Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:40-12.24 Development of school policy for emergency administration of opioid antidotes. 2. a. Each board of education, board of trustees of a charter school, and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall develop a policy, in accordance with guidelines established…

18A:40-12.25 Guidelines for development of policy. 3. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and appropriate medical experts, shall establish guidelines for the development of a policy by a school district, charter school, or nonpubl…

18A:40-12.26 Immunity from liability. 4. No school employee, including a school nurse, or any other officer or agent of a board of education, charter school, or nonpublic school, or a prescriber of opioid antidotes for a school through a standing order, shall be held liable for a…

18A:40-12.27 Shared services arrangement. 5. A school district may enter into a shared services arrangement with another school district for the provision of opioid antidotes pursuant to section 2 of this act if the arrangement will result in cost savings for the districts. L.201…

18A:40-12.28 Funds used for compliance by nonpublic schools. 6. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may be used to comply with the requirements of section 2 of this act in nonpub…

18A:40-12.29 Policy for emergency administration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate. 2. a. Each board of education or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall develop a policy in accordance with the guidelines established by the Department of Education pursuant to s…

18A:40-12.3 Self-administration of medication by pupil permitted. 1. a. A board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil for asthma or other potentially life-threatening i…

18A:40-12.30 School nurse to have primary responsibility. 3. The policy for the administration of medication to a pupil shall provide that the school nurse shall have the primary responsibility for the administration of the hydrocortisone sodium succinate. The school nurse shall …

18A:40-12.31 Guidelines for development of policy relative to emergency administration of hydrocodone sodium succinate. 4. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, appropriate medical experts, and professional organizations representing schoo…

18A:40-12.32 Training protocols. 5. a. In an effort to assist the certified school nurse in a school district and the school nurse in a nonpublic school in recruiting and training additional school employees as volunteer designees to administer hydrocortisone sodium succinate for…

18A:40-12.33 Immunity from liability. 6. No school employee, including a school nurse, or any other officer or agent of a board of education or nonpublic school shall be held liable for any good faith act or omission consistent with the provisions of P.L.2019, c.118 (C.18A:40-12.…

18A:40-12.34 Definitions relative to epilepsy and seizure disorders. 1. As used in this act: "Individualized emergency health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder an…

18A:40-12.35 Annual submission of student's seizure action plan. 2. a. The parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder who seeks epilepsy or seizure disorder care while at school shall submit annually to the school nurse the student's seizure action plan. …

18A:40-12.36 Information provided to bus driver. 3. In the event that a school bus driver transports a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder, a school district shall provide the driver with: a notice of the student's condition; information on how to provide care for epileps…

18A:40-12.37 Release to share medical information. 4. The school nurse shall obtain a release from the parent or guardian of a student with epilepsy or a seizure disorder to authorize the sharing of medical information between the student's physician or advanced practice nurse an…

18A:40-12.38 Immunity from liability. 5. No school employee, including a school nurse, a school bus driver, a school bus aide, or any other officer or agent of a board of education, shall be held liable for any good faith act or omission consistent with the provisions of this act…

18A:40-12.39 Student sun protection policy. 1. a. As used in this section, "sunscreen" means a topical product used for the purpose of limiting skin damage caused by overexposure to the sun, and which is regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter u…

18A:40-12.4. Rules, regulations 2. a. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the State Board of Education shall promulgate such rules and regulations as it deems necessary no later than six months after the effective date of th…

18A:40-12.40 Water safety educational fact sheet. 1. a. The Department of Children and Families shall develop an educational fact sheet on water safety. The fact sheet shall include, at a minimum, information on: (1) how parents and guardians can reduce their child’s risk of inju…

18A:40-12.41 School district to publish list of locations offering swimming lessons, age-appropriate water safety courses. 2. A school district shall publish on its Internet website a list of locations where swimming lessons and age-appropriate water safety courses providing inst…

18A:40-12.5 Development of policy for emergency administration of epinephrine to students. 1. Each board of education or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall develop a policy in accordance with the guidelines established by the Department of Education pursuant t…

18A:40-12.6 Policy for administration of epinephrine to pupil. 2. The policy for the administration of medication to a pupil shall provide that the school nurse shall have the primary responsibility for the administration of the epinephrine. The school nurse shall designate, in c…

18A:40-12.6a Guidelines for schools for management of food allergies, administration of epinephrine. 4. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, appropriate medical experts, and professional organizations representing school nurses, principals, …

18A:40-12.6b Implementation of established guidelines. 5. Each board of education and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall implement in the schools of the district or the nonpublic school the guidelines established and disseminated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2…

18A:40-12.6c Training protocols for volunteer designees to administer epinephrine. 6. a. In an effort to assist the certified school nurse in a public school district and the school nurse in a nonpublic school in recruiting and training additional school employees as volunteer de…

18A:40-12.6d Immunity from liability. 7. No school employee, including a school nurse, or any other officer or agent of a board of education or nonpublic school, or a physician or an advanced practice nurse providing a prescription under a standing protocol for school epinephrine…

18A:40-12.6e Funds used for compliance in nonpublic schools. 4. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may be used to comply with the requirements of subsection f. of section 1 of P…

18A:40-12.7 Nebulizer required in schools. 2. Each public and nonpublic school in the State shall have and maintain for the use of pupils at least one nebulizer in the office of the school nurse or a similar accessible location L.2001,c.61,s.2.

18A:40-12.8 Regulations for use of nebulizer in schools. 3. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall adopt regulations requiring each public school board of education to develop policies for the administration of asthma medication throu…

18A:40-12.9 Annual asthma education opportunities. 4. The Commissioner of Education shall ensure that annual asthma education opportunities are made available for medical inspectors and all members of the teaching staff. L.2001,c.61,s.4.

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…