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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-33 - Insurance money; use for reconstruction or repair

18A:20-33. Insurance money; use for reconstruction or repair  Whenever any of the school buildings and the furnishings thereof in any school district have been or shall have been partially or totally destroyed by fire or other casualty, the insurance moneys received by the board of education by reason thereof, whether payable from a municipal insurance fund or otherwise, may be used by the board for the repair, reconstruction, or rebuilding of the building and the purchase and repair of the furnishings and contents thereof, but the board shall not use the money for the erection of a building on a site other than that occupied by the building destroyed without the authority of the appropriating power. The board of education shall not enter into a contract for the construction of a building to cost more than the amount of insurance moneys received until the additional amount required shall have been authorized for expenditure for such purpose and regularly appropriated. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-34 - Schoolhouse, rooms; permitted usage

18A:20-34. Schoolhouse, rooms; permitted usage  18A:20-34. The board of education of any district may, pursuant to rules adopted by it, permit the use of any schoolhouse and rooms therein, and the grounds and other property of the district, when not in use for school purposes, for any of the following purposes: a. The assembly of persons for the purpose of giving and receiving instruction in any branch of education, learning, or the arts, including the science of agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture; b. Public library purposes or stations of public libraries; c. The holding of such social, civic, and recreational meetings and entertainments and such other purposes as may be approved by the board; d. Such meetings, entertainments, and occasions where admission fees are charged as may be approved by the board; e. Polling places, holding elections, registration of voters, and holding political meetings; f. Child care services provided by the board of education, or a board approved sponsor, or a child care program licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), before or after regular school hours, for any school aged child who attends school within the school district. L.1967, c.271; amended 1999,c.83.s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-34.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-34.1 - Rules, regulations relative to child care services, programs

18A:20-34.1 Rules, regulations relative to child care services, programs  3. 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.1999,c.83, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-36 - Commissioner may order alteration or abandonment of buildings

18A:20-36. Commissioner may order alteration or abandonment of buildings  The commissioner may direct the entire or partial abandonment of any building used for school purposes and may direct the making of such changes therein as to him may seem proper. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-38 - Record of receipt; report; filing; transmittal of securities to depository

18A:20-38. Record of receipt; report; filing; transmittal of securities to depository  When said securities are received by the school district, the secretary shall duly record the receiving thereof in an appropriate manner and at the next regular or special meeting after such receipt, he shall transmit a written report to the board of education, setting forth the amount of securities so received, the series, date and the numbers and interest periods, if any, thereof and at the same time, transmit said securities to such depository, person or persons as the board of education shall direct for safekeeping. Such written report shall be recorded in the minutes at such meeting, and a certified copy of such minute record shall forthwith be filed with the Bureau of Financial Regulation and Assistance in the Department of the Treasury. L.1977, c. 177, s. 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-39 - Securities not to be canceled; sale; resolution

18A:20-39. Securities not to be canceled; sale; resolution  Securities of a school district, purchased by it, shall not be canceled but may be sold as and when directed by resolution adopted by a majority vote of all the members of the board of education. L.1977, c. 177, s. 3, eff. Aug. 16, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:20-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:20-40 - Testing for radon in public school building

18A:20-40. Testing for radon in public school building  3. a. Except as may be provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, every public school building used as a public school in the State shall be tested for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny at least once every five years. If the public school has been tested less than five years prior to the effective date of this act, then the test shall be performed within five years of that test and once every five years thereafter. b. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall determine the extent of testing required and the locations for the testing, provided that at least every public school building used as a public school in which a child care center is operated by a nonprofit organization is tested by the school in which the child care center is operated for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny at least once every five years. The superintendent of each school district in the State, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the principal of each school to be tested, shall determine the buildings to be tested, the locations within each building to be tested, the method of testing, and the procedures concerning notification and circulation of the testing results. L.2000,c.122,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:21-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:21-1 - Capital projects; description

18A:21-1. Capital projects; description  The capital projects which may be undertaken by a board of education, for any lawful purposes, the cost whereof may be provided for from taxes, or by the issuance of bonds, as provided by this chapter, are as follows: 1. The acquisition by purchase or condemnation of lands; 2. The grading, draining and landscaping of lands owned or to be acquired by the board and the improvement thereof in any like manner; 3. The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration, enlargement or major repair of buildings; and 4. The purchase of the original furniture, equipment and apparatus, or of major renewals of furniture, equipment and apparatus, for any building used or to be used for such purposes. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:21-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:21-2 - Authorization; establishment of accounts

18A:21-2. Authorization; establishment of accounts  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:21-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:21-3 - Earnings credited to capital reserve accounts.

18A:21-3 Earnings credited to capital reserve accounts.  18A:21-3. The account shall be established by resolution of the board of school estimate or the board of education, as the case may be, in such form as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, a true copy of which shall be filed with the department. The account shall include the earnings attributable to the investment of the assets of the account. Amended 1990, c.52, s.39; 1993, c.80, s.2; 1996, c.138, s.51; 2007, c.260, s.51.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:21-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:21-4 - Use of capital reserve accounts

18A:21-4. Use of capital reserve accounts  18A:21-4. A board of education may in any school year draw against its capital reserve account, up to the amount of the balance therein, to the extent that the withdrawal is anticipated as a revenue in the school budget for the then current school year or approved by the commissioner for good cause; provided, that no money drawn from the account may be used for current expenses of the general fund or debt service payments but shall be used exclusively for capital expenses of the general fund or capital projects fund when expressly authorized as part of a referendum. L.1967, c.271; amended 1990, c.52, s.40; 1996, c.138, s.52.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:21-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:21-5 - Maintenance of capital reserve accounts

18A:21-5. Maintenance of capital reserve accounts  18A:21-5. The capital reserve account of each district shall be maintained by the local district, in accordance with procedures to be established by the commissioner.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1990,c.52,s.41
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-1 - Number of members; appointments; vacancies

18A:22-1. Number of members; appointments; vacancies  There shall be in each type I district a board of school estimate, which shall consist of two members of the board of education appointed by it, two members of the governing body of the municipality appointed by it, and the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality or if there be no chief executive officer then an additional member appointed by the governing body. Appointments shall be made annually in December, and vacancies shall be filled immediately by appointment as the original appointments were made for the unexpired terms. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1978, c. 136, s. 6, eff. Oct. 30, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-2 - Secretary

18A:22-2. Secretary  The secretary of the board of education shall serve as secretary of the board of school estimate without additional compensation. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-3 - Application of subarticle

18A:22-3. Application of subarticle  The provisions of this subarticle shall apply to every type II local district having within its territorial limits more than one municipality, and having a population of more than 10,000, in which there is now a board of school estimate. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-4 - Membership; terms; vacancies

18A:22-4. Membership; terms; vacancies  The board of school estimate shall consist of the chief executive officer of the governing body of each municipality and the president of the board of education of the district ex officio, and two members of the governing body of each municipality, to be chosen by their respective governing bodies and one member of the board of education of the district, to be chosen by said board, all of whom shall be chosen during the month of January and shall serve for one year from February 1 and until their successors are chosen. Vacancies occurring in the board shall be filled in like manner for the unexpired terms. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-5 - Majority of all members

18A:22-5. Majority of all members  When it is required by law that any action shall be taken by at least a majority of the full membership of the board of school estimate, such majority must include a majority of the members, representing the respective municipal governing bodies and the action shall be certified accordingly. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-6 - Secretary

18A:22-6. Secretary  The secretary of the board of education shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate, but shall receive no compensation as such. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-7 - Budgets; preparation.

18A:22-7 Budgets; preparation.  18A:22-7. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of education of every school district having a board of school estimate shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate, on or before March 22 in each year, and the board of education of every other school district shall prepare a budget for the school district for the ensuing year, on or before March 22. In the case of a school district with an annual school election in November, the board of education of every school district having a board of school estimate shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate, on or before April 20 in each year, and the board of education of every other school district shall prepare a budget for the school district for the ensuing year on or before April 20.  amended 1978, c.136, s.7; 1979, c.23, s.12; 1992, c.159, s.12; 1995, c.278, s.37; 2013, c.280, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8 - Contents of budget; format.

18A:22-8 Contents of budget; format.  18A:22-8. The budget shall be prepared in such detail and upon such forms as shall be prescribed by the commissioner and to it shall be annexed a statement so itemized as to make the same readily understandable, in which shall be shown: a. In tabular form there shall be set forth the following: (1) The total expenditure for each item for the preceding school year, the amount appropriated for the current school year adjusted for transfers as of February 1 of the current school year, and the amount estimated to be necessary to be appropriated for the ensuing school year, indicated separately for each item as determined by the commissioner; (2) The amount of the surplus account available at the beginning of the preceding school year, at the beginning of the current school year, and the amount anticipated to be available for the ensuing school year; (3) The amount of revenue available for budget purposes for the preceding school year, the amount available for the current school year as of February 1 of the current school year, and the amount anticipated to be available for the ensuing school year in the following categories: (a) Total to be raised by local property taxes (b) Total State aid (i) Equalization aid (ii) Special education categorical aid (iii) Transportation aid (iv) Preschool education aid (v) Security aid (vi) Adjustment aid (vii) Other (detailed at the discretion of the commissioner) (c) Total federal aid (i) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.s.2701 et seq.)  (ii) Students with disabilities (iii) Impact Aid (iv) Vocational (v) Other (detailed at the discretion of the commissioner) (d) Other sources (detailed at the discretion of the commissioner). b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1993, c.117). c. In the event that the total expenditure for any item of appropriation is equal to $0.00 for: (1) the preceding school year, (2) the current school year, and (3) the amount estimated to be necessary to be appropriated for the ensuing school year, that item shall not be required to be published pursuant to N.J.S.18A:22-11. d. The instruction function of the budget shall be divided at a minimum into elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12) cost centers, each of which shall be further divided by the core curriculum content areas. The commissioner shall phase in these requirements as soon as practicable. e. The budget as adopted for the school year pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) shall be provided for public inspection on the school district's Internet site, if one exists, and made available in print in a "user-friendly" format using plain language. The Commissioner of Education shall promulgate a "user-friendly," plain language budget summary format for the use of school districts for this purpose. amended 2000, c.72, s.39; 2017, c.131, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8a - "User-friendly" plain language budget summary forms for school districts; information; submission; availability.

18A:22-8a "User-friendly" plain language budget summary forms for school districts; information; submission; availability.  2. a. The Commissioner of Education shall promulgate "user-friendly," plain language budget summary forms for the use of school districts. The commissioner shall also promulgate a procedure for the submission by each school district of the required budget summary form to the Department of Education following the approval of the budget. b. The plain language budget summary shall provide the public with information in summary form about the budget of the school district and shall include, in addition to an abbreviated version of the formal budget adopted by the school district, such statistical information as the commissioner determines to be useful for the public's understanding of the school district's fiscal matters and condition, and shall also include, but not be limited to, the following information for both the district's budget year and the prebudget year: all line items of appropriation aggregated by item type; the school tax rate; the equalized school tax rate; revenues by major category; the amount of available surplus; a description of unusual revenues or appropriations, with a description of the circumstances of the revenues or appropriations; and a list of shared service agreements in which the district is participating. c. The plain language budget summary shall be submitted to the Department of Education in such form as determined by the commissioner, and, upon its receipt of the summary, the department shall make the summary available to the public through an Internet website maintained by the department in an easily accessible location. The information on the web site shall be presented as data that can be downloaded by the public for comparative purposes using commonly-used software. L.2007, c.53, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8b - Required promulgation of forms, procedures.

18A:22-8b Required promulgation of forms, procedures.  3. Not later than the first day of the sixth month next following the enactment of P.L.2007, c.53 (C.18A:55-3 et al.), the Commissioner of Education shall promulgate the "user friendly," plain language budget summary forms and procedures required pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.53 (C.18A:22-8a). L.2007, c.53, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8c - Rules, regulations to effectuate certain budgeting, fiscal procedures.

18A:22-8c Rules, regulations to effectuate certain budgeting, fiscal procedures.  7. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the budgeting and fiscal procedures under chapter 22 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13 et al.). The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); and the commissioner shall, at a minimum, hold at least one public hearing in each of the north, central, and southern regions of the State within 60 days of the public notice of any regulations proposed by the commissioner to be amended, adopted, or readopted pursuant to that act. L.2008, c.37, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8.1 - Transfer of funds, conditions.

18A:22-8.1 Transfer of funds, conditions.  2. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to this section, whenever a school district desires to transfer amounts among line items and program categories, the transfers shall be by resolution of the board of education approved by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the authorized membership of the board; however, a board may, by resolution, designate the chief school administrator to approve such transfers as are necessary between meetings of the board. Transfers approved by the chief school administrator shall be reported to the board, ratified and duly recorded in the minutes at a subsequent meeting of the board, but not less than monthly. Transfers of surplus amounts or any other unbudgeted or underbudgeted revenue to line items and program categories shall require the approval of the Commissioner of Education and shall only be approved between April 1 and June 30 for line items and program categories necessary to achieve the thoroughness standards established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46); except that upon a two-thirds affirmative vote of the authorized membership of a board of education, the board may petition the commissioner for authority to transfer such revenue prior to April 1 due to an emergent circumstance and the commissioner may authorize the transfer if he determines that the transfer is necessary to meet such emergency. Transfers from any general fund appropriation account that, on a cumulative basis, exceed 10% of the amount of the account included in the school district's budget as certified for taxes shall require the approval of the commissioner. In a school district wherein the Commissioner of Education has directed an in-depth evaluation pursuant to subsection e. of section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14), the board of education shall obtain the written approval of the executive county superintendent of schools prior to implementing any board authorized transfer of funds. L.1979, c.294, s.2; amended 1987, c.196; 1987, c.398, s.4; 2004, c.73, s.6; 2005, c.235, s.34; 2007, c.260, s.53.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-8.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-8.2 - Certain transfers not allowed

18A:22-8.2. Certain transfers not allowed  3. No transfer may be made under this section from appropriations or surplus accounts for:  a. Interest and debt redemption charges; b. Capital reserve account; c. Items classified as general fund expenses except to other items so classified, or to the capital projects fund to supplement the proceeds from a bond authorization or lease purchase agreement upon application to and a formal finding by the commissioner that the transfer is in the best interests of both the students and taxpayers of the district after consideration of alternative corrective actions.  L.1979,c.294,s.3; amended 1990, c.52, s.44; 1991, c.62, s.22; 1993, c.83, s.5; 1996, c.138, s.54.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:22-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:22-9 - Categories of expenditures; fixing

18A:22-9. Categories of expenditures; fixing  The commissioner shall, with the approval of the state board, prescribe the items of expenditure to be included in each category of appropriation mentioned in subsection a. of section 18A:22-8 in accordance with the terms thereof any may, upon request, decide in which category a proposed item of expenditure shall be included. L.1967, c.271.