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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-4.3 - Information relative to organ donation given to students in grades 9 through 12.

18A:7F-4.3 Information relative to organ donation given to students in grades 9 through 12.
3. a. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey, shall review the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education to ensure that information about organ donation is included therein to students in grades 9 through 12, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
(1) The goals of the instruction shall be:
(a) to emphasize the benefits of organ and tissue donation to the health and well-being of society generally, and to individuals whose lives are saved by organ and tissue donations, so that students will be motivated to make an affirmative decision to register as a donor when they become adults;
(b) to fully address myths and misunderstandings regarding organ and tissue donation;
(c) to explain the options available to adults, including the option of designating a decision-maker to make the donation decision on one's behalf; and
(d) to instill an understanding of the consequences when an individual does not make a decision to become an organ donor and does not register or otherwise record a designated decision-maker;
(2) The instruction shall inform students that beginning five years from the date of enactment of P.L.2008, c.48 (C.26:6-66 et al.), the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will not issue or renew a New Jersey driver's license or personal identification card unless a prospective or renewing licensee or card holder makes an acknowledgement regarding the donor decision pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2008, c.48 (C.39:3-12.4).
b. The Commissioner of Education, through the non-public school liaison in the Department of Education, shall make any related instructional materials available to private schools educating students in grades 9 through 12, or any combination thereof. Such schools are encouraged to use the instructional materials at the school; however, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require such schools to use the materials.
L.2008, c.48, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-4.4 - New Jersey Student Learning Standards, information literacy; definition.

18A:7F-4.4 New Jersey Student Learning Standards, information literacy; definition.
1. a. As used in this act, the term "information literacy" means a set of skills that enables an individual to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. Information literacy includes, but is not limited to, digital, visual, media, textual, and technological literacy.
b. The State Board of Education shall adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy. The content of information literacy shall include, at a minimum:
(1) the research process and how information is created and produced;
(2) critical thinking and using information resources;
(3) research methods, including the difference between primary and secondary sources;
(4) the difference between facts, points of view, and opinions;
(5) accessing peer-reviewed print and digital library resources;
(6) the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information; and
(7) the ethical production of information.
c. Each school district shall incorporate instruction on information literacy in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. The school library media specialist shall be included in the development of curriculum concerning information literacy whenever possible.
L.2022, c.138, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-4.5 - Committee, established, standards, review.

18A:7F-4.5 Committee, established, standards, review.
2. The Department of Education shall convene a committee comprised of educators, the majority of which shall include certified school library media specialists, as well as teaching staff members across a broad spectrum of subject areas, to develop New Jersey Student Learning Standards in information literacy. The committee shall engage experts to review the standards it develops.
L.2022, c.138, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-4.6 - Public hearings, comment.

18A:7F-4.6 Public hearings, comment.
3. Prior to adopting New Jersey Student Learning Standards concerning information literacy, the State board shall conduct at least one public hearing in the northern part of the State, at least one public hearing in the central part of the State, and at least one public hearing in the southern part of the State for the purpose of permitting the public to comment on the rigor, clarity, and reasonableness of the standards developed by the committee.
L.2022, c.138, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-4.7 - Effective date; adopted standards, concurrent.

18A:7F-4.7 Effective date; adopted standards, concurrent.
4. This act shall take effect immediately. The standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2022, c.138 (C.18A:7F-4.4) shall occur concurrent with each update to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46).
L.2022, c.138, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5c - Adjustments to school budget calendar, notification of nontenured personnel.

18A:7F-5c Adjustments to school budget calendar, notification of nontenured personnel.
3. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to make any adjustments to the school budget calendar and to the date for the notification of nontenured personnel pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1971, c.436 (C.18A:27-10) that are necessary to conform with the State aid notification date.
L.2003,c.275,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5d - Required local share.

18A:7F-5d Required local share.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) or any other law to the contrary, in the 2019-2020 through 2024-2025 school years, a school district's required local share shall equal 102% of the budgeted local share for the prebudget year in any school year in which the school district experiences a reduction in State school aid pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.) and is spending below adequacy, as calculated pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-70).
L.2018, c.67, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.2 - Sale, lease-back of textbooks; funds classification.

18A:7F-5.2 Sale, lease-back of textbooks; funds classification.
4. a. Proceeds from the sale and lease-back of textbooks and non-consumable instructional materials shall not be considered miscellaneous local general fund revenue for the purpose of calculating the net budget.
b. A board of education may establish a reserve account in the general fund with all or a part of the proceeds from the sale and lease-back of textbooks and non-consumable instructional materials provided that subsequent appropriations from the reserve account shall only be made within the original budget certified for taxes or as approved by the commissioner for good cause.
L.1998, c.55, s.4; amended 2010, c.44, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.3 - Additional supporting documents for budget submissions relative to certain school employees.

18A:7F-5.3 Additional supporting documents for budget submissions relative to certain school employees.
4. a. In addition to other items prescribed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), the Commissioner of Education shall require a school district to submit annually with the budget, the following items as supporting documentation in regard to the superintendent of schools, the assistant superintendent of schools, the school business administrator, and any employee with an annual salary that exceeds $75,000 who is not a member of a collective bargaining unit:
(1) a detailed statement of the employment contract terms for these school employees, including, but not limited to, the duration of the contract and all forms of compensation provided for under the contract;
(2) the annualized cost of all benefits provided to these school employees, including, but not limited to, all allowances, bonuses and stipends, and all contributions made by the school district towards the costs of health, dental, life and other types of insurance, medical and reimbursement plans, and retirement plans which exceed the contributions for the costs of these items made on behalf of a teaching staff member under a collective bargaining agreement with the board;
(3) a detailed statement of any benefits provided for in the employment contract with these school employees which are to be conferred after or upon the separation from the school district; and
(4) a detailed statement of any form of in-kind or other form of remuneration provided to these school employees which is not otherwise included in the employee's salary or benefits.
b. The items required to be submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be provided for public inspection on the school district's Internet site, if one exists, in a "user-friendly" format using plain language, and on the Department of Education's Internet site in an easily accessible location. The Commissioner of Education shall promulgate a "user-friendly," plain language format for the use of local districts for this purpose.
L.2007, c.53, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.4 - Submission of temporary budget for the school year.

18A:7F-5.4 Submission of temporary budget for the school year.
41. A board of education of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1) and which has determined to submit a proposal or proposals for additional funds to the voters at the annual school election pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), shall adopt and submit to the commissioner for approval pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), a temporary budget for the school year pending the approval or disapproval of the proposal or proposals for additional funds by the voters. The temporary budget shall be calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) or P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.), as appropriate.
L.2011, c.202, s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.5 - Proposals for additional funds.

18A:7F-5.5 Proposals for additional funds.
42. In the case of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1), if the voters authorize the proposal or proposals for additional funds pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), the district shall submit the resulting final budget to the commissioner within 15 days of the action of the voters. If the voters fail to authorize the proposal or proposals for additional funds, the temporary budget shall be the final budget for the district for that school year.
L.2011, c.202, s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.6 - Recertification of sums to be raised.

18A:7F-5.6 Recertification of sums to be raised.
43. In the case of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1), if the voters approve a proposal or proposals for additional funds pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5), the secretary of the board of education shall re-certify to the county board of taxation the sum or sums to be raised by special district tax for the school year. The amount re-certified shall be included in the taxes assessed, levied and collected in the municipality or municipalities comprising the district.
L.2011, c.202, s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-5.7 - Actions deemed necessary for taxation purposes.

18A:7F-5.7 Actions deemed necessary for taxation purposes.
44. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury , in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall take such action as deemed necessary for the delivery of estimated tax bills and the recertification of the school district tax levy pursuant to section 43 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.18A:7F-5.6) for districts in which the annual school election is in November and that determine to submit proposal or proposals for additional funds pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5).
L.2011, c.202, s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-7.1 - Increase in certain fund balance by school district.

18A:7F-7.1 Increase in certain fund balance by school district.
3. A school district may increase the amount of undesignated general fund balance for the budget year authorized pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-7) by the amount of any revenue received by the district under a contract entered into pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2010, c.121 (C.18A:39-31).
L.2010, c.121, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-8 - Payments to school district by State Treasurer, dates.

18A:7F-8 Payments to school district by State Treasurer, dates.
8. The amounts payable to each school district and county vocational school district pursuant to this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the certification of the commissioner and warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Five percent of the appropriation for equalization aid, special education categorical aid, preschool education aid, security aid, transportation aid, adjustment aid, and any other aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) shall be paid on the eighth and twenty-second of each month from September through June. If a local board of education requires funds prior to the first payment, the board shall file a written request with the commissioner stating the need for the funds. The commissioner shall review each request and forward for payment those for which need has been demonstrated.
Facilities funds shall be paid as required to meet due dates for payment of principal and interest. Each school district, county vocational school district, and county special services school district shall file an annual report regarding facilities payments to the commissioner. The report shall include the amount of interest bearing school debt, if any, of the municipality or district then remaining unpaid, together with the rate of interest payable thereon, the date or dates on which the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness were issued, and the date or dates upon which they fall due. In the case of a Type I school district, the board secretary shall secure the schedule of outstanding obligations from the clerk of the municipality.
L.1996, c.138, s.8; amended 2007, c.260, s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-24 - Submission of budget for educational programs in State facilities.

18A:7F-24 Submission of budget for educational programs in State facilities.
24. Annually by December 15, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families and the Juvenile Justice Commission shall each submit to the commissioner for approval, with respect to the facilities under their operational or supervisional authority, a budget for educational programs as set forth in section 8 of P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-4) for the subsequent year, together with enrollments and per pupil costs. For the purposes of calculating a per pupil cost, enrollment shall be based on the number of pupils in the State facility on the last school day prior to October 16 of the prebudget year. In the subsequent year, pursuant to P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-1 et seq.) for students resident in a district, approved per pupil amounts shall be deducted from each school district's State aid and remitted to the appropriate agency, except that for county juvenile detention centers, no deduction shall be made until Fiscal Year 1999; in that year and thereafter, 50% of approved per pupil amounts shall be deducted and remitted to the Juvenile Justice Commission.
L.1996, c.138, s.24; amended 2006, c.47, s.89.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-32 - Adjustment of State aid calculations in regional districts.

18A:7F-32 Adjustment of State aid calculations in regional districts.
32. a. When State aid is calculated for any year and a part of any district becomes a new school district or a part of another school district, or comes partly under the authority of a regional board of education, the commissioner shall adjust the State aid calculations among the districts affected, or between the district and the regional board, as the case may be, on an equitable basis in accordance with the intent of this act.
Whenever an all-purpose regional school district is approved by the voters during any calendar year, the regional district shall become effective on the succeeding July 1 for the purpose of calculating State aid, and the commissioner shall request supplemental appropriations for such additional State aid as may be required. After a regional school district becomes entitled to State aid, it shall continue to be entitled to aid as calculated for a regional district notwithstanding the subsequent consolidation of the constituent municipalities of the regional school district.
b. For a period of five years following regionalization, each regional school district formed after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) shall be eligible to receive supplemental State aid equal to the difference between the regional district's equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53) for the budget year and the sum of equalization aid received by each constituent district of that regional school district in the year prior to regionalization, multiplied by the transition weight. For the purpose of this section, the transition weight shall equal 1.0 for the first year following regionalization, .80 for the second year following regionalization, .60 for the third year following regionalization, .40 for the fourth year following regionalization, and .20 for the fifth year following regionalization.
L.1996, c.138, s.32; amended 2007, c.260, s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-33 - Annual filing of district report with commissioner.

18A:7F-33 Annual filing of district report with commissioner.
33. Annually, on or before October 20, the secretary of the board of education, with approval of the superintendent of schools, or if there is no superintendent of schools, with the approval of the executive county superintendent of schools, shall file with the commissioner a report prescribed by the commissioner containing all data necessary to effectuate the aid provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), which shall include but not be limited to, the number of pupils enrolled by grade, the number of these pupils classified as eligible for special education services and speech-only services, the number of pupils in approved programs for bilingual education, the number of at-risk pupils, the number of combination pupils, and the number of pupils in State facilities, county vocational schools, State college demonstration schools, evening schools, other public or private schools to which the district is paying tuition, or who are receiving home instruction on the last school day prior to October 16. In addition, districts shall file annual reports providing such information as the commissioner may require for pupils receiving special education services.
L.1996, c.138, s.33; amended 2007, c.260, s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-34 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7F-34 Rules, regulations.
84. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
L.1996, c.138, s.84; amended 2007, c.260, s.35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-37 - Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning school districts.

18A:7F-37 Definitions relative to property tax levy cap concerning school districts.
2. For the purposes of sections 2 through 7 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-42):
"Adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.
"New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum" or "NJQSAC" means the monitoring and evaluation process of school districts pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10).
"Prebudget year adjusted tax levy" means the amount raised by property taxation in the prebudget year for the purposes of the school district, excluding any debt service payment, less any amounts raised after approval of a waiver by the commissioner or separate question by the voters or board of school estimate in the prebudget year unless such approval explicitly allows the approved increases to be permanent.
"School district" means any local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
"Unrestricted State aid" means, for the 2007-2008 school year, State aid that is included in a school district's State aid notice and allocated pursuant to P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.) or any other law for appropriation in a school district's general fund plus early childhood program aid allocated pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-16) or any other law and demonstrably effective program aid and instructional supplement aid allocated pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-18) or any other law; and for the 2008-2009 through 2011-2012 school years, State aid that is included in a school district's State aid notice and allocated pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law for appropriation in a school district's general fund plus preschool education aid allocated pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-54) or any other law. "Weighted resident enrollment" means weighted resident enrollment as calculated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-50) and as projected by the commissioner.
L.2007, c.62, s.2; amended 2007, c.260, s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-39 - Proposal submission required to increase adjusted tax levy, certain circumstances.

18A:7F-39 Proposal submission required to increase adjusted tax levy, certain circumstances.
4. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44)
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44)
c. A school district may submit to the voters at the annual school election, or on such other date as is set by regulation of the commissioner, a proposal or proposals to increase the adjusted tax levy by more than the allowable amount authorized pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-38). The proposal or proposals to increase the adjusted tax levy shall be approved if a majority of people voting shall vote in the affirmative. In the case of a school district with a board of school estimate, the additional adjusted tax levy shall be authorized only if a quorum is present for the vote and a majority of those board members who are present vote in the affirmative to authorize the additional adjusted tax levy.
(1) A proposal or proposals submitted to the voters or the board of school estimate to increase the tax levy pursuant to this subsection shall not include any programs or services necessary for students to achieve the core curriculum content standards.
(2) All proposals to increase the tax levy submitted pursuant to this subsection shall include interpretive statements specifically identifying the program purposes for which the proposed funds shall be used and a clear statement on whether approval will affect only the current year or result in a permanent increase in the levy. The proposals shall be submitted and approved pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5 and 18A:7F-6).
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2010, c.44)
e. A school district that has not been granted approval to exceed the cap pursuant to subsection c. of this section, may add to its adjusted tax levy in any one of the next three succeeding budget years, the amount of the difference between the maximum allowable amount to be raised by taxation for the current school budget year and the actual amount to be raised by taxation for the current school budget year.
L.2007, c.62, s.4; amended 2010, c.44, s.5; 2011, c.202, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-42 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7F-42 Rules, regulations.
7. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 et al.), the Commissioner of Education shall promulgate emergency rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) for the 2007-08 school year.
b. For the 2008-09 school year and thereafter, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.18A:7F-37 through C.18A:7F-41) which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13 et al.). The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); and the commissioner shall, at a minimum, hold at least one public hearing in each of the north, central, and southern regions of the State within 60 days of the public notice of any regulations proposed by the commissioner to be amended, adopted, or readopted pursuant to that act.
L.2007, c.62, s.7; amended 2008, c.37, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-46 - Review, update of core curriculum content standards; Educational Adequacy Report, development of T & E standards.

18A:7F-46 Review, update of core curriculum content standards; Educational Adequacy Report, development of T & E standards.
4. a. The State Board of Education shall review and update the core curriculum content standards every five years. The standards shall ensure that all children are provided the educational opportunity needed to equip them for the role of citizen and labor market competitor.
The Commissioner of Education shall develop and establish, through the report issued pursuant to subsection b. of this section, efficiency standards which define the types of programs, services, activities, and materials necessary to achieve a thorough and efficient education.
b. By September 1 of 2010 and by September 1 every three years thereafter, the Governor, after consultation with the commissioner, shall recommend to the Legislature through the issuance of the Educational Adequacy Report for the three school years to which the report is applicable:
(1) the base per pupil amount based upon the core curriculum content standards established pursuant to subsection a. of this section;
(2) the per pupil amounts for full-day preschool;
(3) the weights for grade level, county vocational school districts, at-risk pupils, bilingual pupils, and combination pupils;
(4) the cost coefficients for security aid and transportation aid;
(5) the State average classification rate for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils;
(6) the excess cost for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils; and
(7) the extraordinary special education aid thresholds.
The base per pupil amount, the per pupil amounts for full-day preschool, the excess costs for general special education services pupils and for speech-only pupils, and the cost-coefficients for security aid and transportation aid shall be adjusted by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable.
The amounts shall be deemed approved for the three successive fiscal years beginning from the subsequent July 1, unless between the date of transmittal and the subsequent November 30, the Legislature adopts a concurrent resolution stating that the Legislature is not in agreement with all or any specific part of the report. The concurrent resolution shall advise the Governor of the Legislature's specific objections to the report and shall direct the commissioner to submit to the Legislature a revised report which responds to those objections by January 1.
L.2007, c.260, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-48 - Calculation of equalization aid.

18A:7F-48 Calculation of equalization aid.
6. Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year and for each school year thereafter, the amount of equalization aid for the budget year shall equal the total Statewide equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of this act for the prebudget year and prior to the application of section 5 of this act indexed by the sum of 1.0, the CPI, and the State average enrollment growth percentage between the prebudget year and the budget year as projected by the commissioner.
L.2007, c.260, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-49 - Determination of base per pupil amount; grade level weights.

18A:7F-49 Determination of base per pupil amount; grade level weights.
7. The commissioner shall determine, based on the standards established pursuant to section 4 of this act, a base per pupil amount, and shall develop appropriate weights reflecting the differing costs of providing education at the kindergarten, elementary, middle school, and high school levels, which weights shall be applied in determining a district's base cost as set forth in section 8 of this act. The base per pupil amount for the 2008-2009 school year shall be $9,649. The weight for kindergarten shall be 0.5 in the case of a pupil enrolled in a half-day kindergarten program and 1.0 in the case of a pupil enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program, and shall be 1.0 for the elementary (grades 1-5) level, 1.04 for the middle school (grades 6-8) level, and 1.17 for the high school (grades 9-12) level.
The base per pupil amount shall be adjusted by the CPI in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of this act. For subsequent school years, the base per pupil amount and the grade level weights shall be established in the Educational Adequacy Report, with the base per pupil amount adjusted by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable.
L.2007, c.260, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-50 - Calculation of weighted enrollment for each school district.

18A:7F-50 Calculation of weighted enrollment for each school district.
8. a. The weighted enrollment for each school district and county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:
WENR = (PW x PENR) + (EW x EENR) + (MW x MENR) + (HW x HENR)
where
PW is the applicable weight for kindergarten enrollment;
EW is the weight for elementary enrollment;
MW is the weight for middle school enrollment;
HW is the weight for high school enrollment;
PENR is the resident enrollment for kindergarten;
EENR is the resident enrollment for grades 1 - 5;
MENR is the resident enrollment for grades 6 - 8; and
HENR is the resident enrollment for grades 9 - 12.
For the purposes of this section, ungraded pupils shall be counted in their age-equivalent grade.
b. The base cost for each school district shall be calculated as follows:
BC = BPA x WENR; and
the base cost for each county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:
BC = BPA x WENR x 1.31
where
BPA is the base per pupil amount; and
WENR is the weighted enrollment of the school district or county vocational school district.
L.2007, c.260, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-52 - Determination of equalization aid.

18A:7F-52 Determination of equalization aid.
10. Each school district and county vocational school district shall receive equalization aid predicated on a local share determined by district property wealth and district income.
a. Each district's local share shall be calculated as follows:
LSHARE = (EQVAL x PVR x 50%) + (INC x INR x 50%)
where
EQVAL is the district's prebudget year equalized valuation;
PVR is the Statewide property value rate determined pursuant to subsection c. of this section;
INC is the district's income; and
INR is the Statewide income rate determined pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
b. The local share for each county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:
LSHARE = (COLSHARE/COAB) x AB
where
COLSHARE is the sum of the local shares for all school districts in the county calculated pursuant to subsection a. of this section;
COAB is the sum of the adequacy budgets for all school districts in the county calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act; and
AB is the county vocational school district's adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act.
c. For the 2008-2009 school year, the property value rate shall be set at 0.0092690802 and the income value rate shall be set at 0.04546684. For subsequent school years the values for the property value rate and the income value rate shall be annually determined by the commissioner as follows:
the property value rate shall be determined such that equalization aid equals the Statewide available equalization aid for all districts determined according to this act had each school district's local share equaled the product of the property value rate and the district's equalized valuation and each county vocational school district's local share equaled the product of the county vocational school district's adequacy budget and the average local share, expressed as a percent, of the school districts located in the county; and
the income rate shall be determined such that equalization aid equals the Statewide available equalization aid for all districts determined according to this act had each school district's local share equaled the product of the income rate and the district's income and each county vocational school district's local share equaled the product of the county vocational school district's adequacy budget and the average local share, expressed as a percent, of the school districts located in the county.
In the event that these rates, when used in accordance with the provisions of this section and assuming that each district's general fund levy is equal to its local share, do not result in equalization aid for all districts equal to the Statewide available equalization aid, the commissioner shall adjust these rates appropriately, giving equal weight to each.
L.2007, c.260, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-53 - Calculation of equalization aid.

18A:7F-53 Calculation of equalization aid.
11. Each school district's and county vocational school district's equalization aid shall be calculated as follows:
EQAID = AB - LSHARE provided that EQAID shall not be less than zero; and
where
AB is the district's adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of this act; and
LSHARE is the district's local share calculated pursuant to section 10 of this act.
Each district's equalization aid for general fund expenses shall be expended to provide a thorough and efficient system of education consistent with the core curriculum content standards established pursuant to section 4 of this act.
A school district may make an appeal to the commissioner on the amount of its equalization aid on the basis that the calculation of income within the local share formula under section 10 of this act does not accurately reflect the district's income wealth.
L.2007, c.260, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-56 - Calculation of security categorical aid.

18A:7F-56 Calculation of security categorical aid.
14. Security categorical aid for each school district and county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:
SA = ((RE x $70) + (ARENR x ARSA)) x GCA
where
RE means the school district's or county vocational school district's resident enrollment;
ARENR means the district's number of at-risk pupils;
ARSA means the at-risk security amount; and
GCA is the geographic cost adjustment as developed by the commissioner.
For the 2008-2009 through 2010-2011 school years the at-risk security amount shall be calculated as follows:
for a district in which the concentration of at-risk pupils is less than 40% of resident enrollment, the at-risk security amount shall equal the district's (AR% x $10.15 x 100); and
for a district in which the concentration of at-risk pupils is equal to or greater than 40%, the at-risk security amount shall equal $406.
The security cost coefficients, $70, $10.15 and $406, used to determine the security amount, shall be adjusted by the CPI in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of this act. For subsequent school years, the cost coefficients shall be established in the Educational Adequacy Report, with adjustments by the CPI for each of the two school years following the first school year to which the report is applicable.
L.2007, c.260, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-60 - Conditions for disbursement of funds.

18A:7F-60 Conditions for disbursement of funds.
18. The Commissioner of Education shall not authorize the disbursement of funds to any district until the commissioner is satisfied that all educational expenditures in the district will be spent effectively and efficiently in order to enable students to achieve the core curriculum content standards. The commissioner shall be authorized to take any affirmative action as is necessary to ensure the effective and efficient expenditure of funds by school districts and county vocational school districts.
L.2007, c.260, s.60.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-61 - Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09.

18A:7F-61 Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09.
19. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, for the 2008-2009 school year a district's district aid percentage calculated for purposes of the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-10) shall equal the percentage calculated for the 2001-2002 school year.
L.2007, c.260, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-62 - Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment.

18A:7F-62 Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment.
20. For the purpose of calculating all forms of State aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) for a choice student in a choice district, the student shall be counted in the resident enrollment of the receiving district. The receiving district shall receive school choice aid for each choice student equal to the adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount.
For purposes of this section, "adequacy budget local levy per pupil amount" means the adequacy budget calculated pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-51) minus equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53) divided by the resident enrollment.
L.2007, c.260, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-63 - Inclusion of facilities projects in SDA district budget.

18A:7F-63 Inclusion of facilities projects in SDA district budget.
21. a. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) or P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, an SDA district as defined in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-3) may include in its annual capital outlay budget and construct one or more school facilities projects if the commissioner, in consultation with the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, approves the inclusion of the project upon a demonstration by the district that its budget includes sufficient funds to finance the project. The commissioner's approval of the inclusion of the school facilities project in the district's annual capital outlay budget may also contain specific conditions including, but not limited to, a requirement that the district follow the design requirements and materials and system standards established by the development authority. A district may also withdraw funds from a capital reserve account for such purpose with the approval of the commissioner.
b. A school facilities project that is not financed and constructed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall continue to be financed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.).
L.2007, c.260, s.21; amended 2015, c.257, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-64 - Determination of amount of State school aid.

18A:7F-64 Determination of amount of State school aid.
2. When determining the amount of State school aid that shall be awarded to a school district pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law, the Commissioner of Education shall not consider a school district's receipt of federal funds pursuant to section 8002, 8003, 8007, or 8008 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.7702, 7703, 7707, or 7708) in any manner that would cause the school district to be awarded less State school aid than the district would have been awarded had the district not received the federal funds. Such funds shall not be considered when calculating the district's undesignated general fund balance pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-7).
L.2015, c.46, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-66 - Efficiency of expenditures.

18A:7F-66 Efficiency of expenditures.
2. In the case of a school district that receives commercial valuation stabilization aid pursuant to section 1 of this act, the commissioner may take such action as is deemed necessary and appropriate to ensure the efficiency of school district expenditures.
L.2015, c.143, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-67 - Definitions relative to financing of school districts.

18A:7F-67 Definitions relative to financing of school districts.
3. As used in P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.):
"State aid differential" means the difference between the sum of a school district's or county vocational school district's allocations of equalization aid, special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, transportation aid, adjustment aid, and non-SFRA aids in the prebudget year, and the sum of equalization aid, special education categorical aid, security categorical aid, and transportation aid as calculated for the budget year in each category in accordance with the provisions of sections 11, 13, 14, and 15 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53, C.18A:7F-55, C.18A:7F-56, and C.18A:7F-57), respectively.
"Non-SFRA aids" means the sum of supplemental enrollment growth aid, per pupil growth aid, PARCC readiness aid, professional learning community aid, under adequacy aid, and host district support aid received by a school district in the prebudget year.
L.2018, c.67, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-69 - Aid to county vocational school district.

18A:7F-69 Aid to county vocational school district.
5. In the 2019-2020 school year, and in each school year thereafter, a county vocational school district shall receive vocational expansion stabilization aid in such an amount to ensure that the district receives the greater of the amount of State aid calculated pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.) or the sum of the district's State aid received in the 2017-2018 school year.
L.2018, c.67, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-70 - Determination as to whether district is spending above or below adequacy.

18A:7F-70 Determination as to whether district is spending above or below adequacy.
1. For the purpose of determining whether a school district or county vocational school district is spending above or below adequacy, the commissioner shall compare the sum from the prebudget year its equalization aid calculated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53), special education categorical aid as calculated pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-55), security categorical aid as calculated pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-56), and the general fund tax levy with the district's adequacy budget, as calculated pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-51), special education categorical aid as calculated pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-55), and security categorical aid as calculated pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-56).
L.2018, c.67, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7F-71 - Military impact aid.

18A:7F-71 Military impact aid.
1. In addition to any other State aid provided pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), a school district may receive military impact aid if, in the prebudget year, the school district received a Basic Support Payment of federal Impact Aid under section 7003 of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.7703) and the district provides free public education to federally connected children whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services. The amount of military impact aid provided to a district pursuant to this section shall be calculated as follows:
MIA = (PPLTL - PPIA) x REFCMS
where
PPLTL is the per pupil general fund tax levy, which is derived by dividing the prebudget year general fund tax levy by resident enrollment, without the inclusion of federally connected children whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services and who otherwise are included in the calculation of resident enrollment as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-45);
PPIA is the per pupil federal impact aid amount, which is the result of dividing the amount of a school district's Basic Support Payment received in the prebudget year by the number of federally connected children whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services; and
REFCMS is the resident enrollment of federally connected children whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services;
A school district shall not receive military impact aid pursuant to this section if the difference between PPTL and PPIA is negative.
L.2021, c.283.