Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

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…

18A:42-1. Safety patrol by pupils Any board of education may make rules providing for the organization of school safety patrols in the public schools under its jurisdiction and for the appointment, with the permission of the parents, of pupils as members thereof, for the purpose …

18A:42-2. School orchestra not to compete with civilian musicians; exceptions No music supervisor, music teacher or any person having charge of any band or orchestra connected with a public school of this state shall permit such band or orchestra to play, perform or furnish music…

18A:42-3. Collection and deposit of savings of pupils In order to encourage the habit of saving among the pupils in schools, the principal or superintendent of any public school, or any person designated for that purpose by the board of education or other school authority under w…

18A:42-4. Distribution of literature as to candidacy, bond issues, or other public question to be submitted at election; prohibited No literature which in any manner and in any part thereof promotes, favors or opposes the candidacy of any candidate for election at any annual scho…

18A:42-5. Certain student organizations declared harmful Every fraternity, sorority, secret society or organization composed in whole or in part of public school pupils, which seeks to organize and perpetuate itself by taking in members from among the pupils enrolled in such scho…

18A:42-6. Organizations forbidden in high schools; rules; exceptions No such fraternity, sorority, society or organization shall be formed or maintained in any public high school, and the board of education of every school district shall adopt rules providing for the necessary di…

18A:42-7 Participants in certain interscholastic extracurricular activities may earn varsity letter. 1. a. A school district that includes any of the grades 9 through 12 shall adopt a policy to provide that a student enrolled in those grades who participates in any school-sponsor…

18A:43-1. Accident insurance for pupils authorized The board of education in any school district may arrange for and maintain, and may pay the premiums for policies of accident insurance with any insurance company created by or under the laws of this State or authorized by law to…

18A:43-2. Payment by pupils of proportionate share of premiums A board of education maintaining such accident insurance for the benefit of its pupils may require the payment to the board of education by pupils, to whom the benefit of such insurance is extended, of a proportionate…

18A:43-3. No liability imposed on board of education The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to impose any liability on the part of a board of education for injury sustained by a pupil as a result of or in connection with any of the games or contests hereinabove men…

18A:43A-1. Children's bureau The board of education of any school district including any regional school district, by resolution, may provide for the establishment of a children's bureau for the district. L.1967, c.271.

18A:43A-10. Empowers previously formed bureaus Any children's bureau heretofore established in any school district and which has been and is performing any of the functions or services authorized by this chapter shall have all the powers conferred upon children's bureaus by this …

18A:43A-2. Director Every children's bureau so established shall be under the immediate supervision of a director to be appointed by the board of education of the district and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such bureau. L.1967, c.…

18A:43A-3. Staffing and assignment of personnel The board of education shall provide for the operation of the bureau, for the payment of its expenses, for the staffing and assignment of personnel to the bureau including provision for the services of a social welfare caseworker or…

18A:43A-4. Function It shall be the function of any children's bureau so established, to coordinate the various student supervisory and counseling programs of the school district; and to cooperate with, and seek the cooperation of, state, county and municipal authorities and publ…

18A:43A-5 Services that may be provided or administered. 18A:43A-5. The bureau may, subject to the approval of the board of education, provide for or administer any or all of the following services: (a) Take, keep and maintain a census of all children residing in the district pur…

18A:43A-6. Cooperation by other services and civil authorities In connection with any of the functions or services authorized by this chapter, the bureau shall cooperate with and receive the cooperation of, the medical inspector, nurse, psychological examiner or any approved clin…

18A:43A-7. Cooperation by county and municipal government The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which the board of education of any district therein has established a children's bureau pursuant to this chapter and the governing body of the municipality or municipalitie…

18A:43A-8. Employee to retain rights Any such county or municipal employee, including members of the municipal police department, so assigned to serve with the children's bureau of a school district shall continue as an employee or member of, and be compensated by, the respective…

18A:43A-9. Extension of service to other districts; contract Any board of education, which has established a children's bureau, and the board of education of any other school district may, pursuant to resolutions duly adopted, contract for the extension of the services of such bu…

18A:44-1. Establishment of preschool 18A:44-1. The board of education of any district may establish a preschool school or department in any school under its control, and shall admit to such preschool school or department any child who is under the age at which children are admitt…

18A:44-10 Mixed Delivery Model Preschool Handbook. 10. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall develop and periodically update a Mixed Delivery Model Preschool Handbook to compile all State requirements and associated guida…

18A:44-11 Preschool education aid recipients, requirements. 7. a. A school district that receives preschool education aid pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-54) shall: (1) demonstrate due diligence to partner with all ready, willing, and able licensed child care …

18A:44-12 Report to Legislature. 8. The Department of Education, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Human Services shall, in consultation with school districts, licensed child care providers, Head Start program providers, and other stakeholders identif…

18A:44-2. Establishment of kindergarten. 18A:44-2. a. The board of education of a district serving elementary grades shall establish a kindergarten school or kindergarten department, which in order to receive State aid shall be a one-year program in advance of or in preparation f…

18A:44-3. Nursery school and kindergarten school teachers; special certificates Every teacher in a nursery school or department and every teacher in a kindergarten school or department shall hold an appropriate certificate, which shall be issued by the state board of examiners at…

18A:44-4 Expenses; how paid. 18A:44-4. a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the expenses of preschool schools or departments and of kindergarten schools or departments shall be paid out of any moneys available for the general fund expenses of…

18A:44-6 Division of Early Childhood Education. 2. a. There is established a Division of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education. The administrator and head of the division shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the divisi…

18A:44-7 Short title. 1. Sections 1 and 2 and 6 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act." L.2025, c.100, s.1.

18A:44-8 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Research is clear that high-quality preschool can change the educational trajectories of young children, particularly economically disadvantaged children and multilingual learners. Improvements in lit…

18A:44-9 Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee. 9. a. There is established in the Department of Education a Universal Preschool Implementation Steering Committee. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (1) the Commissioner of Education, or a designee; (…

18A:45-1. Establishment of secondary schools and junior high schools The board of education of any school district may, with the consent of the state board, establish and organize secondary schools including junior high schools which shall be subject to rules prescribed by the st…

18A:46-1 Definitions. 18A:46-1. As used in this chapter, a child with a disability shall mean and include any child who has: an intellectual disability, a visual impairment, an auditory impairment, a communication impairment, a neurological or perceptual impairment, an orthopedic…

18A:46-1.1 Burden of proof, production on school district relative to special education due process hearings. 1. Whenever a due process hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. s.1400 et seq., chapter 46 of Title 1…

18A:46-1.2 Database relative to legal decisions concerning special education to be available on website. 1. a. The Department of Education shall make available on its website an electronic database of legal decisions concerning special education in New Jersey. The purpose of the …

18A:46-1.3 Due process hearing request, filing deadline. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. s.1400 et seq., chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, regulations promulgated thereto, and any other law, ru…