Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:46-3 Establishment of department of child study. 18A:46-3. When the results of a survey of children with disabilities in any county, in the opinion of the commissioner warrants it, the commissioner shall, with the approval of the State board, establish a department of child s…

18A:46-3.1 Regional consultants for children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. 1. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint four regional consultants for children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. The duties of these consultants shall include assisting the chi…

18A:46-30. Rules and regulations The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules and regulations for the organization, management and control of such special service schools. L.1971, c. 271, s. 2, eff. July 27, 1971.

18A:46-31 Powers, duties of special services school district board of education. 3. a. Any school established pursuant to P.L.1971, c.271 (C.18A:46-29 et al.) shall accept all eligible pupils within the county, so far as facilities permit. Pupils residing outside the county may b…

18A:46-32. Approval of program and courses of study The program and courses of study to be pursued in such special services school and all changes therein shall be approved by the Commissioner of Education, with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education. L.1971, c. 2…

18A:46-33. Priority of types of courses of study Courses of study should be pursued to provide as a first priority, programs or courses of study not at that time available in any other school within the county especially for those with unusually severe disability or those with un…

18A:46-34. School year The school year for a county special services school district shall begin on July 1 and end June 30. L.1971, c. 271, s. 6, eff. July 27, 1971.

18A:46-35. Board of education; composition; terms; vacancies For each county special services school district established in accordance with this act there shall be a board of education consisting of the county superintendent of schools, ex officio, and six persons to be appointe…

18A:46-36. Qualifications of board members A member of the board of education created under the provisions hereof shall be a citizen and a resident of the county, shall have been such citizen and resident for at least 2 years immediately preceding his becoming a member of the boa…

18A:46-37. Organization Each board of education for a county special services school district shall organize annually by the election of a president and vice-president on any day, except a Sunday, during the first two weeks of July. L.1971,c.271,s.9; amended 1990,c.38,s.1.

18A:46-38. Designation and powers of board of education 10. The board of education provided for herein shall be a body corporate and shall be known as "The Board of Education of the Special Services School District of the county of ," (here insert the name of the county in which …

18A:46-39. Board of school estimate The board of school estimate of such county special services school district shall consist of two members of the board of education of the school district appointed by the board, two members of the board of chosen freeholders of the county appo…

18A:46-4. Terms; salaries; supervisor's expense; state aid The commissioner shall fix the terms of office and compensation of the supervisor and other members of the child study team. Their salaries shall be paid as other State salaries are paid by warrants drawn by the Director …

18A:46-40. Estimate of general fund expenses 12. On or before the fourth Tuesday in March in each year the board of education of a county special services school district shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate an itemized statement of the amount …

18A:46-41. Appropriation for current expenses 13. a. Between the fourth Tuesday in March and April 8 in each year the board of school estimate shall fix and determine by official action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for th…

18A:46-42. Bonds, appropriation for land or buildings 14. Whenever a board of education of a county special services school district shall decide that it is necessary to sell bonds to raise money for the purchase of lands or buildings for school purposes or for erecting, enlargin…

18A:46-43. Rights and privileges of teachers, principals and employees All teachers, principals, and other employees of the board of education of the county special services school district are hereby held to possess all rights and privileges of teachers, principals and other emp…

18A:46-45. Advisory committee The board of education of any county special services school district shall appoint an advisory committee of not less than 10 members consisting of representatives of recognized parent and professional organizations working exclusively for the childr…

18A:46-46. Treasurer of board of education The board of education of any county special services school district may appoint a treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board of education, and fix his salary and term of office. The treasurer shall give bonds in such amounts and…

18A:46-47 Establishment of one board of education for county special services, vocational school district. 1. a. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a board of chosen freeholders may, by resolution, establish one board of education for the county special servic…

18A:46-48 Existing boards dissolved. 2. Whenever a board of education is established pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act, the board of education of the county special services school district and the board of education of the county vocational school district shall…

18A:46-49 Annual organization. 3. Each board of education established pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act shall organize annually on July 1 by the election of a president and vice-president, unless July 1 falls on Sunday, in which case the board shall organize on t…

18A:46-5 Functions of child study teams. 18A:46-5. Each county child study team shall function in consultation with the local boards of education in the county or the local boards of education in the counties served by it in the fields pertaining to: a. identification and diagnos…

18A:46-5.1. Basic child study team services; provision by boards of education and state operated programs Each board of education and State operated program shall separately or jointly with one or more boards of education or State agencies provide for basic child study team servi…

18A:46-5.2. Participation by parent or guardian Any decision by the basic child study team concerning the evaluation, classification and placement of a student shall include the full participation of that student's parents or guardian as prescribed under N.J.A.C. 6:28-1.1 et seq.…

18A:46-50 Certain school districts remain independent. 4. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize the consolidation of a county special services school district and a county vocational school district into one school district. If a consolidated board of education is esta…

18A:46-51 Employees transferred to consolidated school board. 5. All employees of a board of education dissolved pursuant to this act shall continue in their respective assignments in the county special services school district or the county vocational school district. A consolid…

18A:46-52 Maintenance of collective bargaining unit, representatives. 6. All collective bargaining units and their respective majority representatives in existence in the county special services school district and the county vocational school district prior to the consolidation …

18A:46-53 Reference to consolidated board. 7. If a board of chosen freeholders establishes a board of education pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, refer…

18A:46-54 Regulations requiring plan to establish stability in special education programming. 1. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to require school districts to develop a plan to establish stability in special education programming. The plan shall take in…

18A:46-55 Regulations incorporating definition of dyslexia. 1. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations that incorporate the International Dyslexia Association's definition of dyslexia into chapter 14 of Title 6A of the New Jersey Administrative Code. L.2013, c.1…

18A:46-6 Identification of children with disabilities. 18A:46-6. Each board of education, according to uniform rules prescribed by the commissioner with the approval of the State board, shall provide for the identification of any children between the ages of five and 21 residing …

18A:46-6.1 Providers of services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. 2. The programs and services required pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-1 et seq. for children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 shall be provided by one or more of the following: a. Parent train…

18A:46-6.3 Provision of education, related services to students with disabilities. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:46-6, N.J.S.18A:46-8, or of any other law, rule, or regulation concerning the age of eligibility for special education and related services to the …

18A:46-7 Reports of children with disabilities. 18A:46-7. Each board of education shall report annually to the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district is situate, who shall report to the commissioner, the names of all children who are in specia…

18A:46-7.1 Copies of chapter 46 of title 18A, guidelines, distributed annually to parents of children with disabilities. 1. In every school district having children who have been classified as children with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 46 of Title 18A of the…

18A:46-7.2 DOE to disseminate information on adult services to parents of special education recipients. 1. The Department of Education shall include in its "Parental Rights in Special Education" booklet that is available to parents of children who receive special education servic…

18A:46-7.3 Designation of disability services resource in high school for parents. 2. The Department of Education shall require that, beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, all school districts with grades nine through 12 designate at least one staff member to serve as a disab…

18A:46-7.4 Posting of timeline. 2. The Commissioner of Education shall post the timeline developed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2016, c.72 (C.30:1-1.4) on the official website of the Department of Education. L.2016, c.72, s.2.

18A:46-8 Examination, classification of children residing in the district. 18A:46-8. Each board of education shall provide for the examination and classification of each child residing in the district and identified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-6, except that the board of education o…

18A:46-9 Classification of children having an intellectual disability. 18A:46-9. Each child classified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-8 as having an intellectual disability shall be similarly further identified, examined and classified into one of the following subcategories: a. Educab…

18A:46A-1. Legislative findings and determinations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. The welfare of the State requires that present and future generations of school age children be assured opportunity to develop to the fullest their intellectual capacities. It i…

18A:46A-10. Annual report; contents. 13. Annually, on or before November 5, each board shall file a report on the number of such pupils who have been identified as eligible to receive each auxiliary service as of the last school day in October. The commissioner may require any ad…

18A:46A-15. Expenditures in excess of State aid. 18. In any year, no district shall be required to make expenditures for the provision of an auxiliary service provided for the purposes of P.L.1977, c.192 (C.18A:46A-1 et seq.) in excess of the maximum per service aid amount determ…

18A:46A-17. Severability If any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this act which may be given effect; and to this end, the provisions of this act are d…

18A:46A-2. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Education. b. "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 combi…