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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-31.2 - Career, technical education programs exempt from certain regulations.

18A:54-31.2 Career, technical education programs exempt from certain regulations.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in the case of a career and technical education program of a school district which has been approved by the Department of Education and is taught at a location other than the school district:
(1) The educational facility standards for new construction pursuant to N.J.A.C.6A:26-6.3 shall not apply to the location at which the career and technical education program is taught;
(2) The location at which the career and technical education program is taught shall not require approval as a temporary facility pursuant to N.J.A.C.6A:26-8.1; and
(3) The long range facilities plan of the school district shall not be required to take into consideration any career and technical education programs taught at a location other than the school district.
b. The location at which the career and technical education program is taught shall meet the requirements of the uniform construction code and all applicable health and safety standards.
L.2014, c.75, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-33 - Establishment of emergency vocational schools; commissions; cost per pupil

18A:54-33. Establishment of emergency vocational schools; commissions; cost per pupil
In any county of the second class in which there does not presently exist a vocational school established under the laws of this state, the board of chosen freeholders of such county may, by a majority vote of the board, establish a vocational school to be known as the "emergency vocational school in the county of (here insert the name of the county in which the school is to be located)." In the event of the establishment of any emergency vocational school as in this act provided, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall have power to name a commission to supervise said school, to prescribe courses in the emergency vocational schools, and power to fix rates of tuition. The cost per pupil shall be established from time to time by the board of chosen freeholders and shall be paid in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the board. The commission, selected for the supervision of such emergency vocational school, shall have power to expend appropriations authorized and to obtain from the federal government or any agency thereof grants in aid of such emergency vocational school.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-34 - Commissioners; terms; reports; vacancies; residence

18A:54-34. Commissioners; terms; reports; vacancies; residence
The commission charged with the supervision of such school shall be three in number and shall hold their said offices for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed by the board of chosen freeholders. The commission shall annually report to the board of chosen freeholders. Vacancies occurring for any cause shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders for the unexpired term.
Any person a resident of the county for a period of at least five years prior to the passage of this act may be selected to membership in such commission.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-37 - Municipalities in counties of first class under 700,000; exemption from tax for county vocational school district

18A:54-37. Municipalities in counties of first class under 700,000; exemption from tax for county vocational school district
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, in any county of the first class having a population of not more than 700,000 according to the latest federal decennial census, each municipality included within a school district which has maintained for a minimum of 20 years a vocational education program approved for the purposes of federal or State allotment of vocational funds by the Commissioner of Education under the regulation of the State Board of Education shall be exempt from assessment, levy or collection of taxes based on any apportionment of amounts appropriated for the use of a county vocational school district.
L.1973, c. 305, s. 1, eff. Dec. 14, 1973. Amended by L.1981, c. 462, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-38 - Establishment of New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools

18A:54-38. Establishment of New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools
1. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools. A county vocational school established pursuant to chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes may, upon the approval of its board of education, be a member of the council.
L.1993,c.302,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-39 - Membership of the council

18A:54-39. Membership of the council
2. The council shall consist of the president of the board of education and the superintendent of each county vocational school which is a member of the council. A board of education president may designate another member of the board as an alternate to attend and to vote at council meetings in the president's absence. A member of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses.
L.1993,c.302,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-40 - Responsibilities of council

18A:54-40. Responsibilities of council
3. The council shall select such officers and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the transaction of business. The council may, if it deems necessary, impose and collect dues from council members to defray expenses. The council may also employ such staff as it determines is necessary within the limit of funds available for this purpose.
L.1993,c.302,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-41 - Powers, duties of council

18A:54-41. Powers, duties of council
4. The council shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers and duties:
a. To make, amend and repeal rules, regulations and bylaws for its own government and guidance, not inconsistent with the purposes of the council;
b. To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;
c. To maintain an office at such place or places in the State as it may designate;
d. To sue and be sued in its own name;
e. To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this act. All this property shall be exempt from taxation under chapter 4 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes; and
f. To aid all initiatives for the improvement of vocational, technical, and occupational education and to make recommendations to the State Board of Education concerning the county vocational schools.
L.1993,c.302,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-42 - Definitions relative to Work and Learn Consortiums.

18A:54-42 Definitions relative to Work and Learn Consortiums.
1. As used in this act:
"Guided pathway" means a set map of courses that are clearly identified and aligned with further education and career advancement. A guided pathway shows a student the entire program of study from its beginning to its end.
"Program" means a program operated by a Work and Learn Consortium established pursuant to section 2 of this act.
"Stackable credentials" means industry-recognized, short-term credentials and certificates that count toward a higher-level certificate or degree so that individuals may advance in employment and training over the course of their careers.
"Stop-out point" means a point at which a student may exit a program with an industry-valued credential, with the opportunity to re-enter the program without penalty or loss of progress.
L.2019, c.403, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-43 - Work and Learn Consortium.

18A:54-43 Work and Learn Consortium.
2. a. A county college and a county vocational school district shall enter into a Work and Learn Consortium for the purpose of creating certificate and degree programs that lead to employment in industries in which there is a high demand for qualified employees. The consortium shall work in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the local workforce investment board to address the highest areas of labor demand in New Jersey as identified by the department.
b. The purpose of the programs developed by a consortium shall be to: foster collaboration between academic and non-academic entities; provide students with an opportunity to earn stackable credentials that will increase the likelihood of employment in industries of high demand and future growth in the State; develop a guided pathway for students to earn those credentials; and allow enrolled students to choose among multiple program stop-out points.
L.2019, c.403, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54-44 - Components of Work and Learn Consortium.

18A:54-44 Components of Work and Learn Consortium.
3. A Work and Learn Consortium shall include the following components:
a. The county vocational school district shall award the high school diploma, provide training, and award early certificates.
b. The county college shall:
(1) award certificates and the associate degree;
(2) coordinate the program's internship component;
(3) develop the guided pathway;
(4) provide student advising services and student support services; and
(5) award prior learning assessment credits for experience and knowledge acquired while working.
c. The local workforce investment board shall:
(1) identify business and industries that have a workforce demand; and
(2) assist in the recruitment of persons who are unemployed or want to change career.
The local workforce investment board shall have a satellite location on the county college campus.
d. A Work and Learn Consortium shall work to form partnerships with:
(1) four-year public or independent institutions of higher education to provide additional certificates and baccalaureate degrees under the stackable credentials program;
(2) the local chamber of commerce in order to identify business and industry partners and to market and promote the consortium; and
(3) business and industry in order to identify industry trends and required certifications, credentials, and training, and to provide internships to enrolled students.
e. There shall be an advisory board for each Work and Learn Consortium program. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development , the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, and the Department of Education shall provide support to the advisory board, and shall share trend analysis data related to economic growth.
L.2019, c.403, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54A-3 - Legislature's findings

18A:54A-3. Legislature's findings
3. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for new programs and institutions capable of reaching and motivating the high-school dropout; that the experience gained by the creation of neighborhood education centers in other States indicates that those centers may be a partial answer to the problem of the high-school dropout; that the Commissioners of Education and Community Affairs should be authorized to establish such neighborhood education centers; and that the expenditure of public funds for those purposes is in the public interest.
L.1968,c.182, s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.68.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54A-4 - Definitions

18A:54A-4. Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(a) The term "act" shall mean this act, and any amendments and supplements thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) The term "commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
(c) The term "council" shall mean the Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers created by section 5 of this act.
(d) The term "neighborhood education center" shall mean a facility which has been or will be developed, organized or operated, subject to the approval and with the assistance of the Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers created by section 5 of this act, for the purpose of providing to public high school students and to public high-school dropouts educational, cultural and social programs and services supplementary to or in lieu of similar programs and services made available as part of the course of instruction at a public high school.
(e) The term "sponsor" shall mean any corporation or association organized not for profit pursuant to the provisions of Title 15 of the Revised Statutes which has been determined by the council as capable of developing, organizing or operating a neighborhood education center.
L.1968, c. 182, s. 4, eff. July 19, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54A-5 - Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers created; membership; officers

18A:54A-5. Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers created; membership; officers
5. There is hereby created in but not of the Department of Community Affairs the Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers, which shall consist of the Commissioner of Community Affairs and the Commissioner of Education who shall be members of the council for such times as they shall hold their respective offices. The commissioner shall serve as the administrator and chief executive officer of the council, and shall have primary responsibility for the activities of the council. The Commissioner of Education shall serve as the chairman of the council, which shall meet at the call of said chairman.
L.1968,c.182, s.5; amended 1994,c.48,s.69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54A-6 - Authority of council

18A:54A-6. Authority of council
(a) The council, acting by and through the commissioner, is hereby authorized to develop, organize or operate, or to provide for the development, organization and operation, of not more than 8 neighborhood education centers.
(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the commissioner, on behalf of and with the approval of the council, is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with, and to make payments of money based thereon to, sponsors of neighborhood education centers.
L.1968, c. 182, s. 6, eff. July 19, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54A-7 - Commissioner's additional powers

18A:54A-7. Commissioner's additional powers
7. In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act, the commissioner, in addition to any powers granted to him elsewhere in this act, shall have the following powers:
(a) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the discharge of his duties and the execution of his powers under this act;
(b) To appoint or employ, subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, such personnel and employees as may be necessary in his judgment;
(c) To receive and accept aid or contributions from any source, of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this act subject to any conditions upon which such grants and contributions may be made;
(d) To call upon and avail himself of, so far as may be practicable and within the limits of appropriations available therefor, the services of employees of the Departments of Community Affairs and Education;
(e) To acquire by purchase, gift or lease, sell, lease and otherwise deal with property, whether real or personal or mixed;
(f) To adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(g) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this act.
L.1968,c.182, s.7; amended 1994,c.48,s.70.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54B-1 - Enrichment program defined

18A:54B-1. Enrichment program defined
For the purposes of this act "Enrichment Program" means any summer school program offered by a public school for which a student does not receive credit for graduation and is unrelated to the curriculum content of the regular school program.
L.1979, c. 104, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54B-2 - Tuition; rules and regulations

18A:54B-2. Tuition; rules and regulations
For the purpose of providing enrichment programs in public schools boards of education may charge tuition for students to attend such noncredit courses subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the State board.
L.1979, c. 104, s. 2, eff. May 31, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-1 - Counties of fifth class; marine academy of science and technology; establishment; purposes

18A:54C-1. Counties of fifth class; marine academy of science and technology; establishment; purposes
Upon the request by a board of education of a regional school district that includes two constituent municipalities with a student population in excess of 3,500 pupils in any county of the fifth class having a population of not less than 450,000 according to the 1980 federal census, the State Board of Education is authorized to establish a Marine Academy of Science and Technology under the local area vocational-technical school for the purpose of providing education to students throughout the State of New Jersey in the fields of marine sciences, marine trades, marine technologies and related courses, as well as academic courses.
L.1982, c. 146, s. 1, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-2 - Powers of board of education of school district

18A:54C-2. Powers of board of education of school district
The board of education of a school district that has been given the approval to establish a Marine Academy of Science and Technology shall be permitted to:
a. Acquire, obtain and provide physical facilities, equipment, and all other resources necessary to accommodate the needs of the institution;
b. Enter into contracts and agreements with accredited institutions, governmental bodies, authorities and agencies at the local, county, State, and federal levels to carry out the purposes of this act; and
c. Discharge such financial transactions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L.1982, c. 146, s. 2, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-2.1 - Contractual relationship between Marine Academy of Science and Technology and New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium

18A:54C-2.1. Contractual relationship between Marine Academy of Science and Technology and New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium
The Marine Academy of Science and Technology created pursuant to P.L.1982, c. 146, is authorized to enter into a contractual relationship with the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. The funds transmitted by the Academy to the Consortium may be considered to serve as the State match for federal funds that may be obtained by the Consortium through the Sea Grant Program or other programs.
L.1982, c. 165, s. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-4 - Marine Academy of Science and Technology, transfer of assets, payment of costs

18A:54C-4. Marine Academy of Science and Technology, transfer of assets, payment of costs
The assets of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology operating under the auspices of an area vocational technical school in a county of the fifth class having a population of not less than 450,000 shall be transferred to the county vocational technical school board and shall continue to operate as a full-time program as provided under P.L.1982, c.146 (C.18A:54C-1 et seq.) and the costs shall be paid in the same manner as the costs are paid for other county vocational school programs pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
L.1983,c.341,s.1; amended 1990,c.52,s.74.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-6 - Admission policies of Marine Academy of Science and Technology

18A:54C-6. Admission policies of Marine Academy of Science and Technology
The board of education of the county vocational technical school shall determine the admission policies of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, except that the places available shall be allocated in a fair and equitable manner. Pupils from other counties may be admitted so far as the facilities permit.
L.1983,c.341,s.5; amended 1990,c.52,s.75.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54C-7 - Transportation for pupils attending the Marine Academy of Science and Technology.

18A:54C-7 Transportation for pupils attending the Marine Academy of Science and Technology.
6. Transportation for pupils attending the Marine Academy of Science and Technology shall be provided by the district in which the pupil resides; except that in the case of a pupil whose school district of residence in not located in the county in which the academy is located and the pupil resides more than 40 miles from the academy, then the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the pupil shall be eligible to receive the amount determined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1981, c.57 (C.18A:39-1a).
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, pupils enrolled in and attending the regular full-time program at the Marine Academy of Science and Technology on the effective date of P.L.2019, c.400 shall receive transportation until graduation from the academy in accordance with the provisions of this section as the same read prior to the effective date of P.L.2019, c.400.
L.1983, c.341, s.6; amended 2019, c.400.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54D-2 - Findings, declarations

18A:54D-2. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. It is the policy of the State of New Jersey that no person shall be denied access to a profession or job on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or gender.
b. The Division on Civil Rights was created to prevent and eliminate discrimination and the "Division on Women Act of 1974," P.L. 1974, c. 87 (C. 52:27D-43.8 et seq.) calls for "efforts to promote the expansion of rights and opportunities available to the women of this State."
c. Minorities and women are underrepresented in most technical trades and fewer than 3% of the apprentices in New Jersey are female.
d. Action should be taken to increase the access of minorities and women to apprenticeships and other training programs for technical trades.
L. 1985, c. 427, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54D-3 - Duties of commissioners.

18A:54D-3 Duties of commissioners.
3. The Commissioners of Education and Labor and Workforce Development each shall:
a. Identify the regulations, policies, programs, and procedures of their respective departments which relate to apprenticeship programs and other forms of preparation for technical trades;
b. In consultation with the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families, identify the factors which have produced low rates of minority and female participation in apprenticeship and other technical training programs;
c. Take appropriate action to encourage a higher rate of minority and female participation in these programs;
d. Advise the Legislature of any additional legislative action which would advance the purposes of P.L.1985, c.427 (C.18A:54D-1 et seq.).
L.1985, c.427, s.3; amended 2012, c.16, s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54D-4 - Annual reports

18A:54D-4. Annual reports
Within one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioners of Education and Labor each shall report to the Legislature on the actions taken by their respective departments pursuant to this act and provide to the Legislature the most recent available data on the participation of minorities and women in training programs for technical trades in New Jersey.
L. 1985, c. 427, s. 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54E-2 - Business advisory board; creation, membership

18A:54E-2. Business advisory board; creation, membership
2. Each county superintendent shall create a business advisory board or shall designate a Workforce Investment Board created by the State Employment and Training Commission in the Department of Labor or a Private Industry Council established pursuant to the Job Training and Partnership Act to perform the functions of the business advisory board under this act.
Membership on the business advisory board shall be open to interested local businesses which wish to assist students enrolled in a program involving vocational or technical training in a public secondary school or community college jointly engaged in such a program with a public secondary school. The county superintendent shall be chairman of the business advisory board, and the board shall meet monthly. The county superintendent shall appoint a program coordinator who shall be charged with administering the program at local board levels. All members of the board shall serve without compensation and for a three year term.
L.1993,c.314,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54E-3 - "Adopt a School Programs"

18A:54E-3. "Adopt a School Programs"
3. The board or council shall encourage and coordinate local business partnership "Adopt a School Programs" which may be instituted at public secondary schools, other than schools established under the provisions of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. The business partnership programs may include, but are not limited to, supplying materials, funding, offering work based learning opportunities including apprenticeships to students and providing volunteers for the classroom. Businesses entering into the "Adopt a School Program" pursuant to this act shall not seek reimbursement for any donation of time, money, materials or personnel from the State, a local school district or a community college.
L.1993,c.314,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54E-4 - Effectiveness rating, provision; curriculum changes, recommendations

18A:54E-4. Effectiveness rating, provision; curriculum changes, recommendations
4. The board or council shall provide upon the request of the county superintendent a rating of the effectiveness of any program designed to prepare students for employment, based on the preparedness of students who are in their employment. The board shall also make recommendations to the local school board through the county superintendent regarding suggested curriculum changes or other methods to improve those programs designed to prepare students for employment in a vocation or technical field.
L.1993,c.314,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-1 - Findings, declarations

18A:54F-1. Findings, declarations
1. The Legislature finds and declares that educational experts agree that at-risk youths face unique social and economic problems which work to inhibit their academic achievement and eventually their successful integration into the workplace; that the New Jersey Supreme Court in its June, 1990 Abbott v. Burke decision ordered that provision be made and programs developed to address the special disadvantages of at-risk students; and, that in its July, 1994 Abbott v. Burke decision, the Supreme Court suggested the need for the State itself to specifically identify and implement the supplemental programs necessary to meet the needs of at-risk youth.
The Legislature further finds that the development of an At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program within the Department of Education would assist in addressing the needs and conditions which place students at risk of not acquiring the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for school success and future successful functioning as adults in society and also would assist in meeting the State's obligation to identify and implement specific programs for at-risk youths.
L.1995,c.256,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-2 - At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program, established

18A:54F-2. At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program, established
2. There is established in the Department of Education an At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The program shall provide for the placement of at-risk public school students in employment internships with public or private profit or nonprofit employers and the payment of a training stipend to those students. The purpose of the program shall be to enable at-risk students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the business operations of the employer with which the student is placed and an understanding of the linkage between the skills, behaviors, and attitudes necessary for school success and future successful functioning as an adult in the workplace.
L.1995,c.256,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-3 - Selection of school districts for pilot program

18A:54F-3. Selection of school districts for pilot program
3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall develop and administer the program on a pilot basis. The commissioner shall select local school districts to participate in the program based upon the number of at-risk students within the district, the interest of public and private profit or nonprofit employers located within the district in participating in the program, and the commissioner's evaluation of the district's ability to successfully implement the program. In selecting school districts to participate, the commissioner shall include urban and suburban districts from the north, central and southern regions of the State with at least one school district per county.
b. A school district which wants to participate in the program shall provide to the commissioner an outline of its proposed program which shall include, but not be limited to: information on the number and grade level of the at-risk students who will participate in the program; the process of student referral to the program; the selection criteria for student participants which, in addition to eligibility for at-risk funding under section 80 of P.L.1990, c.52 (C.18A:7D-20), shall include the identification of students who are not meeting district standards of behavior and academic achievement; a listing of employers within the district who have agreed to participate in the program and the process which will be utilized for matching students to employment internship opportunities; and, an analysis of the manner in which student employment experiences will enhance the self-esteem and assimilation of life skills necessary for productive functioning in the school setting and society.
L.1995,c.256,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-4 - Student, employer remuneration; work study funds

18A:54F-4. Student, employer remuneration; work study funds
4. a. Each student's employment internship under the program shall be for a period of two hours, three days per week unless the district determines that some other employment schedule would be of greater benefit to the student. For participation in the employment internship, the student shall receive a stipend in the amount of $25 per week.
b. A public or private profit or nonprofit employer which participates in the program shall receive a stipend in the amount of $150 per month to cover any administrative or other costs which the employer may incur as a result of participation.
c. The commissioner shall approve a plan for the utilization of work study funds allocated under N.J.S.18A:58-34 and other State or federal funds available for services to at-risk students to finance the student and administrative stipends and any other costs associated with the program. The commissioner may, if he determines that a school district's participation in the program is in the best interests of its at-risk students, review a school district's budget and direct the district to reallocate funds to the program. The commissioner may also direct the participation of any school district in the program if the commissioner determines that the implementation of the program would constitute a demonstrably effective improvement strategy for the district's at-risk students.
L.1995,c.256,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-5 - Plan to track effectiveness of program; recommendation

18A:54F-5. Plan to track effectiveness of program; recommendation
5. a. The commissioner shall implement a plan to collect data on the effectiveness of the program in meeting the needs and conditions of students which place them at-risk of academic and social failure. The plan shall include a system to track student participants to determine if those students successfully completed the school year.
b. Two years following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature an evaluation of the At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program and a recommendation on the advisability of its continuation and expansion to other school districts within the State.
L.1995,c.256,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54F-6 - Rules, regulations

18A:54F-6. Rules, regulations
6. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
L.1995,c.256,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-2 - Findings, declarations relative to arts based curriculum pilot program

18A:54G-2. Findings, declarations relative to arts based curriculum pilot program
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Although there currently exists support for the arts in education within the public schools of this State, there is a vast difference in how local school districts implement arts education and a significant number of students graduate from New Jersey schools without any exposure to the arts;
b. The Literacy in the Arts Task Force, created in 1987 by the Legislature to examine the state of arts education in New Jersey, recommended that schools include both intensive arts experiences and integration of the arts across an interdisciplinary curriculum and urged districts to adopt a curriculum framework using the arts as a means of providing all students the tools for an effective and more enriched learning experience;
c. Since the Literacy in the Arts Task Force completed its work, there have been a number of other developments at the State and national level which have affirmed the value of incorporating the arts into the school curriculum as a strategy to engage and challenge students and thus advance their motivation and level of academic achievement;
d. The value of infusing the arts into the public school curricular core has been supported and advanced through the revision of New Jersey's State Goals for Education in 1992, the Department of Education's draft of Core Curriculum Standards, the Department of Education's Strategic Plan for Systemic Change, and the national education reform effort embodied in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, all of which have pointed to the arts as a mechanism to improve the ability of students to think critically and to solve problems; and
e. In an era in which states and the federal government are searching for ways in which to advance the educational achievement of at-risk students, research has indicated that an arts-based curriculum offers a powerful tool to effectuate student academic achievement by increasing the motivation of students who may be disaffected from the learning process. There is empirical evidence that academic disciplines such as reading, writing, languages, social studies, science and math are reinforced through an arts-infused curriculum.
The Legislature further finds, therefore, that a program which provides for the development of arts-infused model schools can serve an important public policy function by determining if the strategies utilized by the model schools are effective and can be successfully replicated in districts throughout the State to enhance overall student performance.
L.1996,c.117,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-3 - "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program"

18A:54G-3. "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program"
3. There is established in the Department of Education the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program" to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The department shall consult with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of State in the operation and administration of the program. The program shall provide for the development of three model schools which incorporate an innovative arts-infused curriculum into the student learning process. The model schools, which shall be developed through organizational partnerships including State and local government agencies and the private sector, shall have the following goals:
a. to prepare students for educational achievement by developing imagination, reasoning, judgment and the critical thinking skills necessary for problem solving and decision making;
b. to develop an arts-infused curriculum based on interdisciplinary and thematic units;
c. to broaden the role of the teacher through staff development to include such diverse roles as instructor, coach, mentor and exemplar;
d. to improve student performance as determined by standard measures and alternative assessment strategies;
e. to enhance student self-concept as determined by measures of self-esteem;
f. to encourage understanding of traditional, local and diverse cultures;
g. to integrate school activities with professional and community based arts organizations; and
h. to further evaluate and research arts education.
L.1996,c.117,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-4 - Request for proposals for development of ACES schools

18A:54G-4. Request for proposals for development of ACES schools
4. The Commissioner of Education shall forward a request for proposals for the development of ACES schools to local school districts. Each school district shall disseminate the request for proposals to all schools within the district. A school which wants to participate in the pilot program shall, upon securing the approval of the board of education, submit a proposal to the commissioner. The proposal shall outline the school's plan to infuse the arts into all aspects of the curriculum to enhance academic excellence, student motivation and self-esteem. The proposal shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. the specific mechanisms which will be used to integrate the arts within all academic disciplines offered in the school's curriculum;
b. the utilization of technology within the school to advance student levels of organizational ability, critical thinking, problem solving and creative skills; and
c. the manner in which professional development experiences in the arts will be factored into the school design to assist the teaching and administrative staff to define and implement the teaching strategies necessary to achieve the educational goals of an arts-infused curriculum.
L.1996,c.117,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-5 - Selection of schools to participate in program

18A:54G-5. Selection of schools to participate in program
5. The commissioner shall select three schools to participate in the program based upon the commissioner's evaluation of the school's ability to successfully implement a model arts-based curriculum. In selecting the schools to participate, the commissioner shall seek a cross section of schools from urban, suburban, rural and State-operated school districts with equal consideration given to schools located in the north, central and southern geographical regions of the State. The selection process shall include visits to potential model schools to ascertain the administration and faculty commitment and ability to adopt an arts-based curriculum.
L.1996,c.117,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-6 - Evaluation component included within ACES program

18A:54G-6. Evaluation component included within ACES program
6. a. The commissioner shall provide for the inclusion of an evaluation component within the ACES program which shall be both formative and summative in nature. The assessment methods designed to evaluate the model schools shall be appropriate for assessing student educational outcomes and teacher development and shall place emphasis on student progress in problem solving, comprehension, critical thinking and reasoning.
b. During the initial four years of the ACES program each model school shall undergo an annual evaluation conducted by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection a. of this section. After the program's fourth year, the commissioner shall submit to the Governor and Legislature an evaluation of the ACES program and a recommendation on the advisability of its continuation and expansion to other schools within the State.
L.1996,c.117,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:54G-7 - Rules, regulations

18A:54G-7. Rules, regulations
7. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
L.1996,c.117,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:55-2 - Withholding of funds from district.

18A:55-2 Withholding of funds from district.
18A:55-2. The commissioner shall direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State from any district which fails to obey the law or the rules or directions of the State board or the commissioner.
The executive county superintendent with the approval of the commissioner may direct the secretary or treasurer of the school moneys, as appropriate, of a school district to withhold all moneys received by him from the State treasurer and then remaining in his hands to the credit to the district, whenever the board of education of the district, or any officer thereof, or the legal voters of any school district, or any board or officer of the municipality in which any such school district is situate, shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon such board, officer, or legal voters by this title or by the rules of the State board. The secretary or treasurer, as appropriate, shall withhold such moneys until he shall receive notice from the county superintendent that the board, officer, or legal voters have performed such duty.
amended 1996, c.138, s.82; 2010, c.39, s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:55-2.1 - Withholding of certain funds prohibited.

18A:55-2.1 Withholding of certain funds prohibited.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:55-2, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall not direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State to a school district based on the participation rate on any State assessment of the school district's students.
L.2015, c.157, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:55-3 - School districts, conditions for receipt of State aid; efficiency standards.

18A:55-3 School districts, conditions for receipt of State aid; efficiency standards.
1. As a condition of receiving State aid, a school district shall:
a. examine all available group options for every insurance policy held by the district, including any self-insurance plan administered by the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group on behalf of districts, and shall participate in the most cost effective plans;
b. take steps to maximize the district's participation in the federal Universal Service Program (E-rate) and the ACT telecommunications program offered through the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials;
c. participate in the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services (ACES) Program offered through the New Jersey School Boards Association, unless the district is able to demonstrate to the commissioner that it receives goods or services at a cost less than or equal to the cost achieved by participants in the program;
d. take appropriate steps to maximize the district's participation in the Special Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) Program, with maximum participation defined by the commissioner; and
e. refinance all outstanding debt for which a 3% net present value savings threshold is achievable.
L.2007, c.53, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:56-1 - "Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted

18A:56-1. "Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted
The governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the state comptroller, the state treasurer and the commissioner of education, shall constitute a board of trustees of the fund for the support of public schools arising from appropriations made by law, or which may arise from gift, grant, bequest, or devise, in the division of investment of the department of the treasury.
The board shall be known as "the trustees for the support of public schools." No compensation shall be paid to the trustees for any services under this chapter.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:56-2 - Secretary of board; records

18A:56-2. Secretary of board; records
The secretary of state shall be the secretary of the board of trustees. He shall record in a book to be kept for that purpose the proceedings of the board and the accounts to be furnished by the state treasurer as directed in this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:56-3 - Statement of fund by state treasurer to board

18A:56-3. Statement of fund by state treasurer to board
The state treasurer shall make annually to the board of trustees on the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, and at such other times as the board shall require, a statement of the school fund, containing an account of the securities belonging thereto with the dates of investment, their values, and the interest arising from each class of securities, together with an account of the moneys in the treasury belonging to the fund.
L.1967, c.271
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 18A - Education › Section 18A:56-4 - Account to legislature of management of fund

18A:56-4. Account to legislature of management of fund
An account of the management of the fund shall be laid before the legislature with the annual statements of the state treasurer's accounts.
No compensation shall be paid to the treasurer for any services under this chapter.
L.1967, c.271.