Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:40-16. Tuberculosis infection; determination of presence The board of education of every school district shall periodically determine or cause to be determined the presence or absence of tuberculosis infection in any or all pupils in public schools, and, with respect to frequ…

18A:40-17. Equipment, materials and services for tuberculosis test The board may provide at its expense the equipment, materials, and services necessary to make such determination, or it may contract to use for that purpose, with or without financial reimbursement, the equipment,…

18A:40-18. Exclusion of pupils failing to comply with rules and orders Any pupil failing to comply with the rules of the board of education relating to the determination of the presence of tuberculosis or any order issued by a school officer pursuant to such rules may be excluded…

18A:40-19. Records and reports of tuberculosis testing; disposition; inspection All records and reports of tuberculosis testing conducted by or under the auspices of a board of education shall be the property of the board, and shall be filed with the medical inspector as confiden…

18A:40-2. Appointment of county medical inspector Whenever the county superintendent shall certify to the commissioner that there has been subscribed or donated a sum not less than $4,000.00 for the purpose of paying the salary of a person to be known as county medical inspector …

18A:40-20. Immunization at public expense A board of education may provide, at public expense, the necessary equipment, materials and services for immunizing pupils from the diseases which pupils are required to be immunized against by the State Sanitary Code or for diseases agai…

18A:40-21.1 Hepatitis B vaccination required for public, private school students in grades nine through twelve. 3. The Commissioner of Health shall require the immunization of a child for hepatitis B as a condition of enrollment in grades nine through 12. b. Beginning with the 20…

18A:40-21.2 Distribution of fact sheet on meningitis. 2. a. (1) For the 2006 school year, a school district shall distribute to parents and guardians of students in grades 6 through 12 the educational fact sheet on meningitis prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2006, c.64 (C.26…

18A:40-23. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the welfare of the State requires that all school-age children be assured equal access to appropriate health care services. In order to achieve this objective, it is the intent of the Legislatur…

18A:40-24. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Education. "Nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combinat…

18A:40-25. Provision of nursing services to pupils in nonpublic schools 3. Each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located shall: a. provide nursing services for pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school. The services shall include: (1…

18A:40-26. Provision of additional medical services to nonpublic school pupils 4. Each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located may: a. within the limit of funds appropriated or otherwise made available, adopt policies and procedures to provide the …

18A:40-27. Instructional services not included 5. The nursing services provided to nonpublic schools under sections 3 and 4 of this act shall not include instructional services. L.1991,c.226,s.5.

18A:40-27.1 Provision of nursing services to preschool pupil in nonpublic schools, certain circumstances. 1. The nursing services provided pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may also include, in the event of an emergency, the provision of nursing services to a pres…

18A:40-28 Provision of nursing services through collaboration contracts. 6. A board of education may join with other boards of education or contract with any public or private agency approved by the commissioner for the provision of nursing services required or permitted under se…

18A:40-29. Nonpublic school may decline nursing services 7. A nonpublic school may decline the nursing services which are required or permitted under sections 3 and 4 of this act by submitting written notification to the board of education from the appropriate administrator of th…

18A:40-3. Lectures to teachers A medical inspector or nurse shall lecture to the teachers at such times as may be designated by the board of education instructing them concerning the methods employed to detect the first signs of communicable disease and the recognized measures fo…

18A:40-3.1. Appointment and salary, school nurses, etc. Every person employed as a school nurse, school nurse supervisor, head school nurse, chief school nurse or school nurse coordinator, or performing any school nursing service, in the public schools of this state shall be appo…

18A:40-3.2 Findings, declarations relative to school nursing, clinical nursing services. 1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that school nursing is a separate and distinct specialty within the nursing and educational professions and that therefore competence in specified are…

18A:40-3.3 Employment of nursing, non-nursing personnel; definitions. 2. a. A school district shall only utilize or employ for the provision of nursing services in the public schools of the district persons holding an educational services certificate with an endorsement as a scho…

18A:40-3.4. Employment of person to assist school nurse by providing secretarial, clerical duties 3. A school district may utilize or employ a person to perform secretarial or clerical duties that assist in providing nursing services only under the supervision of a certified scho…

18A:40-3.5. Issuance of county substitute certificate, emergency certificates 4. The holder of a valid New Jersey registered nurse license may be issued a county substitute certificate to serve as a substitute for a certified school nurse in accordance with N.J.A.C.6:11-4.5. Emer…

18A:40-3.6. Rules, regulations 5. 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 purposes of this act. L.1999,c.153,s.5.

18A:40-3.7 Requirements for school nurse endorsement. 1. State Board of Education regulations prescribing the requirements for eligibility for an educational services certificate with a school nurse endorsement shall, at a minimum, require that a candidate for the endorsement: a.…

18A:40-3.8 Requirements for school nurse/non-instructional endorsement. 2. State Board of Education regulations prescribing the requirements for eligibility for an educational services certificate with a school nurse/non-instructional endorsement shall, at a minimum, require that…

18A:40-3.9 Construction of act. 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Board of Education to prescribe additional eligibility requirements for a school nurse endorsement or a school nurse/non-instructional endorsement. L.2017, c.70, s.3.

18A:40-30. Pupils of nonpublic schools not compelled to receive services 8. A pupil who is enrolled in a nonpublic school and whose parent or guardian objects to the pupil receiving any services provided under this act shall not be compelled to receive the services except for a p…

18A:40-31. Determination of support limit for school year 9. a. The support limit for the 1997-98 school year shall be $61.44. For each school year thereafter the commissioner shall determine the support limit by multiplying the support limit for the previous school year times th…

18A:40-32. "Cancer Awareness Week" designated 1. The second week of January shall be designated "Cancer Awareness Week" in all the public schools in New Jersey. L.1993,JR5,s.1.

18A:40-33. School program development 2. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the State school boards, shall develop a cancer awareness program appropriate for school-aged children. L.1993,JR5,s.2.

18A:40-34 Regulations adopted by Commissioner of Education relative to children's health care coverage. 3. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq…

18A:40-35 Findings, declarations relative to comprehensive eye examinations for certain students. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: approximately one-half of all New Jersey students with a special education classification are classified as Specific Learning Disabled (SL…

18A:40-36 "Comprehensive eye examination", defined. 2. As used in this act, "comprehensive eye examination" means an evaluation that includes a child's history, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, visual acuity, ocular alignment and motility, refraction, and assessment of a…

18A:40-37 Three-year comprehensive eye examination pilot program for second grade students. 3. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish a three-year comprehensive eye examination pilot program for second grade students. Th…

18A:40-38 Collection of data on pilot program from school districts. 4. The commissioner shall implement a plan to collect data from each participating school district on the impact of the pilot program on reducing the number of students classified as eligible for special educati…

18A:40-39 "Comprehensive Eye Examination Fund," use. 5. There is hereby created a special fund in the Department of Education, which shall be entitled the "Comprehensive Eye Examination Fund." The fund shall be maintained in a separate account and administered by the commissioner…

18A:40-4 Health records; examinations for physical defects, hearing 18A:40-4. The medical inspector, or the nurse or licensed medical and health care personnel under the immediate direction of the medical inspector, shall examine every pupil to learn whether any physical defect e…

18A:40-4.3 Biennial examination for scoliosis. 1. Every board of education shall provide for the biennial examination of every pupil between the ages of 10 and 18 for the condition known as scoliosis in accordance with standards jointly established and promulgated by the Departme…

18A:40-4.4. Exemption Any pupil shall be exempt from the examination upon written request of his parent or guardian. L.1978, c. 97, s. 2, eff. Aug. 14, 1978.

18A:40-4.5. Immunity from action of any kind due to provisions of act No action of any kind in any court of competent jurisdiction shall lie against any physician, school nurse, physical education instructor or other school personnel by virtue of the provisions of this act. L.197…

18A:40-40 Report to Governor, Legislature. 6. No later than June 30 of the third school year following the enactment of the pilot program, the commissioner shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) a report that evalu…

18A:40-41 Sudden cardiac arrest pamphlet; development, distribution. 1. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, the American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, shall develop a pamphlet that provides information ab…

18A:40-41.1 Findings, declarations relative to head injuries of student athletes. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or body that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, and can cause significant and sustain…

18A:40-41.10 Educational fact sheet relative to use, misuse of opioid drugs for sports-related injuries. 1. a. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall develop within 120 days of the effective date of this act, an educational fact shee…

18A:40-41.11 Emergency action plan for responding to a serious or potentially life-threatening sport-related injury. 1. a. The board of education of a school district and the governing body or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school that includes any of the grades six th…

18A:40-41.12 Rules, regulations. 2. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to implement the provisio…