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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-13.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-13.3 - Use of actual savings realized by school district.

18A:16-13.3 Use of actual savings realized by school district.  6. a. Actual savings realized by a school district as a result of the implementation of the provisions of P.L.2020, c.44 (C.52:14-17.46.13 et al.) shall be used solely and exclusively by the school district for the purpose of reducing the amount that is required to be raised by the local property tax levy by the school district for school district purposes, except when a school district is spending below adequacy as calculated in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-70). When a cap on the annual increase in the property tax levy for a school district is imposed by law, the savings realized shall be deducted from the adjusted tax levy for the previous budget year and that reduced amount shall serve as the basis for calculating the adjusted tax levy for the next school year. b. To enable tracking of health care cost savings by school districts, each school district shall submit an annual data sheet for both the current and prior year showing the Total Annual Cost of Health Benefits for Active Employees, the Total Employee Cost-Sharing Contribution, and the Net Cost to the School District for Health Benefits, including the Number of Covered Employees, the Annual Cost Estimate Per Employee, and the Total Cost for each coverage category - Single Coverage, Parent and Child, Employee and Spouse, and Family.  In addition, school districts shall provide separate breakouts of the same categories of data for health care coverage under all health care benefits plans offered by the employer. The datasheet shall also indicate whether the school district is enrolled in the School Employees' Health Benefits Program for medical or medical and prescription drug benefits coverage. Reports shall be due no later than 60 days following each enrollment period to the Department of Education, the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury, and the Legislature. L.2020, c.44, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-14 - Exclusions from eligibility

18A:16-14. Exclusions from eligibility  The contract shall exclude from eligibility: a. Employees and dependents, active or retired, who are otherwise eligible for coverage but who, although they meet the age eligibility requirement of the Federal Medicare Program, are not covered by the complete Federal program; b. Any class or classes of employees who are eligible for like or similar coverage under another group contract covering such class or classes of employees. L.1979, c. 391, s. 3, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-15 - Limitations, exclusions to avoid duplication of benefits

18A:16-15. Limitations, exclusions to avoid duplication of benefits  Any contract or contracts permitted under this act shall contain limitations, exclusions or exceptions so as to avoid duplication of benefits or services otherwise available pursuant to accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, medical, surgical, major medical expense or health and accident coverage under any other law of this State or the coverage afforded under the laws of the United States, such as the Federal Medicare Program, and at the option of the local board of education and the carrier, group insurance or any other arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis. Any contract permitted under this act may condition the eligibility of any employee upon satisfying a waiting period stated in the contract. L.1979, c. 391, s. 4, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-16 - Termination of coverage

18A:16-16. Termination of coverage  The coverage of any employee, and of his dependents, if any, shall cease upon the discontinuance of his employment or upon cessation of active full-time employment in the classes eligible for coverage subject to such provision as may be made in any contract made by the local board of education for limited continuance of coverage during disability, part-time employment, leave of absence other than leave for military service, and for continuance of coverage after retirement. L.1979, c. 391, s. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-17 - Premiums; payment by board of education.

18A:16-17 Premiums; payment by board of education.  6. a. Any local board of education entering into a contract pursuant to this act is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for such contracts and may appropriate out of its general funds any money necessary to pay such premiums or charges or portions thereof. The contribution required of any employee toward the cost of such coverage may be deducted from the pay, salary or other compensation of such employee upon authorization in writing made to the local board of education. The local board of education may reimburse an active employee for his premium charges under Part B of the Federal Medicare Program covering the employee alone. Nothing herein shall be construed as compelling a local board of education to pay any portion of the premiums or charges attributable to such contracts. b. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2 and upon the expiration of any applicable binding collective negotiations agreement in force on that effective date, employees of a local board of education shall pay 1.5 percent of base salary, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary or other compensation, for health care benefits coverage provided pursuant to P.L.1979, c.391 (C.18A:16-12 et seq.), notwithstanding any other amount that may be required additionally pursuant to subsection a. of this section for such coverage. This subsection shall apply also when the health care benefits coverage is provided through an insurance fund or joint insurance fund or in any other manner. L.1979, c.391, s.6; amended 2010, c.2, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-17.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-17.2 - Negotiations for benefits as if full premium share included in prior contract.

18A:16-17.2 Negotiations for benefits as if full premium share included in prior contract.  78. A public employer and employees who are in negotiations for the next collective negotiations agreement to be executed after the employees in that unit have reached full implementation of the premium share set forth in section 39 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c) shall conduct negotiations concerning contributions for health care benefits as if the full premium share was included in the prior contract. The public employers and public employees shall remain bound by the provisions of sections 39 and 41 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c and C.18A:16-17.1), notwithstanding the expiration of those sections, until the full amount of the contribution required by section 39 has been implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 41.  Employees subject to any collective negotiations agreement in effect on the effective date of P.L.2011, c.78, that has an expiration date on or after the expiration of sections 39 through 44, inclusive, of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c et al.), shall be subject, upon expiration of that collective negotiations agreement, to sections 39 and 41 until the health care contribution schedule set forth in section 41 is fully implemented.  After full implementation, those contribution levels shall become part of the parties' collective negotiations and shall then be subject to collective negotiations in a manner similar to other negotiable items between the parties. L.2011, c.78, s.78.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-18 - Coverage after retirement

18A:16-18. Coverage after retirement  The continuance of coverage after retirement of any employee shall be provided at such rates and under the conditions as shall be prescribed in the contract subject, however, to the requirements set forth in section 8 of P.L. 1979, c. 391 (C. 18A:16-19). The contribution required of any retired employee toward the cost of such coverage may be paid by the employee to the local board of education or in such other manner as the local board of education shall direct.  1979, c.391, s.7; amended 1987,c.386,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-19 - Payment for coverage

18A:16-19. Payment for coverage  a. Except as otherwise prescribed by P.L. 1979, c. 391 (C. 18A:16-12 et seq.), retired employees shall be required to pay for the entire cost of coverage for themselves and their dependents at rates which are deemed adequate to cover the benefits, as affected by Medicare, of such retired employees and their dependents on the basis of the utilization of services which may be reasonably expected of such older age classification; provided, however, that the total rate payable by such a retired employee for himself and his dependents, for coverage under the contract and for Part B of Medicare, shall not exceed by more than 25%, the total amount that would have been required to have been paid by the employee and the local board of education for the coverage maintained had he continued in office or active employment and he and his dependents were not eligible for Medicare benefits.  b. The local board of education may, in its discretion, assume the entire cost of such coverage and pay all of the premiums for employees who have retired after 25 years or more service with the local board of education, including the premiums on their dependents, if any, under such uniform conditions as the local board of education shall prescribe, except that retired employees and dependents who are eligible for and elect at the time of retirement to take State-paid coverage under the State Health Benefits Program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L. 1964, c. 125 (C. 52:14-17.38) shall not be eligible for employer-paid coverage under this subsection.  1979, c.391,s.8; amended 1987,c.386,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-19.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-19.1 - Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by board of education.

18A:16-19.1 Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by board of education.  44. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a board of education, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, may establish as an employer a cafeteria plan for its employees pursuant to section 125 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.125, and shall establish such a plan for medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan. The plan shall provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan, and may provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of dependent care expenses as provided in section 129 of the code, 26 U.S.C. s.129, and such other benefits as are consistent with section 125 which are included under the plan. The amount of any reduction in an employee's salary for the purpose of contributing to the plan shall continue to be treated as regular compensation for all other purposes, including the calculation of pension contributions and the amount of any retirement allowance, but, to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code, shall not be included in the computation of federal taxes withheld from the employee's salary. L.2007, c.62, s.44; amended 2011, c.78, s.51.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-20 - Multiple coverage; summary of cost of each coverage to be furnished to board

18A:16-20. Multiple coverage; summary of cost of each coverage to be furnished to board  In the event an insurance company issues a group insurance policy to a local board of education which includes two or more of the coverages authorized under this act, such insurance company shall at the end of each policy year furnish to the local board of education a summary of the cost of each such coverage. L.1979, c. 391, s. 9, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-21 - Copy of insurance contract to be filed with State Employees Health Benefits Commission

18A:16-21. Copy of insurance contract to be filed with State Employees Health Benefits Commission  It shall be the duty of the local board of education, entering into a contract pursuant to the provisions of this act, to file a copy thereof with the State Employees Health Benefits Commission. The commission shall prepare and file periodically, and not less than every 2 years, a report to the Governor and the Legislature as to such contracts being entered into by local boards of education and shall make such recommendations concerning said contracts and the coverage thereunder as it deems appropriate to achieve uniformity of coverage and benefits for employees throughout the State. L.1979, c. 391, s. 10, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:16-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:16-22 - Validation of contracts executed prior to act

18A:16-22. Validation of contracts executed prior to act  a. Contracts executed between a local board of education and an authorized insurer prior to the effective date of this act are hereby confirmed and validated until the contract anniversary next following the first anniversary of said date when such contracts, exclusive of group life insurance, will have to be conformed to the provisions of this act. b. It shall not be a defense to the payment or satisfaction of any claim for benefits under any contract or policy hereby confirmed and validated that such contract or policy was ultra vires, improperly entered into or otherwise not authorized by law. L.1979, c. 391, s. 11, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-1 - Removal, etc., of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators and business managers during terms of office

18A:17-1. Removal, etc., of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators and business managers during terms of office  No secretary, assistant secretary, school business administrator or business manager of a board of education of any school district shall, during the term for which he was appointed, be dismissed or reduced in compensation, except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense unless it is otherwise provided in his contract of employment. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-2 - Tenure of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators, business managers and secretarial and clerical employees

18A:17-2. Tenure of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators, business managers and secretarial and clerical employees  a. Any secretary, assistant secretary, school business administrator or business manager of a board of education of any school district who has or shall have devoted his full time to the duties of his office and has or shall have served therein for three consecutive calendar years, and b. Any person holding any secretarial or clerical position or employment under a board of education of any school district or under any officer thereof, after 1. The expiration of a period of employment of three consecutive calendar years in the district or such shorter period as may be fixed by the board or officer employing him, or 2. Employment for three consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year, an academic year being the period between the time when school opens in the district after the general summer vacation and the beginning of the next succeeding summer vacation, and c. Any person, who has acquired, or shall hereafter acquire, tenure in any secretarial or clerical office, position or employment under the board of education of a school district and has been appointed district clerk or secretary, or shall hereafter be appointed secretary of said district, as such secretary, shall hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation, except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-3 - Tenure of janitorial employees

18A:17-3. Tenure of janitorial employees  Every public school janitor of a school district shall, unless he is appointed for a fixed term, hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation, except as the result of the reduction of the number of janitors in the district made in accordance with the provisions of this title or except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-4 - Reduction in number of janitorial employees

18A:17-4. Reduction in number of janitorial employees  No board of education shall reduce the number of janitors, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees in any district by reason of residence, age, sex, race, religion or political affiliation and when any janitor, janitor engineer, custodian or janitorial employee under tenure is dismissed by reason of reduction in the number of such employees, the one having the least number of years to his credit shall be dismissed in preference to any other having a longer term of service and the person so dismissed shall be and remain upon a preferred eligibility list, in the order of years of service, for reemployment whenever vacancies occur and shall be reemployed by the board in such order and upon reemployment shall be given full recognition for previous years of service in his respective positions and employments. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-5 - Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy.

18A:17-5 Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy.  18A:17-5. Each secretary shall be appointed by the board, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership, for a term to expire not later than June 30 , or January 15 in the case of a school district in which the annual school election is in November, of the calendar year next succeeding that in which the board shall have been organized, but he shall continue to serve after the expiration of his term until his successor is appointed and qualified. The secretary may be appointed from among the members of the board and, subject to the provisions of this Title and any other law, the board shall fix his compensation; provided, however, that the secretary shall not receive compensation from the board for any period during which he is an elected or appointed member of the board. In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the vacancy shall be filled by the board within 60 days after the vacancy occurs and if the board does not make such appointment within such time the executive county superintendent shall appoint a secretary who shall receive the same compensation as his predecessor in office received and shall serve until a secretary is appointed by the board. amended 1968, c.271; 2011, c.202, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-6 - Bond of secretary.

18A:17-6 Bond of secretary.  18A:17-6. The secretary shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond to the board, not less than $2,000.00, in an amount and with surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. In a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, if the secretary is an officer of the municipality constituting the district, and the bond given by the officer for the faithful performance of the municipal duties covers and secures the faithful performance of the duties as secretary, and a certificate of coverage with sufficient amounts of coverage for both the municipal and board position is certified to the board, the secretary shall not be required to give additional bond. The board shall be guided in its determination of the amount of coverage necessary by a schedule of minimum limits of coverage promulgated by the State Board of Education. The board may accept as surety a corporation authorized to be surety under the laws of this State and may pay the annual premiums or fee upon said bond as a current expense of the board. amended 2010, c.39, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-7 - Notices, minutes, special meetings

18A:17-7. Notices, minutes, special meetings  18A:17-7. The secretary shall give notice of all regular or special meetings of the board to the members thereof and record the minutes of all proceedings of the board and the results of any annual or special school election in suitable minute books. L.1967, c.271; amended 1995,c.278,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-8 - Duties of secretary as general accountant of board.

18A:17-8 Duties of secretary as general accountant of board.  18A:17-8. The secretary shall be the general accountant of the board and he shall: a. Collect and in a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, deposit tuition fees and other moneys due to the board. In a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, the secretary shall collect those fees not payable directly to the treasurer of school moneys of the district and transmit the same to the treasurer of school moneys; b. Examine and audit all accounts and demands against the board and present the same to the board for its approval in open meeting, and when payment thereof shall be ordered by the board, he shall indicate the board's approval upon the same in writing with the president of the board and present the same for payment pursuant to N.J.S.18A:19-1 or, in a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, to the treasurer; and c. Keep and maintain such accounts of the financial transactions of the district as shall be prescribed by the State board in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping presented by the State board including a correct detailed account of all the expenditures of school moneys in the district. amended 2010, c.39, s.10.