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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-11 - Single county educational audiovisual aids center in county

18A:51-11. Single county educational audiovisual aids center in county  Not more than one county educational audiovisual aids center shall be established in any one county and if any board of education of any school district within the county shall, subsequent to the establishment of a county educational audiovisual aids center within the county, determine, by resolution adopted by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership to apply for membership therein and shall give notice thereof to the secretary of the commission, such board of education shall be admitted to membership therein beginning on the first day of the month next following and thereafter shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as though it had been one of the original participating school districts therein. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-12 - Withdrawal of districts from, and dissolution of, audiovisual aids center

18A:51-12. Withdrawal of districts from, and dissolution of, audiovisual aids center  Any board of education of any participating school district may withdraw as a participating district pursuant to resolution duly adopted by said board and notice of intention to withdraw given to the secretary of the commission on or before August 1 in any year and in event that all participating boards of education, or all of said participating boards of education except one, shall determine to withdraw from any such county educational audiovisual center, the same shall be dissolved and the property of such center shall be disposed of at a public or private sale and one half of the amount realized therefrom, together with one half of any unexpended balances remaining in the treasury of such center, shall be paid to the state treasurer to be devoted to the maintenance and support of the public schools and the remainder thereof shall be apportioned among the board of education participating in said center at the time of its dissolution on the basis of the total average daily enrollment of the pupils of said district ascertained as hereinbefore provided. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-13 - Contracting for television educational services

18A:51-13. Contracting for television educational services  Every board is hereby authorized to make use of television as an educational aid by contracting for the services of any noncommercial, nonprofit educational television station located within or without the state but such contract shall not require the board to incur expenses in any one year period in excess of an amount equal to $2.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in the district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-14 - Participation in noncommercial educational television stations

18A:51-14. Participation in noncommercial educational television stations  Every board, in addition to the powers set forth in section 18A:51-13 and subject to the rules and regulations of the state board, may participate in the organization and operation of a noncommercial, nonprofit, educational television station in this state and utilize the services therefrom, and in order to effectuate such purpose, every board is authorized: (1) To enter into any contractual arrangement agreeable to the board with any other public or private agencies or organizations, including membership in a noncommercial, nonprofit corporation or association duly organized under the laws of this state to operate such a station; (2) To designate one or more representatives to the board of trustees of such corporation or association, and otherwise to participate in its affairs in compliance with the charter and bylaws of such organization; (3) To procure for the public schools under the board's jurisdiction the services of such a station, by subscription or otherwise; and (4) To incur such expenses as the board may deem advisable for such purposes, by way of dues, subscription charges, assessments, capital contributions and otherwise, but in amounts not exceeding in any one year $2.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in the district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-15 - Calculation of resident enrollment

18A:51-15. Calculation of resident enrollment  The resident enrollment shall be calculated and determined upon the basis of the current school year in the same manner as the same was calculated and determined by the commissioner for the apportionment of current expenses state aid for schools among the participating school districts. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-16 - Approval of program or contract by commissioner requisite

18A:51-16. Approval of program or contract by commissioner requisite  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no board of education shall participate in any educational television program or enter into any contract which may be disapproved by the commissioner as being incompatible with the policies, rules or regulations established by the state board governing public instruction in this state. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:51-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:51-17 - Termination of participation

18A:51-17. Termination of participation  Any board which has become a participant in any educational television organization may terminate its participation therein at the end of any school year by giving to such organization not less than 30 days' written notice of the board's withdrawal therefrom. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:52-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:52-1 - Furnishing by boards of education

18A:52-1. Furnishing by boards of education  The boards of education in municipalities containing a population of over 10,000 may provide for the employment of lecturers on the natural sciences and kindred subjects in the public schools in any such municipality, in the evenings, for the benefit of workingmen and workingwomen. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:52-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:52-2 - Books and other equipment provided

18A:52-2. Books and other equipment provided  Such boards may purchase the books, stationery, charts, and other things necessary and expedient to conduct the lectures successfully, which they may direct. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:52-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:52-3 - Admission free; number and frequency of lectures

18A:52-3. Admission free; number and frequency of lectures  No admission fee shall be charged. At least one school in each ward or subdivision of each municipality, where practicable, shall be designated by the board of education for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. At least one lecture shall be delivered during each of the months of October, November, December, January, February and March in each year, which shall be advertised in a newspaper published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published in the municipality, then in a newspaper published in the county and circulating in the district, at least 10 days in advance of the delivery of the lecture. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:53-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:53-1 - Maintenance of museum facilities by boards of education

18A:53-1. Maintenance of museum facilities by boards of education  The board of education of any school district may provide by contract and appropriate funds for the support and maintenance of existing museum facilities and services for the educational or recreational use and benefit of pupils in the public schools. Appropriations for such facilities and services shall be made in the same manner as for other school purposes. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:53-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:53-2 - Facilities maintained

18A:53-2. Facilities maintained  Such museum facilities and services may include exhibition in a museum building or elsewhere of subjects of natural, historical, educational, scientific, industrial or cultural nature; operation of arts, crafts and other hobby workshops; conduct of field trips and other projects of an educational or recreational nature and provision for the personal services required in connection with any of the foregoing. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-1 - Definitions

18A:54-1. Definitions  As used in this chapter, "vocational education" means any education the controlling purpose of which is: (a) to fit for profitable employment; (b) to provide training which is supplemental to the daily employment; or (c) to fit for homemaking, according to the state plan for vocational education adopted by the state board. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-2 - Investigation and approval of establishment by commissioner

18A:54-2. Investigation and approval of establishment by commissioner  The commissioner shall investigate the necessity for the introduction of vocational education and report thereon, from time to time, to the state board. Subject to the approval of the state board and to such rules as it may make, the commissioner shall superintend the establishment and maintenance of schools for this form of education and supervise and approve such schools as provided in this chapter. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-3 - Day, part-time and evening classes

18A:54-3. Day, part-time and evening classes  In order that instruction in the principles and practice may go on together, vocational education schools may offer instruction in day, part-time and evening classes. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-4 - Discontinuance of vocational schools

18A:54-4. Discontinuance of vocational schools  When in the judgment of the state board the management and control, equipment, methods of instruction, attendance of pupils, or per capita cost of maintenance based upon the average daily attendance is so unsatisfactory as to make the continuance of any school established under the provisions of this chapter unwise, the commissioner shall give the board of education having the control and management of the school written notice that the approval of the school has been withdrawn. Any unexpended balance of moneys received from the state for the support of the school at the end of the school year following the withdrawal of the approval shall be returned to the state treasury. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-5 - Establishment by district or regional boards of education

18A:54-5. Establishment by district or regional boards of education  The board of education of any school district or regional school district may establish and maintain vocational schools. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-6 - Approval of location, management and course of study

18A:54-6. Approval of location, management and course of study  Before any such school shall be established, the location and rules for the management of the school, the course or courses of study to be pursued therein, and all changes in such courses shall be approved by the commissioner, subject to the advice and consent of the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-7 - Receiving pupils from other districts

18A:54-7. Receiving pupils from other districts  All such boards of education shall receive pupils from other districts so far as their facilities will permit and shall be entitled to collect and receive from any sending district for the tuition of such pupils a sum not exceeding the actual cost per pupil, as determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-8 - Raising of moneys by district for buildings and maintenance

18A:54-8. Raising of moneys by district for buildings and maintenance  Moneys for the purchase of land, the erection, repair, or improvement of buildings, and the purchase of furniture and equipment for the use of any such school, and for the maintenance and support thereof, shall be appropriated and raised in the same manner as the district maintaining the school is authorized to appropriate and raise money for similar purposes for the schools in its public school system. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-9 - State aid for schools other than day schools.

18A:54-9 State aid for schools other than day schools.  18A:54-9. When any such school other than a full-time day school shall have been established, there shall be paid to the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the district maintaining the school on the order of the commissioner, an amount equal to that raised in the district for the establishment of the school, exclusive of the amount appropriated for the purchase of land or the erection of a building, which amount shall be paid by the State treasurer on the warrant of the director of the division of budget and accounting in the department of the treasury. Annually thereafter there shall be paid in like manner an amount equal to the amount appropriated by the district for the current expenses of such schools; but the money contributed by the State for the support and maintenance of any such school shall not exceed in any one year the sum of $10,000.00. amended 2010, c.39, s.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-10 - Apportionment of sums appropriated

18A:54-10. Apportionment of sums appropriated  Whenever the money appropriated for vocational schools by the legislature, together with the amount certified by the commissioner to the director of the division of budget and accounting in the department of the treasury for apportionment to such schools, shall be less than the amount legally applied for by the several schools, then there shall be paid to each school such proportionate share of the amount applied for as the total amount applied for shall bear to the total amount of the appropriation and apportionment for that year. Such proportionate payment shall not relieve the state of its obligation toward the districts respecting vocational school funds. Nothing in this section shall apply to a county vocational school. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-10.1 - Private vocational schools; contracts to provide vocational education courses; qualifications

18A:54-10.1. Private vocational schools; contracts to provide vocational education courses; qualifications  For the purpose of providing vocational education courses on an individual or group basis, boards of education may, according to rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the State board, enter into contracts with private vocational schools when such courses cannot be provided by the county or regional vocational schools or other school districts or a private vocational school can provide substantially equivalent training at a lesser cost. Each private vocational school shall hold a current license or certificate of approval issued by the State Board of Education or other appropriate State board or agency and shall be approved for the purposes of this act by the Commissioner of Education. Such license or certificate of approval must have been held by the private vocational school for at least 2 consecutive years immediately preceding execution of the contract. L.1977, c. 290, s. 1, eff. Dec. 6, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-10.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-10.2 - Rules for qualifications for eligibility to enter contracts

18A:54-10.2. Rules for qualifications for eligibility to enter contracts  The rules prescribed pursuant to section 1 of this act shall include, but shall not be limited to, teacher qualifications, maximum class size, facilities and safety. L.1977, c. 290, s. 2, eff. Dec. 6, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-10.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-10.3 - Inspection of records

18A:54-10.3. Inspection of records  Each private vocational school entering into a contract pursuant to section 1 of this act shall make its records available for inspection by the commissioner or his designated representative. L.1977, c. 290, s. 3, eff. Dec. 6, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-10.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-10.4 - Contracts; terms; approval

18A:54-10.4. Contracts; terms; approval  Any contract entered into shall be in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. The commissioner shall approve in writing all such contracts prior to their execution. L.1977, c. 290, s. 4, eff. Dec. 6, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-11 - County vocational school not to include certain cities

18A:54-11. County vocational school not to include certain cities  County vocational schools organized after July 1, 1931, shall not, except as otherwise in this chapter provided, include the territory within the school district boundaries of any city having a resident public school enrollment of 15,000 or more, if such city is maintaining a system of vocational education approved for the purposes of federal or state allotment of vocational funds by the commissioner under the regulations of the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-11.1 - County vocational school districts, when to include cities

18A:54-11.1. County vocational school districts, when to include cities  Any county vocational school district created or organized subsequent to July 1, 1962 in a county of the second class having a population of not less than 375,000 nor more than 425,000 inhabitants, shall include the territory within the boundaries of any city referred to in section 18A:54-11 after the date of filing in the office of the commissioner of a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the board of chosen freeholders of such county subsequent to the organization of such county vocational school district and of a resolution adopted by the board of education of such city (with the concurrence expressed by resolution of the board of school estimate of such city and of the board or body having charge of the finances of such city), setting forth the finding and determination that it is in the best interests of such county vocational school district and of such city and its school district, that such county vocational school district shall include the territory within the school district boundaries of such city. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-11.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-11.2 - County vocational school districts, assumption, etc., of city vocational education system

18A:54-11.2. County vocational school districts, assumption, etc., of city vocational education system  The board of education of each county vocational school district and the board of education of each city referred to above in section 18A:54-11.1, are each hereby authorized and empowered to undertake and to enter into agreements of any nature whatsoever necessary, desirable, useful or convenient for and with respect to the assumption, operation, or administration by the county vocational school district of any system of vocational education then being maintained in such city, including, but not limited to, the transfer of principals, teachers, employees, pupils or classes, the purchase, grant, transfer or lease to the county vocational school district of any lands, schools, buildings, furnishings, equipment, apparatus or supplies constituting part of or used in connection with such city system, and the making of or provision for payments, costs or expenses in connection with any of the aforesaid, and copy of any such agreement shall be filed in the office of the commissioner. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-11.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-11.3 - Transfer of teaching staff members and employees to new district

18A:54-11.3. Transfer of teaching staff members and employees to new district  All principals, teachers and employees of the school district in any city referred to above in section 18A:54-11.1 and who are employed in or assigned to the system of vocational education in any such city shall be transferred to and continue their respective employments in the employ of the county vocational school district from and after the date of transfer provided for in any agreement entered into pursuant to section 18A:54-11.2, and their rights to tenure, pension and accumulated leave of absence accorded under the laws of the state shall not be affected by the transfer to the county vocational school district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-12 - Establishment by board of chosen freeholders on recommendation of state board

18A:54-12. Establishment by board of chosen freeholders on recommendation of state board  When it has been determined by resolution of the state board that a need exists in any county for county vocational schools, the state board shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the board of chosen freeholders of the county. Upon receiving the copy, the board of chosen freeholders shall vote on the question whether such schools shall be established in the county in accordance with the recommendation. If the board of chosen freeholders by a majority vote favors the establishment of such schools in the county, such schools shall be forthwith established and maintained in the county and shall be known as the "vocational schools in the county of " (here insert the name of the county in which the schools are located). L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:54-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:54-12.1 - Establishment of one board of education.

18A:54-12.1 Establishment of one board of education.  8. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a board of chosen freeholders may, by resolution, establish one board of education for the county special services school district established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1971, c.271 (C.18A:46-29) and the county vocational school district established pursuant to chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, according to the provisions of sections 1 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.222 (C.18A:46-47 through C.18A:46-52). L.2007, c.222, s.8.