Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:7F-5d Required local share. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) or any other law to the contrary, in the 2019-2020 through 2024-2025 school years, a school district's required local share shall equal 102% of the budg…

18A:7F-6 Approval of budget by commissioner. 6. a. The commissioner shall not approve any budget submitted pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of this act unless he is satisfied that the district has adequately implemented within the budget the thoroughness and efficiency stan…

18A:7F-60 Conditions for disbursement of funds. 18. The Commissioner of Education shall not authorize the disbursement of funds to any district until the commissioner is satisfied that all educational expenditures in the district will be spent effectively and efficiently in order…

18A:7F-61 Percentage of district's district aid for 2008-09. 19. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, for the 2008-2009 school year a district's district aid percentage calculated for purposes of the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-10) shall…

18A:7F-62 Calculation of aid for choice student in choice district, resident enrollment. 20. For the purpose of calculating all forms of State aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) for a choice student in a choice district, the student shall be counted in the resid…

18A:7F-63 Inclusion of facilities projects in SDA district budget. 21. a. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) or P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) to the contrary, an SDA district as defined in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-3) may inclu…

18A:7F-64 Determination of amount of State school aid. 2. When determining the amount of State school aid that shall be awarded to a school district pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law, the Commissioner of Education shall not consid…

18A:7F-65 Commercial valuation stabilization aid. 1. a. In addition to any other State school aid provided pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), a school district may receive, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, commercial valua…

18A:7F-66 Efficiency of expenditures. 2. In the case of a school district that receives commercial valuation stabilization aid pursuant to section 1 of this act, the commissioner may take such action as is deemed necessary and appropriate to ensure the efficiency of school distri…

18A:7F-67 Definitions relative to financing of school districts. 3. As used in P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.): "State aid differential" means the difference between the sum of a school district's or county vocational school district's allocations of equalization aid, special…

18A:7F-68 Amount of State aid for certain districts. 4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any other law to the contrary, in the 2019-2020 through 2024-2025 school years, a school district or county vocational school district in which the…

18A:7F-69 Aid to county vocational school district. 5. In the 2019-2020 school year, and in each school year thereafter, a county vocational school district shall receive vocational expansion stabilization aid in such an amount to ensure that the district receives the greater of …

18A:7F-7 Undesignated general fund balances, use, limits. 7. a. For the 2004-2005 school year, an undesignated general fund balance in excess of 3% of the budgeted general fund for the prebudget year or $100,000, whichever is greater, shall be appropriated by a school district ba…

18A:7F-7.1 Increase in certain fund balance by school district. 3. A school district may increase the amount of undesignated general fund balance for the budget year authorized pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-7) by the amount of any revenue received by the dist…

18A:7F-70 Determination as to whether district is spending above or below adequacy. 1. For the purpose of determining whether a school district or county vocational school district is spending above or below adequacy, the commissioner shall compare the sum from the prebudget year…

18A:7F-71 Military impact aid. 1. In addition to any other State aid provided pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), a school district may receive military impact aid if, in the prebudget year, the school district received a Basic Support Payment of federal Impact Aid …

18A:7F-8 Payments to school district by State Treasurer, dates. 8. The amounts payable to each school district and county vocational school district pursuant to this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the certification of the commissioner and warrant of the Director of…

18A:7F-9 Receipt of State aid by school district; conditions. 9. a. In order to receive any State aid pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), a school district, charter school, renaissance school project, county vocational school district, or county special services sch…

18A:7G-1 Short title. 1. Sections 1 through 30 and 57 through 71 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), sections 14 through 17 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.18A:7G-45 through C.18A:7G-48), and sections 8 through 11 of P.L.2008, c.39 (C.18A:7G-14.1 et al.) shall be known and may be cited …

18A:7G-10 Issuance of school bonds, certificates of participation, determination of aid. 10. For each issuance of school bonds or certificates of participation issued for a school facilities project approved by the commissioner prior to the effective date of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A…

18A:7G-11 Approval of local share of project. 11. A school facilities project shall not be constructed unless the local share of the project, if any, is approved in accordance with the provisions for the approval of capital projects pursuant to N.J.S.18A:22-1 et seq., N.J.S.18A:2…

18A:7G-12 Submission of project to commissioner for approval of local share. 12. A district, other than a district under full State intervention, that sought approval pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-11) of a school facilities project without excess costs but fa…

18A:7G-13 Responsibilities of financing authority, development authority. 13. a. The financing authority shall be responsible for the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) and the development authority shall be responsible for the planning, desi…

18A:7G-13.1 Audits conducted of certain projects. 9. The development authority, in consultation with the State Comptroller, shall cause an audit to be conducted of a school facilities project financed pursuant to P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) which has a State share that exc…

18A:7G-14 Powers of financing authority; powers of development authority. 14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary: a. The financing authority shall have the power, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 …

18A:7G-14.1 Priority for projects of certain county vocational school districts. 8. The school facilities projects of a county vocational school district that did not receive State support for its projects from the $100,000,000 of bond proceeds originally allocated for the State …

18A:7G-15 Election by district to receive one-time grant for State share. 15. a. In the case of a district other than an SDA district, for any project approved by the commissioner after the effective date of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), the district may elect to receive a …

18A:7G-15.1 Rules, regulations. 11. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to …

18A:7G-15.1a School facilities projects, sell bonds, without voter approval, requirements. 7. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when the board of education of a district determines that it is not financing a school facilities project under section 15 of P.L…

18A:7G-15.2 Use of certain funds to improve school security. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) to the contrary, the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued to fund the State share of the costs of SDA district school…

18A:7G-16 Additional powers, duties of financing authority. 16. In addition to the other powers and duties which have been granted to the financing authority, whenever any local unit finances the construction or acquisition of a school facilities project which would otherwise qua…

18A:7G-17 Annual payment to financing authority by State. 17. In each fiscal year the State Treasurer shall pay from the General Fund to the financing authority, in accordance with a contract between the State Treasurer and the financing authority as authorized pursuant to sectio…

18A:7G-18 Financing authority to enter into contracts for State payments. 18. The State Treasurer and the financing authority are authorized to enter into one or more contracts to implement the payment arrangement provided for in section 17 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-17). The co…

18A:7G-19 Loans to local units. 19. a. The financing authority may make and contract to make loans to local units in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this act to finance all or any portion of the cost of a school facilities project which the local unit may lawfull…

18A:7G-2 Findings, declarations relative to construction, financing of public school facilities. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The Constitution of the State of New Jersey requires the Legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and effici…

18A:7G-20 Acquisition of school facilities by local unit. 20. A local unit may purchase, lease, rent, sublease or otherwise acquire any school facilities project or any space within a project and pay the amounts as may be agreed upon between the local unit and the development aut…

18A:7G-21 Payment to financing, development authority to cover deficiency. 21. a. In the event that a local unit has failed or is unable to pay to the financing authority or the development authority in full when due any local unit obligations issued by the local unit to the fina…

18A:7G-22 Powers of financing and development authorities relative to acceptance and use of funds. 22. a. The financing authority and the development authority shall have the power to accept and use any funds appropriated and paid by the State to the financing authority and the d…

18A:7G-23 Prevailing wage rates on construction contracts. 23. a. Not less than the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) shall be paid to workers employed in th…

18A:7G-23.1 "Office of Contracting Accountability" established. 12. There is hereby created within the development authority an Office of Contracting Accountability. The office shall, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, ensure the compliance in…

18A:7G-24 Biannual report on school facilities construction program. 24. The development authority, in consultation with the State Treasurer, the financing authority, and the commissioner, shall biannually submit to the Governor, the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, the Presiden…

18A:7G-24.1 Information submitted by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-237), shall…

18A:7G-25 Appropriation of unexpended balance. 25. Notwithstanding the provisions of the annual appropriations act to the contrary concerning the conditions on the appropriation and reappropriation of the balance in the School Construction and Renovation Fund, the unexpended bala…

18A:7G-26 Rules, regulations. 26. a. The commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 12 and 57 and 58 and 64 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.…

18A:7G-27 Development or financing authority property exempt from levy, sale. 27. All property of the development authority and the financing authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the …

18A:7G-28 Severability. 28. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to…