Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:54C-7 Transportation for pupils attending the Marine Academy of Science and Technology. 6. Transportation for pupils attending the Marine Academy of Science and Technology shall be provided by the district in which the pupil resides; except that in the case of a pupil whose s…

18A:54D-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Technical Training for Minorities and Women Act." L. 1985, c. 427, s. 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1985.

18A:54D-2. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the policy of the State of New Jersey that no person shall be denied access to a profession or job on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or gender. b. The D…

18A:54D-3 Duties of commissioners. 3. The Commissioners of Education and Labor and Workforce Development each shall: a. Identify the regulations, policies, programs, and procedures of their respective departments which relate to apprenticeship programs and other forms of preparat…

18A:54D-4. Annual reports Within one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioners of Education and Labor each shall report to the Legislature on the actions taken by their respective departments pursuant to this act and provide to the Legi…

18A:54E-1. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Adopt a School Program." L.1993,c.314,s.1.

18A:54E-2. Business advisory board; creation, membership 2. Each county superintendent shall create a business advisory board or shall designate a Workforce Investment Board created by the State Employment and Training Commission in the Department of Labor or a Private Industry C…

18A:54E-3. "Adopt a School Programs" 3. The board or council shall encourage and coordinate local business partnership "Adopt a School Programs" which may be instituted at public secondary schools, other than schools established under the provisions of chapter 54 of Title 18A of …

18A:54E-4. Effectiveness rating, provision; curriculum changes, recommendations 4. The board or council shall provide upon the request of the county superintendent a rating of the effectiveness of any program designed to prepare students for employment, based on the preparedness …

18A:54E-5. Contributions, effect on State aid 5. Contributions provided under this act by local businesses shall in no way affect the amount of State aid entitlement of a local school district or community college. L.1993,c.314,s.5.

18A:54F-1. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that educational experts agree that at-risk youths face unique social and economic problems which work to inhibit their academic achievement and eventually their successful integration into the workplace; tha…

18A:54F-2. At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program, established 2. There is established in the Department of Education an At-Risk Youth Employment Internship Program to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The program shall …

18A:54F-3. Selection of school districts for pilot program 3. a. The Commissioner of Education shall develop and administer the program on a pilot basis. The commissioner shall select local school districts to participate in the program based upon the number of at-risk students w…

18A:54F-4. Student, employer remuneration; work study funds 4. a. Each student's employment internship under the program shall be for a period of two hours, three days per week unless the district determines that some other employment schedule would be of greater benefit to the s…

18A:54F-5. Plan to track effectiveness of program; recommendation 5. a. The commissioner shall implement a plan to collect data on the effectiveness of the program in meeting the needs and conditions of students which place them at-risk of academic and social failure. The plan sh…

18A:54F-6. Rules, regulations 6. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1995,c.256,s.6.

18A:54G-1. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program Act." L.1996,c.117,s.1.

18A:54G-2. Findings, declarations relative to arts based curriculum pilot program 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Although there currently exists support for the arts in education within the public schools of this State, there is a vast difference in how local scho…

18A:54G-3. "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program" 3. There is established in the Department of Education the "Arts Create Excellent Schools (ACES) Pilot Program" to be administered by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of this act. The departme…

18A:54G-4. Request for proposals for development of ACES schools 4. The Commissioner of Education shall forward a request for proposals for the development of ACES schools to local school districts. Each school district shall disseminate the request for proposals to all schools w…

18A:54G-5. Selection of schools to participate in program 5. The commissioner shall select three schools to participate in the program based upon the commissioner's evaluation of the school's ability to successfully implement a model arts-based curriculum. In selecting the school…

18A:54G-6. Evaluation component included within ACES program 6. a. The commissioner shall provide for the inclusion of an evaluation component within the ACES program which shall be both formative and summative in nature. The assessment methods designed to evaluate the model scho…

18A:54G-7. Rules, regulations 7. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1996,c.117,s.7.

18A:55-1. Appropriations as prerequisite to payments from treasury No money shall be paid from the state treasury for any purpose named in this title unless an appropriation therefor shall have been made by the legislature. L.1967, c.271.

18A:55-2 Withholding of funds from district. 18A:55-2. The commissioner shall direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State from any district which fails to obey the law or the rules or directions of the State board or the commissioner. The executive county su…

18A:55-2.1 Withholding of certain funds prohibited. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:55-2, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall not direct the State treasurer to withhold funds payable by the State to a school district based …

18A:55-3 School districts, conditions for receipt of State aid; efficiency standards. 1. As a condition of receiving State aid, a school district shall: a. examine all available group options for every insurance policy held by the district, including any self-insurance plan admin…

18A:56-1. "Trustees for support of public schools" ; how constituted The governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the state comptroller, the state treasurer and the commissioner of education, shall constitute a board of trustees of the fund for the support of publi…

18A:56-10. Stamp of ownership on coupon bonds Every coupon bond acquired by the board of trustees shall have stamped thereon and upon each coupon, immediately upon the receipt thereof, the following words: "This is the property of the trustees for the support of public schools." …

18A:56-11. Investment in bonds secured by mortgages No part of the principal or interest of the fund shall be invested in bonds secured by mortgage on lands except as hereinafter provided in the case of purchase money mortgages. L.1967, c.271

18A:56-12. Mortgage foreclosure proceedings The board of trustees shall cause actions to foreclose to be commenced without delay whenever the interest on bonds secured by mortgage held by the board as part of the school fund shall remain unpaid for six months. The board may disco…

18A:56-13. Purchase of lands by board on foreclosure The board of trustees may bid for and purchase any lands and premises exposed to sale under the order and judgment of any court for the payment and satisfaction of any mortgage thereon held by the board, and may take and hold t…

18A:56-14. Sale of real estate held or acquired All real estate held by the trustees for the support of public schools and all real estate that may be acquired by them under foreclosure proceedings shall be sold, either at private or public sale, at such times and at such prices …

18A:56-15. Income of funds; use of; payment of premiums on bonds The income of the school fund shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury, and shall be used for the support of public schools, the payment of salaries of county superintendents and the payment of accr…

18A:56-16 Certification of anticipated default; purchase of bonds, payment of interest by trustees; State aid treatment. 18A:56-16. In the event that a school district or a county or municipality anticipates that it will be unable to meet the payment of principal or interest on a…

18A:56-17. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey School Bond Reserve Act." L.1980, c. 72, s. 1, eff. July 16, 1980.

18A:56-18. Legislative finding and declaration The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It has the authority pursuant to Article VIII, Section IV, paragraph 2 of the State Constitution to secure the payment of principal of and interest on bonds issued for school purposes by co…

18A:56-19 School bond reserve accounts; establishment; composition; funding of accounts. 5. a. There is established within the fund for the support of free public schools a school bond reserve. The school bond reserve shall consist of two accounts, the old school bond reserve acc…

18A:56-2. Secretary of board; records The secretary of state shall be the secretary of the board of trustees. He shall record in a book to be kept for that purpose the proceedings of the board and the accounts to be furnished by the state treasurer as directed in this chapter. L.…

18A:56-20 School bond legend. 6. a. Bonds issued for school purposes by counties, municipalities or school districts subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1980, c.72 (C.18A:56-17 et seq.) and prior to the effective date of P.L.2003, c.118, shall bear the following legend: "Paym…

18A:56-21. Schools facilities financing reserve 6. a. There is hereby established within the fund for the support of free public schools a school facilities financing reserve, to which shall be credited an amount necessary to secure the principal of and interest on school bonds i…

18A:56-3. Statement of fund by state treasurer to board The state treasurer shall make annually to the board of trustees on the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, and at such other times as the board shall require, a statement of the school fund, containing an ac…

18A:56-4. Account to legislature of management of fund An account of the management of the fund shall be laid before the legislature with the annual statements of the state treasurer's accounts. No compensation shall be paid to the treasurer for any services under this chapter. L…

18A:56-5. State lands under water and revenue from sales thereof; restriction on revenue All lands belonging to this State now or formerly lying under water are dedicated to the support of public schools. All moneys hereafter received from the sales of such lands shall be paid to…

18A:56-6. Leases of lands under water; principal or income All leases of lands so dedicated to the support of public schools shall be held by the board of trustees as a part of the principal of the school fund, and the income arising from such leases shall be a part of the income…

18A:56-7. Deducting expenses of administering lands under water The sum appropriated for the expenses incurred in the administration of the lands so dedicated to the support of public schools shall be first deducted by the director of the division of budget and accounting in the …