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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-33 - Annual filing of district report with commissioner.

18A:7F-33 Annual filing of district report with commissioner.  33. Annually, on or before October 20, the secretary of the board of education, with approval of the superintendent of schools, or if there is no superintendent of schools, with the approval of the executive county superintendent of schools, shall file with the commissioner a report prescribed by the commissioner containing all data necessary to effectuate the aid provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), which shall include but not be limited to, the number of pupils enrolled by grade, the number of these pupils classified as eligible for special education services and speech-only services, the number of pupils in approved programs for bilingual education, the number of at-risk pupils, the number of combination pupils, and the number of pupils in State facilities, county vocational schools, State college demonstration schools, evening schools, other public or private schools to which the district is paying tuition, or who are receiving home instruction on the last school day prior to October 16. In addition, districts shall file annual reports providing such information as the commissioner may require for pupils receiving special education services. L.1996, c.138, s.33; amended 2007, c.260, s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-34 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7F-34 Rules, regulations.  84. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.1996, c.138, s.84; amended 2007, c.260, s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-37 - Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning school districts.

18A:7F-37 Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning school districts.  2. For the purposes of sections 2 through 7 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-42): "Adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education. "New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum" or "NJQSAC" means the monitoring and evaluation process of school districts pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10). "Prebudget year adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation in the prebudget year for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment, less any amounts raised after approval of a waiver by the commissioner or separate question by the voters or board of school estimate in the prebudget year unless such approval explicitly allows the approved increases to be permanent.  "School district" means any local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. "Unrestricted State aid" means, for the 2007-2008 school year, State aid that is included in a school district's State aid notice and allocated pursuant to P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.) or any other law for appropriation in a school district's general fund plus early childhood program aid allocated pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-16) or any other law and demonstrably effective program aid and instructional supplement aid allocated pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-18) or any other law; and for the 2008-2009 through 2011-2012 school years, State aid that is included in a school district's State aid notice and allocated pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law for appropriation in a school district's general fund plus preschool education aid allocated pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-54) or any other law. "Weighted resident enrollment" means weighted resident enrollment as calculated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-50) and as projected by the commissioner. L.2007, c.62, s.2; amended 2007, c.260, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-39 - Proposal submission required to increase adjusted tax levy, certain circumstances.

18A:7F-39 Proposal submission required to increase adjusted tax levy, certain circumstances.  4. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44) b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44) c. A school district may submit to the voters at the annual school election, or on such other date as is set by regulation of the commissioner, a proposal or proposals to increase the adjusted tax levy by more than the allowable amount authorized pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-38). The proposal or proposals to increase the adjusted tax levy shall be approved if a majority of people voting shall vote in the affirmative. In the case of a school district with a board of school estimate, the additional adjusted tax levy shall be authorized only if a quorum is present for the vote and a majority of those board members who are present vote in the affirmative to authorize the additional adjusted tax levy. (1) A proposal or proposals submitted to the voters or the board of school estimate to increase the tax levy pursuant to this subsection shall not include any programs or services necessary for students to achieve the core curriculum content standards. (2) All proposals to increase the tax levy submitted pursuant to this subsection shall include interpretive statements specifically identifying the program purposes for which the proposed funds shall be used and a clear statement on whether approval will affect only the current year or result in a permanent increase in the levy. The proposals shall be submitted and approved pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5 and 18A:7F-6). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44) e. A school district that has not been granted approval to exceed the cap pursuant to subsection c. of this section, may add to its adjusted tax levy in any one of the next three succeeding budget years, the amount of the difference between the maximum allowable amount to be raised by taxation for the current school budget year and the actual amount to be raised by taxation for the current school budget year. L.2007, c.62, s.4; amended 2010, c.44, s.5; 2011, c.202, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-42 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7F-42 Rules, regulations.  7. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.), the Commissioner of Education shall promulgate emergency rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) for the 2007-08 school year. b. For the 2008-09 school year and thereafter, 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 purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) 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.2007, c.62, s.7; amended 2008, c.37, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-43 - Short title.

18A:7F-43 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Funding Reform Act of 2008." L.2007, c.260, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-46 - Review, update of core curriculum content standards; Educational Adequacy Report, development of T & E standards.

18A:7F-46 Review, update of core curriculum content standards; Educational Adequacy Report, development of T & E standards.  4. a. The State Board of Education shall review and update the core curriculum content standards every five years. The standards shall ensure that all children are provided the educational opportunity needed to equip them for the role of citizen and labor market competitor. The Commissioner of Education shall develop and establish, through the report issued pursuant to subsection b. of this section, efficiency standards which define the types of programs, services, activities, and materials necessary to achieve a thorough and efficient education. b. By September 1 of 2010 and by September 1 every three years thereafter, the Governor, after consultation with the commissioner, shall recommend to the Legislature through the issuance of the Educational Adequacy Report for the three school years to which the report is applicable: (1) the base per pupil amount based upon the core curriculum content standards established pursuant to subsection a. of this section; (2) the per pupil amounts for full-day preschool;  (3) the weights for grade level, county vocational school districts, at-risk pupils, bilingual pupils, and combination pupils;  (4) the cost coefficients for security aid and transportation aid;  (5) the State average classification rate for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils; (6) the excess cost for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils; and (7) the extraordinary special education aid thresholds. The base per pupil amount, the per pupil amounts for full-day preschool, the excess costs for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils, and the cost-coefficients for security aid and transportation aid shall be adjusted by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable. The amounts shall be deemed approved for the three successive fiscal years beginning from the subsequent July 1, unless between the date of transmittal and the subsequent November 30, the Legislature adopts a concurrent resolution stating that the Legislature is not in agreement with all or any specific part of the report. The concurrent resolution shall advise the Governor of the Legislature's specific objections to the report and shall direct the commissioner to submit to the Legislature a revised report which responds to those objections by January 1. L.2007, c.260, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-48 - Calculation of equalization aid.

18A:7F-48 Calculation of equalization aid.  6. Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year and for each school year thereafter, the amount of equalization aid for the budget year shall equal the total Statewide equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of this act for the prebudget year and prior to the application of section 5 of this act indexed by the sum of 1.0, the CPI, and the State average enrollment growth percentage between the prebudget year and the budget year as projected by the commissioner.  L.2007, c.260, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-49 - Determination of base per pupil amount; grade level weights.

18A:7F-49 Determination of base per pupil amount; grade level weights.  7. The commissioner shall determine, based on the standards established pursuant to section 4 of this act, a base per pupil amount, and shall develop appropriate weights reflecting the differing costs of providing education at the kindergarten, elementary, middle school, and high school levels, which weights shall be applied in determining a district's base cost as set forth in section 8 of this act. The base per pupil amount for the 2008-2009 school year shall be $9,649. The weight for kindergarten shall be 0.5 in the case of a pupil enrolled in a half-day kindergarten program and 1.0 in the case of a pupil enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program, and shall be 1.0 for the elementary (grades 1-5) level, 1.04 for the middle school (grades 6-8) level, and 1.17 for the high school (grades 9-12) level. The base per pupil amount shall be adjusted by the CPI in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of this act. For subsequent school years, the base per pupil amount and the grade level weights shall be established in the Educational Adequacy Report, with the base per pupil amount adjusted by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable. L.2007, c.260, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-50 - Calculation of weighted enrollment for each school district.

18A:7F-50 Calculation of weighted enrollment for each school district.  8. a. The weighted enrollment for each school district and county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:WENR = (PW x PENR) + (EW x EENR) + (MW x MENR) + (HW x HENR)where  PW is the applicable weight for kindergarten enrollment; EW is the weight for elementary enrollment; MW is the weight for middle school enrollment; HW is the weight for high school enrollment;  PENR is the resident enrollment for kindergarten; EENR is the resident enrollment for grades 1 - 5; MENR is the resident enrollment for grades 6 - 8; and HENR is the resident enrollment for grades 9 - 12.For the purposes of this section, ungraded pupils shall be counted in their age-equivalent grade. b. The base cost for each school district shall be calculated as follows: BC = BPA x WENR; and  the base cost for each county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows: BC = BPA x WENR x 1.31where  BPA is the base per pupil amount; and WENR is the weighted enrollment of the school district or county vocational school district. L.2007, c.260, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-52 - Determination of equalization aid.

18A:7F-52 Determination of equalization aid.  10. Each school district and county vocational school district shall receive equalization aid predicated on a local share determined by district property wealth and district income. a. Each district's local share shall be calculated as follows: LSHARE = (EQVAL x PVR x 50%) + (INC x INR x 50%)where  EQVAL is the district's prebudget year equalized valuation; PVR is the Statewide property value rate determined pursuant to subsection c. of this section; INC is the district's income; and INR is the Statewide income rate determined pursuant to subsection c. of this section. b. The local share for each county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows: LSHARE = (COLSHARE/COAB) x ABwhere  COLSHARE is the sum of the local shares for all school districts in the county calculated pursuant to subsection a. of this section; COAB is the sum of the adequacy budgets for all school districts in the county calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act; and AB is the county vocational school district's adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act. c. For the 2008-2009 school year, the property value rate shall be set at 0.0092690802 and the income value rate shall be set at 0.04546684. For subsequent school years the values for the property value rate and the income value rate shall be annually determined by the commissioner as follows: the property value rate shall be determined such that equalization aid equals the Statewide available equalization aid for all districts determined according to this act had each school district's local share equaled the product of the property value rate and the district's equalized valuation and each county vocational school district's local share equaled the product of the county vocational school district's adequacy budget and the average local share, expressed as a percent, of the school districts located in the county; and the income rate shall be determined such that equalization aid equals the Statewide available equalization aid for all districts determined according to this act had each school district's local share equaled the product of the income rate and the district's income and each county vocational school district's local share equaled the product of the county vocational school district's adequacy budget and the average local share, expressed as a percent, of the school districts located in the county. In the event that these rates, when used in accordance with the provisions of this section and assuming that each district's general fund levy is equal to its local share, do not result in equalization aid for all districts equal to the Statewide available equalization aid, the commissioner shall adjust these rates appropriately, giving equal weight to each. L.2007, c.260, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-53 - Calculation of equalization aid.

18A:7F-53 Calculation of equalization aid.  11. Each school district's and county vocational school district's equalization aid shall be calculated as follows: EQAID = AB - LSHARE provided that EQAID shall not be less than zero; andwhere  AB is the district's adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act; and LSHARE is the district's local share calculated pursuant to section 10 of this act. Each district's equalization aid for general fund expenses shall be expended to provide a thorough and efficient system of education consistent with the core curriculum content standards established pursuant to section 4 of this act.  A school district may make an appeal to the commissioner on the amount of its equalization aid on the basis that the calculation of income within the local share formula under section 10 of this act does not accurately reflect the district's income wealth. L.2007, c.260, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-56 - Calculation of security categorical aid.

18A:7F-56 Calculation of security categorical aid.  14. Security categorical aid for each school district and county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:  SA = ((RE x $70) + (ARENR x ARSA)) x GCAwhere  RE means the school district's or county vocational school district's resident enrollment; ARENR means the district's number of at-risk pupils; ARSA means the at-risk security amount; and GCA is the geographic cost adjustment as developed by the commissioner.For the 2008-2009 through 2010-2011 school years the at-risk security amount shall be calculated as follows: for a district in which the concentration of at-risk pupils is less than 40% of resident enrollment, the at-risk security amount shall equal the district's (AR% x $10.15 x 100); and  for a district in which the concentration of at-risk pupils is equal to or greater than 40%, the at-risk security amount shall equal $406. The security cost coefficients, $70, $10.15 and $406, used to determine the security amount, shall be adjusted by the CPI in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of this act. For subsequent school years, the cost coefficients shall be established in the Educational Adequacy Report, with adjustments by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable. L.2007, c.260, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-60 - Conditions for disbursement of funds.

18A:7F-60 Conditions for disbursement of funds.  18. The Commissioner of Education shall not authorize the disbursement of funds to any district until the commissioner is satisfied that all educational expenditures in the district will be spent effectively and efficiently in order to enable students to achieve the core curriculum content standards. The commissioner shall be authorized to take any affirmative action as is necessary to ensure the effective and efficient expenditure of funds by school districts and county vocational school districts. L.2007, c.260, s.60.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-61 - Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09.

18A:7F-61 Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09.  19. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, for the 2008-2009 school year a district's district aid percentage calculated for purposes of the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-10) shall equal the percentage calculated for the 2001-2002 school year. L.2007, c.260, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-62 - Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment.

18A:7F-62 Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment.  20. For the purpose of calculating all forms of State aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) for a choice student in a choice district, the student shall be counted in the resident enrollment of the receiving district. The receiving district shall receive school choice aid for each choice student equal to the adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount. For purposes of this section, "adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount" means the adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-51) minus equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53) divided by the resident enrollment. L.2007, c.260, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7F-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7F-63 - Inclusion of facilities projects in SDA district budget.

18A:7F-63 Inclusion of facilities projects in SDA district budget.  21. a. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) or P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, an SDA district as defined in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-3) may include in its annual capital outlay budget and construct one or more school facilities projects if the commissioner, in consultation with the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, approves the inclusion of the project upon a demonstration by the district that its budget includes sufficient funds to finance the project. The commissioner's approval of the inclusion of the school facilities project in the district's annual capital outlay budget may also contain specific conditions including, but not limited to, a requirement that the district follow the design requirements and materials and system standards established by the development authority. A district may also withdraw funds from a capital reserve account for such purpose with the approval of the commissioner. b. A school facilities project that is not financed and constructed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall continue to be financed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.). L.2007, c.260, s.21; amended 2015, c.257, s.1.