Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:18A-12 Contents of agreement. 18A:18A-12. Contents of agreement. a. Such agreements shall be entered into by resolution adopted by each participating board of education, municipality or county and shall set forth the categories of goods or services to be provided or performed…

18A:18A-13 Purchases and contracts subject to law and rules and regulations. 18A:18A-13. Purchases and contracts subject to law and rules and regulations. Such purchases and all contracts pertaining thereto shall be subject to all provisions of law and the applicable rules and re…

18A:18A-14 Controversies or disputes; determination; appeal. 18A:18A-14. Controversies or disputes; determination; appeal. In the event that any controversy or dispute shall arise among the parties (except a municipality or county) to any such contract, the same shall be referred…

18A:18A-14.1. Electronic data processing defined As used in this act "electronic data processing" means the storage, retrieval, combination or collation of items of information by means of electronic equipment involving the translation of words, numbers and other symbolic element…

18A:18A-14.2. Contract or lease for electronic data processing for another school district; combination of records and information a. Any board of education may by contract or lease provide electronic data processing services for the board of education of another school district,…

18A:18A-14.3. Contract or lease; contents A contract or lease entered into pursuant to this act shall set forth the charge for all services provided, or in the case of a joint undertaking the proportion of the cost each party thereto shall assume and specify all the details of th…

18A:18A-14.4. Party to contract as agent For the purpose of carrying into execution a contract or lease for a joint enterprise under this act, any party to such contract may act as agent for any or all the parties in acquiring, by lease, purchase or otherwise, any property, facil…

18A:18A-15 Specifications generally. 18A:18A-15. Specifications generally. Any specifications for the provision or performance of goods or services under this chapter shall be drafted in a manner to encourage free, open and competitive bidding. In particular, no specifications un…

18A:18A-15.1 Payment from bequest, legacy or gift; conditions. 64. Goods or services, the payment for which utilizes only funds received by a board of education from a bequest, legacy or gift, shall be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq., except that if such bequ…

18A:18A-16. Preparation and approval of plans and specifications for public schoolhouses 18A:18A-16. All plans and specifications for the erection, alteration, improvement or repair of public school buildings shall be drawn by or under the supervision of an appropriate officer em…

18A:18A-16.1. Regulation, policy adoption, restriction 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt no regulation or policy which requires as a condition for approval of plans and specifications for the erection, alteration, improvement or repair of a public school facility capaci…

18A:18A-17 Facilities for persons with physical disabilities. 18A:18A-17. Every board of education shall require that all plans and specifications for bids on any contract with the board for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of any public building shall provide faciliti…

18A:18A-17.1 Commissioner of Education authorized to withhold State aid. 18A:18A-17.1. The Commissioner of Education is hereby authorized to withhold all or part of any State aid paid to any school district pursuant to chapter 58 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes or any oth…

18A:18A-18 Preparation of separate plans, specifications for certain construction work, goods and services; bidding; awarding of contracts. 18A:18A-18. a. In the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction, alteration or repair of any building by a board of educa…

18A:18A-19. Number of working days specified All specifications for the doing of any work for a board of education shall fix the date before which the work shall be completed, or the number of working days to be allowed for its completion; and every such contract shall contain a …

18A:18A-2 Definitions. 18A:18A-2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates: a. "Board of education" means and includes the board of education of any local school district, consolidated school district, regional school district, county vocational school and …

18A:18A-20 American goods and products to be used where possible. 18A:18A-20. American goods and products to be used where possible. Each board of education shall provide, in the specifications for all contracts for work for which it will pay any part of the cost or work which by…

18A:18A-21 Advertisement for bids; bids; general requirements; notice of revisions. 18A:18A-21. a. Except as provided in section 5 of P.L.1985, c.490 (C.18A:18A-55), all advertisements for bids shall be published in an official newspaper sufficiently in advance of the date fixed …

18A:18A-22 Rejection of bids. 18A:18A-22. Rejection of bids. A board of education may reject all bids for any of the following reasons: a. The lowest bid substantially exceeds the cost estimates for the goods or services; b. The lowest bid substantially exceeds the board of educa…

18A:18A-23. Certificate of bidder showing ability to perform contract There may be required from any bidder submitting a bid on public work to any board of education, duly advertised for in accordance with law, a certificate showing that he owns, leases, or controls all the neces…

18A:18A-24 Security to accompany bid; amount. 18A:18A-24. Security to accompany bid; amount. There may be required from any person bidding on any contract, advertised in accordance with law, that the bid be accompanied by a guarantee payable to the board of education that, if the…

18A:18A-25 Guarantee certificate. 18A:18A-25. Guarantee certificate. When a surety company bond is required in the advertisement or specifications for a contract, every board of education shall require from any bidder submitting a bid in accordance with plans, specifications and …

18A:18A-26. Classification of bidders as requisite to bidding Every board of education shall require that all persons proposing to bid on any contract requiring public advertisement for bids with the board for public work, the entire cost whereof will exceed $20,000.00, shall fir…

18A:18A-26.1 Board of education may use electronic procurement processes. 10. Notwithstanding any provisions of the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq. to the contrary, a board of education may use electronic procurement processes for public works construction …

18A:18A-27 Regulations for qualifications of prospective bidders. 18A:18A-27. The State Treasurer may establish reasonable regulations appropriate for controlling the qualifications of prospective bidders upon contracts for public works, the entire cost whereof will exceed the bi…

18A:18A-27.1 Prequalification of certain persons performing school construction management services. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:18A-5 or any other section of law to the contrary, any person who performs construction management services for a school facilities …

18A:18A-28. Application for classification; fee Any person desiring such classification shall file with the department a statement under oath in response to a questionnaire, prepared and standardized for like classes of work, by the department together with a fee of $10.00. The s…

18A:18A-29. Classification by classes; notice to applicants The department shall classify all such prospective bidders as to the character and amount of public work contracts on which they shall be qualified to submit bids. The department shall consider reports filed by boards of…

18A:18A-3 Bid threshold. 18A:18A-3. a. (1) When the cost or price of a contract, in the aggregate, does not exceed in a contract year the total sum of $17,500, a board of education may authorize a purchasing agent to award the contract without public advertising for bids and bidd…

18A:18A-3.1. Private driver education schools Boards of education may enter into contracts with private driver education schools for the purpose of providing driver education courses to students on an individual or group basis, according to rules prescribed by the Commissioner of…

18A:18A-3.2 Group legal insurance. 1. Any school district, hereinafter referred to as an employer, may enter into contracts of group legal insurance with an insurer authorized, pursuant to P.L.1981, c. 160 (C. 17:46C-1 et seq.), to engage in the business of legal insurance in thi…

18A:18A-3.3. Payment of premiums An employer entering into a contract is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for the contract and may appropriate any money necessary to pay the premiums or charges or portions thereof. The contribution required of an employee …

18A:18A-3.4. Employment payment for retirees In providing for the continuance of coverage after retirement of employees and their dependents as authorized by section 2 of this act and notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 2 to the contrary, the employer may assume the …

18A:18A-30. Appeal from determination as to classification; hearings; change Any person, after being notified of his classification, being dissatisfied therewith or with the classification of another person or persons, may request in writing a hearing before the department, and m…

18A:18A-31. Change in classification as affecting bids; review and reconsideration of classification Where there have been developments subsequent to the qualification and classification of a bidder which in the opinion of the board of education would affect the responsibility of…

18A:18A-32. Bidders not submitting statements within one year ineligible to bid; affidavit of no change in status to accompany bid; reports as to performance, etc. No person shall be qualified to bid on any public work contract with the board of education, the entire cost whereof…

18A:18A-33. Penalties for false statements Any person who makes, or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the questionnaire required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convictio…

18A:18A-36 Time for making awards, deposits returned. 18A:18A-36. Time for making awards, deposits returned. a. The board of education shall award the contract or reject all bids within such time as may be specified in the invitation to bid, but in no case more than 60 days, exce…

18A:18A-37 Award of purchases, contracts or agreements. 18A:18A-37. Award of purchases, contracts or agreements. All contracts enumerated in this section shall be awarded as follows: a. For all contracts that in the aggregate are less than the bid threshold but 15 percent or more…

18A:18A-4. Contract awarded by board of education resolution; disqualification conditions 18A:18A-4. a. Every contract for the provision or performance of any goods or services, the cost of which in the aggregate exceeds the bid threshold, shall be awarded only by resolution of t…

18A:18A-4.1 Use of competitive contracting by boards of education; purposes. 45. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, competitive contracting may be used by boards of education in lieu of public bidding for procurement of specialized good…

18A:18A-4.2 Five-year contract term limit; exceptions. 46. Unless an exception is provided for under N.J.S.18A:18A-42 permitting a longer contract duration, contracts awarded pursuant to section 49 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.18A:18A-4.5) may be for a term not to exceed five years. L.1…

18A:18A-4.3 Competitive contracting initiated by board of education resolution; process administration. 47. a. In order to initiate competitive contracting, the board of education shall pass a resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting each time specialized goods o…

18A:18A-4.4 Request for proposals; documentation; provisions. 48. The competitive contracting process shall utilize a request for proposals documentation in accordance with the following provisions: a. The purchasing agent or counsel or school business administrator shall prepare…

18A:18A-4.5 Competitive contracting proposal solicitation. 49. Competitive contracting proposals shall be solicited in the following manner: a. A notice of the availability of request for proposal documentation shall be published in an official newspaper of the board of education…

18A:18A-4.6 Implementation of energy savings improvements program by board of education; definitions. 1. a. (1) A board of education, as defined in N.J.S.18A:18A-2, may implement an energy savings improvement program in the manner provided by this section whenever it determines t…