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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54F-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54F-6 - Rules, regulations

18A:54F-6. Rules, regulations  6. 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.1995,c.256,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-1 - Short title

18A:54G-1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program Act." L.1996,c.117,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-2 - Findings, declarations relative to arts based curriculum pilot program

18A:54G-2. Findings, declarations relative to arts based curriculum pilot program  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Although there currently exists support for the arts in education within the public schools of this State, there is a vast difference in how local school districts implement arts education and a significant number of students graduate from New Jersey schools without any exposure to the arts; b. The Literacy in the Arts Task Force, created in 1987 by the Legislature to examine the state of arts education in New Jersey, recommended that schools include both intensive arts experiences and integration of the arts across an interdisciplinary curriculum and urged districts to adopt a curriculum framework using the arts as a means of providing all students the tools for an effective and more enriched learning experience; c. Since the Literacy in the Arts Task Force completed its work, there have been a number of other developments at the State and national level which have affirmed the value of incorporating the arts into the school curriculum as a strategy to engage and challenge students and thus advance their motivation and level of academic achievement; d. The value of infusing the arts into the public school curricular core has been supported and advanced through the revision of New Jersey's State Goals for Education in 1992, the Department of Education's draft of Core Curriculum Standards, the Department of Education's Strategic Plan for Systemic Change, and the national education reform effort embodied in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, all of which have pointed to the arts as a mechanism to improve the ability of students to think critically and to solve problems; and e. In an era in which states and the federal government are searching for ways in which to advance the educational achievement of at-risk students, research has indicated that an arts-based curriculum offers a powerful tool to effectuate student academic achievement by increasing the motivation of students who may be disaffected from the learning process. There is empirical evidence that academic disciplines such as reading, writing, languages, social studies, science and math are reinforced through an arts-infused curriculum. The Legislature further finds, therefore, that a program which provides for the development of arts-infused model schools can serve an important public policy function by determining if the strategies utilized by the model schools are effective and can be successfully replicated in districts throughout the State to enhance overall student performance. L.1996,c.117,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-3 - "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program"

18A:54G-3. "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program"  3. There is established in the Department of Education the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program" to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The department shall consult with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of State in the operation and administration of the program. The program shall provide for the development of three model schools which incorporate an innovative arts-infused curriculum into the student learning process. The model schools, which shall be developed through organizational partnerships including State and local government agencies and the private sector, shall have the following goals: a. to prepare students for educational achievement by developing imagination, reasoning, judgment and the critical thinking skills necessary for problem solving and decision making; b. to develop an arts-infused curriculum based on interdisciplinary and thematic units; c. to broaden the role of the teacher through staff development to include such diverse roles as instructor, coach, mentor and exemplar; d. to improve student performance as determined by standard measures and alternative assessment strategies; e. to enhance student self-concept as determined by measures of self-esteem; f. to encourage understanding of traditional, local and diverse cultures; g. to integrate school activities with professional and community based arts organizations; and h. to further evaluate and research arts education. L.1996,c.117,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-4 - Request for proposals for development of ACES schools

18A:54G-4. Request for proposals for development of ACES schools  4. The Commissioner of Education shall forward a request for proposals for the development of ACES schools to local school districts. Each school district shall disseminate the request for proposals to all schools within the district. A school which wants to participate in the pilot program shall, upon securing the approval of the board of education, submit a proposal to the commissioner. The proposal shall outline the school's plan to infuse the arts into all aspects of the curriculum to enhance academic excellence, student motivation and self-esteem. The proposal shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: a. the specific mechanisms which will be used to integrate the arts within all academic disciplines offered in the school's curriculum; b. the utilization of technology within the school to advance student levels of organizational ability, critical thinking, problem solving and creative skills; and c. the manner in which professional development experiences in the arts will be factored into the school design to assist the teaching and administrative staff to define and implement the teaching strategies necessary to achieve the educational goals of an arts-infused curriculum. L.1996,c.117,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-5 - Selection of schools to participate in program

18A:54G-5. Selection of schools to participate in program  5. The commissioner shall select three schools to participate in the program based upon the commissioner's evaluation of the school's ability to successfully implement a model arts-based curriculum. In selecting the schools to participate, the commissioner shall seek a cross section of schools from urban, suburban, rural and State-operated school districts with equal consideration given to schools located in the north, central and southern geographical regions of the State. The selection process shall include visits to potential model schools to ascertain the administration and faculty commitment and ability to adopt an arts-based curriculum. L.1996,c.117,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-6 - Evaluation component included within ACES program

18A:54G-6. Evaluation component included within ACES program  6. a. The commissioner shall provide for the inclusion of an evaluation component within the ACES program which shall be both formative and summative in nature. The assessment methods designed to evaluate the model schools shall be appropriate for assessing student educational outcomes and teacher development and shall place emphasis on student progress in problem solving, comprehension, critical thinking and reasoning. b. During the initial four years of the ACES program each model school shall undergo an annual evaluation conducted by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection a. of this section. After the program's fourth year, the commissioner shall submit to the Governor and Legislature an evaluation of the ACES program and a recommendation on the advisability of its continuation and expansion to other schools within the State. L.1996,c.117,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54G-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54G-7 - Rules, regulations

18A:54G-7. Rules, regulations  7. 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.1996,c.117,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:55-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:55-1 - Appropriations as prerequisite to payments from treasury

18A:55-1. Appropriations as prerequisite to payments from treasury  No money shall be paid from the state treasury for any purpose named in this title unless an appropriation therefor shall have been made by the legislature. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:55-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:55-2 - Withholding of funds from district.

18A:55-2 Withholding of funds from district.  18A:55-2. The commissioner shall direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State from any district which fails to obey the law or the rules or directions of the State board or the commissioner. The executive county superintendent with the approval of the commissioner may direct the secretary or treasurer of the school moneys, as appropriate, of a school district to withhold all moneys received by him from the State treasurer and then remaining in his hands to the credit to the district, whenever the board of education of the district, 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 is situate, shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon such board, officer, or legal voters by this title or by the rules of the State board. The secretary or treasurer, as appropriate, shall withhold such moneys until he shall receive notice from the county superintendent that the board, officer, or legal voters have performed such duty. amended 1996, c.138, s.82; 2010, c.39, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:55-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:55-2.1 - Withholding of certain funds prohibited.

18A:55-2.1 Withholding of certain funds prohibited.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:55-2, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall not direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State to a school district based on the participation rate on any State assessment of the school district's students. L.2015, c.157, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:55-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:55-3 - School districts, conditions for receipt of State aid; efficiency standards.

18A:55-3 School districts, conditions for receipt of State aid; efficiency standards.  1. As a condition of receiving State aid, a school district shall: a. examine all available group options for every insurance policy held by the district, including any self-insurance plan administered by the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group on behalf of districts, and shall participate in the most cost effective plans; b. take steps to maximize the district's participation in the federal Universal Service Program (E-rate) and the ACT telecommunications program offered through the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials; c. participate in the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services (ACES) Program offered through the New Jersey School Boards Association, unless the district is able to demonstrate to the commissioner that it receives goods or services at a cost less than or equal to the cost achieved by participants in the program; d. take appropriate steps to maximize the district's participation in the Special Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) Program, with maximum participation defined by the commissioner; and e. refinance all outstanding debt for which a 3% net present value savings threshold is achievable. L.2007, c.53, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-1 - "Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted

18A:56-1. "Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted  The governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the state comptroller, the state treasurer and the commissioner of education, shall constitute a board of trustees of the fund for the support of public schools arising from appropriations made by law, or which may arise from gift, grant, bequest, or devise, in the division of investment of the department of the treasury. The board shall be known as "the trustees for the support of public schools." No compensation shall be paid to the trustees for any services under this chapter. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-2 - Secretary of board; records

18A:56-2. Secretary of board; records  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-3 - Statement of fund by state treasurer to board

18A:56-3. Statement of fund by state treasurer to board  The state treasurer shall make annually to the board of trustees on the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, and at such other times as the board shall require, a statement of the school fund, containing an account of the securities belonging thereto with the dates of investment, their values, and the interest arising from each class of securities, together with an account of the moneys in the treasury belonging to the fund. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-4 - Account to legislature of management of fund

18A:56-4. Account to legislature of management of fund  An account of the management of the fund shall be laid before the legislature with the annual statements of the state treasurer's accounts. No compensation shall be paid to the treasurer for any services under this chapter. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-5 - State lands under water and revenue from sales thereof; restriction on revenue

18A:56-5. State lands under water and revenue from sales thereof; restriction on revenue  All lands belonging to this State now or formerly lying under water are dedicated to the support of public schools. All moneys hereafter received from the sales of such lands shall be paid to the board of trustees, and shall constitute a part of the permanent school fund of the State. To the extent that moneys received from the sales of these lands may, by law, be made payable to any purposes other than the school fund, these moneys shall not be paid to other purposes so long as there is a deficiency in the school bond reserve. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1980, c. 72, s. 3, eff. July 16, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-6 - Leases of lands under water; principal or income

18A:56-6. Leases of lands under water; principal or income  All leases of lands so dedicated to the support of public schools shall be held by the board of trustees as a part of the principal of the school fund, and the income arising from such leases shall be a part of the income of the school fund. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-7 - Deducting expenses of administering lands under water

18A:56-7. Deducting expenses of administering lands under water  The sum appropriated for the expenses incurred in the administration of the lands so dedicated to the support of public schools shall be first deducted by the director of the division of budget and accounting in the department of the treasury from moneys derived from the sales, grants, leases, and rentals of such lands. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-8 - Investments

18A:56-8. Investments  Moneys belonging to the school fund shall be invested by the division of investment in the department of the treasury in the bonds of the several school districts of this state, or in the bonds of the United States, this state, or any county or municipality of this state. No investment shall be made in the bonds of any municipality the total indebtedness of which, including the school debt, shall exceed 30% of the assessed valuation of all the real and personal property therein; but in ascertaining the total indebtedness credit shall be allowed only for such moneys or property as shall be in the sinking fund. No investment shall be made in the bonds of any county the total indebtedness of which shall exceed in the aggregate 15% of the total assessable valuation of all taxable property therein. Interest on such bonds shall be a part of the income of the school fund. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-9 - Changing municipal bonds owned by trustees from coupon to registered

18A:56-9. Changing municipal bonds owned by trustees from coupon to registered  The trustees for the support of public schools may arrange with any municipality to change any bonds owned by said trustees from coupon to registered bonds, and the municipality which issued the bonds may detach from the bonds the coupons thereon and cancel the same, and stamp upon the bonds the registration thereof, and make the necessary agreement for the payment of the interest thereon. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-10 - Stamp of ownership on coupon bonds

18A:56-10. Stamp of ownership on coupon bonds  Every coupon bond acquired by the board of trustees shall have stamped thereon and upon each coupon, immediately upon the receipt thereof, the following words: "This is the property of the trustees for the support of public schools." L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-11 - Investment in bonds secured by mortgages

18A:56-11. Investment in bonds secured by mortgages  No part of the principal or interest of the fund shall be invested in bonds secured by mortgage on lands except as hereinafter provided in the case of purchase money mortgages. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-12 - Mortgage foreclosure proceedings

18A:56-12. Mortgage foreclosure proceedings  The board of trustees shall cause actions to foreclose to be commenced without delay whenever the interest on bonds secured by mortgage held by the board as part of the school fund shall remain unpaid for six months. The board may discontinue the actions upon the payment of accrued interest and the costs of such actions. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-13 - Purchase of lands by board on foreclosure

18A:56-13. Purchase of lands by board on foreclosure  The board of trustees may bid for and purchase any lands and premises exposed to sale under the order and judgment of any court for the payment and satisfaction of any mortgage thereon held by the board, and may take and hold title to the lands and premises so purchased in and by its official name as a part of the principal of the school fund; but the board shall not bid a higher price for such lands and premises than shall be sufficient to produce the amount due upon the mortgage and costs. The taxed costs of the foreclosure action and sale, if any, shall be paid by the state treasurer on the warrant of the director of the division of budget and accounting. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-14 - Sale of real estate held or acquired

18A:56-14. Sale of real estate held or acquired  All real estate held by the trustees for the support of public schools and all real estate that may be acquired by them under foreclosure proceedings shall be sold, either at private or public sale, at such times and at such prices as will, in the judgment of the board of trustees, be for the best interest of the state. The board may advertise such properties, either at private or public sale, in such manner as it shall determine. The proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the school fund, and shall be invested as other moneys of the fund are invested. The board may lend to the purchaser of any such real estate, one half of the amount of purchase money, the loan to be secured by bond and mortgage on the premises so purchased. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:56-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:56-15 - Income of funds; use of; payment of premiums on bonds

18A:56-15. Income of funds; use of; payment of premiums on bonds  The income of the school fund shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury, and shall be used for the support of public schools, the payment of salaries of county superintendents and the payment of accrued interest on bonds purchased for the fund, the payment of interest on, and the purchase of, bonds issued locally for school purposes to the extent and within the limits provided by law, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. The payment of premiums on bonds purchased shall be made out of the investment account. L.1967, c.271.