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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-38 - Program to provide additional funding for apprenticeship programs.

18A:7G-38 Program to provide additional funding for apprenticeship programs.
64. a. The Commissioner of Education, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, shall establish a program to provide additional funding for apprenticeship programs registered by the federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the United States Department of Labor. There shall be appropriated annually in fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2005 the sum of $3,000,000 to accomplish this purpose.
b. The commissioners of the Department of Education and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish guidelines for the distribution of funds under the program, including a provision that requires a majority of the funding to assist apprenticeship programs in urban areas. The guidelines shall also include a list of those types of entities eligible for funding including, but not limited to, county colleges, county vocational schools, unions and other sponsors of apprenticeship programs deemed appropriate. Eligible entities shall be permitted to use the funding provided pursuant to the program to fund student grants. Pursuant to established guidelines, the commissioners of the Department of Education and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall be responsible for the distribution of funds under the program.
L.2000, c.72, s.64; amended 2007, c.39, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-39 - False, deceptive, fraudulent statement by contractor in certifications, penalty.

18A:7G-39 False, deceptive, fraudulent statement by contractor in certifications, penalty.
65. Any contractor who willfully makes, or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the certifications required pursuant to P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and shall be permanently disqualified from bidding on all school facilities projects; and , in the case of an individual or the officer or employee charged with the duty of making the submission for a contractor , he shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
L.2000,c.72,s.65.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-40 - Prequalified contractors exempt from other prequalifying process.

18A:7G-40 Prequalified contractors exempt from other prequalifying process.
66. A contractor who has been prequalified as a bidder on school facilities projects in accordance with the process established by the development authority pursuant to section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33) shall not be required to undergo any other prequalification process to bid on a school facilities project.
L.2000, c.72, s.66; amended 2007, c.137, s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-41 - Procedure for obtaining prequalified status; short-form application.

18A:7G-41 Procedure for obtaining prequalified status; short-form application.
68. If a contractor on the effective date of this act has a current, valid classification from the Division of Property Management and Construction, it may obtain prequalified status under this act by submitting a short-form application developed by the authority. A short-form application submitted under this section must include verification of the contractor's current classification and aggregate rating limit by the Division of Property Management and Construction.
Upon such application, the authority shall prequalify the contractor for the same trade or work classification and same aggregate rating limit issued by the Division of Property Management and Construction, provided the authority does not obtain or receive information indicating the contractor has experienced recent performance deficiencies, or otherwise fails to meet the qualification and responsibility standards established by this act. Prequalification pursuant to this section shall be valid for such time as determined by the authority.
L.2000,c.72,s.68.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-41.1 - Definitions relative to construction of school facilities projects; competition for contracts.

18A:7G-41.1 Definitions relative to construction of school facilities projects; competition for contracts.
1. a. As used in this section:
"affiliate" means any firm or person having an overt or covert relationship such that any one of them directly or indirectly controls or has power to control another;
"firm" or "person" means any natural person, association, company, contractor, corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity, including their assignees, lessees, receivers, or trustees.
b. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority shall not restrict the ability of a firm or person that holds a valid classification or a valid prequalification, as applicable, issued by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury from competing for contracts or other work in any of the construction categories or trades or specific professional disciplines for which the firm or person holds a classification or prequalification.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the development authority from requiring the prequalification of a firm or person by the development authority in accordance with the provisions of section 59 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-33).
c. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, a firm or person or an affiliate thereof shall not serve as a general contractor or as a subcontractor or as a subconsultant on an authority project for which the firm or person serves as the construction manager.
L.2009, c.225, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-43 - Office of Fiscal Integrity in School Construction.

18A:7G-43 Office of Fiscal Integrity in School Construction.
70. There is established in the Office of the Attorney General the Office of Fiscal Integrity in School Construction. The office shall perform its duties under the direction of the Attorney General and shall cooperate and coordinate the performance of its duties with the Office of the State Comptroller. The Attorney General or his representative, in cooperation and coordination with the State Comptroller or his representatives, may investigate, examine, and inspect the activities of the authority and districts related to the financing and construction of school facilities and the implementation of the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.). The Attorney General and the State Comptroller may require the submission of duly verified reports from the authority and districts, which include such information in such form as the Attorney General and the State Comptroller may require. The Attorney General or the State Comptroller or a representative of either, may also consult with the authority on issues and procedures related to the exercise of its duties and responsibilities under P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.). The Legislature shall annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to finance the operations of the office.
L.2000, c.72, s.70; amended 2005, c.155, s.105; 2007, c.52, s.20.
18A:7G-44 Requirement for "wrap-up insurance coverage."
71. a. In the case of any school facilities project which has a State share of 100%, the development authority may require the use of wrap-up insurance coverage for the project and shall establish the terms and requirements for any such coverage.
b. For any school facilities project which has a State share of less than 100%, the district may elect to purchase wrap-up insurance coverage for the school facilities project. A district may purchase the coverage on its own or may enter into a joint purchasing agreement with one or more other districts to purchase coverage.
c. As used in this section, "wrap-up insurance coverage" means a single insurance and loss control program for all parties involved in the school facilities project, including the owners, administrators, contractors and all tiers of subcontractors, which is controlled and authorized by the owner or financing administrator and applicable to defined construction work sites. Wrap-up insurance coverage may include, but not be limited to, workers' compensation and employers' liability, commercial general liability, umbrella/excess liability, builder's risk, architects' and engineers' errors and omissions, liability, environmental liability, and force majeure.
L.2000, c.72, s.71; amended 2007, c.137, s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-45 - Conveyance of certain school buildings and land to New Jersey Schools Development Authority; conditions.

18A:7G-45 Conveyance of certain school buildings and land to New Jersey Schools Development Authority; conditions.
14. a. In the event that the development authority funds 100% of the cost of the acquisition of land for the construction of a school facilities project and as a result of the construction of that project a school building located in the district and the land upon which the school building is situate are no longer necessary for educational purposes, title to the land together with the school building on the land shall be conveyed to and shall vest in the New Jersey Schools Development Authority established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-237) when it is determined by the development authority that such conveyance is in the best interest of the development authority. The district shall execute any documents including, but not limited to, a deed of conveyance necessary to accomplish the transfer of title.
b. The development authority may retain or sell the land and buildings on that land acquired pursuant to subsection a. of this section. In the event the development authority elects to sell, it shall use a competitive process. The proceeds of that sale shall be applied to the costs of school facilities projects of the district.
c. The transfer of title pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall occur in accordance with a schedule determined by the development authority. The schedule may provide that the transfer occur prior to the completion of the construction of the new school facilities project if the development authority deems it necessary in order to complete additional school facilities projects within the district.
L.2007, c.137, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-46 - Acquisition of land in SDA district; submission of land inventory.

18A:7G-46 Acquisition of land in SDA district; submission of land inventory.
15. If land is necessary to be acquired in connection with a school facilities project in an SDA district, the board of education of the district and the governing body of the municipality in which the district is situate shall jointly submit to the commissioner and to the development authority a complete inventory of all district- and municipal-owned land located in the municipality. The inventory shall include a map of the district showing the location of each of the identified parcels of land. The board of education and the governing body of the municipality shall provide an analysis of why any district- or municipal-owned land is not suitable as a site for a school facilities project identified in the district's long-range facilities plan. The inventory shall be updated as needed in connection with any subsequent school facilities projects for which it is necessary to acquire land.
L.2007, c.137, s.15; amended 2007, c.260, s.48.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-47 - Approval of site plan in SDA district; procedure.

18A:7G-47 Approval of site plan in SDA district; procedure.
16. a. Whenever the board of education of an SDA district submits to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) information on a proposed preferred site for the construction of a school facilities project, the development authority shall file a copy of a map, plan or report indicating the proposed preferred site with the county clerk of the county within which the site is located and with the municipal clerk, planning board, and building inspector of the municipality within which the site is located.
b. Whenever a map, plan, or report indicating a proposed preferred site for the construction of an SDA district school facilities project is filed by the development authority pursuant to subsection a. of this section, any municipal approving authority before granting any site plan approval, building permit, or approval of a subdivision plat, or exercising any other approval power with respect to the development or improvement of any lot, tract, or parcel of land which is located wholly or partially within the proposed preferred site shall refer the site plan, application for a building permit or subdivision plat or any other application for proposed development or improvement to the development authority for review and recommendation as to the effect of the proposed development or improvement upon the construction of the school facilities project.
c. A municipal approving authority shall not issue any site plan approval or building permit or approve a subdivision plat or exercise any other approval power with respect to the development or improvement of the lot, tract, or parcel of land without the recommendation of the development authority until 45 days following referral to the development authority pursuant to subsection b. of this section. Within that 45-day period, the development authority may:
(1) give notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of the lot, tract, or parcel of land of probable intention to acquire the whole or any part thereof, and no further action shall be taken by the approving authority for a further period of 180 days following receipt of notice from the development authority. If within the 180-day period the development authority has not acquired, agreed to acquire, or commenced an action to condemn the property, the municipal approving authority shall be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law; or
(2) give notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of the lot, tract, or parcel of land that the development authority has no objection to the granting of the permit or approval for which application has been made. Upon receipt of the notice the municipal approving authority shall be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law.
L.2007, c.137, s.16; amended 2007, c.260, s.49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7G-48 - Projects in certain districts with prior approval; construction, financing under prior law.

18A:7G-48 Projects in certain districts with prior approval; construction, financing under prior law.
17. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, a school facilities project of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage equal to or greater than 55% or of a district, other than an Abbott district, with a district aid percentage of less than 55% that had been approved by the Commissioner of Education and the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation prior to the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to be constructed by the corporation, shall be constructed and financed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) as the same read before the effective date of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.).
L.2007, c.137, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-1 - Municipalities as separate school districts; exceptions

18A:8-1. Municipalities as separate school districts; exceptions
Each municipality shall be a separate local school district except as otherwise provided in this chapter and except that each incorporated village shall remain a part of the district in which it is situated at the time of its incorporation.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-2 - Certain new municipalities as type II districts

18A:8-2. Certain new municipalities as type II districts
Whenever a new municipality other than a city is created from parts of two or more municipalities, such municipality shall be a separate type II school district from the time of appointment of the board of education for the new school district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-3 - First board of education; first elected board

18A:8-3. First board of education; first elected board
The first board of education of the new school district shall consist of nine persons, who are legal residents of the district possessing the qualifications requisite for board membership in other school districts, except the two-year residence requirement, which shall not be effective until the fourth annual school election of the newly created district. They shall be appointed by the county superintendent as soon after the creation of the new municipality as possible, and they shall continue in office until the qualification in office of their successors, who shall be elected at the ensuing annual school election for terms to be so arranged by the appointed board that, as soon as possible, the term of each member of the board shall be three years and the terms of three members shall expire in each year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-3.1 - Assumption of indebtedness for money or property upon annexation

18A:8-3.1. Assumption of indebtedness for money or property upon annexation
When a municipality or a part thereof is annexed to another municipality and there is within the limits of the municipality or part thereof which is annexed, a schoolhouse or property formerly belonging to the board of education of the school district situated in such municipality, any indebtedness of such board of education for the erection, purchase, furnishing or repair of such schoolhouse or property shall be assumed by and become the obligation of the board of education of the school district of the annexing municipality.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-3.2 - Repayment of indebtedness paid by original district notwithstanding its assumption

18A:8-3.2. Repayment of indebtedness paid by original district notwithstanding its assumption
When the board of education of a school district situated in any municipality pays any portion of an indebtedness which existed at the time of the formation of a new municipality or part thereof, or at the time of the annexation of such municipality to another and which was assumed by and became the obligation of the board of education of the school district situated in the new municipality, the amount of such payment with interest shall be repaid by the last mentioned board.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-3.3 - Apportionment of school tax on annexation; action by commissioner

18A:8-3.3. Apportionment of school tax on annexation; action by commissioner
When a municipality or part of a municipality has heretofore been annexed or shall be hereafter annexed to another municipality or municipalities and the school taxes for the school year during which such annexation was or shall be effected have been or shall have been levied and collected by the municipality or municipalities as constituted prior to such annexation and paid to the board of education in such municipality or regional board of education comprising in part said municipality, the school tax for the said school year shall be apportioned by the commissioner after a hearing upon notice to the municipalities and boards of education to be affected, and, in making any such apportionment, the commissioner shall take into consideration the number of pupils, the tax ratables and the effect of the transfer resulting from such annexation upon the educational program of the school district. The commissioner shall direct the board of education or the regional board of education, as the case may be, of the municipality from which the said transfer was made to pay to the board of education or regional board of education of the municipality or municipalities to which the annexation was made, such sums as he shall determine to be payable under this section. Any board of education or regional board of education aggrieved by any such order of the commissioner shall be entitled to have such order and the determination of the commissioner, upon which any such order shall be made, reviewed by the state board, upon an appeal to it, and upon any such review, the state board may affirm, reverse or modify the order and determination appealed from and may make any determination and order that should have been made by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-5 - Application for investigation of advisability of separate school districts in divided municipalities

18A:8-5. Application for investigation of advisability of separate school districts in divided municipalities
The governing body of any such municipality may, by resolution, apply to the county superintendent to make an investigation as to the advisability of constituting that municipality a separate school district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-6 - Report of county superintendent

18A:8-6. Report of county superintendent
The county superintendent shall, within 30 days after such request, file with the governing bodies of all of such municipalities and the board of education of the school district a report containing such financial, educational and other information as he may deem necessary to enable said governing bodies and board of education to form an intelligent judgment as to the advisability of the proposed separation and the effect thereof upon the educational and financial condition of the new district and the remaining district and setting forth the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the new and remaining districts calculated as hereinafter provided.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-7 - Amount of indebtedness to be assumed by proposed new district

18A:8-7. Amount of indebtedness to be assumed by proposed new district
The amount of indebtedness so to be assumed shall be calculated on the basis of the proportion which the original cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment, and additions thereto, situate in the proposed new district, bears to the original cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment and additions thereto, situated in the original district. Said original cost shall be determined according to rules prescribed by the commissioner with the approval of the state board and in accordance with recognized accounting practices.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-8 - Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed

18A:8-8. Calculation of amount of indebtedness to be assumed
In calculating the amount of indebtedness to be assumed, any indebtedness authorized for the purchase or improvement of land or the erection, alteration, repair or furnishing of schoolhouses shall be included, whether incurred or not, and shall be treated as if the bonds or notes authorized to be issued to provide funds therefor had actually been issued, and the original cost of the acquisition or improvement so to be made shall be deemed to be the amount of indebtedness authorized for the making thereof.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-9 - Petition by municipality for permission to submit question of separate school district

18A:8-9. Petition by municipality for permission to submit question of separate school district
The governing body of the applying municipality may, within 30 days after the filing of the report, petition the commissioner for permission to submit to the legal voters of the municipality the question whether or not the municipality shall be constituted a separate school district, and in such petition may request any specific reduction or increase in the amount of indebtedness to be assumed. Proof of the service of a copy of the petition upon each municipality in the original school district, the board of education thereof, and the county superintendent, prior to the filing of the petition, shall accompany the petition.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-10 - Answer to petition by other municipalities and board of education

18A:8-10. Answer to petition by other municipalities and board of education
The governing body of any other municipality in the school district and the board of education thereof shall, within 15 days after service of a copy of the petition upon it, file an answer thereto with the commissioner and serve a copy of such answer upon every other municipality included in the original district, the board of education thereof and the county superintendent.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-11 - Contents of answer to petition

18A:8-11. Contents of answer to petition
In such answer said municipality may:
a. Consent to the granting of the application; or
b. Oppose the same because, if the same be granted--
1. An excessive debt burden will be imposed upon the remaining district,
2. An efficient school system cannot be maintained in the remaining district without excessive costs,
3. Insufficient pupils will be left in the remaining district to maintain a properly graded school system, or
4. Of any other reason, which it may deem to be sufficient; or
c. Request that if the petition be granted, the amount of debt which the remaining district would be required to assume, calculated as hereinbefore provided, be reduced for the reason that--
1. Such amount of indebtedness, together with all other indebtedness of the municipality would be excessive,
2. The amount of expenditure for debt service which would be required would be so great that sufficient funds would not be available for current expenses without excessive taxation, or
3. Such amount of indebtedness is inequitable in relation to the value of the property to be acquired by the remaining district and would materially impair the credit of the municipality or such districts and the ability to pay punctually the principal and interest of their debt and to supply such essential educational facilities and public improvements and services as might reasonably be anticipated would be required of them.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-12 - Petition, hearing relative to effect of proposed separations.

18A:8-12 Petition, hearing relative to effect of proposed separations.
18A:8-12. Within 15 days after the filing of the answers to the petition, the Commissioner of Education shall hold a hearing thereon at the request of any interested party and shall consider the effect of the proposed separation upon the educational and financial condition of both the new and remaining districts on the basis of the allegations of the petition and answers and of any other factors which might have been alleged in the answers as hereinbefore provided.
amended 2015, c.95, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-13 - Grant or denial of petition.

18A:8-13 Grant or denial of petition.
18A:8-13. Within 60 days after the receipt of the petition and answers, the Commissioner of Education shall grant the application and determine the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the remaining and new districts, respectively, or deny the same.
amended 2015, c.95, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-14 - Submission of question at special election

18A:8-14. Submission of question at special election
If the application be granted, the county superintendent shall, within 30 days thereafter, fix a day, between the first day of April next ensuing and the first day of December next occurring after said first day of April, and a time on said day for holding a special school election, at which time the question whether or not the municipality shall be constituted a separate school district shall be submitted to the legal voters of the municipality.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-15 - Notices, advertisements and conduct of election; certification of results

18A:8-15. Notices, advertisements and conduct of election; certification of results
The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the proposed new district and the effect of such indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality and the proposed new district shall be stated in the notices and advertisements of the special school election and in the ballots to be used therein, and said election shall be conducted and the results thereof determined in the manner prescribed by law for special school elections in type II districts. The result shall be certified within five days after the holding of the election to the county superintendent and the board of education.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-16 - Effective date of creation of new district after adoption of question

18A:8-16. Effective date of creation of new district after adoption of question
If the question is adopted at said election, the municipality initiating the proceeding shall be created a separate type II school district upon the beginning of the next ensuing school year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-17 - Name of new and remaining districts

18A:8-17. Name of new and remaining districts
The name of the new district shall be the board of education of the (name of municipality) in the county of and the name of the remaining district shall be the board of education (name of municipality) in the county of .
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-17.1 - Board may adopt new title for district

18A:8-17.1. Board may adopt new title for district
In any district composed of two or more municipalities one at least of which has changed its name, the board of education, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of its members and with the approval of the commissioner, may adopt a new corporate title for the school district. Such title shall contain the names of at least two of the municipalities in the district but shall not contain the type of the municipalities such as township, town or borough.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-18 - Board of new district

18A:8-18. Board of new district
18A:8-18. The members of the board of education of the original district shall continue in office as members of such district until the creation of the new district and the members of said board who reside in the new district shall also be members of the first board of education of the new district and those who do not reside therein shall also be members of the first board of education of the remaining district. They shall continue to serve as members of the board of education of the new and remaining districts respectively until the expiration of the respective terms for which they were elected as members of the board of education of the original district. Such number of additional members of the first board of education of the new district and of the remaining district as shall be required to complete full membership thereof, shall be appointed by the county superintendent and their successors shall be elected at school elections of the districts, which shall be held at the same time as that on which the annual election of the original district would have been held in the next school year. The elected members of said boards shall take office at the organization meeting succeeding their election and the appointed members shall continue in office until said date.
L. 1967, c. 271; amended by L. 1987, c. 289, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-20 - Powers, duties of first boards of education of new, remaining districts.

18A:8-20 Powers, duties of first boards of education of new, remaining districts.
18A:8-20. The first board of education of the new district and the first board of education of the remaining district shall each prepare and submit, if applicable, to the voters of the district, as required by law, the first budgets for said district and they shall make proper provision for an election to be conducted, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et al.), for the members of the board of education of the district to replace the appointed members of the board, for such terms that three members of the board of the district, as thereafter constituted, will be elected each year, at an annual election to be held in the district at the same time as that on which the next annual election for the original district would have been held.
amended 1995, c.278, s.26; 2011, c.202, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-21 - Boards of education of new and remaining districts with elected members; powers, etc.

18A:8-21. Boards of education of new and remaining districts with elected members; powers, etc.
The board of education of the new district, and the board of education of the remaining district, to which members are first elected shall not take charge and control of the schools of their respective districts until the beginning of the next school year, but each may in the meantime exercise any powers which may be necessary for the proper organization and functioning of the public schools of the district when the same shall be created, and any expenses incurred in connection therewith may be paid from appropriations of said districts, when created, if items therefor are included in the budgets of the district, notwithstanding that said expenses were incurred prior to the creation of said district, and they may call special elections for the purchase of land and the construction, alteration or repair of school buildings, and for the making of special appropriations or the issuance of bonds for any lawful purpose.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-22 - Title to vest in district board of education.

18A:8-22 Title to vest in district board of education.
18A:8-22. Upon the creation of the new district, title to all school grounds and buildings and the furnishings and equipment thereof situate therein shall vest in the board of education of that district, and such board shall thereupon assume such amount of the indebtedness of the original school district as shall have been determined upon by the Commissioner of Education and shall pay to the board of the remaining district, at least five days before the same shall become due, the amount of the principal and interest of the indebtedness so assumed, and said principal and interest shall be paid by the board of the remaining district as and when the same becomes due and payable.
amended 2015, c.95, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-23 - Books, documents and records of original district

18A:8-23. Books, documents and records of original district
Upon the creation of the new district, all books, documents and records of the original school district shall be turned over to the board of education of the new district or the board of education of the remaining district, whichever district has the larger or largest amount of ratables as ascertained from the last published report of the director of the division of taxation in the department of the treasury.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-24 - Division of assets and liabilities of original district

18A:8-24. Division of assets and liabilities of original district
The county superintendent in a written report filed by him at the end of the school year preceding that in which the new district is created shall make a division of the assets, except school buildings, grounds, furnishings and equipment, and of the liabilities, other than the bonded indebtedness of the original district, between the new district and the remaining district on the basis of the amount of the ratables in the respective districts on which the last school tax was levied, and in determining the amount of assets to be divided, he shall take into account the present value of the school books, supplies, fuel, motor vehicles and all personal property other than furnishings and equipment. In the case of any vehicle used for the transportation of school children, the original cost of the vehicle, less any state aid appropriated therefor, shall be deemed to be the present value.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-26 - Name of consolidated district board

18A:8-26. Name of consolidated district board
The board of education of each consolidated district shall be called "The board of education of the of (here insert the name of the municipality included within the consolidated district which has the larger or largest amount of taxable property as ascertained from the last published report of the director of taxation in the department of the treasury,) in the county of ."
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-27 - Adoption of different name for board

18A:8-27. Adoption of different name for board
If a shorter or different name for the board of education of a consolidated district, heretofore created, appears to be desirable to the board, another title may be adopted by it with the approval of the state board, which approved title shall be certified by the state board under the hand of its secretary to the secretary of state, and the new title so approved and certified shall become the corporate title of the district.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-28 - Powers, duties and succession to property and obligations by board

18A:8-28. Powers, duties and succession to property and obligations by board
The board of education of each consolidated district shall be a body corporate and shall have all the powers and duties and be subject to the same restrictions as a board of education in a type II school district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and from and after the effective date of consolidation, all of the property and assets of the consolidating districts and of any regional school district or districts dissolved by reason of such consolidation shall vest in the board of education of the consolidated district and the board of the consolidated district shall be subject to the contracts, debts, and other obligations of the consolidating districts and of such regional district or districts.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-29 - Apportionment of membership of board

18A:8-29. Apportionment of membership of board
The membership of the board shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, be apportioned by the county superintendent or county superintendents among the several consolidating school districts as nearly as may be according to the number of their inhabitants, as shown by the last published federal census report, but each district shall have at least one member. The apportionment of membership shall continue until changed by reapportionment by the county superintendent or county superintendents, which shall be made, when required, immediately succeeding each published federal census report, but the members of the board in office at the time of any reapportionment shall continue in office for their unexpired terms.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-30 - Apportionment of members of boards in unapportioned districts

18A:8-30. Apportionment of members of boards in unapportioned districts
The membership of the board of any consolidated school district heretofore created, in which such membership has not been determined by apportionment, shall be selected as heretofore, but in any such district there may be adopted the apportionment provisions of this chapter at any annual school election by approval of a majority of the votes cast on such proposition.
The proposition shall be placed on the ballots to be used at such election whenever a petition requesting the submission of such proposition, signed by not less than five per cent of the registered voters of the consolidated district, shall have been filed with the secretary at least 20 days prior to the date fixed for the holding thereof.
If such proposition shall be adopted, the county superintendent or county superintendents of the county or counties, in which the district is situate, shall apportion the membership of the board of the consolidated district in accordance with this chapter, beginning with the next annual election, and as the terms of the respective members of the board in office shall expire, and thereafter the members of said board shall be elected accordingly.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-31 - Number and annual election of members of boards; terms

18A:8-31. Number and annual election of members of boards; terms
The board shall consist of nine members and the members shall serve for terms of three years and vacancies for the unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as in other type II districts.
The board shall provide annually for election of members from the former constituent districts to succeed the members selected therefrom as their terms expire.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-33 - Treasurer of school moneys.

18A:8-33 Treasurer of school moneys.
18A:8-33. The board may appoint a suitable person, except a member or employee of the board, as treasurer of school moneys and may fix his salary, and he shall give bond in such amount, according to such terms, as are required by law, of treasurers of school moneys of school districts, and with such surety as the board shall direct. The board in its determination of the amount shall be guided by a schedule of minimum limits to be promulgated by the State board.
amended 2010, c.39, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-34 - Principals, teachers and employees of constituent districts; tenure, etc.

18A:8-34. Principals, teachers and employees of constituent districts; tenure, etc.
All principals, teachers and employees in the public schools of the consolidating school districts and of any regional district or districts abolished by the consolidation shall, when the consolidation became effective, be principals, teachers and employees, respectively, in the public schools of the consolidated district, and their tenure, pension and accumulative sick leave rights under the state laws shall not be affected by consolidation or abolition or by any of the provisions of this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-35 - Supervision of consolidated districts

18A:8-35. Supervision of consolidated districts
The schools under each consolidated board of education shall be under the supervision of the county superintendent of the county including the constituent district or districts having the larger or largest amount of ratables, as ascertained from the last published report of the director of the division of taxation in the department of the treasury.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-36 - Appropriations authorized by majority of votes cast.

18A:8-36 Appropriations authorized by majority of votes cast.
18A:8-36. At any election in which an appropriation must be authorized, a majority of the total votes cast thereon in all of the territory of the consolidated school district shall be necessary for the authorization.
amended 1995, c.278, s.27; 2011, c.202, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-37 - Apportionment; collection and payment of appropriations

18A:8-37. Apportionment; collection and payment of appropriations
The amounts authorized to be raised for annual or special appropriations, or for interest, or for the redemption of bonds shall be certified by the board of education of the consolidated school district to the county board of taxation, which shall apportion such amounts among the taxing districts, comprising the former constituent school districts from which the consolidated district was constituted in the proportion that the apportionment valuation, as defined in section 54:4-49 of the Revised Statutes, of each taxing district bears to the total apportionment valuations within the consolidated school district and the amount thus apportioned to each taxing district shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are assessed, levied and collected therein and shall be paid upon requisitions, as in other type II districts.
Where the constituent school districts are located in more than one county, county board of taxation shall, for the purposes of this section, mean the county board of taxation of the county in which the constituent school districts having the largest aggregate apportionment valuations are located, as established by the last published county abstracts of ratables, and the county board or county boards of taxation in which the other constituent school districts are located shall certify to the county board of taxation charged with the duty of apportioning moneys hereunder the apportionment valuations of the constituent school districts within their respective jurisdictions.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-38 - Certification of apportionment to county boards of taxation

18A:8-38. Certification of apportionment to county boards of taxation
The county board of taxation making the apportionment shall certify to the other county board or boards of taxation the amounts apportioned to the constituent school districts within their respective jurisdictions.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-39 - Continuation of certain consolidated school districts saved

18A:8-39. Continuation of certain consolidated school districts saved
R.S. 18:5-18 is saved from repeal. [This act provides that certain school districts consolidated prior to October 19, 1903 shall continue to exist as a consolidated school district as though it had been established as such by election held pursuant to section 18:5-14 of the Revised Statutes.]
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-40 - Continuation as liens of certain bonds issued, saved

18A:8-40. Continuation as liens of certain bonds issued, saved
R.S. 18:5-19 is saved from repeal. [This act provides that bonds issued prior to October 19, 1903, for the erection of a grade or high school building, by a school district comprised of the territories of two adjoining municipalities, by authority of the voters of both municipalities, shall continue to be liens and the district shall be governed as a consolidated district in the same manner as though the consolidation had been effected under R.S. 18:5-14.]
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:8-41 - Repealers as to consolidated school districts saved

18A:8-41. Repealers as to consolidated school districts saved
L.1947, c. 86; p. 477, s. 29 is saved from repeal. [This act repeals certain preexisting statutes relating to consolidated school districts.]
L.1967, c.271.