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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-48 - Projects in certain districts with prior approval; construction, financing under prior law.

18A:7G-48 Projects in certain districts with prior approval; construction, financing under prior law.  17. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, a school facilities project of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage equal to or greater than 55% or of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage of less than 55% that had been approved by the Commissioner of Education and the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation prior to the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to be constructed by the corporation, shall be constructed and financed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) as the same read before the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.). L.2007, c.137, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-1 - Municipalities as separate school districts; exceptions

18A:8-1. Municipalities as separate school districts; exceptions  Each municipality shall be a separate local school district except as otherwise provided in this chapter and except that each incorporated village shall remain a part of the district in which it is situated at the time of its incorporation. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-2 - Certain new municipalities as type II districts

18A:8-2. Certain new municipalities as type II districts  Whenever a new municipality other than a city is created from parts of two or more municipalities, such municipality shall be a separate type II school district from the time of appointment of the board of education for the new school district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-3 - First board of education; first elected board

18A:8-3. First board of education; first elected board  The first board of education of the new school district shall consist of nine persons, who are legal residents of the district possessing the qualifications requisite for board membership in other school districts, except the two-year residence requirement, which shall not be effective until the fourth annual school election of the newly created district. They shall be appointed by the county superintendent as soon after the creation of the new municipality as possible, and they shall continue in office until the qualification in office of their successors, who shall be elected at the ensuing annual school election for terms to be so arranged by the appointed board that, as soon as possible, the term of each member of the board shall be three years and the terms of three members shall expire in each year. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-3.1 - Assumption of indebtedness for money or property upon annexation

18A:8-3.1. Assumption of indebtedness for money or property upon annexation  When a municipality or a part thereof is annexed to another municipality and there is within the limits of the municipality or part thereof which is annexed, a schoolhouse or property formerly belonging to the board of education of the school district situated in such municipality, any indebtedness of such board of education for the erection, purchase, furnishing or repair of such schoolhouse or property shall be assumed by and become the obligation of the board of education of the school district of the annexing municipality. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-3.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-3.2 - Repayment of indebtedness paid by original district notwithstanding its assumption

18A:8-3.2. Repayment of indebtedness paid by original district notwithstanding its assumption  When the board of education of a school district situated in any municipality pays any portion of an indebtedness which existed at the time of the formation of a new municipality or part thereof, or at the time of the annexation of such municipality to another and which was assumed by and became the obligation of the board of education of the school district situated in the new municipality, the amount of such payment with interest shall be repaid by the last mentioned board. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-3.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-3.3 - Apportionment of school tax on annexation; action by commissioner

18A:8-3.3. Apportionment of school tax on annexation; action by commissioner  When a municipality or part of a municipality has heretofore been annexed or shall be hereafter annexed to another municipality or municipalities and the school taxes for the school year during which such annexation was or shall be effected have been or shall have been levied and collected by the municipality or municipalities as constituted prior to such annexation and paid to the board of education in such municipality or regional board of education comprising in part said municipality, the school tax for the said school year shall be apportioned by the commissioner after a hearing upon notice to the municipalities and boards of education to be affected, and, in making any such apportionment, the commissioner shall take into consideration the number of pupils, the tax ratables and the effect of the transfer resulting from such annexation upon the educational program of the school district. The commissioner shall direct the board of education or the regional board of education, as the case may be, of the municipality from which the said transfer was made to pay to the board of education or regional board of education of the municipality or municipalities to which the annexation was made, such sums as he shall determine to be payable under this section. Any board of education or regional board of education aggrieved by any such order of the commissioner shall be entitled to have such order and the determination of the commissioner, upon which any such order shall be made, reviewed by the state board, upon an appeal to it, and upon any such review, the state board may affirm, reverse or modify the order and determination appealed from and may make any determination and order that should have been made by the commissioner. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-4 - Single school district in certain divided municipalities

18A:8-4. Single school district in certain divided municipalities  Whenever a municipality is divided into two or more municipalities, the school district shall continue as a single school district unless and until the same shall be divided as provided in this article. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-5 - Application for investigation of advisability of separate school districts in divided municipalities

18A:8-5. Application for investigation of advisability of separate school districts in divided municipalities  The governing body of any such municipality may, by resolution, apply to the county superintendent to make an investigation as to the advisability of constituting that municipality a separate school district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-6 - Report of county superintendent

18A:8-6. Report of county superintendent  The county superintendent shall, within 30 days after such request, file with the governing bodies of all of such municipalities and the board of education of the school district a report containing such financial, educational and other information as he may deem necessary to enable said governing bodies and board of education to form an intelligent judgment as to the advisability of the proposed separation and the effect thereof upon the educational and financial condition of the new district and the remaining district and setting forth the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the new and remaining districts calculated as hereinafter provided. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-7 - Amount of indebtedness to be assumed by proposed new district

18A:8-7. Amount of indebtedness to be assumed by proposed new district  The amount of indebtedness so to be assumed shall be calculated on the basis of the proportion which the original cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment, and additions thereto, situate in the proposed new district, bears to the original cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment and additions thereto, situated in the original district. Said original 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. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-8 - Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed

18A:8-8. Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed  In calculating the amount of indebtedness to be assumed, any indebtedness authorized for the purchase or improvement of land or the erection, alteration, repair or furnishing of schoolhouses shall be included, whether incurred or not, and shall be treated as if the bonds or notes authorized to be issued to provide funds therefor had actually been issued, and the original cost of the acquisition or improvement so to be made shall be deemed to be the amount of indebtedness authorized for the making thereof. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-9 - Petition by municipality for permission to submit question of separate school district

18A:8-9. Petition by municipality for permission to submit question of separate school district  The governing body of the applying municipality may, within 30 days after the filing of the report, petition the commissioner for permission to submit to the legal voters of the municipality the question whether or not the municipality shall be constituted a separate school district, and in such petition may request any specific reduction or increase in the amount of indebtedness to be assumed. Proof of the service of a copy of the petition upon each municipality in the original school district, the board of education thereof, and the county superintendent, prior to the filing of the petition, shall accompany the petition. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-10 - Answer to petition by other municipalities and board of education

18A:8-10. Answer to petition by other municipalities and board of education  The governing body of any other municipality in the school district and the board of education thereof 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 every other municipality included in the original district, the board of education thereof and the county superintendent. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-11 - Contents of answer to petition

18A:8-11. Contents of answer to petition  In such answer said municipality may: a. Consent to the granting of the application; or b. Oppose the same because, if the same be granted-- 1. An excessive debt burden will be imposed upon the remaining district, 2. An efficient school system cannot be maintained in the remaining district without excessive costs, 3. Insufficient pupils will be left in the remaining district to maintain a properly graded school system, or 4. Of any other reason, which it may deem to be sufficient; or c. Request that if the petition be granted, the amount of debt which the remaining district would be required to assume, calculated as hereinbefore provided, be reduced for the reason that-- 1. Such amount of indebtedness, together with all other indebtedness of the municipality would be excessive, 2. The amount of expenditure for debt service which would be required would be so great that sufficient funds would not be available for current expenses without excessive taxation, or 3. Such amount of indebtedness is inequitable in relation to the value of the property to be acquired by the remaining district and would materially impair the credit of the municipality or such districts and the ability to pay punctually the principal and interest of their debt and to supply such essential educational facilities and public improvements and services as might reasonably be anticipated would be required of them. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-12 - Petition, hearing relative to effect of proposed separations.

18A:8-12 Petition, hearing relative to effect of proposed separations.  18A:8-12. Within 15 days after the filing of the answers to the petition, the Commissioner of Education shall hold a hearing thereon at the request of any interested party and shall consider the effect of the proposed separation upon the educational and financial condition of both the new and remaining districts on the basis of the allegations of the petition and answers and of any other factors which might have been alleged in the answers as hereinbefore provided. amended 2015, c.95, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-13 - Grant or denial of petition.

18A:8-13 Grant or denial of petition.  18A:8-13. Within 60 days after the receipt of the petition and answers, the Commissioner of Education shall grant the application and determine the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the remaining and new districts, respectively, or deny the same. amended 2015, c.95, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-14 - Submission of question at special election

18A:8-14. Submission of question at special election  If the application be granted, the county superintendent shall, within 30 days thereafter, fix a day, between the first day of April next ensuing and the first day of December next occurring after said first day of April, and a time on said day for holding a special school election, at which time the question whether or not the municipality shall be constituted a separate school district shall be submitted to the legal voters of the municipality. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-15 - Notices, advertisements and conduct of election; certification of results

18A:8-15. Notices, advertisements and conduct of election; certification of results  The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the proposed new district and the effect of such indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality and the proposed new district 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 the board of education. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-16 - Effective date of creation of new district after adoption of question

18A:8-16. Effective date of creation of new district after adoption of question  If the question is adopted at said election, the municipality initiating the proceeding shall be created a separate type II school district upon the beginning of the next ensuing school year. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-17 - Name of new and remaining districts

18A:8-17. Name of new and remaining districts  The name of the new district shall be the board of education of the (name of municipality) in the county of and the name of the remaining district shall be the board of education (name of municipality) in the county of . L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-17.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-17.1 - Board may adopt new title for district

18A:8-17.1. Board may adopt new title for district  In any district composed of two or more municipalities one at least of which has changed its name, the board of education, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of its members and with the approval of the commissioner, may adopt a new corporate title for the school district. Such title shall contain the names of at least two of the municipalities in the district but shall not contain the type of the municipalities such as township, town or borough. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-18 - Board of new district

18A:8-18. Board of new district  18A:8-18. The members of the board of education of the original district shall continue in office as members of such district until the creation of the new district and the members of said board who reside in the new district shall also be members of the first board of education of the new district and those who do not reside therein shall also be members of the first board of education of the remaining district. They shall continue to serve as members of the board of education of the new and remaining districts respectively until the expiration of the respective terms for which they were elected as members of the board of education of the original district. Such number of additional members of the first board of education of the new district and of the remaining district as shall be required to complete full membership thereof, shall be appointed by the county superintendent and their successors shall be elected at school elections of the districts, which shall be held at the same time as that on which the annual election of the original district would have been held in the next school year. The elected members of said boards shall take office at the organization meeting succeeding their election and the appointed members shall continue in office until said date.  L. 1967, c. 271; amended by L. 1987, c. 289, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-19 - Date of constitution of first boards of education of new and remaining districts

18A:8-19. Date of constitution of first boards of education of new and remaining districts  The first boards of education of the new district and the remaining district shall be constituted as of the tenth day following the election. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-20 - Powers, duties of first boards of education of new, remaining districts.

18A:8-20 Powers, duties of first boards of education of new, remaining districts.  18A:8-20. The first board of education of the new district and the first board of education of the remaining district shall each prepare and submit, if applicable, to the voters of the district, as required by law, the first budgets for said district and they shall make proper provision for an election to be conducted, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.), for the members of the board of education of the district to replace the appointed members of the board, for such terms that three members of the board of the district, as thereafter constituted, will be elected each year, at an annual election to be held in the district at the same time as that on which the next annual election for the original district would have been held. amended 1995, c.278, s.26; 2011, c.202, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-21 - Boards of education of new and remaining districts with elected members; powers, etc.

18A:8-21. Boards of education of new and remaining districts with elected members; powers, etc.  The board of education of the new district, and the board of education of the remaining district, to which members are first elected shall not take charge and control of the schools of their respective districts until the beginning of the next school year, but each may in the meantime exercise any powers which may be necessary for the proper organization and functioning of the public schools of the district when the same shall be created, and any expenses incurred in connection therewith may be paid from appropriations of said districts, when created, if items therefor are included in the budgets of the district, notwithstanding that said expenses were incurred prior to the creation of said district, and they may call special elections for the purchase of land and the construction, alteration or repair of school buildings, and for the making of special appropriations or the issuance of bonds for any lawful purpose. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-22 - Title to vest in district board of education.

18A:8-22 Title to vest in district board of education.  18A:8-22. Upon the creation of the new district, title to all school grounds and buildings and the furnishings and equipment thereof situate therein shall vest in the board of education of that district, and such board shall thereupon assume such amount of the indebtedness of the original school district as shall have been determined upon by the Commissioner of Education and shall pay to the board of the remaining district, at least five days before the same shall become due, the amount of the principal and interest of the indebtedness so assumed, and said principal and interest shall be paid by the board of the remaining district as and when the same becomes due and payable. amended 2015, c.95, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-23 - Books, documents and records of original district

18A:8-23. Books, documents and records of original district  Upon the creation of the new district, all books, documents and records of the original school district shall be turned over to the board of education of the new district or the board of education of the remaining district, whichever district has the larger or largest amount of ratables as ascertained from the last published report of the director of the division of taxation in the department of the treasury. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:8-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:8-24 - Division of assets and liabilities of original district

18A:8-24. Division of assets and liabilities of original district  The county superintendent in a written report filed by him at the end of the school year preceding that in which the new district is created shall make a division of the assets, except school buildings, grounds, furnishings and equipment, and of the liabilities, other than the bonded indebtedness of the original district, between the new district and the remaining district on the basis of the amount of the ratables in the respective districts on which the last school tax was levied, and in determining the amount of assets to be divided, he shall take into account the present value of the school books, supplies, fuel, motor vehicles and all personal property other than furnishings and equipment. In the case of any vehicle used for the transportation of school children, the original cost of the vehicle, less any state aid appropriated therefor, shall be deemed to be the present value. L.1967, c.271.