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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-44 - Certification of results of election for enlargement of regional district

18A:13-44. Certification of results of election for enlargement of regional district  The secretary of the regional district and of each local district, which is included in the proposal to enlarge the regional district, shall certify to the county superintendent of the county in which such district is situate, within five days after such election, the result of the election in his district showing the number of votes cast for, and the number cast against, the adoption of such proposal and such county superintendent or county superintendents shall canvass the vote and if he or they shall determine from such certificates that such proposal was adopted in the regional school district and in each proposed constituent district, he or they shall notify the board of education of the regional district and of each proposed constituent district, and the commissioner, accordingly and the enlargement of the regional district, by the admission thereto of the proposed constituent district or districts, and any other provisions included in such proposal in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall become effective on the twentieth day following the day of said election. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-45 - Corporate existence and name; assumption of indebtedness

18A:13-45. Corporate existence and name; assumption of indebtedness  The corporate existence of an enlarged regional district shall be continued without interruption from the date of its original creation notwithstanding its enlargement and its corporate name shall remain unchanged unless another corporate name, approved by the state board, shall be adopted by resolution of the regional board of education and shall be certified to the secretary of state. Each new constituent district shall become responsible, for the indebtedness of the regional district then outstanding or authorized but unissued, as if it had originally constituted a part of the regional district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-46 - Enlargement of regional districts; new board members; reapportionment.

18A:13-46 Enlargement of regional districts; new board members; reapportionment.  18A:13-46. Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L.2017, c.45 (C.18A:13-46.1), the executive county superintendent of the county in which any new constituent district of an enlarged regional district shall be situate shall, not later than 30 days after the election for the enlargement thereof, appoint one member of the enlarged board of education of the regional district from among the qualified citizens of each such new constituent district and the members so appointed shall serve until the first Monday succeeding the first annual April school election of the enlarged regional district and their successors shall be elected at said election. In the case of a regional district in which the annual school election is in November, the members so appointed shall serve until the first week in January next succeeding the first annual November school election of the enlarged regional district and their successors shall be elected at that election. If by reason of the enlargement of the district it becomes necessary to reapportion the membership of the enlarged board of education the executive county superintendent or superintendents of the county or counties in which the constituent local districts of the enlarged district are situate shall reapportion the membership of the enlarged board of education in accordance with the provisions of sections 18A:13-8 and 18A:13-36, and at the same time shall designate the number of members to be elected from each constituent school district at the succeeding annual school election to be held therein upon the expiration of the terms of office of the members of the regional board then in office, in such manner that the representation of the constituent districts shall be established in accordance with such reapportionment at the earliest possible time but the members then in office shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected or appointed notwithstanding such reapportionment. amended 2011, c.202, s.16; 2017, c.45, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-47 - Enlarged regional districts; educational facilities; powers of board

18A:13-47. Enlarged regional districts; educational facilities; powers of board  The regional board of education of an enlarged regional district shall not take charge and control of the educational facilities, being provided for pupils in the classes or grades included in the regional district before its enlargement, in the local districts to be added thereto, until such time, not earlier than July 1 of the calendar year following that in which the election to enlarge the regional district is held, as the commissioner shall certify to the board of education of the regional district before its enlargement, and the board of education of each new constituent district, that suitable facilities and accommodations have been made available for the instruction of pupils in the enlarged regional district and until then the pupils in the regional district and in the new constituent districts shall continue under the charge and control of the board of education of the regional district existing prior to its enlargement and the board or boards of education of said new constituent district or districts, respectively. The time for taking charge and control of such facilities may be accelerated or postponed by agreement of the board of education of the regional district existing prior to its enlargement and of the board or boards of education of the new constituent district or districts with the approval of the commissioner. Upon taking charge and control of the educational facilities of the enlarged regional district the board of education of the enlarged regional district shall have full authority and control with respect thereto and in the meantime said board of the enlarged regional district may exercise any other powers and perform any other duties with respect to the enlarged regional district which the first board of education of a newly formed regional district may exercise and perform, as provided in section 18A:13-40. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-48 - Dissolution of local districts; original boards to function until taking over of schools

18A:13-48. Dissolution of local districts; original boards to function until taking over of schools  Whenever any local district has joined or shall join in a. Creating or enlarging an all purpose regional district, or b. The formation of a limited purpose regional district and thereafter has joined or shall join in the formation of another regional district for all other school purposes, all existing districts forming such regional district or any existing district so united with such last named regional district shall be dissolved when the board of education of such regional district shall take charge and control of the educational facilities of the schools of such existing district or districts and thereafter each municipality included within such regional district shall become a constituent district of such regional district. The board of education of each district to be dissolved shall continue in office with power to conduct the schools of the district until such date as the board of education of such regional district shall take charge and control of the educational facilities of the schools of such regional district, on which date their terms of office shall terminate. No election shall be held for members of any district to be so dissolved in or after any year in which the members of the board of the regional district are elected. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-49 - Principals, teachers and employees transferred

18A:13-49. Principals, teachers and employees transferred  All principals, teachers and employees in the employ of any dissolving local district shall be transferred to and continue in their respective employments in the employ of the regional school district and their rights to tenure, pension and accumulated leave of absence accorded under the laws of the state shall not be affected by their transfer to the employ of the regional school district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-50 - Transfers; funds; personal property, books, etc., obligations of indebtedness.

18A:13-50 Transfers; funds; personal property, books, etc., obligations of indebtedness.  18A:13-50. Upon the dissolution of any local district the officer having custody of the funds of such district shall deliver all of the funds of the dissolved district in his possession to the secretary of the successor regional district who shall give his receipt therefor and shall, in a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, immediately turn the same over to the treasurer of school moneys of the regional district. All personal property, books, papers, vouchers and other documents belonging to any district, being dissolved, shall be transferred to the secretary of said regional district who shall cause a complete inventory to be made on all assets, real and personal, received by the regional school district. Upon and after the date of dissolution of the district all proceeds of taxes of any nature raised or to be levied for use or benefit of each dissolving school district and rights and claims with respect thereto, and all the property, funds, moneys and assets of each dissolving district shall vest in the regional district and the regional district shall be subject to all the contracts, debts and other obligations of each dissolving district. Upon said date all bonds and notes, of each dissolving district, theretofore issued and outstanding and all bonds and notes theretofore issued and outstanding of any municipality constituting or comprised within any dissolving district which were issued for the purpose of acquiring property which is vesting on said date in the regional district shall be and shall constitute obligations of and payable as to both principal and interest by the regional district, and, unless otherwise required or provided for by law, in the same manner and to the same extent as if such bonds and notes had been issued by the board of the regional district. The regional board shall cause an audit and settlement of all accounts of officers of the former district or districts to be made forthwith. The official bonds of such officers shall be continued in full force and effect until the completion of such audit and satisfactory financial settlement of said accounts shall have been made. amended 1971, c.377; 2010, c.39, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-51 - Investigation as to advisability of withdrawal, dissolution; application; procedures

18A:13-51. Investigation as to advisability of withdrawal, dissolution; application; procedures  1. The board of education of any local school district constituting part of a limited purpose regional school district or the governing body of the municipality constituting a constituent district may, by resolution, apply to the county superintendent of schools to make an investigation as to the advisability of withdrawal of such local district from the regional district.  A majority of the boards of education of the school districts which constitute a limited purpose regional school district and a majority of the governing bodies of the municipalities which constitute the constituent school districts of a limited purpose regional school district may, by separate resolutions, apply to the county superintendent of schools to make an investigation as to the advisability of the dissolution of the regional district.  Within 21 days following adoption of the resolution or resolutions required pursuant to this section, the county superintendent shall call a meeting of representatives of each constituent governing body, each board of education constituting part of the regional district, and the board of education of the regional district to review the procedures to be followed for the withdrawal from, or dissolution of, the limited purpose regional district. This meeting, however, may be called by the county superintendent prior to the adoption of the required resolutions.  L.1975,c.360,s.1; amended 1993,c.255,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-52 - Report; feasibility study.

18A:13-52 Report; feasibility study.  2. The executive county superintendent shall, within 60 days after such request, file with the governing bodies of the municipalities constituting the regional district and the boards of education of all of the constituent school districts and the board of education of the regional school district a report containing a statement of the current assets and operating expenses of the regional district for the then current year and such financial, educational and other information as he may deem necessary to enable said governing bodies and local boards of education and regional board of education to form an intelligent judgment as to the advisability of the proposed withdrawal or dissolution and the effect thereof upon the educational and financial condition of the withdrawing district and the regional district, or upon each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution and setting forth the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the withdrawing and the regional districts, or by each constituent district in the event of a dissolution, calculated as hereinafter provided. The report, in discussing the educational and financial effect of the withdrawal or dissolution, shall include the effect thereof upon the administrative and operational efficiencies, and the resultant cost savings or cost increases, in the withdrawing and the regional districts, or by each constituent district in the event of a dissolution. The executive county superintendent may require the constituent municipalities and school districts and the regional district to submit a feasibility study in order to determine the educational and financial impact of the withdrawal from, or dissolution of, the limited purpose regional district. In the event the executive county superintendent requests a feasibility study to be conducted, the executive county superintendent's report required pursuant to this section shall be filed within 60 days following submission of the feasibility study. L.1975, c.360, s.2; amended 1977, c.279, s.1; 1993, c.255, s.2; 2007, c.63, s.52.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-53 - Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed

18A:13-53. Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed  3. The county superintendent shall calculate the amount of indebtedness relating to buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment and additions thereto so to be assumed on the basis of the proportion which the replacement cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment, and additions thereto of the regional district situated in the withdrawing district, or in each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution, bears to the replacement cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment and additions thereto situated in the entire regional district. Said replacement cost shall be determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner with the approval of the State board and in accordance with recognized accounting practices. The county superintendent shall also calculate the amount of all other indebtedness and unfunded liabilities to be so assumed on an equitable basis.  L.1975,c.360,s.3; amended 1977,c.279,s.2; 1993,c.255,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-54 - Petition for permission to submit to voters for approval of withdrawal, dissolution; proof of service

18A:13-54. Petition for permission to submit to voters for approval of withdrawal, dissolution; proof of service  4. The municipal governing body or the board of education of the withdrawing district or the municipal governing body and the board of education of each constituent district seeking dissolution may, within 30 days after the filing of the report by the county superintendent, petition the commissioner for permission to submit to the legal voters of the withdrawing district and the remaining districts within the regional district the question whether or not it shall so withdraw or in the event of a dissolution to submit to the legal voters of each constituent district whether the regional district shall dissolve. The board may request in the petition any specific reduction or increase in the amount of indebtedness to be assumed as set forth in the county superintendent's report. Proof of the service of a copy of the petition upon the municipal governing body and the board of education of each constituent district, the board of education of the regional district, and the county superintendent, prior to the filing of the petition, shall accompany the petition.  L.1975,c.360,s.4; amended 1993,c.255,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-55 - Answer; filing; contents

18A:13-55. Answer; filing; contents  The governing body of any municipality constituting a constituent district or the board of education of any such constituent district and the board of education of the regional district shall, within 15 days after service of a copy of the petition upon it, file an answer thereto with the commissioner and serve a copy of such answer upon the board of education of every other constituent district and of the regional district and the county superintendent. The answer shall set forth matters similar to those described in section 6 of this act. L.1975, c. 360, s. 5, eff. March 3, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-57 - Fixing date of election

18A:13-57. Fixing date of election  7. If the application be granted, the county superintendent shall, after conferring with the boards of education of the constituent districts, fix a day and a time on said day for holding a special school election, at which time the question whether or not the withdrawing school district shall withdraw from the regional district or whether the regional district shall be dissolved, whichever shall be applicable, shall be submitted to the legal voters of the withdrawing district and to the legal voters within the remainder of the regional district or to the legal voters of each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution.  L.1975,c.360,s.7; amended 1977,c.279,s.3; 1993,c.255,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-58 - Statement of indebtedness to be assumed in notices and advertisements; conduct of election; certification of results

18A:13-58. Statement of indebtedness to be assumed in notices and advertisements; conduct of election; certification of results  8. The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the withdrawing district or by each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution and the effect of such indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality, the withdrawing district, the remaining districts, and the remaining municipalities within the regional district, or by each of the constituent districts and municipalities within the regional district in the event of a dissolution, shall be stated in the notices and advertisements of the special school election and in the ballots to be used therein, and said election shall be conducted and the results thereof determined in the manner prescribed by law for special school elections in type II districts. The result shall be certified within five days after the holding of the election to the county superintendent and to the boards of education of the withdrawing district, the regional district and the constituent districts within the regional district, or to the boards of education of each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution.  L.1975,c.360,s.8; amended 1993,c.255,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-59 - Effective date of withdrawal, dissolution; votes for adoption

18A:13-59. Effective date of withdrawal, dissolution; votes for adoption  9. If the question is adopted at said elections, the withdrawal of the district or the dissolution of the regional district shall become effective upon a date to be determined by the Commissioner of Education. For withdrawal from a regional district, the question shall be deemed adopted if it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast within the withdrawing constituent district and it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the overall votes cast in the entire regional district. For dissolution of a regional district, the question shall be deemed adopted if it receives an affirmative vote in a majority of the individual constituent districts and it receives an affirmative vote of a majority of the overall votes cast in the entire regional district.  L.1975,c.360,s.9; amended 1977,c.279,s.4; 1993,c.255,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:13-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:13-60 - Continuance in office of board members until withdrawal, dissolution; reapportionment of vacancies

18A:13-60. Continuance in office of board members until withdrawal, dissolution; reapportionment of vacancies  10. The members of the board of education of the regional district shall continue in office until the withdrawal of the district or the dissolution of the regional district has become effective. When a withdrawal has taken effect, the terms of those members of the regional board who reside in the withdrawing district shall thereupon expire, and the vacancies so occurring shall be reapportioned among the remaining districts and filled by appointment by the county superintendent to serve until the next annual school election of the regional district, at which time their successors shall be elected in accordance with such reapportionment.  L.1975,c.360,s.10; amended 1993,c.255,s.9.