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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-9 - Monthly reconciliation of bank account statements; report by secretary.

18A:17-9 Monthly reconciliation of bank account statements; report by secretary.  18A:17-9. The chief school administrator or board designee other than the secretary shall prepare the monthly reconciliation of bank account statements and in conjunction with the secretary take any steps necessary to bring the cash record balance and reconciled bank balance into agreement prior to completion of the secretary's monthly report. The secretary shall: a. Report to the board, at each regular meeting, but not more often than once each month, the amount of total appropriations and the cash receipts for each account, the amount for which warrants have been drawn against each account, the amounts of orders or contractual obligations incurred and chargeable against each account year to date and since the date of his last report, the cash and appropriation balances for each account and fund, and the reconciled bank account balances in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner; b. Keep and maintain in his office all contracts, records and documents belonging to the board, except such as shall be kept by the treasurer of school moneys pursuant to law, under such conditions as the board shall prescribe; c. Perform any other duties prescribed by law. amended 1981, c.174, s.3; 2010, c.39, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-9.1 - Board secretary to receive, hold moneys in certain districts.

18A:17-9.1 Board secretary to receive, hold moneys in certain districts.  1. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall receive and hold in trust all school moneys belonging to the district from whatever source derived free of any control by the governing body of any municipality comprised in that district, except any moneys derived from athletic events or other activities of pupil organizations of the district. The board secretary shall, when required by resolution of the board, deposit the school moneys or such part thereof as may be designated in any bank or banking institution of this State designated by it as a depository of school moneys, which may include the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4), and thereafter school moneys shall be deposited only in the depository or any of the depositories so named and the secretary shall, upon depositing the same therein, be relieved from liability for any loss thereof which may be caused by reason of the deposit. L.2010, c.39, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-9.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-9.2 - Board secretary to keep records in certain districts.

18A:17-9.2 Board secretary to keep records in certain districts.  2. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall keep a record of the sums received and paid out by him in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping prescribed by the State board. Upon ceasing to hold the office the board secretary shall pay over the balance of school funds remaining in his hands to his successor in office. L.2010, c.39, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-10 - Secretary; annual report

18A:17-10. Secretary; annual report  The secretary shall, at the close of each fiscal year, present to the board a detailed report of its financial transactions during such year and file such copies thereof with the county superintendent as shall be required by the commissioner and he shall also make report on or before August 1 of each year of such matters, in such manner and form, as shall be prescribed by the commissioner. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-11 - Secretary; taking oaths

18A:17-11. Secretary; taking oaths  The secretary may, without charge, administer oaths, in relation to the school matters of the district in which he is employed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-12 - Secretary; annual financial report to commissioner

18A:17-12. Secretary; annual financial report to commissioner  The secretary shall, on or before August 1 of each year, report to the commissioner the amount of interest bearing school debt, if any, of the municipality or the district then remaining unpaid, together with the rate of interest payable thereon, the date or dates on which the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness were issued and the date or dates upon which they will fall due, which information shall be furnished to the secretary, upon demand, by the clerk of each municipality within the district as to any such obligation outstanding. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-12.1 - Secretary; retirement on pension; amount

18A:17-12.1. Secretary; retirement on pension; amount  The board of education of any school district may by resolution provide for the retirement on pension of a secretary of the board of education who has served in such office for 30 or more years on a part-time basis and 10 or more years on a full-time basis, who is not less than 65 years of age and who, by reason of age at the time of his appointment as a full-time secretary of the board, was ineligible for membership in a contributory pension system. Any pension authorized pursuant to this act may not exceed 50% of the employee's annual final average salary, inclusive of any benefits to which the employee may be entitled under the General Non-Contributory Pension Act, or any other pension payable from his employer and exclusive of any benefits to which the employee might be entitled under Federal Old Age and Survivor's Insurance. L.1968, c. 148, s. 1, eff. July 12, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-12.2 - Secretary; pension funds

18A:17-12.2. Secretary; pension funds  Funds for any pension granted by the board of education pursuant to this act shall be provided in the same manner as other expenses for the maintenance of the board of education. L.1968, c. 148, s. 2, eff. July 12, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-13 - Assistant and acting secretaries; appointment, powers and duties

18A:17-13. Assistant and acting secretaries; appointment, powers and duties  The board may, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership appoint an assistant secretary who may be chosen from among its members and may fix his term of employment and compensation. An assistant secretary shall assist the secretary in the performance of his duties and perform such other duties as the board may from time to time prescribe. An assistant secretary shall act as secretary of the board and perform all duties and be subject to all of the obligations of the secretary during the secretary's absence or inability to act or during a vacancy in the office of secretary, unless or until the board shall, by a like vote, designate another person to act as secretary during such time. An assistant secretary or an acting secretary shall, if so required by the board, give bond for his faithful performance of his duties as secretary in the same manner and in the same amount as is required of the secretary and the payment of the premium thereon may be paid by the board as in the case of a secretary. No assistant secretary or acting secretary shall acquire tenure of office, position or employment as secretary. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-14 - Clerks in secretary's office

18A:17-14. Clerks in secretary's office  In type I districts, the secretary may appoint clerks in his office to such number and at such salaries as shall be determined by the board and remove them, subject to the provisions of this title and of any other law. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-14.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-14.1 - Appointment of school business administrator; duties; subcontracting; tenure acquisition.

18A:17-14.1 Appointment of school business administrator; duties; subcontracting; tenure acquisition.  18A:17-14.1. A board or the boards of two or more districts may, under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board, appoint a school business administrator by a majority vote of all the members of the board, define his duties, which may include serving as secretary of one of the boards, and fix his salary, whenever the necessity for such appointment shall have been agreed to by the county superintendent of schools or the county superintendents of schools of the counties in which the districts are situate and approved by the commissioner and the State board.  Nothing in P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1 et al.) shall prohibit a school district from subcontracting its school business administrator to another school district pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1973, c.208 (C.40:8A-1 et al.), in which case credit toward tenure acquisition shall accrue only in the primary district of employment.  L.1967, c.27, s.1; amended 1996, c.111, s.1; 2007, c.63, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-14.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-14.2 - Qualifications

18A:17-14.2. Qualifications  The appointee shall be a suitable person who holds an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the state board. He shall be considered a member of the professional staff of the district. No person shall act as school business administrator or perform the duties of a school business administrator, as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the state board, unless he holds such a certificate. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-14.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-14.3 - Secretary or business manager appointed school administrator; tenure

18A:17-14.3. Secretary or business manager appointed school administrator; tenure  Any person who has acquired, or shall hereafter acquire tenure as a secretary or business manager under any board, and who shall be appointed a school business administrator shall have tenure as a school business administrator. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-14.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-14.4 - Compliance with requirements for income tax on compensation of administrators.

18A:17-14.4 Compliance with requirements for income tax on compensation of administrators.  8. A school business administrator, or any other person designated by the board of education, shall certify to the Department of the Treasury that all documentation prepared for income tax related purposes, in regard to superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators, complies fully with the requirements of federal and State laws and regulations regarding the types of compensation which are required to be reported. L.2007, c.53, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-15 - Appointment of superintendents; terms; apportionment of expense

18A:17-15. Appointment of superintendents; terms; apportionment of expense  18A:17-15. The board of education of a Type I district and of any Type II district, now having or hereafter authorized to have a superintendent of schools, may, by contract appoint, for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, a superintendent of schools by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. A superintendent of schools may be appointed for a like term also in any other Type II district or in any other two or more Type II districts as follows: Application for the establishment of the office of superintendent of schools for a district or for two or more districts which determine to share a superintendent shall be made to the county superintendent of the county or the county superintendent of each of the counties in which such district or districts are situate and if said application is agreed to in writing by such county superintendent or county superintendents and shall be approved by the commissioner and the State board, the board of education of such a district so applying may appoint a superintendent of schools for a single district in the manner hereinbefore provided or may appoint a superintendent for two or more districts in the manner provided by section 4 of P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1). L.1967, c.271; amended 1991, c.267, s.1; 1996, c.111, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-15.1 - Required provision of superintendent's employment contract.

18A:17-15.1 Required provision of superintendent's employment contract.  7. An employment contract entered into between a board of education and a superintendent of schools shall include a provision that explicitly states that in the event that the certificate of the superintendent is revoked the contract is null and void as of the date of the revocation. L.2007, c.53, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-16 - Appointment and removal of assistant superintendents

18A:17-16. Appointment and removal of assistant superintendents  The board or boards of education of any school district or school districts having a superintendent of schools may, upon nomination of the superintendent, by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership, of the board or of each of such boards, appoint assistant superintendents of schools. They may be removed by a like vote of the members of the board or of each board employing them, subject to the provisions of chapter 28 of this title. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-17 - Certificate required

18A:17-17. Certificate required  No person shall be appointed, or act as, or perform the duties of, superintendent or assistant superintendent of schools, unless he holds an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the state board. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-18 - Full time required of superintendents; when

18A:17-18. Full time required of superintendents; when  The superintendent of schools shall, when so required by the board or boards of education of the district or districts employing him, devote himself exclusively to the duties of his office. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-19 - Salaries

18A:17-19. Salaries  The board or boards of education employing a superintendent or assistant superintendent of schools shall fix the salaries of the superintendent and assistant superintendent of schools and the salary of a superintendent shall not be reduced during his term of office. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-19.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-19.1 - Bonus in employment contract of superintendent prohibited under certain circumstances.

18A:17-19.1 Bonus in employment contract of superintendent prohibited under certain circumstances.  1. a. A board of education shall not include within the employment contract of a superintendent of schools a provision that offers a bonus for reducing the number of students who are classified as eligible for special education programs and services pursuant to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes who are enrolled in an out-of-district placement. b. As used in this section, "bonus" means a special monetary award provided to a superintendent of schools in addition to any regular salary, compensation, or emolument. L.2013, c.187, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-19.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-19.2 - DOE not to regulate maximum salary of superintendent.

18A:17-19.2 DOE not to regulate maximum salary of superintendent.  2. The Department of Education shall not regulate the maximum salary amount a board of education may provide to a superintendent of schools pursuant to an employment contract. L.2019, c.169, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20 - Superintendent; general powers and duties

18A:17-20. Superintendent; general powers and duties  18A:17-20. a. Any superintendent of schools, who has acquired tenure in the position of superintendent as of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.), shall have general supervision over the schools of the district or districts under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board and shall keep himself informed as to their condition and progress and shall report thereon, from time to time, to, and as directed by, the board and he shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or boards employing him.  He shall have a seat on the board or boards of education employing him and the right to speak on all educational matters at meetings of the board or boards but shall have no vote.  b. Any superintendent of schools who has not acquired tenure in the position of superintendent as of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.) but who holds tenure during the term of his employment contract pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.2), shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the board or boards of education employing him and shall have general supervision over all aspects, including the fiscal operations and instructional programs, of the schools of the district or districts under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board and shall keep himself informed as to their condition and progress and shall report thereon, from time to time, to, and as directed by, the board and he shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or boards employing him.  He shall have a seat on the board or boards of education employing him and the right to speak on all matters at meetings of the board or boards but shall have no vote.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.267,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20.1 - Reappointment of superintendent.

18A:17-20.1 Reappointment of superintendent.  4. At the conclusion of the term of the initial contract or of any subsequent contract as hereinafter provided, the superintendent shall be deemed reappointed for another contracted term of the same duration as the previous contract unless either: a. the board by contract reappoints him for a different term which term shall be not less than three nor more than five years, in which event reappointments thereafter shall be deemed for the new term unless a different term is again specified; or b. the board notifies the superintendent in writing that he will not be reappointed at the end of the current term, in which event his employment shall cease at the expiration of that term, provided that such notification shall be given prior to the expiration of the first or any subsequent contract by a length of time equal to 30 days for each year in the term of the current contract. L.1991, c.267, s.4; amended 2008, c.106.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20.2 - Dismissal of superintendent

18A:17-20.2. Dismissal of superintendent  5. shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, incapacity, or conduct unbecoming a superintendent or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.  L.1991,c.267,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20.2a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20.2a - Required actions relative to early termination of superintendent's employment contract.

18A:17-20.2a Required actions relative to early termination of superintendent's employment contract.  6. a. Prior to a board of education entering an agreement for an early termination of an employment contract entered into with its superintendent of schools pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:17-15, that includes the payment of compensation to the superintendent as a condition of separation from service with the district, the board shall submit the agreement to the Commissioner of Education for approval. The agreement shall be submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested. The commissioner shall evaluate the agreement and have the authority to disapprove the agreement if the payment of compensation as a condition of separation from service is found to be excessive. The determination of the commissioner shall be made within 30 days of receipt of the agreement. As used in this subsection, "compensation" includes, but is not limited to, salary, allowances, bonuses and stipends, payments for accumulated sick or vacation leave, contributions toward the costs of health, dental, life and other types of insurance, medical reimbursement plans, retirement plans, and any in-kind or other form of remuneration. b. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13) to establish the allowable parameters of early termination agreements. L.2007, c.53, s.6; amended 2008, c.37, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20.3 - Evaluation of superintendent's performance

18A:17-20.3. Evaluation of superintendent's performance  6. a. Every local board of education having a superintendent shall evaluate the performance of the superintendent at least once a year. Each evaluation shall be in writing, a copy shall be provided to the superintendent and the superintendent and the board shall meet to discuss the findings. The evaluations shall be based upon the goals and objectives of the district, the responsibilities of the superintendent and such other criteria as the State Board of Education shall by regulation prescribe. Any contract entered into pursuant to N.J.S.18A:17-15 shall provide for an evaluation pursuant to this section and may provide for additional evaluation criteria or procedures which shall not be inconsistent with the regulations of the State board.  b. The New Jersey School Boards Association shall establish a training program for local school board members on the evaluation of superintendents pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Every newly appointed or elected school board member shall complete the training program within six months of commencement of his term of office.  L.1991,c.267,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:17-20.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:17-20.4 - Tenure rights not affected

18A:17-20.4. Tenure rights not affected  8. Nothing in this section or in this act shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any superintendent prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. A superintendent of schools promoted from within a district shall retain all tenure rights accrued in any position which was previously held by the superintendent in the district.  L.1991,c.267,s.8.