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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-19 - Subpoenas; penalty

18A:4-19. Subpoenas; penalty  The state board may issue subpoenas signed by its president and secretary compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers in any part of the state before it or before any of its committees or before the commissioner or one of his assistants. Any person who shall neglect or refuse to obey the command of the subpoena or who, after appearing, shall refuse to be sworn and testify, except such refusal be on grounds recognized by law, shall in either event be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for each offense to be recovered by the state board of education in a civil action. Such penalty when recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the state. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-20 - Annual report to legislature

18A:4-20. Annual report to legislature  The state board shall report annually to the legislature in regard to all matters committed to its care. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-21 - Appointment; term; qualifications; salary

18A:4-21. Appointment; term; qualifications; salary  18A:4-21. The Commissioner of Education shall be appointed by the Governor, without regard to residence within or without the State, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall receive such annual salary as shall from time to time be fixed by law, which shall be payable as other state salaries are paid.  L.1967, c.271; Amended 1990,c.13,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-22 - Chief officer of the department

18A:4-22. Chief officer of the department  The commissioner shall be: (a) The chief executive and administrative officer of the department having general charge and supervision of the work of the department; (b) The official agent of the state board for all purposes; (c) The budget request officer and the approval officer of the department, with power to delegate the duties of such officers as in this chapter provided; (d) Authorized, subject to law, to designate one of the assistant commissioners to act in his place and stead, during his absence, and to assign duties to the assistant commissioners, to the directors of the special services, to the secretary of the state board of examiners and to the inspectors, assistants and employees of the department. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-23 - Supervision of schools; enforcement of rules

18A:4-23. Supervision of schools; enforcement of rules  The commissioner shall have supervision of all schools of the state receiving support or aid from state appropriations, except institutions of higher education, and he shall enforce all rules prescribed by the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-24 - Determining efficiency of schools; report to state board

18A:4-24. Determining efficiency of schools; report to state board  The commissioner shall pursuant to rules and regulations of the State board, inquire into and ascertain the thoroughness and efficiency of operation of any of the schools of the public school system of the State and of any grades therein by such means as to him seem proper, and he shall report to the State board the results of such inquiries and such other information with regard thereto as the State board may require or as he shall deem proper, but nothing in this section shall affect the right of each district to prescribe its own rules for promotion. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1975, c. 212, s. 44, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-25 - Prescribing minimum courses of study for public schools; approval of courses of study

18A:4-25. Prescribing minimum courses of study for public schools; approval of courses of study  The commissioner may, with the approval of the state board, prescribe minimum courses of study for the public schools and require boards of education to submit to him for approval or disapproval courses of study adopted by them, whenever he deems it advisable so to do. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-26 - Acceptance of grants and donations

18A:4-26. Acceptance of grants and donations  Subject to approval by the governor and the state board, the commissioner may accept on behalf of the state and administer for the state any grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, for the purposes specified in such grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation to the maintenance and use of any service in, or activity of, any division or bureau established in the department, or of any school or institution of learning under the jurisdiction, supervision or control of the commissioner or of the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-27 - Notice and hearing

18A:4-27. Notice and hearing  Prior to the acceptance of any grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation mentioned in section 18A:4-26, due notice and hearing, if requested, shall be granted by the commissioner and the state board to any municipality or municipalities which may be affected thereby. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-28 - Materials for guidance of teachers

18A:4-28. Materials for guidance of teachers  The commissioner may prepare, publish and distribute from time to time handbooks, materials or circulars for the guidance of teachers in the public schools. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-29 - Instruction of county superintendents and superintendents of schools; meetings

18A:4-29. Instruction of county superintendents and superintendents of schools; meetings  The commissioner shall from time to time instruct the county superintendents and superintendents of schools as to the performance of their duties, the conduct of the schools and the construction and furnishing of schoolhouses, and he shall, with the approval of the state board, hold meetings of the county superintendents and superintendents of schools at least once in each year for the discussion of school affairs and of ways and means for promoting a thorough and efficient system of education. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-30 - Annual report of comparative financial statistics of school districts

18A:4-30. Annual report of comparative financial statistics of school districts  The commissioner shall compile and cause to be published for general distribution, and may make a reasonable charge therefor to cover the cost of printing thereof, and annual report of comparative financial statistics of all school districts showing the capital and current costs, the cost of principal services, the amount of debt and other pertinent data, for each school district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-31 - Right to administer oaths, take affidavits and examine witnesses; false swearing

18A:4-31. Right to administer oaths, take affidavits and examine witnesses; false swearing  The commissioner and each of his assistants may administer oaths, take affidavits without charge, and examine witnesses under oath in any part of the state and upon any matter pertaining to the schools under his jurisdiction, supervision or control or under that of the state board and may cause the examinations to be reduced to writing. Any person willfully giving false testimony upon being sworn to tell the truth by the commissioner or any assistant commissioner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-32 - Assistant commissioners; appointment; compensation

18A:4-32. Assistant commissioners; appointment; compensation  The commissioner, subject to the approval of the State board, shall appoint not more than seven assistant commissioners of education, and fix their compensation, and he shall from time to time designate one of them to act in his place and stead during his absence. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 322, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-33 - Deputy commissioner

18A:4-33. Deputy commissioner  The commissioner shall designate an assistant commissioner as deputy commissioner with full power to act in his place and stead during any absence or inability of the commissioner and at such other times as the commissioner may designate. The commissioner may designate one or more assistant commissioners to act as approval officers of the department. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-34 - Duties of assistant commissioner.

18A:4-34 Duties of assistant commissioner.  18A:4-34. Each assistant commissioner shall perform such duties in the public school system of the State as may from time to time be assigned to him by the commissioner, which shall include, but need not be limited to, any one or more of the following: a. The supervision of curriculum and instruction; b. The supervision of vocational education; c. The hearing and determination of controversies and disputes which may arise under the school laws, or the rules of the State board, or of the commissioner; and d. The supervision of business and financial matters. L.1967, c.271; amended 1977, c.322, s.2; 2001, c.137, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-35 - Directors, inspectors, and assistants.

18A:4-35 Directors, inspectors, and assistants.  18A:4-35. The commissioner may assign an assistant commissioner or, subject to approval of the State board, may appoint and fix the compensation of directors, inspectors, and assistants to act as secretary of the State board of examiners and to act in connection with the issuance of qualifying academic certificates and, so far as they relate to the public school system of the State, to perform one or more of the following services: a. Inspection of buildings; b. Inspection of accounts; c. Research; d. Supervision of health education; e. Supervision of adult education; f. Supervision of classes for children with disabilities; and g. Such other special services as the State board may deem necessary. Amended 2017, c.131, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-35.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-35.1 - State School Nurse Consultant.

18A:4-35.1 State School Nurse Consultant.  1. a. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a State School Nurse Consultant. The State School Nurse Consultant shall be a New Jersey certified school nurse who holds a master's degree and has demonstrated higher-level leadership with recent school nursing experience. The State School Nurse Consultant shall work with school districts and school nurses to facilitate best practices by advancing comprehensive school health services that address the health and wellness of all students. The State School Nurse Consultant, in performing the duties of the position, shall collaborate with the Department of Health, other State agencies, and associated stakeholders. b. It shall be the duty of the State School Nurse Consultant to:  (1) Serve as a liaison and resource expert in school nursing and comprehensive school health services for county, State, and national school health organizations, and policy setting groups; (2) Provide consultation and technical assistance to support school districts in facilitating parent and community engagement; (3) Coordinate school health program activities with public health, social services, environmental, and educational agencies as well as other public and private entities; (4) Monitor, interpret, synthesize, and disseminate relevant information associated with changes in health and medical care, school nursing practice, legislation, and legal issues that impact schools; (5) Facilitate the development of policies, standards, and guidelines to enhance comprehensive school health services; (6) Foster and promote professional development for school nurses, which may include planning, coordinating, or providing educational guidance, and networking with universities and other providers of continuing education to meet identified needs; (7) Promote quality assurance of comprehensive school health services by advocating for the use of evidence-based school nursing practice and participating in the National Association of School Nurses data collection initiatives; (8) Participate in State-level public interagency partnerships and private partnerships with Statewide stakeholders to foster comprehensive school health services, representing school nurses in multi-disciplinary collaborations; (9) Initiate, participate in, and utilize research studies related to comprehensive school health services, the health needs of children and youth, school nursing practice, and related issues; and (10) Serve as a liaison regarding school health issues with the Department of Health and the Legislature. L.2020, c.85, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-35.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-35.2 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.

18A:4-35.2 Annual report to Governor, Legislature.  2. The State School Nurse Consultant shall report annually to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The report shall include a summary of the activities of the State School Nurse Consultant during the year, and any specific recommendations deemed appropriate and necessary concerning school nursing services and comprehensive school health service programs. L.2020, c.85, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-36 - Helping teachers, salaries and expense allowance

18A:4-36. Helping teachers, salaries and expense allowance  A helping teacher to aid and direct the teachers in the schools of two or more districts may be appointed by the commissioner whenever he deems it advisable so to do, at a salary, and with an allowance for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties not exceeding $750.00 a year, which the commissioner shall fix, but such appointment and the amount of the salary and of the expense allowance shall first be approved by the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-37 - Payment of salaries and expenses

18A:4-37. Payment of salaries and expenses  The salary of each helping teacher shall be paid as other state salaries are paid. The director of the division of budget and accounting shall, on order of the commissioner, draw his warrant for such salary on the state treasurer and all claims for the expenses of helping teachers shall be paid, in 10 equal monthly installments, after being audited by the county superintendent, on orders issued by the county superintendent and drawn on the county treasurer from moneys apportioned for that purpose. No such payment shall be made for expenses until a duly certified monthly expense account, with vouchers whenever possible, shall be submitted to the county superintendent, which shall be kept on file in his office. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-38 - Employment of clerks and other employees; compensation

18A:4-38. Employment of clerks and other employees; compensation  The commissioner may appoint such clerks and other employees for the department as he may deem necessary and fix their compensation subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, except where otherwise provided by law, which compensation shall be payable as other state salaries are paid, on the certificate of the commissioner and shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum annually appropriated therefor. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-39 - Record of official acts; seal; copies of papers

18A:4-39. Record of official acts; seal; copies of papers  The commissioner shall keep a record and preserve copies of all his official acts, orders and decisions. He shall adopt an official seal, and copies of any of his acts, orders and decisions, and of any papers deposited or filed in the department, when authenticated therewith and certified by him, shall be evidence in all courts and places equally with and in like manner as the originals. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-40 - Monthly, annual and other reports to state board

18A:4-40. Monthly, annual and other reports to state board  The commissioner shall report to the state board such information as it may prescribe once each month and at such other times as the state board may designate, and he shall report to the state board annually at its December meeting as to the operation and condition of the schools of the public school system and all educational institutions other than institutions of higher education, receiving support or aid from state appropriations, during the previous year, with appropriate statistical tables and such suggestions and recommendations for the improvement of the schools and the advancement of public education within the state as he shall deem expedient and of interest to the people of the state and especially to those concerned with the operation of the public schools. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-41 - Waiving of certain requirements

18A:4-41. Waiving of certain requirements  9. The commissioner or the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in the Department of Community Affairs, as appropriate, is authorized, for those school districts issuing bonds pursuant to this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act, to waive the requirement imposed pursuant to N.J.S.18A:24-46 or N.J.S.40A:2-29, as the case may be, that school districts issue those bonds at not less than par value.  L.1993,c.102,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-45 - Assistance to commission.

18A:4-45 Assistance to commission.  4. a. The commission is authorized to call upon any department, office, division or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports and other information, personnel and assistance as it deems necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this act. b. These departments, offices, divisions and agencies shall, to the extent possible, and not inconsistent with any other law of this State, cooperate with the commission and shall furnish it with such information, personnel and assistance as may be necessary or helpful to accomplish the purposes of this act. L.2001,c.343,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4-50 - Authority of commission.

18A:4-50 Authority of commission.  4. a. The commission is authorized to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality, or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports and other information, personnel, and assistance as it deems necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this act. b. These departments, offices, divisions, and agencies shall, to the extent possible, and not inconsistent with any other law of this State, cooperate with the commission and shall furnish it with such information, personnel, and assistance as may be necessary or helpful to accomplish the purposes of this act. L.2019, c.321, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:4A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:4A-1 - Findings, declarations

18A:4A-1. Findings, declarations  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. During the period from 1933 to 1945, six million Jews and millions of other Europeans were murdered in Nazi concentration camps as part of a carefully orchestrated program of cultural, social and political genocide known as the Holocaust;  b. All people should remember the horrible atrocities committed at that time and other times in human history as the result of bigotry and tyranny and, therefore, should continually rededicate themselves to the principles of human rights and equal protection under the laws of a democratic society;  c. It is desirable to educate our citizens about the events leading up to the Holocaust and about the organizations and facilities that were created and used purposefully for the systematic destruction of human beings;  d. It is the policy of the State of New Jersey that Holocaust history is the proper concern of all people, particularly students enrolled in the schools of the State of New Jersey;  e. The New Jersey Department of Education, in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the New Jersey Education Association, and the New Jersey Council for Social Studies, has developed a curriculum, entitled "The Holocaust and Genocide: A Search for Conscience," which has been implemented in courses of study on a trial basis in Vineland and Teaneck and, subsequently, in other communities;  f. Programs, workshops, institutes, seminars, and other teacher-training activities for the study of the Holocaust have taken place during recent years at various high schools and colleges in the State of New Jersey; and  g. It is desirable to create a State-level commission, which as an organized body, on a continuous basis, will survey, design, encourage, and promote implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs in New Jersey and shall be responsible for the coordination of events that will provide appropriate memorialization of the Holocaust, on a regular basis, throughout the State.  L.1991,c.193,s.1.