Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:36A-11.2 Requiring student representative as nonvoting member of charter school board that includes grades nine through 12; procedure; duties. 2. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board of trustees of a charter school that includes grades ni…

18A:36A-11.3 Experience necessary for charter school trustees. 13. An individual appointed to a board of trustees of a charter school following the effective date of P.L.2025, c.277 (C.18A:36A-2.1 et al.), other than a student representative appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L…

18A:36A-11.4 Residency requirements for charter school trustees. 14. a. A minimum of 33 percent of the members of the board of trustees of a charter school shall maintain their principal residence or primary place of employment in the district or region in which the charter schoo…

18A:36A-11a Compliance with ownership disclosure provisions, management organization, charter schools. 20. A charter management organization or education management organization that receives payment for operating or managing a charter school, the source of which is State or loca…

18A:36A-12 Per pupil payments to charter schools. 12. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.260). b. The school district of residence shall pay directly to the charter school for each student enrolled in the charter school who resides in the district an amount equal to 90% of the…

18A:36A-13. Transportation for students 13. The students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is located shall be provided transportation to the charter school on the same terms and conditions as transportation is provided to students attending the school…

18A:36A-14. Authority of board of trustees; employees. 14. a. The board of trustees of a charter school shall have the authority to decide matters related to the operations of the school, including budgeting, curriculum, and operating procedures, subject to the school's charter. …

18A:36A-14.1 Charter school budget to be posted on school’s website. 12. a. The budget adopted by a charter school for the school year shall be provided for public inspection on the homepage of the charter school’s Internet website and made available in print in a “user-friendly”…

18A:36A-14.2 Timeline of submission, compensation study, charter schools. 17. a. A board of trustees of a charter school shall submit a compensation study to the commissioner: (1) in any school year during which a charter school enters into, renews, or substantially modifies a co…

18A:36A-14.3 Public notice of amending, altering contract terms, lead person, business administrator, charter schools. 18. A board of trustees of a charter school shall not renegotiate, extend, amend, or otherwise alter the terms of a contract with a lead person or school busines…

18A:36A-14.4 Public notice of amending, altering contract terms, management organizations, charter schools. 19. A board of trustees of a charter school shall not renegotiate, extend, amend, or otherwise alter the terms of a contract with a charter management organization or educa…

18A:36A-14a Non-disclosure agreements, charter schools, employees. 16. a. As used in this section: “Non-disclosure agreement” means an agreement between the board of trustees of a charter school and an employee of the charter school arising out of an existing or anticipated emplo…

18A:36A-15. Complaints to board of trustees 15. Any individual or group may bring a complaint to the board of trustees of a charter school alleging a violation of the provisions of this act. If, after presenting the complaint to the board of trustees, the individual or group dete…

18A:36A-16 Annual assessment, review of charter schools, independent study, report, recommendations. 16. a. The commissioner shall annually assess whether each charter school is meeting the goals of its charter. The commissioner shall also conduct a comprehensive review prior to …

18A:36A-16.1 Annual report to include student exit numbers, charter schools. 7. a. Each charter school shall include information on the number of students exiting the charter school in the preceding school year in the annual report submitted by the charter school to the commissio…

18A:36A-17. Granting, renewal of charter. 17. a. A charter granted by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.) shall be granted for a four-year period and may be renewed for a period of five or 10 years at the discretion of the commissi…

18A:36A-17.1 Commissioner's actions relative to possible loss, not granting of charter. 4. If at any time the commissioner determines that a board of trustees is in jeopardy of losing its charter or an applicant is in jeopardy of not being granted a charter, the commissioner shal…

18A:36A-17a Compensation study, charter school, renewal application review. 9. The Commissioner of Education shall consider the most recent compensation study submitted by the charter school and the charter school’s administrative costs over the past three years when reviewing an…

18A:36A-18. Rules, regulations 18. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.1995,c.426,s.18.

18A:36A-2. Findings, declarations relative to establishment of charter schools 2. The Legislature finds and declares that the establishment of charter schools as part of this State's program of public education can assist in promoting comprehensive educational reform by providing…

18A:36A-2.1 Definitions. 1. As used in P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.): “Charter management organization” means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3), which ope…

18A:36A-3. Charter school program established 3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a charter school program which shall provide for the approval and granting of charters to charter schools pursuant to the provisions of this act. A charter school shall be a public s…

18A:36A-3.1 Application, renaissance school projects. 1. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the provisions of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.) shall not be construed as applying to renaissance school projects approved pursuant to the provisions of the “Urban Hop…

18A:36A-3.2 Charter school transparency website maintained by the Department of Education. 10. a. The Department of Education shall maintain, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal law, a webpage on its Internet website for charter school transparency. The purpose…

18A:36A-4 Establishment of charter school. 4. a. A charter school may be established by teaching staff members, parents with children attending the schools of the district, or a combination of teaching staff members and parents. A charter school may also be established by an inst…

18A:36A-4.1 Conversion to charter school by certain nonpublic schools. 1. a. The governing body of a high-performing nonpublic school that is located in a failing school district may submit an application to the Commissioner of Education to convert the school to a charter school.…

18A:36A-5. Application for charter school. 5. The commissioner shall develop an application for the establishment of a charter school. The application shall include the following information: a. The identification of the charter applicant; b. The name of the proposed charter scho…

18A:36A-5.1 Review of charter school application, factors involved. 8. a. Prior to approving a charter school application and granting a charter, the Commissioner of Education shall review: (1) the application material submitted by the proposed charter school pursuant to section …

18A:36A-6. Powers of charter school 6. A charter school established pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be a body corporate and politic with all powers necessary or desirable for carrying out its charter program, including, but not limited to, the power to: a. Adopt a na…

18A:36A-6.1 Charter schools with interscholastic athletics to join voluntary associations regulating student activities conduct. 8. a. A charter school that offers interscholastic athletics shall join one or more voluntary associations that regulate the conduct of student activit…

18A:36A-6a Website maintained by charter school. 11. a. A charter school shall maintain an Internet website. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to the operations and activities of the charter school. b. The following information shall be posted…

18A:36A-6b Copy of meeting notices, dates, minutes, charter schools. 15. a. In accordance with the provisions of the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act,” P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), the board of trustees of a charter school shall post a copy of all meeting no…

18A:36A-7 Student admissions to charter school. 7. A charter school shall be open to all students on a space available basis and shall not discriminate in its admission policies or practices on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, st…

18A:36A-8. Enrollment preference. 8. a. Preference for enrollment in a charter school shall be given to students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is located. If there are more applications to enroll in the charter school than there are spaces availabl…

18A:36A-8.1 Non-resident student, charter schools, requirements for interscholastic athletics. 9. a. A non-resident student enrolled at a charter school shall meet the following requirements to participate in interscholastic athletics at the school: (1) the student shall reside w…

18A:36A-9 Withdrawal, expulsion from charter school. 9. a. A student may withdraw from a charter school at any time; however, a charter school, or any employee or representative thereof, shall not counsel or advise a student, or a student’s parent or guardian, to withdraw from th…

18A:36A-9.1 Exit interviews, charter schools. 6. In addition to the responsibilities required pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2025, c.276 (C.18A:36-19b), a charter school’s student placement liaison shall, to the greatest extent practicable, conduct an exit intervie…