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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:46A-14 - Expenditures less than state aid; refunds; additional aid; request

18A:46A-14. Expenditures less than state aid; refunds; additional aid; request
In the event the expenditure incurred by any district is less than the amount of State aid received, the district shall refund the unexpended State aid after the completion of the school year. These refunds shall be paid no later than by December 1. In any year, a district may submit a request for additional aid pursuant to P.L.1977, c. 192 (C.18A:46A-1 et seq.). If the request is approved and funds are available from refunds received from school districts from the prior year, payments for the additional aid shall be made immediately from those funds.
L.1977, c. 192, s. 17, eff. Aug. 25, 1977. Amended by L.1984, c. 122, s. 6, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:46A-15 - Expenditures in excess of state aid

18A:46A-15. Expenditures in excess of state aid
In any year, no district shall be required to make expenditures for the purposes of this act in excess of the amount of State aid received pursuant to this act for that year.
L.1977, c. 192, s. 18, eff. Aug. 25, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:46A-16 - Insufficient appropriations; apportionment of appropriations

18A:46A-16. Insufficient appropriations; apportionment of appropriations
If in any year the amount of State aid appropriated is insufficient to carry out in full the provisions of this act, the commissioner shall apportion such appropriation among the districts in proportion to the State aid each district would have been apportioned had the full amount of State aid been appropriated.
L.1977, c. 192, s. 19, eff. Aug. 25, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:46A-17 - Severability

18A:46A-17. Severability
If any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this act which may be given effect; and to this end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
L.1977, c. 192, s. 20, eff. Aug. 25, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-1 - Establishment; purposes

18A:47-1. Establishment; purposes
18A:47-1. The board of education of a school district may establish and maintain a special school of instruction for the purpose of restraining, instructing, and caring for dependent and delinquent children under 16 years of age, committed to the school by the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part. Such special school shall be deemed to be a part of the public school system of the school district in or by which it has been established.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.234.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-4 - Pupils to be admitted; court order

18A:47-4. Pupils to be admitted; court order
18A:47-4. Such special school shall receive, restrain, and instruct dependent delinquent children, and children under the age of 16 years, committed to such school by the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part pursuant to the "New Jersey Code of Juvenile Justice," P.L.1982, c. 77 (C.2A:4A-20 et seq.).
If in the judgment of the court the best interests of a child demand that the special school have the entire charge and control of the child, the court may take the custody of the child from its parents or guardian and give it, for an indeterminate period, to the board of education having control of the special school. When in the judgment of the board the conduct of the child has so improved that it should be permitted to attend the regular public schools, it may return the child to the custody of its parents or guardian.
Any child, under the age of 16 years, arrested for any cause except murder or manslaughter, and pupils habitually truant or incorrigible, may, by order of the Family Part be held in the school until final judgment.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.235.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-5 - Commitment to school in another district.

18A:47-5 Commitment to school in another district.
18A:47-5. Children who are dependent and delinquent, or who are habitually truant or incorrigible, or who shall be found by the court to require special instruction, and who reside in a school district in which there is no such special school of instruction may be committed to such a special school of instruction maintained in another district. The board of education of the receiving district shall be entitled to collect and receive from the board of education of the sending district such sum for the tuition and maintenance of such children as the boards shall agree to, but not in excess of the actual cost per pupil as determined according to rules of the commissioner approved by the State board. The board of education of the sending district shall issue an order, payable from any funds available for current expenses, for such sum in favor of the secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the school district maintaining the school to which the child shall have been committed. L.1967, c.271, amended L.2010, c.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-6 - Character of training

18A:47-6. Character of training
Each such special school of instruction shall be conducted for the well-being and safe custody of children committed to it, and for their training and education for good citizenship and self-support. There shall be ample ground for farming and gardening, and shops and other means for industrial training shall be provided. The school shall, as far as possible, be conducted as a home. There shall be a superintendent and the teachers and other employees necessary for the proper conduct of the school. The superintendent shall reside in the school. Teachers in such school shall be required to hold such certificates to teach as are required of teachers in the public schools.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-7 - Rules; courses of study

18A:47-7. Rules; courses of study
Rules for the government and management of each such special school of instruction, and the course or courses of study to be pursued therein shall be prescribed by the board of education of the school district in which the school is established. The rules and courses of study, and any change therein, shall be submitted to the state board for approval.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-8 - Contribution by parents toward the support of delinquents

18A:47-8. Contribution by parents toward the support of delinquents
Whenever a person is committed to such a special school the judge making the adjudication shall inquire into the family conditions and circumstances surrounding the delinquent. If in his opinion the parents of the delinquent are of sufficient ability to maintain him, the judge may include in the order of commitment an order requiring them to pay to the board of education of the district such sum toward the support, maintenance, and clothing of the delinquent, as in the discretion of the judge may be proper. The order for payment may be enforced by attachment as for a contempt of the court.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-9 - Use of moneys available for general fund expenses

18A:47-9. Use of moneys available for general fund expenses
18A:47-9. Any money available for the general fund expenses of the public schools in a district in which such a special school of instruction has been established may be used for the general fund expenses of the school.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1993,c.83,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-10 - Funds for building and equipment

18A:47-10. Funds for building and equipment
Moneys for the purchase of land, the erection of buildings, the enlarging or repairing of buildings, and the purchase of furniture and other necessary equipment for such special schools of instruction, shall be appropriated in the same manner as moneys are appropriated for the erection and furnishing of schoolhouses.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-12 - Reports by superintendent

18A:47-12. Reports by superintendent
18A:47-12. The superintendent of a special school of instruction shall, when required, present to the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part a report concerning the conduct and maintenance of the school and the number of pupils therein and such other information as the court shall require.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.236.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:47-13 - Construction of chapter

18A:47-13. Construction of chapter
18A:47-13. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter or diminish any of the powers conferred on the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part by any other legislation.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.237.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:48-1 - Establishment; number and duration of sessions; state aid

18A:48-1. Establishment; number and duration of sessions; state aid
The board of education of any school district may establish and maintain public evening schools for the instruction of persons over 16 years of age. Unless such evening schools are maintained for at least 64 evening sessions of at least 2 hours each in each year and at least 3 evening sessions each week, the amount of State school aid payable to such district for the ensuing year shall be determined without including therein any sum for evening school pupils. Each board of education may, to the extent its facilities will permit and subject to the regulations of the Department of Education, accept students who are residents of any other school district in the State. For the purposes of calculating State school aid for approved public evening schools, the number of students shall be the sum of the resident and nonresident students.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 234, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1971; L.1982, c. 7, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:48-2 - Expenses; how paid

18A:48-2. Expenses; how paid
18A:48-2. The expenses of the evening schools shall be paid out of money available for the general fund expenses of the schools, in the same manner and under the same restrictions as the expenses of day schools are paid.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1993,c.83,s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-1 - Establishment; courses of study

18A:49-1. Establishment; courses of study
The board of education of any school district may establish and maintain a public evening school or evening schools for the instruction of foreign-born residents of the district over 14 years of age, in the English language and in the form of government and the laws of this state and of the United States. The course of study in each of such schools and any changes therein shall be submitted to and approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-2 - Rules; teachers

18A:49-2. Rules; teachers
The state board shall prescribe rules for the proper control and management of such schools, for the inspection thereof, for the issuance of certificates to teach therein, and for carrying into effect the purposes of this chapter. Every teacher employed in such a school shall hold a special teacher's certificate.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-3 - State aid.

18A:49-3 State aid.
18A:49-3. When in any school district there shall have been raised for such purposes, by appropriation and taxation, or by subscription, or both, a sum which in the judgment of the State board shall be sufficient for the maintenance in the district of such an evening school or schools, wherein the course of study or any changes therein shall have been approved by the State board, there shall be paid to the secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the district toward the maintenance of such evening school or schools, on the order of the commissioner, an amount equal to that so raised, but not exceeding the sum of $5,000.00 in any one year. The amount shall be paid by the State treasurer on the warrant of the director of the division of budget and accounting.
L.1967, c.271; amended 2010, c.39, s.29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-4 - Apportionment of appropriations

18A:49-4. Apportionment of appropriations
Whenever the amount of money appropriated by the state for such evening schools in any year is less than the amount legally applied for by the school districts, there shall be paid to each district its proportionate share of the amount applied for, based on the ratio of the amount of the appropriation for that year to the total amount applied for.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-5 - Custody of moneys.

18A:49-5 Custody of moneys.
18A:49-5. The secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the school district shall be the legal custodian of all funds appropriated, raised, or subscribed for the maintenance of such evening schools. He shall keep a separate and distinct account thereof, and shall disburse the moneys on orders signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and the chief school administrator or by the treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate to the district.
amended 1981, c.174, s.18; 2010, c.39, s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-7 - Appointment of persons to assist state board

18A:49-7. Appointment of persons to assist state board
The state board may, from time to time, appoint suitable persons to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to encourage the establishment of such evening schools. The persons so appointed shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid the necessary expenses incurred by them under the provisions of this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:49-8 - Payment of expenses

18A:49-8. Payment of expenses
The expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by the state treasurer on the warrant of the director of the division of budget and accounting. No expense shall be incurred nor payment made for any of the purposes named in this chapter until an appropriation therefor shall have been made.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-1 - Maintenance of program

18A:50-1. Maintenance of program
The board of education of any school district may maintain a program of adult education and utilize buildings, equipment, and other school facilities of the district for such purpose. The board shall determine the courses, which are to be offered, subject to the approval of the commissioner, with the consent of the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-2 - Tuition

18A:50-2. Tuition
The board of education of any district offering adult education courses shall be entitled to charge and collect from persons taking such courses, whether residing within or without the district, for tuition a sum not exceeding the actual cost per pupil as determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-3 - Apportionment of federal funds and state moneys for adult education

18A:50-3. Apportionment of federal funds and state moneys for adult education
Moneys allotted to this state by the federal government which are to be devoted to the object set forth in this chapter, together with moneys and apportionments made available under this chapter, shall be apportioned by the commissioner under rules approved by the state board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-4 - Donation and tuition fees; disposition

18A:50-4. Donation and tuition fees; disposition
All income derived from donations and from tuition fees charged for furnishing adult education courses shall be applied by the board of education receiving the same exclusively for carrying out a program of adult education.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-5 - Custodian of moneys; accounting and disbursement.

18A:50-5 Custodian of moneys; accounting and disbursement.
18A:50-5. The secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of each school district shall be the legal custodian of all funds allocated by the board of education and received from tuition fees or from any other source for the purpose of carrying out a program of adult education. He shall keep a separate account thereof and shall disburse the moneys on orders signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and the chief school administrator or by the treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate to the district.
L.1981, c.174, s.19; amended 2010, c.39, s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-6 - Surplus of moneys; disposition

18A:50-6. Surplus of moneys; disposition
18A:50-6. Any surplus arising from the excess of receipts from donations, tuition fees or from any source other than local taxation over the actual cost of the maintenance and operation of the adult education program in any school year shall not lapse into the unreserved general fund balance of the district, but shall remain in the separate account, reserved fund balance - adult education programs, to be utilized exclusively for carrying out a program of adult education during the next ensuing school year. In the event that the adult education program in any district shall be discontinued for two consecutive school years, any funds remaining in the separate account shall lapse into the unreserved general fund balance of the district.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1993,c.83,s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-7 - Districts employing supervisors of adult education; apportionment of funds for

18A:50-7. Districts employing supervisors of adult education; apportionment of funds for
There shall be apportioned and paid by the state annually to each school district employing a supervisor of adult education an amount equal to two thirds of the supervisor's annual salary; provided that in no case shall payment by the state exceed $12,000.00. In the case of districts employing a part-time supervisor, the salary of such supervisor shall be proportionate to the ratio such part-time employment bears to full-time employment, such applicable ratio to be established in each instance by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-8 - Joint adult education programs; agreement, etc.

18A:50-8. Joint adult education programs; agreement, etc.
The boards of education of two or more school districts may provide jointly by agreement for maintaining a program of adult education and utilizing buildings, equipment and other school facilities of the participating boards for such purposes. Such agreement shall be adopted by resolution of each of the participating boards of education and shall set forth the courses which are to be offered, subject to the approval of the department; the tuition, if any, to be charged to residents of the participating districts and to persons received from other districts; provided that such tuition shall not exceed the actual cost per pupil; the personnel to be employed to administer the program; and other matters deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the agreement.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-9 - Supervisors of adult education; designation of employer

18A:50-9. Supervisors of adult education; designation of employer
Where two or more boards of education have provided jointly by agreement for the employment of a supervisor of adult education to serve the participating districts, the agreement shall designate the board of education of one of such districts as the employer and the one to receive the state aid herein provided. Such aid shall be calculated and paid in the manner provided in section 18A:50-7.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-10 - Rules and regulations by state board

18A:50-10. Rules and regulations by state board
The state board shall prescribe rules and regulations for the proper control and management of the office and activities of the supervisor of adult education, for the certification of persons to hold such position, for saving from harm those supervisors and directors employed on July 1, 1964, and for encouraging a close working relationship between the office of the supervisor of adult education, the public adult education program and the adult education program sponsored by other community agencies, with particular attention to adult retraining programs and their related federal programs.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-11 - Appropriations; estimating and budgeting

18A:50-11. Appropriations; estimating and budgeting
18A:50-11. On or before November 15 of each year, the commissioner shall estimate the amount necessary to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter for the succeeding school year, and shall determine for budget purposes the amounts estimated so to be payable to each of the districts for such succeeding school year.
On or before September 15 of the succeeding school year, the commissioner shall make his final determination of the payments to be made under this chapter for said school year. An amount equal to 25% of the sum payable to each district shall be paid to the district on October 1, December 1, March 1 and May 1.
If such payments to any district should exceed the amount to which such district is entitled under section 18A:50-7, such excess shall be deducted by the commissioner from succeeding State aid payments to said district.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1990,c.52,s.68.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-12 - High school programs of education for adults; application for funds

18A:50-12. High school programs of education for adults; application for funds
School districts, county community colleges, county and State institutions may apply to the Commissioner of Education for funds to be used toward the establishment and operation of classes and programs of education for adults and out-of-school young adults designed to provide such persons with the equivalent of a high school education.
These programs for adults and out-of-school young adults shall include such curricular content appropriate to the high school curriculum as to give the adult an opportunity to attain a level of educational achievement comparable to high school graduation and prepare him to secure the high school equivalency certificate as can be obtained through the Office of Adult and Continuing Education and High School Equivalency, New Jersey State Department of Education.
L.1968, c. 383, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1968. Amended by L.1972, c. 131, s. 1, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-13 - Rules and regulations

18A:50-13. Rules and regulations
The State Board of Education shall prescribe such rules and regulations for the proper management of the programs under this act, including the control and management of all funds appropriated for its implementation.
L.1968, c. 383, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50-14 - Apportionment of funds; determination of amounts; deduction for excess payment

18A:50-14. Apportionment of funds; determination of amounts; deduction for excess payment
18A:50-14. The apportionment of funds available shall be designated according to a plan submitted by the local educational agency to the Office of Adult and Continuing Education and High School Equivalency, of the New Jersey State Department of Education. Such plan submitted by the local educational agency shall include the costs of instructors' salaries, guidance and counseling services, as well as such items as instructional materials and other equipment needed in the operation and promotion of a local program. Payment by the State, in the form of aid to each program, shall be in an amount equal to these annual costs.
On or before November 15 of each year, the commissioner shall estimate the amount necessary to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act for the succeeding fiscal year, including costs for adequate State supervisory and administrative control, and needed personnel training.
The commissioner shall determine the amounts to be payable to each of the agencies eligible under this act for the succeeding fiscal year based upon the per student cost per hour of instruction.
On or before September 15 of the succeeding fiscal year, the commissioner shall make this final determination of the payments to be made under this act for said school year. An amount equal to 25% of the sum payable to each eligible agency shall be paid to the eligible agency on October 1, December 1, March 1 and May 1.
If such payments to any agency should exceed the amount to which such agency is entitled under this act, such excess shall be deducted by the commissioner from succeeding State aid payments to said agencies.
L.1968, c.383, s.3; amended 1972, c.131,s.2; 1990,c.52,s.69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50A-1 - Provision of State-issued high school diploma.

18A:50A-1 Provision of State-issued high school diploma.
1. A State-issued high school diploma shall be provided by the New Jersey Department of Education to persons 16 years of age or older and no longer enrolled in school to document the attainment of academic skills and knowledge equivalent to a high school education. Demonstration of the appropriate level of academic competency for receipt of the State-issued high school diploma shall include, but need not be limited to, passage of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) of the American Council on Education.
L.2008, c.25, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:50A-2 - Rules, regulations relative to State-issued high school diploma.

18A:50A-2 Rules, regulations relative to State-issued high school diploma.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2008, c.25 (C.18A:50A-1 et seq.). The rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months. Rules and regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or re-adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to:
a. the establishment of reasonable and appropriate fees for persons seeking a State-issued high school diploma by examination or re-examination of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) of the American Council on Education; provided that the fees shall not exceed the actual cost of the tests and their administration; and
b. the establishment of the manner in which a not for profit third party may participate in the administration of examinations and re-examinations of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) and in the collection of fees from person seeking a high school diploma by examinations and re-examinations of the tests. The rules and regulations regarding not for profit third parties shall be in conformance with the application and approval process overseen by the Department of Education and the General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on Education.
L.2008, c.25, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-1 - County educational audiovisual aids centers authorized

18A:51-1. County educational audiovisual aids centers authorized
The boards of education of two or more school districts in any county may by resolution adopted by a majority vote of all of the members of each such board, determine to establish a "county educational audiovisual aids center" .
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-2 - County educational audiovisual aids commission

18A:51-2. County educational audiovisual aids commission
The supervision, management and control of such center shall be vested in a county educational audiovisual aids commission which shall consist of seven members who shall serve without compensation. Three members of the commission, who shall be known as members of the first class, shall be chosen from the membership of the boards of education of the participating school districts, three members of the commission, who shall be known as members of the second class, shall be chosen from the membership of the professional staffs of said boards of education whose offices, positions or employments are such as to require them to hold appropriate certificates in full force and effect in this state, and one member of the commission, who shall be known as the librarian member, shall be the county librarian if there be a county library in the county, who shall hold office ex officio, and if there be no county library in the county, then such member shall be chosen from among the librarians of the libraries in the county supported in whole or in part by public funds.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-3 - Appointed members of commission

18A:51-3. Appointed members of commission
The first members of the commission shall be appointed forthwith by the county superintendent of the county upon notification that it has been determined to establish such a center and they shall serve until June 30 next ensuing.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-4 - Election of members of commission; terms; vacancies

18A:51-4. Election of members of commission; terms; vacancies
On or before said June 30 and annually thereafter, the county superintendent shall call a meeting of all of the members of the boards of education of the participating school districts for the election of permanent members of the commission. At such first meeting one member of the first class and one member of the second class, shall be elected for terms of one year, two years and three years, each, beginning on July 1 next succeeding, and if there be no county library in the county, the librarian member shall be elected for a term of one year. At each subsequent meeting one member of each class shall be elected to serve for a term of three years and a librarian member to serve for one year shall be elected, also, if there be no county library in the county. In all cases the vote of the majority of the members of the boards of education of the participating school districts present and voting shall be necessary for election. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission according to the qualifications hereinbefore provided for original appointments and they shall serve for the unexpired terms only.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-5 - Organization of commission; officers; rules and bonds

18A:51-5. Organization of commission; officers; rules and bonds
Each county educational audiovisual aids commission shall organize by the election of a chairman and a vice chairman from its own membership and shall adopt rules for the establishment and maintenance of said center. The county superintendent shall serve as secretary of the commission, and the county treasurer of the county shall serve as custodian of all moneys and funds of the commission from whatever source derived, without compensation. The county treasurer as such custodian shall keep said moneys and funds in a separate and distinct account and shall disburse the same on orders signed by the chairman and secretary of the commission. Before entering upon his duties as such custodian he shall be required to give additional bond or to renew his bond as county treasurer, in such manner as to cover and secure the faithful performance of his duties as such custodian and any additional premium shall be paid by the commission.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-6 - Powers and duties of commission

18A:51-6. Powers and duties of commission
The commission shall provide, maintain and furnish educational audiovisual aids to the public schools of the participating school districts and shall provide such facilities, and may incur such expenses as it may deem necessary for said purpose, but shall not make expenditures or commitments in any year in excess of the funds available for that year.
The commission may contract with nonprofit, private schools within the county to provide, maintain and furnish educational audiovisual aids to such private schools. Before contracting with any nonprofit, private school, the commission shall submit the terms of the contract to the member boards for review, which terms shall include a description of the educational audiovisual aid to the furnished, the amount of payment and the time for payment.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 274, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-7 - Assessment for maintenance of audiovisual aids center

18A:51-7. Assessment for maintenance of audiovisual aids center
18A:51-7. The commission shall assess against the participating school districts a sum which, together with any anticipated State aid and private donations, shall be required for the establishment and maintenance of the county educational audiovisual aids center during the first year and for the maintenance and operation of the same, during each year thereafter, which total annual assessment shall be apportioned among the participating school districts in the proportion which the resident enrollment of the pupils for the prebudget year of each such district shall bear to the total resident enrollment of the pupils for the prebudget year of all of the participating school districts as determined by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1968, c.294; 1990, c.52, s.70; 1996, c.138, s.79.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-8 - Budget procedure

18A:51-8. Budget procedure
On or before September 30 of each year the commission shall prepare a tentative budget of the sums required by said commission in carrying on its activities for the ensuing year so itemized as to make it readily understandable, together with a statement of the amount to be assessed against each participating school district for such year, and shall deliver the same to the board of education of each of the participating school districts before the date of the October meeting of such board. The board of education of each participating school district shall consider such tentative budget at its October meeting and shall return the same forthwith to the commission with its endorsement or suggestions for change, if any, and after all such boards of education shall have so returned the same, the commission shall adopt its budget for the ensuing year and notify the board of education of each participating school district, on or before the November meeting thereof if practicable and otherwise as soon thereafter as possible, of the total amount of the budget and the amount to be assessed against such school district for said year and each such board of education shall include the amount so assessed against it in the item "current expenses of schools" in the budget adopted or submitted for adoption by it for the ensuing year and the same shall be paid to the custodian of moneys of the commission as required and requisitioned by him. If during the first year of the establishment of any such commission it shall be impossible to carry out the budgetary provisions hereinbefore provided, the commission shall certify to the boards of education of the participating school districts the amounts of said assessments as soon as practicable after the establishment of the commission and said boards of education shall pay said assessments from available current expense funds.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-9 - Statement to be forwarded to commissioner; state aid to audiovisual aid centers

18A:51-9. Statement to be forwarded to commissioner; state aid to audiovisual aid centers
Each county educational audiovisual aids commission shall forward to the commissioner, on or before September 1 of each year, a statement of its organization and its proposed program of operation for the next ensuing school year, together with an estimate of the amount of State aid, calculated as hereinafter provided, to which it will be entitled for that school year and it shall certify, on or before the next June 30, the amount raised by assessments and private donations for the purposes of such audiovisual center for the said school year and if the amount so raised by assessments or private donations or both for any one school year, for the establishment and maintenance or for the maintenance of such aids center shall be not less than the sum of $500.00, and if the commissioner shall approve such organization and program he shall thereupon certify to the Director of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury that there shall be paid to the custodian of moneys of the commission an amount equal to the amount so raised by assessments and private donations out of any funds appropriated by law for said purposes, which amount shall be paid on the warrant of said director drawn on the State Treasurer in favor of the custodian of moneys of the commission except that the amount so to be paid by the State to any such commission shall not exceed the sum of $5,000.00 in any 1 year nor shall it exceed the sum expended by the commission for educational audiovisual aids purchased by it in any year after the first 5 annual payments have been made. If the sum appropriated by the State for State aid to county educational audiovisual centers in any 1 year shall be less than the total amounts so certified by the commissioner, each commission shall be entitled to be paid its proportionate share of the total amount so appropriated.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1969, c. 224, s. 1, eff. Dec. 5, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-10 - Unexpended funds; disposition

18A:51-10. Unexpended funds; disposition
Any unexpended balance of the moneys or funds in the hands of the custodian of moneys of any such commission at the end of any school year shall be available for expenditure by the commission in the succeeding year or years but it shall not be included in any report of the amount raised as the basis for the calculation of state aid for any succeeding year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-11 - Single county educational audiovisual aids center in county

18A:51-11. Single county educational audiovisual aids center in county
Not more than one county educational audiovisual aids center shall be established in any one county and if any board of education of any school district within the county shall, subsequent to the establishment of a county educational audiovisual aids center within the county, determine, by resolution adopted by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership to apply for membership therein and shall give notice thereof to the secretary of the commission, such board of education shall be admitted to membership therein beginning on the first day of the month next following and thereafter shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as though it had been one of the original participating school districts therein.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-12 - Withdrawal of districts from, and dissolution of, audiovisual aids center

18A:51-12. Withdrawal of districts from, and dissolution of, audiovisual aids center
Any board of education of any participating school district may withdraw as a participating district pursuant to resolution duly adopted by said board and notice of intention to withdraw given to the secretary of the commission on or before August 1 in any year and in event that all participating boards of education, or all of said participating boards of education except one, shall determine to withdraw from any such county educational audiovisual center, the same shall be dissolved and the property of such center shall be disposed of at a public or private sale and one half of the amount realized therefrom, together with one half of any unexpended balances remaining in the treasury of such center, shall be paid to the state treasurer to be devoted to the maintenance and support of the public schools and the remainder thereof shall be apportioned among the board of education participating in said center at the time of its dissolution on the basis of the total average daily enrollment of the pupils of said district ascertained as hereinbefore provided.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-13 - Contracting for television educational services

18A:51-13. Contracting for television educational services
Every board is hereby authorized to make use of television as an educational aid by contracting for the services of any noncommercial, nonprofit educational television station located within or without the state but such contract shall not require the board to incur expenses in any one year period in excess of an amount equal to $2.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in the district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-14 - Participation in noncommercial educational television stations

18A:51-14. Participation in noncommercial educational television stations
Every board, in addition to the powers set forth in section 18A:51-13 and subject to the rules and regulations of the state board, may participate in the organization and operation of a noncommercial, nonprofit, educational television station in this state and utilize the services therefrom, and in order to effectuate such purpose, every board is authorized:
(1) To enter into any contractual arrangement agreeable to the board with any other public or private agencies or organizations, including membership in a noncommercial, nonprofit corporation or association duly organized under the laws of this state to operate such a station;
(2) To designate one or more representatives to the board of trustees of such corporation or association, and otherwise to participate in its affairs in compliance with the charter and bylaws of such organization;
(3) To procure for the public schools under the board's jurisdiction the services of such a station, by subscription or otherwise; and
(4) To incur such expenses as the board may deem advisable for such purposes, by way of dues, subscription charges, assessments, capital contributions and otherwise, but in amounts not exceeding in any one year $2.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in the district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-15 - Calculation of resident enrollment

18A:51-15. Calculation of resident enrollment
The resident enrollment shall be calculated and determined upon the basis of the current school year in the same manner as the same was calculated and determined by the commissioner for the apportionment of current expenses state aid for schools among the participating school districts.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-16 - Approval of program or contract by commissioner requisite

18A:51-16. Approval of program or contract by commissioner requisite
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no board of education shall participate in any educational television program or enter into any contract which may be disapproved by the commissioner as being incompatible with the policies, rules or regulations established by the state board governing public instruction in this state.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:51-17 - Termination of participation

18A:51-17. Termination of participation
Any board which has become a participant in any educational television organization may terminate its participation therein at the end of any school year by giving to such organization not less than 30 days' written notice of the board's withdrawal therefrom.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:52-1 - Furnishing by boards of education

18A:52-1. Furnishing by boards of education
The boards of education in municipalities containing a population of over 10,000 may provide for the employment of lecturers on the natural sciences and kindred subjects in the public schools in any such municipality, in the evenings, for the benefit of workingmen and workingwomen.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:52-3 - Admission free; number and frequency of lectures

18A:52-3. Admission free; number and frequency of lectures
No admission fee shall be charged. At least one school in each ward or subdivision of each municipality, where practicable, shall be designated by the board of education for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. At least one lecture shall be delivered during each of the months of October, November, December, January, February and March in each year, which shall be advertised in a newspaper published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published in the municipality, then in a newspaper published in the county and circulating in the district, at least 10 days in advance of the delivery of the lecture.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:53-1 - Maintenance of museum facilities by boards of education

18A:53-1. Maintenance of museum facilities by boards of education
The board of education of any school district may provide by contract and appropriate funds for the support and maintenance of existing museum facilities and services for the educational or recreational use and benefit of pupils in the public schools. Appropriations for such facilities and services shall be made in the same manner as for other school purposes.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:53-2 - Facilities maintained

18A:53-2. Facilities maintained
Such museum facilities and services may include exhibition in a museum building or elsewhere of subjects of natural, historical, educational, scientific, industrial or cultural nature; operation of arts, crafts and other hobby workshops; conduct of field trips and other projects of an educational or recreational nature and provision for the personal services required in connection with any of the foregoing.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-1 - Definitions

18A:54-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, "vocational education" means any education the controlling purpose of which is: (a) to fit for profitable employment; (b) to provide training which is supplemental to the daily employment; or (c) to fit for homemaking, according to the state plan for vocational education adopted by the state board.
L.1967, c.271