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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-32 - Approval of program and courses of study

18A:46-32. Approval of program and courses of study  The program and courses of study to be pursued in such special services school and all changes therein shall be approved by the Commissioner of Education, with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education. L.1971, c. 271, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-33 - Priority of types of courses of study

18A:46-33. Priority of types of courses of study  Courses of study should be pursued to provide as a first priority, programs or courses of study not at that time available in any other school within the county especially for those with unusually severe disability or those with unusual multi-disability. Then courses of study should be pursued, as deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Education which may be available at that time but where there is not sufficient capacity available at that time to accommodate all the students identified and classified as requiring these courses of study. L.1971, c. 271, s. 5, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-34 - School year

18A:46-34. School year  The school year for a county special services school district shall begin on July 1 and end June 30. L.1971, c. 271, s. 6, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-35 - Board of education; composition; terms; vacancies

18A:46-35. Board of education; composition; terms; vacancies  For each county special services school district established in accordance with this act there shall be a board of education consisting of the county superintendent of schools, ex officio, and six persons to be appointed by the director of the board of chosen freeholders with the advice and consent of the remaining members of such board. In any county having a county mental health board, the chairman thereof, or his designee, shall also serve as an ex-officio member of the board of education but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the board. The appointive members shall serve for terms of 3 years commencing as of July 1 of the calendar year in which they are appointed and to continue until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those first appointed two shall be appointed for terms of 1 year, two for 2 years, and two for 3 years. Vacancies in the board caused by the death, resignation or removal of a member shall be reported forthwith by the secretary of the board to the director of the board of chosen freeholders, who, by the next regular meeting of the board of chosen freeholders and in the manner herein prescribed for making appointments for a full term, shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. L.1971, c. 271, s. 7, eff. July 27, 1971. Amended by L.1979, c. 352, s. 1, eff. Jan. 29, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-36 - Qualifications of board members

18A:46-36. Qualifications of board members  A member of the board of education created under the provisions hereof shall be a citizen and a resident of the county, shall have been such citizen and resident for at least 2 years immediately preceding his becoming a member of the board, and shall have shown an interest in children with an unusual disability to learn or in the field of mental health. L.1971, c. 271, s. 8, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-37 - Organization

18A:46-37. Organization  Each board of education for a county special services school district shall organize annually by the election of a president and vice-president on any day, except a Sunday, during the first two weeks of July.  L.1971,c.271,s.9; amended 1990,c.38,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-38 - Designation and powers of board of education

18A:46-38. Designation and powers of board of education  10. The board of education provided for herein shall be a body corporate and shall be known as "The Board of Education of the Special Services School District of the county of ," (here insert the name of the county in which such school shall be located). The board shall organize and operate in the manner provided by law and shall have the power to appoint or employ such officers, agents and employees as may be required to carry out the provisions of P.L.1971, c.271 and to fix and determine their qualifications, duties, compensation, terms of office and all other conditions and terms of employment and retention. In addition, the board shall have all the powers as are now or may hereafter be provided by law and applicable for other school districts, subject to the additional restrictions provided by this act.  L.1971,c.271,s.10; amended 1991,c.293.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-39 - Board of school estimate

18A:46-39. Board of school estimate  The board of school estimate of such county special services school district shall consist of two members of the board of education of the school district appointed by the board, two members of the board of chosen freeholders of the county appointed by that board, and the director of the board of chosen freeholders. The appointments shall be made annually between January 1 and January 15. In case of a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of the resignation, death or removal of any appointed member, the vacancy shall be filled immediately by the board which originally appointed the member, by appointing another of its members to fill the vacancy. The secretary of the board of education of the county special services school district shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate, but shall receive no compensation as such. L.1971, c. 271, s. 11, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-40 - Estimate of general fund expenses

18A:46-40. Estimate of general fund expenses  12. On or before the fourth Tuesday in March in each year the board of education of a county special services school district shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate an itemized statement of the amount of money estimated to be necessary for the general fund expenses of the county special services school district for the ensuing school year.  L.1971,c.271,s.12; amended 1978,c.136,s.15; 1992,c.159,s.19; 1993,c.83,s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-41 - Appropriation for current expenses

18A:46-41. Appropriation for current expenses  13. a. Between the fourth Tuesday in March and April 8 in each year the board of school estimate shall fix and determine by official action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for the use of the county special services school district for the ensuing school year.  b. The board of school estimate shall, on or before the last named date, make two certificates of the amount, signed by at least three of its members, one of which certificates shall be delivered to the board of education of the county special services school district and the other to the board of chosen freeholders of the county.  c. The board of chosen freeholders shall, upon receipt of the certificate, appropriate, in the same manner as other appropriations are made by it, the amount so certified, and the amount shall be assessed, levied, and collected in the same manner as moneys appropriated for other purposes in the county are assessed, levied, and collected, unless such amount is to be raised as otherwise hereinafter provided in this act.  L.1971,c.271,s.13; amended 1978,c.136,s.16; 1990,c.52,s.61; 1992,c.159,s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-42 - Bonds, appropriation for land or buildings

18A:46-42. Bonds, appropriation for land or buildings  14. Whenever a board of education of a county special services school district shall decide that it is necessary to sell bonds to raise money for the purchase of lands or buildings for school purposes or for erecting, enlarging, improving, repairing, or furnishing a building or buildings for the use of the school district, it shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate a statement of the amount of money estimated to be necessary for such purpose or purposes.  The board of school estimate shall fix and determine the necessary amount and shall make two certificates thereof, one of which certificates shall be delivered to the board of education and the other to the board of chosen freeholders of the county.  The board of chosen freeholders may appropriate and borrow such amount for the purpose or purposes aforesaid by issuance of bonds or notes of the county pursuant to the Local Bond Law, notwithstanding any debt or limitation or requirement for down payment therein provided for. The proceeds of the sale of such obligations shall be paid to the treasurer of the county special services school district and shall be paid out by him only on the warrants or orders of the board of education of the county special services school district. The treasurer shall in no event disburse such proceeds, except to pay the expense of issuing and selling such obligations and for the purpose or purposes for which such obligations were issued. If for any reason any part of such proceeds are not applied to or necessary for such purpose or purposes, the board of education of the county special services school district may transfer the balance remaining unapplied to the general fund of the school district.  L.1971,c.271,s.14; amended 1993,c.83,s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-43 - Rights and privileges of teachers, principals and employees

18A:46-43. Rights and privileges of teachers, principals and employees  All teachers, principals, and other employees of the board of education of the county special services school district are hereby held to possess all rights and privileges of teachers, principals and other employees of boards of education of other school districts as provided in Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1971, c. 271, s. 15, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-45 - Advisory committee

18A:46-45. Advisory committee  The board of education of any county special services school district shall appoint an advisory committee of not less than 10 members consisting of representatives of recognized parent and professional organizations working exclusively for the children classified as having unusual disability, as well as at least one psychiatrist, one psychologist, one social worker, and, in any county in which the commissioner has established a department of child study, the county child study supervisor. The committee shall meet at least four times per year to consider matters referred to it by the board and to make recommendations to the board. L.1971, c. 271, s. 17, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-46 - Treasurer of board of education

18A:46-46. Treasurer of board of education  The board of education of any county special services school district may appoint a treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board of education, and fix his salary and term of office. The treasurer shall give bonds in such amounts and with such securities as the board shall determine. L.1971, c. 271, s. 18, eff. July 27, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-47 - Establishment of one board of education for county special services, vocational school district.

18A:46-47 Establishment of one board of education for county special services, vocational school district.  1. a. Notwithstanding any provisions of law 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. This board of education shall be known as "The Board of Education of the Special Services School District and the Vocational School District of the county of...." This board shall have all the powers, functions and duties provided to a board of education of a county special services school district pursuant to article 8 of chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and a board of education of a county vocational school district pursuant to article 3 of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. b. The consolidated board of education established pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall consist of the county superintendent of schools, ex officio, and six persons to be appointed by the chief elected executive officer of the county, or the director of the board of chosen freeholders, with the advice and consent of the remaining members of the board of chosen freeholders, as appropriate to the appointment procedures established by the form of government of the county. In any county having a county mental health board, the chairman thereof, or his designee, shall also serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the board. At least three of the appointed members shall have an interest in children with an educational disability or in the field of mental health and at least three of the appointed members shall have an interest in the field of vocational education. The appointed members shall serve for terms of three years and shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualify. A vacancy in the board shall be deemed to exist, and shall be filled, in the manner prescribed in P.L.1979, c.302 (C.40A:9-12.1). Each appointed member shall be a citizen and resident of the county and shall have been a citizen and resident for at least two years immediately preceding becoming a member of the board. If an appointed member ceases to be a resident of the county, membership on the board shall cease. c. Of the initial members appointed to the board of education established pursuant to subsection a. of this section, two shall serve a one-year term, two shall serve a two-year term, and two shall serve a three-year term. Thereafter when a term of one of the appointed members expires, the vacancy shall be filled as provided pursuant to this section and the member shall serve a three-year term from November 1 next succeeding the date of his appointment. L.2007, c.222, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-48 - Existing boards dissolved.

18A:46-48 Existing boards dissolved.  2. Whenever a board of education is established pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act, the board of education of the county special services school district and the board of education of the county vocational school district shall be dissolved upon the first organization of the consolidated board. L.2007, c.222, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-49 - Annual organization.

18A:46-49 Annual organization.  3. Each board of education established pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act shall organize annually on July 1 by the election of a president and vice-president, unless July 1 falls on Sunday, in which case the board shall organize on the following day. If the organization meeting cannot take place on the day hereinabove provided for by reason of a lack of a quorum or for any other reason, the meeting shall be held within 3 days thereafter. L.2007, c.222, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-50 - Certain school districts remain independent.

18A:46-50 Certain school districts remain independent.  4. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize the consolidation of a county special services school district and a county vocational school district into one school district. If a consolidated board of education is established pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act, the county special services school district and the county vocational school district shall continue to be funded, operated, and maintained as independent school districts. L.2007, c.222, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-51 - Employees transferred to consolidated school board.

18A:46-51 Employees transferred to consolidated school board.  5. All employees of a board of education dissolved pursuant to this act shall continue in their respective assignments in the county special services school district or the county vocational school district. A consolidated board of education established pursuant to this act shall recognize, preserve, and maintain all rights to tenure, seniority, pension, leaves of absence, and all other terms and conditions of employment, whether created by statute, regulation, contract, or past practice. Any periods of employment with a board of education dissolved pursuant to this act shall count toward the acquisition of tenure and any other rights, benefits, or emoluments to the same extent as if all employment had been with the consolidated board of education established pursuant to this act. L.2007, c.222, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-52 - Maintenance of collective bargaining unit, representatives.

18A:46-52 Maintenance of collective bargaining unit, representatives.  6. All collective bargaining units and their respective majority representatives in existence in the county special services school district and the county vocational school district prior to the consolidation of the boards of education shall be maintained without change under a consolidated board of education established pursuant to this act, unless they are otherwise altered through an appropriate petition to the Public Employment Relations Commission for a change in representation or bargaining units. L.2007, c.222, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-53 - Reference to consolidated board.

18A:46-53 Reference to consolidated board.  7. If a board of chosen freeholders establishes a board of education pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the board of education of the county special services school district, the same shall mean and refer to the consolidated board. L.2007, c.222, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-54 - Regulations requiring plan to establish stability in special education programming.

18A:46-54 Regulations requiring plan to establish stability in special education programming.  1. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to require school districts to develop a plan to establish stability in special education programming. The plan shall take into account the consistency of the location, curriculum, and staffing in the provision of special education programs and services. The State board regulations shall also require that when developing an individualized education program (IEP) with the parent or guardian of a student who is prone to regression due to frequent changes in location including, but not limited to, students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, the IEP team shall consider, among other factors, the consistency of the location of services when determining in-district special education placements. L.2013, c.19, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-55 - Regulations incorporating definition of dyslexia.

18A:46-55 Regulations incorporating definition of dyslexia.  1. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations that incorporate the International Dyslexia Association's definition of dyslexia into chapter 14 of Title 6A of the New Jersey Administrative Code.  L.2013, c.131, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46A-1 - Legislative findings and determination

18A:46A-1. Legislative findings and determination  The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the welfare of the State requires that present and future generations of school age children be assured opportunity to develop to the fullest their intellectual capacities. It is the intent of this Legislature to insure that the State shall furnish on an equal basis auxiliary services to all pupils in the State in both public and nonpublic schools. L.1977, c. 192, s. 1, eff. Aug. 25, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46A-2 - Definitions

18A:46A-2. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Education. b. "Nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination of them, wherein any child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements and which complies with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L.88-352).  c. "Auxiliary services" means compensatory education services for the improvement of students' computation skills; compensatory education services for the improvement of students' communication skills; supportive services for acquiring communication proficiency in the English language for children of limited English-speaking ability; and home instruction services.  d. (Deleted by P.L.1990, c.52). e. "Compensatory education services" means preventive and remedial programs offered during the normal school day, or in programs offered beyond the normal school day or during summer vacation, which are integrated and coordinated with programs operated during the regular school day and year. The programs shall be approved by the State Board of Education, supplemental to the regular programs and designed to assist pupils who have academic needs that prevent them from succeeding in regular school programs.  L.1977,c.192,s.2; amended 1990,c.52,s.62; 1991,c.128,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46A-3 - Nonpublic schools; receipt of auxiliary services by pupils in school in district

18A:46A-3. Nonpublic schools; receipt of auxiliary services by pupils in school in district  In the 1977-78 school year, and each school year thereafter each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located shall provide for the receipt of auxiliary services by children between the ages of five and 20 residing in the State and enrolled full-time in a nonpublic school located within the district. For the purposes of this act, a child who boards at a school in a district in which his parents do not maintain a residence shall not be considered a resident of the district. L.1977, c. 192, s. 3, eff. Aug. 25, 1977. Amended by L.1984, c. 122, s. 1, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46A-4 - Eligibility for auxiliary services

18A:46A-4. Eligibility for auxiliary services  Auxiliary services shall be provided only to those children who would be eligible for such services if they were enrolled in the public schools of the State.  L.1977,c.192,s.4; amended 1990,c.52,s.63.