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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-23 - Witness fees and privileges

18A:6-23. Witness fees and privileges
Every witness shall be entitled to be paid for attendance, or attendance and travel, at any hearing, by the party on whose behalf he is subpoenaed, at the rates prescribed by law for attendance in the courts of this state in a civil action, before being required to testify and shall be entitled to all the privileges of a witness so subpoenaed.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-24 - Hearings before commissioner; presentation of facts

18A:6-24. Hearings before commissioner; presentation of facts
Testimony as to the facts involved in any controversy or dispute in which the commissioner has jurisdiction shall, if so required by the commissioner, be presented by the parties in the form of written statements verified by oath and accompanied by certified copies of all official documents, and the original or verified copies of all other documents, necessary to a full understanding of the questions involved.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-25 - Decisions in controversies and disputes

18A:6-25. Decisions in controversies and disputes
The determination of any controversy or dispute shall be made within 60 days after the close of the hearing and shall be in the form of a written decision which shall contain findings of facts upon which the determination is based, which shall be filed in the office of the commissioner and a copy of the decision shall be served upon the parties to the dispute, pursuant to rules made by the state board, and any such decision shall be binding unless and until reversed upon appeal.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-30 - Compensation for persons illegally dismissed or suspended

18A:6-30. Compensation for persons illegally dismissed or suspended
Any person holding office, position or employment in the public school system of the state, who shall be illegally dismissed or suspended therefrom, shall be entitled to compensation for the period covered by the illegal dismissal or suspension, if such dismissal or suspension shall be finally determined to have been without good cause, upon making written application therefor with the board or body by whom he was employed, within 30 days after such determination.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-30.1 - Teacher wrongfully dismissed; payment for services

18A:6-30.1. Teacher wrongfully dismissed; payment for services
When the dismissal of any teaching staff member before the expiration of his contract with the board of education shall be decided, upon appeal, to have been without good cause, he shall be entitled to compensation for the full term of the contract, but it shall be optional with the board whether or not he shall continue to perform his duties for the unexpired term of the contract.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.1 - Tenure to continue

18A:6-31.1. Tenure to continue
Whenever any district is divided into two or more districts those persons having tenure, in office, position or employment in such district, shall continue to have tenure in the district which comprises the territory in which they were serving at the time of the division; the persons having tenure in office, position or employment in such district whose services were not exclusively confined to the territory comprising any one of the districts as so divided, at the time of the division, shall be employed, if their services are so required, in the district having the highest number of pupils in average daily attendance during the second academic year preceding the academic year in which the new district is created as certified by the department and those persons having tenure in office, position or employment in the original district who are not employed by the board of education of either district shall retain the seniority and tenure rights acquired in the original district and shall be employed in accordance therewith as vacancies occur in either the original district or the new district before any other persons are so employed in similar offices, positions or employments.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.2 - Tenure, seniority and pension rights continued

18A:6-31.2. Tenure, seniority and pension rights continued
The tenure, seniority and pension rights of all persons, who had office, position or employment in the original district at the time of said division and who are employed in either district after such division shall continue with the same force and effect as though such division had not occurred and any future continuation of service in either district shall be deemed to be a continuation of the service rendered prior to said division and any period of service rendered in the original district shall be credited toward the acquisition of tenure, seniority and pension rights in the original or new district, as the case may be.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.3 - "New school district" defined

18A:6-31.3. "New school district" defined
1. As used in this act, "new school district" means a local school district, regional school district, a county vocational school district, a jointure commission, a county special services school district, or an educational services commission. A new school district shall not include a State-operated school district established by the State Board of Education pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.).
In the event that the school district of a municipality or districts in a group of municipalities are abolished and a subsequent district formed, the district subsequently formed shall constitute a new school district under this act and the previously existing school district or districts shall be considered the affected or constituent districts under this act.
L.1995,c.294,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.4 - Terms, conditions of employment

18A:6-31.4. Terms, conditions of employment
2. Whenever a new school district is created, the terms and conditions of employment, whether established through a collective bargaining agreement or past practice, of the largest constituent school district which is affected, replaced or displaced by, or forms part of the new school district, shall apply until a successor agreement is negotiated with the majority representative of the new school district. As used in this section, the term largest constituent school district means that school district which employs the largest number of teaching staff members.
In the event that there is an employee bargaining unit in a constituent school district with the next largest number of employees and with a majority representative of the unit, which is not so represented in the largest school district, the terms and conditions of employment for all employees holding positions in that unit in the new school district shall apply provided that the terms and conditions of employment shall only apply to the new school district's employees in that bargaining unit.
L.1995,c.294,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.5 - Tenure, seniority rights

18A:6-31.5. Tenure, seniority rights
3. Whenever a new school district is created, the tenure and seniority rights of all employees from the affected, constituent, replaced or displaced districts which form or are a part of, or are affected, replaced or displaced by the new school district, except for employees who are superintendents, shall be recognized and preserved by the new school district and all periods of employment in any of the school districts shall count toward acquisition of tenure and seniority in the new school district. All statutory and contractual rights to tenure, seniority, accumulated sick leave, leave of absence, and pension of an employee, other than an employee who is a superintendent, which have been acquired through employment in any of the districts shall be recognized by the new school district.
L.1995,c.294,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-31.6 - Filling vacancies, available positions

18A:6-31.6. Filling vacancies, available positions
4. Following consideration of the tenure and seniority rights of employees provided pursuant to section 3 of this act or pursuant to any other section of law, a new school district shall fill all vacancies and available positions from a pool of qualified employees prior to interviewing applicants or hiring new employees. The pool of qualified employees shall consist of all employees of the constituent, affected, displaced or replaced school districts who would otherwise be entitled to continued employment in that district in the following school year but are not entitled to continued employment in the new school district because of tenure or seniority status. During the school year in which the new district is established, a new school district shall not hire an employee for a particular position until all employees in the labor pool qualified to fill the position have been offered employment by the new school district.
L.1995,c.294,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-32 - Pension and tenure rights in American Red Cross service saved

18A:6-32. Pension and tenure rights in American Red Cross service saved
L.1943, c. 187, p. 519, entitled "An act concerning persons holding certain offices, positions or employments under the government of any public school district or county vocational school system of this state or in any public educational institution under the control of the commissioner of education or the state board of education who, after July 1, 1940, have entered or hereafter, in time of war or emergency, shall enter the full-time service of the American Red Cross, and to provide for and protect their rights to employment and tenure in such offices, positions and employments and the rights, privileges and benefits of certain of them in any pension, retirement or annuity fund of which they were or are members in good standing at the time of entering such service," filed April 13, 1943, is saved from repeal. [This act saves pension and tenure rights to certain persons entering full-time service of the American Red Cross in time of war or an emergency.]
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33 - Tenure, pension and other employment rights in military and naval service saved

18A:6-33. Tenure, pension and other employment rights in military and naval service saved
L.1944, c. 226, p. 765, entitled, "An act concerning persons holding certain offices, positions and employments in the public school system of this state who, after July 1, 1940, have entered or hereafter shall enter the active military or naval service of the United States or of this state, in time of war or emergency, or for or during any period of training or pursuant to or in connection with the operation of any system of selective service or who, after July 1, 1940, have entered or hereafter, in time of war or emergency, shall enter the active service of the women's army corps, the women's reserve of the naval reserve or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the army or navy, and to provide for and protect their rights to employment, reemployment and tenure in such offices, positions and employments and the rights, privileges and benefits of certain of them in any pension, retirement or annuity fund of which they were or are members in good standing at the time of entering such service, and repealing "An act concerning the holders of offices, positions and employments, in the public schools of this state, concerning reemployment, acquisition of tenure and protecting pension rights when the holders of such offices, positions or employments enter the military or naval services of the United States, and supplementing Title 18 of the Revised Statutes,' approved May 19, 1941 (P.L.1941, c. 134), as said title was amended by chapter 119 of the Laws of 1942 (P.L.1942, c. 119)," approved April 21, 1944 (P.L.1944, c. 226), as said title was amended by chapter 91 of the Laws of 1951, and L.1951, c. 91, is saved from repeal. [This act provides for leave of absence to join military or naval service of the United States after July 1, 1940 and saves their tenure, pension and other employment rights.]
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.1 - Grant program; innovative educational ideas and techniques

18A:6-33.1. Grant program; innovative educational ideas and techniques
That the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education shall have the authority and responsibility under the provisions of this act to establish a grant program which would make funds available to preschool, elementary and secondary teachers interested in designing and implementing innovative educational ideas and techniques.
L.1968, c. 93, s. 1, eff. June 21, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.2 - Aim and purpose of act

18A:6-33.2. Aim and purpose of act
The aim and purpose of this act is to give State encouragement, support and incentive to creative and innovative classroom teachers in order to better meet the educational needs of the students in this State. The aim of this act is also to attract and hold high-quality and qualified teaching personnel to the profession in New Jersey by demonstrating the State's recognition of the importance of rewarding individual initiative and creativity.
L.1968, c. 93, s. 2, eff. June 21, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.3 - Certification of proposals for grant funds

18A:6-33.3. Certification of proposals for grant funds
It is recommended that local boards of education certify proposals for grant funds emanating from teachers within their educational jurisdiction.
L.1968, c. 93, s. 3, eff. June 21, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.4 - Advisory committee; review of grant applications; recommendations

18A:6-33.4. Advisory committee; review of grant applications; recommendations
An advisory committee consisting of teachers, administrators, professional educators, and State Department of Education personnel shall be established to review grant applications and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education.
L.1968, c. 93, s. 4, eff. June 21, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.5 - Rules and regulations

18A:6-33.5. Rules and regulations
The Commissioner of Education shall, with the approval of the State Board of Education, promulgate rules and regulations, establish procedures, and take all other steps necessary to insure the effective implementation of the provisions of this act.
L.1968, c. 93, s. 5, eff. June 21, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.8 - Findings, declarations

18A:6-33.8. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. It is the policy of the State of New Jersey to provide a thorough and efficient education to all students. Other factors notwithstanding, the quality of schools makes a difference in student achievement and all our schools can improve.
b. A growing body of research suggests means by which we can make our schools and classrooms more effective. While specific tactics may vary from school to school, the general strategy rests on collaborative planning and collegial efforts to affect the quantity and quality of academic work, expectations and standards established for students, the monitoring of academic progress and the recognition of superior achievement and performance by staff and students.
c. Efforts to improve the effectiveness of schools and classrooms require the commitment of the teachers, administrators, support staff, and school board members. The State can and should provide financial and technical support, but success depends on that commitment.
L. 1985, c. 372, s. 2, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.9 - Definitions

18A:6-33.9. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education;
b. "Effective school plan" means the three-year plan designed to improve the performance of students in a schooL. Among the objectives which might be addressed in a typical plan are improvement of classroom and school environments, maximization and effective use of learning time, strengthening the sense of school community, increasing the rate of attendance, and the establishment of high expectations for student achievement;
c. "Effective schools research" means that professionally recognized body of educational research which seeks to identify explicitly the characteristics of schools and classrooms which positively affect student performance.
L. 1985, c. 372, s. 3, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.10 - Eligible proposals

18A:6-33.10. Eligible proposals
The commissioner shall establish a grant program to encourage and facilitate the development and implementation of effective school plans by the administrative and teaching staffs of individual schools. The administrative and teaching staff of a school, with the approval of the board of education, may submit a proposal for funding under the program to the commissioner. Eligible proposals shall include each of the following to be approved:
a. An intention to use effective schools research in the development of an effective school plan;
b. A mechanism through which teachers and other educational personnel shall participate directly in the formulation, implementation and revision of the effective school plan;
c. Commitments by the board of education and the building principal to support the development and implementation of the effective school plan, as evidenced by the allocation of fiscal and other resources including a provision for inservice training as needed, a recognition that staff stability is necessary during the planning and implementation period, and a willingness to permit full participation by teachers and other educational personnel in the planning process;
d. Commitments by teachers and other educational personnel to support the development and implementation of the effective school plan, as evidenced by a willingness to participate in the planning process with or without additional remuneration.
L. 1985, c. 372, s. 4, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.12 - Selection criteria

18A:6-33.12. Selection criteria
The commissioner shall select grant proposals from those submitted for funding for a period not to exceed three years. When selecting proposals for funding, the commissioner shall consider the quality of the proposal, the commitment of the board of education, building principal, teachers and other educational personnel, and the relative need of the school for the program.
L. 1985, c. 372, s. 6, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.14 - Rules, regulations

18A:6-33.14. Rules, regulations
The commissioner shall promulgate pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
L. 1985, c. 372, s. 9, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.19 - Report to Governor, Legislature.

18A:6-33.19 Report to Governor, Legislature.
2. The Commissioner of Education shall submit a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than four years after the establishment of the grant program established pursuant to section 1 of this act. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, information on the number of grant applicants, the number and amounts of the grant awards, information provided by school districts and groups of school districts in the reports submitted pursuant to subsection f. of section 1 of this act, and any recommendations concerning the continuation or expansion of the grant program.
L. 2021, c.322, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.20 - Student Wellness Grant Program established; support programs on mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience.

18A:6-33.20 Student Wellness Grant Program established; support programs on mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience.
1. a. The Commissioner of Education, in full consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall establish the Student Wellness Grant Program. The purpose of the Student Wellness Grant Program shall be to provide grants that support school districts in implementing school-based programs and practices that promote mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience.
b. A grant awarded through the Student Wellness Grant Program shall be used to support school districts in:
(1) the provision of school-based mental health clinics or workshops for both students and families that engage the community on universal topics of student wellness and mental health;
(2) the implementation and coordination of policies, practices, and programs that support the mental, emotional, and social needs of students;
(3) the provision of mental health services on-site at the school to students in need of short-term counseling or crisis intervention focused on mental health or situational concerns, such as grief or family transitions, by a properly trained and licensed mental health professional; and
(4) the timely and appropriate referral of students in need of long-term therapeutic counseling or mental health intervention with available community resources.
L.2021, c.456, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.21 - Grant program application; criteria; special consideration.

18A:6-33.21 Grant program application; criteria; special consideration.
2. a. A school district which elects to participate in the grant program created pursuant to this act shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Education to be reviewed by a team of qualified professionals within the Department of Education and Department of Children and Families in such form as required by the commissioner. The application shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) a description of current school district actions to support the socioemotional needs of students in a stigma-free environment and how a grant will support the expansion of those efforts;
(2) a commitment to provide staff training, including a clearly outlined plan on who will receive training, the resources needed for training, and how the training will be implemented. The training shall include content on how to recognize symptoms of mental health conditions in the student population, and a component on identifying at-risk students most likely to be in need of mental health supports; and
(3) the school district protocol for on-site and community referrals for targeted therapeutic interventions, such as short-term and long-term counseling.
b. The Commissioner of Education, in full consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall develop criteria for the evaluation of applications for grants. Based upon the criteria developed by the commissioners, and within the limit of available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education shall allocate to each selected school district a grant in such amount as determined by the commissioner. Special consideration shall be given to applicants that: can demonstrate strong ties to relevant community resources, such as mental health providers; or have secured external funding for their student wellness program from community partners.
L.2021, c.456, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.22 - Students not compelled to participate.

18A:6-33.22 Students not compelled to participate.
3. No student shall be compelled to participate in any programs or services offered by a school district pursuant to a student wellness grant received under this act, if the student or the student's parent or guardian objects to participation.
L.2021, c.456, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.23 - Development, dissemination of best practices.

18A:6-33.23 Development, dissemination of best practices.
4. The Commissioner of Education, in full consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall develop and disseminate to all school districts best practices in school-based programs that promote mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience.
L.2021, c.456, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.24 - Grant recipients to submit results report to Commissioner of Education.

18A:6-33.24 Grant recipients to submit results report to Commissioner of Education.
5. Each school district that receives a student wellness grant shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner of Education annually a report on its experience with and the effects of the program. The report shall include, at a minimum, the specific programs and practices implemented as a result of the grant to promote mental wellness, social and emotional learning, and student resilience, and any notable changes in school climate, attendance rates, student achievement, school discipline, or other measures since receiving the grant. The report shall include, to the greatest extent feasible, quantifiable measures of the program's impact.
L.2021, c.456, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.25 - Commissioner of Education to report to Governor, Legislature on Student Wellness Grant Program implementation.

18A:6-33.25 Commissioner of Education to report to Governor, Legislature on Student Wellness Grant Program implementation.
6. The Commissioner of Education, in full consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall submit annually a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature containing information on the implementation of the Student Wellness Grant Program. The report shall include relevant information from the reports submitted to the Commissioner of Education by the grant recipients pursuant to section 5 of this act.
L.2021, c.456, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-33.26 - Available federal funds for grant program, including Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

18A:6-33.26 Available federal funds for grant program, including Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
7. The Department of Education may use any federal funds which may become available, including funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub.L. 116-136, to effectuate the purposes of this act. Federal funds available to the department to effectuate the purposes of this act shall be used to provide grant awards to school districts in amounts deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Education, prior to using State funds which may be appropriated by the Legislature for the grant program established pursuant to this act. If sufficient funding is unavailable, the grant program shall be paused and shall resume once funding becomes available by way of legislative appropriation or other means.
L.2021, c.456, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-34 - Board of Examiners

18A:6-34. Board of Examiners
18A:6-34. There shall be a State Board of Examiners, consisting of the commissioner ex officio and one assistant commissioner of education, two presidents of State colleges, one county superintendent, one superintendent of schools of a Type I district, one superintendent of a Type II district, one high school principal, one elementary school principal, one school business administrator, one librarian employed by the State or by one of its political subdivisions and four teaching staff members other than a superintendent, principal, school business administrator or librarian, all of whom shall be appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the State board.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1970, c.312; 1988,c.124.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-35 - Terms of members; vacancies

18A:6-35. Terms of members; vacancies
The appointed members of the board of examiners shall hold office for two years from September 15 of the year in which they are appointed and the members in office, on the effective date of this title, shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms. Vacancies in the board shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-37 - Service without payment; reimbursement for expenses

18A:6-37. Service without payment; reimbursement for expenses
All members of the board shall serve without compensation but all such members other than the commissioner and the assistant commissioner of education shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses for attendance at its meetings.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38 - Powers, duties of board, issuance of certificates, credentials, fees.

18A:6-38 Powers, duties of board, issuance of certificates, credentials, fees.
18A:6-38. The board shall issue appropriate certificates to teach or to administer, direct or supervise the teaching, instruction or educational guidance of, or to render or administer, direct or supervise the rendering of nursing service to, pupils in public schools operated by boards of education and such other certificates as it shall be authorized to issue by law based upon certified scholastic records or upon examinations, or both, and such credentials as may be required to serve as a substitute teacher or a substitute school nurse, and may revoke the same under rules and regulations prescribed by the State board. A fee of not less than $20.00 shall be charged for the issuance of every certificate and credential as prescribed by such rules and regulations.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1971, c.266, s.1; 2005, c.110.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38.1 - Revocation of certificate on commissioner's recommendation; rules.

18A:6-38.1 Revocation of certificate on commissioner's recommendation; rules.
10. a. If the Commissioner of Education believes, based on information provided by the school district in which the certificate holder was employed, that the conduct of a superintendent, assistant superintendent or school business administrator warrants the revocation of the certificate held, the commissioner shall recommend such revocation to the Board of Examiners.
b. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with section 6 of P.L.2008, c.37 (C.18A:11-13) under which the Board of Examiners may revoke a certificate pursuant to this section.
L.2007, c.53, s.10; amended 2008, c.37, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38.2 - Certification review under certain conditions.

18A:6-38.2 Certification review under certain conditions.
11. If any condition exists within a school district that would authorize the appointment of a State monitor pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-55), the State Board of Examiners shall review the certification of the superintendent and school business administrator of the district.
L.2007, c.53, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38.3 - Noncompliance with GAAP, review of certification of administrator.

18A:6-38.3 Noncompliance with GAAP, review of certification of administrator.
12. In the event that any school district is not in compliance with the GAAP system of double entry bookkeeping as required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1989, c.266 (N.J.S.18A:4-14 et al.) within one year of the effective date of P.L.2007, c.53 (C.18A:55-3 et al.), the Commissioner of Education shall recommend to the Board of Examiners that the board review the certification of the district's school business administrator.
L.2007, c.53, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38.4 - Appeal of determination of State Board of Examiners.

18A:6-38.4 Appeal of determination of State Board of Examiners.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any appeal of a determination of the State Board of Examiners shall be to the Commissioner of Education whose determination shall be a final agency action under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and appeal of that action shall be directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court.
L.2008, c.36, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-38.5 - Failure to report child abuse; possible revocation, suspension of teaching certificate.

18A:6-38.5 Failure to report child abuse; possible revocation, suspension of teaching certificate.
1. In the event that a board of education determines, pursuant to a tenure charge finding under N.J.S.18A:6-10 or a disorderly person conviction under section 7 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.14), that a teaching staff member has failed to report an allegation of child abuse in accordance with State law or regulations, the board of education shall submit a report to the State Board of Examiners that outlines its finding. The State Board of Examiners shall review the certification of the teaching staff member to determine if the teaching staff member's failure to report warrants the revocation or suspension of his certificate.
L.2019, c.46, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-39 - Issuance of certificates to noncitizens

18A:6-39. Issuance of certificates to noncitizens
The board may, with the approval of the commissioner, issue a teacher's certificate to any citizen of any other country, who has declared his intention of becoming a United States citizen and who is otherwise qualified but any such certificate shall be void, and shall be canceled by the board, if the holder thereof shall not become a United States citizen within five years of the date of its issuance, and it may be revoked within said period by the board, if the board is satisfied that the holder thereof has abandoned his efforts to become a United States citizen or has become disqualified for such citizenship but no teacher certified, pursuant to this section, shall acquire tenure unless and until United States citizenship shall have been granted to him.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-40 - "Qualifying academic certificate" defined.

18A:6-40 "Qualifying academic certificate" defined.
18A:6-40. For the purposes of this article, the term "qualifying academic certificate" shall be deemed to be any certificate issued by the commissioner certifying that the person to whom the same is issued has had the preliminary academic education required by the rules of the supreme court or by any law of this State at the time the certificate is issued for admission to an examination for license to practice law, medicine, dentistry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, or for license as a certified public accountant, and for any other profession or vocation for which a certificate of academic education, issued by the commissioner, is now or may hereafter be required by law or by the rules of the supreme court or certifying that the person to whom the same is issued has had the education required for high school graduation in this state, as the case may be.
L.1967, c.271; amended 2005, c.259, s.29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-41 - Application for certificate; fee; refund

18A:6-41. Application for certificate; fee; refund
Every person desiring a "qualifying academic certificate" shall make application therefor in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner and shall, before the certificate is issued, pay to the commissioner the sum of $30.00. If the credentials and evidence submitted by an applicant are not sufficient to entitle him to such certificate, a refund of $20.00 shall be made to the applicant.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1971, c. 266, s. 2, eff. July 9, 1971; L.1984, c. 80, s. 1, eff. July 13, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-42 - Accounting; deposit of moneys

18A:6-42. Accounting; deposit of moneys
The commissioner shall keep a true and correct account of all moneys received by him under the provisions of this article, and between the first and fifth days of each month deposit with the state treasurer all such moneys received by him during the then preceding calendar month.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-44 - Right of disabled veterans to certificate

18A:6-44. Right of disabled veterans to certificate
When by law or by the rules and regulations of the state board of public accountants, the state board of architects, the board of bar examiners, the supreme court or the board of nurses, applicants are required to possess preliminary qualifications according to standards prescribed by any of such statutes, rules and regulations or by the commissioner, a citizen of this state who has served in the military or naval forces of the United States in a war, has been wounded or disabled in line of duty, and has completed any of the vocational institutional courses in a college or school authorized and prescribed by the federal government, shall, upon filing with the commissioner a certificate certifying that such citizen has completed any of such courses, obtain from the commissioner a certificate certifying that such person is qualified for the study of any of the professions named in this section. Such certificate of the commissioner shall be the equivalent of the preliminary certificates or the requisite academic counts prescribed by the statutes, rules and regulations or by the commissioner.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-45 - New Jersey School Boards Association established

18A:6-45. New Jersey School Boards Association established
There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey School Boards Association." All boards of education of the various school districts in this State shall be members of the association.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 104, s. 1, eff. June 19, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-46 - Delegates to state association

18A:6-46. Delegates to state association
Each of the district boards of education shall select annually one of its members as a delegate to the association.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 104, s. 2, eff. June 19, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-47 - Powers and duties

18A:6-47. Powers and duties
The association may investigate such subjects relating to education in its various branches as it may think proper, and it shall encourage and aid all movements for the improvement of the educational affairs of this State.
L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1970, c. 104, s. 3, eff. June 19, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-49 - Perpetual succession; powers

18A:6-49. Perpetual succession; powers
It shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers:
a. To make, amend and repeal rules, regulations and bylaws for its own government and guidance not inconsistent with this title;
b. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;
c. To maintain an office at such place or places within the state as it may designate;
d. To sue and be sued in its own name;
e. To borrow money, to issue bonds or notes therefor, and to secure the same by pledge or mortgage of its real and personal property;
f. To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this article. All such property shall be exempt from taxation under chapter 4 of Title 54, Taxation, of the Revised Statutes.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-50 - Expenses of delegates; dues.

18A:6-50 Expenses of delegates; dues.
18A:6-50. For the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of the association, the various district boards shall pay the necessary expenses incurred by its delegates, and shall appropriate annually such sums for dues as may be assessed by the association at any delegates meeting. The assessment of dues shall be made upon a graduated scale and shall be made only upon two-thirds vote of the delegates present at such delegates meeting, after notice of the taking of such vote shall have been given to each district board in writing at least 60 days before such delegates meeting. However, the dues assessed any board of education shall not be increased for any year by more than 33 1/3% of the dues assessed that board during the preceding year. Dues shall be payable by the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys of the school district, as appropriate, to the treasurer of the association.
amended 1969, c.89; 1970, c.104, s.5; 1973, c.120; 2010, c.39, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-51 - Definitions

18A:6-51. Definitions
Definitions:
(a) "Educational Services Commission" means an agency established or to be established in one or more counties for the purpose of carrying on programs of educational research and development and providing to public school districts such educational and administrative services as may be authorized pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education.
(b) "Commission" means educational services commission.
(c) "State board" means the State Board of Education.
(d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.
(e) "Commission expenses" means those funds devoted to or required for the regular or ordinary operating expenses of the commission, including administrative, maintenance and salary expenses, and purchase or rental of real and personal property necessary for the operation of the commission, but excluding program or service expenses.
(f) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1989, c.254.)
(g) "Member district" means a public school district which by local board resolution joins the original petition to the State Board of Education for approval to establish an educational services commission, or subsequently becomes a member district by local board resolution and upon approval of the Board of Directors of the commission.
(h) "School administrator" means the superintendent or chief school administrator.
(i) "Board of Directors" means those members elected by the representative assembly to act on commission business on behalf of the assembly.
(j) "Program or service expenses" means those funds devoted to or required for the provision of a program or service by the commission, including but not limited to the administrative, maintenance and salary expenses and the purchase or rental of real or personal property necessary for the provision of the program or service.
(k) "Representative assembly" means a governing body of the educational services commission composed of an elected representative from each member district.
L.1968, c.243, s.1; amended 1979, c.356, s.1; 1989,c.254,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-52 - Establishment of commission; petition

18A:6-52. Establishment of commission; petition
Whenever five or more boards of education in any county or in any two or more counties and the commissioner after study and investigation shall deem it advisable to establish a county educational services commission, such boards of education may petition the State Board of Education for permission to establish such a commission. A report shall be attached to such petition setting forth the kind or kinds of educational and administrative services and programs which are deemed to be needed and proposed to be provided, an estimate of the cost of providing such services and programs, a method of financing the expenditures of such commission, including a detailed budget which projects anticipated costs and identifies anticipated sources of revenue until such can be financed under its first regularly adopted budget, and any other data or information deemed pertinent.
The State board, after studying the petition and report, shall determine whether there is a need for such a commission and whether its operation is feasible. If the State board finds that the need exists and further finds that the operation of a commission will be feasible, it shall approve the petition and so notify the petitioning boards of education and the county superintendent or county superintendents of the county or counties, as the case may be, in which such boards of education are located.
b. Commissions of less than five member districts established prior to the effective date of this amendatory act may continue to provide services and programs pursuant to this act.
L.1968, c.243, s.2; amended 1989,c.254,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-53 - Approval of establishment; commissioners, first meeting

18A:6-53. Approval of establishment; commissioners, first meeting
Whenever the boards of education and the county superintendent or superintendents, as the case may be, receive notification that the State board approves the establishment of a commission, the county superintendent, or the county superintendents by agreement if more than one county is included, shall instruct each board of education to elect one of its members or the superintendent or chief school administrator, to represent the district on the commission, and shall fix a date and place for the first meeting of the representative assembly.
L.1968, c.243, s.3; amended 1989,c.254,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-54 - Representative assembly, organization; election of board of directors.

18A:6-54. Representative assembly, organization; election of board of directors.
The first representative assembly shall organize upon the call of the county superintendent or county superintendents, as the case may be. Thereafter the representative assembly shall organize annually during the first week of June and meet at other times as necessary. The representative assembly shall elect, by a majority vote, from among its members a board of directors to serve until the next annual organization meeting. Upon election, the board of directors shall elect a president and vice president who shall also serve until the next organization meeting.
L.1968, c.243, s.4; amended 1989,c.254,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:6-55 - Membership of board

18A:6-55. Membership of board
The board of directors shall consist of 15 or more members of the representative assembly. The board of directors of a commission which has 15 or fewer member districts shall be comprised of all members of the representative assembly. Each member of the board of directors shall have one vote. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
L.1968, c.243, s.5; amended 1979, c.356, s.2; 1989,c.254,s.5.