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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7-13 - Appointment of executive county superintendent of schools.

18A:7-13 Appointment of executive county superintendent of schools.
55. a. When the office of county superintendent is vacated through the completion of a current term or for any other reason, the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, shall appoint an executive county superintendent of schools pursuant to N.J.S.18A:7-1.
b. When the position of executive county business official is vacated through the completion of a current term or for any other reason, the commissioner shall appoint an executive county business official pursuant to section 53 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.18A:7-11).
L.2007, c.63, s.55.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7-14 - Term county superintendent deemed to refer to executive county superintendent of schools.

18A:7-14 Term county superintendent deemed to refer to executive county superintendent of schools.
56. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the office of the county superintendent of schools, the same shall mean and refer to the office of the executive county superintendent of schools.
L.2007, c.63, s.56.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7-15 - Limitation on post employment for executive county superintendent.

18A:7-15 Limitation on post employment for executive county superintendent.
57. An executive county superintendent of schools shall not accept employment in any school district which was under his supervision in that position for a period of two years commencing on the day his term as executive county superintendent terminates.
L.2007, c.63, s.57.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7-16 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7-16 Rules, regulations.
58. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 42 to 58 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.18A:7-11 et al.), 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.63, s.58; amended 2008, c.37, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-3 - Definitions.

18A:7A-3 Definitions.
3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
"Administrative order" means a written directive ordering specific corrective action by a district which has shown insufficient compliance with the quality performance indicators.
"Highly skilled professional" means a designee of the commissioner deemed to have the skills and experience necessary to assist a school district in improving its effectiveness or to provide oversight in a school district in one or more of the five key components of school district effectiveness.
"Joint Committee on the Public Schools" means the committee created pursuant to P.L.1975, c.16 (C.52:9R-1 et seq.).
"Technical assistance" means guidance and support provided to a school district to enable the district to meet State and federal policy and regulatory requirements and to ensure the provision of a thorough and efficient education. "Technical assistance" may include, but shall not be limited to, support of the teaching and learning process and overall school district effectiveness.
L.1975,c.212,s.3; amended 1978, c.158, s.4; 1979, c.207, s.3; 1979, c.353; 1979, c.388, s.4; 1980, c.105, s.2; 1981, c.415, ss.4,9(amended 1982, c.100); 1985, c.50, s.1; 1986, c.10; 1990, c.52, s.30; 1996, c.138, s.34; 2005, c.235, s.1; 2007, c.16, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-10 - New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating school performance.

18A:7A-10 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating school performance.
10. For the purpose of evaluating the thoroughness and efficiency of all the public schools of the State, the commissioner, with the approval of the State board and after review by the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, shall develop and administer the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating the performance of each school district. The goal of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum shall be to ensure that all districts are operating at a high level of performance. The system shall be based on an assessment of the degree to which the thoroughness and efficiency standards established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-46) are being achieved and an evaluation of school district capacity in the following five key components of school district effectiveness: instruction and program; personnel; fiscal management; operations; and governance. A school district's capacity and effectiveness shall be determined using quality performance indicators comprised of standards for each of the five key components of school district effectiveness. The quality performance indicators shall take into consideration a school district's performance over time, to the extent feasible. Based on a district's compliance with the indicators, the commissioner shall assess district capacity and effectiveness and place the district on a performance continuum that will determine the type and level of oversight and technical assistance and support the district receives.
L.1975, c.212, s.10; amended 1996, c.138, s.35; 2005, c.235, s.2; 2007, c.16, s.2; 2007, c.260, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-11 - Reports by school districts, commissioner; interim review.

18A:7A-11 Reports by school districts, commissioner; interim review.
11. Each school district and county vocational school district shall make a report of its progress in complying with all of the quality performance indicators adopted pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10) every three years, pursuant to a schedule to be established by the commissioner. In the years intervening between the district's three-year review, whenever the commissioner determines that conditions exist in a district that significantly and negatively impact the educational program or operations of the district, the commissioner may direct that the department immediately conduct a comprehensive review of the district. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner, in his discretion, from conducting a random review of a school district to assess the district's compliance with the quality performance indicators.
The district reports shall be submitted to the commissioner on a date and in such form as prescribed by the commissioner, who shall make them the basis for an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, describing the condition of education in New Jersey, the efforts of New Jersey schools in meeting the standards of a thorough and efficient education, the steps underway to correct deficiencies in school performance, and the progress of New Jersey schools in comparison to other state education systems in the United States.
L.1975,c.212,s.11; amended 1976, c.97, s.4; 1996, c.138, s.36; 2000, c.72, s.31; 2005, c.235, s.3; 2007, c.16, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-11.1 - Postponement of comprehensive review

18A:7A-11.1. Postponement of comprehensive review
1. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-11) or any other section of law to the contrary, the Department of Education shall postpone the comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum of any school district that :
(a) is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year; and
(b) was designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education shall permit a school district that is subject to the postponement of a comprehensive review under paragraph (1) of this subsection to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year, upon request by the school district. A school district that undergoes a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year pursuant to this paragraph shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the 2020-2021 school year.
b. If the comprehensive review of a school district is postponed under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place.
c. A school district that is required to undergo a comprehensive review in the 2020-2021 school year and was not designated as a high performing district pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) in the school district's most recent comprehensive review shall undergo a comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum in the 2020-2021 school year, except that such a district may postpone its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year if the district provides written notification to the Commissioner of Education that it is not able to complete the review due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
d. If a school district postpones its comprehensive review until the 2021-2022 school year pursuant to subsection c. of this section, then the school district shall undergo its next following comprehensive review three years after the school year in which its comprehensive review was originally scheduled to take place.
L.2020, c.143.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-13 - Biennial message of Governor to legislature

18A:7A-13. Biennial message of Governor to legislature
Thereafter, the Governor shall deliver a biennial message to the Legislature on the progress of New Jersey's schools in providing a thorough and efficient education and recommending legislative action, if appropriate.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-14a - Findings, declarations relative to school district evaluation and monitoring.

18A:7A-14a Findings, declarations relative to school district evaluation and monitoring.
24. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. It is the constitutional obligation of the Legislature to provide all children in New Jersey with a thorough and efficient system of free public schools;
b. The breadth and scope of such a system are defined by the Legislature through the commissioner and the State board pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) so as to insure quality educational programs for all children;
c. It is imperative that the program in every school district in this State includes all of the major elements identified as essential for that system consistent with standards adopted pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10);
d. It is the responsibility of the State to insure that any school district which is shown to be deficient in one or more of these major elements takes corrective actions without delay in order to remedy those deficiencies;
e. This responsibility can be fulfilled, in addition to the mechanism for ensuring compliance established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-6), through an effective and efficient system of evaluation and monitoring which will insure quality and comprehensive instructional programming in every school district and provide for immediate and direct corrective action to insure that identified deficiencies do not persist, and which does so within the context of the maximum of local governance and management and the minimum of paperwork and unnecessary procedural requirements.
L.2007, c.16, s.24; amended 2007, c.260, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-15.1 - Authority of State board.

18A:7A-15.1 Authority of State board.
5. Pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), the State board shall have authority to:
a. approve the appointment by the commissioner of up to three additional members to the school board;
b. upon recommendation of the commissioner create a school district under full State intervention; and
c. appoint, upon recommendation of the commissioner, a State district superintendent of schools to direct the operations of the district in accordance with the improvement plan established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14).
L.1987,c.398,s.5; amended 2005, c.235, s.6; 2007, c.16, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-16 - Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance

18A:7A-16. Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance
Should the local board of education fail or refuse to comply with an administrative order issued pursuant to section 15 of this act, the State board shall apply to the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ for an order directing the local school board to comply with such administrative order.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-29 - Powers of state board, commissioner or local boards; effect of act

18A:7A-29. Powers of state board, commissioner or local boards; effect of act
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deny the State board, commissioner or local boards of education powers granted to them elsewhere in Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, except as expressly provided herein.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 46, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-30 - State board of education; powers and duties

18A:7A-30. State board of education; powers and duties
The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and adopt policies, subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act." P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), make all determinations and exercise such powers of visitation as are necessary for the proper administration of this act.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 47, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-31.2 - Report on order to establish school district under full State intervention.

18A:7A-31.2 Report on order to establish school district under full State intervention.
3. Whenever the State Board of Education issues an administrative order establishing a school district under full State intervention pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), the commissioner shall immediately inform the Joint Committee on the Public Schools of that administrative order, and shall advise the committee as to the causes of the district's failure to achieve the requisite compliance with the quality performance indicators.
L.1987,c.400,s.3; amended 2005, c.235, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-31.3 - Improvement plan; report on progress; monitoring.

18A:7A-31.3 Improvement plan; report on progress; monitoring.
4. a. Within six months following the establishment of a school district under full State intervention, the commissioner shall present to the Joint Committee on the Public Schools the improvement plan developed by the district.
b. On an annual basis the commissioner shall provide a report to the committee on the progress made in the implementation of the improvement plan and the prospects for the State's withdrawal from intervention.
c. The Joint Committee on the Public Schools, in cooperation with the commissioner, may develop a plan for monitoring the administration of a school district under full State intervention and the implementation of the improvement plan. The plan developed by the committee shall include provisions for independent documentation and assessment.
L.1987,c.400,s.4; amended 2005, c.235, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-32 - Severability

18A:7A-32. Severability
If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, subsection or section of this act is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, subsection or section thereof directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 53, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-33 - Repeals

18A:7A-33. Repeals
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are repealed, and without limiting the general effect of this act in repealing acts so inconsistent herewith, the following acts and parts of acts together with all amendments and supplements thereto are specifically repealed:
N.J.S. 18A:13-22
N.J.S. 18A:13-25
N.J.S. 18A:38-2.1
N.J.S. 18A:58-1 to 18A:58-5.4, inclusive
P.L.1968, c. 340 (C. 18A:58-5.5)
P.L.1973, c. 224 (C. 18A:58-5.6)
P.L.1970, c. 234, s. 9 (C. 18A:58-6.3)
N.J.S. 18A:58-8
N.J.S. 18A:58-10
N.J.S. 18A:58-13
P.L.1970, c. 234, s. 15 (C. 18A:58-18.1)
N.J.S. 18A:58-20 to 18A:58-24, inclusive
N.J.S. 18A:58-27
P.L.1968, c. 289, s. 1 (C. 18A:58-27.1)
N.J.S. 18A:58-29
N.J.S. 18A:58-30 to 18A:58-31, inclusive
N.J.S. 18A:58-33 to 18A:58-33.1, inclusive.
L.1975, c. 212, s. 54, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-34 - Creation of school district under full State intervention.

18A:7A-34 Creation of school district under full State intervention.
1. Whenever the Commissioner of Education shall determine after the issuance of an administrative order that a local school district has failed to assure a thorough and efficient system of education, the State Board of Education may issue an administrative order as set forth in section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15) which shall create a school district under full State intervention. The school district under full State intervention shall become effective immediately upon issuance of the administrative order by the State board.
L.1987,c.399,s.1; amended 2005, c.235, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-38 - Permissive powers of State district superintendent.

18A:7A-38 Permissive powers of State district superintendent.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, the State district superintendent in a school district under full State intervention may be given the power to:
a. Enforce the rules of the State board; and
b. Perform all acts and do all things, consistent with law and the rules of the State board, necessary for the lawful and proper conduct, equipment and maintenance of the public schools of the district.
L.1987,c.399,s.5; amended 2005, c.235, s.12; 2007, c.16, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-39 - Authority of State district superintendent.

18A:7A-39 Authority of State district superintendent.
6. a. The State district superintendent may in a school district under full State intervention:
(1) Sue in the district's corporate name and likewise submit to arbitration and determination disputes and controversies in the manner provided by law;
(2) Cause a report of the condition of the public schools and the public school property and an itemized account of the condition of the finances of the district to be printed and published as soon as practicable after the close of each school year; and (3) Cause an exact census to be taken annually of all children residing in the district between the ages of five and 18 years, including such other information as he or she may deem necessary or proper and appoint, for the purpose of taking that census, as many suitable persons as may be necessary to act as enumerators and fix their compensation, which compensation shall be paid as a current expense.
b. A school district under full State intervention may be sued under its corporate name.
c. School districts under full State intervention may join with local boards of education for the purpose of affording the districts those benefits which may accrue pursuant to P.L.1983, c.108 (C.18A:18B-1 et seq.).
d. A school district under full State intervention shall be subject to all provisions of chapter 19 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes except that all warrants for claims or expenditures approvable by a district board of education or any action required of a district board of education pursuant to chapter 19 may be authorized by the State district superintendent.
e. Authority for the implementation of any provision of chapter 20 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes relative to the acquisition and disposition of property which requires action by a district board of education may, in a school district under full State intervention, be exercised by the State district superintendent.
f. The authority and powers vested in boards of education by chapter 21 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes may in a school district under full State intervention be vested in the State district superintendent.
g. School districts under full State intervention shall be subject to all requirements set forth in chapter 18A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes except that such determination as may be required of a district board of education by the provisions of said law may be rendered by the State district superintendent.
L.1987,c.399,s.6; amended 2005, c.235, s.13; 2007, c.16, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-40 - Collective bargaining agreements.

18A:7A-40 Collective bargaining agreements.
7. a. When a district under full State intervention is established, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34), or when the State withdraws from intervention, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-49), collective bargaining agreements entered into by the school district shall remain in force, except where otherwise expressly provided in P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.).
b. Except where otherwise expressly provided in P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.), all teaching staff members and other employees of a district under full State intervention shall retain and continue to acquire all rights and privileges acquired pursuant to Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. After the State withdraws from intervention, the board shall preserve and recognize all rights and privileges acquired prior to and during the State intervention in the district.
L.1987,c.399,s.7; amended 2005, c.235, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-41 - Internal audit team.

18A:7A-41 Internal audit team.
8. There may be established within a school district under full State intervention an internal audit team which shall monitor the business functions of the district and report its findings to the commissioner and any district personnel deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The cost of providing this internal audit function shall be borne by the State.
L.1987,c.399,s.8; amended 2005, c.235, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-42 - Officers, employees, consultants.

18A:7A-42 Officers, employees, consultants.
9. a. In a school district under full State intervention, all officers, employees and consultants, professional and nonprofessional, certified and noncertified, shall be employed or retained, transferred and removed in accordance with the improvement plan which has been approved by the commissioner. In accordance with that plan:
(1) The State district superintendent may appoint, transfer and remove clerks, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11A (Civil Service) of the New Jersey Statutes and the provisions of N.J.S.18A:17-1 et seq.
(2) The State district superintendent, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall appoint and set the salaries of such State assistant superintendents as the superintendent shall deem necessary and assign to them their duties and responsibilities. No State assistant superintendent shall acquire tenure, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(3) The State district superintendent of schools shall, subject to the approval of the commissioner or his designee, make all personnel determinations relative to employment, transfer and removal of all officers and employees, professional and nonprofessional, except that the services of the district auditor or auditors and attorney or attorneys shall be immediately terminated by creation of a school district under full State intervention.
b. The State district superintendent may delegate to subordinate officers or employees in the district any of his powers and duties as he may deem desirable to be exercised under his supervision and direction.
L.1987,c.399,s.9; amended 2005, c.235, s.16; 2007, c.16, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-43 - Tenure rights.

18A:7A-43 Tenure rights.
10. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, any person serving under tenure or permanent civil service status shall retain all tenure rights and may continue to serve in the district pursuant to the provisions of this section. However, they shall perform only such duties as prescribed in the improvement plan which has been approved by the commissioner and those duties for which they may be appropriately certified.
L.1987,c.399,s.10; amended 2005, c.235, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-46 - Procedure for creation, conduct.

18A:7A-46 Procedure for creation, conduct.
13. a. School districts under full State intervention shall be created only as provided pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15).
b. School districts under full State intervention may be conducted by and under the supervision of a State district superintendent appointed by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the commissioner.
L.1987,c.399,s.13; amended 2005, c.235, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-46.3 - Capital projects financed by issuance of bonds, notes.

18A:7A-46.3 Capital projects financed by issuance of bonds, notes.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the cost of any capital project authorized pursuant to this act which is to be funded by bonds or notes and certified by the board to the State district superintendent, the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the school district is located shall be financed by the issuance of school bonds or notes pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.) and the notes, school bonds or other obligations shall be authorized, issued, sold and delivered in the manner prescribed by the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.).
L.1991,c.139,s.3; amended 2000, c.72, s.34; 2005, c.235, s.23; 2007, c.16, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-46.4 - Issuance of authorization of notes, bonds.

18A:7A-46.4 Issuance of authorization of notes, bonds.
4. Any authorization of notes or bonds effective prior to the date of the appointment of the State district superintendent shall be issued in the manner prescribed by the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.).
L.1991,c.139,s.4; amended 2005, c.235, s.24; 2007, c.16, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-46.5 - Cessation of existence of board

18A:7A-46.5. Cessation of existence of board
The board shall immediately cease to exist upon reestablishment of local control in the school district, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-49).
L.1991,c.139,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-46.6 - Debt service part of municipal budget.

18A:7A-46.6 Debt service part of municipal budget.
6. The debt service on bonds, notes and other obligations authorized pursuant to P.L.1991, c.139 (C.18A:7A-46.1 et seq.) shall be appropriated and made part of the municipal budget and raised through the annual municipal tax levy. However, all debt service payments shall be included in the budget of the school district under full State intervention as the sum necessary for interest and debt redemption charges and shall be eligible for State education aid in the year in which the appropriation and expenditure are made.
L.1991,c.139,s.6; amended 2005, c.235, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-50 - Budget development, presentation.

18A:7A-50 Budget development, presentation.
17. The State district superintendent in a school district under full State intervention shall develop a budget on or before March 22 and shall present this budget to the board of education to elicit the board's comments and recommendations. This budget shall conform in all respects with the requirements of chapter 22 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and shall be subject to the limitations on spending by local school districts otherwise required by P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.).
L.1987,c.399,s.17; amended 1990, c.52, s.32; 1992, c.159, s.6; 1995, c.278, s.38; 1996, c.138, s.39; 2005, c.235, s.28; 2007, c.16, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-51 - Public hearing.

18A:7A-51 Public hearing.
18. Upon the preparation of its budget, the State district superintendent shall fix a date, place and time for the holding of a public hearing upon the budget and the amounts of money necessary to be appropriated for the use of the public schools for the ensuing school year, and the various items and purposes for which the same are to be appropriated, which hearing shall be held between March 22 and March 29. Notice of the hearing, contents of the notice and the format and purpose of the hearing shall be as provided in N.J.S.18A:22-11, N.J.S.18A:22-12 and N.J.S.18A:22-13.
L.1987,c.399,s.18; amended 1992, c.159, s.7; 1995, c.278, s.40; 2005, c.235, s.29; 2007, c.16, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-52 - Determination of amount of appropriation for following school year.

18A:7A-52 Determination of amount of appropriation for following school year.
19. a. After the public hearing provided for by section 18 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-51) but not later than April 8, the State district superintendent shall fix and determine the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for the ensuing school year and shall certify the amounts to be raised by special district tax for school purposes as well as the sum necessary for interest and debt redemption, if any, to the county board of taxation and the amount or amounts so certified shall be included in the taxes assessed, levied and collected in the municipality or municipalities comprising the district. The State district superintendent shall follow the procedures established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5).
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1996, c.138).
c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1996, c.138).
L.1987, c.399, s.19; amended 1990, c.52, s.33; 1992, c.159, s.8; 1996, c.138, s.40; 2005, c.235, s.30; 2007, c.16, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-53.1 - Rules, regulations; procedure for 36 months following enactment.

18A:7A-53.1 Rules, regulations; procedure for 36 months following enactment.
39. a. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of this act; except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may for a period of 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16, adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum. The commissioner shall engage in a collaborative process with interested stakeholders in the education community prior to the adoption of rules and regulations for the 12-month period. All such rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner shall expire no later than 12 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16 and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted during the following 24-month period by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
b. All such rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall expire no later than 36 months following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.16 and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted by the State board in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2005, c.235, s.39; amended 2007, c.16, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-56 - Recommendation of advance State aid payment to school district; repayment.

18A:7A-56 Recommendation of advance State aid payment to school district; repayment.
3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall recommend to the State Treasurer whether an advance State aid payment should be made to a school district for which a State monitor has been appointed. The commissioner's recommendation shall be based on whether the payment is necessary to ensure the provision of a thorough and efficient education. An advance State aid payment shall be recorded by the school district as revenue for budget purposes in the school year in which the advance State aid payment is provided.
b. The advance State aid payment shall be repaid by the school district through automatic reductions in the State aid provided to the school district in subsequent years. The term of the repayment shall not exceed 10 years, but may be for a shorter term as determined by the State Treasurer. At any time during the term of the repayment the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may determine to impose interest on the unpaid balance ; except that interest shall not be imposed in the case of a school district for which a State monitor is appointed within 90 days of the effective date of this act. The commissioner shall transfer the amount of the reduction in State aid to the account established pursuant to section 5 of this act.
c. In any year in which the school district's undesignated general fund balance is greater than 1.5% of general fund expenditures, the amount which exceeds 1.5% shall be an additional amount applied to the following year's repayment of the advance State aid payment and the school district's State aid shall be reduced by this additional amount in that following year.
L.2006,c.15,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-57 - Forensic audit of certain school districts; presentation.

18A:7A-57 Forensic audit of certain school districts; presentation.
4. a. The Office of the State Auditor, or the Office of the State Comptroller, in cooperation with the State Auditor, shall conduct a forensic audit of the fiscal operations of any school district which has a year-end general fund deficit and also meets one of the other criteria in subsection a. of section 2 of this act. The audit shall be of the fiscal year in which the general fund deficit occurred and shall be in addition to the audit required of school districts pursuant to N.J.S.18A:23-1.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.52:24-1 et seq., or any other law to the contrary, the Office of the State Auditor or the Office of the State Comptroller shall submit the audit to the commissioner, the Governor, and the Legislature. The Office of the State Auditor or the Office of the State Comptroller shall also present the audit to the district's board of education and the public at the board's next regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
c. The Office of the State Auditor or the Office of the State Comptroller shall forward any findings of fraudulent activities discovered as a result of the audit to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
d. Within 30 days of the presentation of the audit by the Office of the State Auditor or the Office of the State Comptroller to the board of education, the board shall submit to the commissioner a plan that addresses all of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Office of the State Auditor or the Office of the State Comptroller which have not been previously addressed by the school district.
L.2006, c.15, s.4; amended 2007, c.52, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-58 - "School District Deficit Relief Account."

18A:7A-58 "School District Deficit Relief Account."
5. There is established in the Department of Education a nonlapsing, revolving dedicated account designated the "School District Deficit Relief Account" which shall be credited with the monies as may be appropriated pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2006, c.15, monies transferred by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-56), and such other monies as may be appropriated, transferred or otherwise made available for the purposes of providing an advance State aid payment to a school district pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2006, c.15. Any interest that shall accrue on the monies in the account shall be credited to the account.
L.2006,c.15,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-59 - Rules.

18A:7A-59 Rules.
6. 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 P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-54 et seq.) 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.2006, c.15, s.6; amended 2008, c.37, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7A-60 - Additional powers of Commissioner of Education relative to performance of compliance audit report.

18A:7A-60 Additional powers of Commissioner of Education relative to performance of compliance audit report.
14. a. In addition to the powers provided pursuant to P.L.2005, c.235, P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-1 et al.), and P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law, the Commissioner of Education may appoint an external entity, in accordance with State procurement laws, to perform a compliance audit of the spending of the district's general fund budget upon identification that the district may be spending State education funds for purposes that are not in compliance with State education law and regulation. The scope of the compliance audit shall be determined by the commissioner based upon the specific circumstances of the district.
b. The final report of a compliance audit conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include specific findings and recommendations, as applicable, and shall be submitted to the commissioner. The commissioner may use the audit report as evidence for the appointment of a State monitor pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-55).
c. The school district shall reimburse the Department of Education for the total cost of the compliance audit conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section if the final audit report includes findings that the district has spent State education funds for purposes that are not in compliance with State education law and regulation.
L.2007, c.53, s.14; amended 2007, c.260, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7B-2 - Deductions, forwarding of sums to appropriate departments; disposition.

18A:7B-2 Deductions, forwarding of sums to appropriate departments; disposition.
6. a. For each State-placed child who is resident in a district and in a State facility on the last school day prior to October 16 of the prebudget year, and for each district-placed child who is resident in a district and in a State facility on the last school day prior to October 16 of the budget year, the Commissioner of Education shall deduct from the State aid payable to that district an amount equal to the approved per pupil cost established pursuant to the provisions of section 24 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-24); except that for a child in a county juvenile detention center, no deduction shall be made until Fiscal Year 1999, in which year and thereafter 50% of the per pupil cost shall be deducted.
b. If, for any district, the amount to be deducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section is greater than State aid payable to the district, the district shall pay to the Department of Education the difference between the amount to be deducted and the State aid payable to the district.
c. The amount deducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section and the amount paid to the Department of Education pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be forwarded to the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, as applicable, if the facility is operated by or under contract with that department, or to the Department of Corrections if the facility is operated by or under contract with that department, or to the Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170) if the facility is operated by or under contract with that commission, and shall serve as payment by the district of tuition for the child. In the case of county juvenile detention centers, the tuition shall be deemed to supplement funds currently provided by the county for this purpose under chapter 10 and chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Revised Statutes. In Fiscal Year 1998, a county shall not decrease its level of contribution as a result of the payment of tuition pursuant to this section. In Fiscal Year 1999 and thereafter, a county shall be required to pay 50% of the approved per pupil costs established pursuant to the provisions of section 24 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-24) for the purpose of implementing chapters 10 and 11 of Title 9 of the Revised Statutes. Amounts so deducted shall be used solely for the support of educational programs and shall be maintained in a separate account for that purpose. No district shall be responsible for the tuition of any child admitted by the State to a State facility after the last school day prior to October 16 of the prebudget year.
L.1979, c.207, s.6; amended 1990, c.52, s.34; 1995, c.280, s.24; 1996, c.138, s.41; 2006, c.47, s.81.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7B-4 - Use of funds; authorization for appropriations.

18A:7B-4 Use of funds; authorization for appropriations.
8. Funds received pursuant to this act by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections or the Juvenile Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170) shall be used only for the salaries of teachers, educational administrators at the program level, child study team personnel, clerical staff assigned to child study teams or to educational day programs, paraprofessionals assigned to educational programs in State facilities, and for diagnostic services required as part of the child study team evaluations and related educational services personnel whose function requires an educational certificate issued by the State Department of Education, and for the costs of educational materials, supplies and equipment for these programs. No such funds shall be used for the renovation or construction of capital facilities, for the maintenance and operation of educational facilities, or for custodial, habilitation or other noneducational costs.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Departments of Human Services, Children and Families and Corrections such funds as may be necessary to provide for adult, post-secondary and college programs.
L.1979, c.207, s.8; amended 1983, c.205; 1995, c.280, s.25; 2006, c.47, s.82.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7B-5 - Rules, regulations to ensure thorough and efficient education for children in State facilities.

18A:7B-5 Rules, regulations to ensure thorough and efficient education for children in State facilities.
9. The Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education, shall promulgate rules and regulations to ensure a thorough and efficient education, consistent with the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), for the children in State facilities. In the case of county juvenile detention centers, the Office of Education in the Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, appropriate standards, to be effective for Fiscal Year 1999, for the provision of a thorough and efficient education by the county for facilities established under chapter 10 and chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Revised Statutes.
The commissioner shall continually review the operation of educational programs in State facilities. If he finds that the operation of any of these programs does not meet the educational standard required by the regulations, he shall direct that a remedial plan be prepared by the education director of the facility in which the program is located, together with the director of educational services of the department which is operating or contracting with the facility. The plan shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education for his approval. If he approves the plan, it shall be implemented in a timely and effective manner. If he finds the plan or its implementation to be insufficient, he may, until the insufficiency is corrected, withhold and place in a special account any State aid funds which otherwise would have been forwarded pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.207.
L.1979, c.207, s.9; amended 1996, c.138, s.42; 2007, c.260, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:7B-6 - Teaching staff members and administrators; salary schedules

18A:7B-6. Teaching staff members and administrators; salary schedules
All teaching staff members and administrators of the educational program in State facilities shall hold the appropriate certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners.
Salary schedules for teaching staff members and administrators shall be comparable to similar positions in the Department of Education and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf.
L.1979, c. 207, s. 10, eff. July 1, 1980.