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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-13.3 - Use of actual savings realized by school district.

18A:16-13.3 Use of actual savings realized by school district.
6. a. Actual savings realized by a school district as a result of the implementation of the provisions of P.L.2020, c.44 (C.52:14-17.46.13 et al.) shall be used solely and exclusively by the school district for the purpose of reducing the amount that is required to be raised by the local property tax levy by the school district for school district purposes, except when a school district is spending below adequacy as calculated in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-70).
When a cap on the annual increase in the property tax levy for a school district is imposed by law, the savings realized shall be deducted from the adjusted tax levy for the previous budget year and that reduced amount shall serve as the basis for calculating the adjusted tax levy for the next school year.
b. To enable tracking of health care cost savings by school districts, each school district shall submit an annual data sheet for both the current and prior year showing the Total Annual Cost of Health Benefits for Active Employees, the Total Employee Cost-Sharing Contribution, and the Net Cost to the School District for Health Benefits, including the Number of Covered Employees, the Annual Cost Estimate Per Employee, and the Total Cost for each coverage category - Single Coverage, Parent and Child, Employee and Spouse, and Family.
In addition, school districts shall provide separate breakouts of the same categories of data for health care coverage under all health care benefits plans offered by the employer. The datasheet shall also indicate whether the school district is enrolled in the School Employees' Health Benefits Program for medical or medical and prescription drug benefits coverage. Reports shall be due no later than 60 days following each enrollment period to the Department of Education, the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury, and the Legislature.
L.2020, c.44, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-14 - Exclusions from eligibility

18A:16-14. Exclusions from eligibility
The contract shall exclude from eligibility:
a. Employees and dependents, active or retired, who are otherwise eligible for coverage but who, although they meet the age eligibility requirement of the Federal Medicare Program, are not covered by the complete Federal program;
b. Any class or classes of employees who are eligible for like or similar coverage under another group contract covering such class or classes of employees.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 3, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-15 - Limitations, exclusions to avoid duplication of benefits

18A:16-15. Limitations, exclusions to avoid duplication of benefits
Any contract or contracts permitted under this act shall contain limitations, exclusions or exceptions so as to avoid duplication of benefits or services otherwise available pursuant to accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, medical, surgical, major medical expense or health and accident coverage under any other law of this State or the coverage afforded under the laws of the United States, such as the Federal Medicare Program, and at the option of the local board of education and the carrier, group insurance or any other arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis.
Any contract permitted under this act may condition the eligibility of any employee upon satisfying a waiting period stated in the contract.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 4, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-16 - Termination of coverage

18A:16-16. Termination of coverage
The coverage of any employee, and of his dependents, if any, shall cease upon the discontinuance of his employment or upon cessation of active full-time employment in the classes eligible for coverage subject to such provision as may be made in any contract made by the local board of education for limited continuance of coverage during disability, part-time employment, leave of absence other than leave for military service, and for continuance of coverage after retirement.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 5, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-17 - Premiums; payment by board of education.

18A:16-17 Premiums; payment by board of education.
6. a. Any local board of education entering into a contract pursuant to this act is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for such contracts and may appropriate out of its general funds any money necessary to pay such premiums or charges or portions thereof.
The contribution required of any employee toward the cost of such coverage may be deducted from the pay, salary or other compensation of such employee upon authorization in writing made to the local board of education.
The local board of education may reimburse an active employee for his premium charges under Part B of the Federal Medicare Program covering the employee alone.
Nothing herein shall be construed as compelling a local board of education to pay any portion of the premiums or charges attributable to such contracts.
b. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2 and upon the expiration of any applicable binding collective negotiations agreement in force on that effective date, employees of a local board of education shall pay 1.5 percent of base salary, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary or other compensation, for health care benefits coverage provided pursuant to P.L.1979, c.391 (C.18A:16-12 et seq.), notwithstanding any other amount that may be required additionally pursuant to subsection a. of this section for such coverage. This subsection shall apply also when the health care benefits coverage is provided through an insurance fund or joint insurance fund or in any other manner.
L.1979, c.391, s.6; amended 2010, c.2, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-17.2 - Negotiations for benefits as if full premium share included in prior contract.

18A:16-17.2 Negotiations for benefits as if full premium share included in prior contract.
78. A public employer and employees who are in negotiations for the next collective negotiations agreement to be executed after the employees in that unit have reached full implementation of the premium share set forth in section 39 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c) shall conduct negotiations concerning contributions for health care benefits as if the full premium share was included in the prior contract. The public employers and public employees shall remain bound by the provisions of sections 39 and 41 of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c and C.18A:16-17.1), notwithstanding the expiration of those sections, until the full amount of the contribution required by section 39 has been implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 41.
Employees subject to any collective negotiations agreement in effect on the effective date of P.L.2011, c.78, that has an expiration date on or after the expiration of sections 39 through 44, inclusive, of P.L.2011, c.78 (C.52:14-17.28c et al.), shall be subject, upon expiration of that collective negotiations agreement, to sections 39 and 41 until the health care contribution schedule set forth in section 41 is fully implemented.
After full implementation, those contribution levels shall become part of the parties' collective negotiations and shall then be subject to collective negotiations in a manner similar to other negotiable items between the parties.
L.2011, c.78, s.78.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-18 - Coverage after retirement

18A:16-18. Coverage after retirement
The continuance of coverage after retirement of any employee shall be provided at such rates and under the conditions as shall be prescribed in the contract subject, however, to the requirements set forth in section 8 of P.L. 1979, c. 391 (C. 18A:16-19). The contribution required of any retired employee toward the cost of such coverage may be paid by the employee to the local board of education or in such other manner as the local board of education shall direct.
1979, c.391, s.7; amended 1987,c.386,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-19 - Payment for coverage

18A:16-19. Payment for coverage
a. Except as otherwise prescribed by P.L. 1979, c. 391 (C. 18A:16-12 et seq.), retired employees shall be required to pay for the entire cost of coverage for themselves and their dependents at rates which are deemed adequate to cover the benefits, as affected by Medicare, of such retired employees and their dependents on the basis of the utilization of services which may be reasonably expected of such older age classification; provided, however, that the total rate payable by such a retired employee for himself and his dependents, for coverage under the contract and for Part B of Medicare, shall not exceed by more than 25%, the total amount that would have been required to have been paid by the employee and the local board of education for the coverage maintained had he continued in office or active employment and he and his dependents were not eligible for Medicare benefits.
b. The local board of education may, in its discretion, assume the entire cost of such coverage and pay all of the premiums for employees who have retired after 25 years or more service with the local board of education, including the premiums on their dependents, if any, under such uniform conditions as the local board of education shall prescribe, except that retired employees and dependents who are eligible for and elect at the time of retirement to take State-paid coverage under the State Health Benefits Program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L. 1964, c. 125 (C. 52:14-17.38) shall not be eligible for employer-paid coverage under this subsection.
1979, c.391,s.8; amended 1987,c.386,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-19.1 - Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by board of education.

18A:16-19.1 Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by board of education.
44. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a board of education, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, may establish as an employer a cafeteria plan for its employees pursuant to section 125 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.125, and shall establish such a plan for medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan. The plan shall provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of medical or dental expenses not covered by a health benefits plan, and may provide for a reduction in an employee's salary, through payroll deductions or otherwise, in exchange for payment by the employer of dependent care expenses as provided in section 129 of the code, 26 U.S.C. s.129, and such other benefits as are consistent with section 125 which are included under the plan. The amount of any reduction in an employee's salary for the purpose of contributing to the plan shall continue to be treated as regular compensation for all other purposes, including the calculation of pension contributions and the amount of any retirement allowance, but, to the extent permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code, shall not be included in the computation of federal taxes withheld from the employee's salary.
L.2007, c.62, s.44; amended 2011, c.78, s.51.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-20 - Multiple coverage; summary of cost of each coverage to be furnished to board

18A:16-20. Multiple coverage; summary of cost of each coverage to be furnished to board
In the event an insurance company issues a group insurance policy to a local board of education which includes two or more of the coverages authorized under this act, such insurance company shall at the end of each policy year furnish to the local board of education a summary of the cost of each such coverage.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 9, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-21 - Copy of insurance contract to be filed with State Employees Health Benefits Commission

18A:16-21. Copy of insurance contract to be filed with State Employees Health Benefits Commission
It shall be the duty of the local board of education, entering into a contract pursuant to the provisions of this act, to file a copy thereof with the State Employees Health Benefits Commission. The commission shall prepare and file periodically, and not less than every 2 years, a report to the Governor and the Legislature as to such contracts being entered into by local boards of education and shall make such recommendations concerning said contracts and the coverage thereunder as it deems appropriate to achieve uniformity of coverage and benefits for employees throughout the State.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 10, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:16-22 - Validation of contracts executed prior to act

18A:16-22. Validation of contracts executed prior to act
a. Contracts executed between a local board of education and an authorized insurer prior to the effective date of this act are hereby confirmed and validated until the contract anniversary next following the first anniversary of said date when such contracts, exclusive of group life insurance, will have to be conformed to the provisions of this act.
b. It shall not be a defense to the payment or satisfaction of any claim for benefits under any contract or policy hereby confirmed and validated that such contract or policy was ultra vires, improperly entered into or otherwise not authorized by law.
L.1979, c. 391, s. 11, eff. Feb. 6, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-1 - Removal, etc., of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators and business managers during terms of office

18A:17-1. Removal, etc., of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators and business managers during terms of office
No secretary, assistant secretary, school business administrator or business manager of a board of education of any school district shall, during the term for which he was appointed, be dismissed or reduced in compensation, except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense unless it is otherwise provided in his contract of employment.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-2 - Tenure of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators, business managers and secretarial and clerical employees

18A:17-2. Tenure of secretaries, assistant secretaries, school business administrators, business managers and secretarial and clerical employees
a. Any secretary, assistant secretary, school business administrator or business manager of a board of education of any school district who has or shall have devoted his full time to the duties of his office and has or shall have served therein for three consecutive calendar years, and
b. Any person holding any secretarial or clerical position or employment under a board of education of any school district or under any officer thereof, after
1. The expiration of a period of employment of three consecutive calendar years in the district or such shorter period as may be fixed by the board or officer employing him, or
2. Employment for three consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year, an academic year being the period between the time when school opens in the district after the general summer vacation and the beginning of the next succeeding summer vacation, and
c. Any person, who has acquired, or shall hereafter acquire, tenure in any secretarial or clerical office, position or employment under the board of education of a school district and has been appointed district clerk or secretary, or shall hereafter be appointed secretary of said district, as such secretary,
shall hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation, except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-3 - Tenure of janitorial employees

18A:17-3. Tenure of janitorial employees
Every public school janitor of a school district shall, unless he is appointed for a fixed term, hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation, except as the result of the reduction of the number of janitors in the district made in accordance with the provisions of this title or except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-4 - Reduction in number of janitorial employees

18A:17-4. Reduction in number of janitorial employees
No board of education shall reduce the number of janitors, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees in any district by reason of residence, age, sex, race, religion or political affiliation and when any janitor, janitor engineer, custodian or janitorial employee under tenure is dismissed by reason of reduction in the number of such employees, the one having the least number of years to his credit shall be dismissed in preference to any other having a longer term of service and the person so dismissed shall be and remain upon a preferred eligibility list, in the order of years of service, for reemployment whenever vacancies occur and shall be reemployed by the board in such order and upon reemployment shall be given full recognition for previous years of service in his respective positions and employments.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-5 - Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy.

18A:17-5 Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy.
18A:17-5. Each secretary shall be appointed by the board, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership, for a term to expire not later than June 30 , or January 15 in the case of a school district in which the annual school election is in November, of the calendar year next succeeding that in which the board shall have been organized, but he shall continue to serve after the expiration of his term until his successor is appointed and qualified. The secretary may be appointed from among the members of the board and, subject to the provisions of this Title and any other law, the board shall fix his compensation; provided, however, that the secretary shall not receive compensation from the board for any period during which he is an elected or appointed member of the board.
In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the vacancy shall be filled by the board within 60 days after the vacancy occurs and if the board does not make such appointment within such time the executive county superintendent shall appoint a secretary who shall receive the same compensation as his predecessor in office received and shall serve until a secretary is appointed by the board.
amended 1968, c.271; 2011, c.202, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-6 - Bond of secretary.

18A:17-6 Bond of secretary.
18A:17-6. The secretary shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond to the board, not less than $2,000.00, in an amount and with surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. In a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, if the secretary is an officer of the municipality constituting the district, and the bond given by the officer for the faithful performance of the municipal duties covers and secures the faithful performance of the duties as secretary, and a certificate of coverage with sufficient amounts of coverage for both the municipal and board position is certified to the board, the secretary shall not be required to give additional bond. The board shall be guided in its determination of the amount of coverage necessary by a schedule of minimum limits of coverage promulgated by the State Board of Education. The board may accept as surety a corporation authorized to be surety under the laws of this State and may pay the annual premiums or fee upon said bond as a current expense of the board.
amended 2010, c.39, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-7 - Notices, minutes, special meetings

18A:17-7. Notices, minutes, special meetings
18A:17-7. The secretary shall give notice of all regular or special meetings of the board to the members thereof and record the minutes of all proceedings of the board and the results of any annual or special school election in suitable minute books.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1995,c.278,s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-8 - Duties of secretary as general accountant of board.

18A:17-8 Duties of secretary as general accountant of board.
18A:17-8. The secretary shall be the general accountant of the board and he shall:
a. Collect and in a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, deposit tuition fees and other moneys due to the board. In a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, the secretary shall collect those fees not payable directly to the treasurer of school moneys of the district and transmit the same to the treasurer of school moneys;
b. Examine and audit all accounts and demands against the board and present the same to the board for its approval in open meeting, and when payment thereof shall be ordered by the board, he shall indicate the board's approval upon the same in writing with the president of the board and present the same for payment pursuant to N.J.S.18A:19-1 or, in a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, to the treasurer; and
c. Keep and maintain such accounts of the financial transactions of the district as shall be prescribed by the State board in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping presented by the State board including a correct detailed account of all the expenditures of school moneys in the district.
amended 2010, c.39, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-9 - Monthly reconciliation of bank account statements; report by secretary.

18A:17-9 Monthly reconciliation of bank account statements; report by secretary.
18A:17-9. The chief school administrator or board designee other than the secretary shall prepare the monthly reconciliation of bank account statements and in conjunction with the secretary take any steps necessary to bring the cash record balance and reconciled bank balance into agreement prior to completion of the secretary's monthly report. The secretary shall:
a. Report to the board, at each regular meeting, but not more often than once each month, the amount of total appropriations and the cash receipts for each account, the amount for which warrants have been drawn against each account, the amounts of orders or contractual obligations incurred and chargeable against each account year to date and since the date of his last report, the cash and appropriation balances for each account and fund, and the reconciled bank account balances in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner;
b. Keep and maintain in his office all contracts, records and documents belonging to the board, except such as shall be kept by the treasurer of school moneys pursuant to law, under such conditions as the board shall prescribe;
c. Perform any other duties prescribed by law.
amended 1981, c.174, s.3; 2010, c.39, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-9.1 - Board secretary to receive, hold moneys in certain districts.

18A:17-9.1 Board secretary to receive, hold moneys in certain districts.
1. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall receive and hold in trust all school moneys belonging to the district from whatever source derived free of any control by the governing body of any municipality comprised in that district, except any moneys derived from athletic events or other activities of pupil organizations of the district. The board secretary shall, when required by resolution of the board, deposit the school moneys or such part thereof as may be designated in any bank or banking institution of this State designated by it as a depository of school moneys, which may include the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, created pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4), and thereafter school moneys shall be deposited only in the depository or any of the depositories so named and the secretary shall, upon depositing the same therein, be relieved from liability for any loss thereof which may be caused by reason of the deposit.
L.2010, c.39, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-9.2 - Board secretary to keep records in certain districts.

18A:17-9.2 Board secretary to keep records in certain districts.
2. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall keep a record of the sums received and paid out by him in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping prescribed by the State board. Upon ceasing to hold the office the board secretary shall pay over the balance of school funds remaining in his hands to his successor in office.
L.2010, c.39, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-10 - Secretary; annual report

18A:17-10. Secretary; annual report
The secretary shall, at the close of each fiscal year, present to the board a detailed report of its financial transactions during such year and file such copies thereof with the county superintendent as shall be required by the commissioner and he shall also make report on or before August 1 of each year of such matters, in such manner and form, as shall be prescribed by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-12 - Secretary; annual financial report to commissioner

18A:17-12. Secretary; annual financial report to commissioner
The secretary shall, on or before August 1 of each year, report to the commissioner the amount of interest bearing school debt, if any, of the municipality or the 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 will fall due, which information shall be furnished to the secretary, upon demand, by the clerk of each municipality within the district as to any such obligation outstanding.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-12.1 - Secretary; retirement on pension; amount

18A:17-12.1. Secretary; retirement on pension; amount
The board of education of any school district may by resolution provide for the retirement on pension of a secretary of the board of education who has served in such office for 30 or more years on a part-time basis and 10 or more years on a full-time basis, who is not less than 65 years of age and who, by reason of age at the time of his appointment as a full-time secretary of the board, was ineligible for membership in a contributory pension system.
Any pension authorized pursuant to this act may not exceed 50% of the employee's annual final average salary, inclusive of any benefits to which the employee may be entitled under the General Non-Contributory Pension Act, or any other pension payable from his employer and exclusive of any benefits to which the employee might be entitled under Federal Old Age and Survivor's Insurance.
L.1968, c. 148, s. 1, eff. July 12, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-12.2 - Secretary; pension funds

18A:17-12.2. Secretary; pension funds
Funds for any pension granted by the board of education pursuant to this act shall be provided in the same manner as other expenses for the maintenance of the board of education.
L.1968, c. 148, s. 2, eff. July 12, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-13 - Assistant and acting secretaries; appointment, powers and duties

18A:17-13. Assistant and acting secretaries; appointment, powers and duties
The board may, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership appoint an assistant secretary who may be chosen from among its members and may fix his term of employment and compensation.
An assistant secretary shall assist the secretary in the performance of his duties and perform such other duties as the board may from time to time prescribe.
An assistant secretary shall act as secretary of the board and perform all duties and be subject to all of the obligations of the secretary during the secretary's absence or inability to act or during a vacancy in the office of secretary, unless or until the board shall, by a like vote, designate another person to act as secretary during such time.
An assistant secretary or an acting secretary shall, if so required by the board, give bond for his faithful performance of his duties as secretary in the same manner and in the same amount as is required of the secretary and the payment of the premium thereon may be paid by the board as in the case of a secretary.
No assistant secretary or acting secretary shall acquire tenure of office, position or employment as secretary.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-14 - Clerks in secretary's office

18A:17-14. Clerks in secretary's office
In type I districts, the secretary may appoint clerks in his office to such number and at such salaries as shall be determined by the board and remove them, subject to the provisions of this title and of any other law.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-14.1 - Appointment of school business administrator; duties; subcontracting; tenure acquisition.

18A:17-14.1 Appointment of school business administrator; duties; subcontracting; tenure acquisition.
18A:17-14.1. A board or the boards of two or more districts may, under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board, appoint a school business administrator by a majority vote of all the members of the board, define his duties, which may include serving as secretary of one of the boards, and fix his salary, whenever the necessity for such appointment shall have been agreed to by the county superintendent of schools or the county superintendents of schools of the counties in which the districts are situate and approved by the commissioner and the State board.
Nothing in P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1 et al.) shall prohibit a school district from subcontracting its school business administrator to another school district pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1973, c.208 (C.40:8A-1 et al.), in which case credit toward tenure acquisition shall accrue only in the primary district of employment.
L.1967, c.27, s.1; amended 1996, c.111, s.1; 2007, c.63, s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-14.2 - Qualifications

18A:17-14.2. Qualifications
The appointee shall be a suitable person who holds an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the state board. He shall be considered a member of the professional staff of the district. No person shall act as school business administrator or perform the duties of a school business administrator, as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the state board, unless he holds such a certificate.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-14.3 - Secretary or business manager appointed school administrator; tenure

18A:17-14.3. Secretary or business manager appointed school administrator; tenure
Any person who has acquired, or shall hereafter acquire tenure as a secretary or business manager under any board, and who shall be appointed a school business administrator shall have tenure as a school business administrator.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-14.4 - Compliance with requirements for income tax on compensation of administrators.

18A:17-14.4 Compliance with requirements for income tax on compensation of administrators.
8. A school business administrator, or any other person designated by the board of education, shall certify to the Department of the Treasury that all documentation prepared for income tax related purposes, in regard to superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents of schools, and school business administrators, complies fully with the requirements of federal and State laws and regulations regarding the types of compensation which are required to be reported.
L.2007, c.53, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-15 - Appointment of superintendents; terms; apportionment of expense

18A:17-15. Appointment of superintendents; terms; apportionment of expense
18A:17-15. The board of education of a Type I district and of any Type II district, now having or hereafter authorized to have a superintendent of schools, may, by contract appoint, for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, a superintendent of schools by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board.
A superintendent of schools may be appointed for a like term also in any other Type II district or in any other two or more Type II districts as follows:
Application for the establishment of the office of superintendent of schools for a district or for two or more districts which determine to share a superintendent shall be made to the county superintendent of the county or the county superintendent of each of the counties in which such district or districts are situate and if said application is agreed to in writing by such county superintendent or county superintendents and shall be approved by the commissioner and the State board, the board of education of such a district so applying may appoint a superintendent of schools for a single district in the manner hereinbefore provided or may appoint a superintendent for two or more districts in the manner provided by section 4 of P.L.1996, c.111 (C.18A:17-24.1).
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991, c.267, s.1; 1996, c.111, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-15.1 - Required provision of superintendent's employment contract.

18A:17-15.1 Required provision of superintendent's employment contract.
7. An employment contract entered into between a board of education and a superintendent of schools shall include a provision that explicitly states that in the event that the certificate of the superintendent is revoked the contract is null and void as of the date of the revocation.
L.2007, c.53, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-16 - Appointment and removal of assistant superintendents

18A:17-16. Appointment and removal of assistant superintendents
The board or boards of education of any school district or school districts having a superintendent of schools may, upon nomination of the superintendent, by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership, of the board or of each of such boards, appoint assistant superintendents of schools. They may be removed by a like vote of the members of the board or of each board employing them, subject to the provisions of chapter 28 of this title.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-18 - Full time required of superintendents; when

18A:17-18. Full time required of superintendents; when
The superintendent of schools shall, when so required by the board or boards of education of the district or districts employing him, devote himself exclusively to the duties of his office.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-19.1 - Bonus in employment contract of superintendent prohibited under certain circumstances.

18A:17-19.1 Bonus in employment contract of superintendent prohibited under certain circumstances.
1. a. A board of education shall not include within the employment contract of a superintendent of schools a provision that offers a bonus for reducing the number of students who are classified as eligible for special education programs and services pursuant to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes who are enrolled in an out-of-district placement.
b. As used in this section, "bonus" means a special monetary award provided to a superintendent of schools in addition to any regular salary, compensation, or emolument.
L.2013, c.187, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-19.2 - DOE not to regulate maximum salary of superintendent.

18A:17-19.2 DOE not to regulate maximum salary of superintendent.
2. The Department of Education shall not regulate the maximum salary amount a board of education may provide to a superintendent of schools pursuant to an employment contract.
L.2019, c.169, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20 - Superintendent; general powers and duties

18A:17-20. Superintendent; general powers and duties
18A:17-20. a. Any superintendent of schools, who has acquired tenure in the position of superintendent as of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.), shall have general supervision over the schools of the district or districts under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board and shall keep himself informed as to their condition and progress and shall report thereon, from time to time, to, and as directed by, the board and he shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or boards employing him.
He shall have a seat on the board or boards of education employing him and the right to speak on all educational matters at meetings of the board or boards but shall have no vote.
b. Any superintendent of schools who has not acquired tenure in the position of superintendent as of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.) but who holds tenure during the term of his employment contract pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.2), shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the board or boards of education employing him and shall have general supervision over all aspects, including the fiscal operations and instructional programs, of the schools of the district or districts under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board and shall keep himself informed as to their condition and progress and shall report thereon, from time to time, to, and as directed by, the board and he shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or boards employing him.
He shall have a seat on the board or boards of education employing him and the right to speak on all matters at meetings of the board or boards but shall have no vote.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.267,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.1 - Reappointment of superintendent.

18A:17-20.1 Reappointment of superintendent.
4. At the conclusion of the term of the initial contract or of any subsequent contract as hereinafter provided, the superintendent shall be deemed reappointed for another contracted term of the same duration as the previous contract unless either: a. the board by contract reappoints him for a different term which term shall be not less than three nor more than five years, in which event reappointments thereafter shall be deemed for the new term unless a different term is again specified; or b. the board notifies the superintendent in writing that he will not be reappointed at the end of the current term, in which event his employment shall cease at the expiration of that term, provided that such notification shall be given prior to the expiration of the first or any subsequent contract by a length of time equal to 30 days for each year in the term of the current contract.
L.1991, c.267, s.4; amended 2008, c.106.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.2 - Dismissal of superintendent

18A:17-20.2. Dismissal of superintendent
5. shall not be dismissed or reduced in compensation except for inefficiency, incapacity, or conduct unbecoming a superintendent or other just cause and then only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
L.1991,c.267,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.2a - Required actions relative to early termination of superintendent's employment contract.

18A:17-20.2a Required actions relative to early termination of superintendent's employment contract.
6. a. Prior to a board of education entering an agreement for an early termination of an employment contract entered into with its superintendent of schools pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:17-15, that includes the payment of compensation to the superintendent as a condition of separation from service with the district, the board shall submit the agreement to the Commissioner of Education for approval. The agreement shall be submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested. The commissioner shall evaluate the agreement and have the authority to disapprove the agreement if the payment of compensation as a condition of separation from service is found to be excessive. The determination of the commissioner shall be made within 30 days of receipt of the agreement.
As used in this subsection, "compensation" includes, but is not limited to, salary, allowances, bonuses and stipends, payments for accumulated sick or vacation leave, contributions toward the costs of health, dental, life and other types of insurance, medical reimbursement plans, retirement plans, and any in-kind or other form of remuneration.
b. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13) to establish the allowable parameters of early termination agreements.
L.2007, c.53, s.6; amended 2008, c.37, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.3 - Evaluation of superintendent's performance

18A:17-20.3. Evaluation of superintendent's performance
6. a. Every local board of education having a superintendent shall evaluate the performance of the superintendent at least once a year. Each evaluation shall be in writing, a copy shall be provided to the superintendent and the superintendent and the board shall meet to discuss the findings. The evaluations shall be based upon the goals and objectives of the district, the responsibilities of the superintendent and such other criteria as the State Board of Education shall by regulation prescribe. Any contract entered into pursuant to N.J.S.18A:17-15 shall provide for an evaluation pursuant to this section and may provide for additional evaluation criteria or procedures which shall not be inconsistent with the regulations of the State board.
b. The New Jersey School Boards Association shall establish a training program for local school board members on the evaluation of superintendents pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Every newly appointed or elected school board member shall complete the training program within six months of commencement of his term of office.
L.1991,c.267,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.4 - Tenure rights not affected

18A:17-20.4. Tenure rights not affected
8. Nothing in this section or in this act shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any superintendent prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. A superintendent of schools promoted from within a district shall retain all tenure rights accrued in any position which was previously held by the superintendent in the district.
L.1991,c.267,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-20.5 - Appointment of administrative principal

18A:17-20.5. Appointment of administrative principal
9. In any district not having a superintendent of schools, the board of education shall appoint an administrative principal for the district. In a district having two or more schools the board shall appoint the principal of one of those schools as administrative principal, and in a district having only one school, the principal of that school shall be so appointed. The appointment of an administrative principal shall be made by contract for a term of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. Reappointment of the administrative principal shall be governed by the same provisions as set forth in section 4 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1) with respect to superintendents.
The administrative principal shall have all the powers, authority, privileges, rights and duties set forth in N.J.S.18A:17-20 and sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.2 and 18A:17-20.3) with respect to superintendents.
No administrative principal hereafter appointed shall have tenure in any other position in the district; but nothing in this section or in P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.) shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any individual who was appointed as or functioning as an administrative principal prior to the effective date of P.L.1991, c.267 (C.18A:17-20.1 et al.).
L.1991,c.267,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-21 - Annual report to commissioner

18A:17-21. Annual report to commissioner
Each superintendent of schools shall render to the commissioner and to the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the district a report of such matters relating to the schools, under his supervision as shall be required by the commissioner, and in the manner and form prescribed by him, on or before August 1 of each year.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:17-24 - Clerks in superintendent's office

18A:17-24. Clerks in superintendent's office
The superintendent of schools may appoint, and subject to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter may remove, clerks in his office but the number and salaries of such clerks shall be determined by the board or boards employing him.
L.1967, c.271.