Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:17-4. Reduction in number of janitorial employees No board of education shall reduce the number of janitors, janitor engineers, custodians or janitorial employees in any district by reason of residence, age, sex, race, religion or political affiliation and when any janitor, j…

18A:17-41. Rules and regulations governing janitorial employees The board of education of every district shall make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this title, as may be necessary for the employment, discharge, management and control of the public school janitor…

18A:17-42. Preamble; purpose of article The legislature finds that the safety and welfare of the public school students of this state while attending sessions of the public schools is a matter of prime concern to the citizens of this state; that, in several isolated instances thr…

18A:17-43. Employment of law enforcement officers (a) The commissioner may, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article and upon a finding of need therefor, authorize any board of education to employ, subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil …

18A:17-43.1 Training course required for service as safe schools resource officer, liaison to law enforcement. 3. a. Following the development of the training course pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.276 (C.52:17B-71.8) or 180 days following the effective date…

18A:17-43.2 New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy, Certification programs. 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education the New Jersey School Safety Specialist Academy. It shall be the purpose of the academy to serve as a central repository for best practices, …

18A:17-43.3 Designation of school safety specialist. 2. The superintendent in each school district shall designate a school administrator, or a school employee with expertise in school safety and security, as a school safety specialist for the district. The school safety speciali…

18A:17-43.4 Threat assessment team, establishment, policy; school district, charter school, renaissance school project. 1. a. The board of education of each school district and the board of trustees of each charter school or renaissance school project shall develop and adopt a po…

18A:17-43.5 Alignment of threat assessment team policy. 2. a. Any policy developed by a school district, charter school or renaissance school project concerning the establishment of a threat assessment team, required pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall be aligned with guidel…

18A:17-43.6 Guidelines developed; training provided. 3. The Department of Education, in consultation with State law enforcement agencies and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, shall develop guidelines for school districts, charter schools, and renaissanc…

18A:17-45. Rules and regulations to be established by commissioner The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this article. L.1967, c.271.

18A:17-46 Reporting of certain acts by school employee; report; public hearing. 1. Any school employee observing or having direct knowledge from a participant or victim of an act of violence shall, in accordance with standards established by the commissioner, file a report descri…

18A:17-47. Discharge of, or discrimination against, school employee who files report It shall be unlawful for any board of education to discharge or in any manner discriminate against a school employee as to his employment because the employee had filed a report pursuant to secti…

18A:17-48 Annual report to Legislature. 3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall each year submit a report to the Education Committees of the Senate and General Assembly detailing the extent of violence, vandalism, and harassment, intimidation, or bullying in the public schools …

18A:17-49. Definitions relative to public school facilities 1. As used in this act, "Buildings and grounds supervisor" means a person employed by a school district who performs administrative and supervisory duties relating to the structural, mechanical and physical maintenance a…

18A:17-5 Appointment of secretary of board of education; terms; compensation; vacancy. 18A:17-5. Each secretary shall be appointed by the board, by a recorded roll call majority vote of its full membership, for a term to expire not later than June 30 , or January 15 in the case o…

18A:17-50. Conditions of employing building and grounds supervisor 2. Commencing September 1, 2002, no person shall be employed by a board of education of a school district as a buildings and grounds supervisor unless he is a certified educational facilities manager; except that …

18A:17-51 Applicant to provide certification documentation. 3. A board of education shall require any applicant for a permanent position as a buildings and grounds supervisor to provide documentation that he is a certified educational facilities manager who has received an author…

18A:17-52. Rules, regulations 4. 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.1999, c.337, s.4.

18A:17-53 Issuance of authorization to serve as educational facilities manager. 2. a. The Department of Education shall issue an authorization to serve as an educational facilities manager to an applicant who meets the criteria of a certified educational facilities manager as set…

18A:17-54 Application for renewal of authorization. 3. a. A certified educational facilities manager shall apply to the Department of Education for renewal of the authorization issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.47 (C.18A:17-53). The renewal application shall include a c…

18A:17-6 Bond of secretary. 18A:17-6. The secretary shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond to the board, not less than $2,000.00, in an amount and with surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his offic…

18A:17-7. Notices, minutes, special meetings 18A:17-7. The secretary shall give notice of all regular or special meetings of the board to the members thereof and record the minutes of all proceedings of the board and the results of any annual or special school election in suitabl…

18A:17-8 Duties of secretary as general accountant of board. 18A:17-8. The secretary shall be the general accountant of the board and he shall: a. Collect and in a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, deposit tuition fees and other moneys due to the board. I…

18A:17-9 Monthly reconciliation of bank account statements; report by secretary. 18A:17-9. The chief school administrator or board designee other than the secretary shall prepare the monthly reconciliation of bank account statements and in conjunction with the secretary take any …

18A:17-9.1 Board secretary to receive, hold moneys in certain districts. 1. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall receive and hold in trust all school moneys belonging to the district from whatever source derived free of …

18A:17-9.2 Board secretary to keep records in certain districts. 2. In a school district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, the board secretary shall keep a record of the sums received and paid out by him in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping prescri…