Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:54-24. Approval of courses of study The courses of study to be pursued in every county vocational school, and all changes therein shall be approved by the commissioner, with the advice and consent of the state board. L.1967, c.271.

18A:54-24.1 "Green job" defined, certification program. 1. a. As used in this section, "green job" means those aspects of employment that deal with renewable energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and energy sustainability. b. A county vocational school district may ente…

18A:54-25. School year The school year for a county vocational school shall begin on July 1 and end June 30. L.1967, c.271.

18A:54-26. Contracts; payment of bills No contract shall be entered into by the board of education of a county vocational school, nor shall any bill or demand for money be paid until the same shall have been presented and passed on at a regularly called meeting of the board. Ever…

18A:54-27. Boards of school estimate There shall be for each county system of vocational schools a board of school estimate, which shall consist of two members of the board of education of the school, appointed by that board, two members of the board of chosen freeholders of the …

18A:54-28. Estimate by board of education of general fund expenses 18A:54-28. On or before the fourth Tuesday in March in each year the board of education of a county vocational school district shall prepare and deliver to each member of the board of school estimate an itemized s…

18A:54-29. Fixing, determining amounts necessary to be raised 18A:54-29. Between the fourth Tuesday in March and April 8 in each year the board of school estimate shall fix and determine by action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropri…

18A:54-29.1. Certification of amounts to be raised The board of school estimate shall, on or before the last named date, make two certificates of the amount, signed by at least three of its members, one of which certificates shall be delivered to the board of education of the cou…

18A:54-29.2. Appropriation and raising of amounts required The board of chosen freeholders shall, upon receipt of the certificate, appropriate, in the same manner as other appropriations are made by it, the amount so certified, and the amount shall be assessed, levied, and collec…

18A:54-29.3. County vocational school districts including cities, annual or special appropriations, apportionment The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the second class having a population of not less than 375,000 nor more than 425,000 inhabitants and which has created…

18A:54-29.4. County tax levy adjusted for establishment of county vocational school 1. Any county which received approval from the State Board of Education, after July 1, 1990, for the establishment of a county vocational school shall, consistent with the practice for existing co…

18A:54-3. Day, part-time and evening classes In order that instruction in the principles and practice may go on together, vocational education schools may offer instruction in day, part-time and evening classes. L.1967, c.271.

18A:54-30. Contracts for supplies, and construction, alteration and repair of buildings; municipal permits All provisions of law relating to the entering into contract for the furnishing of supplies and to the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction, alterati…

18A:54-31 Raising of moneys for lands or buildings; bond issued. 18A:54-31. Whenever a board of education of a county vocational school district shall decide that it is necessary to sell bonds to raise money for any capital project, as defined in section 18A:21-1 of this Title, i…

18A:54-31.1 Findings, declarations relative to certain programs of a school district. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The economic prosperity of New Jersey depends on a strong pipeline of workers with the academic, technical, and career readiness skills to fill cur…

18A:54-31.2 Career, technical education programs exempt from certain regulations. 2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in the case of a career and technical education program of a school district which has been approved by the Department …

18A:54-33. Establishment of emergency vocational schools; commissions; cost per pupil In any county of the second class in which there does not presently exist a vocational school established under the laws of this state, the board of chosen freeholders of such county may, by a m…

18A:54-34. Commissioners; terms; reports; vacancies; residence The commission charged with the supervision of such school shall be three in number and shall hold their said offices for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed by the board of chosen freeholder…

18A:54-35. Duty of commission The commission shall be charged with the duty of formulating courses in emergency vocational training in aid of national or state defense and to prescribe the length of such courses. L.1967, c.271

18A:54-36. Appropriations for schools The board of chosen freeholders of any such county is authorized and empowered to provide by appropriation from time to time for the maintenance of emergency vocational schools authorized to be established. L.1967, c.271.

18A:54-37. Municipalities in counties of first class under 700,000; exemption from tax for county vocational school district Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, in any county of the first class having a population of not mo…

18A:54-38. Establishment of New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools 1. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools. A county vocational school established pursuant to chap…

18A:54-39. Membership of the council 2. The council shall consist of the president of the board of education and the superintendent of each county vocational school which is a member of the council. A board of education president may designate another member of the board as an al…

18A:54-4. Discontinuance of vocational schools When in the judgment of the state board the management and control, equipment, methods of instruction, attendance of pupils, or per capita cost of maintenance based upon the average daily attendance is so unsatisfactory as to make th…

18A:54-4.1 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Career and technical education programs provide the high-level academic and technical skills needed to prepare students for success in college and the workplace; b. In addition to meeting the State'…

18A:54-4.2 "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards" established. 2. a. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall establish an awards program to be known as the "Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards."…

18A:54-40. Responsibilities of council 3. The council shall select such officers and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the transaction of business. The council may, if it deems necessary, impose and collect dues from council members to defray expenses. The c…

18A:54-41. Powers, duties of council 4. The council shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers and duties: a. To make, amend and repeal rules, regulations and bylaws for its own government and guidance, not inconsistent with the purposes of the council; b…

18A:54-42 Definitions relative to Work and Learn Consortiums. 1. As used in this act: "Guided pathway" means a set map of courses that are clearly identified and aligned with further education and career advancement. A guided pathway shows a student the entire program of study fr…

18A:54-43 Work and Learn Consortium. 2. a. A county college and a county vocational school district shall enter into a Work and Learn Consortium for the purpose of creating certificate and degree programs that lead to employment in industries in which there is a high demand for q…

18A:54-44 Components of Work and Learn Consortium. 3. A Work and Learn Consortium shall include the following components: a. The county vocational school district shall award the high school diploma, provide training, and award early certificates. b. The county college shall: (1)…

18A:54-5. Establishment by district or regional boards of education The board of education of any school district or regional school district may establish and maintain vocational schools. L.1967, c.271.

18A:54-6. Approval of location, management and course of study Before any such school shall be established, the location and rules for the management of the school, the course or courses of study to be pursued therein, and all changes in such courses shall be approved by the comm…

18A:54-7. Receiving pupils from other districts All such boards of education shall receive pupils from other districts so far as their facilities will permit and shall be entitled to collect and receive from any sending district for the tuition of such pupils a sum not exceeding …

18A:54-8. Raising of moneys by district for buildings and maintenance Moneys for the purchase of land, the erection, repair, or improvement of buildings, and the purchase of furniture and equipment for the use of any such school, and for the maintenance and support thereof, shall…

18A:54-9 State aid for schools other than day schools. 18A:54-9. When any such school other than a full-time day school shall have been established, there shall be paid to the board secretary or treasurer of school moneys, as appropriate, of the district maintaining the school on…

18A:54A-1. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Neighborhood Education Center Act of 1968." L.1968, c. 182, s. 1, eff. July 19, 1968.

18A:54A-2. Liberal construction This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof. L.1968, c. 182, s. 2, eff. July 19, 1968.

18A:54A-3. Legislature's findings 3. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for new programs and institutions capable of reaching and motivating the high-school dropout; that the experience gained by the creation of neighborhood education centers in other …

18A:54A-4. Definitions The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) The term "act" shall mean this act, and any amendments and supplements thereto, and any rules and regulation…

18A:54A-5. Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers created; membership; officers 5. There is hereby created in but not of the Department of Community Affairs the Governor's Council on Neighborhood Education Centers, which shall consist of the Commissioner of Communit…

18A:54A-6. Authority of council (a) The council, acting by and through the commissioner, is hereby authorized to develop, organize or operate, or to provide for the development, organization and operation, of not more than 8 neighborhood education centers. (b) For the purpose of …

18A:54A-7. Commissioner's additional powers 7. In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act, the commissioner, in addition to any powers granted to him elsewhere in this act, shall have the following powers: (a) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements…

18A:54B-1. Enrichment program defined For the purposes of this act "Enrichment Program" means any summer school program offered by a public school for which a student does not receive credit for graduation and is unrelated to the curriculum content of the regular school program. …

18A:54B-2. Tuition; rules and regulations For the purpose of providing enrichment programs in public schools boards of education may charge tuition for students to attend such noncredit courses subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the State board. L.1979, c. 104, s. 2,…

18A:54C-1. Counties of fifth class; marine academy of science and technology; establishment; purposes Upon the request by a board of education of a regional school district that includes two constituent municipalities with a student population in excess of 3,500 pupils in any cou…