Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:41-13 Rules, regulations 4. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to establish a prog…

18A:41-14 Annual school safety audit for each school building. 1. a. A school district and a nonpublic school shall annually conduct a school safety audit for each school building using the checklist developed by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness in coll…

18A:41-15 Districtwide school safety, security plan, consideration of individualized programs, plans, students with disabilities; communicating needs to third parties. 5. In developing its districtwide school safety and security plan, a school district and receiving school shall:…

18A:41-2. Fire and smoke doors closed Every principal and janitor of a school building having furnace room, hallway, or stair-tower fire or smoke doors shall keep them closed during the time the building is occupied by teachers and pupils. L.1967, c.271.

18A:41-3. Violations; misdemeanors Any principal, teacher, or janitor failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $100.00 for each offense L.1967, c.271.

18A:41-4. Posting copies of chapter The commissioner shall prepare and have printed in proper form copies of this chapter and cause them to be posted in each school building. L.1967, c.271.

18A:41-5. Notification Each school district shall immediately notify the appropriate local fire department of any fire which occurs in a school building or on school property. The local fire department shall forward the data to the bureau of fire safety in the Department of Commu…

18A:41-6 "School security drill" defined. 1. As used in this act: "School security drill" means an exercise, other than a fire drill, to practice procedures that respond to an emergency situation including, but not limited to, a bomb threat, non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or acti…

18A:41-7 Provision of training on school safety, security. 2. a. A local board of education, chief school administrator of a receiving school, and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall ensure that all full-time employees in the district, receiving school, or nonp…

18A:41-7.1 Schools to provide critical incident mapping data to local law enforcement. 1. a. Each board of education of a school district, board of trustees of a charter school or renaissance school project, or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall provide to loc…

18A:41-7a School security drills, procedure. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a school district shall ensure that a school security drill that occurs when students are present: (1) includes clear, developmentally and age-appropriate messaging to s…

18A:41-8 Establishment of school security position pilot program. 1. a. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a three-year pilot program that provides for the training and placement of veterans in school security positions available in school districts. The purpose of the…

18A:41-9 Access to school surveillance equipment by law enforcement authorities. 1. a. If at least one school building of a school district is equipped with video surveillance equipment that is capable of streaming live video wirelessly to a remote location, the board of educatio…

18A:41-9.1 Protocol regarding retention of video footage from school surveillance systems. 1. a. No later than six months following the effective date of this act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall develop a protocol regarding the ret…