Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:10-4. Secretary to give notice of meeting It shall be the duty of the secretary of the board to give notice of the first regular meeting accordingly. L.1967, c.271.

18A:10-5. Organization meeting as business meeting The organization meeting shall constitute a regular meeting of the board for the transaction of business. L.1967, c.271.

18A:10-6. Board meetings public; frequency; hours of commencement; adjournment, etc., for lack of quorum All board meetings shall be public and each board shall hold a meeting at least once every two months during the period in which the schools in the district are in session. Al…

18A:10-7. Semiannual meetings of boards in county The boards of education of each county shall meet together semiannually at times and places fixed by the county superintendent. L.1967, c.271.

18A:11-1. General mandatory powers and duties The board shall-- a. Adopt an official seal; b. Enforce the rules of the state board; c. Make, amend and repeal rules, not inconsistent with this title or with the rules of the state board, for its own government and the transaction o…

18A:11-10 Board of Education may receive property for awarding scholarships. 2. Any board of education may accept, receive, add to and hold in trust real or personal property, heretofore or hereafter acquired by inter vivos or testamentary gift, for the purpose of awarding schola…

18A:11-11 Public notice required for alteration of contract terms of certain employees. 5. A board of education shall not renegotiate, extend, amend, or otherwise alter the terms of a contract with a superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent of schools, or school busine…

18A:11-12 Definitions relative to travel; travel policy; procedures; compliance. 15. a. As used in this section: (1) "Travel expenditures" means those costs paid by the school district using local, State, or federal funds, whether directly by the school district or by employee re…

18A:11-13 Rules, regulations to effectuate the purposes of C.18A:55-3 et al. 6. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rule…

18A:11-14 Findings, declarations relative to summer school tuition. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. School districts around the State are feeling the effects of the tough economic climate; b. Reductions in State aid are requiring boards of education to make drastic…

18A:11-15 Tuition charge for certain summer courses; terms defined. 2. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a board of education may charge tuition for a remedial or advanced course provided during a summer school session to a student who resides in the distri…

18A:11-2. Power to sue and be sued; reports; census of school children The board may-- a. Sue or be sued by its corporate name and likewise submit to arbitration and determination disputes and controversies in the manner provided by law; b. Cause a report of the condition of the …

18A:11-3. Voluntary associations regulating conduct of student activities; membership; rules and regulations; appeals A board of education may join one or more voluntary associations which regulate the conduct of student activities between and among their members, whose membershi…

18A:11-3.1 Definitions relative to public school district participation in certain voluntary associations which oversee sports activities. 1. a. As used in this section: "CPI" means the average annual increase, expressed as a decimal, in the consumer price index for the New York …

18A:11-3.10 "Heat Participation Policy." 1. A school district which is a member of any voluntary association, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.172 (C.18A:11-3), which oversees activities associated with Statewide interscholastic sports programs shall: a. Adopt the "Heat Parti…

18A:11-3.2 Findings, declarations relative to adapted athletic programs. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that high school athletics often serve an integral role in the development of students. In addition to providing healthy forms of exercise, high school athletics foster …

18A:11-3.3 Interscholastic adapted athletic programs. 2. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in consultation with the American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, shall establish interscholastic athletic programs adapted for participation by student-ath…

18A:11-3.4 Dissemination of certain information to student-athletes. 1. A school district or nonpublic school that participates in Statewide interscholastic sports programs sanctioned by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association shall annually disseminate to each …

18A:11-3.5 Findings, declarations relative to athletic activities of students with disabilities. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The United States Government Accountability Office issued a report in June 2010 that underscored that access to, and participation in, e…

18A:11-3.6 Definitions relative to athletic activities of students with disabilities. 2. As used in this act: "Adapted program" means a program that is developed for a student with a disability. "Athletic program" means a club, intramural, or interscholastic athletic activity tha…

18A:11-3.7 Obligations of school district, exceptions. 3. a. Each school district shall, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section: (1) ensure that a student with a disability has an equal opportunity to: participate in physical education programs; participate in…

18A:11-3.8 Reasonable efforts when exception applies. 4. In the event that an exception applies under subsection b. of section 3 of this act, a school district, in consultation with students, parents, community members, and advocacy groups, shall make reasonable efforts to provid…

18A:11-3.9 Interscholastic athletic programs for certain student-athletes with disabilities. 5. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in consultation with Special Olympics New Jersey and any other adapted sports organizations, may establish interscholastic at…

18A:11-4. Minutes of meetings of associations overseeing interscholastic sports programs; report The minutes of every meeting of any association functioning under this act which shall oversee activities associated with statewide interscholastic sports programs in this State shall…

18A:11-5. Effective date of amendments to charter, constitution, bylaws, rules or regulations of association; disapproval of amendments Any amendment to the charter, constitution, bylaws, rules or regulations of the association shall be effective not less than 20 days after its s…

18A:11-6. Liability of association, conference, employee Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1952, c. 335 (C. 2A:53A-1 et seq.), P.L.1973, c. 146 (C. 2A:15-5.1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, in any case where a voluntary association as provided by P.L.1979, c. 172 (…

18A:11-7. Findings, declarations relative to school dress codes 1. The Legislature finds and declares that many educators believe that school dress can significantly influence pupil behavior and that schools that have adopted dress codes, including dress codes which require schoo…

18A:11-8. Adoption of dress code policy for schools permitted 2. a. A board of education may adopt a dress code policy to require that students wear a school uniform if the policy is requested by the principal, staff and parents of an individual school and if the board determines…

18A:11-9 Prohibition of gang-related apparel. 3. A board of education may adopt a dress code policy to prohibit students from wearing, while on school property, any type of clothing, apparel or accessory which indicates that the student has membership in, or affiliation with, any…

18A:12-1 Qualifications. 18A:12-1. Each member of any board of education shall be a citizen and resident of the district, or of such constituent district of a consolidated or regional district as may be required by law, and shall have been such for at least one year immediately p…

18A:12-1.1. Ineligibility for appointment to paid office or position filled by board No member of a board of education shall, during the term for which he is elected or appointed, be eligible for appointment to any paid office or position required to be filled by the board unless…

18A:12-1.2 Criminal history background investigation for board of education members. 5. a. Each member of any board of education, within 30 days of election or appointment to that board, shall undergo a criminal history background investigation for the purpose of ensuring that th…

18A:12-1.3 Requiring student representative as nonvoting member of school district board that includes grades nine through 12; procedure; duties. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board of education of a school district that includes grades n…

18A:12-10. Application of subarticle The provisions of this subarticle shall apply to all type II school districts except as otherwise provided in this title for regional districts and except those districts in which the members of the boards of education are appointed pursuant t…

18A:12-11. Election and number of board members; terms The board of education shall consist of nine members, or it shall consist of three, five or seven members as, and if, it has been so determined pursuant to law or shall be so determined by referendum as provided in this chapt…

18A:12-11.1. New district may elect three, five, seven or nine members Whenever a new school district, except a regional school district, or a consolidated school district or a new district created under the terms of article 4 of chapter 8 of this title is created, there shall be…

18A:12-12. Increase or reduction in membership; resolution; submission of question If the board of any district shall determine by resolution that it is for the best interest of the schools that the membership of the board shall be increased from whatever number of members then c…

18A:12-13. Membership increase 18A:12-13. If at the election the question of increasing the membership of the board shall be adopted, the membership of the board shall be increased accordingly as of the organization meeting next following the next annual school election and the a…

18A:12-14. Reduction of membership; reduced number of members If at the election the question of reducing the membership of the board shall be adopted, the members in office at the next annual school election shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms…

18A:12-15 Filling vacancies. 18A:12-15. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled as follows: a. By the county superintendent, if the vacancy is caused by the absence of candidates for election to the school board or by the removal of a member because of lack of qu…

18A:12-15.1 Terms of board members in certain districts. 45. In the case of a school district in which the annual school election has been moved to November pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.202 (C.19:60-1.1) or section 1 of P.L.2012, c.78 (C.19:60-1.2), the t…

18A:12-16. Application of subarticle The provisions of this subarticle shall apply to type II school districts in towns having a population of more than 10,000, in which the members of the board of education are now appointed by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the m…

18A:12-17. Appointments; terms; vacancies The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall, between April 1 and April 15 in each year, appoint one member of the board to serve for a term of 5 years beginning on May 15 next succeeding his appointment, to take t…

18A:12-18. Resolution or petition for election of members; submission In every such district the question whether or not the members of the board shall thereafter be elected by the voters of the district at annual school elections shall be submitted to the legal voters of the dis…

18A:12-19. 5-year terms 18A:12-19. If at said election the question shall be adopted, the members of the board of education then in office shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms and thereafter until the organization meeting following the next annu…

18A:12-19.1. Decrease of term; voter's decision 1. If the board of education of a school district organized pursuant to subarticle C of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall determine by resolution that it is in the best interest of the public scho…