall recite that they are issued pursuant to said provisions and this act. c. The Commissioner of Education in undertaking the investigation required by subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1976, c. 39 (C. 18A:24-88) shall take into consideration any applicable educational goals, objectives and standards established by the State or local board of education, the ability of the school district and the municipality to maintain a thorough and efficient system of education after issuing qualified bonds and such other factors as the commissioner may deem necessary. L.1978, c. 76, s. 1, eff. July 13, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-1 - Transfer of teaching staff members

18A:25-1. Transfer of teaching staff members  No teaching staff member shall be transferred, except by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education by which he is employed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-2 - Authority over pupils

18A:25-2. Authority over pupils  A teacher or other person in authority over such pupil shall hold every pupil accountable for disorderly conduct in school and during recess and on the playgrounds of the school and on the way to and from school. The driver shall be in full charge of the school bus at all times and shall be responsible for order; he shall never exclude a pupil from the bus, but, if unable to manage any pupil, shall report the unmanageable pupil to the principal of the school which he attends. A pupil may be excluded from the bus for disciplinary reasons by the principal and his parents shall provide for his transportation to and from school during the period of such exclusion. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 175, s. 1, eff. Oct. 14, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-3 - Teaching, etc., on holidays not required

18A:25-3. Teaching, etc., on holidays not required  No teaching staff member shall be required to perform his duties on any day declared by law to be a public holiday and no deduction shall be made from such member's salary by reason of the fact that such a public holiday happens to be a school day and any term of any contract made with any such member which is in violation of this section shall be void. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-4 - School register; keeping

18A:25-4. School register; keeping  Each teacher or person required by the board of education of any district or of any county vocational school to keep a school register shall keep the same in the manner provided therefor and his final salary installment for the school year shall not be paid to him until the superintendent, secretary, principal or other person designated by the board, has examined the register, found it to have been kept according to law and certified the same thereon. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-5 - Annual report; filing and penalty for failure to file

18A:25-5. Annual report; filing and penalty for failure to file  The teacher in any school in which but one teacher is employed and the principal in every other school shall file with the superintendent of schools of the district, if there be one, otherwise with the county superintendent, at the time of the closing of the school for the summer vacation or of leaving school before the end of the school year, an annual report on blanks furnished for that purpose by the commissioner. Unless such report is filed at said time the last installment of salary due the teacher or principal for the school year shall not be paid to him until the secretary of the board of education shall have received written notice from the superintendent of the district or the county superintendent, as the case may be, that such report has been filed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-6 - Suspension of assistant superintendents, principals and teachers

18A:25-6. Suspension of assistant superintendents, principals and teachers  The superintendent of schools may, with the approval of the president or presidents of the board or boards employing him, suspend any assistant superintendent, principal or teaching staff member, and shall report such a suspension to the board or boards forthwith. The board or boards, each by a recorded roll call majority vote of its membership, shall take such action for the restoration or removal of such person as it shall deem proper, subject to the provisions of chapter 6 ^1^ and chapter 28 of this Title. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 295, s. 12, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:25-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:25-7 - Meeting which could adversely affect employment; right to notice and representation

18A:25-7. Meeting which could adversely affect employment; right to notice and representation  Whenever any teaching staff member is required to appear before the board of education or any committee or member thereof concerning any matter which could adversely affect the continuation of that teaching staff member in his office, position or employment or the salary or any increments pertaining thereto, then he shall be given prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting or interview and shall be entitled to have a person of his own choosing present to advise and represent him during such meeting or interview. L.1968, c. 451, s. 1, eff. Feb. 20, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-1 - Citizenship requirement for teachers, exceptions

18A:26-1. Citizenship requirement for teachers, exceptions  18A:26-1. Every permanent teaching staff member employed in any of the free public schools for nine months or more, in any year shall be a citizen of the United States, except that any citizen of any other country, who has declared his intention of becoming a United States citizen and to whom there has been issued a teaching certificate in accordance with law, may be employed as a teacher so long as he holds a valid teacher's certificate and a teacher of foreign languages who has been a resident of the United States for less than 10 years and who is not a citizen of the United States may be employed in such capacity. The requirement of citizenship shall not be construed to apply to a teacher from a foreign country who is enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher placement program or teacher exchange program. L.1967, c.271; amended 2002,c.9,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-1.1 - Residence requirements prohibited

18A:26-1.1. Residence requirements prohibited  No board of education of any school district shall require any teaching staff member to reside within the school district within which he is employed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2 - Certificates required; exception

18A:26-2. Certificates required; exception  No teaching staff member shall be employed in the public schools by any board of education unless he is the holder of a valid certificate to teach, administer, direct or supervise the teaching, instruction, or educational guidance of, or to render or administer, direct or supervise the rendering of nursing service to, pupils in such public schools and of such other certificate, if any, as may be required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing certification requirement, boards of education shall be permitted to enter into contracts with properly licensed commercial drivers' schools for the purpose of providing behind-the-wheel instruction as a part of a regular curriculum driver education course, provided that classroom instruction in driver education is conducted by a certified teaching staff member. When classroom instruction in driver education is conducted by a certified teaching staff member, persons providing behind-the-wheel instruction need not be certified teachers but shall be properly licensed driving instructors under rules and regulations of the Division of Motor Vehicles. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1983, c. 281, s. 4, eff. July 29, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2a - Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; registration with DOE.

18A:26-2a Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; registration with DOE.  1. a. As used in this section: "Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification; "Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic and test requirements for teacher certification and complete a State-approved college professional education preparation program; "Novice teacher" means any teacher working under a valid certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, or provisional certificate who has not yet been issued a standard instructional certificate; "Provisional certificate" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who hold either a certificate of eligibility or a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and are employed as part of a State-approved district training program or residency leading to standard certification;  "Provisional teacher program" means the school-based training and evaluation program provided to all novice teachers during the first year of teaching in the State; "Standard instructional certificate" means a permanent certificate issued to a person who has met all teacher certification requirements.  b. A board of education may employ a person who holds a valid certificate of eligibility or certificate of eligibility with advanced standing to teach as a novice teacher in the public schools of the district. Upon the employment of a novice teacher, the board of education shall immediately register the employment with the Department of Education and request issuance of a provisional certificate. When the provisional certificate is issued by the department, its effective date for all purposes shall be the date on which the novice teacher began employment with the board of education. The board of education shall also enroll the novice teacher in the provisional teacher program and comply with all responsibilities assigned to the district by the department.  L.2005,c.144,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2b - Definitions relative to teacher certification.

18A:26-2b Definitions relative to teacher certification.  1. As used in this act: "Limited certificate of eligibility" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet the criteria established pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet the criteria established pursuant to section 3 of this act and complete a State-approved college professional educator preparation program. L.2021, c.224, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2c - Limited certificate of eligibility pilot program.

18A:26-2c Limited certificate of eligibility pilot program.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2d - Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility, advanced standing.

18A:26-2d Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility, advanced standing.  3. a. For the purposes of the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act, no later than three months following the date of enactment, the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, except any one of the following:  (1) the minimum grade point average requirement and all other alternative grade point average requirements or exceptions; or (2) the requirement to achieve a minimum passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge and all other alternative requirements or exceptions to achieving a passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge. b. The limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall only be used for employment in a school district, charter school, or renaissance school approved to hire individuals who hold the certificate pursuant to section 5 of this act.  L.2021, c.224, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2e - Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility.

18A:26-2e Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility.  4. a. For the purposes of the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act, no later than three months following the date of enactment, the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited certificate of eligibility to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements to receive a certificate of eligibility, except any one of the following:  (1) the requirement to complete a minimum number of subject area course credits and all other related alternative requirements or exceptions, except that a candidate applying for a limited certificate of eligibility shall hold a bachelor's degree at a minimum;  (2) the minimum grade point average requirement and all other alternative grade point average requirements or exceptions;  (3) the requirement to achieve a minimum score on a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills and all other alternative basic skills requirements or exceptions; or (4) the requirement to achieve a minimum passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge and all other alternative requirements or exceptions to achieving a passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge.  b. The limited certificate of eligibility authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall only be used for employment in a school district, charter school, or renaissance school approved to hire individuals who hold the certificate pursuant to section 5 of this act.  L.2021, c.224, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2g (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2g - Receipt of standard instructional certificate, requirements.

18A:26-2g Receipt of standard instructional certificate, requirements.  6. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation related to the evaluation of a provisional teacher for a standard instructional certificate to the contrary, an individual who is issued a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing pursuant to section 3 of this act or a limited certificate of eligibility pursuant to section 4 of this act, is hired by a school district, charter school, or renaissance school approved to hire such an individual pursuant to section 5 of this act, and is teaching in the district or school under a provisional instructional certificate, shall earn a standard instructional certificate upon receipt of at least two summative evaluation ratings of effective or highly effective earned within three consecutive years of teaching. This requirement shall be in addition to all other requirements for a standard instructional certificate established pursuant to State Board of Education regulations.  L.2021, c.224, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2h (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2h - Rules, regulations.

18A:26-2h Rules, regulations.  7. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.224, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-2.1 - Certification for director of athletics

18A:26-2.1. Certification for director of athletics  To be eligible for appointment as the director of athletics in any public secondary school an applicant shall possess a supervisory certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners.  L.1991,c.17,s.1.