Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:4-1.4 Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson, duties. 4. The duties of the Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson established pursuant to section 3 of this act shall include, but not be limited to: a. collaborating with school districts to …

18A:4-1.5 Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson, written report, Governor, Legislature. 5. a. The Youth Disconnection Prevention and Recovery Ombudsperson shall annually issue a written report to the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Higher Educati…

18A:4-1.6 "Office of Learning Equity and Academic Recovery" established; duties. 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education the Office of Learning Equity and Academic Recovery. It shall be the purpose of the office to promote student literacy and advance learning e…

18A:4-10. General supervision of public education except higher education vested in state board The general supervision and control of public education in this state, except higher education, and of the state department of education shall be vested in the state board, which shall…

18A:4-11. Acquisition of land and other property by condemnation The state board shall, if necessary, take and condemn land and other property in the manner provided by chapter 1 of Title 20, Eminent Domain, of the Revised Statutes, whenever authorized by law to purchase land or …

18A:4-12. Use of lands controlled by state board for recreation purposes The state board may permit a municipality in which lands under the control and management of the state board are situate, to use such lands, when not required for school or state purposes, as playgrounds or …

18A:4-13. Building operations The state board shall conduct all building operations coming within its direct supervision, including all construction or repair work allied thereto, within the appropriation specifically provided in each case for said work. It may, with the approval…

18A:4-14. Uniform system of bookkeeping for school districts 18A:4-14. The State Board shall prescribe a uniform system of double entry bookkeeping which is consistent with the generally accepted accounting principles established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and…

18A:4-14.1. Conformity to uniform system By July 1 of the sixth year following enactment of this act, all school districts shall conform to the uniform system of double entry bookkeeping prescribed by N.J.S.18A:4-14. L.1987, c.165, s.4; amended 1989,c.266,s.2.

18A:4-15. General rule-making power The state board shall make and enforce, and may alter and repeal, rules for its own government and for implementing and carrying out the school laws of this state under which it has jurisdiction. L.1967, c.271.

18A:4-16. Incidental powers conferred The state board shall have all powers, in addition to those specifically provided by law, requisite to the performance of its duties. L.1967, c.271.

18A:4-17. Right to administer oaths and examine witnesses; false swearing The state board by its presiding officer and each of its committees by its chairman, may administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath in any part of the state in regard to any matter pertaining to the …

18A:4-18. Compelling attendance of school personnel The state board may by order compel the production at such time and place within the state as it may designate of any and all books, papers, and vouchers in any way relating to schools or to the receipt or disbursement of school…

18A:4-19. Subpoenas; penalty The state board may issue subpoenas signed by its president and secretary compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers in any part of the state before it or before any of its committees or before the commissioner or on…

18A:4-2. Offices Suitable quarters to be known as the "state department of education" shall be provided. L.1967, c.271.

18A:4-2.1 Longitudinal Data System Governing Body established. 1. a. (1) There is established, in but not of, the Department of Education, a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Governing Body. The governing body shall consist of one representative from each of the following State …

18A:4-20. Annual report to legislature The state board shall report annually to the legislature in regard to all matters committed to its care. L.1967, c.271.

18A:4-21. Appointment; term; qualifications; salary 18A:4-21. The Commissioner of Education shall be appointed by the Governor, without regard to residence within or without the State, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor duri…

18A:4-22. Chief officer of the department The commissioner shall be: (a) The chief executive and administrative officer of the department having general charge and supervision of the work of the department; (b) The official agent of the state board for all purposes; (c) The budge…

18A:4-23. Supervision of schools; enforcement of rules The commissioner shall have supervision of all schools of the state receiving support or aid from state appropriations, except institutions of higher education, and he shall enforce all rules prescribed by the state board. L.…

18A:4-24. Determining efficiency of schools; report to state board The commissioner shall pursuant to rules and regulations of the State board, inquire into and ascertain the thoroughness and efficiency of operation of any of the schools of the public school system of the State a…

18A:4-25. Prescribing minimum courses of study for public schools; approval of courses of study The commissioner may, with the approval of the state board, prescribe minimum courses of study for the public schools and require boards of education to submit to him for approval or d…

18A:4-26. Acceptance of grants and donations Subject to approval by the governor and the state board, the commissioner may accept on behalf of the state and administer for the state any grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation to be applied, principal or income, or both, f…

18A:4-27. Notice and hearing Prior to the acceptance of any grant, conveyance, devise, bequest, or donation mentioned in section 18A:4-26, due notice and hearing, if requested, shall be granted by the commissioner and the state board to any municipality or municipalities which ma…

18A:4-28. Materials for guidance of teachers The commissioner may prepare, publish and distribute from time to time handbooks, materials or circulars for the guidance of teachers in the public schools. L.1967, c.271.

18A:4-29. Instruction of county superintendents and superintendents of schools; meetings The commissioner shall from time to time instruct the county superintendents and superintendents of schools as to the performance of their duties, the conduct of the schools and the construct…

18A:4-3. Membership qualifications 18A:4-3. The State Board of Education shall consist of 13 members who shall be citizens of the State who have resided therein for not less than five years immediately preceding their appointment, not less than three of whom shall be women and no…

18A:4-30. Annual report of comparative financial statistics of school districts The commissioner shall compile and cause to be published for general distribution, and may make a reasonable charge therefor to cover the cost of printing thereof, and annual report of comparative fin…

18A:4-31. Right to administer oaths, take affidavits and examine witnesses; false swearing The commissioner and each of his assistants may administer oaths, take affidavits without charge, and examine witnesses under oath in any part of the state and upon any matter pertaining to…

18A:4-32. Assistant commissioners; appointment; compensation The commissioner, subject to the approval of the State board, shall appoint not more than seven assistant commissioners of education, and fix their compensation, and he shall from time to time designate one of them to a…

18A:4-33. Deputy commissioner The commissioner shall designate an assistant commissioner as deputy commissioner with full power to act in his place and stead during any absence or inability of the commissioner and at such other times as the commissioner may designate. The commiss…

18A:4-34 Duties of assistant commissioner. 18A:4-34. Each assistant commissioner shall perform such duties in the public school system of the State as may from time to time be assigned to him by the commissioner, which shall include, but need not be limited to, any one or more of…

18A:4-35 Directors, inspectors, and assistants. 18A:4-35. The commissioner may assign an assistant commissioner or, subject to approval of the State board, may appoint and fix the compensation of directors, inspectors, and assistants to act as secretary of the State board of exam…

18A:4-35.1 State School Nurse Consultant. 1. a. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a State School Nurse Consultant. The State School Nurse Consultant shall be a New Jersey certified school nurse who holds a master's degree and has demonstrated higher-level leadership wit…

18A:4-35.2 Annual report to Governor, Legislature. 2. The State School Nurse Consultant shall report annually to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The report shall include a summary of the activities of the State School …

18A:4-35.3 State School Counselor Liaison, report to Governor, Legislature. 6. a. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a State School Counselor Liaison. The State School Counselor Liaison shall hold a New Jersey standard educational services certificate with a director of …

18A:4-36. Helping teachers, salaries and expense allowance A helping teacher to aid and direct the teachers in the schools of two or more districts may be appointed by the commissioner whenever he deems it advisable so to do, at a salary, and with an allowance for necessary expen…

18A:4-37. Payment of salaries and expenses The salary of each helping teacher shall be paid as other state salaries are paid. The director of the division of budget and accounting shall, on order of the commissioner, draw his warrant for such salary on the state treasurer and all…

18A:4-38. Employment of clerks and other employees; compensation The commissioner may appoint such clerks and other employees for the department as he may deem necessary and fix their compensation subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, exce…

18A:4-39. Record of official acts; seal; copies of papers The commissioner shall keep a record and preserve copies of all his official acts, orders and decisions. He shall adopt an official seal, and copies of any of his acts, orders and decisions, and of any papers deposited or …

18A:4-4. Appointment of members; terms; vacancies The members of the state board shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for terms of six years commencing on July 1, except as otherwise provided by section 18A:4-5. Each member shall c…

18A:4-40. Monthly, annual and other reports to state board The commissioner shall report to the state board such information as it may prescribe once each month and at such other times as the state board may designate, and he shall report to the state board annually at its Decemb…

18A:4-41. Waiving of certain requirements 9. The commissioner or the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in the Department of Community Affairs, as appropriate, is authorized, for those school districts issuing bonds pursuant to this 1993 amendatory and supplem…

18A:4-42 Findings, declarations relative to Italian heritage and cultural and educational programs. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. For the past several decades Hollywood and the communications media have continuously portrayed Italians and Americans of Italian her…

18A:4-43 New Jersey Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs. 2. a. The New Jersey Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs is created and established in the Executive Branch of the …

18A:4-44 Responsibilities, duties of commission. 3. The commission shall have the following responsibilities and duties: a. To provide, based upon the collective knowledge and experience of its members, assistance and advice to the public and nonpublic schools of this State with …