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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-16 - Guidelines, materials for program

18A:40A-16. Guidelines, materials for program
9. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, shall establish guidelines for substance use education programs to be offered by local boards of education to the parents or legal guardians of public school pupils. The program shall, at a minimum, provide:
(1) A thorough and comprehensive review of the substance use education curriculum which will be taught to the child of the parent or guardian during the school year, with recommendations as to the ways in which the parent or guardian may enhance, reinforce and supplement that program;
(2) Information on the pharmacology, physiology, psychosocial and legal aspects of substance use, and instruction to assist the parent or guardian in the identification of the symptoms and behavioral patterns which might indicate that a child may be involved in substance use; and
(3) Information on the State, local and community organizations which are available for the prevention, early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who show symptoms of substance use.
b. In addition to the guidelines required pursuant this section, the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, shall develop and provide to local boards of education suggested materials for the substance use education program for parents or legal guardians of school pupils, and shall maintain and continuously update a roster of individuals or groups available to assist boards of education in implementing this program and a list of State and local agencies and organizations which are approved by the Department of Health to provide services for the prevention, early intervention, treatment or rehabilitation of individuals who show symptoms of substance use disorder.
1987, c. 387, s.9; amended 2023, c.177, s.46.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-17 - Outreach program

18A:40A-17. Outreach program
10. a. Under the guidelines established by the Commissioner of Education, each local board of education shall establish an outreach program to provide substance use education for the parents or legal guardians of the pupils of the district. In establishing the program, the local board of education shall consult with such local organizations and agencies as are recommended by the commissioner. The board of education shall ensure that the program is offered at times and places convenient to the parents of the district on school premises, or in other suitable facilities.
b. In addition to the substance use education program required pursuant to this section, each local board of education shall establish policies and procedures to provide assistance to parents or legal guardians who believe that their child may be involved in substance use. These policies and procedures shall be consistent with the policies and procedures for intervention by school personnel developed pursuant to this act.
c. The board of education in each school district in the State in which a nonpublic school is located shall have the power and duty to loan to the parents or legal guardians of all pupils attending nonpublic schools located within the district all educational materials developed by the Commissioner of Education for the instruction of the parents or legal guardians of public school pupils on the nature and effects of substances and substance use. The Commissioner of Education shall make these materials available so that the local board of education shall not be required to expend funds for the loan of these materials.
1987, c. 387, s.10; amended 2023, c.177, s.47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-19 - Pilot programs

18A:40A-19. Pilot programs
12. The Commissioner of Education is authorized to make grants to local school districts in such amounts as the commissioner shall determine, to assist the districts in the implementation of innovative pilot programs designed to educate pupils of elementary and secondary schools and members of the general public on the subject of substance use, and to prevent the use of those substances. Application for grants shall be made on forms furnished by the Commissioner of Education and shall set forth the program proposed and appropriate administrative procedures for the proper and efficient implementation of the program. These pilot programs shall, at a minimum, include:
a. An early intervention competitive grant pilot program to be established by the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, to enable local school districts to identify and assist elementary school pupils who are affected by family substance use problems or who are at risk of developing such problems themselves. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage the creation of effective model programs for the early identification of children at risk for substance use related problems and to provide for effective intervention when these children are identified.
Grants shall be awarded to boards of education through a competitive grant process based upon written applications submitted by local boards of education. The Commissioner of Education shall select not more than eight of the proposals submitted by boards of education for participation in the pilot program. The commissioner, in addition to considering the overall quality of each proposal and the likelihood that the proposal can be replicated in other districts, shall seek to achieve the broadest geographic distribution of recipients consistent with the purposes of this act.
b. The pilot program established in Ocean County by the Department of Education in conjunction with the Juvenile Services Unit in the Family Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, to coordinate the efforts of school and juvenile justice personnel in the county to combat substance use by students.
The commissioner shall evaluate the effectiveness of the model program developed and tested pursuant to this section and disseminate information about successful model programs to school districts that do not participate in the pilot program.
1987, c. 387, s.12; amended 2023, c.177, s.49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-20 - Annual report.

18A:40A-20. Annual report.
13. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, shall develop procedures for the evaluation of the impact of the programs established pursuant to this act and shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the effects of these programs. That report shall include data concerning the incidence of substance use in the public schools; the nature and scope of intervention, prevention and treatment referral programs; an assessment of the impact of those programs on the problem of substance use; and, any recommendations for modifications in the programs established pursuant to this act.
1987, c. 387, s.13; amended 2023, c.177, s.51.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-21 - Rules, regulations

18A:40A-21. Rules, regulations
The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
1987, c. 387, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-22 - Findings, declarations relative to substance abuse testing policies in public school districts.

18A:40A-22 Findings, declarations relative to substance abuse testing policies in public school districts.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that there are many school districts within the State with a growing problem of drug abuse among their students. The Legislature further finds that federal and State courts have held that it may be appropriate for school districts to combat this problem through the random drug testing of students participating in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, and students who possess school parking permits. The Legislature also finds that a random drug testing program may have a positive effect on attaining the important objectives of deterring drug use and providing a means for the early detection of students with drug problems so that counseling and rehabilitative treatment may be offered.
L.2005,c.209,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-23 - Adoption of policy for random testing of certain students.

18A:40A-23 Adoption of policy for random testing of certain students.
2. A board of education may adopt a policy, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Department of Human Services, which are consistent with the New Jersey Constitution and the federal Constitution, for the random testing of the district's students in grades 9-12 who participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, or who possess school parking permits, for the use of controlled dangerous substances as defined in N.J.S.2C:35-2 and anabolic steroids. The testing shall be conducted by the school physician, school nurse or a physician, laboratory or health care facility designated by the board of education and the cost shall be paid by the board. Any disciplinary action taken against a student who tests positive for drug use or who refuses to consent to testing shall be limited to the student's suspension from or prohibition against participation in extracurricular activities, or revocation of the student's parking permits.
L.2005,c.209,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-24 - Public hearing prior to adoption of drug testing policy.

18A:40A-24 Public hearing prior to adoption of drug testing policy.
3. Each board of education shall hold a public hearing prior to the adoption of its drug testing policy. The policy shall be in written form and shall be distributed to students and their parents or guardians at the beginning of each school year. The policy shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
a. notice that the consent of the student and his parent or guardian for random student drug testing is required for the student to participate in extracurricular activities and to possess a school parking permit;
b. the procedures for collecting and testing specimens;
c. the manner in which students shall be randomly selected for drug testing;
d. the procedures for a student or his parent or guardian to challenge a positive test result;
e. the standards for ensuring the confidentiality of test results;
f. the specific disciplinary action to be imposed upon a student who tests positive for drug use or refuses to consent to testing;
g. the guidelines for the referral of a student who tests positive for drug use to drug counseling or rehabilitative treatment; and
h. the scope of authorized disclosure of test results
L.2005,c.209,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:40A-25 - Rules, regulations.

18A:40A-25 Rules, regulations.
4. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall adopt pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
L.2005,c.209,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-1 - Fire, school security drills.

18A:41-1 Fire, school security drills.
18A:41-1. Every principal of a school of two or more rooms, or of a school of one room, when located above the first story of a building, shall have at least one fire drill and one school security drill each month within the school hours, including any summer months during which the school is open for instructional programs, and shall require all teachers of all schools, whether occupying buildings of one or more stories, to keep all doors and exits of their respective rooms and buildings unlocked during the school hours, except during an emergency lockdown or an emergency lockdown drill. Where school buildings have been provided with fire escapes, they shall be used by a part or all of the pupils performing every fire drill. An actual fire or school security emergency that occurs at a school during the month and that includes activities which are the equivalent of a drill shall be considered a drill for the purposes of meeting the requirements of this section.
A law enforcement officer shall be present at a minimum of one school security drill in each school year in order to make recommendations on any improvements or changes to school security drill procedures that the officer may deem advisable.
amended 2007, c.205; 2009, c.178, s.4; 2016, c.80, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-3 - Violations; misdemeanors

18A:41-3. Violations; misdemeanors
Any principal, teacher, or janitor failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $100.00 for each offense
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-5 - Notification

18A:41-5. Notification
Each school district shall immediately notify the appropriate local fire department of any fire which occurs in a school building or on school property. The local fire department shall forward the data to the bureau of fire safety in the Department of Community Affairs.
L. 1989, c. 42, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-6 - "School security drill" defined.

18A:41-6 "School security drill" defined.
1. As used in this act:
"School security drill" means an exercise, other than a fire drill, to practice procedures that respond to an emergency situation including, but not limited to, a bomb threat, non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation and that is similar in duration to a fire drill.
L.2009, c.178, s.1; amended 2016, c.80, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-7a - School security drills, procedure.

18A:41-7a School security drills, procedure.
1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a school district shall ensure that a school security drill that occurs when students are present:
(1) includes clear, developmentally and age-appropriate messaging to students and staff at the conclusion of the drill that the event is a drill and that no current danger exists;
(2) does not expose students to content or imaging that is not developmentally or age-appropriate;
(3) is paired with trauma-informed approaches to address any student inquiries or concerns which may arise as a result of a school security drill;
(4) does not include the use of fake blood, real or prop firearms, or the simulations of gun shots, explosions, or other sounds or visuals that may induce panic or a traumatic response from a student or school district employee;
(5) does not require a student to role play as a victim, but may include first aid training in which students participate;
(6) is accessible to students with disabilities and mental health conditions, and provides all necessary accommodations for these students.
b. A school district shall provide written notification to the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the district following completion of a school security drill, which notice shall be provided to the parent or guardian by no later than the end of the school day on which the school security drill is conducted.
c. A school district may permit emergency personnel access to the buildings and grounds of its schools for school security drills that are scheduled outside of school hours and during such times as students are not present.
d. A school district shall review and update its school security drill procedures using a process that coincides with the review of the school safety and security plan developed pursuant to N.J.A.C.6A:16-5.1 and collects input from emergency personnel, parents and guardians of students enrolled in the district, teachers and staff employed in the district, mental health professionals, and student government representatives from multiple grade levels.
e. A school district shall annually track data on such measures and information as are required by the Commissioner of Education, and shall report the data to the commissioner.
L. 2021, c.365.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-7.1 - Schools to provide critical incident mapping data to local law enforcement.

18A:41-7.1 Schools to provide critical incident mapping data to local law enforcement.
1. a. Each board of education of a school district, board of trustees of a charter school or renaissance school project, or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall provide to local law enforcement authorities critical incident mapping data for all schools and school grounds. In the case of a school building located in a municipality in which there is no municipal police department, critical incident mapping data shall be provided to an entity designated by the Superintendent of State Police. A board of education of a school district, board of trustees of a charter school or renaissance school project, or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall provide revised mapping data to the applicable law enforcement authorities or designated entities any time that there is a change to the critical incident mapping data.
b. Critical incident mapping data provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be:
(1) compatible with all platforms and applications used by local, State, and federal law enforcement authorities;
(2) provided in a printable format; and
(3) verified for accuracy through an annual walkthrough of school buildings and school grounds.
c. As used in this section, "critical incident mapping data" means information provided in electronic or digital form to assist first responders in an emergency including, but not limited to:
(1) aerial images of schools;
(2) floor plans, including room and suite numbers;
(3) building access points;
(4) locations of hazardous materials and utility shut-offs; and
(5) any other relevant location information.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require local law enforcement authorities or designated entities to access critical incident mapping data using third party viewing software.
L.2019, c.106, s.1; amended 2022, c.122, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-9 - Access to school surveillance equipment by law enforcement authorities.

18A:41-9 Access to school surveillance equipment by law enforcement authorities.
1. a. If at least one school building of a school district is equipped with video surveillance equipment that is capable of streaming live video wirelessly to a remote location, the board of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement authorities providing the authorities with the capacity to activate the equipment and view live streaming video. The memorandum of understanding shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) the designation of individuals who shall be authorized to view live streaming video;
(2) the circumstances under which the designated individuals would view live streaming video; and
(3) a detailed plan for preventing and detecting unauthorized access to live streaming video.
b. In the case of a school building that is located in a municipality in which there is no municipal police department, the board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with an entity designated by the Superintendent of the State Police.
c. In the event that the parties to the memorandum of understanding are unable to reach an agreement regarding any provision required to be included pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the county prosecutor shall make the final determination regarding that provision.
d. A board shall enter into the memorandum of understanding no later than 180 days following the effective date of this act.
e. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to require the installation of video surveillance equipment capable of streaming live video wirelessly to a remote site.
L.2017, c.119, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-9.1 - Protocol regarding retention of video footage from school surveillance systems.

18A:41-9.1 Protocol regarding retention of video footage from school surveillance systems.
1. a. No later than six months following the effective date of this act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall develop a protocol regarding the retention of video footage from school surveillance systems. Matters to be addressed in the protocol shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: a minimum and maximum amount of time that footage may be retained; measures to be taken to limit access to the footage; and compliance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," (20 U.S.C. s.1232g). The Attorney General shall review the protocol annually and shall revise it as necessary.
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a school district to install a school surveillance system.
L.2019, c.47, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-11 - Equipping public and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms

18A:41-11. Equipping public and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms
2. a. As used in this section:
"Panic alarm" means a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement.
b. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection e. of this section, each public elementary and secondary school building shall be equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency including, but not limited to, a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation. The alarm shall be directly linked to local law enforcement authorities or, in the case of a school building located in a municipality in which there is no municipal police department, a location designated by the Superintendent of State Police, and shall immediately transmit a signal or message to such authorities upon activation. The alarm shall not be audible within the school building.
c. Each panic alarm required under this section shall adhere to nationally recognized industry standards, including the standards of the National Fire Protection Association and Underwriters Laboratories.
d. Each panic alarm required under this section shall be installed solely by a person licensed to engage in the alarm business in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1997, c.305 (C.45:5A-27).
e. A school district may equip its elementary and secondary school buildings with an emergency mechanism that is an alternative to a panic alarm if the mechanism is approved by the Department of Education.
L.2019, c.33, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-12 - Funding of panic alarms or emergency mechanisms

18A:41-12. Funding of panic alarms or emergency mechanisms
3. A portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued to fund school security, upon voter approval of P.L.2018, c.119, shall be used to fund the full cost of the panic alarms required in public elementary and secondary school buildings in any district pursuant to section 2 of this act or alternative emergency mechanisms approved by the department pursuant to that section. A school district that, prior to the effective date of this act, installed a panic alarm or alternative emergency mechanism approved by the department may receive reimbursement for those costs.
L.2019, c.33, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-13 - Rules, regulations

18A:41-13 Rules, regulations
4. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to establish a program to effectuate the purposes of this act, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the Schools Development Authority in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.
L.2019, c.33, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:41-14 - Annual school safety audit for each school building.

18A:41-14 Annual school safety audit for each school building.
1. a. A school district and a nonpublic school shall annually conduct a school safety audit for each school building using the checklist developed by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in collaboration with the Department of Education pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The school district and the nonpublic school shall submit the completed audit to the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Department of Education. The audits shall be kept confidential and shall not be deemed a public record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to public records, but may be utilized for the purposes of allocating any State grants or loans made available for the purpose of school facility safety and security upgrades.
b. The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in collaboration with the Department of Education shall develop a comprehensive checklist of items to be reviewed and evaluated in the school safety audits conducted by school districts and nonpublic schools pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The checklist shall include items to assess the security features and security vulnerabilities of a school district's and nonpublic school's school buildings and grounds. The checklist shall also include items to assess the emergency notification systems used to facilitate notification to parents and other members of the community in the case of school emergencies. The checklist shall be reviewed annually by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Department of Education and updated as appropriate.
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in collaboration with the Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to school districts and nonpublic schools to facilitate the completion of the checklists in a uniform manner.
L.2019, c.478, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-1 - Safety patrol by pupils

18A:42-1. Safety patrol by pupils
Any board of education may make rules providing for the organization of school safety patrols in the public schools under its jurisdiction and for the appointment, with the permission of the parents, of pupils as members thereof, for the purpose of influencing and encouraging other pupils to refrain from crossing public highways at points other than at regular crossings, and for the purpose of directing pupils not to cross highways at times when the presence of traffic would render such crossing unsafe. No liability shall attach either to the board of education or any person holding office, position or employment under it, by virtue of the organization, maintenance or operation of a school safety patrol organized, maintained, and operated under the authority of this section.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-2 - School orchestra not to compete with civilian musicians; exceptions

18A:42-2. School orchestra not to compete with civilian musicians; exceptions
No music supervisor, music teacher or any person having charge of any band or orchestra connected with a public school of this state shall permit such band or orchestra to play, perform or furnish music as a school band or orchestra at any function in competition with civilian musicians. Excepted herefrom are functions connected with such public school and functions which shall be of a patriotic nature.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-3 - Collection and deposit of savings of pupils

18A:42-3. Collection and deposit of savings of pupils
In order to encourage the habit of saving among the pupils in schools, the principal or superintendent of any public school, or any person designated for that purpose by the board of education or other school authority under which the school shall be, may collect once a week, or from time to time, small amounts of savings from the pupils of the school, to be deposited by the principal, superintendent, or designated person promptly upon collection in any financial institution having its principal office in New Jersey, whose accounts or deposits are insured or guaranteed by any corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, which corporation is an instrumentality of the United States or of any successor corporation having for its purpose the insurance of deposits or accounts.
These moneys shall be placed to the credit of the respective pupils for whom the money has been collected, or if the amount collected at any one time is deemed insufficient for the opening of individual accounts, in the name of the principal, superintendent, or designated person, in trust, and to be by him eventually transferred to the credit of the respective pupils to whom the same belongs. In the meantime, the principal, superintendent, or designated person shall furnish to the financial institution a list giving the names, signatures, addresses, ages, places of birth, parents' names, and such other data concerning the respective pupils as the financial institution may require.
The words "system of school savings" or "school savings" may be used in circulars, reports, and other printed or written matter used in connection with this section.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-4 - Distribution of literature as to candidacy, bond issues, or other public question to be submitted at election; prohibited

18A:42-4. Distribution of literature as to candidacy, bond issues, or other public question to be submitted at election; prohibited
No literature which in any manner and in any part thereof promotes, favors or opposes the candidacy of any candidate for election at any annual school election, or the adoption of any bond issue, proposal, or any public question submitted at any general, municipal or school election shall be given to any public school pupil in any public school building or on the grounds thereof for the purpose of having such pupil take the same to his home or distribute it to any person outside of said building or grounds, nor shall any pupil be requested or directed by any official or employee of the public schools to engage in any activity which tends to promote, favor or oppose any such candidacy, bond issue, proposal, or public question. The board of education of each school district shall prescribe necessary rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-5 - Certain student organizations declared harmful

18A:42-5. Certain student organizations declared harmful
Every fraternity, sorority, secret society or organization composed in whole or in part of public school pupils, which seeks to organize and perpetuate itself by taking in members from among the pupils enrolled in such school in which they are students, upon the basis of decision of the membership of such organization, rather than from the free choice of any pupils in such school who are otherwise qualified to fill the special aims of such organization, is hereby declared to be an organization inimical to the good of the school system and to the democratic principles and ideals of public education and to the public good.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-6 - Organizations forbidden in high schools; rules; exceptions

18A:42-6. Organizations forbidden in high schools; rules; exceptions
No such fraternity, sorority, society or organization shall be formed or maintained in any public high school, and the board of education of every school district shall adopt rules providing for the necessary disciplinary measures to enforce this section.
This section shall not apply to any state college.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:42-7 - Participants in certain interscholastic extracurricular activities may earn varsity letter.

18A:42-7 Participants in certain interscholastic extracurricular activities may earn varsity letter.
1. a. A school district that includes any of the grades 9 through 12 shall adopt a policy to provide that a student enrolled in those grades who participates in any school-sponsored, interscholastic extracurricular activity that includes competitions in which the student competes against students enrolled in schools outside of the district may be eligible to earn a varsity letter awarded by the district.
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a school district to award a varsity letter or to establish any school-sponsored, interscholastic extracurricular activity.
L.2017, c.62, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43-1 - Accident insurance for pupils authorized

18A:43-1. Accident insurance for pupils authorized
The board of education in any school district may arrange for and maintain, and may pay the premiums for policies of accident insurance with any insurance company created by or under the laws of this State or authorized by law to transact business in this State, to provide for payments to pupils of the school district in connection with loss resulting from bodily injury sustained by such pupils through accidental means while participating in, practicing or training for, or during transportation to or from games or contests conducted by the school district, or by any school of the district, or with the consent of the board of education or of the school and under the supervision of an employee of the board of education, and for payments to pupils injured in connection either with the conduct of the regular curricular and extra-curricular programs of the district or with student travel to and from the places where such programs are conducted and which travel is made necessary by such programs.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1975, c. 233, s. 1, eff. Oct. 24, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43-2 - Payment by pupils of proportionate share of premiums

18A:43-2. Payment by pupils of proportionate share of premiums
A board of education maintaining such accident insurance for the benefit of its pupils may require the payment to the board of education by pupils, to whom the benefit of such insurance is extended, of a proportionate share of the premiums or any part thereof. The sums to be paid by the pupils shall be established by a schedule determined by the board of education, but no pupil electing not to participate in the accident insurance coverage, shall be required to make any payment toward the cost of the premiums therefor.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43-3 - No liability imposed on board of education

18A:43-3. No liability imposed on board of education
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to impose any liability on the part of a board of education for injury sustained by a pupil as a result of or in connection with any of the games or contests hereinabove mentioned, or as a result of or in connection with the conduct of the physical education program of the school district or of any school of the district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-3 - Staffing and assignment of personnel

18A:43A-3. Staffing and assignment of personnel
The board of education shall provide for the operation of the bureau, for the payment of its expenses, for the staffing and assignment of personnel to the bureau including provision for the services of a social welfare caseworker or caseworkers and such other professional personnel as may be required by the bureau. Except as provided in section 18A:43A-8, the board may fix the compensation of the employees of the bureau including the director, assign duties and regulate the terms and conditions of all such employments.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-4 - Function

18A:43A-4. Function
It shall be the function of any children's bureau so established, to coordinate the various student supervisory and counseling programs of the school district; and to cooperate with, and seek the cooperation of, state, county and municipal authorities and public or private social welfare and recreational agencies to assist in the solution of juvenile problems generally and in providing those services recognized as basic to the team approach in solving problems of individuals in their relations to others and to their environment.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-5 - Services that may be provided or administered.

18A:43A-5 Services that may be provided or administered.
18A:43A-5. The bureau may, subject to the approval of the board of education, provide for or administer any or all of the following services:
(a) Take, keep and maintain a census of all children residing in the district pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:11-2;
(b) Supervise and maintain a school attendance service to carry out the provisions of article 3 of chapter 38 of this title, Compulsory Education;
(c) Maintain a register and classification of children with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 46 of this title;
(d) Supervise the issuance of employment certificates, age certificates and special permits pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.), the law limiting and regulating child labor;
(e) Establish and maintain group and individual child guidance and counseling programs;
(f) Establish and operate speech and remedial reading clinics and such other clinics as will promote the educational development of the children of the district;
(g) Arrange with the respective county and municipal authorities concerned with proper juvenile development and particularly with those concerned with juvenile delinquency for mutual cooperation and assistance including service of the children's bureau as a receiving center for juvenile delinquents;
(h) Carry out, under guidance, the recommendations of mental health and diagnostic centers and clinics and of family psychiatrists and physicians;
(i) Counsel with parent and child;
(j) Cooperate in providing long- or short-term supervision of any child in connection with any of the services authorized by this section;
(k) Assist in the promotion of the development of youth and their proper adjustment in society.
amended 2010, c.50, s.12; 2017, c.131, s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-6 - Cooperation by other services and civil authorities

18A:43A-6. Cooperation by other services and civil authorities
In connection with any of the functions or services authorized by this chapter, the bureau shall cooperate with and receive the cooperation of, the medical inspector, nurse, psychological examiner or any approved clinic or agency providing psychological or psychiatric services to the district, the teachers, guidance counsellor, attendance officer, and all other personnel of the district as may be of assistance to the bureau in the performance of its authorized functions or services under this chapter. In addition the bureau is authorized to cooperate with and seek the cooperation of state, county and municipal authorities and public or private social welfare and recreational agencies.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-7 - Cooperation by county and municipal government

18A:43A-7. Cooperation by county and municipal government
The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which the board of education of any district therein has established a children's bureau pursuant to this chapter and the governing body of the municipality or municipalities of which such district is comprised is authorized and empowered to cooperate with and assist any such children's bureau in the performance of any of its functions or services authorized by this chapter and any such board of chosen freeholders or governing body may authorize the assignment of any county or municipal employee, including members of the municipal police department, subject to the approval of the director of such children's bureau, to serve with such children's bureau and under the direction of the director thereof.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-8 - Employee to retain rights

18A:43A-8. Employee to retain rights
Any such county or municipal employee, including members of the municipal police department, so assigned to serve with the children's bureau of a school district shall continue as an employee or member of, and be compensated by, the respective department or division from which he was assigned, and shall retain all his pension, tenure and other rights as an employee or member thereof.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-9 - Extension of service to other districts; contract

18A:43A-9. Extension of service to other districts; contract
Any board of education, which has established a children's bureau, and the board of education of any other school district may, pursuant to resolutions duly adopted, contract for the extension of the services of such bureau to such other district, upon such terms as may be determined upon between them and in any such case the bureau shall be operated for the benefit of both such school districts, pursuant to such contract.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:43A-10 - Empowers previously formed bureaus

18A:43A-10. Empowers previously formed bureaus
Any children's bureau heretofore established in any school district and which has been and is performing any of the functions or services authorized by this chapter shall have all the powers conferred upon children's bureaus by this chapter in the same manner as though such bureau was established pursuant to this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:44-1 - Establishment of preschool

18A:44-1. Establishment of preschool
18A:44-1. The board of education of any district may establish a preschool school or department in any school under its control, and shall admit to such preschool school or department any child who is under the age at which children are admitted to other schools or classes in such district.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1996, c.138, s.71.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:44-2 - Establishment of kindergarten

18A:44-2. Establishment of kindergarten
18A:44-2. The board of education of any district may establish a kindergarten school or kindergarten department, which in order to receive State aid shall be a one-year program in advance of or in preparation for entrance to first grade, in any school under its control, and may admit to such kindergarten school or department any child over the age of four and under the age of five and shall admit to such kindergarten school or department any child over the age of five and under the age of six years who is a resident of the district.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1996, c.138, s.72.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:44-3 - Nursery school and kindergarten school teachers; special certificates

18A:44-3. Nursery school and kindergarten school teachers; special certificates
Every teacher in a nursery school or department and every teacher in a kindergarten school or department shall hold an appropriate certificate, which shall be issued by the state board of examiners at the request of the board of education of the district in which such school or department is situate or by the board of examiners of the city in which he is teaching, if there is such a board.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:44-4 - Expenses; how paid.

18A:44-4 Expenses; how paid.
18A:44-4. a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the expenses of preschool schools or departments and of kindergarten schools or departments shall be paid out of any moneys available for the general fund expenses of the schools, and in the same manner and under the same restrictions as the expenses of other schools or departments are paid, except when wholly or partly subsidized by restricted funding sources or restricted endowments.
b. A district may collect tuition from the parents or guardians of students enrolled in a preschool school or department for whom the district does not receive preschool education aid pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-54). The amount of tuition may not exceed the per pupil cost of the preschool program.
Amended 1993, c.83, s.18; 1996, c.138, s.73; 2004, c.125; 2007, c.260, s.69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:44-6 - Division of Early Childhood Education.

18A:44-6 Division of Early Childhood Education.
2. a. There is established a Division of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education. The administrator and head of the division shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the division and shall devote his entire time to the performance of those duties.
b. The division shall be responsible for:
(1) setting required standards for early childhood education programs in districts that operate preschool programs for three- and four-year olds that emphasize the quality necessary to meet children's needs, including, but not limited to, standards for teacher qualifications, program design and facilities;
(2) identifying and disseminating information on model early childhood education programs that meet and exceed high standards for program quality;
(3) the coordination of early childhood programs and services in consultation with the Department of Human Services;
(4) identifying the amount of funds necessary to implement successful early childhood education programs based on a comprehensive needs assessment;
(5) providing assistance, as needed, to school districts in implementing early childhood education programs;
(6) implementing the early childhood education orders of the New Jersey Supreme Court;
(7) overseeing the evaluation and monitoring of early childhood education programs in districts that operate preschool programs for three- and four-year olds; and
(8) providing, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, an annual report to the Legislature and public on early childhood education.
L.2000, c.139, s.2; amended 2007, c.260, s.70.