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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-9 - Administration of oaths without charge.

18A:7-9 Administration of oaths without charge.  18A:7-9. The executive county superintendent may, without charge, administer oaths. Amended 2007, c.63, s.50.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-10 - Budget requests; appropriations.

18A:7-10 Budget requests; appropriations.  18A:7-10. Each executive county superintendent shall, on or before December 1 of each year, furnish to the board of chosen freeholders of the county a statement of the amounts estimated to be necessary to be appropriated for the ensuing year for: a. the compensation of his clerical assistants; b. the supplying of furniture, supplies and equipment for his office; c. printing; and d. traveling and other expenses incident to the conduct and the performance of his official duties of his office incurred by him. The board of chosen freeholders shall fix and determine the amounts necessary to be appropriated for such purposes and shall appropriate the same accordingly. Amended 2007, c.63, s.51.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-11 - Executive county business official, term.

18A:7-11 Executive county business official, term.  53. The commissioner shall appoint an executive county business official to serve in the office of the executive county superintendent of schools for a term of three years. The executive county business official shall assist the executive county superintendent in the performance of the superintendent's duties pursuant to N.J.S.18A:7-8, and perform such other duties as determined by the commissioner. Based on criteria developed by the commissioner, the executive county business official shall be subject to a performance assessment at least once during the three-year term. The business official may be re-appointed on the basis of a satisfactory performance assessment. L.2007, c.63, s.53.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-12 - Application for services assumed by the office of the superintendent.

18A:7-12 Application for services assumed by the office of the superintendent.  54. A local school district may apply to the executive county superintendent of schools to have school district services including, but not limited to, transportation, personnel, purchasing, payroll, and accounting, assumed by the office of the superintendent. If the executive county superintendent determines to assume a service, a fee may be assessed the school district for the service. The executive county superintendent of schools may utilize county special services school districts, jointure commissions, and educational services commissions to provide services to local school boards. L.2007, c.63, s.54
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-13 - Appointment of executive county superintendent of schools.

18A:7-13 Appointment of executive county superintendent of schools.  55. a. When the office of county superintendent is vacated through the completion of a current term or for any other reason, the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, shall appoint an executive county superintendent of schools pursuant to N.J.S.18A:7-1. b. When the position of executive county business official is vacated through the completion of a current term or for any other reason, the commissioner shall appoint an executive county business official pursuant to section 53 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.18A:7-11). L.2007, c.63, s.55.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-14 - Term county superintendent deemed to refer to executive county superintendent of schools.

18A:7-14 Term county superintendent deemed to refer to executive county superintendent of schools.  56. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the office of the county superintendent of schools, the same shall mean and refer to the office of the executive county superintendent of schools.L.2007, c.63, s.56.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-15 - Limitation on post employment for executive county superintendent.

18A:7-15 Limitation on post employment for executive county superintendent.  57. An executive county superintendent of schools shall not accept employment in any school district which was under his supervision in that position for a period of two years commencing on the day his term as executive county superintendent terminates. L.2007, c.63, s.57.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7-16 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7-16 Rules, regulations.  58. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 42 to 58 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.18A:7-11 et al.), 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.63, s.58; amended 2008, c.37, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-3 - Definitions.

18A:7A-3 Definitions.  3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Administrative order" means a written directive ordering specific corrective action by a district which has shown insufficient compliance with the quality performance indicators. "Highly skilled professional" means a designee of the commissioner deemed to have the skills and experience necessary to assist a school district in improving its effectiveness or to provide oversight in a school district in one or more of the five key components of school district effectiveness. "Joint Committee on the Public Schools" means the committee created pursuant to P.L.1975, c.16 (C.52:9R-1 et seq.). "Technical assistance" means guidance and support provided to a school district to enable the district to meet State and federal policy and regulatory requirements and to ensure the provision of a thorough and efficient education. "Technical assistance" may include, but shall not be limited to, support of the teaching and learning process and overall school district effectiveness. L.1975,c.212,s.3; amended 1978, c.158, s.4; 1979, c.207, s.3; 1979, c.353; 1979, c.388, s.4; 1980, c.105, s.2; 1981, c.415, ss.4,9(amended 1982, c.100); 1985, c.50, s.1; 1986, c.10; 1990, c.52, s.30; 1996, c.138, s.34; 2005, c.235, s.1; 2007, c.16, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-10 - New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating school performance.

18A:7A-10 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating school performance.  10. For the purpose of evaluating the thoroughness and efficiency of all the public schools of the State, the commissioner, with the approval of the State board and after review by the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, shall develop and administer the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating the performance of each school district. The goal of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum shall be to ensure that all districts are operating at a high level of performance. The system shall be based on an assessment of the degree to which the thoroughness and efficiency standards established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46) are being achieved and an evaluation of school district capacity in the following five key components of school district effectiveness: instruction and program; personnel; fiscal management; operations; and governance. A school district's capacity and effectiveness shall be determined using quality performance indicators comprised of standards for each of the five key components of school district effectiveness. The quality performance indicators shall take into consideration a school district's performance over time, to the extent feasible. Based on a district's compliance with the indicators, the commissioner shall assess district capacity and effectiveness and place the district on a performance continuum that will determine the type and level of oversight and technical assistance and support the district receives. L.1975, c.212, s.10; amended 1996, c.138, s.35; 2005, c.235, s.2; 2007, c.16, s.2; 2007, c.260, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-11 - Reports by school districts, commissioner; interim review.

18A:7A-11 Reports by school districts, commissioner; interim review.  11. Each school district and county vocational school district shall make a report of its progress in complying with all of the quality performance indicators adopted pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10) every three years, pursuant to a schedule to be established by the commissioner. In the years intervening between the district's three-year review, whenever the commissioner determines that conditions exist in a district that significantly and negatively impact the educational program or operations of the district, the commissioner may direct that the department immediately conduct a comprehensive review of the district. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner, in his discretion, from conducting a random review of a school district to assess the district's compliance with the quality performance indicators.  The district reports shall be submitted to the commissioner on a date and in such form as prescribed by the commissioner, who shall make them the basis for an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, describing the condition of education in New Jersey, the efforts of New Jersey schools in meeting the standards of a thorough and efficient education, the steps underway to correct deficiencies in school performance, and the progress of New Jersey schools in comparison to other state education systems in the United States. L.1975,c.212,s.11; amended 1976, c.97, s.4; 1996, c.138, s.36; 2000, c.72, s.31; 2005, c.235, s.3; 2007, c.16, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-11.1 - Postponement of comprehensive review

18A:7A-11.1. Postponement of comprehensive review  1. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-11) or any other section of law to the contrary, the Department of Education shall postpone the comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum of any school district that : (a) is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year; and (b) was designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education shall permit a school district that is subject to the postponement of a comprehensive review under paragraph (1) of this subsection to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year, upon request by the school district. A school district that undergoes a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year pursuant to this paragraph shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the 2020-2021 school year. b. If the comprehensive review of a school district is postponed under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place.  c. A school district that is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year and was not designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review shall undergo a comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum in the 2020-2021 school year, except that such a district may postpone its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year if the district provides written notification to the Commissioner of Education that it is not able to complete the review due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. d. If a school district postpones its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year pursuant to subsection c. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next following comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place. L.2020, c.143.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-13 - Biennial message of Governor to legislature

18A:7A-13. Biennial message of Governor to legislature  Thereafter, the Governor shall deliver a biennial message to the Legislature on the progress of New Jersey's schools in providing a thorough and efficient education and recommending legislative action, if appropriate. L.1975, c. 212, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-14a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-14a - Findings, declarations relative to school district evaluation and monitoring.

18A:7A-14a Findings, declarations relative to school district evaluation and monitoring.  24. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the constitutional obligation of the Legislature to provide all children in New Jersey with a thorough and efficient system of free public schools; b. The breadth and scope of such a system are defined by the Legislature through the commissioner and the State board pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) so as to insure quality educational programs for all children; c. It is imperative that the program in every school district in this State includes all of the major elements identified as essential for that system consistent with standards adopted pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10); d. It is the responsibility of the State to insure that any school district which is shown to be deficient in one or more of these major elements takes corrective actions without delay in order to remedy those deficiencies; e. This responsibility can be fulfilled, in addition to the mechanism for ensuring compliance established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-6), through an effective and efficient system of evaluation and monitoring which will insure quality and comprehensive instructional programming in every school district and provide for immediate and direct corrective action to insure that identified deficiencies do not persist, and which does so within the context of the maximum of local governance and management and the minimum of paperwork and unnecessary procedural requirements. L.2007, c.16, s.24; amended 2007, c.260, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-15.1 - Authority of State board.

18A:7A-15.1 Authority of State board.  5. Pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), the State board shall have authority to: a. approve the appointment by the commissioner of up to three additional members to the school board;  b. upon recommendation of the commissioner create a school district under full State intervention; and  c. appoint, upon recommendation of the commissioner, a State district superintendent of schools to direct the operations of the district in accordance with the improvement plan established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14). L.1987,c.398,s.5; amended 2005, c.235, s.6; 2007, c.16, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-16 - Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance

18A:7A-16. Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance  Should the local board of education fail or refuse to comply with an administrative order issued pursuant to section 15 of this act, the State board shall apply to the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ for an order directing the local school board to comply with such administrative order. L.1975, c. 212, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-29 - Powers of state board, commissioner or local boards; effect of act

18A:7A-29. Powers of state board, commissioner or local boards; effect of act  Nothing in this act shall be construed to deny the State board, commissioner or local boards of education powers granted to them elsewhere in Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, except as expressly provided herein. L.1975, c. 212, s. 46, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-30 - State board of education; powers and duties

18A:7A-30. State board of education; powers and duties  The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and adopt policies, subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act." P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), make all determinations and exercise such powers of visitation as are necessary for the proper administration of this act. L.1975, c. 212, s. 47, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-31.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-31.2 - Report on order to establish school district under full State intervention.

18A:7A-31.2 Report on order to establish school district under full State intervention.  3. Whenever the State Board of Education issues an administrative order establishing a school district under full State intervention pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), the commissioner shall immediately inform the Joint Committee on the Public Schools of that administrative order, and shall advise the committee as to the causes of the district's failure to achieve the requisite compliance with the quality performance indicators.  L.1987,c.400,s.3; amended 2005, c.235, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-31.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-31.3 - Improvement plan; report on progress; monitoring.

18A:7A-31.3 Improvement plan; report on progress; monitoring.  4. a. Within six months following the establishment of a school district under full State intervention, the commissioner shall present to the Joint Committee on the Public Schools the improvement plan developed by the district.  b. On an annual basis the commissioner shall provide a report to the committee on the progress made in the implementation of the improvement plan and the prospects for the State's withdrawal from intervention.  c. The Joint Committee on the Public Schools, in cooperation with the commissioner, may develop a plan for monitoring the administration of a school district under full State intervention and the implementation of the improvement plan. The plan developed by the committee shall include provisions for independent documentation and assessment.  L.1987,c.400,s.4; amended 2005, c.235, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-32 - Severability

18A:7A-32. Severability  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, subsection or section of this act is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, subsection or section thereof directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered. L.1975, c. 212, s. 53, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-33 - Repeals

18A:7A-33. Repeals  All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are repealed, and without limiting the general effect of this act in repealing acts so inconsistent herewith, the following acts and parts of acts together with all amendments and supplements thereto are specifically repealed: N.J.S. 18A:13-22 N.J.S. 18A:13-25 N.J.S. 18A:38-2.1 N.J.S. 18A:58-1 to 18A:58-5.4, inclusive P.L.1968, c. 340 (C. 18A:58-5.5) P.L.1973, c. 224 (C. 18A:58-5.6) P.L.1970, c. 234, s. 9 (C. 18A:58-6.3) N.J.S. 18A:58-8 N.J.S. 18A:58-10 N.J.S. 18A:58-13 P.L.1970, c. 234, s. 15 (C. 18A:58-18.1) N.J.S. 18A:58-20 to 18A:58-24, inclusive N.J.S. 18A:58-27 P.L.1968, c. 289, s. 1 (C. 18A:58-27.1) N.J.S. 18A:58-29 N.J.S. 18A:58-30 to 18A:58-31, inclusive N.J.S. 18A:58-33 to 18A:58-33.1, inclusive. L.1975, c. 212, s. 54, eff. July 1, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-34 - Creation of school district under full State intervention.

18A:7A-34 Creation of school district under full State intervention.  1. Whenever the Commissioner of Education shall determine after the issuance of an administrative order that a local school district has failed to assure a thorough and efficient system of education, the State Board of Education may issue an administrative order as set forth in section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15) which shall create a school district under full State intervention. The school district under full State intervention shall become effective immediately upon issuance of the administrative order by the State board.  L.1987,c.399,s.1; amended 2005, c.235, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-36 - Certificate required

18A:7A-36. Certificate required  No person shall be appointed to any position pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act unless the person shall hold an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the State Board of Examiners.  L. 1987, c. 399, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-37 - Corporate entity.

18A:7A-37 Corporate entity.  4. A school district placed under full or partial State intervention shall remain a corporate entity. L.1987,c.399,s.4; amended 2005, c.235, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7A-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7A-38 - Permissive powers of State district superintendent.

18A:7A-38 Permissive powers of State district superintendent.  5. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, the State district superintendent in a school district under full State intervention may be given the power to:  a. Enforce the rules of the State board; and  b. Perform all acts and do all things, consistent with law and the rules of the State board, necessary for the lawful and proper conduct, equipment and maintenance of the public schools of the district. L.1987,c.399,s.5; amended 2005, c.235, s.12; 2007, c.16, s.8.