Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:7-14 Term county superintendent deemed to refer to executive county superintendent of schools. 56. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the office of the county superintende…

18A:7-15 Limitation on post employment for executive county superintendent. 57. An executive county superintendent of schools shall not accept employment in any school district which was under his supervision in that position for a period of two years commencing on the day his te…

18A:7-16 Rules, regulations. 58. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems…

18A:7-2 Disability or vacancy; designation of temporary replacement by commissioner. 18A:7-2. The commissioner may designate any one of his assistant commissioners or another suitable person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the executive county superintendent with…

18A:7-3 Salary, cap; expenses. 18A:7-3. An executive county superintendent of schools shall receive such salary as shall be approved by the commissioner and shall receive a salary which is not greater than the salary of a cabinet-level official of the State. Each executive county…

18A:7-4 Withholding salaries and expenses. 18A:7-4. The commissioner shall, subject to appeal to the State board, cause to be withheld the orders for the payment of the salary and expenses of any executive county superintendent, who shall fail to perform faithfully all of the dut…

18A:7-5 Full-time officer; general jurisdiction. 18A:7-5. Each executive county superintendent shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and he shall have general supervision of all of the public schools of the districts of the county except those city school dist…

18A:7-6 Office; location; school records. 18A:7-6. The executive county superintendent shall maintain an office at a suitable location within the county which shall be open to the public as are other county offices and which shall be supplied to him, and shall be suitably furnish…

18A:7-7 Clerical assistants; selection; salaries. 18A:7-7. The executive county superintendent shall appoint such clerical assistants for his office as he shall deem necessary and fix their compensation within the limits of available appropriations made thereof. In counties gover…

18A:7-8 General powers and duties. 18A:7-8. Each executive county superintendent shall: a. Visit and examine from time to time all of the schools under his general supervision and exercise general supervision over them in accordance with the rules prescribed from time to time by …

18A:7-8.1 Standards for review, approval of certain employment contracts. 3. The review and approval of the employment contracts of superintendents of schools, assistant superintendents, and school business administrators conducted by the executive county superintendent pursuant …

18A:7-9 Administration of oaths without charge. 18A:7-9. The executive county superintendent may, without charge, administer oaths. Amended 2007, c.63, s.50.

18A:7A-10 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum for evaluating school performance. 10. For the purpose of evaluating the thoroughness and efficiency of all the public schools of the State, the commissioner, with the approval of the State board and after review by the…

18A:7A-11 Reports by school districts, commissioner; interim review. 11. Each school district and county vocational school district shall make a report of its progress in complying with all of the quality performance indicators adopted pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C…

18A:7A-11.1. Postponement of comprehensive review 1. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-11) or any other section of law to the contrary, the Department of Education shall postpone the comprehensive review under the New Jersey Quality …

18A:7A-13. Biennial message of Governor to legislature Thereafter, the Governor shall deliver a biennial message to the Legislature on the progress of New Jersey's schools in providing a thorough and efficient education and recommending legislative action, if appropriate. L.1975,…

18A:7A-14 Review, evaluation of reports, performance continuum placement, procedure. 14. a. The commissioner shall review the results of the report submitted pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-10 and 18A:7A-11) and after examination of all relevant data, …

18A:7A-14a Findings, declarations relative to school district evaluation and monitoring. 24. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the constitutional obligation of the Legislature to provide all children in New Jersey with a thorough and efficient system of free publi…

18A:7A-15 Hearing on State intervention, corrective action; full State intervention; withdrawal. 15. a. In addition to procedures established pursuant to subsection e. of section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14), the commissioner may order the local board to show cause why an …

18A:7A-15.1 Authority of State board. 5. Pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), the State board shall have authority to: a. approve the appointment by the commissioner of up to three additional members to the school board; b. upon recommendation of the commissio…

18A:7A-16. Failure or refusal to comply with administrative order; application to court for order directing compliance Should the local board of education fail or refuse to comply with an administrative order issued pursuant to section 15 of this act, the State board shall apply …

18A:7A-29. Powers of state board, commissioner or local boards; effect of act Nothing in this act shall be construed to deny the State board, commissioner or local boards of education powers granted to them elsewhere in Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, except as expressly pr…

18A:7A-3 Definitions. 3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Administrative order" means a written directive ordering specific corrective action by a district which has shown insufficient compliance with the quality performance …

18A:7A-30. State board of education; powers and duties The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and adopt policies, subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act." P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), make all determinations and exercise such powers of visitation as …

18A:7A-31.2 Report on order to establish school district under full State intervention. 3. Whenever the State Board of Education issues an administrative order establishing a school district under full State intervention pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15), th…

18A:7A-31.3 Improvement plan; report on progress; monitoring. 4. a. Within six months following the establishment of a school district under full State intervention, the commissioner shall present to the Joint Committee on the Public Schools the improvement plan developed by the …

18A:7A-32. Severability If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, subsection or section of this act is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, …

18A:7A-33. Repeals All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are repealed, and without limiting the general effect of this act in repealing acts so inconsistent herewith, the following acts and parts of acts together with all amendments and supplements thereto are spe…

18A:7A-34 Creation of school district under full State intervention. 1. Whenever the Commissioner of Education shall determine after the issuance of an administrative order that a local school district has failed to assure a thorough and efficient system of education, the State B…

18A:7A-35 State district superintendent. 2. a. The schools of a school district under full State intervention may be conducted by and under the supervision of a State district superintendent of schools appointed by the State board upon recommendation of the commissioner. The indi…

18A:7A-36. Certificate required No person shall be appointed to any position pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act unless the person shall hold an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the State Board of Examiners. L. 1987, c. 399, s. 3.

18A:7A-37 Corporate entity. 4. A school district placed under full or partial State intervention shall remain a corporate entity. L.1987,c.399,s.4; amended 2005, c.235, s.11.

18A:7A-38 Permissive powers of State district superintendent. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, the State district superintendent in a school district under full State intervention may be given the power to: a. Enforce the rules of the Stat…

18A:7A-39 Authority of State district superintendent. 6. a. The State district superintendent may in a school district under full State intervention: (1) Sue in the district's corporate name and likewise submit to arbitration and determination disputes and controversies in the ma…

18A:7A-40 Collective bargaining agreements. 7. a. When a district under full State intervention is established, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34), or when the State withdraws from intervention, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-49), collecti…

18A:7A-41 Internal audit team. 8. There may be established within a school district under full State intervention an internal audit team which shall monitor the business functions of the district and report its findings to the commissioner and any district personnel deemed approp…

18A:7A-42 Officers, employees, consultants. 9. a. In a school district under full State intervention, all officers, employees and consultants, professional and nonprofessional, certified and noncertified, shall be employed or retained, transferred and removed in accordance with t…

18A:7A-43 Tenure rights. 10. Except as otherwise provided in this amendatory and supplementary act, any person serving under tenure or permanent civil service status shall retain all tenure rights and may continue to serve in the district pursuant to the provisions of this sectio…

18A:7A-44 Abolition of administrative positions; reorganization. 11. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract, the positions of the district's chief school administrator and those executive administrators responsible for curriculum, business and finance, and pers…

18A:7A-45 Evaluation of principals, vice-principals. 12. a. The Commissioner of Education shall adopt criteria for the evaluation of building principals and vice-principals in a school district under full State intervention. b. Upon appointment, the State district superintendent …

18A:7A-46 Procedure for creation, conduct. 13. a. School districts under full State intervention shall be created only as provided pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-15). b. School districts under full State intervention may be conducted by and under the supervis…

18A:7A-46.1 Capital Project Control Board. 1. a. In any school district under full State intervention created pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-1 et seq.) there may be established a Capital Project Control Board, hereinafter the board, to be responsible for …

18A:7A-46.2 Board to hear recommendations concerning proposed capital projects. 2. In the event that a capital project control board is established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.139 (C.18A:7A-46.1) the board shall hear the recommendation of the State district superintenden…

18A:7A-46.3 Capital projects financed by issuance of bonds, notes. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the cost of any capital project authorized pursuant to this act which is to be funded by bonds or notes and certified by the board to the State distric…

18A:7A-46.4 Issuance of authorization of notes, bonds. 4. Any authorization of notes or bonds effective prior to the date of the appointment of the State district superintendent shall be issued in the manner prescribed by the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.). L.1991,c.139…

18A:7A-46.5. Cessation of existence of board The board shall immediately cease to exist upon reestablishment of local control in the school district, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-49). L.1991,c.139,s.5.