Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:8-13 Grant or denial of petition. 18A:8-13. Within 60 days after the receipt of the petition and answers, the Commissioner of Education shall grant the application and determine the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the remaining and new districts, respectively…

18A:8-14. Submission of question at special election If the application be granted, the county superintendent shall, within 30 days thereafter, fix a day, between the first day of April next ensuing and the first day of December next occurring after said first day of April, and a…

18A:8-15. Notices, advertisements and conduct of election; certification of results The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the proposed new district and the effect of such indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality and the proposed new district shall be state…

18A:8-16. Effective date of creation of new district after adoption of question If the question is adopted at said election, the municipality initiating the proceeding shall be created a separate type II school district upon the beginning of the next ensuing school year. L.1967, …

18A:8-17. Name of new and remaining districts The name of the new district shall be the board of education of the (name of municipality) in the county of and the name of the remaining district shall be the board of education (name of municipality) in the county of . L.1967, c.271…

18A:8-17.1. Board may adopt new title for district In any district composed of two or more municipalities one at least of which has changed its name, the board of education, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of its members and with the approval of the commissioner, may ad…

18A:8-18. Board of new district 18A:8-18. The members of the board of education of the original district shall continue in office as members of such district until the creation of the new district and the members of said board who reside in the new district shall also be members …

18A:8-19. Date of constitution of first boards of education of new and remaining districts The first boards of education of the new district and the remaining district shall be constituted as of the tenth day following the election. L.1967, c.271.

18A:8-2. Certain new municipalities as type II districts Whenever a new municipality other than a city is created from parts of two or more municipalities, such municipality shall be a separate type II school district from the time of appointment of the board of education for the…

18A:8-20 Powers, duties of first boards of education of new, remaining districts. 18A:8-20. The first board of education of the new district and the first board of education of the remaining district shall each prepare and submit, if applicable, to the voters of the district, as …

18A:8-21. Boards of education of new and remaining districts with elected members; powers, etc. The board of education of the new district, and the board of education of the remaining district, to which members are first elected shall not take charge and control of the schools of…

18A:8-22 Title to vest in district board of education. 18A:8-22. Upon the creation of the new district, title to all school grounds and buildings and the furnishings and equipment thereof situate therein shall vest in the board of education of that district, and such board shall …

18A:8-23. Books, documents and records of original district Upon the creation of the new district, all books, documents and records of the original school district shall be turned over to the board of education of the new district or the board of education of the remaining distri…

18A:8-24. Division of assets and liabilities of original district The county superintendent in a written report filed by him at the end of the school year preceding that in which the new district is created shall make a division of the assets, except school buildings, grounds, fu…

18A:8-25. Application of chapter The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all consolidated local school districts heretofore created. L.1967, c.271.

18A:8-26. Name of consolidated district board The board of education of each consolidated district shall be called "The board of education of the of (here insert the name of the municipality included within the consolidated district which has the larger or largest amount of taxab…

18A:8-27. Adoption of different name for board If a shorter or different name for the board of education of a consolidated district, heretofore created, appears to be desirable to the board, another title may be adopted by it with the approval of the state board, which approved t…

18A:8-28. Powers, duties and succession to property and obligations by board The board of education of each consolidated district shall be a body corporate and shall have all the powers and duties and be subject to the same restrictions as a board of education in a type II school…

18A:8-29. Apportionment of membership of board The membership of the board shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, be apportioned by the county superintendent or county superintendents among the several consolidating school districts as nearly as may be according to …

18A:8-3. First board of education; first elected board The first board of education of the new school district shall consist of nine persons, who are legal residents of the district possessing the qualifications requisite for board membership in other school districts, except the…

18A:8-3.1. Assumption of indebtedness for money or property upon annexation When a municipality or a part thereof is annexed to another municipality and there is within the limits of the municipality or part thereof which is annexed, a schoolhouse or property formerly belonging t…

18A:8-3.2. Repayment of indebtedness paid by original district notwithstanding its assumption When the board of education of a school district situated in any municipality pays any portion of an indebtedness which existed at the time of the formation of a new municipality or part…

18A:8-3.3. Apportionment of school tax on annexation; action by commissioner When a municipality or part of a municipality has heretofore been annexed or shall be hereafter annexed to another municipality or municipalities and the school taxes for the school year during which suc…

18A:8-30. Apportionment of members of boards in unapportioned districts The membership of the board of any consolidated school district heretofore created, in which such membership has not been determined by apportionment, shall be selected as heretofore, but in any such district…

18A:8-31. Number and annual election of members of boards; terms The board shall consist of nine members and the members shall serve for terms of three years and vacancies for the unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as in other type II districts. The board shall pr…

18A:8-32. Organization of board The board shall organize annually in the manner prescribed for other type II districts. L.1967, c.271.

18A:8-33 Treasurer of school moneys. 18A:8-33. The board may appoint a suitable person, except a member or employee of the board, as treasurer of school moneys and may fix his salary, and he shall give bond in such amount, according to such terms, as are required by law, of treas…

18A:8-34. Principals, teachers and employees of constituent districts; tenure, etc. All principals, teachers and employees in the public schools of the consolidating school districts and of any regional district or districts abolished by the consolidation shall, when the consolid…

18A:8-35. Supervision of consolidated districts The schools under each consolidated board of education shall be under the supervision of the county superintendent of the county including the constituent district or districts having the larger or largest amount of ratables, as asc…

18A:8-36 Appropriations authorized by majority of votes cast. 18A:8-36. At any election in which an appropriation must be authorized, a majority of the total votes cast thereon in all of the territory of the consolidated school district shall be necessary for the authorization. a…

18A:8-37. Apportionment; collection and payment of appropriations The amounts authorized to be raised for annual or special appropriations, or for interest, or for the redemption of bonds shall be certified by the board of education of the consolidated school district to the coun…

18A:8-38. Certification of apportionment to county boards of taxation The county board of taxation making the apportionment shall certify to the other county board or boards of taxation the amounts apportioned to the constituent school districts within their respective jurisdicti…

18A:8-39 R.S. 18:5-18 Districts consolidated prior to 1903, continued. Wherever prior to October nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and three, any township, incorporated town or borough school district had been consolidated with an adjoining township, incorporated town, or bor…

18A:8-4. Single school district in certain divided municipalities Whenever a municipality is divided into two or more municipalities, the school district shall continue as a single school district unless and until the same shall be divided as provided in this article. L.1967, c.2…

18A:8-40. R.S. 18:5-19 Bonds issued prior to 1903 by consolidated district. Where any school district issued bonds prior to October nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and three, for the erection of a graded or high school building therein, and at the time of the issuance of th…

18A:8-41 1947, c. 86, s. 29 (C. 18:5-17.29) 29. Sections 18:5-14 to 18:5-17, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes and "An act relating to the public schools of this State, and supplementing chapter five of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes," approved May seventh, one thousand n…

18A:8-42. Composition of regional school districts Each regional school district shall be composed as is provided in chapter 13 of this title. L.1967, c.271

18A:8-43 "Non-operating district" defined. 1. As used in this act: "Non-operating district" means a school district that is not operating schools. L.2009, c.78, s.1; amended 2017, c.102, s.1.

18A:8-44 Elimination of non-operating district through merger. 2. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, the executive county superintendent of schools shall eliminate any non-operating district and merge that district with the district with which it pa…

18A:8-45 Apportioning of annual or special appropriations. 3. The annual or special appropriations for a new district established pursuant to section 2 of this act, excluding the amounts to be raised for interest upon and the redemption of bonds payable by the district, shall be …

18A:8-46 Calculation of State aid. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) to the contrary, for the purposes of calculating State school aid, both the former non-operating district and the district with which it is merged pursuant to the provisio…

18A:8-47 Board of education of newly-formed district; membership. 5. a. If the district with which the non-operating district is merged is a Type II district without a board of school estimate, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the new district established pursuant…

18A:8-48 Eligibility of nonpublic school students for transportation. 6. In the event that nonpublic school students who reside in a municipality that comprises the new district were not eligible for pupil transportation services pursuant to N.J.S.18A:39-1 prior to the effective …

18A:8-49 Final audit of non-operating district's accounts. 7. a. The board of education of the district with which the non-operating district is merged shall cause a final audit of the non-operating district's accounts and financial transactions to be made by a public school acco…

18A:8-5. Application for investigation of advisability of separate school districts in divided municipalities The governing body of any such municipality may, by resolution, apply to the county superintendent to make an investigation as to the advisability of constituting that mu…

18A:8-50 Governing of new district. 8. Unless otherwise provided in this act, a new district formed pursuant to section 2 of this act shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.2009, c.78, s.8.