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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-25 - Disclosure statements of employment, contracts or business with schools

18A:12-25. Disclosure statements of employment, contracts or business with schools  5. a. On a form to be prescribed by the commission and to be filed annually with the commission, each school official shall state:  (1) whether any relative of the school official or any other person related to the school official by marriage is employed by the school district with which the school official holds office or employment or, for officers or employees of the New Jersey School Boards Association, any school district, and, if so, the name and position of each such relative;  (2) whether the school official or a relative is a party to a contract with the school district with which the school official holds office or employment or, for officers or employees of the New Jersey School Boards Association, any school district, and, if so, the nature of the contract; and  (3) whether the school official or a relative is employed by, receives compensation from, or has an interest in any business which is a party to a contract with the school district with which the school official holds office or employment or, for officers or employees of the New Jersey School Boards Association, any school district, and, if so, the name of each such business.  b. Each statement shall be signed by the school official filing it, and the school official's signature shall constitute a representation of the accuracy of the contents of the statement.  c. A school official who fails to file a statement or who files a statement containing information which the school official knows to be false shall be subject to reprimand, censure, suspension, or removal pursuant to the procedures established in section 9 of P.L.1991, c.393 (C.18A:12-29). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent or limit criminal prosecution.  d. All statements filed pursuant to this section shall be retained by the commission as public records.  L.1991,c.393,s.5; amended 1995,c.14,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-26 - Financial disclosure statement

18A:12-26. Financial disclosure statement  6. a. Each school official shall annually file a financial disclosure statement with the School Ethics Commission. All financial disclosure statements filed pursuant to this act shall include the following information which shall specify, where applicable, the name and address of each source and the school official's position:  (1) Each source of income, earned or unearned, exceeding $2,000 received by the school official or a member of his immediate family during the preceding calendar year. Individual client fees, customer receipts or commissions on transactions received through a business organization need not be separately reported as sources of income. If a publicly traded security or interest derived from a financial institution is the source of income, the security or interest derived from a financial institution need not be reported unless the school official or member of his immediate family has an interest in the business organization or financial institution;  (2) Each source of fees and honorariums having an aggregate amount exceeding $250 from any single source for personal appearances, speeches or writings received by the school official or a member of his immediate family during the preceding calendar year;  (3) Each source of gifts, reimbursements or prepaid expenses having an aggregate value exceeding $250 from any single source, excluding relatives, received by the school official or a member of his immediate family during the preceding calendar year; and  (4) The name and address of all business organizations in which the school official or a member of his immediate family had an interest during the preceding calendar year.  b. The commission shall prescribe a financial disclosure statement form for filing purposes. Initial financial disclosure statements shall be filed within 90 days following the effective date of this act. Thereafter, statements shall be filed on or before April 30th each year.  c. All financial disclosure statements filed shall be public records. L.1991,c.393,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-27 - School Ethics Commission

18A:12-27. School Ethics Commission  7. a. There is hereby established in the State Department of Education a commission to be known as the "School Ethics Commission." The commission shall consist of nine members, not more than five of whom shall be from the same political party: two shall be board members; two shall be school administrators; and five shall be persons who are not school officials. All members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  b. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this act.  c. No member of the commission shall serve on or campaign for any office of a political organization during membership on the commission.  d. All members shall serve for a term of three years, except that for the members initially appointed, one board member, one administrator, and one public member shall be appointed for a term of three years; one board member and two public members shall be appointed for a term of two years; and one administrator and two public members shall be appointed for a term of one year.  e. Each member shall serve until the member's successor has been appointed and qualified. If a school official appointed to the commission ceases to be a school official, the person's appointment to the commission shall expire on the next succeeding July 1, or when the person's successor has been appointed and qualified, whichever occurs earlier. However, the membership of a school official who has been removed from office for official misconduct shall immediately cease upon such removal.  f. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.  g. The members of the commission shall, by majority vote, select from among themselves one member to serve as chairperson for a term not to exceed one year.  L.1991,c.393,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-28 - Staff appointments; duties; powers

18A:12-28. Staff appointments; duties; powers  8. a. The commission may appoint professional employees and clerical staff and may incur expenses which are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for that purpose. All appointments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes.  b. In order to carry out the provisions of this act, the commission shall have the power to issue advisory opinions, receive complaints filed pursuant to section 9 of this act, receive and retain disclosure statements filed pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of this act, conduct investigations, hold hearings, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents as it may deem necessary and relevant to such matter under investigation. The members of the commission and persons appointed by it for this purpose are empowered to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath.  c. A person shall not be excused from testifying or producing evidence on the ground that the testimony or evidence might tend to incriminate the person, but an answer shall not be used or admitted in any proceeding against the person, except in a prosecution for perjury. The foregoing use immunity shall not be granted without prior written approval of the Attorney General. If use immunity is not granted, the person may be excused from testifying or producing evidence on the ground that the testimony or evidence might tend to incriminate the person.  d. The commission shall promptly report to the Attorney General any information which indicates the possible violation of any criminal law.  L.1991,c.393,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-29.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-29.1 - Appeal of determination of School Ethics Commission.

18A:12-29.1 Appeal of determination of School Ethics Commission.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any appeal of a determination of the School Ethics Commission shall be to the Commissioner of Education whose determination shall be a final agency action under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and appeal of that action shall be directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. L.2008, c.36, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-30 - Imposition of sanctions

18A:12-30. Imposition of sanctions  10. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, the sanctions authorized by this act may be imposed on any school official pursuant to the procedures established in section 9 of this act. However, nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of any board of education or any appointing authority to process charges or complaints pursuant to the procedures contained in Titles 18A or 11A of the New Jersey Statutes.  L.1991,c.393,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-31 - Advisory opinions

18A:12-31. Advisory opinions  11. A school official may request and obtain from the commission an advisory opinion as to whether any proposed activity or conduct would in its opinion constitute a violation of the provisions of this act. Advisory opinions of the commission shall not be made public, except when the commission, by a vote of at least six members, directs that the opinion be made public. Public advisory opinions shall not disclose the name of the school official.  L.1991,c.393,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-32 - Jurisdiction preempted on pending matters

18A:12-32. Jurisdiction preempted on pending matters  12. The commission shall not process any complaint, issue a final ruling or issue any advisory opinion on a matter actually pending in any court of law or administrative agency of this State.  L.1991,c.393,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-33 - Training program; requirements.

18A:12-33 Training program; requirements.  13. a. Each newly elected or appointed board member shall complete during the first year of the member's first term a training program to be prepared and offered by the New Jersey School Boards Association, in consultation with the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, and the Department of Education, regarding the skills and knowledge necessary to serve as a local school board member. The training program shall include information regarding the school district monitoring system established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.235, the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum, and the five key components of school district effectiveness on which school districts are evaluated under the monitoring system: instruction and program; personnel; fiscal management; operations; and governance. The board member shall complete a training program on school district governance in each of the subsequent two years of the board member's first term. b. Within one year after each re-election or re-appointment to the board of education, the board member shall complete an advanced training program to be prepared and offered by the New Jersey School Boards Association. This advanced training program shall include information on relevant changes to New Jersey school law and other information deemed appropriate to enable the board member to serve more effectively. c. The New Jersey School Boards Association shall examine options for providing training programs to school board members through alternative methods such as on-line or other distance learning media or through regional-based training. d. Within one year after being newly elected or appointed or being re-elected or re-appointed to the board of education, a board member shall complete a training program on harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools, including a school district's responsibilities under P.L.2002, c.83 (C.18A:37-13 et seq.). A board member shall be required to complete the program only once. e. Training on harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools shall be provided by the New Jersey School Boards Association, in consultation with recognized experts in school bullying from a cross section of academia, child advocacy organizations, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and government agencies. L.1991, c.393, s.13; amended 2007, c.53, s.17; 2010, c.122, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:12-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:12-34 - Rules, regulations

18A:12-34. Rules, regulations  14. The State Board of Education may promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedures Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act.  L.1991,c.393,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-1 - Application of chapter; government of regional districts

18A:13-1. Application of chapter; government of regional districts  The provisions of this chapter shall apply to regional school districts and to all former union graded schools and the affairs of such districts shall be conducted and governed by the provisions of this title relating to type II school districts, except as otherwise so provided as to regional school districts. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-2 - Types of regional districts

18A:13-2. Types of regional districts  Regional school districts shall be of two types: a. "all purpose regional districts" organized for all the school purposes of the municipalities included within such regional districts; b. "limited purpose regional districts" organized to provide and operate in the territory comprised within such districts one or more of the following: elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, vocational schools, special schools, health facilities or particular educational services or facilities. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-3 - Constituent municipalities as constituent districts

18A:13-3. Constituent municipalities as constituent districts  In every all purpose regional district the constituent municipalities of the regional district shall be construed to be the constituent districts of the regional district after the dissolution pursuant to this chapter of the constituent districts which formed the regional district. L.1967,c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-4 - Supervision by county superintendent

18A:13-4. Supervision by county superintendent  Each regional school district shall be under the supervision of the county superintendent of the county in which the constituent districts having the greatest amount of ratables are situate. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-5 - Conduct of regional district elections, votes required

18A:13-5. Conduct of regional district elections, votes required  18A:13-5. Elections in regional districts shall be conducted as in other local districts except that in any such elections, unless otherwise provided by this Title, the total vote of the entire regional district, without regard to the territorial boundaries of the constituent districts, shall be counted in determining the result of the election. In any case in which a proposal for the creation of a regional district or for the enlargement of a regional district is submitted, such proposal shall be adopted only if a majority of the votes cast thereon a. In each of the local districts, other than a consolidated district, proposing to form the regional district, b. In the consolidated district proposing to form the regional district without regard to the territorial boundaries of the constituent districts, or c. In the regional district to be enlarged, and in each district proposed to enlarge it, shall be cast in favor of the adoption of such proposal. L.1967, c.271; amended 1968,c.240,s.1; 1995,c.278,s.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-6 - Body corporate and corporate title

18A:13-6. Body corporate and corporate title  Each board of education of a regional district shall be a body corporate and shall be known as "the board of education of the regional school district including the school districts of (herein insert the names of the constituent districts and the names of the county or counties in which each is situate)" unless the regional board shall determine to adopt a shorter title, with the approval of the state board, in which case the new title shall be certified by the secretary of the board to the secretary of state and thereupon it shall become the corporate title of the regional district and any obligations of the regional board, under the former title, shall become the obligation of the board under the new title. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-7 - Regional board members

18A:13-7. Regional board members  A member of a regional board of education shall be for at least one year a resident of the constituent district of the regional district, to be represented by the member, in the regional board of education.  L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1986, c. 98, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-9 - Reapportionment of membership

18A:13-9. Reapportionment of membership  Each apportionment shall continue in effect unless and until a reapportionment shall become necessary by reason of the official promulgation of the next Federal census or the enlargement of the regional district by the admission of one or more local districts. In any such case, immediately after the official promulgation of said census or the certification of a favorable result of the election for enlargement of the regional district the county superintendent or county superintendents of the county or counties in which the constituent districts are situate shall reapportion the members accordingly but all members shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected or appointed notwithstanding any reapportionment. If any constituent district shall become entitled to increased representation on the board the additional members shall be elected at the next annual school election of the regional district. If, as a result of such reapportionment, a disproportionate number of the total representatives of any one constituent district to a regional board are to be elected at a single annual school election, the commissioner shall have the power, on petition of a constituent district board of education, to alter the term of any member representing such constituent district by not more than 1 year, so as to temporarily apportion, as equally as possible over any given 3-year period, the election of the members representing such constituent district. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 327, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-9a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-9a - Apportionment of membership of board of education.

18A:13-9a Apportionment of membership of board of education.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:13-9 or any other section of law to the contrary, in the case in which the membership of the board of education of the regional district is apportioned pursuant to section 1 or section 3 of P.L.2017, c.45 (C.18A:13-34a or C.18A:13-46.1), the apportionment shall continue in effect until the official promulgation of the next federal census. Immediately after the official promulgation of a federal census, the Commissioner of Education shall consult with the constituent districts of the regional district to determine whether or not to reapportion the membership of the board of education of the regional district. All members of the board of education of the regional district shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected or appointed notwithstanding any reapportionment ordered by the commissioner. If any constituent district receives increased representation on the board as a result of a reapportionment ordered by the commissioner, the additional members shall be elected at the next annual school election of the regional district. If, as a result of such reapportionment, a disproportionate number of the total representatives of any one constituent district to a regional board are to be elected at a single annual school election, the commissioner shall have the power, on petition of a constituent district board of education, to alter the term of any member representing such constituent district by not more than one year, so as to temporarily apportion, as equally as possible over any given three-year period, the election of the members representing such constituent district. L.2017, c.45, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-9.1 - Special election of members of board after Federal decennial census; resolution

18A:13-9.1. Special election of members of board after Federal decennial census; resolution  Whenever the board of education of a regional district shall, following the taking of a Federal decennial census and the issuance of preliminary populations of the constituent districts pursuant to said census but prior to the issuance of the final populations of said districts and the official promulgation of said census in this State, determine that (a) said final populations and official promulgation shall not be available in time for the next succeeding election of members of said board, (b) said preliminary figures indicate that significant changes in the number of members to be allocated to the constituent districts will result, and (c) the allocation of members among the constituent districts on the basis of the present official census effective in this State will result in inequitable representation, it may, by resolution unanimously adopted and approved by the Commissioner of Education, provide that, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the members to be next elected pursuant to article 7 of chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall be elected at a special election to be held on a day no later than 60 days after the official promulgation of said census in this State as specified in said resolution. L.1970, c. 305, s. 1, eff. Dec. 14, 1970.