Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:13-61 Taking title to and control of grounds, buildings and furnishings by districts; assumption of indebtedness. 11. The withdrawing district and the remaining districts, or each constituent district in the event of a dissolution, shall take title to and control of all schoo…

18A:13-61.1. Withdrawal from certain limited purpose regional school district 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a district which receives approval to withdraw from a limited purpose regional school district that has grades 7 through…

18A:13-61.2. "Equity interest" defined; calculation 2. a. As used in section 1 of this act,"equity interest" means the excess in value between the assets to be acquired by the withdrawing district pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c.360 (C.18A:13-53) and the proportionate contri…

18A:13-62. Division of assets and liabilities in event of withdrawal, dissolution 12. The county superintendent in a written report filed by him at the end of the school year preceding that in which the withdrawal or dissolution becomes effective shall make a division of the asse…

18A:13-63. Dissolution of limited purpose regional school district; withdrawal of local districts; separate local school district 13. If in the event of a withdrawal from the regional district as a result of the foregoing procedures a limited purpose regional school district shal…

18A:13-64. Positions, rights and benefits of regional, constituent district employees continued 14. All employees of the regional district shall continue in their respective positions in the withdrawing district, or in each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissoluti…

18A:13-65. Inapplicability of act to rights of bondholders Nothing contained herein shall in any way affect the rights of holders of any bonds issued by any school district or municipality effected pursuant to this act. L.1975, c. 360, s. 15, eff. March 3, 1976.

18A:13-66. Investigation of advisability of withdrawal The governing body of any municipality constituting a part of an all purpose regional district may, by resolution, apply to the county superintendent of schools to investigate the advisability of the withdrawal of the municip…

18A:13-67. Report on assets, operating expenses The county superintendent shall, within 60 days after the request, file with the governing bodies of the municipalities constituting the all purpose regional district and the board of education of the all purpose regional school dis…

18A:13-68. Amount indebtedness bears to replacement cost The county superintendent shall calculate the amount of indebtedness to be assumed on the basis of the proportion which the replacement cost of the buildings, grounds, furnishings, equipment, and additions thereto of the al…

18A:13-69. Petition The governing body of the withdrawing municipality may, within 30 days after the filing of the report by the county superintendent, petition the commissioner for permission to submit to the legal voters of the withdrawing municipality and the remaining municip…

18A:13-7. Regional board members A member of a regional board of education shall be for at least one year a resident of the constituent district of the regional district, to be represented by the member, in the regional board of education. L.1967, c.271; amended by L. 1986, c. 98…

18A:13-70. Answer to petition The governing body of any constituent municipality of the all purpose regional district and the board of education of the all purpose regional district shall, within 15 days after service of a copy of the petition upon it, file an answer to the petit…

18A:13-71 Review of petition; granting, denial. 6. The Commissioner of Education shall review the petition and answers for a determination as to whether or not the petition should be granted, and if so, the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be assumed by the withdrawing municipa…

18A:13-72. Special school election If the application is granted, the county superintendent shall, after conferring with the governing bodies of the constituent municipalities of the regional district, fix a day and a time for holding a special school election, at which time the …

18A:13-73. Amount, effect of indebtedness to be stated The amount of indebtedness to be assumed by the withdrawing municipality and the effect of the indebtedness upon the borrowing margin of the municipality and the remaining municipalities within the all purpose regional distri…

18A:13-74. Withdrawal of municipality If the question is adopted at the special school election, the withdrawal of the municipality initiating the proceeding shall become effective and the municipality shall be constituted a separate district upon a date to be decided by the Comm…

18A:13-75. Board of education The members of the board of education of the all purpose regional district shall continue in office until the withdrawal of the municipality becomes effective. When the withdrawal takes effect, the terms of those members of the regional board who res…

18A:13-76. First board of education The members of the regional board who reside in the withdrawing municipality shall be members of the first board of education of the new district. They shall continue to serve as members of the board of education of the new district until the e…

18A:13-77 Title to school grounds, etc.; assumption of indebtedness. 12. The new district and the all purpose regional district shall take title to and control of all school grounds and buildings, and the furnishings and equipment therein, other than those which had been rotated …

18A:13-78. Division of assets, liabilities The county superintendent in a written report filed by him at the end of the school year preceding that in which the withdrawal becomes effective shall make a division of the assets and liabilities between the new district and the remain…

18A:13-79. Dissolution of all purpose regional district If as a result of the foregoing procedures an all purpose regional district is left with only one constituent municipality, the all purpose regional district shall be dissolved upon the effective date of the withdrawal of th…

18A:13-8 Boards of education of regional districts. 18A:13-8. The board of education of a regional district shall consist of nine members unless it consists of more than nine constituent districts, in which case the membership shall be the same as the number of constituent distri…

18A:13-80. Employees continued; benefits preserved All employees of the all purpose regional district shall continue in their respective positions in the new district and all of their rights of tenure, seniority, pension, leave of absence and other similar benefits shall be recog…

18A:13-81. Bondholders unaffected Nothing contained herein shall in any way affect the rights of holders of any bonds issued by any district or municipality affected by this act. L.1989,c.90,s.16.

18A:13-9. Reapportionment of membership 1. Each apportionment shall continue in effect unless and until a reapportionment shall become necessary by reason of the receipt by the Governor of the next federal census or the enlargement of the regional district by the admission of one…

18A:13-9.1. Special election of members of board after Federal decennial census; resolution 1. Whenever the board of education of a regional district shall, following the taking of a federal decennial census and the issuance of preliminary populations of the constituent districts…

18A:13-9.2. Special election In the event that such a resolution is adopted and approved, the terms of the present members of the regional board whose terms would terminate in the year of said election shall be continued until the organization meeting which shall be held during t…

18A:13-9a Apportionment of membership of board of education. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:13-9 or any other section of law to the contrary, in the case in which the membership of the board of education of the regional district is apportioned pursuant to section …

18A:15-1. President and vice president; election or failure to elect At its first regular meeting each board shall organize by electing one of its members as president and another as vice president, who shall serve for one year and until their respective successors are elected an…

18A:15-2. Removal of president or vice president; vacancies A president or vice president of a board of education who shall refuse to perform a duty imposed upon him by this law may be removed by a majority vote of all of the members of the board, and in case the office of presid…

18A:16-1. Officers and employees in general Each board of education, subject to the provisions of this title and of any other law, shall employ and may dismiss a secretary or a school business administrator to act as secretary and may employ and dismiss a superintendent of school…

18A:16-1.1. May appoint temporary officers and employees In each district the board of education may designate some person to act in place of any officer or employee during the absence, disability or disqualification of any such officer or employee subject to the provisions of se…

18A:16-1.1a Filling of vacancy, absent teaching position; time limit. 1. A vacant teaching position, or the position of a teacher who is absent for an extended time period, shall not be filled in any school year by one or more individuals holding a substitute credential issued by…

18A:16-1.1b Time limit for substitute teacher working in area authorized by credentials. 1. a. A vacant teaching position shall not be filled in any school year by one or more individuals employed as substitute teachers and holding a certificate of eligibility or a certificate of…

18A:16-1.1c Filling of vacancy, absent teaching position. 2. A vacant teaching position, or the position of a teacher who is absent for an extended time period, shall not be filled in any school year by one or more individuals employed as substitute teachers and holding a certifi…

18A:16-1.1d Limit of time for substitute teacher holding standard instructional certificate. 3. A vacant teaching position shall not be filled in any school year by one or more individuals employed as substitute teachers and holding a standard instructional certificate issued by …

18A:16-1.2. Delegation of powers of business manager in district having no business manager Any board of a district, which has no business manager, may delegate, to any appropriate officer employed by the board, the powers vested in a business manager by section 18A:17-28 and tho…

18A:16-1.3 Dismissal of nontenured, certificated employee for cause, notice to State board. 1. A board of education shall notify the State Board of Examiners whenever a non-tenured, certificated employee is dismissed prior to the end of any school year for just cause as a result …

18A:16-1.4 Removal from list. 2. Upon application to the State Board of Examiners, a person's name shall be removed from the list provided that his name has been on the list for at least three years. L.1999,c.301,s.2.

18A:16-1.5 Employee rights unaffected. 3. Nothing herein shall limit the rights of employees to pursue any remedy permitted by law. L.1999,c.301,s.3.

18A:16-11. Compensation of de facto officer or employee A person who holds de facto any office, position or employment in a school district and who performs the duties thereof shall be entitled to the emoluments and compensation appropriate thereto for the time the same is so hel…

18A:16-12 Definitions relative to group insurance. 1. As used in this act: a. "Dependents" means an employee's spouse and the employee's unmarried children, including stepchildren, legally adopted children, and, at the option of the local board of education and the carrier, child…

18A:16-13. Entering into group life, hospitalization, health and accident insurance contracts 2. Any local board of education may directly or indirectly through a trust fund or otherwise enter into contracts of group life, accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, medi…

18A:16-13.1 Provision of group insurance, certain, by board of education for employees, dependents. 9. A board of education may provide contributory or non-contributory group health insurance or group term life insurance, or both, for employees or their dependents, or both, throu…

18A:16-13.2 Applicability to local boards of education, certain employers; enrollment period. 5. This section shall apply to local boards of education and employers, as specified in subsection k. of this section, who do not participate in the School Employees' Health Benefits Pro…