New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 4 - SCHOOL SECURITY PROJECT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-4.2 - Application procedures for a school security grant

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) School districts applying for a school
				security grant shall submit one application that includes all eligible school
				buildings and projects.
(b) School
				districts applying for a school security grant shall submit the following
				documentation within the deadlines set by the Commissioner:
1. A School Security Grant Application
				form;
2. The resolution adopted by
				the district board of education affirming the following:
i. The submission of the grant application;
				and
ii. The availability of local
				funds in case the total estimated costs of the proposed project exceeds the
				school district's grant allowance; and
3. Documentation to demonstrate compliance or
				a plan to comply with Alyssa's Law using the school security project grant,
				which shall include the information in this paragraph.
i. If the school district has obtained proof
				of compliance with Alyssa's Law from the NJSDA pursuant to N.J.A.C. 19:32A
				prior to the submission of an application for a school security project grant,
				proof of a determination of compliance by NJSDA; or
ii. For reimbursement for a completed project
				to comply with Alyssa's Law:
(1) Required
				documentation for compliance with Alyssa's Law as set forth at N.J.A.C.
				19:32A-2.3(d) and , if the proposed project does not meet any provision of
				N.J.S.A. 18A:41-11.a through d, a description of how the proposed project meets
				the spirit and intent of Alyssa's Law and why it should be approved as an
				alternative emergency mechanism by the Department; and
(2) Detailed and dated invoices and proof of
				payment.
iii. For a
				proposed project to comply with Alyssa's Law:
(1) A description of the proposed project,
				including a description of the method of operation for signaling law
				enforcement, sufficient to demonstrate how the proposed project will address
				the provisions of Alyssa's Law in accordance with N.J.A.C. 19:32A-2.5 or an
				alternative emergency mechanism. The description shall be prepared by a
				representative of the school district, or by the vendor, designer, or proposed
				installer of the project;
(2) A
				detailed cost estimate by a vendor or design professional for the proposed
				project, specified by school building;
(3) The anticipated installation completion
				date for each school building;
(4)
				A written acknowledgment by the chief school administrator, school business
				administrator, or a designee of either, that the proposed installer meets the
				license requirement set forth at N.J.S.A. 45:5A-27, or that provides a
				description of the proposed installer's credentials;
(5) A Commissioner-approved certification
				that the proposed project will connect to, and upon activation, notify local
				law enforcement or, in the case of a school building located in a municipality
				in which there is no municipal police department, a location designated by the
				Superintendent of the State Police. The certification shall be signed by a
				representative from local law enforcement or the State Police; the chief school
				administrator, school business administrator, or a designee of either; a
				proposed installer of the panic alarm licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:5A-27;
				or a school district architect or other design consultant who designed the
				project; and
(6) If the proposed
				project does not meet any provision of N.J.S.A. 18A:41-11.a through d, a
				detailed description of how the proposed project meets the spirit and intent of
				Alyssa's Law and why the proposed project should be approved as an alternative
				emergency mechanism by the Department;
4. For a proposed project to comply with
				N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5.2:
i. A detailed
				description of the security objective and proposed project;
ii. A detailed cost estimate by a
				professional; and
iii. An estimated
				completion date; and
5.
				For proposed work at leased property, the school district shall also submit:
i. An executed lease agreement or a
				memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the school district and the lessor
				that memorializes the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-4.4(d)2; and
ii. A resolution adopted by the district
				board of education that includes an acknowledgment that, upon termination of
				the lease by either party prior to June 30, 2024, the school district shall be
				required to return a pro rata share of the school security project grant to the
				Department.