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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-8.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-8.2 - Representation from sending school district to board of receiving district

18A:38-8.2. Representation from sending school district to board of receiving district  2. A school district which is sending pupils to another school district pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-8 shall have representation on the board of education of the receiving school district as follows: a. (1) If the pupils of the sending district comprise less than 10 percent of the total enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which the pupils of the sending district will be enrolled, the sending district shall have no representation on the receiving district board of education. (2) If the pupils of the sending district comprise at least 10 percent of the total enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which the pupils of the sending district will be enrolled, the sending district shall have one representative on the receiving district board of education. b. If the total number of pupils of two or more sending districts, which do not qualify for representation under subsection a. of this section, comprise at least 15 percent of the total enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which the pupils of the sending districts will be enrolled, they shall have collectively two representatives on the receiving district board of education. The annual designation of the representatives, in the event more than two districts collectively qualify under this subsection, shall be rotated among the boards of education of the sending districts according to a schedule determined by the joint agreement of the boards. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, the number of representatives designated by the sending districts to be additional members shall not exceed three additional members on a receiving board with originally nine or more members, two additional members on a receiving board with originally seven or eight members, and one additional member on a receiving board with originally less than seven members. In the event that this restriction results in an unequal representation of sending districts, the annual designation of the representative or representatives shall be rotated among the boards of education of the sending districts according to a schedule determined by the joint agreement of the boards. d. A representative of a sending district board of education shall be designated at the meeting of the board which is closest in time to the annual organizational meeting of the receiving district board of education and shall serve a one-year term beginning with the organizational meeting of the receiving district board. The representative shall be subject to the rules and procedures of the receiving district board of education. e. The calculation of percentages required under this section shall be based on the number of pupils reported as of the last school day prior to October 16 of each prebudget year. L.1995,c.8,s.2; amended 1996, c.138, s.65.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-8.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-8.3 - Nonapplicability of act

18A:38-8.3. Nonapplicability of act  3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to sending and receiving relationships which are established exclusively for the purposes of special education.  L.1995,c.8,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-8.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-8.4 - Board of Education representation of sixth class county school district; certain.

18A:38-8.4 Board of Education representation of sixth class county school district; certain.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.8 (C.18A:38-8.2) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, a school district which is located in a county of the sixth class according to the latest federal decennial census, which has an October 1998 resident enrollment greater than 2,400 pupils but less than 2,600 pupils, and which sends its pupils in grades 9 through 12 to a school district in the same county pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-8 shall have representation on the board of education of the receiving district as follows:  a. (1) If the pupils of the sending district comprise less than 10% of the total enrollment of the pupils in grades 9 through 12 of the receiving district, the sending district shall have no representation on the receiving district board of education; (2) If the pupils of the sending district comprise at least 10% but not more than 29% of the total enrollment of the pupils in grades 9 through 12 of the receiving district, the sending district shall have one representative on the receiving district board of education; (3) If the pupils of the sending district comprise at least 30% but not more than 39% of the total enrollment of the pupils in grades 9 through 12 of the receiving district, the sending district shall have two representatives on the receiving district board of education; and (4) If the pupils of the sending district comprise at least 40% or more of the total enrollment of the pupils in grades 9 through 12 of the receiving district, the sending district shall have three representatives on the receiving district board of education. b. The calculation of the percentages required under this section shall be based on the number of pupils reported as of the last school day prior to October 16 of the prebudget year. c. The representatives of the sending district board of education shall be designated by the sending district board at a meeting of the board which is closest in time to the annual organizational meeting of the receiving district board of education. d. The representatives of a sending district board of education appointed to a receiving district board of education pursuant to this section shall be in addition to the members of the board of education of a Type I or Type II school district provided pursuant to chapter 12 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. The representatives of the sending district board of education shall be eligible to vote on those matters authorized pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1995, c.8 (C.18A:38-8.1). L.1999,c.414,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-9 - Attendance in adjoining district because of remoteness from school

18A:38-9. Attendance in adjoining district because of remoteness from school  Any child living remote from any public school in the district in which he resides shall be allowed to attend a public school in an adjoining district, with the written consent of the county superintendent or county superintendents of each county in which the districts are situate. One copy of such written consent shall be filed with the secretary of the board of education of the district in which the child resides and one copy thereof shall be filed with the secretary of the board of education of the district in which such child shall attend school. L.1967, c.271
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-10 - Attendance outside of state

18A:38-10. Attendance outside of state  Any board of education of a district may arrange for the attendance of any or all of the pupils of the district in the public school or schools of an adjacent school district outside of the state, if it shall determine that it is advisable so to do in order to secure better school facilities for the pupils or for reasons of economy or other good cause and that it is inadvisable for said pupils to attend public schools in another school district within the state because of the distance to be traveled, the topography of the intervening country, the condition of the roads or the likelihood of unusual hazardous traveling conditions during certain seasons of the year, and if the commissioner shall concur in the determination of the board and give his consent thereto, but the commissioner may withdraw such consent upon reasonable notice whenever the reason or reasons for giving his consent shall cease to exist. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-11 - Designation of high school of another district for attendance by pupils

18A:38-11. Designation of high school of another district for attendance by pupils  The board of education of every school district which lacks high school facilities within the district and has not designated a high school or high schools outside of the district for its high school pupils to attend shall designate a high school or high schools of this state for the attendance of such pupils. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-12 - Allocation and apportionment of pupils among two or more high schools

18A:38-12. Allocation and apportionment of pupils among two or more high schools  Whenever the board of education of a district shall designate two or more high schools without the district for the attendance of its high school pupils it shall, by resolution, allocate and apportion such pupils among the designated high schools and if no such allocation and apportionment has been made prior to the academic year 1943-1944, the actual allocation and apportionment of pupils among said high schools in effect in said academic year shall be effective as such allocation and apportionment but if any board of education of any district which is not now sending pupils to a high school or high schools without the district shall hereafter so designate two or more high schools for said purpose and shall fail to allocate and apportion them by resolution among said high schools, the actual allocation and apportionment of high school pupils made in the first academic year of the designation shall be effective as the allocation and apportionment of such pupils. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-13 - Change in designation, allocation

18A:38-13. Change in designation, allocation  No such designation of a high school or high schools and no such allocation or apportionment of pupils thereto, heretofore or hereafter made pursuant to law, shall be changed or withdrawn, nor shall a district having such a designated high school refuse to continue to receive high school pupils from such sending district except upon application made to and approved by the commissioner. Prior to submitting an application the district seeking to sever the relationship shall prepare and submit a feasibility study, considering the educational and financial implications for the sending and receiving districts, the impact on the quality of education received by pupils in each of the districts, and the effect on the racial composition of the pupil population of each of the districts. The commissioner shall make equitable determinations based upon consideration of all the circumstances, including the educational and financial implications for the affected districts, the impact on the quality of education received by pupils, and the effect on the racial composition of the pupil population of the districts. The commissioner shall grant the requested change in designation or allocation if no substantial negative impact will result therefrom.  L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1986, c. 156, s. 1, eff. Nov. 24, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-13.1 - 5-year minimum

18A:38-13.1. 5-year minimum  Any school district entering into a sending-receiving relationship subsequent to severing a prior sending-receiving relationship pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:38-13 shall remain in the subsequent relationship for not less than five years. If, after that five year period that sending-receiving relationship is severed, any student in the sending district shall be permitted to complete his secondary education within the receiving district.  L. 1986, c. 156, s. 2, eff. Nov. 24, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-14 - Appeal from determination of commissioner

18A:38-14. Appeal from determination of commissioner  The determination of the commissioner upon any such application may be appealed by the applying board of education or by the board of education of any school district affected thereby to the state board, which may in its discretion affirm, reverse, revise or modify the determination appealed from. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-15 - Attendance at special high school courses of study in another district

18A:38-15. Attendance at special high school courses of study in another district  Any board of education not furnishing instruction in a particular high school course of study, which any pupil resident in the district and who has completed the elementary course of study provided therein may desire to pursue, may, in its discretion, pay the tuition of such pupil for instruction in such course of study in a high school of another district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-16 - Attendance at evening high school in another district

18A:38-16. Attendance at evening high school in another district  Any board of education not furnishing instruction in approved evening high school courses, which any pupil in the district may desire to pursue, may, in its discretion, pay the tuition of such pupil in an approved evening high school in another district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-17 - Attendance outside district for instruction beyond twelfth grade

18A:38-17. Attendance outside district for instruction beyond twelfth grade  Any board of education not furnishing instruction beyond the twelfth grade which any pupil, resident in the district, may desire to pursue, may arrange for the attendance of such pupil in any district where instruction beyond the twelfth grade, under rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the state board, is offered to residents and nonresidents of the district. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-18 - High school education in another district; tuition

18A:38-18. High school education in another district; tuition  Any board of education offering instruction, to residents and nonresidents of the district beyond the twelfth grade, under rules, approved by the commissioner and the state board, may charge tuition for such instruction and any board of education, not furnishing such instruction, may arrange for the attendance, and pay the tuition fees, in whole or in part, of pupils, resident in its district, who desire to obtain such instruction. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-19 - Tuition of pupils attending schools in another district.

18A:38-19 Tuition of pupils attending schools in another district.  18A:38-19. Whenever the pupils of any school district are attending public school in another district, within or without the State, pursuant to this article, the board of education of the receiving district shall determine a tuition rate to be paid by the board of education of the sending district to an amount not in excess of the actual cost per pupil as determined under rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the State board, and such tuition shall be paid by the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the sending district out of any moneys in his hands available for current expenses of the district upon order issued by the board of education of the sending district, signed by its president and secretary, in favor of the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the receiving district. amended 2001, c.285; 2007, c.260, s.61; 2010, c.39, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-20 - Additional school facilities; agreement as to tuition

18A:38-20. Additional school facilities; agreement as to tuition  Whenever a board of education, now or hereafter furnishing elementary and high school education or either thereof for the pupils of another school district, finds it necessary to provide additional facilities for the furnishing of education to such pupils, it may, as a condition precedent to the provision of such additional facilities, enter into an agreement with the board of education of such other district for a term not exceeding 10 years whereby it agrees to provide such education to the pupils of such other district during the term of such agreement, in consideration of the agreement by the board of education of such other district that it will not withdraw its pupils and provide school facilities for them in its own or another district during the term of said agreement except as provided in this article, and that the sending district will provide for the payment of tuition in accordance with section 18A:38-19. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-21 - Termination of agreement concerning tuition as to pupils

18A:38-21. Termination of agreement concerning tuition as to pupils  Any board of education which shall have entered into such an agreement may apply to the commissioner for consent to terminate the same, and to cease providing education to the pupils of the other contracting district on the ground that it is no longer able to provide facilities for the pupils of the other district, or to withdraw its pupils from the schools of the other contracting district and provide educational facilities for them in its own or another district on the ground that the board of education of the receiving district is not providing school facilities and an educational program suitable to the needs of the pupils of the sending district or that the board of education of the receiving district will not be seriously affected educationally or financially by their withdrawal. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-22 - Hearing on application for termination of agreement

18A:38-22. Hearing on application for termination of agreement  Upon the making of any such application, an opportunity to be heard before the commissioner shall be given to the board of education of the other district before any determination is made by the commissioner, and if the commissioner finds that there are good grounds for the application, as provided in this article, he shall give his consent, and the applying board of education shall thereupon be entitled to terminate the agreement in accordance therewith but the commissioner's determination shall be subject to appeal to the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-23 - Pupils not excluded for nonpayment of tuition; withdrawal of pupils

18A:38-23. Pupils not excluded for nonpayment of tuition; withdrawal of pupils  Whenever at the beginning of or during a school year a board of education receives pupils from another district on a tuition basis, it shall not exclude during that year any such pupils because of the nonpayment of tuition if the sending board delivers to the receiving board a school warrant in accordance with the terms of the contract or agreement between such boards. Such warrant shall bear interest at the legal rate. The board of education sending the pupils to said district shall not withdraw any such pupils during the year without the consent of the receiving board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-24 - Attendance of pupils at demonstration schools

18A:38-24. Attendance of pupils at demonstration schools  18A:38-24. Any pupil may with the consent of the board of education of the district in which he resides and of the commissioner be admitted to any demonstration school maintained in connection with any State college. The board of education of the district and the board of trustees of the State college shall determine the amount to be paid for the education of the pupil, and the board of education of the district shall pay the amount so determined to the treasurer of the college out of any money available for the current expenses of the district. Pupils attending such demonstration schools for whom tuition is paid by the sending district shall be counted in the determination of State aid for the school district in the same manner as pupils attending schools in any school district other than the sending district.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.67.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-25 - Attendance required of children between six and 16; exceptions

18A:38-25. Attendance required of children between six and 16; exceptions  Every parent, guardian or other person having custody and control of a child between the ages of six and 16 years shall cause such child regularly to attend the public schools of the district or a day school in which there is given instruction equivalent to that provided in the public schools for children of similar grades and attainments or to receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:38-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:38-25.1 - "Chronically absent" students, corrective action plan.

18A:38-25.1 "Chronically absent" students, corrective action plan.  2. a. As used in this section, "chronically absent" shall be defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Education within 90 days of the effective date of P.L.2018, c.23 (C.18A:38-25.1 et al.). b. In the event that 10 percent or more of the students enrolled in a public school are chronically absent, the school shall develop a corrective action plan to improve absenteeism rates. The corrective action plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:  (1) identifying problems and barriers to school attendance; (2) developing recommendations to address the problems and barriers to school attendance that have been identified;  (3) outlining communication strategies to educate and inform parents on the importance of school attendance; (4) establishing protocols on informing and engaging parents when a child begins to show a pattern of absences; and (5) reviewing school policies to ensure that they support improved school attendance. In developing the corrective action plan, the school shall solicit input from parents of students currently attending the school. The solicitation shall include, at a minimum, a parental survey that includes questions related to parents' beliefs regarding the reasons why students are chronically absent and recommendations on the best ways to improve attendance. In developing the corrective action plan, the school shall engage the school's parent organization, if one exists, in identifying the causes of the school's high absenteeism rate and possible solutions. If there is no parent organization at the school, the school shall hold a public meeting to provide parents with an opportunity to provide input during the development of the corrective action plan. c. The school shall present the corrective action plan to the board of education. The school shall annually review and revise the corrective action plan, and present the revisions to the board, until the percentage of students who are chronically absent is less than 10 percent. L.2018, c.23, s.2.